Whispering Verse

"Roast goose, vegetable salad, steak. It looks really good. Your new spell has almost no shortcomings except that the casting materials are too expensive."

Luvia commented, putting little Mia back into Shad's arms after smelling the smell of dinner.

So the two of them and the cat sat around the campfire and ate dinner. After dinner was finished, the plates and pots were simply cleaned and turned into toys and put away, then Shade hesitantly talked about another thing:

"Actually, I received a letter from Miss Gothe this morning."

"Miss Gothe? Who is that?"

Luvia thought for a moment before remembering:

"Oh, little Mia's owner. I remember you said that in the letter you sent last month, you mentioned that you would officially adopt little Mia."

"I just mentioned it jokingly."

Shade said slowly. He sat on the stone, let the cat lie on his lap, and took out the folded letter from his pocket:

"Actually, I haven't opened it to see what's inside."

The envelope glowed red in the light of the bonfire.

"Aren't you always decisive in doing things?"

Luvia took the letter, looked at the mailing address, and then opened it for Shade. First, he took out the monthly "Mia support payment", then glanced at the contents of the two pages of letter paper, and then handed it to Shade again after reading:

"Miss Gothe's handwriting is really beautiful. Don't worry, the letter didn't mention your 'joke' last time. However, is Miss Gothe in poor health? She said she was sick again."

"Sick again?"

Shade went to read the letter. Miss Gold said in the letter that she was busy with family affairs, dealing with the family's manor, dock, old house, farm, etc., so that she fell tired again in the winter. But fortunately, many strange things surrounding that remote town have been suppressed by the Orthodox Church, so Miss Gold can recruit people to deal with the property and garbage left by her ancestors.

Her illness this time was no more serious than last autumn, and in the letter she reassured Shade that there was no need to worry about her. She even told some interesting things she encountered while dealing with family property, such as discovering some azure starry sky-colored ore crystals in an almost abandoned farm. The church people said they might be meteorites; In the manor specially used for banquets and enjoyment, some vessels that once contained human blood were found, and the church is also investigating; for example, she once mentioned that traces of suspicious creatures were found in the sewer under the ancestral home; even There were also some strange scales found on the town dock behind the ancestral home. People followed the scales to find bay caves full of luminous corals.

"Tell me, is it possible that Miss Gothe is the chosen one?"

Shade couldn't help but ask Luvia, who looked at him suspiciously:

"You are already a little nervous. The chosen one will appear so easily."

"But everything Miss Gold mentioned in her letter is suspicious."

He raised the letter and handed it to Mia. The cat immediately stretched its neck and sniffed it, then opened its mouth wide and said "Meow~". The cat squirmed in Shade's arms, its hooves pointing upward to reveal its soft white belly. Shade reached out to stroke it:

"I have made a decision. When spring comes, I will go to that town no matter what. Starting from Fort Midhill and heading east to the east coast of the Old World, it only takes a day or two by train. . Of course, we must wait until the incident in Randall Valley City is over before setting off.”

"Then I hope the gods will protect that town."

Luvia held the tea cup and whispered softly. Shade did not understand what she meant, but continued to read at the end of the letter:

"Look, Miss Gold said that she is also planning to send me some interesting things she found in her ancestral house next month."

"What could it be?"

"It doesn't matter what it is. Speaking of which, I even doubted whether Miss Gothe really existed."

He folded the letter and put it away with a smile, planning to write a reply after returning home:

"But since we can receive the mailed goods, Miss Gothe must exist."

"Why do you think Mia Gold doesn't exist?"

Luvia asked again.

"After all, I have never met that lady, and of the four requests left by Detective Sparrow, the other three point to extremely dangerous follow-up——

Investigating my lover allowed me to find the blood of mercury and witness the blood feast of Tobesk; looking for a doctor to treat eye diseases allowed me to get clues about the [Night Watch], and I saw the devil's seal and the life-and-death sluice halfway up the Sikar Mountain. The witch seal in time; helping Miss White find her missing sister was even more remarkable. Grace and Helen appeared directly in front of me.

Under such circumstances, isn't it normal to suspect that there is something wrong with Miss Gothe? "

Shade said seriously, and Luvia pointed out the loopholes:

"So why is it the client who has the problem, and not the thing - which is your cat?"

"Meow?"

Mia gave a soft cry and tilted her head to look at her.

"Is there something wrong with Mia? Of course there is something wrong with Mia. As a cat, she is too cute."

"Ahem."

"It is too smart and sensible, but over the weekend, I tested the blood at Fort Midhill and found that it has extremely thin [Son of the Sun] blood, which explains all this very well. So, Gothe There may be a big secret about the young lady, as well as her suspicious "Declined Family". Maybe the family's ancestors were obsessed with occultism and accidentally discovered or summoned some ancient evil object, and that evil object is under the ground of her ancestral home. "

Shade analyzed seriously.

"Thank you for your 'reasoning' on behalf of Miss Gothe. I think even if you want to take the cat as your own, there is no need to curse her like this, right?"

Luvia said half angrily and half amused, and Shade changed his words:

"I wish Miss Gothe all the best, and I wish Miss Gothe's family can be revitalized smoothly, just like the Oxenfurt family. This spring, I will definitely visit that town in person. No matter what troubles there are, I will be there." It can be solved for her. If it cannot be solved, I can report it to the church after finding out the truth."

Shade had brought the cluster of tail feathers given by the unicorn last week to Old John and commissioned him to make a headband, but he hadn't brought it yet today. Luvia still remembered this incident, and even thought about showing off to Dorothy when she returned to Tobesk. She and Shade chatted all the time. Mia was very energetic after dinner and ran around in the snow, but never left Shade's sight.

When the sun completely set, the time came to 7:03, and a very penetrating cry of "Ang~" came from the forest covered with snowflakes. This was the cry of the little beast. .

Sure enough, after a while, the little beast with pure white light and shadow appeared from the forest carrying the beautiful blond elf. The elf was sitting sideways on the unicorn's back, wearing a hood to cover himself, but his hair was still visible from the edge of the hood. This scene was like a fairy tale coming to life.

The elf girl Emilia jumped off the unicorn outside the camp and entered the camp with the little beast. The firelight illuminated them. Shade hugged the cat that ran back and immediately saw the little beast. When the latter came to Shade and rubbed him affectionately, Mia suddenly broke away from Shade's arms and jumped to her side. The horned beast's head.

"Meow?"

The cat and the beast started playing playfully - at least that's how Shade felt. After all, he didn't see the bigger unicorn bullying little Mia. The elf girl, Shade and Luvia sat down by the campfire. Shade put his hand into his pocket, and then took out a suitcase that could never fit in the pocket:

"They are all fresh materials, please take inventory."

The blond elf nodded somewhat cautiously, and then handed over the information about "Randall Valley" and "Crazy Land" that she obtained from the library to Shade.

In addition to those materials, she even gave Shade a time key:

"I heard that you are a time investigator, and this is a gift to you. The corresponding time point is probably the middle of the Fifth Epoch, about 3000 years ago. I did not calibrate the time carefully, but the error will not exceed 50 years."

She was even worried that Shade would not accept it:

"Thanks for helping take care of it."

They all looked at the cat and the unicorn. They were in the shadow of the fire. Little Mia was still standing on the unicorn's head. The pure white little beast was timid and seemed a little scared. It seemed like they got along very well, with the powerful unicorn not bullying the weak cat.

"And for a ring warlock who doesn't have the time spirit rune, it's useless to keep the [time key] in his hand."

"The key to time around 3000 years of the Fifth Epoch?"

The first trip to the Forest of Thousand Trees where I met Miss Feliana and Miss Olanold was in 3002 of the Fifth Era; and the second time I met Miss Olanold, Miss Samuel and Miss Drago The trip to the Deadly Valley-Gadis Library was in 3024.

Although even if you arrive near those time points, you may not definitely be able to meet the ladies you are familiar with, but using this kind of key will undoubtedly greatly increase the probability of meeting old people.

She was very satisfied with the materials that Shade prepared for the elf girl. After the two parties traded goods and money, Emilia Siam Nord mentioned that she had not yet found the "hidden space" that Shade called.

It would be unusual to find it in such a short period of time, so Shade didn't care. However, the two parties agreed that the elf girl would report the investigation progress to Shade once a week, and Shade would teach her new ancient elven writing each time.

The transaction location is not set here, but at the Fertile Land Hotel in the city:

“Every time I come to Randall Valley, I eat there.”

She said embarrassedly, obviously she also had sufficient means of disguise.

This time Shade also prepared a long poem written in ancient Elvish language as a reward for the transaction. The blond elf girl held the book and carefully read and excerpted it by the campfire. Shade added firewood to the campfire, while Luvia smiled and stroked the unicorn lying next to Shade.

The white little beast didn't look very happy. Of course, this was not because of being touched by Luvia, but because there was a cat lying on its back and resting.

The bonfire made a crackling sound, and no one spoke for a while. But suddenly, the little beast stood up on its own initiative. When the cat also stood on the back of the unicorn, the little beast turned and looked towards the forest, which was also the direction of the city, and then let out a loud "Ang~" cry Voice.

The golden horn shone slightly, as if a gentle wind was blowing over everyone present. Everyone looked towards the dark forest, but there was clearly nothing there.

"It's okay, it's okay."

The elf girl hurriedly comforted the unicorn, and after it hesitantly lay down again, she explained to Shade and Luvia:

"There is something very evil hidden in this city. The perception of humans and elves is not enough to detect it without the other party actively releasing its power, but unicorns are very sensitive to its power. Lianna can occasionally Sensing it, this is the reaction every time."

"Liana" is the name given by the elf girl to this unicorn.

"You must be very careful when moving in this city. The other party may be some kind of very ancient existence."

This reminded Shade of the old nun who reminded him that there was not only a guardian in the city but also some kind of evil force before she disappeared in "St. Perry's Cemetery". Thinking about it now, that should be the strange power that the unicorn vaguely sensed just now. And thinking of "evil power", Shade unconsciously thought of the weird Mr. Stone Oxenfurt, who claimed to have clues to [Creation Earth].

Shade's inspiration has always been accurate. Once such an association occurs, it means there is a need for investigation. But he plans to go to the Stonemasons Guild tomorrow to check out the local legends. As for Stone Oxenfurt and the evil entrenched in this Spring City, it's not too late to consult Dr. Schneider on Saturday.