"And that pretty much sums up everything."

Not long after dinner, everyone except for the fraudster had gathered in Ashe's room. Annan looked like she had just finished bathing. Now, she was casually eating a cup of pudding in her purple nightdress. Pankey was still trapped in his ever-present butler uniform, looking exhausted, as if he had come straight from working overtime. Lys had also just finished washing up and was sitting quietly while Ashe dried her hair.

Leaning against the wall, Harvey complained, "So you disturbed my night for something like this? Right when I was giving Alice a skincare treatment?"

Everyone in the room stared blankly at the necromancer.

Pankey pressed his lips together tightly. Annan instinctively touched her earring, while Ashe furrowed his brows. Lys was the only one to open her mouth, but the very moment she formed a vowel sound, Ashe reached out and quickly clamped a hand over it.

Harvey went on, "I was just about to cleanse Alice's body with a protein coagulation preservation solution. Then, I was going to apply a diluted Galingen solution to maintain his skin's elasticity, and after that—"

"Nobody asked you! Stop! Shut up! Lalala, I can't hear you!" Ashe shouted, looking like he wanted to hurl the hair dryer...