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You make a dash for the first door you see, hoping to get inside the manor before someone saw you. Trying the door, you find that it's unlocked, thankfully sparing you another magical depth charge. Once you get inside, you take a moment to catch your breath. You had to reach Megumu as quickly as possible. Sure, you broke a few taboos by being with Aya, then you broke into her house and assaulted her assistant, then you stole valuable documents from her so could blackmail her, but you hoped she would be understanding enough to listen to you. You went through the house, trying to get your bearings. You've never had the chance to fully get used to the layout of this place, and there was no time to take a tour.

You start to sneak through the manor, looking for any sounds of trouble. The plan you had made suspected that most of the guards would run out and fight Aya rather then sit in the manor, but there was always the chance of a fee remaining behind. You hold the bag with the blackmail material close to you, as if it'll fly away at any moment. As you step into a hallway, you hear footsteps approaching. Ducking back into the room you came, you hide in closet, ducking between piles of linen and leave the door open a crack. You hope they won't hear you and go away. As you spy through the door crack, you see Tsukasa uneasily hobble into view. She looks around the room, sniffing for something. Then her gaze meets the closet you're in and she makes her way towards you. But the time you decide to scramble out of the closet and get away, she's already there. She grabs you by the collar and hurls you to the floor.