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Chapter 148 - The Shadow Puppeteer

Closing my laptop, I left the room.

I would be leaving the Starlight Estate soon.

I needed to finish my preparations before departing.

As I walked, I began noticing something peculiar—something that had been happening ever since I woke up…

"Hey."

I called out to the woman standing by the window.

She had been smoking a moment ago but tossed her cigarette the instant she saw me.

"Lord Frey... How may I be of service?"

Pretending like nothing happened, huh?

But I wouldn't blame her—I had learned to move silently, something I was forced to master during my days in the Nightmare Lands. At this point, I no longer walked like a normal person at all.

"Your name was Frederica or something like that, wasn't it?"

"That's correct."

It seemed she was the oldest one here.

"Tell me... why is there no one else here?"

I was sure the estate had plenty of servants…

Yet, for some reason, I hadn't seen anyone else.

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