Six days had passed in quest time, and two days in real time, since Chika began her infiltration investigation into the Haras territory. During this period, she continued to perform maid duties during the day and conduct investigations at night.

"...Phew, I have arrived."

On the first day, as well as the second and third, she was discovered on her way and forced to perform acts of service using her breasts, buttocks, and hands. However, after six days of trial and error, she was now able to move smoothly between the house where she was staying and the main residence. Chika did not fall for any intruder traps today either. Without anyone noticing, she arrived at the main house in about ten minutes.

"All right, then let us start investigating the second floor today."

Sneaking past the men guarding the perimeter of the main house, Chika crept inside through an unlocked window and tiptoed up the stairs to the second floor.

"There are not many places to hide from here onward, so I must be careful."

There were security guards inside the main residence as well. Although many potential hiding spots existed throughout the corridor, the risk of discovery was also high. Chika did not make any bold moves but cautiously made her way down the corridor, checking each room one by one.

The fifth room she entered since beginning her investigation appeared to be the office of the lord, Sekuki. It was more luxuriously decorated than the other rooms.

"Ah, there seems to be something here. All right."

There seems to be evidence in this room. Chika nodded, assuming this was the case, and crept inside, beginning to rummage through the contents. A few minutes after she started investigating, she took one book from the desk drawer and found another hidden beneath the desk. Chika stopped moving after looking at the two notebooks.

"Hmm? What is this...?"

The notebook kept normally in the desk drawer had "Ledger" written on it, but the other, hidden notebook had nothing written on its cover. Upon opening them, she found that both books contained the same dates and numbers meticulously recorded inside.

"Huh? The numbers here are strange... Ah, could this hidden notebook be a secret ledger?!"

When comparing the numbers in the two notebooks, they were largely the same. However, discrepancies existed between the numbers in the hidden ledger and those in the ledger from the drawer, indicating that some entries had been altered or were incorrect. Chika became convinced that these two notebooks were the evidence.

"Okay, if this is the evidence, then I will just grab this and get out of here... uh, wait...? I cannot put this notebook into my inventory...?"

All that remained was to take the evidence and escape from the territory. However, a problem arose when it came to carrying it. These two notebooks could not be registered as items from the menu; they could only be picked up directly.

"Ugh... The weight is not an issue at all, but it is a pain that I cannot put them away. If the security guards notice me while I am trying to escape and find out I have these, it will really be over."

Since she would need to hold the notebooks directly, Chika frowned as she considered the consequences of failure.

"...Well, I suppose we will deal with that when the time comes...♡"

I should probably prepare a fake one as well, in case they do not realize I took the real ones... Hmm, I do not have much time, so this should do for now. Well then, let us just go as far as we can...♡

She quickly decided to accept the situation as it was. She took an unused notebook from another shelf, disguised the cover to look like the ledger, and placed it in the drawer. Holding the two real notebooks in her hands, she did not reach for the doorknob of the office door to open it. Instead, she put her ear to the door.

"...It looks like someone was walking outside just now. If I had opened the door normally, I would have been noticed."

By pressing her ear to the door, she could hear sounds from the other side. It seemed two people were walking right in front of the room, as she could hear their footsteps. Chika nodded to herself and, after confirming that the footsteps had faded into the distance, carefully opened the door.

"...Yes. No one is there. Well then... let us move."

Perhaps because the guards had just passed by, the hallway was empty. Chika quickly slipped out of the room, tiptoed but hurried down the corridor, and upon reaching the first floor, headed toward the room with the window she had entered through. She checked the outside and then left the mansion.

"...There is no one around... Good."

While remaining wary of the security guards, Chika retraced her steps and arrived at the mansion where she was staying after about ten minutes.

"Phew... Next, I need to escape... but I have never been in that direction before, so I do not know where the intruder traps are. Let me leave the notebooks in the room for now and check the route."

From here on, the route was unknown. Therefore, Chika temporarily hid the notebooks she had brought by tucking them into the folded gap of her maid outfit, then began to proceed and confirm the way.

"...It looks like it is impossible to get out from the side."

Chika first headed to the back of the mansion. If she could escape from that point, it would have been quite easy, but a little further on stood a wall about five meters high, completely flat, with barbed wire strung around the top, making it seem impossible to climb. Therefore, Chika turned back the way she had come and began to sneak along the paved road that extended from the main house—but she stopped there as well.

"...It is obviously impossible to go through that gate. So, I wonder if there is any way to get there from somewhere else."

To the left of Chika’s line of sight was the gate located after entering the premises—the gate where the humiliating physical examination had taken place. Although it was nighttime, she could still see flickering lights from a distance, indicating that people were nearby. Therefore, Chika did not approach the gate. Instead, she turned her gaze to the three-meter-high walls extending from either side and began searching for an escape route.

"...Ah, this place... looks like it might work."

A few minutes after she started searching, moving slowly forward, Chika found a hole in the wall. It was partially broken and hidden by rubble, and it looked like it could lead to the other side. She tried going through it, and although it was a little tight around her chest and hips, she managed to squeeze through.

"Yes, yes... So, what about the route from here on...?"

Chika proceeded carefully, checking the route and minding the traps, until she reached the gate she had first entered. There, too, she found a hole where the wall was slightly broken, allowing passage to the other side.

"Okay...! Now that I understand this much, all I have to do is take my notebooks and come back here again."

Beyond the hole, there seemed to be another forest, and it was unclear what lay there. However, since that area was now outside the property, she did not need to worry about it too much. All that remained was to get her notebooks and escape from here. That was what Chika thought—but then she suddenly stopped moving.

"...Now that I think about it, the equipment that was confiscated first... I wonder if I should recover it before I leave."

What came to mind was her own equipment. Since the items had not been returned to her, she seemed worried about what would happen if she completed the quest without them.

Well, I am sure they will come back, but... hmm... would it not be better to recover them myself and then escape? Hmm, I suppose there is no other choice. I will go back to the main house and search again.

From a game perspective, even if she cleared the quest without collecting the items, they would certainly be returned regardless. Nevertheless, Chika decided to retrieve the items on her own and began retracing her steps.

"Heheh... Looks like she has even checked the escape route."

Sekuki watched from a distance. "I have let her investigate as she pleased for quite a while now... I think it is about time I enjoyed that sexy body of hers. Hehehehe...! If she had gone through that hole I deliberately prepared, I could have caught her with the capture trap, but she did not go in... Eva, please make sure to notify the security guards to capture little Chika."

"Yes, understood."

Chika’s movements were clearly understood from a distance by Sekuki and Eva. Then, upon arriving at the mansion where Chika was staying and taking a short rest inside, they began to move in earnest to capture her.