Whispering Verse

Originally, today's final match started at nine o'clock, but at 8:30 people were notified that the start of the match would be postponed for an hour, which gave Shade, who had just prepared for the first round, some rest time.

While waiting, Dorothy guessed that the game was postponed because the church had new arrangements. Tifa believes that because there is danger nearby, the royal family should coordinate the selection of the last members to watch the game to prevent the heirs of the Cavendish family from being in danger.

At around 9:30, new visitors entered the tent, and Yin Luna unexpectedly came to Sha De in this early morning.

"Good morning, Shade."

The seventeen-year-old girl simply tied her long brown hair into a single ponytail and wore a slim-fitting brown women's coat. You can tell from this outfit that she is working, and Yin Luna's appearance in the Edward III Arena at this time may be related to the humanoid relic that has murdered four people nearby.

"Good morning, Yin Luna."

"Good morning, Miss Bayas."

In addition to Shade, those who greeted Yin Luna were Tifa and Dorothy. Although Miss Writer is not particularly familiar with Yin Luna, at least the two of them know each other.

"Come for the guy looking for his brother?"

Sha De raised his eyebrows, and Yin Luna nodded, standing behind Sha De and looking at him in the mirror who was putting on his armor:

"Our team received the mission to conduct security and search on the southeast side of the arena. Just now the captain asked us to move freely and confirm the situation in the nearby area, so I came directly."

She lowered her voice slightly:

"Did you find anything?"

"not yet."

Shade shook his head:

"If such humanoid relics want to hide themselves, it will be difficult for us to find them actively. However, I have other sources of information. If you really encounter that relic, don't worry. People in the Fifth Age actually have ways to deal with them."

He told Yin Luna, Dorothy and the maids the information he got from the Hongdie girls in the morning, and Yin Luna also shared her news:

"The Thirteen Rings of [Creation Church], Mr. Sari Pilot, the 'Iron Right Hand', was sent here."

Yin Luna thrust a piece of metal into Sha De's hand from behind:

"For this relic, [Church of Creation] created a detection spell. Carry it with you, and when the relic appears two meters nearby, the spell will heat up. But this is a one-time use. Once the opponent is out of range, this spell will The charm is useless."

This sounds very similar to Shade's "Witch Detection Badge".

"I will take it with me. However, since people from the church appear around the arena, it seems that I won't be able to win too easily for a while."

Yin Luna smiled and patted Xia De on the shoulder:

"Even if you don't rely on those extraordinary powers, I believe you can win. Besides, based on my understanding of you, Shade, when facing ordinary people, no matter how much you hope to win the game, you will never take the initiative to use the ring." The power of a warlock.”

"Shad is indeed such a person."

The writer lady echoed from the side and then raised an interesting question:

"What if Shade meets the humanoid relic head-on in the arena? Fighting back means that his identity as a ring warlock will be exposed. If he doesn't fight back, he will definitely be injured."

"Oh, Dorothy, I shouldn't be so unlucky."

Xia De pretended to complain, but Yin Luna was a little worried:

"We must prepare a plan to deal with this possibility. The information Shade just provided is just a possible way to deal with the other party. The church's preliminary investigation shows that the appearance of the relic [The Faceless Man] in Tobesk is not a coincidence. Someone brought it here. This is not a random guess, it is the divination of the [Prophet Association] and the induction of the characteristics of this relic."

"Led angelic humanoid relics into the city? Oh, if the church knows who is doing this, the other party will be in bad luck no matter how powerful it is."

Shade said casually, and handed the punched metal charm to Tifa. After the black-haired maid strung it with silk thread, she handed it to Shade so that he could hang it around his neck.

"However, in addition to the information I just mentioned, I am not without other preparations."

After putting on the heavy armor, Shade came to the table next to the mirror and opened the slender wooden box next to Xiao Mia. The silver sword lay in the box. The inscription on the sword's body was "My heart is clear, my sword kills demons". Because it was not activated, it only had a strange orange light at this time. Even if the simple silver sword has not yet exerted its power, you can feel safe just by looking at it.

"You actually brought this out?"

Yin Luna was a little surprised.

"Knowing that there may be danger, of course I cannot believe that I will not be unlucky. However, I cannot enter the arena with [Night Watch]. This sword remains in the camp. Once a dangerous situation occurs, Tifa and Doro Akane can also protect herself.”

Shade paused:

"The premise is that the angel-level relic will really appear."

"If the information provided by Miss Bayas is accurate and the relic was lured here by a human call, then there is a high probability that he will appear. After all, today is the last day of the Spring Ring City Riding Competition."

Tifa said softly from the side, Shade nodded and looked at himself in the mirror with a serious expression.

At nine-fifty, Shade bid farewell to the girls in the camp, rode his horse to meet Mr. Eric Foran, and then headed to the entrance of the arena together.

Since there are only the last two rounds left, the victory can be decided this morning, and the following afternoon will be a real duel with cold weapons and armor. The four "knights" met at the entrance of the arena and waited. They could hear the trumpet sound inside the arena, and they could hear the praises written by the bards and read loudly by the palace guards through simple amplifying equipment. This is a poem full of knightly tradition of the game.

Finally, four names were mentioned individually. The "knights" whose names are mentioned will ride into the arena and be read out about their origins and deeds while circling the arena. Shade was the third one to enter, and when introducing him, the emphasis was on the many cases he had solved as a famous detective in Tobesk, as well as his heroic rescue of the assassinated Queen Diana last summer. .

After all four people entered the venue, they dismounted and climbed to the top of the auditorium, followed by Queen Diana and Princess Jasmine Cavendish, Prince Austin Cavendish and Karistof Cavendish. Lots were drawn in the presence of the prince.

Shade's opponent is the 25-year-old son of Marquis Dullahan. This is also what Agelina told Shade in advance and may be the king's favorite marriage partner. Mr. Eric Foran's opponent is the previous champion, Sir Sir Hulls from Coldwater Port.

Although the 37-year-old Jazz is the older among the 36 players, his years of overseas experience make him look more energetic than most young people enjoying life in the royal capital.

So the three Delarians and one Carsonric shook hands with each other in a show of friendship and grace. The first ones to compete were Mr. Fullan and Sir Hulls, while Shad and Mr. Dulahan returned to the rest area to take care of their horses.

When leaving the auditorium along the iron-framed stairs, Mr. Dullahan, who was the first to meet Shade, suddenly approached him and said softly:

"Mr. Hamilton, I know that saying this may make you have a bad impression of me, but if you can, can you take the initiative to lose to me? I can compensate you, a compensation of two thousand pounds."

He tried to lower his voice as low as possible, and his tone was quite embarrassing.

Shade slowed down and looked at him in surprise, then asked:

"Can I understand why you did this?"

"Of course for my beloved Clara."

Little Mr. Dulahan said, his eyes seemed to be shining:

"I promised her that after this game, no matter what the result is, I will tell my father and mother about our affairs. I think if I can win... I have watched your first two games, I am very self-aware, and there is a high probability that I will not be your opponent."

Shade didn't know what to say. The marriage partners that the king favored seemed to have their own lovers in advance.

"I appreciate your commitment to your lover, but I'm sorry, but I also have a reason why I must win. I swear in the name of Her Royal Highness Lesia Cavendish that I will complete the game in accordance with the spirit of chivalry, and... .”

He lowered his voice and said in the ear of Mr. Dulahan, who was also holding his helmet:

"Miss Carina told me to win. This is an order."

So the young son of the Marquis showed an expression of pity, and he didn't know what he was thinking. But the good news is that until Sir Hells defeated Mr. Eric Foran, the five-ring warlock, and it was Shad's turn to appear with him, Mr. Little Dulahan never mentioned the deal with Shad again.

Although Mr. Little Dulahan claimed that he would definitely not be able to defeat Shade, when the two men entered the arena on horseback from the east and west sides amidst the sound of horns and cheers, Shade could still feel that he would win. Determination.

Of course, when they charged towards each other on horseback and had their first tentative exchange, Shade knew that the young gentleman's evaluation of himself was still very accurate. His mount is no better than Shade's, and his own strength and speed are completely inferior to Shade's. When it comes to sword-wielding skills, his disadvantage is even greater.

But Shade still remembered that he said that he couldn't win too easily today, so he deliberately kept it under control. The performance of chasing, fighting and fighting with Little Dulahan in the arena actually made the game less enjoyable to watch. Better.

Little Dulahan could clearly feel that Shade was giving in to him, and Shade thought of Sister Devlin when she was practicing swordsmanship with him, and she probably felt the same as he felt at this time.