Sheele Tabby Cat crouched cautiously in the shadows of the residence, sizing up the structure of this luxurious residence.
The so-called luxurious residence, generally, would have some carvings on the walls as intricate details. This was very good news for Sheele.
As a tabby cat, Sheele fully utilized her feline abilities: stealth, silence, agility.
In a few movements, Sheele Tabby Cat, unnoticed by anyone, leaped onto a high carving.
Standing here, she could covertly observe the situation inside the residence.
Hmm... Sheele Tabby Cat clearly saw that inside was a toilet, with no one there.
Helplessly, she changed her position, quietly leaping to another carving, and looked inside. This time, it was a utility room.
She changed her position again. This time, she saw the kitchen.
Sheele Tabby Cat probably changed five or six positions in total. Finally, when she leaped onto an angel carving and looked into a brightly lit room from there, she finally saw the living room inside.
With a slight glance, Sheele Tabby Cat immediately found her main target inside.
Several servants stood in the corner. A tall, black-haired maid stood behind the sofa. On the sofa sat a man dressed in low-key luxury.
Although she only saw his side profile, Sheele immediately recognized this face: it was Uchiha Madara!
Sheele's heart immediately skipped a beat. She quickly averted her gaze, not daring to look directly at Uchiha Madara.
Sheele knew very well that a master like Uchiha Madara was quite sensitive to others' gazes. She absolutely could not look directly at Uchiha Madara and had to observe him from her peripheral vision.
After a moment, Uchiha Madara, sitting on the sofa, showed no movement. Sheele Tabby Cat secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed Uchiha Madara had not noticed her.
Since she was temporarily safe, Sheele Tabby Cat decisively decided to continue lurking here. If her luck was good enough, she might obtain the information she wanted from Uchiha Madara. If she didn't get the information, she would have to secretly explore late at night when Uchiha Madara was asleep.
In the living room, Uchiha Madara sat with his eyes closed on the sofa, looking as if he were meditating to recuperate.
However, those who understood Uchiha Madara knew that if Uchiha Madara was sitting casually with his eyes closed, he was simply relaxing. If he was sitting upright and sternly, then he was meditating and cultivating.
Now, Uchiha Madara, who was sitting upright with his eyes closed, was indeed meditating and cultivating.
After a while, Uchiha Madara, in his meditation, let out a deep breath. His eyes opened, and a sharp light flashed in them.
Just now, Uchiha Madara had a new realization about his yin and yang training.
He turned his head to look at the grandfather clock beside him. The hour and minute hands pointed to 10:30.
He furrowed his brow slightly. Uchiha Madara couldn't help but calculate in his mind. He didn't know if he was talking to himself or asking Sayu behind him:
"It's ten thirty at night, which means about seven or eight hours have passed, right?"
Sayu behind him nodded:
"Yes, Lord Madara. To be precise, it's been seven hours and forty-five minutes."
Uchiha Madara finally spoke. Sheele Tabby Cat, observing through the window on the carving, immediately became alert and observed the situation inside with full attention, listening carefully to the conversation inside.
Inside, Uchiha Madara still frowned:
"It's been over seven hours. The three of them were already very weak. You say, should they be alright now?"
Sayu didn't know what she thought of. She shivered, shook her head with some fear, indicating that she didn't know.
This attracted the attention of Sheele Tabby Cat outside. She noticed that Uchiha Madara was talking about "them three"! (In Japanese, "they" and "them" are different.)
This couldn't help but make Sheele's imagination run wild.
Who were these three referring to? Could it be Leone, Sheele, and Mine? What about being physically weak? Should they be alright? What's going on? Leone and the others wouldn't have been tortured, would they!?
With this wild imagination, Sheele immediately grew anxious, but her excellent professional qualities and experience prevented her from acting rashly. Sheele Tabby Cat continued to hide here, continuing to observe inside, wanting to obtain more information.
Inside the living room, Uchiha Madara, seeing Sayu's reaction, knew that things wouldn't go well. He couldn't help but feel his head covered in black lines.
Say, Esdeath wouldn't really go out of her way to make things difficult for them, would she?
I shouldn't use Rinne Rebirth on them, should I?
If Esdeath was already so displeased with the three of them beforehand, then later, in her crystal palace, wouldn't a palace drama be born!?
This won't do. I am dedicated to creating a harmonious harem!
Uchiha Madara's mood was very unpleasant, both worried and angry. He couldn't help but complain:
"Esdeath is truly something. Does she have such deep-seated hatred? She didn't even eat dinner, just stayed in the basement all this time. Even if the three of them can bear it, can't Esdeath bear it?"
Sheele Tabby Cat, lurking outside, obtained another important piece of news!
Upon hearing Uchiha Madara mention Esdeath, she immediately knew that Esdeath should be in the manor at this moment. She just didn't know where Uchiha Madara's so-called basement was, how to enter it, or what Esdeath had been doing in the basement.
However, this didn't deter Sheele's guess. Uchiha Madara said Esdeath had been staying in the basement without even eating dinner and mentioned deep-seated hatred. Combining this with the "over seven hours" mentioned earlier, Sheele boldly guessed that Esdeath was probably torturing Leone and the two others in the basement!
As expected of Sheele, she quickly guessed the situation. Her guess was almost spot-on.
However, even if Sheele were killed, she wouldn't guess that Esdeath was torturing the three of them because of jealousy. Sheele probably thought that Leone and the other two were being tortured purely due to Esdeath's cruelty. After all, the intelligence Night Raid had gathered previously indicated that Esdeath was indeed cruel.
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