Hermione and the others, who were originally staying in Buckingham Palace, were temporarily out of town, and she did not lie to John about this. But she didn't let John know that Hermione and the others had not actually left.
In fact, there are two companions who are staying temporarily due to some unavoidable reasons.
"... Mr. Stewart, the rooms in this corridor have been cleaned by us some time ago. You can choose one to stay here. If you are hungry, you can always go to the restaurant on the west side. , Eldest sister has previously arranged for several tribesmen to be responsible for preparing food there - the master is still very busy at the moment, but in a few days, I heard that the master will make time to meet you again. "
A period of tea time that was actually quite enjoyable had passed. The female living corpse whose name John still didn't know also handed over the daily reception tasks to the girl Bai Ye. At this moment, Bai Ye was leading the way for John and arranging for him to stay here.
"... If you have anything else, you can also go to the garden behind to find me. I'm usually there - should you choose this room? Then please come in! Oh, just in time, look at that window. You can look out from there. I can see the garden.”
Just as he was talking, the girl opened the door and walked in first. John stood in the corridor, looking around at the deserted corridor, and then followed him into the room.
In fact, when John was just walking in the corridor outside, he discovered that this place was obviously not a place for people to live in the past. When he came in, it turned out to be so. Except for some daily furniture that was moved from unknown places, including the desk in front of the window, many of the remaining items seemed to be office supplies.
This place... used to be a room used by the British Muggle royal family for temporary offices.
"Well, thank you, please." John looked around casually, then nodded to the girl with a smile. Although he was still a little unsure about how to get along with the living corpse, he was somewhat familiar with the young living corpse in front of him.
"Okay, then I won't disturb you sir. Please take your time and rest."
After leaving these words, Bai Ye went out from the door and closed the door for John before leaving.
Immediately, John was the only one left in the room.
"Ta-ta."
He took out his wand and tapped the surrounding walls a few times to confirm that the place was safe. Not surprisingly, in the next few days, this will be his base of "life" in Buckingham Palace.
Of course, when he lowered his wand, John's face wasn't actually too relaxed. Because even if he didn't detect any abnormalities, he didn't have the confidence to say that this room must be safe.
On the premise that this palace has a "like" owner, all his efforts for his own safety may be in vain - at least that's what John thinks.
"call-"
However, despite being vigilant, after doing some checks, he still took a seat on the sofa and exhaled a long breath.
Ever since he followed the zombie girl into the suburbs of London in the white night until now, he has always been in a state of extreme nervousness. No matter how casual and natural he looked on the surface, he couldn't really relax under the gaze of those living corpses.
Although it still can't be called safe, at least it is temporarily out of the sight of those living corpses, right
"...It's hard to say!"
He casually glanced out the window and saw not gray clouds, but a frost-white ice wall—the ice within the palace had been cleared away. At this time, John was sitting on the sofa and glanced up. He could see There were several figures hovering leisurely in mid-air, obviously on patrol. Because those figures were flying very fast, John couldn't be sure whether the other party was monitoring him, but he could still see the scene in this room.
John didn't care, or in other words, he couldn't really care. This place has already become the territory of the living corpse clan. Now that he has come here, he can only "do as he pleases".
"call-"
John let out another breath and leaned deeper on the expensive-looking sofa beneath him. His sigh was mixed with some fatigue.
To be honest, after arriving here, he found that his actions were actually quite free. At least the other party did not impose various restrictions on him as he had imagined before coming here. Although John himself was worried all the time, he already had a fairly detailed plan in mind.
However, once he had time alone and unrestricted movement permission, he didn't know what to do at this time.
"It is said to be the residence of a royal family. The building and decoration are indeed magnificent... But if you look closely, there are signs of age everywhere?"
John, who was looking around the room randomly, muttered to himself, and after resting for a while, he got up from the sofa again. After taking one last look out the window at the so-called "garden" downstairs, he went out without moving anything.
"Since there are no restrictions on my movements, let's take a walk around for now!"
Because he had just eaten some desserts in the side hall, John didn't feel too hungry yet. Considering that the living corpse party seems to be quite polite to me so far, it shouldn't be a problem to walk around casually.
On the way here, the girl Bai Ye only mentioned one place that needed attention, and that was the main hall. It is said that her "people" are responsible for guarding there. Although the master has not ordered that humans like John are not allowed to go to the main hall, she has specifically reminded John that the "guard" in the main hall has a bad temper. It's best not to get close there easily.
According to Bai Ye, even if a member of the living corpse clan approaches the main hall without permission, they will probably be warned by the guard. Of course, most of the clan members respect their master very much, and in fact, no one will talk to themselves. Just as close as possible.
After Bai Ye's reminder, John became very interested in the main hall. However, although he seems unreliable, he has never been a truly reckless person. Knowing that there is another guard who must be powerful and easy to talk to, he will certainly not easily seek trouble.
"Um."
After walking along the criss-crossing corridors for a while, John probably knew that he should have walked all the way from the east side to the west side on the second floor of the palace. Bai Ye mentioned that the restaurant was on the first floor to the west. Thinking of this, he subconsciously touched his stomach.
Although he wasn't hungry yet, he was wondering if he should go downstairs and take a look at the restaurant.
"Um?"
At this moment, through the window on one side of the corridor, he saw the curtains of a window diagonally opposite moved, as if someone had just closed them from the inside.