Whispering Verse

"Meow~"

The cruise ship cut across the calm lake and headed towards the urban area on the upper reaches of the Duin River. On the top observation deck, the rain clouds had dispersed. Standing here with the night wind blowing, although it was a little cold, you could still see the scenery of the east and west banks of Green Lake City gradually receding behind you.

The night is already quite deep, but cities in the steam age still have dots of gas lamps to embellish the civilized scenery.

Similarly, the entire observation deck of the yacht was lit by gas lamps, with Shad holding Mia and the witch Audrey Edwards standing in front of the fence. The cat squinted its eyes and leaned on Shade's chest. It felt that Shade's chest was a little cold, so it wanted to help Shade keep warm, just like lying on Shade's lap when Shade was reading in front of the fireplace in the living room in winter.

As the battle ended and the "divine overflow" state disappeared, Shade also felt that the strange "indifferent" mood dissipated. He was not sure whether his spirit had truly returned to normal due to his divinity. It was also possible that the excitement after gaining the new divinity so easily had washed away the indifference that the world had nothing to do with him.

"you......"

Audrey flipped her hair and secretly looked at Shade from the side. She had many questions to ask but didn't know what to ask. Since returning to the ship, apart from changing into dry clothes and Shade asking to pack a dinner, the two of them have been standing here admiring the scenery.

"can you give me a hug?"

Xia De suddenly asked. If it were other times, the brown-haired lady might still be a little shy, but now because she was upset, she no longer had that shyness. She hugged Sha De generously, and then felt that Sha De was a little cold.

Then I remembered that he had gone through a big war after all and protected them all.

After the hug ended, Xia De, who felt that his heart was not empty, had received a satisfactory answer. As a result, the life ring on his back showed a corner to prove his level, and then disappeared:

"I am the sixth ring, there is no doubt about it. Just now it was just a means of saving my life, and I relied on the power of Bad-Eye Barry's pale heart. To deal with the 'Mirror Hidden Man', you must have such power."

The witch pursed her lips. The familiar gentleness and friendliness of the man in front of her made her feel at ease. The indifference in Shade's eyes after he met her on the ice just now really worried her for a while. She didn't know whether it was the influence of the relic or the influence of the evil god, but she couldn't do anything:

"Do you know the concept of demigods?"

In the view of the great witch of knowledge and wisdom, the blow that opened the space just now has reached a state beyond the thirteenth ring.

Shade nodded slightly and looked towards the direction of the ship. The ship is heading for a dock on the upper reaches of the Duin River, and tonight's adventure is over.

"I know, but I am not a demigod. This is with the help of the power of relics. There are no demigods in our time."

So far, the Thirteen Rings that are closest to demigods that Shade has ever seen are the chosen "Guardians" of the earth. But that is also accumulated by the power of many souls and by "quantity".

The witch nodded again and bit her lip lightly:

"There is something wrong with your current situation. The power that the relic gives you is very powerful, but at what cost?"

"I need to get some more sleep and just ask someone a question."

Shade wasn't worried about this, but Audrey didn't know if he was really fine.

So, the daring witch reached out and pressed her hand on his left chest. This action made little Mia extremely angry. If Shade hadn't stopped it, the cat's claws would have come into contact with the witch's hand.

"I heard your heartbeat."

She said without hesitation, taking off her disguise, her golden eyes looked directly at Shade who turned around:

"I don't like your indifference, nor the way you talked to me just now, but it's much better now. Are you sure you are really okay?"

Shade smiled, temporarily transferred the cat to his shoulder, and then unexpectedly, he opened his hands again and hugged the worried witch.

She trembled all over, but did not push Shade away. So the two of them didn't speak, just hugging each other and standing on the deck observation deck, letting the evening breeze blow by, and letting the scenery on both sides of the city pass by.

Mia, who was on Shade's shoulder, originally tried to push the brown-haired witch with her little paws, trying to regain her position. But the cat gave up after a few attempts, and could only squat on Shade's shoulder in boredom, looking at the scenery outside the ship, thinking about when it would be able to return to its warm and comfortable home.

It took a long time before Shade took the initiative to let go of the witch. The latter muttered inaudible words such as "The thing on your chest is so hot". Shade smiled and said:

"You see, my heart is much warmer than that cold heart."

"I don't know how many girls you've said this to."

The witch said softly, then suddenly stood up on tiptoes and kissed the side of Shade's face. Her face instantly turned red, but she still managed to stay calm:

"This is to give you comfort and thanks. You have been very busy today. Take a good rest when you go back. You don't have to come to me tomorrow or Tuesday. We will decide whether to land on the island for the third time on Wednesday. This time we have caused such a big fuss. It’s a mess, the church will probably land on the island again to check. The second island is hidden on the back of the real island, my ancestor..."

Shade touched the cat on his shoulder, smiled and nodded:

"You also have a good rest, and we'll see you on Wednesday."

They looked at each other, Shade giving the other a chance to ask the question. then--

"Your cat is really cute. Do you know how to leash your cat? (Note)"

When the question was asked, Shade raised his eyebrows and shook his head slightly:

"Of course not. I would never tie a rope to little Mia. She was born free."

A reassuring smile appeared on the witch's face, she had already received her answer. Although she was a little surprised, and although she didn't know the specific situation, the man in front of her was better than she thought. Her vision was indeed the best in the Witch Council:

"Will you always protect me? Until the incident in the Green Lake area is over."

"Of course I will, to the best of my ability, that's what we agreed to do."

"Goodbye then, see you the day after tomorrow."

She said softly, her golden eyes looking at Shade with indescribable affection. Shade also said to Audrey Edwards with a smile:

"Bye, Megan."

[You did it on purpose, right? 】

The witch's expression froze. She wanted to express her emotions, but couldn't give a reason, so she could only force a smile:

"Goodbye."

She waved to the maid, who handed the food box containing hot rice to Shade. After thanking him softly, Shade jumped to the lower deck with the cat. After a few ups and downs, he jumped off the ship and disappeared into the darkness on the west bank of the Duin River.

"Oh, my God~"

Only then did she turn around and lean on the railing, holding her hot face in her hands.

Megan, who was in the ear, laughed and said:

"Why, he specifically said goodbye to me, are you unhappy?"

Audrey Edwards shook her head:

"There is nothing to be unhappy about. We are one. Our souls have been blended. You are me and I am you, my dear sister. I will never forget this... I was just thinking , who is he? Why does the God Summoner only have six rings?"

"Didn't he say that he would tell us his identity next week? We will know everything by then. We need to be patient."

Megan asked softly, Audrey nodded, put down her hand, and walked towards the cabin with her head maid:

"Wait until next week, and I promise to tell him about the witch... Why don't we just do it at the dinner party to welcome the Duchess? With so many people, she won't cause trouble no matter how shocked she is. Come...I really hope that Carina Cavendish and other witches can accept such an existence."

(Little Mia is running...)

Although you need to throw away the glass slipper when you use the Mystery Lock [Cinderella] to return home, in fact, whenever you successfully use Thaumaturgy to return home, the crystal slipper is always in Shade's hands, so you don't have to worry about breaking Lesia's delicate shoe.

But this also led to another problem. When Shade saw clearly that he appeared at the door of Room 1 on the third floor, he looked up and saw Luvia looking up at him in surprise.

Luvia didn't change much from when Shade left a few hours ago. While Shade went on dangerous and exciting adventures, facing cultists and even evil gods, the purple-eyed girl kept busy at home. She looked at Shade suspiciously, and then at the shoes he was carrying. Even though he knew it was a thaumaturgic effect, he still couldn't help showing a strange expression:

"Fortunately, you always come home. If you are on the street, for the sake of your reputation, you'd better try not to use this magic trick."

Shade transformed the cat back and let it walk around the house on its own:

"As long as you don't misunderstand me. I brought you food. Eat it while it's hot. You can't eat so late in the future. Oh, Mia, it's not for you. Don't worry."

After taking out the food box, Luvia also put down the drawing pencil and square and left the table. When she walked towards Shade, she looked at him hesitantly:

"There seems to be something wrong with you."

"What's wrong?"

[Yes, if you were completely normal, you would not use it easily, that card would speed up the process of disaster. 】

"Yes, I always feel like there's something...well...something wrong with you."

She didn't understand why she felt like this, so she simply walked up to Shade, then stood on tiptoes and kissed him.

The moonlight poured into the room from the window where the stargazing equipment was set up, but it could only illuminate Luvia who had her back to the window, but could not illuminate Shade at the door.

The kiss lasted for a long time, and the female fortune teller who let go of Sha De looked at herself in Sha De's eyes and came to a conclusion:

"There is no big problem, but it is obvious that your emotions have been affected by some powerful force, and you are currently recovering. It seems that the evening adventure did not go well."

"Hmm...I'm more curious about how you know these things through a kiss."

"Shade, sorceresses naturally have their own little 'tricks', and girls also have their own secrets."

Luvia blinked at Shade, and like the witch a few minutes ago, she put her hand on Shade's left chest to listen to his heartbeat:

"Your heartbeat is speeding up again. Come on, let's go back to the second floor and tell me what happened to you tonight."

The smile in the purple eyes is very gentle, and that smile is enough to melt all the ice in the heart.