Whispering Verse

The world was spinning, as if the tower itself was shaking violently. Holding on to the wall, the familiar voices in my ears disappeared one after another, and those familiar figures no longer appeared in the oil paintings on the wall. It seemed like many, many years, and it seemed like it was just a few minutes. Shade, who was holding the wall forward, finally saw the light of fire appearing above the rotating stone steps. He knew that he had finally arrived.

Shade no longer wanted to think about whether those tortures were what he was thinking, or whether something was really simulating their voices. If he had encountered this problem a few weeks ago, he would probably have been seriously damaged here. But he has understood his own thoughts, and he has admitted his despicability and greed. Since you have done wrong things, then use your whole life to make up for them, just like what I promised to Lesia in the hotel yesterday afternoon.

Even if he held on to the wall, his body could hardly move. He struggled to walk the last few steps, but at this moment, he felt someone gently tugging on his clothes behind him. It was just a slight tug, but it seemed that the power was of great weight.

The man behind asked:

"This time, are you really determined to never be confused or regretful again, and to give happiness to everyone?"

That was Luvia's voice, but if you listened carefully, it was clearly not the voice of one person. It was countless familiar voices superimposed together, and then asked this question. He could think of many familiar faces and the many stories he had experienced with them so far:

"I am you, loyal knight."

he replied in a low voice.

"Then, keep your word."

The force pulling on the back of his clothes disappeared, and when Shade looked back, he could only see the dark stairs shrouded in black mist. There was no one there anymore, and Shade knew that those people had been taken back into his heart.

[Stranger, your soul has become stronger. 】

[Your resistance to illusions is greatly enhanced. 】

He looked behind him blankly, then pursed his lips and continued climbing upwards, feeling his body relax with every step he took. When Shade reached the end of the steps and the top of the tower, he even felt that he had completely returned to normal.

It didn't even just return to normal, the soul-freezing coldness that was everywhere in the camp completely disappeared, and the black mist that became thinner due to the appearance of the fire on the top floor could no longer block his sight.

Because his body recovered so quickly, when he stepped over the last step and reached the ground, his feet even felt as light as if they were equipped with springs. There is no visible damage to the body and soul, and it is even more comfortable than holding Mia in the window and looking at the morning sun after waking up from a good night's sleep.

Although Shade himself felt very good, his appearance really shocked Miss Higgins.

This tower of unknown height is a bell tower, but it is not a bell tower with complex mechanical devices like Tobesk, but an old-fashioned bell tower with only one copper bell.

The area on the top floor is not very large. The copper bell rolled aside. On the surrounding walls that tilt slightly inward from bottom to top, there is a huge window on each side to facilitate the spread of the bell's sound.

The huge copper bell rolled down beside the wall, and in the center of the top floor where the bell was originally, there was a blazing bonfire. The flames were clearly the same as the flames outside the Black Mist Camp.

Miss Higgins stood by the bonfire, the tired Mrs. Miles sat by the fire, and there was a dark shadow in the corner that was not easy to spot.

The witch was frightened by Shade, not because of his sudden appearance, but because of the tragic situation on his body at this moment:

"What's wrong with you? Are you okay?"

Although Shade's body and soul seemed to have experienced an illusion and were not damaged at all, the mud and his own blood stained on his clothes and skin would not disappear by themselves.

Because his head had just returned to normal, he hadn't realized how miserable he looked. Only when he saw Miss Higgins approaching with concern did he finally realize that something was wrong.

He looked down at his chest, and then looked at the marks on his arms and sleeves by the firelight, knowing in his heart that this suit of clothes was ruined.

"It's okay, but please let me rest."

Although the injury has recovered, I feel really tired. Under Miss Higgins' worried eyes, he came to sit by the fire with Mrs. Miles. It was difficult for Miss Higgins' spirit to recover here, so she did not treat Shade herself. Instead, she selected a bottle from the few potions left with her and handed it to Shade:

"Soothing, you need this."

Shade thanked him softly, and after drinking the mint-flavored potion, he felt much better.

The black scale stood by the fire. Miss Higgins and Mrs. Miles took a small bag with them when they went deep into the camp, containing things that might be used.

Without asking the witch, Shade talked about his experience just now. From winning the bet to liberating the boy's soul against the devil, to talking about the strange items he encountered in the camp, to the crisis at the lighthouse, of course, he never had the nerve to elaborate on what he heard and saw. Although I see myself clearly, there is no need to tell others.

"That's it"

Miss Higgins was a little embarrassed. She pointed to the bonfire:

"The devil outside the camp didn't lie. We did come here according to its guidance. There is a way for us to leave the camp in this tower, but we haven't found it yet. When Mrs. Miles came here , was almost dying, and the torches in our hands were about to go out, and there were no bonfires here."

Shade, who understood, looked at the dark figure standing in the corner:

"What did you deal with it?

"The black figure inside the tower is quite unusual. You will never guess what kind of products it has in its hands, but you can go and see for yourself in a while. They sell bonfires that can be laid on the top of the tower. I think Mrs. Miles was really If it was no longer possible, he made his own decision to trade. However, most of the special goods sold by this dark shadow could not even be completely traded with coins. The price of this bonfire was five coins, plus a complete pair. An inner test.”

Miss Higgins pursed her lips and showed an apologetic expression, and Mrs. Miles on the side said for her:

"She thought that once she left the light of the bonfire, she would encounter a test, and she was so scared that she didn't dare to move here. Not long ago, she noticed that the number of coins on her body was missing by two, and she knew that you were coming, so she wanted to wait for you. Come here and discuss how to deal with that test. I just didn’t expect it.”

"I didn't expect that even though it was me who paid for it, the test fell on you."

This witch with brown hair similar to Audrey and Megan bowed formally to Shade and apologized:

"I'm so sorry, so sorry. I really didn't know this would happen. When we leave, I will give you one-tenth, no, one-fifth of my future mithril veins. Please forgive me."

But Shade understood that this unreasonable disaster was definitely not caused by the witch in front of him. The rules of the camp are who buys things and who pays. Miss Higgins' test fell on him, which can only mean that "someone" was "joking" with him:

"It's okay, I don't want your mithril mine. However, if you can take it away, it will be mine."

Shade said, then pointed to the small black scale. Who is joking with him will be known soon. As for the black scale, it came from everyone's first transaction. Although it is just an ordinary item, it is very important in the camp.

"Okay, okay, no problem."

Miss Higgins agreed immediately, Mrs. Miles on the side also breathed a sigh of relief, and everyone was quite happy.

As for the current situation, the relic that can summon the soul just by writing down the last memories - [Golden Memories] was brought here, so they only need to find a way to leave here, and their adventure is it's over.

Now that Shade appeared again, Miss Higgins suddenly felt that at least half of the problem was solved:

"You're going to help us, right?"

Although she was a little embarrassed, she still asked.

Shade nodded:

"You definitely can't leave here by ordinary methods, but I know there is someone who can definitely send you away safely. However, we will discuss leaving after Mrs. Miles's last story ends and the soul that has not returned home for a long time appears. Let’s do it.”

Miss Higgins smiled and nodded, but before the old man's last memory began, Shade first went to the dark shadow in the corner to find out what the other party could sell.

But the black figure remained motionless in front of Sha De, who was approaching. Even when he picked up the scale, there was no reaction.

The young witch was confused about this, and Mrs. Miles didn't know what was happening. But Shade understood:

"None of this matters anymore, Mrs. Miles. Please begin the story."

The old woman took out the notebook and took out the ink mixed with blood and gold powder. Miss Higgins also came to the bonfire and sat down, curiously asking:

"Madam, I remember you said that you and your lover, Mr. Richard Knight Jackman, separated at the intersection of the path in front of the village. So is the last memory about the time of separation? "

The old Mrs. Miles shook her head, with a smile on her face that was flushed by the firelight:

"It wasn't just me and him when we were parting, there were also other people who were saying goodbye. When he received the order from the lord to recruit and decided to participate in a distant battle as a knight, he once told me his decision alone, and told me alone Say goodbye."

"Where is that?"

The young witch asked again. Although she had never felt love, she was really curious about it.

"That was a long time ago, but I remember it very clearly. It was also in the bell tower, yes, just like it is now. There are many people in our village, and the bell tower in the village has been there since I was born. The bell tower is in the village The highest position, when I was a child, I often played in the clock tower with my friends.”