This Time, To The Believed Path
The Plan to Kidnap The Genius Magic Inventor

“Mistress, you are too cruel.”

“What's cruel?”

Adde looked annoyed at his smiling master towards him. From the very beginning he saw his master in a good mood on that day, Adde already felt an undeniable bad premonition.

“And remember, at the moment we are shadow.”

Adde let out a heavy sigh and looked at Leana in annoyance. Now that they are a shadow, they must call each other by their other names.

“While your plan to change our appearance is still not perfect, you still want to say that, Rein?”

The two were a few meters away from the magic tower and were watching their target from behind the trees.

Both of them use all-black clothing that makes them able to move freely and blend around more easily.

“If we manage to get our target today, then that goal will also be reached.”

***

Back to a few days ago.

The day after Adde felt a bad feeling, now all he saw was how he could get permission to once hit his smiling master in front of him while linking his hands resting on the table.

“Mistress, you plan to kill me?”

“I have no other choice because the time I have is limited. After all the official training to be a worthy shadow basically has a much more complicated and troublesome concept.”

“No. If you remember the story of the mistress, isn't being a member of the shadow of Grand Duke Volfelance much easier compared to Alphiella?”

Adde is currently holding a sheet of paper covering his training schedule as a shadow, his training schedule as a butler, regulation at Alphiella, and his duties as a shadow.

Now the biggest challenge for him lies in his task as a shadow.

In this task, there are two things that he must do, namely to find other Alphiella shadow members and also…

“Kidnapping a witch from a magic tower?”

Adde stared at the cynical Leana who slowly shifted her gaze. He does not believe his employer who gives unreasonable tasks to him who is a new person in carrying out his duties.

“Mistress, are you sure that you did not hire me as a slave and not a butler?”

“Please don't say that, Adde. The impression you made me a very bad person.”

“Seeing from the task that the mistress gave, isn't that what everyone thought of getting it?”

The reason why Adde protested to the task that Leana gave him was because the role that Leana gave him was far greater than just being a subordinate.

While working under Grand Duke Volfelance, Adde will only be a shadow member of “Dean” and no other. While Leana makes shadow members not only as shadows but also have other identities in the outside world.

The same person but with a different identity. Adde is an Alphiella butler and Dean who is a member of the shadow. To keep one or both of them from being uncovered is a tough job.

If only appearances might still be deceiving but would their habits be able to mask the identity? That's still questionable.

When Adde asked the reason why Leana chose the path was because she wanted Alphiella to belong only to her shadow members and nothing else.

It is also used to avoid suspicion from within. It means that Leana really literally wants to make Alphiella their headquarters.

Later the Alphiella mansion will have two faces and the city under its power will be a curtain to cover the peculiarities that are there. What a difficult and circling plan.

“Of course looking for members for shadows is very important because they will also be part of Alphiella, especially later you will not be alone.”

Adde has not forgotten the fact that Leana cannot stay at Alphiella, but imagines her obligations as a butler as well as her employer's right hand during her departure are enough to make her fed up.

“I am not even perfect to be a shadow but this task has been given to me.”

“You can start the task after your training as a shadow is finished. Of course I'll teach you.”

Recalling the fact that she had no stamina, Leana could only give in to fate to what reaction she would receive once she saw a half-baked teacher like herself.

“Is that okay? As far as I know, madam doesn't move much in life right now, does she? Like whatever the madam used to be, what will you do when you can't jump your own power?”

His reaction is truly uncountable. Calm and mature.

“Great also know that. Like you said, I brought the shadow technique with me but my stamina in this world is not the same as when I was a shadow.”

“That means mistress is just like me now, doesn't it?”

That's not wrong.

“I-that's why I'm going to train with you! Te, Of course I am still superior because I can master the shadow technique!”

“Hmmm..”

Leana tries to cover up her weakness but it seems like everything has been revealed by Adde. Even so, Adde's reaction seemed indifferent to respond to this.

“I will not corner the shortage of mistresses as I also do not have any experience and knowledge regarding my role later, so I will just live it as my duty.”

Again, an answer he could not have guessed from Adde.

But if you recall, at the time they were shadow partners, Dean sometimes behaved like a real senior in some cases.

It seems that remembering this made Leana realize that Rein was a little childish in his age that could not be said to be young anymore.

‘You or now, it seems like I will not be able to beat Adde in guiding someone.’ Leana smiled wryly but a sense of loneliness stained her mind.

Really, that's why Dean got the title of the next candidate for chairman at the shadowy organization Grand Duke Volfelance. Leana would not deny that fact.

“Ah is right also mistress, about my name in the shadows.”.

“You were named Dean at the time. I learned your real name from your stories while on mission.”

“To provide important information such as identity that has been removed.it seems we are quite close.”.

“Many say we are close enough to always fight every eye we meet.”

“Ahh, I am not strange to hear it.” Adde.

‘Wait, lest Adde have the same impression?’ it was what came to Leana's head. Sarcasm for the umpteenth time.

“But madam, this name..it is not you who gave it. Do you really want to use the given name of another contractor?”

Leana frowned unhappily at Adde's words but he responded indifferently.

“Your words make me feel bad, but honestly I quite like the names of the gifts from him.”

“Haaa... I can understand your feelings anyway..rescuer, huh.” Adde took a breath back.

Grand Duke Volfelance is Leana's savior and he also gives her a new identity so that she can live on a new path, albeit as a member of the shadow.

Although she was no longer Leana, Rein was also a part of her.

“To be honest I myself prefer if my other name is a gift from the mistress, but if the mistress says that the name is better then I will accept it.”

“Thank you.” Leana smiled at Adde's statement.

“Again, shouldn't the name of the shadow be disguised? The codename? But why does it sound like a regular name?”

Adde's question makes Leana recall the story of the savior who explained the same question when he asked her.

“Ahh, actually I know the answer but wouldn't it be better if asked directly to the giver?” Leana smiled again and Adde's hair stood up as if to signify something bad. Adde reflexively hugged his body.

“Mistress, that smile appeared again. I've told you not to start something no-no without my knowledge.”

“Just relax, I'm not going to start because we're still out of things. For now we prioritize what is needed first.”

Leana stood up from her place and walked towards the door of the secret passage.

“Let's come with me training, it's our first priority now.”