Whispering Verse

Although foreign knights and beautiful princesses have performed many "dramas" in the box of the opera house that cannot be told to others, this time they really watched the opera together, so not only the gas lights in the box were still on, but also Agelina and little Mia are also there.

The cat, who is about to turn one year old, is currently on the coffee table, using its little paws to fiddle with a rolling green apple, while the little princess is sitting on the left end of the sofa. It looks like she is watching an opera, but in fact He was listening to the conversation between Shade and his sister.

"My people have already connected with Margaret Anjou's people. I really didn't expect that the princess still has that kind of goods."

Lesia was dressed up tonight, with a sparkling ruby ​​crown on her head and ruby ​​earrings on her left and right ears. One is a sage-level relic, the curse-breaking stone, and the other is the ruby ​​​​that Shade gave when he was in Coldwater Port City.

"The business between me and that princess will probably be very big. Shade, I'm considering whether to give you a broker's commission. I remember that you haven't been short of money recently, haven't you?"

"No, don't give me money. I just sent you a letter. Who told you that I was short of money?"

Shade asked curiously, Lesia blinked her eyes, and said as the singing voice sounded again below:

"I noticed that you have been very sensitive to the topic of gold pounds recently. I stayed at your place overnight four days ago on the weekend. When we talked about the decoration of your second floor room on the bed, you showed a high opinion of the price. sensitivity.”

Agelina's ears moved, obviously hearing something interesting.

"Have I not always been like this? Besides, I also have a box of gems I got from Huntington, along with the arrow I used to stab you. Those gems are very valuable."

Shade said with certainty. Lecia shook her head slightly and looked at Shade quite angrily:

"Knight, don't lie to me. Earlier last week, when your soothsayer and I met at your house in the middle of the night, she mentioned to me that you were haunting Tobesk country house. I have been arguing with my client about the commission issue for the incident for a long time. Her pajamas are very beautiful."

That night, Dorothy was actually at Shade's, while Luvia was doing horoscopes on the third floor. Dorothy got up to drink water, while Luvia went to the first floor to rest. The two of them spoke a few words in the living room.

Agelina's little ears moved again, apparently attracted by words such as "Miss Fortune Teller and I", "Midnight" and "Pajamas".

"It's not that the client didn't want to pay the commission, it was just that after the incident was resolved, almost all of the client, Viscount Victor and his immediate family members were arrested at Ridwich Field, so he wanted to miss out on the money promised to me in the contract. , and claimed that he would never pay anyone to send himself, his friends, and his whole family to prison."

Shade nodded:

"The old gentleman was very dissatisfied with this, but luckily Ridwich Field did justice and allowed me to pick out antiques at will to offset the detective fees before searching his manor. Oh, Lesia, I just did it. What you should do as an ordinary citizen.”

Lesia covered her mouth and chuckled like a lady:

"You are now the most famous detective in Tobesk. I did not expect that you would encounter so many major cases in a row, as well as the group of stupid thieves who dug tunnels to enter the warehouse of Yodel Palace."

She picked up a small segment of the orange that had been peeled off on the coffee table, peeled off another segment, twisted it with her slender fingers, and stretched it out to Shade's mouth:

"But how many gold pounds are those commission fees? If I remember correctly, at the end of the year, I, the blonde writer lady and the fortune teller lady spent the night together at your place."

"Ahem~"

The little princess who was drinking tea choked on the water and coughed violently. The personal maid standing by the wall immediately came over and patted her back. Lesia frowned and looked over:

"Agelina, you will be seventeen years old in a while. How come you choke on water when you drink water in public?"

"Hug~ahem~sorry, sister."

The little princess lowered her head and whispered, and Lecia continued her conversation with Shade:

"On the morning of the first day of the new year, when we had breakfast together at your home, you complained that you had obviously been promoted to the fifth ring, but you didn't have enough funds to buy new thaumaturgy for yourself."

"Actually, I have enough thaumaturgy now, and because of the academic year reward, the library allows me to choose thaumaturgy for free."

Shade said with some embarrassment that he knew that the so-called "broker commission" Lecia was going to pay him was actually "pocket money" for him.

Just like before Miss Carina left, she put a large sum of cash in the manor's study for Shade to use, but Shade didn't touch a single note. He would not spend the girls' money without any reason.

[Sad self-esteem. 】

"She" whispered softly in Shade's ear, but Shade just pretended not to hear.

"Okay, but if you need anything, you can always come to me. I don't know why you are so polite to me."

Lesia whispered in a low voice, and after Shade ate the piece of orange she handed her, she asked Shade to feed her a piece as well.

"I remember you said last time that you would sell a batch of contraband in the New World, I mean in-demand goods, and have Margaret sell them in Carsonlik. Will you take the cold water port route this time?"

Shade asked while peeling oranges to prevent Her Royal Highness from bringing up the topic of giving him money again. Little Mia turned her head and glanced at Shade, but she was not interested in the pungent smell of oranges.

"Recently, Coldwater Port is investigating smuggling. It is the beginning of the year after all, you know. This time, we will take the road from the Spring City of Kasenlik to Randall Valley City. Although we go directly to Kasenlik from the New World and cross the sea The trip is a little longer, but fortunately it’s a lot safer.”

Lesia bit Shade's finger and let him go after he showed a surprised expression. Then he smiled and pointed to Agelina, who was pretending to watch the opera, but was actually watching here:

"This time, I asked Agelina to participate in my business. Although she can only provide some principal, Agelina is not young anymore, so she should have some income of her own."

"Randall River Valley. I may go there in the near future."

Shade said, smelling the perfume on the fiery red hair:

"If there is anything that needs to be dealt with, let me do it."

"Of course, you are polite to me, but I will not be polite to you, my knight. Speaking of which, Margaret Anjou will go to Randall Valley City in the near future. You should be able to see her."

"Um?"

Shade didn't know anything about this:

"For your business?"

"Of course not. It's Princess Margaret of Anjou and Prince William of Anjou of Carsonlik who are going to Randall Valley City to participate in the completion and unveiling of the Second Southern Shipyard of the United Kingdom Navy."

Shade didn't quite understand this, so Lesia said to her sister:

"Agelina, let me test you and explain this matter to the knight."

Agelina nodded and her tone became serious:

"William Anjou is the eldest prince of Carsonlik and has been in charge of naval affairs many years ago. And Princess Margaret of Anjou visited Tobesk at the end of last year and because of the trade agreement reached with her father , has made great contributions, so he has been entrusted with important tasks. However, according to current intelligence and speculation, this trip is also related to the political struggle between the two royal families. The more credible theory is that this shipyard There is a rush to complete the unveiling after the end of the year, and it is related to the dispute in the Pantanal region. The king of Carsonlik hopes to gain an advantage at the negotiating table by expanding the navy."

"Negotiations? Pantanal's national borders and trade routes?"

Shade asked worriedly. Lesia nodded, praised her sister a little, and then said to Shade:

"It's a pity that we couldn't make you a baron during the investiture season. However, what you did for MI6 cannot be exposed. I will discuss with the princess of the South next whether we should let you establish a new achievements. The princess of the Southern Kingdom also has her own political enemies."

She seemed to be saying something terrible.

"Looks like it's going to be busy again."

Shade sighed, and Lesia thought for a while and asked:

"If I remember correctly, your time key has been delayed for a long time. Do you have any plans to use it recently?"

Shade couldn't explain why he couldn't use the key, so he told the girls that he wanted to take a break. The time of punishment was the early morning of the New Year, which was also a Wednesday, and today is also a Wednesday, which happens to be the last day of two weeks:

"I plan to postpone the key matter until Sunday. I am used to starting at that time. After half a month of rest, I have to start activities."

Shade turned his neck slightly. His next stop was the "City of Spring" - Randall Valley City. Luvia in the dream pointed out that in this city, there was the only key that could lead to the past and the sixth era. time key. In order to figure out what happened in the past and what will happen in the future, Shade must get the key, and the sooner the better.

"Speaking of which, the next Red Butterfly Day is approaching. Do you have any plans?"

Tonight was a date with Lesia. Shade temporarily put those worries behind his mind and asked Her Highness the Princess again. Lesia shook her head sadly:

"Dorothy said that this Red Butterfly Day has been temporarily cancelled. She has been very busy recently. Winning the Kingdom Popular Literature Award has really made our writer famous. Moreover, she is quite dissatisfied with her results in the end-of-year exam. Satisfied, I have been busy reading and studying recently. The summer exam week is still far away. Really."

Although she was half-complaining, she agreed with Dorothy's choice.

"Cancelled? Postponed until when?"

"Early next month, Agelina's birthday party."

Lecia glanced at her sister:

"When the three of us meet again, will you still remember the wedding banquet at Lakeview Manor? Instead of having low-quality three-person dates, it is better to make every encounter a memory that will last a lifetime."

Her words were entangled with the high-pitched singing on the stage, and the look in her eyes seemed to melt Shade.

Shade didn't have any objections to this. Although Agelina had some small objections, she wouldn't say them out.

But when they bid farewell to Shade at the opera house that night, and the princesses were returning to Yodel Palace in a carriage under the protection of the royal guards, the little princess hesitantly asked her sister:

"Sister, from now on, if your multi-person party is short of people and your friends can't arrive, you can call me."

It took Lecia a few seconds to understand what she meant, so her face turned slightly red, half annoyed and half ashamed, and she flicked her sister's forehead with her finger:

"After I get back, I will ask my personal maid to check whether you have read any unhealthy books recently. Oh, Agelina, a royal lady, would not say such things."