Whispering Verse

The rain didn't stop, and when the group left the villa, the rain became even heavier. Rain clouds enveloped the entire Green Lake area, and the two cities on the north and south banks equally experienced the heaviest rainstorm since the spring of 1854.

After leaving the villa, Megan took her maids and Shade back to the cruise ship anchored on the Duin River. It's already five o'clock in the afternoon, and it's almost time for dinner.

We definitely don’t have time to go to the City of Glass, so the last goal left today is Bad Eye Barry’s private cruise ship docked in Green Lake. Based on clues discovered from the first three locations, Megan believes that the cruise ship should have the most direct connection between the cultists and the island.

Shade didn't care about this, but he had accepted Megan's invitation, so he planned to go home and bring Mia over first, so that the cat could also enjoy a good dinner. When saying goodbye to Megan, Megan specially sent someone to take Shad back to the Green Lake Hotel - even though she knew that Shad would never live there, and smiled and said that maybe Shad would still need him when he came back. Do some small favors.

Today he thought he would be able to go home in the evening, so he didn't ask the girls to help take care of the cat. Therefore, when I returned home, I thought there was no one at home. Unexpectedly, when I walked out of the basement where the glass slippers were placed, I unexpectedly saw Luvia's shoes on the shoe rack in the foyer on the first floor.

"Louvia, are you getting off work so early?"

Shade shouted upstairs, and the purple-eyed girl's voice immediately came from the third floor. She was busy in the room equipped with astrology equipment, while Shade thought that if Luvia hadn't had dinner yet, he would not go to dinner with Megan.

"It's not that I got off work early, but I asked for leave and came here in advance to set up the equipment. The association confirmed that the lunar eclipse at the end of the month will occur next Wednesday, which is the 30th day of the month of sowing. In the morning, the doctor sent me the The notice requires all correspondence astronomy students in the central region of the Old World to record the stars in advance."

Today is the 21st of the month of sowing, and it seems that the astrological record needs to be very comprehensive.

When Shade picked up little Mia who greeted him and walked up the stairs, Luvia was still upstairs. Shade also came to the third floor, watching the girl with purple eyes leaning slightly in front of the astronomical telescope, looking at the sky with the setting sun:

"Shad, take your cat to have dinner. I guess I'll be busy for a while."

She said without looking back, but her tone sounded very excited. After all, astronomical phenomena like "lunar eclipse" are not something that just happen.

"So do you need me to bring you something? Megan Edwards invited me to dinner, and I can pack some and bring it back."

Now Luvia finally turned her head, but still did not straighten up:

"What? The lady invited you to dinner, and you have to pack the food for another lady? Oh, Shade, how did you become..."

She joked, then turned back to adjust her stargazing equipment:

"You can bring whatever you want, or I can eat bread at home, no problem."

"How is this okay? I'll bring you food when I get back. It's about five o'clock now...I'll be back around seven-thirty."

Considering that he still had to go to Green Lake, Shade extended the time.

"You can do it later. This is different from observing whales in the sea of ​​​​stars last fall. Observing the lunar eclipse requires more equipment..."

She turned her head again and asked Shade with an expression that was one part shy, one part bold and one part teasing:

"Why, my bending action finally made you realize that I have a good figure? You have been paying close attention."

"Oh me......"

"Why are you in such a hurry? I will definitely not leave tonight."

The girl with purple eyes said generously, and waved to little Mia:

"This time, you probably have to sleep in the closet again."

It can be seen that the cat is obviously the most unhappy one at this time.

After saying goodbye to the busy Luvia, Shade took little Mia back to the Green Lake area. Before entering the hidden wall, he turned the cat into a toy, but when Shade stretched out his hand to try to touch the statue of the ancient god, he looked at the items piled beside the wall.

Although he thought nothing would go wrong tonight, it would probably not be very dangerous to inspect the cruise ship. But since he was taking a risk, and the unusual cloud pillar that appeared above the central island in the afternoon was still fresh in his mind, he thought it would be better to be more careful.

First he looked at [Night Watchman], then shook his head:

"No, it's not that exaggerated."

Then he reached out and picked up "Feliana's Notes", took out the two cards between them, and put "Twin Lovers" into his pocket:

"Safety first."

Then, he put the small red leather-covered book that Miss Danister gave him, which is an alchemical item that can release the magic of the Thirteen-ring sorceress, into his pocket. Finally, he put the small book with the angel feathers on his body.

Now, Shade felt much more at ease.

Considering that little Mia seldom moved around Green Lake, Shade walked out of the wall of the hotel warehouse and restored the cat to its original state.

Although it's raining on the ground, the basement is still dry. The cat clearly has a fondness for such a place where a lot of food is stored, but unfortunately now is not the time to let him eat.

When leaving the back door of the hotel, Shade stuffed the cat into the inner pocket of his coat and held up an umbrella. Then he did not forget to check on the boy in the trash can.

The boy was still not there, but all of Shade's belongings from the morning had been taken away. The boy couldn't write, so he left a drawing in his trash can, smeared with soot on newspaper.

Shade didn't quite understand the meaning of that painting, but he could guess that the boy had a place to shelter from the rain in this weather.

After all, it doesn't look like he's been wandering around for the first time here.

"After Green Lake is over, I can... no, can't think about that right now."

Holding an umbrella, he walked back to the front entrance of Green Lake Hotel through the back door, and then boarded the carriage prepared for him by the witch. In the evening on a rainy day, there was no one on the street. The carriage with the "Paradise Island Pharmaceuticals" logo carried Shade all the way to the pier.

The witch's cruise ship was docked at the pier. Shade handed the umbrella to the maid, and when she approached the cabin with the cat in her arms, the red-haired head maid motioned to Shade to go to other rooms and wait:

"The lady is meeting with the guests. It will be over in ten minutes. Please go and drink a cup of hot tea first. Dinner is ready. In addition, after five minutes, please knock on the door directly and go to the lady... The lady needs to be seen with a man."

Shade nodded understandingly. All the great witches must have had such troubles recently.

Then, he noticed that the young maid in front of him looked at the cat he was holding. She pursed her lips and made an expression of restraint. It can be seen that she must also like cute cats like Xiao Mia.

The stranger who met the witch was also a woman, Ms. Sarah Kaufman, the wife of the mayor of Green Lake and the daughter of the Earl of Chichester. It is said that the current mayor Roland Kaufman's ability to become mayor is inseparable from the power of his wife's family.

Of course, this kind of thing should never be said in front of Mr. Mayor.

Ms. Kaufman came to Meghan because the ongoing negotiations between the two countries required the presence of some important business representatives. Paradise Island Pharmaceuticals certainly meets the requirements, but the problem is that it is difficult for Paradise Island Pharmaceuticals to be classified as a company in a certain country. They have businesses in Delrayon and Carsonlik, and Paradise Island Pharmaceuticals is registered in, It is in the Principality of Milson, which is independent of the two countries.

Therefore, Delarion asked Ms. Kaufman to contact Meghan first to test her ideas, and then sent more important people to contact her. It would be even better if we could find an opportunity for Paradise Island Pharmaceuticals to declare itself a Delrayon company.

But Meghan and Audrey wouldn't do this unless they were crazy.

Shade then went to a nearby cabin to drink a cup of hot tea. After the maid knocked on the door to indicate the time, he hid the very conspicuous Mia in his pocket, then went to the top floor of the cruise ship and knocked on the door of the reception room. Door.

"Please come in."

A familiar voice came from inside the door. Judging from the heat of the pendant on her chest, it was the witch Audrey who spoke, not the sorceress Megan.

Shade pushed the door open and saw a lady with brown shawl hair and a plump lady with an opal ring on her finger sitting opposite each other. Their maids stood on one side of the masters. The noble lady should be the mayor's wife. She is quite elegant, but she looks over forty years old. Even with makeup, she can't hide her old age.

The witch, whose actual age is unknown, sits opposite her and looks even younger.

Shade pretended to be surprised and said:

"Meghan, I didn't know you had guests. Just now Jill said you were here, so I came right over."

The warm yellow light in the cabin illuminated the lazy witch, and she waved to Shade:

"Sweetheart, why are you here now? Come here quickly."

Shade accepted the title with a smile and sat next to her. The witch did not forget to introduce to Ms. Kaufman:

"This is...my new friend."

After speaking, he winked at the lady in her forties:

"Please don't tell anyone else about this, I'm not ready yet."

Ms. Kaufman smiled and nodded with a very understanding expression:

"So, do you agree to the proposal just now? We will welcome Duke Carina Cavendish to the city for the ball next week. It will be very lively."

"are you going?"

So the witch asked Shade, her voice was very soft. Shade made a considerate expression, and his left hand naturally stretched out on the back of the sofa, as if he wanted to hold the young lady with brown hair:

"Meghan, I said, you don't always have to arrange my things. But if you have time, you can consider participating... Will there be members of the Kasenlik delegation there? I and Several representatives in the delegation are familiar to each other, and it would probably be a bit embarrassing if they met."