Marie Rose was gone. Of course, she was her own person. She could go out whenever she wanted. However, this was uncommon for her, especially since she was going to give birth very soon. 4

Grid instructed the three hundred and ten God Hands to search the entire castle and sent a whisper to Katz. 0

[Whisper to Katz: Does Marie Rose see anyone on a regular basis?] 3

[Whisper from Katz: Someone she sees on a regular basis...?] 1

Katz reacted strangely to the question. Grid cleared his throat. Did his wife regularly meet someone else? The question sounded like a line from a drama where the love interest was having an affair.5

[Whisper to Katz: I’m worried because her castle is empty. Does she usually go out at this time? If so, then I can afford to relax.] 2

[Whisper from Katz: Who knows... Grid, you know that I usually only spend a few minutes a week with her. I’m only reporting the internal affairs of the vampire cities to her, so it’s hard to keep track of her schedule.] 0

From the time Beriache had tried to betray Marie Rose but failed and died instead, Katz’ situation had changed considerably. He still had the ancient class, Beriache’s Knight, but he...1