Whispering Verse

"Um?"

Up until this point, the ladies remained unaware of what Shade was doing.

Then, they saw a silver arc appear at Shade's fingertips. Shade frowned slightly, listening carefully to the instructions of strength given by "her", and then pressed his fingers on the skin. With a gentle stroke, it was quite clean and crisp. The flesh and blood separated to both sides. The blood spattered on the table, dyeing the clothes red, and frightened everyone.

Even the twelfth-level witch couldn't immediately react to what Shade had done. It wasn't until she saw Shade pointing his hand at her chest, pointing at her fiery heart, that she opened her eyes wide and instinctively leaned back on the chair.

"Although it hurts, I can accept it. If I am penetrated through the heart during the battle, it will not affect my combat effectiveness."

Shade thought to himself, very satisfied with the test results of the thaumaturgy "Heart of Stone". He looked at the shocked and panic-stricken Duchess in front of him, then stretched out his hand and poked his heart, and then the corner of his mouth twitched in pain:

"Please allow me to offer you my heart. Please, Duke Carina, do you want it now?"

"What?"

The witch asked instinctively. If she saw this scene on the battlefield, she would not even blink. But facing a familiar person doing this in front of her, no matter how decisive and powerful she is in killing, she will inevitably be shocked. live.

"Miss!"

The loyal head maid reminded her from behind, and only then did Miss Carina react:

"Oh, my God! Shade, what did you do? Quick, stop the bleeding! Are you crazy?"

After a while of fussing, Shade applied the soil from the flower pot on the window sill to the wound. The "activated soil" spell healed the wound easily. Then he asked for another glass of water, treated it with "fullness food", and poured the liquid that exuded blasphemous silver light on the wound. This time, even the scar disappeared.

"Very good, very good."

After the panic, the duchess behind the desk covered her forehead, looking frightened... She was indeed frightened:

"Although the glory-hungry knights in the story are always willing to sacrifice themselves to princesses, queens or other beautiful female characters, we don't have to do this."

"Well...because everything today is too much like a scene from a knight's novel."

Shade said, Miss Carina closed her eyes and nodded:

"Your mission is completed, but I think I'm going to take a rest. This is too exciting for me. Tifa, on my behalf, go to Rejed's Hamilton and get his reward. I'll keep my word. Words. Knight, just wait here. After this wonderful adventure, you should take a rest."

Hearing what she said, Shade knew that the matter was not over yet. So he sat down on the sofa in the study room, and then looked around to find his cat.

Half of the maids left with Miss Carina, and half of the maids left with Tifa to get Shad's reward.

But after a long time, when the black-haired maid came back, she had nothing in her hands.

She regretfully said to Shade:

"Knight, I'm afraid you have to get that gift yourself. After all, it is a treasure that belongs only to you."

Shade nodded and stood up, following Tifa out of the room. He followed the maid to the third floor. Strangely, he didn't meet anyone along the way. It was as if the house had been completely empty in just a few dozen minutes.

After arriving on the third floor, Tifa walked towards the master bedroom of the manor. Shade subconsciously slowed down, and the maid lady, who had already guessed that he would do this, turned around and said:

“Isn’t it reasonable for the Countess’s most precious treasure to be placed in the bedroom?”

"If I remember correctly, you said the same thing when you brought me the potion last time."

Shade pointed out, then saw Tifa wink at him:

"Shade, do you really not know what we are going to do?"

Shade looked at the closed door. If he hadn't realized it before coming to the manor, he already understood it now.

"You're hesitating."

Tifa said, and then looked at him with black eyes without giving Shade a chance to interrupt:

"Think about it carefully, Shade. Now that she has made up her mind, are you the one who hesitates and refuses to move forward?"

She didn't give Shade a chance to speak at all, she just took his hand and continued walking forward. There was a smile on her face because she didn't feel any force in the opposite direction at all.

Shade followed Tifa into the master bedroom, and then found that the curtains were tightly closed, but red silk was hung all over the room, making the room look like a maze made of silk. None of the gas lamps in the room were turned on, and the light source was those short red candles standing on the ground. This made Shade very worried about fire prevention.

The special candles burn with a strange fragrance, and the incense burner placed on the table next to the wall makes the smell in this pink maze-like room even more breathtaking.

With a smile on her face, Tifa led Shade through the layers of red curtains and across the red candles amid the increasingly rich smell. Finally, they reached the bed. There are gauze curtains around the soft big bed. Through the curtains, you can see the graceful body lying on the bed.

"Knight, look, here is your reward."

Tifa said with a smile.

"Um......"

"I really don't know if you are really stupid or just pretending to be stupid."

The duchess, who was wearing a bright red dress, waved to her personal maid, who backed away with a smile, then left the room and closed the door.

Carina Cavendish looked at the man standing beside the bed, her golden eyes bright at this moment:

"Is there anything more precious than myself in this manor? I thought that after you heard about the reward content in the morning, you would be able to think of what is happening now."

She sat up straight, lifted up the thin curtain, and saw Shade standing in the background of red silk and candles.

She saw the expression she wanted to see on that face, but she also saw a serious expression that shouldn't appear at this time, like an angel judging a mortal:

"I hope you can figure it out, not because of what others did."

Shade rarely showed such a serious expression in front of her, but in the current atmosphere, instead of making her angry, it actually made her feel as if a fire was burning in her chest.

The face is rosy and the temperature of the cheeks is increasing. Especially, I thought that the young man in front of me was a "scroller" who truly carried the power of the holy Silver Moon Old God:

"I know what you mean, but this is what I think. I still have a lot of concerns, yes, a lot."

Golden eyes stared at Shade's eyes, and she could see Shade's thoughts at the moment from those eyes:

"But judging from the current situation, if I don't take action, maybe even Agelina will laugh at me in the future."

"What does this have to do with Princess Agelina..."

"Don't interrupt me, Shade."

Her voice was gentle, and the emotion in her eyes was even gentler. It seemed a little too hot here. Although Shade restrained himself from calming down, he could still feel his heavy breathing.

"Originally, I still couldn't make up my mind, so I chose to let fate decide whether it was the right thing to do. I will give you five tests. If you can complete them, it means that fate also allows me to do this."

Shade opened his mouth, but no words came out.

"Tifa and the others know me very well. She probably gave you a hint. As long as you find three items, I will assume that you have completed it. The Holy Grail consumes time, which determines whether you take this matter seriously; the crown tests you as a ring magician. Your skills test whether you are smart enough and know how to use strength; your heart represents your feelings for me..."

This was the truest thought in her heart, and as the curtain was completely lifted, Shade also saw her outfit at the moment. That red skirt is actually a thin pajamas. The legs that are pressed down due to the side-sitting posture are stockings that are as thin as the skin itself:

"As for the fountain of endless wine, it was my dream when I was young. In fact, the dream also includes 'eternal flame' and 'unicorn', but I know you have these."

Flame refers to "primordial fire", and Unicorn Shade can borrow it from the academy.

"The Philosopher's Stone is a treasure that I think even you will never be able to find. So, you only need to bring three items to pass my test.

The crown represents power, the wine represents dreams, the chalice represents holiness, the philosopher's stone represents wealth, and the last is your feelings. This is not a occult ritual, but a ritual I chose for myself...a ritual of heart and emotion, which can be regarded as a unique, um, means of courtship. My proposal to you. "

The expression on Shade's face moved for a moment, and the witch smiled and said:

"Look at you like this, are you moved by me? Or are you sad because of guilt? Shade, Shade, if you keep doing this, you will be played by the girls of the Cavendish family for the rest of your life."

In fact, it's not just five items. About an hour ago, the black-haired maid said gently that she was willing to be an additional sixth test to test the knight's methods in advance for the Duchess. Of course, this is not the right time to think about these things.

Carina Cavendish reached out to Shade:

"Unexpectedly, you completed all my tests perfectly, even better than I thought. Therefore, fate is also catering to me, and fate does not want to disobey Carina Cavendish's intentions. I don't need I hesitated, my soul told me what I wanted to do. And now, I need your answer."

She looked at him, and he looked at her:

"If you are ready, I will not retreat. Although I know that I am going further and further down the wrong path, at least facing you, I will not retreat. This is also my wish."

The smile in her golden eyes became more obvious. She straightened her body slightly, and the fabric of her legs rubbed inadvertently as she stood up:

"I love hearing you say that, always love it...Shad Suellen Hamilton, please look me in the eyes."

The two continued to look at each other, and the red-haired witch asked:

"From now on, when no one is around, can you just call me by my name?"

"I think it's okay, Carina."

A smile appeared on the red lips specially painted with lipstick:

"When I first met you at the Lucky Southern Cross Club in the midsummer of 1853, I never imagined that such a day would come."

She stretched out her hand outside the bed, and then hooked his hand:

"I don't need to be subtle, tell me now, do you like me?"

"Of course, not only the appearance of the witch, but also your soul. In this boring era, it is difficult for me to find a soul that has the same interests as me and is so interesting."

Shade said seriously that compared to the hometown of outsiders, both the customs and fashions of the Steam Age were boring. But the soul of the witch Carina Cavendish is really interesting. Witches have never been bound by the times:

"My initial thought for you was to thank you for helping me. But after contacting me again and again, and experiencing various things..."

The witch licked her lips:

"I also like how you look like you want to talk but don't know what to say. Well, knight, I didn't come to you just to make you stand and talk to me. Please..."

She gently pulled Xia De, with a charming look in her smile:

"Are you ready to receive your reward?"

So Shade's body leaned forward along with this force and knelt beside the bed, but he still had one more thing to mention:

"But......"

"Lesia knows about this, yes, and Luvia Anat knows about it too. I won't make it difficult for you."

She stretched out her head and gently twitched her nose in front of Shade's cheek, as if she was sniffing something. The tip of the nose scratched the skin of the cheek, and the smell of the witch entered the nostrils. It was a slightly warm aroma, the temperature of a living person, and the blazing heart and soul.

It seems to be even hotter here than before.

"still have a question."

"If you dare ask me my age, even now, I will punch you."

"No."

He looked at her:

"I want to know your middle name."

For a moment, something seemed to be plucked, and the soul in the golden eyes almost set Shade on fire. The red lips pursed, and then gave the answer:

"Elena. It doesn't mean anything. It's my grandmother's name."

"Carina Elena Cavendish..."

Shade read out her full name, and the witch pointed her finger at his mouth:

"I have also heard the story about you and the princess. Since you can serve the princess well, you can also serve the duchess well, right?"

She smiled and took one of Shade's hands and placed it on her lap. After seeing Sha De's expression, he pulled Sha De completely up again amid chuckles. Then, the curtains around the bed fell, covering all the images inside.

In the windless room, the red silks and satins swayed gently, and the flames of the candles flickered on and off ambiguously.

"The princess once praised the knight's bravery, but what you are going to fight today is the real witch. Rejed's Hamilton, are you ready? You must perform well."

Almost all the candles in the room were extinguished at this moment, leaving only the candles at the four corners of the bedpost, reflecting the two fiery souls.