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I run into the hallway, the small box in my pocket. Where could she be? It might be best to ask the other maids if they have seen her or if they have heard anything about her whereabouts. And the place where most maids would be right now is the kitchen.

As I head downstairs, I meet Chizu. "Oh, I was about to call you for lunch! Today, we're having..." She starts summing up our meal.

Lunch? Today felt like such a long, eventful day. I was ready to go to sleep soon already... If anything, I would've thought it was dinnertime by now.

"Thank you, Chizu. Can I ask you a question before we eat?" I stop her from leaving when she's done telling me about all of the different things we have. "Do you know where Christine is?"

"Christine? She went to the cellar about 15 minutes ago," Chizu answers. "Why? I can help you as well if there is anything you need!"