Whispering Verse

"That's fine."

The priest said with a smile, clasping his hands together like Shade, and then looked sideways at the fire in the fireplace. The two were silent for a while, each with their own thoughts. Among the slight crackling and burning sounds, only little Mia's breathing sounded evenly, and the cat seemed to be asleep.

"The spring of 1854 is coming soon."

"Yes, I hope so. And it's best."

That night, Shade had a very strange dream. When he woke up on Tuesday morning, he couldn't tell exactly what he saw in his dream. He only remembered that he was chasing behind the long-haired Luvia and running through the snowy forest.

When he was awakened by the sound of little Mia scratching the closet door, he still felt a little lost. But then I suddenly felt scared, and quietly looked at the sleepy blonde girl beside me who had just been woken up, and asked carefully in my heart:

"I shouldn't have talked in my sleep and called Luvia's name while I was sleeping, right?"

[No, you have never talked in your sleep. 】

"That's good."

Now Shade was relieved.

"Shad, is the inside of your closet door okay? Do you want Lesia to send someone to replace it?"

This was Dorothy's concern at this time.

After breakfast, Dorothy kissed Shade's side of the face downstairs and then left. The writer was a very busy person. Shade did not stay at home. Seeing that the lazy cat had no intention of going out today, he forcibly carried it to the door, took a carriage, and went to Dr. Schneider's clinic.

The doctor knows that Shade went to the haunted manor yesterday, so he is waiting for Shade to come. Shade still briefly explained his experience yesterday, focusing on his first confrontation with the devil:

"The other party is different from the old, weak, sick and disabled ancient evil spirits we have encountered so far. I even suspect that now is the time when the other party's history is at its most prosperous."

Although on the surface it was Shade who forced the opponent back, in fact it was because the demon had no intention of killing Shade on the spot.

"No, no, it can only be considered the strongest in this era. If you don't understand the story of the third era, you can't imagine what the situation was like at that time."

The doctor shook his head slightly:

"Things are a bit troublesome, but you did a good job yesterday. As long as we make an appointment for the next meeting with the devil, we can make plans in advance."

"Yes, the Stone Mirror Demon-Goethe said that he will appear after I complete the task. In other words, I have to get the forged weapon - I have found the forger in the Randall Valley, and then 'lesson 'Meet Stone Oxenfurt.'

"You just mentioned that that weapon won't be available until next Wednesday at the earliest?"

"Yes, but it can't be done so simply. This time to 'teach' Oxenfurt, I want to destroy everything he has. His wife, the emotionally indifferent lady, seems to be hinting to me, You must defeat all of him before you can thrust your sword into his chest.”

"You also want to complete Haela Oxenfurt's mission."

The doctor said, Shade nodded while stroking the cat lying on his lap:

"Not only that, but there is also the mission of Stone Oxenfurt himself. The third item, the sapphire earring with his blood, I haven't been able to find yet. This mission is most likely for Oxenfurt to resist the devil. Action. Completing it should also be beneficial to our actions."

Shade added before the doctor could react:

"This is not a clue to the [Original Land] he promised."

After saying that, he also patted little Mia on the head, who immediately made a "meow" sound in agreement.

The doctor laughed:

"You don't have to explain this to me. After all, you are the one carrying out the operation. I am just waiting for you to create opportunities for me. I am ready, the clinic has been arranged, and I can go to Randall Valley at any time."

"It will take about half a month to a month, which is the time of late winter and early spring."

Shade said very cautiously:

"That demon is more cautious and powerful than imagined."

The life ring slowly emerged from the thick steam mist behind Shade, and the five-ring blasphemous spiritual rune - [Pride] was flashing with a somewhat crazy silver aura. The spiritual light shone on Mia's fur, shining with an even weirder light.

"The devil is even involved with the cultists. Although the formation of this spiritual rune is also related to the evil god statue, most of it is the power of the evil spirit that I absorbed through the relic."

"You have to be careful not to lose control recently. Generally speaking, normal people will not do such things as absorbing demonic power, especially through relics that are easily out of control."

The doctor was very worried, but Shade was not worried at all. He had already used [Night Watch] on himself this morning, but there was no reaction. And compared to the spiritual runes formed by the evil god's divinity, demonic power is nothing at all.

"arrogant."

Shade whispered softly, and the doctor asked:

"I know a lot of interesting thaumaturgy about this type of spiritual runes. Do you need me to share some knowledge?"

"I plan to go to Miss Danister for advice. Last week, she also asked about my study progress. As you know, I have been very busy in Randall Valley recently."

The doctor showed a sympathetic expression. He knew that Shade had been running around the Randall Valley since last month.

"So before she left the academy on a business trip, I asked her some questions about the Ring Warlock's studies, so that she could feel that I was very active and serious. This would help improve Miss Danister's impression of me."

Shade said his plan, and the doctor nodded in agreement. He is a graduate of Tobesk Medical University. He went to school when he was young and has seen all kinds of things with his tutor, so he understands that this is important.

In fact, after getting up this morning, Shade had already conveyed the news of the scheduled visit to Miss Denister through the pages of his poem manuscript. Miss Denister still chose to meet on Wednesday, that is, tomorrow morning, which is the same time as last week.

Therefore, the only thing he had to do today was to visit Count Granger in the afternoon.

Just like last night, Shade also asked the doctor if there was any way that Shade could kill or destroy Stone Oxenfurt's soul at the moment he killed or destroyed his body, or if he could His soul was completely expelled from the material world.

"The devil has many similar methods, such as the most famous one, the sage-level relic [the devil's soul box]. However, these are only aimed at ordinary souls. The fallen soul that has become a demon can itself resist anyone except its owner. The power of other demons. Therefore, if you really have such great resentment against Stone Oxenfurt, or have other reasons, I suggest you directly use powerful attacks to crush his soul."

Shade frowned slightly, and even stopped stroking Mia's hand:

"I'm worried about other situations. It would be better if we could directly crush his soul by then. Then doctor, you are always ready. It is expected that at the end of next week, I will invite you to Randall Valley."

"Next Friday is the last day of the starless moon, and then March. I think it's okay, it's enough for me to arrange things in Tobesk."

The doctor nodded:

"I just hope that I won't be so unlucky. When I left Tobesk, the college's 1854 correspondence student status review happened to come to our area."

"Doctor, don't say such nonsense."

Shade hurriedly stopped him, and the doctor also covered his mouth, looking scared.

After leaving the doctor's clinic, Shade still did not leave for the Randall Valley. Instead, he took a carriage from the city to the Carina Manor outside the city.

Because I left very early that day, it was only after nine o'clock when I arrived at the manor. The maids who were already quite familiar with Shade welcomed him as their master, and the mistress of the manor was of course still in the manor so early - unless she spent the night at Yodel Palace the night before, Miss Carina You generally don’t leave for the city before ten o’clock in the morning.

Tifa, who heard about Shade's visit, met Shade on the stairs on the first floor, who was trying to control Mia. Little Mia was "yowling" loudly at the cats gathering from the corridor on the first floor. If Shade hadn't been holding her, she would have probably started fighting with those cats.

"Go quickly, go quickly."

The black-haired maid easily dispersed the cats in the manor, then pointed upstairs and said:

"Good morning, Shade. The lady is talking to a guest. I will take you directly there."

"If I'm talking to a guest, it's okay for me to wait a little longer."

Shade shook his head hastily, but the black-haired maid smiled and said:

"It doesn't matter, it's His Highness Lesiya. Your Highness came half an hour ago."

"Lecia took the initiative to visit Miss Carina?"

This is really new to Shade:

"Could it be that the king sent her to deliver some important documents?"

The weather outside the city is not bad today. The bright sunshine shines into the room from the study window and illuminates the faces of the beautiful ladies.

After Tifa knocked on the door, she opened the door and pushed Shade in without even announcing what was going on. When the Duchess and Princess, who were inside and outside the desk, saw that Shad was coming, they all stood up with surprised expressions:

"Xia De, why are you here? Have you had breakfast?"

"Shad, didn't you go to Randall Valley?"

Shade had no idea what they were talking about just now, but it probably wasn't an important topic. But when Miss Carina came out from behind the desk, Shade noticed that she was wearing a pair of black fabrics made by Miss Sylvia on her legs.

The morning light shines into the room from the window on the side wall of the study. The light makes the pair of fabrics look more textured and more attractive.

Noticing Shade's gaze, Miss Carina's face showed a blush, but she was very satisfied with the effect. Even on her estate, she didn't wear it every day. Miss Sylvia didn't have many pairs of this top-quality fabric, so she wore it very preciously. Today she wanted to show off in front of Lesia, but she didn't expect that Shade would also come.