Whispering Verse

"Someone asked me to delay here and prevent you from leaving too early, so you'd better talk to me again."

Oxenfurt said, and Shade suddenly realized:

"I understand when you say this, but what does this have to do with me? Do you have anything else to say? Forget it, no matter what you want to say, I don't want to hear it. Are you ready to start fighting? Or, do you think Fight again outside?"

"You are a very impatient person."

Oxenfurt said, Shade can't control so much:

"You don't think you can stop me with the two lower-level demons behind you, do you?"

“We’ve traded it so many times, why not trade it again?”

Stone Oxenfurt said, took out his pocket watch and took a look:

"It's nine o'clock in the evening. Stay here and talk to me for another half hour."

"It's not very long, but what if I say no?"

Shade shook his head.

"You still have a lot of things you don't know. Don't you want to continue listening to the story? Also, aren't you curious why I became a ring warlock? This is related to the three items I asked you to find. If you kill me now, These secrets may be buried forever.”

"Sorry, none of this is important to me, time is most important."

But after saying this, seeing the housekeeper and maid behind Oxenfurt, and thinking of the more information about the devil he promised, Shade hesitated and changed his words:

"However, I do have a request. Tell me how you summoned demons, and where are Captain Woody's demon information? Also, I want you to release these two lower-level demons and give them freedom."

These are actually two conditions. Putting the two together is not awkward at all, so Xia De is not afraid of the other party knowing his true purpose.

"If that's the case, no problem."

Sure enough, the man at the door said:

"The information for summoning demons is in my stone carving studio. It's in the safe behind the cabinet on the right. You can see it when you open it. As for them."

He turned to look at his silent butler and maid:

"This is also part of my story. After summoning the stone mirror, I regretted for a while that I signed a contract with the devil so easily. Human beings always have their own ideas, so I have more ideas. Bold idea.”

"In order to resist your own demon, you want to summon another demon?"

Shade said with a mocking tone, pulled out the chair in the wedding bedroom and sat down:

"It's hard for me to understand your thinking."

"People always say that fellow pirates are the biggest enemies. As a pirate, I agree with this view, so I thought of using demons to deal with demons."

Oxenfurt said, looking at Shade again:

"What's interesting is that I tried to summon the enemies of the mirror according to the content on the parchment, but I summoned them instead. To be honest, they are not very strong, but as a butler and maid, they are still very good. Not bad. When I was not at home, they were the ones who looked after the manor, took care of Haela, and expelled some of the bad guys and buried them in the backyard. But now."

He shook his head:

"After tonight, my life is going to change a lot no matter what. So, although I don't apologize very often, I still want to say thank you. I haven't paid any wages in these years, but you know that my wealth is Take it wherever you like - you are free."

The old housekeeper and the maid nodded to Shade at the same time, and then they turned into two black smokes and flew into the room over Oxenfurt's shoulders. Then they opened the door leading to the small terrace and flew towards the flying snowflakes. night sky.

"Are you relieved? Your opponent is now only me."

The owner of the manor opened his arms and entered his newlywed bedroom. Shade knew that he was pressed for time, but there were some things that needed to be clarified. The matter between Oxenfurt and the devil was very complicated, and it could not be ended by winning a battle:

"I'll only give you half an hour. After half an hour, I won't listen to a word you say."

"No problem, my friend, I will listen to you."

He put his hands on his hips and looked at the indoor environment:

"I really miss you. I was really young back then. I will never forget that winter night when I got married."

"When did Haila Oxenfurt die?"

Shade asked.

The expression on the manor owner's face became a little sad, but only for a moment:

"The night this vision represents."

"The night you got married two years ago?"

Shade raised his eyebrows:

"Did you kill your wife?"

"Don't be stupid. You know my story so well. Do you think it is possible for me to do such a thing? I would rather kill myself than kill her. For her, I am willing to pay any price, including my life. .I love her and always have."

Oxenfurt looked at the phantom and corpse on the bed. He felt much more deeply about the illusion picture displayed at this moment than Shade:

"Heila died before dawn on her wedding night. We stayed in this position all night: I stood in front of the window looking outside, and she was lying on the bed, because of the news given to her by the bride at the wedding. Crying. Then, before the first rays of dawn illuminated my face, she stopped breathing."

Both Shade and Oxenfurt were silent. After half a minute, Shade asked:

"I'm sure there were no wounds on the body, no signs of self-mutilation. So, to put it politely, she was..."

"Die of a broken heart. And my heart died at that moment."

"Since Mrs. Haila passed away two years ago, who did I see in 1854? Did you resurrect her?"

"I don't have this ability, but it does. Coincidentally, it wanted to add some content to our contract, so the current full version of the contract was created."

"Resurrection obviously comes at a cost."

Shade said softly, while Oxenfurt shook his head. Even now, he is unwilling to talk to Shade about the details of the contract:

"I know you hate me, and sometimes I hate myself too, but there's nothing you can do about it. This is life. My life changed the day I met Haila. On that day, maybe the eyes of all the gods were on me. It focused on me. I found a way to leave the fleet, redeemed the family estate, and became a big businessman. But all of this was false."

He grabbed the air with his hand:

"Are you curious why this place became like this overnight? In fact, this is the real appearance of this manor. It is too old, too old, and it should not exist anymore. And I , let it use its power to maintain the bright appearance here. Now that it has noticed my thoughts of resistance, its power has gradually been stripped away from this manor, and the place has returned to its original state."

"You shouldn't leave something behind that needs to go."

Shade looked at the woman on the bed.

"You don't have to hint with words, I know what I want to do."

Oxenfurt smiled, clasping his hands on his chest and leaning against the wall next to the door, while Shade was still sitting sideways on the chair pulled out in front of the table.

"I know what the devil wants to do, so when I signed that contract, I tried my best to avoid being 'debt collected' by the devil. This is not easy, but thanks to you."

His hand slid in the air a few times, and the light danced with it. This is the basic spell "Light Spell". Although it is basic, it also represents the identity of the Ring Warlock:

"After being exposed to mystery, there are only two outcomes. Either go crazy, just like the people in the fables; or discover your talent and become a ring magician, just like you and most ring magicians. And I am obviously an accident, I am indeed something special However, after signing a contract with it, the power of the contract bound my soul and I could not become a ring warlock."

Shade thought for a moment:

"So, the three items you want me to find are related to your current status as a ring warlock?"

Oxenfurt nodded:

"There are supplementary clauses in the contract between me and it, which is a bet. The complete content of the bet is this: the 'wedding ring' that represents my marriage, the 'medal' that represents family honor, and my love. The 'sapphire earrings' were hidden in this city. These three parts respectively represent the things I cherish most and represent a part of my soul. Only by finding them can my soul be complete, and the devil will Untie me and make me a ringmancer.”

Speaking of this, Oxenfurt's tone became very relaxed:

"So, although you hate me very much, I am very happy to meet you. The devil gave me the fate of never being able to get those items, but fortunately you showed the power to defeat fate."

"Can you let me see the life ring?"

Xia Dehu suggested, and Stone Oxenfurt nodded:

"certainly."

In the thick steam mist, accompanied by the sound of whistles and bells, brass rings slowly emerged. There are two core spirit runes like Shad, Enlightenment [Heart] and Enlightenment [Stone], which is not unexpected.

Since he has only been a ring sorcerer for two days, he currently only has the silver blasphemous spirit rune [Devil] on his first life ring.

"You should have learned a lot of occult knowledge after coming into contact with demons, right?"

Shade asked again.

"Yes, and I don't worry about going crazy at all. Sometimes, I even wish I would go crazy."

"I don't understand. Since you understand the occult, why did you summon the butler and the maid when you summoned the demon again to deal with it?"

Oxenfurt looked at Shade with a strange look:

"I first need to make sure that we are talking about summoning demons. You don't think that those ancient evil spirits are kind-hearted people, do you? As long as I make a wish, I will get a corresponding response? I really want to find and deal with it. The devil itself is a devil, but it is quite a pity that although there are two summoned this time, they have no power."

The two demons being talked about have now turned into black smoke and flown away. If they just left like this, Shade wouldn't be able to find them again.