Whispering Verse

"It's really interesting. You were only gone for three seconds, but not only are you covered in wet moisture, but you also have a very special perfume smell."

This was the first sentence Xia De heard after walking out of the white mist door with two leaves in his hands. Lesia, who was holding little Mia, was still standing in front of the door. Except for a slight change in her expression, everything else was the same as when she said goodbye to Shade.

She wiggled her nose with a smile on her face:

"Yes, my sense of smell is correct. It does smell like perfume. Judging from the smell, the owner of the perfume is older, quite confident in himself, and quite wealthy.

She twitched her nose again:

"High position, very powerful."

Shade didn't know how she came to so many conclusions based on the smell of perfume. Probably the princesses of the royal family are more sensitive to this aspect, but this ability is a bit too magical.

"It's the Miss Violet I mentioned. You know, the Witch Emperor of the Fifth Age."

Lesia curled her lips:

"Xia De, it seems that you have experienced a very interesting story in this time adventure. What is in your hand? No, I am not talking about the leaves, I am talking about the ring."

She noticed the hand that Shade was holding. Shade let go of his hand and let the golden power ring lie in his palm.

Time has given traces of time to all things. The originally smooth and shiny ring now has a sense of historical heaviness. Miss Violet must have applied secret magic to this ring to prevent it from being easily corroded by the air, but those mortal means are not worth mentioning in the face of the power of time.

The originally shiny gold ring had now turned black, which once again brought melancholy to Shade.

"You have another collection. It looks like a power ring. Can this kind of thing be given away casually as a gift?"

Lesia asked curiously, Shade nodded, but did not dare to say anything about the last forced kiss:

"I helped her realize a very important wish, so she gave this to me as a gift."

He handed the ring to Lesia, and the blonde girl let go of the cat and curiously took the ring to look at it. It was a genuine antique from the Fifth Age. Although its value cannot be compared with that of Feliana's Notes, it is still an extraordinary treasure to the people of the Sixth Age.

Out of curiosity, after getting Shade's permission, Lesia found the ink pad from the study, put on a ring and fastened it on the ink pad, and then printed the seal on the notebook. Seeing that the seal representing the highest power of the Fifth Age Witch Emperor was really printed on the paper by her, whether it was an illusion or not, Shade felt that at that moment, the eyes of the Princess seemed to be burning with blazing flames. :

"It's really good."

The blonde girl admired softly, took off the ring, weighed it, and then gave it back to Shade.

Shade was glad that she did not say something like "Sooner or later I will cast one myself" at this time.

Find out the jewelry box, put this precious ring in it, and then send it to the hidden room in the basement, along with Feliana's notes, [Future Man] card, black and white hairband, and Miss Olanode's cloak. Put together to commemorate the end of the sixth time key.

Miss Violet Marshall, Miss Schultz Theresa and the six unknown maids have already turned into the dust of history at the beginning of Shade's adventure. The outsiders who witnessed all this once again felt the loneliness they felt when they were on the lower reaches of the long river of time and looked back upstream.

Of course, he absolutely did not want to see those ladies again in this era, because that would mean more tragedy.

Before returning to the second floor from the basement, Xia De took milk and newspapers from outside the door. Unexpectedly, there was a letter hidden under the newspaper. It was sent by Princess Margaret. During the salon on Wednesday, she had originally agreed to come to Shard today to talk to him about Priscilla. Jazz thing, but because I have a temporary meeting arrangement, I will come back tomorrow. The letter expressed my apology for not keeping the appointment.

This didn't matter to Shade, it was a rare day off.

When she returned to the second floor, Lecia was dressing up in the bathroom. When the princess came to the living room, she saw Shade sitting on the sofa holding the [Night Watcher].

"What are you going to do?"

Lesia asked, preparing to make breakfast, when Shade knocked on the sword:

"I discovered something in the past."

Let Lesia help hold the sword, and Shade used a knife to cut the skin of his fingers. Because he was afraid of being too harsh, he only cut the surface of his finger, so he had to press hard to let the blood seep out.

Then, he smeared the blood from his thumb onto the runes on the sword body. [Night Watch] needed less blood than Shade thought. After every rune touched the blood stains, the bright red blood stains looked like It is as if it is absorbed by the silver sword and penetrates into the interior of the sword body.

"What is this phenomenon?"

Lesia asked.

Shade held the hilt of the sword and waved the night watchman a few times, then took a cup and drank some water:

"If you use this sword after drinking water, your physical strength will be almost unlimited for a certain period of time."

Because his physical quality is extremely strong, Shade basically cannot feel this brand-new characteristic by simply wielding the sword. But it is not correct to say it is "new". In terms of time, the new effects given to this sword by the old gods in the Fifth Age were earlier than the new effects given to this sword by the "Lady of the Lake" in the Sixth Age. many.

"Unlimited physical strength?"

The blonde girl raised her eyebrows, not knowing what she thought of:

"Is this something you did in the past to allow some great being to give the sword new power?"

"Yes, and I believe that when I first saw this sword stuck in the campfire in the cave on the mountainside of Mount Sikal, it should have this power."

[Night Watch] connects Sha De and the Witch Emperor. Did Sha De hold the sword first and start the story? Or was it the Witch Emperor at the other end of time who was destined to wait for Sha De because of this sword? No one knows. can not say it clearly.

"In the end, it is you who composes the story of time, or you are just pulled on the stage to perform those destined stories."

She brushed her hair in the morning light:

"The mystery of time is so fascinating. The story between you and the Witch Emperor is like an infinite loop. If Dorothy heard the end of this story, she would definitely write a more interesting story."

She saw the melancholy on Shade's face at the moment, and understood his mood at the moment. The blonde girl stood up from the sofa and patted Shade on the shoulder:

"The past stories are in the past. Why don't you think about the present, such as this morning, what do you want to eat? I want you to see my cooking skills. I learned a lot of cooking skills from Dorothy."

"I never find fault with what others cook for me. As long as someone cooks for me, I will be very grateful."

Shade said very "nicely", and Lecia smiled:

"You can check your two leaves first. Breakfast will be ready in about twenty minutes."

"Zi Zi will check after eating. I'll go out for a while and I'll be back soon."

Shade also stood up from the sofa. He did not forget another important thing.

This morning in Tobesk, it was misty as usual. Of course, that is not natural morning fog, but the urban haze that symbolizes this era.

Little Mia stayed at home with Lesia, while Shade braved the winter wind and cold to visit No. 21 Ikem Street in the University District, where the Apner Library is located in the city.

Earlier this week, Shade made an agreement with them to obtain an ancient stone slab with ruby ​​corners from the library in exchange for a book and the translation of ancient texts. This in itself was the "compensation" that Old John negotiated from the Apna Library to compensate Shad for the accident he encountered while picking up the goods. Therefore, Shad went to Ikem Street on Sunday morning with the translated text. On the 21st, Mr. Lebert, who received Shade, was the man who negotiated a deal with Shade last time. He happily handed over the agreed slate to Shade in the living room with a burning fireplace.

Due to this friendly transaction and Shad's outstanding attainments in ancient writing, Mr. Lebert even enthusiastically invited Shad to conduct transactions with the library in the future. In addition to finding them at No. 21 Ikem Street, the Black Raven Library, two streets away, was also their property.

Shade was not surprised by this. What really surprised him was that when he left No. 21 Ikem Street and prepared to go home, he actually passed by Sir Prisha, the "Guiding Moon" on Ikem Street. Pass.

Sir Lykins Plischar was disguised, with his head lowered. He looked like a middle-aged man who had to go out to work on a Sunday morning in winter due to the rent of his apartment and food rations for his wife and children, but Shade still recognized him.

For this reason, after Shade left Ikem Street, he waited for a while and then turned back. Relying on the footprints on the snow, Mr. Prisha's destination was also No. 21 Ikem Street.

"He contacted the Apna library more frequently than he contacted Serksese's local group."

He muttered in his heart, tightened his clothes, and hurriedly walked towards home.

Even though Shade's body was not afraid of catching a cold, he still didn't like to stay outside for too long in such a cold morning. He believed that his clothes should be stained with a lot of chill. The evidence was that when he returned home, little Mia waited until Shade stood by the fireplace for a while before coming over and letting Shade hold her.

At this time, Lesia had already made breakfast and was trying to arrange the breakfast bacon and bread beautifully on the plate.

As a princess, Lesia had no chance of knowing how to cook before she "met" Dorothy. But she did learn the cooking skills from Dorothy. Although there is still a certain gap between the skills of the real Goldilocks, Shade very wisely did not point out this:

“It tastes very good.”

Foreigners who don’t like lying said with a sincere expression. Lesia sat next to him with a smile, watching the man she chose eating breakfast made by herself at home, with their pets beside them.

For a moment, the princess thought she had found eternal happiness. But she quickly smiled and shook her head, and picked up the tableware to prepare for her meal. Although love is very sweet, she wants far more than love.