Shane and Laischa were both capable of using Instant Movement.
Thus, the group of three arrived without a sound and departed in the same silent manner, completely unnoticed by anyone.
However, on the way back to the Bigusler Family house, Laischa was incessantly pestering Shane, loudly demanding to know if he had done anything to Lady Lasha and why he treated himself so harshly.
Shane, naturally, was dismissive towards the young lady, letting her rants wash over him as he continued on his way, holding Tielle's hand and heading straight back to the Bigusler residence.
Along the way, Shane noticed that there was a lot of chaos in the Imperial City.
Numerous knights were rushing down the streets in groups, many carriages repeatedly appeared on the main roads heading either towards the Imperial Palace or the Knight Camp, and there were even crowds leaving the city, creating a tense atmosphere throughout the capital.
The common people looked at each other, talking and speculating with worried expressions clearly guessing that something significant had occurred.
Shane knew that this must be related to the Emperor.
But he had already had an inkling and did not comment further, simply returning to the Bigusler house.
It seemed there were fewer spies outside the Bigusler residence than usual, likely pulled back by the Noble Families.
The madness of the Emperor was certainly more critical than watching a single Bigusler house. Now, the Great Noble Houses urgently needed manpower for various tasks, which had led to this situation.
Under these circumstances, Shane returned with Tielle and the ever-complaining Laischa to find Lady Lasha and Lilith.
At that moment, Lady Lasha was still caring for Lani Bafein, and Lilith threw herself into Shane's arms the moment she saw him.
Seeing Laischa return with Shane, Lady Lasha stopped her tasks and stood up.
After a month, the maidservant duo, who looked almost like twins with their extraordinary origins, were finally reunited.
However, no sooner had Lady Lasha stood up than Laischa rushed to her side.
With a serious expression and hands on Lasha's shoulders, Laischa spoke anxiously.
"Are you alright? Lasha!"
Hearing this, Lasha was momentarily startled.
Before Lasha could respond, Laischa asked another urgent question.
"Are you okay? Did that bastard force you to do anything inappropriate? He forced you, didn't he? If he forced you, blink twice! Quietly tell me!"
Laischa's words were shouted with a thunderous volume.
Shane, Tielle, and Lilith were all rendered speechless.
Lasha, too, fell silent, almost visibly confused.
But seeing her own lady's serious and tense face, Lasha might have guessed what was happening and glanced at Shane.
Shane quickly averted his gaze.
He did not want this Big Sister to realize that he had been boasting in front of her young lady.
Unfortunately, a Big Sister remains a Big Sister; even as Shane looked away, it was as if she saw through everything, calming her expression.
"Please, calm down, my lady."
Lasha spoke in her usual flat tone.
"No! I can't be calm!"
Laischa frantically shook her head, her eagerness to clarify things apparent.
Who would have expected Lasha to then say:
"No matter how upset you are right now, it's pointless," Lasha stated calmly. "After all, what's going to happen will happen, and since it has become reality, we can only accept it."
With that one sentence, Laischa was completely dumbfounded.
Not just Laischa, even Shane almost spat out the tea he had just sipped.
Are you sure that saying this under the current circumstances won't cause an explosion?
"It's over… it's over…"
Laischa's hands, which were on Lasha's shoulders, limply fell as her eyes became vacant, mumbling,
"My Lasha… my Lasha… she's been tainted…!"
That was the meaning Laischa derived from Lasha's words.
Shane couldn't help but cough twice and looked at Lasha in shock.
It couldn't be helped.
Even he did not expect Lasha to suddenly say such things.
I was just boasting, so what do you mean by saying this now?
He thought Lasha would clear up the misunderstanding in front of Laischa, allowing Laischa to realize that he had been teasing her. Shane was truly baffled.
Lasha's behavior was deliberate, unbeknownst to Shane.
(The reason for the lady to stay is clear now.)
Lasha wanted to show that she now stood at a different level.
Originally, she had thought since she couldn't leave Laischa or Shane, the best choice was to stay with Shane alongside Laischa.
However, Lasha hadn't yet figured out how to implement this.
She knew her young lady well, aware of what kind of person she was.
Essentially, her lady was someone without desires or needs.
She hadn't anything particular she wanted to do, wandering aimlessly around the world after breaking away from the Slaughterer Faction of the Old Demon Clan, seemingly avoiding the Kingdom's pursuit but in reality, just traveling without purpose as she had nothing she wanted to do.
She didn't desire anything special, or rather, she had obtained what she wanted ten years ago, so she had no personal desires.
In front of Shane, Laischa might have shown many embarrassing sides, but in reality, this woman was indeed a formidable opponent.
She was desireless and homeless, living wherever her heart led her; her temperament was also unpredictable. If not for various coincidences, she would definitely not have stayed by Shane's side and would have left with Lasha without bidding farewell to continue traveling the world.
Shane could threaten this lady, but only because he was coincidentally needed or not particularly hated by her, which led to his success.
Perhaps Shane could always keep Lasha under control, but if one day Lasha were to leave without notice, he would not be able to stop her.
Therefore, in order to control Lasha's whimsical and unpredictable nature, Lasha had to take drastic measures.
"Please rest assured, Lady," Lasha said with extreme calm, "even if this body no longer belongs to me, even if it is occupied by someone else, I will always be your maid. Please do not doubt that."
These words definitively proved Shane to be a brute.
Lasha laughed, a laugh somewhat like that of a broken toy.
Shane continued to be baffled and, finally unable to bear it, stood up.
As he stood up, Tielle looked over.
"...Did you really lay a hand on her?"
Tielle stared intently at Shane, her eyes showing a hint of shock.
Indeed, it was not coldness, nor jealousy, nor anything else, but shock.
That expression was as if Shane had struck the most untouchable person.
Shane wanted to explain immediately, but before he could finish his sentence, he froze again.
The reason was simple.
Because... even he could not be sure whether he had laid hands on her or not!
At that moment, Shane remembered the countless times Lasha had helped him get up from bed.
In those countless memories, every time he awoke, not only was his washing up already stealthily done, but his clothes were also changed.
Along with some shocking remarks from a certain maid from time to time, Shane was baffled.
Had he, in countless mornings, done something he shouldn't have?
Did that maid, while helping him change clothes, also "casually" do something else?
The more he thought about it, the darker Shane's vision became, and his mentality was about to explode completely.
And watching Shane , Tielle seemed to interpret it as an irrefutable established fact.
Right then, Tielle's gaze at Shane became incredibly complex.
Unexpectedly, her little man at home had indeed laid hands on that maid.
This was getting frightening.
The great hero, out of everyone, had actually joined with her?
This was going to scare everyone in Omni Potanssen to death.
Unaware of the gravity of the situation, Shane, still clutching his head in distress, even ignoring Lilith who was always tilting her head in confusion in his arms, handed her directly to Tielle and cautiously stepped forward.
"Um, Lady Lasha, I have something very important to ask you..."
But before Lasha could react, Laischa glared at Shane first.
That gaze was filled with a murderous intent she had never possessed before.
"You beast of a hero, I can't believe you really did such a beastly thing ...!"
Laischa clenched her fists tightly, her anger powering the burning of Magic Power.
"I...I want to duel... duel you...!"
That raging fury that seemed to want to fight Shane to the death terrified Shane.
"Wait!" Shane quickly spoke, seriously, "If I tell you I was just 'joking' earlier, would you believe me?"
"Joking?" Laischa's anger paused unexpectedly, and she involuntarily looked at Lasha.
Shane also looked at Lasha, his gaze humble, like a poor victim desperate for the truth, just waiting for Lasha's response.
Under the gaze of her two masters, Lasha's expression remained as calm and indifferent as ever.
Then, Big Sister spoke in a thunderous voice, "I have used contraceptive Magic Potion; it won't cause any unnecessary trouble for either of you."
The air froze immediately.
In this moment, everyone present was frozen in place, unable to make any other movements.
Shane's eyes twitched.
Laischa silently turned her head away, her gaze as if she were looking at a dead person.
The next second, Shane and Laischa disappeared.
Without further explanation, Laischa used Space Transfer Magic to take Shane away.
Tielle and Lilith looked at each other wordlessly.
Lasha, as if nothing had happened, continued to calmly take care of Lani.
Meanwhile, outside the Imperial City, in a deep mountain, an unknown fierce battle unfolded.
Shane, watching Laischa charging at him like a ferocious ghost, looked helplessly to the heavens.