Whispering Verse

With Tifa's help, Luvia helped Shade to the second floor and let him rest in the bedroom, while the nun told Luvia and Tifa what happened tonight.

"The effect of Shade's words of sublimation is to summon the demigod witch from the past? This seems to be different from the effect recorded in the "Book of Sublimation" of St. Byrons Comprehensive College."

Although Luvia already knew that the matter was resolved, she still couldn't understand what Shade had done.

"It's good that both Miss and Shade are fine."

Tifa was more concerned about the safety of the two of them. She breathed a sigh of relief and got up to change Shade's pajamas and prepare new tea. Luvia picked up the "Arrow of Knowledge of Ikenola" on the coffee table and rubbed the arrow with her fingers:

"Sister, what exactly did Shade do to the Chosen?"

"I can't be sure, but I can sense that the power of the chosen one is in this arrow."

The nun said that she also got the first fire tonight and everything went well.

"The candidate's qualifications were actually defeated by the evil creature in Pantanal, and his fate changed."

Luvia thought again of the strange dreams she had had recently and the bizarre doomsday scenes in her dreams. Holding the arrow in his hand, for a moment, he didn't know what to say.

"When Shade wakes up, you can ask him. The church should be looking for me now. I'm going back."

The nun said, and Luvia got up and sent her to the basement, and agreed to talk alone in a few days.

When Luvia returned to the second floor, Tifa had already changed Shade's clothes, and was asking the other two maids to close the curtains in the bedroom and cover Shade with a quilt.

"He is exhausted. Forcibly using the word of sublimation has caused a lot of mental damage. After a while, I will arrange a carriage to take him back to the manor and prepare treatment and potions for him. Although his life is not in danger, he needs the most secure treatment. take care of."

Tifa said to Luvia.

The forced use of the Word of Ascension can be treated with magic potions, and Dr. Schneider was treated. And Luvia also understood that it would be inconvenient for the maids to take care of Shade if she stayed here, so she nodded:

"No problem, I'll take Shade's cat with you too."

As she spoke, Luvia suddenly pressed her forehead. If Tifa hadn't supported her in time, she would have almost fallen.

"It's okay, I'm probably a little tired."

He sat back on the sofa tiredly, looking at the bonfire in the fireplace:

"But no matter what, the story of the fourth chosen one is finally over. He really changed everything, but...why do I know?"

[Aiken'ora - Arrow of the Chosen] was lying quietly on the coffee table, reflecting the dazzling firelight under the firelight of the fireplace. As Luvia closed her eyes and sighed deeply, the life ring behind her appeared automatically. As a result of contact with the arrow, a new spiritual rune was born.

(Priest Augustus is praying.)

In fact, Shade, who fell into a deep sleep due to overexertion and forced use of the "Language of Sublimation", was not unconscious.

This time, he did not fall into the dream of watching the silver moon on the field ridge, but stepped into the white mist again in the dream, and once again saw the shadow of the "Father of the Infinite Tree" in the white mist.

The giant tree that almost connected the sky and the earth was swaying gently in the white mist. The swaying of the crown and branches caused the white mist to linger. And Shade could almost clearly see the so-called context of time and space in the chaotic fog.

He didn't know what this dream represented, but he looked at the shadow of the tree father in his dream in a blur.

It wasn't until an old sigh sounded that he realized that he should wake up.

[Message from the ancient god "Father of the Infinite Tree": ]

[Don’t use your words of sublimation too often. 】

"My words of sublimation seem to be a little different from others' words of sublimation."

The dream was about to end, Shade whispered softly in his heart.

[Yes, you can use the word of sublimation to summon the witches from the past who have obtained the "Witch Reverberation". Due to the powerful power required to travel through time and space, you can only use it completely in an ancient time and space ritual matrix like the Stonehenge in the center of the lake. 】

"That's it"

As if emerging from the bottom of a deep lake, Shade opened his eyes on the slightly familiar bed.

Below him is a soft four-poster bed, surrounded by embroidered white gauze curtains. She was wearing pajamas she had never seen before, and the quilt covering her had a wonderful aroma.

The only familiar thing was the cat lying on the quilt on his chest, looking at each other. Little Mia was already here before Shade woke up. When Shade opened his eyes, she was looking at him with wide amber eyes.

"Meow!"

The cat suddenly stood up and jumped into Shade's face.

"Oh, my Mia!"

Shade sat up on the bed and hugged his cat, feeling as if he hadn't seen it for hundreds of years. While stroking it with joy in my heart, I opened the white gauze curtain and looked at the room. When I saw the white courtyard with fine snow falling outside the window, I realized that this was Miss Carina's manor.

"Why is it still snowing? Oh!"

When I got up, I noticed a slight soreness in my limbs, but it wasn't particularly serious. Although the spirit is a little tired and lethargic, it is still within the normal range:

"It seems Tifa prepared the potion for me."

There was a taste of orange in his mouth, but Shade couldn't confirm what kind of potion it was.

It's daytime outside now, and the weather is gloomy because of the snow. He used [Time Perception] to check and determined that the current time was Saturday, the 28th of the Sleeping Moon in the Universal Calendar, 1853. The more specific time was 7:57 in the morning.

He and the witches went deep into the Great Swamp at noon this Wednesday, and the decisive battle on the island in the center of the Great Swamp was in the early morning of Thursday.

"In other words, I actually slept for more than fifty hours this time."

Holding the coquettish cat in his arms, he yawned, and then he saw a chair beside the bed and a teacup on the bedside table. The tea was still hot. It looked like someone had been sitting here watching him.

After sniffing the smell on the quilt again, Shade reached out and pulled the drawstring above the head of the bed. This kind of noble manor has this kind of rope-drawing bell system that runs through the entire building. When Shad pulls the rope, he can't hear the sound of the bell, but the sound can be heard in the room or kitchen where the maids rest. of.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for hurried footsteps to sound in the corridor. But the footsteps slowed down slightly when they reached the bedroom door, and then Tifa, wearing a black and white maid dress, opened the door and walked in at a normal pace.

With a bright smile on her face, she was followed by two young maids also wearing maid dresses.

The black-haired maid didn't care that there were other people here. She came to the bed and hugged Shade:

"You finally woke up. Miss Anat left the manor half an hour ago to go to the Prophet's Association. She has spent the night here every day for the past two days."

"I'm fine, just a little bit."

Shade embarrassedly touched his belly with his left hand:

"Hungry."

"Meow!"

The cat standing on the quilt definitely understood the word.

Tifa smiled, turned around and ordered the maids to prepare breakfast:

"I got you some spiritual healing potions from Miss's potion workshop. Miss Anat chewed up the two [Youth Leaves] you put in your pocket watch and fed them to you, so there are two left. She is very worried about you, so I will send someone to the city immediately to inform her that you are awake."

She lifted her skirt slightly, then sat sideways on the bed:

"Miss, they are fine. They have returned to Huntingdon City for a short rest. Miss will be able to come back before the end of the year."

"It would be great."

Shade leaned against the bed with the cat in his arms, recalling the events before falling asleep in a trance. The figures of Miss Feliana, Miss Olanode, Miss Violet, Miss Theresa and Miss Chloe seemed to be right in front of me, and the songs of the witches before they left still lingered in my ears.

He knew they would meet again.

I just recall at this moment, from Wednesday night to the early morning of Thursday, I crossed the swamp, struggled with many enemies in the snow, met Iluna and walked together together, led by the swamp witch, walked through the crypt to the lake, and again in He met Desire at the bonfire by the lake, and with her "accompaniment" he led the horse through the dark lake to the lonely lighthouse. The adventure and battle really made him extremely sad.

Tifa sat on the edge of the bed with a smile, looking at the thinking face of the young detective.

The two didn't speak for a long time. It wasn't until the sound of the dining cart being pushed in the corridor that Tifa reached out and kissed the side of Shad's face gently. While Shade covered her face and looked at her in surprise, the maid lady had already stood up, tilted her head and winked at Shade with her right eye. Her look was quite playful:

"Sister Devlin briefly told you what you did after she sent you back. Thank you for your hard work, Shade. Welcome back."

Shade covered his face and smiled:

"Nothing, but I'm really hungry. Oh, Mia, don't move, I won't forget you!"

Luvia rushed back to the manor an hour after Shade had eaten breakfast. When she hurriedly opened the door from the corridor and entered the bedroom, Tifa was sitting on the chair next to the bed talking to Shade.

Seeing Luvia coming, the maid stood up and nodded slightly, then turned and left the room, leaving this place to Luvia and Shade.

"Shadow!"

The purple-eyed girl reached out and hugged Shade, who was still sitting on the bed. She was still carrying the chill outside, which made little Mia, who was lying next to the pillow, a little dissatisfied.

"I'm fine now. Think about what I did when I was in Middleburg, and what I've done now. This time, it's just sublimated words."

Shade spoke as lightly as possible. Luvia let go of Shade. Shade saw tears in those beautiful purple eyes:

"In short, the problem was solved successfully this time. The evil thing in Pantanal was used as firewood by Sister Devlin, and the chosen one who was crazy about seeking knowledge also lost. I even..."

[Aikenora - Arrow of the Chosen] was placed beside the bed. Shade was not at No. 6 St. Teresa Square, and Luvia did not leave it there either.

"Don't worry, isn't it always like this? You are responsible for divination and investigation, Iluna is responsible for the church's intelligence, and I am responsible for other trivial matters. And in the end, Iluna and I will carry out the final operations."

Those purple eyes so close at hand seemed to be imprinted in his heart forever:

"Besides, I don't want things like the 'purple-eyed soothsayer crying' that the vampire prophet said to come true. No matter what happened in the past or what will happen in the future, I said, we will We will reach the end together. No matter whether it is evil gods or evil things, they will not stop me from fulfilling my promise. Miss Luvia Anat, I have everything, and I will always be by your side."

Luvia looked at him blankly, tears falling uncontrollably.