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[heartserved]

[ A ] PHONE.

[ When the phone is picked up, there's a bit of hesitation on Shannon's end. ] H... Hello? Erm--

[ And slowly, that voice becomes more confident and firm. ] ... This is Shannon, a servant of the Ushiromiya family. I'm sorry for the trouble, but... this isn't where I'm supposed to be. There's been a mistake. Beatrice-sama--Battler-

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Phone

[thief_of_truth]

Hey! Do you know Jessica?

Phone

[heartserved]

Yes. I've served Jessica-sama for a very long time now.

[thief_of_truth]

Wow, she really wasn't kidding when she said her family was rich!

[heartserved]

[ She nods with a quiet 'un', despite talking over the phone ] It was because of Beatrice-sama that the Ushiromiya became wealthy.

[thief_of_truth]

Beatrice?

[Huh. There's a name that has somehow never come up.]

[heartserved]

The Golden Witch who granted Kinzo-sama a great amount of gold. ... She's very well known in Rokkenjima.

[thief_of_truth]

Wow, that sounds like something out of a story! Are you sure that's how it happened?

[heartserved]

Yes. To this day, it's said that the witch-sama can be seen around the mansion. ... I've met her a few times by now myself.

[thief_of_truth]

Wow, creepy. Just like a ghost story!

[heartserved]

For a long time, a lot of servants spoke of her as if she was a ghost story, but... It was normally unwise to talk about her like that.

[thief_of_truth]

Because she's always listening from afar and kills anyone who speaks ill of her name?

[Kay's joking here, but...]

[heartserved]

Ah... T... That's-- It's true that... Beatrice-sama can be very cruel, like you said...

[thief_of_truth]

Whoa, what? Really? I was just kidding!

[heartserved]

[ She pauses ] However... Beatrice-sama has also been very kind to me at times, as well.

[thief_of_truth]

Well, I guess that's good. She still sounds kind of scary, though. What does she want, anyway?

[heartserved]

What does she want...? ... It would seem that she wishes to be acknowledged.