Whispering Verse

"I didn't mean to disturb your "tryst", but there was something I forgot to tell you just now. "

Miss Carina said, looking around the room casually, and then noticed the cat on the bed looking at her:

"Sylvia asked me to inform you that your investment was successful. Her experiment has made key progress, and the yield rate of the samples produced through the steam factory is also very high. You will be able to get it probably this fall or winter. The first dividend."

"invest?"

Shade thought for a moment and remembered what Miss Sylvia said before she left. He even gave the young witch 5,000 pounds:

"Successful? In other words, synthetic fiber"

Shade raised his eyebrows. This was quite an achievement. Miss Sylvia became the first person in the world to synthesize artificial fibers. This was an achievement that could be recorded in the history books. "What about synthetic fibers? Aren't you cooperating to invest in women's clothing textiles?"

Carina Cavendish said, took two steps back, lifted the hem of her skirt with both hands and turned in a circle:

"I specially changed into a nightgown with a higher hem, but you didn't notice any difference between me and before?"

Tifa on the side quietly reached out and pointed. Shade followed her pointing and moved his eyes downwards, seeing the black close-fitting fabric wrapping his feet and calves. In this world, this kind of fabric is quite rare, and he has only seen it on the great witch of the fifth era. The small feet are wrapped, and the clothes are close-fitting and outline the perfect curves of the legs. The translucent black fabric extends upward into the skirt, leaving just the right amount of reverie. He blinked and said happily:

"It's amazing that Miss Sylvia succeeded so quickly! I dare say that this is definitely one of the most important inventions in the human world in this century! The success of synthetic fibers not only means textile Industry has taken another path, which also means chemistry and "

"I finally understand why Sylvia fell in love with you, Shade, is this all you want to say?" Miss Carina stared at him. This time, Shade understood it without Tifa's reminder. Got:

"This pair of fabrics suits you very well. It's beautiful, very beautiful. But I think it would be even prettier without the pair of fabrics that allow me to see you directly."

His eyes were fixed on the black shoes, looking up from below:

"It's so perfect, just like a work of art. Although the clothes serve as decoration, they don't allow me to see the white color and perfect lines."

Can't help but wonder what kind of nylon Miss Sylvia can produce, Shade suggested: "Can I touch it?"

"Oh, knight, what is this request? How unseemly!"

The witch's face turned red, which was rare. Girls in this era couldn't easily see their legs, let alone comment like Shade:

"It's really naughty. It's really"

She turned around and left, but it didn't look like she was angry with Shade, but because she was really shy. Shade still wanted to speak, but Tifa suddenly kissed the side of his face:

"Sweet dreams, knight."

She said softly, pressing her right index finger on her lips, and then on Shade's mouth, and then quickly followed Miss Carina. …

Shade also followed them to the corridor and stood at the door watching them enter the master bedroom on the third floor next door. Miss Carina glanced at Shade before entering, then blushed and turned her head away without speaking to him.

After the maids urged Shade to go back to the bedroom to rest and declared that Miss Carina would not come to see him tonight, he returned to his room.

The cat was still watching him on the bed. Just now, the cat thought he was going to fall asleep in the cloakroom again tonight. [Why, don’t you regret rejecting the witch at the dinner table? 】

Suddenly he heard "her" voice in his ears. Shade thought for a moment, picked up the cat and climbed into bed. It was indeed time to sleep:

"Now that I think about it, I feel a little regretful. But as I said just now, let Miss Carina do it herself

Think about it, and this is indeed a promise between Lesia and I. I'm a very honest person, yes, very honest. I promised Luvia that I would go to the end, I promised Dorothy that I would keep telling her stories, and I promised Lesia about Miss Carina."

Instead of turning off the lights immediately, he lay down on the gorgeous and exaggerated four-poster bed, leaning sideways on the bedside, feeling the smoothness of the quilt and the softness of the mattress, and looked at the starry sky outside through the window.

"She" smiled softly in his ear:

[Sixth Era, 1854, late winter, moon with few stars. Lie in bed and look at the stars, and the stars will blink at you. Sad stranger, do you know how many people can't sleep because of you tonight? When you take away a heart, you are destined to accommodate that heart. And these gentle warmth that can fill your chest will accompany you to sleep for many, many long nights. The thread of bondage connects you and her, and it is also your anchor point in this world. A new star appeared in the sky. It was a night worth remembering. May you have a small harbor in this world and no longer be alone. 】

"This doesn't sound like the tone of your voice. Why did you say this?"

Shade blinked his eyes and looked at the starry sky outside the window. The air in the suburbs was very good. Even in the moon with thin stars, he could still

See those shining stars. Mia stood on Shade who was lying on his side and looked out the window.

[The reunion after a long separation, the respect and understanding you showed for her, and the right amount of ambiguity. The fruits of bondage are already full. A current great witch gives you her heart. 】

Shade interpreted this as "the favorability level is full."

"You didn't say it when Lecia, Luvia and Dorothy were together, but you said it too." He still remembered the sentences "pure blood" and "red butterflies fly with you" .

"She" smiled softly, and Shade also smiled. After a while -

【Outlander. 】"I am here."

[The night is very late, go to sleep. "Well, good night."

He closed his eyes and gradually fell asleep. Seeing that Shad's breathing was gradually becoming even, Mia also jumped off his body and lay down in front of Shad's face facing the window. She gave a gentle "meow~" and balled up into the shape of a cat ball, and closed it. Amber eyes.

The man and the cat fell into sleep. The gas light in the room was turned off automatically. The starlight from the window shone on Shade's face and the orange cat's back. Everything was peaceful. After a while, the quilt automatically pulled up, covering Shade's exposed shoulders. …

(Little Mia is running.)

After having breakfast at the manor on Saturday morning, Shade went into the city with Miss Carina who was going to Yodel Palace, and then went to Randall Valley City as planned.

Margaret's recent schedule was very full, and Shade couldn't find her that morning, so he gave all the documents from the Stonemason's Guild to Miss Benenice at the Wilde Opera House and entrusted her to bring them to Margaret. special. "And this, the power of the earth summons the stone statue."

He didn't forget to take out the little statue. Although the witch had already listened to his story about Thursday's experience, she was still surprised at this time:

“This could even be called ‘Summon Golem’, yes, that suits me perfectly. The rumor that the stone statues were moved in the Masons' Association has a history of hundreds of years, but you solved it in one night. This is definitely not a coincidence. Do you have any special investigative skills? "

Shade just brought the special fortune teller Luvia with him.

"Anyway, I leave the power of the earth and the summoned stone statue to you. In this way, we have three ring magicians who have mastered the power of the earth. How is the investigation between you and Miss Lassus?"

he asked.

"Still retracing her father's path, not much has been discovered yet. However, the locations of the three auction items from the auction house that are suspected to be related to the Heart of the Earth have been basically determined. Come to me next Monday to get the documents, and then we can start a new round of investigation into this. "

The girls of the Golden Dawn are progressing faster than Shade expected.

"In addition, in order to avoid the emergence of believers of evil gods in the local area, the Five Gods Church in this diocese

Something like Tobesk did last summer, so we decided to take immediate action against them. When I heard the news, the Five Gods Church had already made plans, and there would probably be a big move this weekend. "

The witch treated this matter as a fun fact. After all, neither she nor Shade participated in it:

"The cultist who controls the [Power of the Earth: Incarnation of Stone] should be the focus of this operation. I will be there and try to capture him as much as possible. Now about the Randall Valley is about to The news of the emergence of the fifth chosen one has been confirmed by the three major academies and the Five Gods Church. The church wants to use this operation to frighten the ring warlocks from all over the country who are attracted by the news of the chosen one, hoping that they can succeed. .”

He said and looked at Shade:

"So this weekend, I hope you will give up all actions in the Randall Valley and wait until the church's big operation is over."

This is also for Shade's safety. Shade knows that she cares about him:

"No problem, I didn't plan to do anything locally over the weekend. I'm going home in a moment, I have an important meeting in Tobesk in the afternoon, and tomorrow I have to attend Princess Agelina Cavendish's tenth meeting. The seventh birthday party will be very lively."

Miss Benanis held the small statue covered with golden runes and frowned slightly:

"Agelina Cavendish? I have only heard Carina and Sylvia talk about Lecia Cavendish and you."

Agelina was a princess who did not participate in politics and rarely appeared in newspapers in the South, so Miss Benenice was not even sure she had heard of this name. After all, there are too many princesses in the Cavendish royal family.

"She is Lesia's sister. Although she is just an ordinary person, her inspiration is very high. I even believe that she has the gift of a prophet. Lesia intends to help her gain freedom, and Agelina also longs for her sister's recognition and help. .”

Shade briefly explained the situation, and the corners of Miss Bernice's lipsticked lips slightly raised:

"So, the young royal princess who longs for freedom seeks help from a young, handsome and strong knight who is upright, kind and compassionate? So, she also has a good relationship with you? Oh, I can guess it just by looking at your expression Come out. So, can you satisfy my curiosity as an 'old woman', what does the statue you plan to give to the little princess look like?"

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