Whispering Verse

Shade stared at the map, and the duchess's hand continued to move:

"The west coast of the Old World, the eye of the storm. The ancient island peoples formed the archipelago kingdom - Kailagli around the eye of the storm. The sturdy folk customs, harsh living environment, and living habits that are completely different from those on the mainland made these people specialize in fishing. The people of the archipelago, who make a living by pirates, are even more eager for the wealth and civilization created by the old continent. In recent years, in order to maintain the shipping lanes to the new continent, we and Kasenrik have both sent fleets to wage war against the archipelago kingdom, but this did not Didn’t make them surrender.”

The so-called "eye of the storm" refers to a unique natural phenomenon, or natural disaster, on the west coast of the Old World. Once the eye of the storm forms, several large-scale ocean storms will hit the same area at the same time. The "Eye of the Storm" will only appear near the Kingdom of the Islands. The famous novel "The Eye of the Storm Adventure Guide" depicts how a fleet went to sea to trade on the Islands. After encountering a storm, the surviving sailors went on adventures and lived alone in the Islands. story.

The three forces pointed out by Miss Carina are only the biggest troubles at present, and there are many other challenges faced by Delarion and Kasenric. She gave Shade time to think. The chaotic situation could not be explained clearly in one or two sentences, but at least it allowed Shade to realize that the coming of war might be easier than imagined. Delarion faced The trouble is definitely not just for Kasenrik.

While the two were talking, Director Anlos knocked on the door and walked in:

"Duke, do you have something to do with me? Or is it something in the Green Lake area..."

He immediately saw Shade and swallowed half of what he said:

"Good afternoon, knight."

He didn't have any curiosity about how Shade came to Yodel Palace under strict guard and without anyone noticing, and just assumed that he was here.

"Good afternoon, Director."

Shade also nodded in response to his boss.

"Should I...exit for a moment?"

Seeing that Shade and Miss Carina were talking about something, the ordinary-looking middle-aged man asked naturally. Miss Carina shook her head and pointed to the document placed on the coffee table:

"My informant in the Green Lake area brought this document from the home of a local gang leader. Look, this is the same as what you found on the body of the Kasenlik man who committed suicide last week. , isn’t it very similar?”

Director Anlos hurriedly went to check, and after just one glance, he nodded with certainty:

"Yes, it should be the same kind of code. Duke, which gang leader in the Green Lake area is the source of the information? Double-gun Rick? Smoking gun Victor? One-eyed Barry? Or Henry Vito of the Vito family? ?”

Among them, only the last name is normal.

"One-eyed Barry. But there were some minor accidents in Green Lake City yesterday. To be precise..."

Miss Carina glanced at Shade with her beautiful golden eyes:

"The church and the cultists were at war on the lake. One-eyed Barry was identified as a cultist and he was probably killed. Even if he was not killed on the spot, you would not be able to contact him. Therefore, the source of this information cannot be revealed to us. No one else but the three knows.”

"Yes, Duke, I understand."

Director Anlos nodded slightly:

"There is not much progress in deciphering the cipher text yet, but with this second copy, if you give us some time, we will definitely gain something."

Miss Carina nodded, and Director Anlos said goodbye and left.

After the door closed, Shade asked curiously:

"Actually, I have always been curious. Does Director Anlos know that you are a ring warlock?"

"What a strange question this is, of course I know. Lesia's father, our King, trusts me so much to contact and even influence MI6. Isn't it because I am the strongest transcendent in the royal family?"

Carina Cavendish looked at Shade with a smile:

"In a world with supernatural beings, intelligence work is not so easy to do. Dark Anlos is one of the few smart people. He knows what he should believe and obey. Becoming the director of MI6 requires more than just It’s just a secret agent’s method.”

Her finger touched Shade's chest:

"For example, is the ace agent of MI6 really an agent?"

Of course not, it's just because he fell in love with the duchess.

Shade had to go find Lesia next, so he didn't plan to stay in Yodel Palace for too long. But the witch obviously didn't want to let him go like this, and she gave a very suitable reason:

"Lecia and Diana will be back soon. Instead of you going to find her, why not wait for her here. I have tea and snacks...and me. Isn't it better than you taking a carriage?" ?”

So Shade stayed, but his time in the afternoon was not in vain. The duchess had a lot of documents waiting to be processed, so she gave some to Shade for his help.

Of course he cannot make any judgments or decisions, but he can still do simple tasks such as signing and sealing, or discussing the meeting schedule with Miss Carina.

As for meeting Lesia in the afternoon, it was already close to evening. When the maid brought the news that the queen had returned to the palace, Shade was sitting on the side of the desk, holding a document on the regulations of the grain import and export conference, and talking to the witch about the domestic grain harvest in recent years.

When she heard that the person she was waiting for finally came back, Miss Carina asked Tifa to call Lesia, who had just returned to Yodel Palace. The somewhat puzzled princess received a warm embrace from Shade as soon as she entered the door:

"Aunt Carina, I have a question... Oh, Shade, what's going on?"

She was hugged tightly by Shade, feeling increasingly puzzled. Looking over Shade's shoulder at the witch, the latter just gave her a smile.

Therefore, Her Royal Highness the Princess asked rather uneasily:

"Hmm...or is it related to what happened last Saturday?"

"No, no, that matter has passed. Why are you still thinking about it? There is nothing to do today. I just want to give you a hug."

He said with a smile, and then said goodbye to the girls in the room:

"The purpose has been achieved, then I will leave. Little Mia is still at Dorothy's place, and she has woken up from her nap."

"So, you waited at my place all afternoon just to give Lesia a hug?"

The witch sat behind the table and asked doubtfully. Shade nodded:

"That's important, isn't it?"

Then he walked to the window, waved goodbye, turned into a silver cat and jumped out of the window.

Lesia watched Shade's figure disappear, but she still didn't understand what happened.

Miss Carina asked:

"Speaking of which, what happened to you last Saturday? Judging from the situation when you brought Agelina to my place on Sunday morning, you made a wrong decision and made Shade angry? I'm quite worried. It’s hard to imagine that a good-tempered person like Shade would be angry, especially towards the girls around him.”

She looked at Tifa who was pouring tea, and the black-haired maid agreed:

"I never thought that the detective would be angry with the people around him."

Lesia sat on the sofa with her lips pursed, took the teacup and held it in her hand:

"That incident is over, and I promise Shade that I won't do it again."

"You have a personality like yours that gives in, which means it's a really troublesome mistake."

The witch sat next to her:

"If you can, tell me what it is. Maybe you need my advice. Although we had conflicts before, now..."

(Little Mia is running...)

Because he was going to pick up little Mia from Dorothy, Shade originally planned to have dinner with Miss Writer. But unfortunately, Dorothy was going home to visit her parents today, so Shade just picked up the cat and left.

When I got home, the dim sunset had already reflected on the window glass. Since Luvia still had to come to install and adjust her stargazing equipment, it was okay to have dinner with Luvia.

It was only when Shade went to the Seer Association to wait for her to get off work that he learned that today the association organized a dinner meeting for local fortune-tellers from Central and above. When the girl with purple eyes was talking about this matter to Shade in the deserted corridor of the association, she mentioned that it seemed to be related to the Thirteen Rings fortune teller in Green Lake, but she didn't know what it meant specifically.

Since Luvia was having dinner at the association, Shade could only take the cat, who was already anxious for dinner, to eat alone. There are many choices for eating by yourself. Although his cooking skills are completely inferior to those of the girls around him, he can still cook and eat by himself.

After saying hello to Vice President Mark of the association, I was thinking about whether I should go to the north of the city to visit the Xiacheng District vegetable market, and walked towards the first floor of the association.

But I had just returned to Silver Cross Avenue with Mia in my arms. Before I had time to admire the street scene of Silver Cross Avenue under the dim sunset, I saw a familiar figure walking along the street:

"Yin Luna!"

Shade waved to the seventeen-year-old girl. Yin Luna, who was wearing a white women's shirt with a black skirt and a black hat with flowers on her head, looked up at him and smiled:

"Oh, good afternoon. Are you here to see Luvia too? How about we have dinner with her? I have new news here, as well as the prop I am going to give you."

She was referring to the alchemy items needed for the final adventure of Shad's "Seven Days' Journey", but they were only on the street, so she was talking vaguely. Tomorrow is Wednesday, and the adventure of the time key is coming to an end.

"The association is holding a dinner party, and Luvia can't leave."

Shade shook his head, and then naturally extended the invitation:

"I was thinking about what to eat just now. Yin Luna, let's go have dinner together."

"Meow!"

The cat squatting on the shoulder made an impatient cry. This cat eats very regularly, so it will show a bad temper if it misses the time.

"Of course, but why do you look so good? Did anything good happen today?"

The two walked side by side along the street.

Shade thought for a moment:

"Well...it's hard to explain. But can I give you a hug in a minute?"

He turned to ask Yin Luna. The dim sunset in the western sky reflected red on Xia De's face, and also reflected on the side of Yin Luna's face. The short-cut women's lace-up cloth boots kicked away the stones in front of them. The stones bounced to the middle of the road and were run over by the wheels of the carriage. Cat's dissatisfied expression and Shade's face formed a somewhat funny scene in the field of vision. The seventeen-year-old girl was happy inside, but she still had to pretend to be calm:

"sure."

She said in a normal manner and continued to look forward, but she was quietly looking at the man next to her from the corner of her eye, and she was blaming herself in her heart, whether she had been too eager to agree.