Whispering Verse

When he returned home for breakfast, Shade opened the letter sent by Miss God this month on the dining table and read it while eating.

Last month, Miss Gothe wrote in a letter that she was sick again. When Shade wrote a reply, he was also concerned about her health. In this letter, Miss Gothe admitted that she was probably sick from overwork. After all, she had been busy since she returned to the small town where her declining family was located last summer. Fortunately, my body has recovered a bit now.

In this month's letter, in addition to once again caring about Mia and reminding Shade that spring is the cat's estrus period, Gothe also mentioned the "little things" that were mailed with the letter. The original text of the letter is as follows written:

[I found some interesting objects in my ancestral house. They may be valuable, but they may also be worthless. What I lack now is not gold pounds, but time, so I give these to you as a souvenir. Thank you again for taking care of Mia. Please don't be polite to me. 】

So out of curiosity, after eating, Shade opened the heavy box. He originally thought it was a rusty gold cup, an antique photo frame that was about to fall apart, or something like that that Miss Gothe found in her ancestral home. Unexpectedly, he used a crowbar to open the box, only to realize that he had guessed completely wrong:

"I mean, why is it so heavy?"

The wooden box was padded with straw, and what was wrapped in the straw was actually a golden rectangular metal box. The four sides of the cuboid are patterned with "smiling sun pattern", "sword and shield", "golden cat" and "woman's face surrounded by curved patterns". There is no pattern on the bottom of the box, and the top is written in densely packed small characters praising the sun. 's prayer.

"It doesn't look like solid gold."

Shade reached out and knocked, and then felt funny at his own whimsy. As for the words used on the box, Shade had never seen it in any written form.

"What on earth is it?"

I put my palm against the box and touched it carefully. The cold feeling of the metal was very obvious, but there was no reaction from any elements.

The six sides of the entire rectangular box fit together perfectly, and it was impossible to see how to open it. The box was even larger than the "God's Gift Box".

Shade checked the circle very carefully, and finally, under "her" prompts, he saw that on the side of the "sword and shield" pattern on the four sides, there was a sun-patterned metal shield pattern in the center that could be pressed. s position.

After pressing it gently, the sound of hinge movement came from inside the box. Shade immediately backed away with Mia, who was looking at her curiously, and was surprised to see that the box opened slowly and automatically. The four sides were connected to hinges and slowly fell in four directions. The top was connected to the "sun" The "grain" sides are connected together.

When the four sides were completely lowered, what appeared in the middle of the box was actually a set of gold metal armor stacked together.

The entire set of armor includes helmet, breastplate, gauntlets, skirt armor, leg armor, long sword and small hand shield, and of course, there are fragmentary laces and chains that connect the parts.

These metal parts are supported by metal rods. In the unfolded box, they together form a majestic golden lion, or the shape of a big cat. Even the tail part is used as a chain. If the various parts of the armor weren't too obvious, Shade would have even thought it was a cat-shaped metal ornament:

"Oh, is this really a beautiful angel-level (level 1) relic [Golden Holy Wardrobe] (Chapter 727)?"

Shade immediately thought of that well-known relic, but that relic was stored in the Church of Creation, and its appearance was not like this.

He touched the metal armor again, and after confirming that it was really an ordinary item, he pulled out Mia who was trying to get in.

"How come there is such an item in Miss Gothe's house?"

Shade thought in surprise, but liked this gift very much. Although he didn't know what to do with this gift, he still liked it very much:

"It seems that I need to learn about the maintenance of armor in the future. I wonder if Miss Carina's maids know this."

He smiled and stroked the armor. Without letting the big cat shape fall apart, he picked up the tiger-faced helmet that formed the cat's head and put it on his head. Then he unexpectedly found that the size was just right:

"Roar!"

He then yelled at Mia, and the cat looked up at him and continued walking around the unfolded box.

So Shade took off his helmet and planned to close the box and put it away, and find a suitable place for it when he had time. Moreover, he was very lucky that no other person saw the scene just now.

"However, this should be considered decorative armor."

Because he had been exposed to a lot of cold weapons, Shade came to the conclusion easily. As for when he wrote a reply to Miss Gaude later, in addition to thanking him for this special gift, Shade also stated in the letter that he would be at the end of this windy month, or next month, or at the beginning of April. , taking Mia to the small town to visit her.

He had made plans for this trip since last year. Seeing that things in the Randall Valley were coming to an end, he arranged a long-distance trip for himself in the spring. This is also a rare thing for outsiders after coming to this world. A long trip arranged not for any big event, just to relax.

"When the time comes, do you want to take others with you on the trip?"

This is the only worry about the journey ahead.

After going out to deliver the letter to the mailbox, Shade took the black metal dagger that the devil gave him last night to the Schneider Psychological Clinic on Roentgen Avenue in the East District of Tobesk.

Of course, after he called the carriage at the door of his house, he didn't forget to take the [Magician's Escape Box] with him. After Dr. Schneider in the clinic heard that Shade had arrived with a big guy, he also understood that he finally had time to act.

"Friday night."

The [Magician's Escape Box] was temporarily placed in the doctor's bedroom on the top floor of the clinic. Shade told the doctor what happened last night in the reception room on the second floor used for weekly meetings:

"Since Oxenfurt asked me to meet on Friday night, he definitely didn't just want me to get the card. I think it's time to deal with Goethe. This matter has been delayed for so long, and it should come to an end. "

"Friday night? No problem, but are you going to Oxenfurt Manor with me, or do you have other plans?"

the doctor asked hesitantly.

"You can't come with me, otherwise the devil will most likely refuse to show up."

Shade took out his Rhodes deck:

"I'll put this card in your hands on Friday morning."

He drew out [Origin·Darkness]:

"Doctor, you need to keep an eye on this card all night. Once you find that this card has disappeared, enter the [Magician's Escape Box] immediately."

Although there are other methods of remote communication for ring warlocks, they do not rule out the use of mysterious locks, seals, relics, and alien spaces to block long-distance communication. Shade, on the other hand, can draw balance, darkness, death and knowledge unconditionally at any time and any place, which has a very high priority, so it is most appropriate to use this card as the secret code agreed with the doctor.

"That's no problem, but do you want to bring [Demon Hunting Seal] and [Night Watch] to the manor? If not, I'm afraid you will be in danger."

The doctor asked again, and Xia De thought for a moment and shook his head slightly:

"It's better to be cautious. I don't carry them myself, but I arrange for others to carry them outside the manor, ready to rush in and rescue me at any time. I still know some very powerful friends in the Randall Valley."

"I'm relieved now. It's better to be more cautious when dealing with demons."

The doctor nodded and took the dagger in the scabbard that Shade had brought. The scabbard was an ordinary item that Shade found himself, and the relic was just the black dagger itself.

“So this is it.

The Keeper-level relic [The Blade of the Soul-Draining Demon] is said to be Keeper-level, but it is actually very close to the Sage-level. It is comparable to the most dangerous Keeper-level relic, the Keeper-level measuring object [The Eye of the Keeper]. The characteristic is that as long as the blade of the dagger is completely inserted into the body of an individual, the soul of the other person can be sucked into the dagger. "

The doctor points to the handle of the knife:

"Depending on the absorbed souls, different faces will appear here, and different abilities will be given to this weapon. But the upper limit of absorption is three souls. If it is exceeded, the relic itself will lose control and instead swallow the user's soul, making this weapon The sword gained the ability to move freely, which to some extent resurrected the ancient evil spirit - the soul-sucking demon. Of course, ring warlocks above the middle level have a certain resistance to this kind of absorption, but if they are hit, they will still be there. Causes huge damage to the soul in a short period of time.”

At this time, there is no soul on the handle of the knife, which means that the knife now only has the most basic soul-absorbing ability.

"As for the Stone Oxenfurt you mentioned, although he has become a demon, he is still not a ring magician. There is no life ring in his soul. Therefore, if he is seriously injured by the weapon you prepared to deal with the undead, and then another If you are attacked by this dagger, there is a high probability that your soul will be sucked away directly."

"Devil, wants to seize Oxenfurt's soul through my hands?"

Shade guessed, but the doctor sneered and put the dagger back into the scabbard:

"Of course not. If the devil wants to take the souls of mortals who have signed a contract with it, there is no need to borrow the hands of others. Goethe is wary of you, confusing you, and wants you to think that it wants to use your hands to absorb Orson. Ford's soul. In other words, he wants you to think that by killing Oxenfurt with a dagger and then escaping with the dagger, you can prevent its next conspiracy. No matter what you think, as long as you pay attention to With this dagger, you have already lost."