"Shall I guide you directly, young master? Or would you prefer to look around a bit more?"

It was Beatrice who asked the question, stepping in for the usual store staff. We were at a department store owned by the Crate family.

This was the same place where, upon learning about the presence of another possessor like Priscilla, and of Leona and Aria, the original protagonists, I had brought them for a sort of bonding activity. We had given them money and sent them off with some items.

Today, just like back then, the store had been cleared out, but …