Whispering Verse

At this time, Shade had already put on the scarf, and he said with some embarrassment:

"I originally planned to give you the gift tomorrow. I have been collecting the 'Fire of the Sun' for more than half a month. I think you will like it."

"Well, that's a nice gift."

Iluna nodded, and then the two of them fell into an eerie silence. Shade felt the atmosphere was a bit awkward because he didn't know what to say next, and it wasn't very polite to get up and leave immediately.

From the corner of his eye, he saw the bright light of the gas lamp, and the laughter in his heart was probably "she" laughing at Shade for not understanding the atmosphere.

[No, I just want to remind you, dear stranger, that her own hair was mixed into the weaving of the scarf and gloves. 】

In the end, it was Iluna who spoke first:

"Can I have another year-end gift?"

"certainly."

Shade nodded and saw that Iluna mustered up the courage to fight the Pantanal evil again:

"I you.I."

The two hands on his legs were almost twisted together, and it took him a long time to hesitate and say:

"Can you kiss me?"

"Of course, this can't actually be considered a gift."

Iluna blushed and gathered up her courage:

"Not in a friendly way, but in the way you kissed Luvia and that pretty, beautiful princess."

Shade looked at her, which made the seventeen-year-old girl's face turn redder, but she still straightened her slender and smooth neck:

"I think with our relationship, then, no, it's no problem."

"Are you reading that kind of unhealthy book again?"

Shade hesitated for a moment, and Iluna almost felt like she was going to turn into an ant and hide in the cracks of the floor tiles. But she still mustered up the courage, clumsily bit her lower lip as the book said, lowered her head slightly, and looked at Shade from below.

The girl's clumsy coquettishness and clumsy fear made Shade feel a strange sense of guilt.

"Shad, I know very well what I am doing. Just like at the end of the Battle of the Pantanal, I also kissed you."

She blushed and finally said this.

And "she" chuckled and whispered in Shade's ear:

【What are you waiting for? 】

Shade rummaged through his pocket, took out a petal and held it in the palm of his hand. He blew it gently and the flowers slowly fell from the ceiling to the ground. Due to the spell, they almost seemed to be floating in the air.

A red butterfly flew out of the sleeve, and the luminous transparent butterfly danced with the petals in the air. Shade stood up. Of course he understood what kind of emotions Iluna was showing at this moment:

"Eluna, then, happy New Year's Day, you have worked hard this year."

Iluna controlled her smile, feeling that her heart was about to beat out of her chest at this moment. She sat on the short sofa a little awkwardly, and then, as if to give herself some courage, she stood up before Shade and held her skirt. Jiao walked towards him:

"I told Luvia in advance and she agreed to your kissing me, so there is no need to feel guilty."

Because he was too shy and excited, he tripped just as he stood up, and then fell directly towards Shade:

"oh!"

"So, that's why your mouth was hit?"

It was still this night at No. 6 St. Teresa Square. Luvia smiled as she listened to Shade, who had just returned, telling what happened. After washing, Shade walked out of the bathroom with his cat in his arms. He nodded and talked to Luvia. We walked into the bedroom together:

"Yes, she happened to fall and hit my mouth. You can't imagine how embarrassed Iluna looked on her face at that time."

"Then what?"

The girl with purple eyes narrowed her eyes and continued to ask. Shade sat on the bed with a slight embarrassment. Luvia closed the door and the gas light:

"I hope she didn't bite your tongue when she kissed you after that."

"Of course not, the witches did it for me. I mean, I'm not that clumsy. But after the kiss, I left, otherwise how could I come back so soon? Iluna looked very uncomfortable with kissing, she looked like I’m about to faint.”

A faint smile appeared on Luvia's lips, and with a wagging of her finger, the curtains opened, and the moonlight illuminated him sitting beside the bed and her in front of the window.

The latter hugged little Mia and put her in the closet with the orange cat's gloomy expression.

"Little Iluna is much more courageous than I thought. I thought she wouldn't do anything in the end."

As he spoke, he added with a smile:

"If I invited you to do this, you wouldn't be able to go home tonight."

"Are you laughing at Iluna?"

"No, no, everyone loves innocent girls."

There is really a beautiful halo in her purple eyes, and there is a smile in her tone:

"How about this, to celebrate Iluna's boldness, tonight."

She stood on the ground with one leg and knelt on the bed with the other leg, bending forward slightly:

"You can call me 'Iluna'."

"Don't make such a joke, I won't call any girl by the wrong name."

Shade complained, but "she" pointed out:

[Outlander, this is a lie. You cannot easily distinguish the souls of Lesia Cavendish and Dorothy Louisa. 】

He put his hands back on the bed, and Luvia bent forward and kissed him, making Shade unable to do justice to Iluna.

The shy girl has young feelings, but for outsiders, the age of seventeen is still a bit inappropriate after all.

(Little Mia is running.)

"Happy New Year's Day!"

At the end of the year, Fort Midhill is also decorated with lights like the city of Torbesk. Every door is decorated with mistletoe, and the Cassandra Auction House is even more decorated, holding gifts. When Shade arrived, he was surprised by the brass-colored mechanical tree that could spray hot steam in the lobby on the first floor of the auction house. The old witch's apprentice, Miss Rita Swift, with beautiful flaxen hair, walked away with a smile. Came over:

"Shadow, happy New Year's Day! Sister Devlin, teacher, and two teachers' teachers are waiting for you."

She kissed Shade generously on the side of his face.

In the steam age, the New Year's Eve in the traditional sense started from the last day of the year and lasted for a total of two days. These two days were theoretical holidays. On such an important day, Shade will certainly not forget the nuns, Mother-in-law Cassandra, Miss Swift, Helen and Grace.

Especially the latter two, the Red Butterfly Twins were extremely happy for Shade's arrival, and they each prepared holiday gifts for Shade. Although Sister Devlin still maintains her usual calm expression, she seemed to smile a few more times today, and Granny Cassandra is also very happy to have a lively New Year's Eve. This pair of very old witches is very important.

Shade had already received the nun's end-of-the-year gift on the shores of the Pantanal Lake. He would forever store the image of the nun taking off her blindfold and saying happy holidays to him in his memory.

And he gave Granny Cassandra a partial translation of "The Secret of Agelessness" because he had not translated the entire content; he gave Miss Rita Swift a small bottle of "Moonlight Water", and the young The witch apprentice intercepted Shade when he was going to the bathroom, and then kissed Shade passionately.

As for Helen and Grace, they were of great significance to Shade, so Shade agreed to find time after the new year to go shopping with them in Tobesk. This was the best gift for them.

Several people had lunch together at Cassandra Auction House. Before lunch, Granny Cassandra talked with Shade and Sister Devlin about the Battle of Pantanal. The old witch didn't ask too many things, but she seemed to already know everything.

"Shad, you have to pay attention to your own safety. In the parliament a few days ago, Carina also said that you are always so adventurous."

The amiable old man smiled, shook his head, and recommended that Shade try the Carson-like foie gras on the table.

The gift that the old witch gave to Shade was three white stone crystals in a gift box. She knew that Shade needed this very much. This mineral is not very versatile, so if you are looking for it temporarily, it is difficult to find it in a short time.

As for the gifts Helen and Grace gave to Shad, they were given out when they said goodbye to Shad at noon that day.

"See you later in the year, sir."

The person standing in front of Shade was not the fifteen or sixteen-year-old Helen and Grace, but Grace Helen after the "fusion" of the red butterfly twins. The appearance of the twins was almost the same, but they had grown up a little and turned into adult girls.

Wearing a long black dress with white lines, she stopped Shade at the corner of the stairs on the second floor. The others all agreed to leave temporarily, leaving them time to say goodbye.

"See you after the new year. After my exam week is over, we will go to Tobesk together."

Shade said with a smile, and the girl in front of him nodded immediately, then hugged Shade and kissed him.

Seeing that Xia De did not resist, the smile on Miss Hongdie's face became even wider. She pushed Shade gently, and then transformed into Grace and Helen again among a group of red butterflies.

"See you next year."

Sister Grace White smiled and waved.

"See you next year!"

The younger sister, Helen Black, was a little shy, which was different from her behavior when she pretended not to know Shad and took Shad into the ghost village in the Sikal Mountains.

And when Shade went downstairs to leave, he could still hear the twin sisters talking about the feeling of the kiss just above the stairs:

"It feels really different from when we kissed."

This was Grace's voice, and Helen said softly:

"Sister, next time, try to kiss three people together, just like the mysterious locks at the top of Mount Sikal."

Shade, who was walking up the stairs, staggered and suspected that they had told him on purpose.

[Their recovery speed is much faster than expected. 】

The reminder of "her" came to his ears, and Shade nodded. But this also means that Helen and Grace don't have much time to live as "normal people".