"... Let's go. Please tell me immediately if there's something I see or hear but don't notice. I'm counting on you."
“Understood. Since I brought this up, I'll cooperate at least that much. Though I might miss things or fail to hear things too."
Kaito stood up from the bed. His condition had only improved slightly; unless Mary absorbed his magical power, it would only continue to worsen. It seemed the Shinigami would cover for him if he missed something because of this.
"Ah... I'm terribly sorry!!"
When he opened the servant's door, Diana's servant, Juu, was standing in front of him. Perhaps Kaito had opened the door just as Juu was about to enter the room.
Like Kaito and San, Juu had probably come to investigate the servant's room.
As Kaito moved to the side, Juu entered without a word and began looking around briefly.
"The servants brought by the other magicians really are all unfriendly people. We should leave the room before we get in his way."
Following the Shinigami's words, Kaito was about to leave the servant's room, but...
"Please wait. I thought I heard you talking to someone... Is there someone else here besides you?"
Juu suddenly addressed Kaito.
Juu hadn't heard Kaito and the Shinigami's current conversation, but perhaps he had heard a voice when he was in front of the room. Kaito and the Shinigami might not have realized that Juu was about to open the door but had stopped.
"Don't get flustered. My voice cannot be heard by anyone but you. I created this pseudo-world, so this is absolute. Earlier, you were speaking aloud rather than just thinking in your head. He shouldn't have heard any voice other than yours."
Since time stops during conversations between Kaito and the Shinigami, Juu couldn't have heard them. Moreover, he was not a magician, just a servant.
In fact, Juu's body was frozen at this moment, which gave Kaito a moment to compose himself.
While Kaito didn't need to answer Juu's question, it would be better to avoid arousing suspicion about the events that were likely to unfold.
"That was just me talking to myself. There shouldn't have been any voice other than mine, was there?"
Kaito maintained his composure as he answered the question.
"That's right. The voice was only yours. It doesn't matter who you talk to... I apologize."
Juu bowed his head to Kaito, but from his words, it seemed the suspicion hadn't completely disappeared. After all, there was a magical bell device that allowed communication with Mary.
Additionally, Juu might have been instructed by his master, Diana, to be wary of the other servants.
However, Juu didn't pursue the matter further and began to focus on examining the room.
"Staying here while being concerned about Juu's words would seem suspicious. It's better to leave quickly."
Kaito left Juu behind and exited the servant's room.
Then, Kaito immediately felt a piercing gaze and involuntarily looked around.
The door of the servant's room was firmly shut behind him.
The gaze came from both the first and second floors. San, who had entered the servant's room before Kaito. And from the Red Servant of Kiss, who had been exploring the second floor.