Whispering Verse

There are now less than sixty hours until the Edwards family dinner on Wednesday night, as written on the invitation. Even though it was still raining heavily outside, no one could stop and rest.

The good news is that the drainage system of Green Lake City near the lake is quite good. Even though the city is old, the ancient sewer system still plays a very good role. This morning, the six great witches gathered at Green Lake Hotel to discuss plans for Wednesday night with Shade, Iluna and Luvia.

Not only did they bring items corresponding to the power of the ancient gods prepared for Durut Giles and Rusty Edwards, but they also handed over letters from the [Dragon Eater Order] to Shade.

The meeting time for the cultists to meet the "God Caller" is exactly nine o'clock tonight. If it rains, the location will be the Barking Dog Tavern in Black Dog Alley, a slum in the southeastern part of Green Lake City. If it doesn't rain tonight, the location is on the first floor of the Train Station Hotel, northeast of the Mikaela Blast City Train Station.

When meeting, the representative of the [Dragon Feast Order] will have a silver dragon head-shaped brooch on his chest, while the "God Caller" needs to appear wearing two gold and silver rings.

"According to the divination, although this rain will not always be this heavy, it will continue until at least the weekend. This is not an ordinary rain, but is caused by an abnormal space phenomenon caused by space cracks. Therefore, it will definitely rain tonight ."

Luvia, a fortune teller, said after learning the content of the letter, and the witches asked Shade if he needed anyone else to accompany him to meet the cultists.

"No need, I can just go by myself."

The city-wide lockdown that started yesterday morning was lifted in the early hours of this morning. On this rainy Monday, the citizens of the city continued their lives in silence, but everyone could smell the atmosphere that was even more terrifying than during the negotiations.

Delarion and Kassenrik, both of whom took front-page headlines on Monday, publicly condemned Sunday's egregious assassination and expressed their opinions on the clashes that broke out on the border between the two countries yesterday.

Now, the armies of the two countries are gathering towards the Green Lake area. At the same time, the royal families of the two countries have also publicly stated that they will temporarily recall the negotiating delegations to protect the safety of the negotiators.

Although the two countries have made slow progress on the negotiation issue, they have moved quickly on the issue of the withdrawal of negotiators from the Green Lake area. When Miss Carina arrived with Tifa in the rain this morning, she said that their luggage had already been packed and they would take the train back to Tobesk tomorrow morning.

“I’m finally going to be free and not have to sit in those pointless meetings every day.”

The Duchess is quite happy about this, but she won't really leave. Not only will she stay secretly, but all the maids including Tifa, Lesia and even Agelina will also stay.

Lesia stayed because Shade was worried that she would come back even if she left. Agelina stayed because Miss Carina wanted her to see the world and figure out before she truly awakens. Once she becomes a witch's apprentice, she will What exactly is it to face?

Similarly, although Margaret will nominally return to Willendale with the negotiating delegation, she will actually stay with Miss Sylvia and Miss Benanith to participate in Greenland as an official witch apprentice. Battle of the Lake.

It would take two or three days for both parties to return to the capital by steam train. During this period, the Battle of Green Lake happened to be completed. After the space was stabilized, Miss Sylvia could directly open the portal to send everyone back.

Of course, this is a best-case scenario. But if the situation in the Battle of Green Lake is not ideal, the big witches will naturally have different plans.

For the city and ordinary people, they don't know what is the reason for all this. They can only feel that the atmosphere of the city is more terrifying and depressing. During lunch, Shade also discussed the news in this morning's newspaper with the witches at the dining table, as well as what he had heard from various aspects about the military operations in the Green Lake area.

Although the current military mobilization is to cover up the many actions of the church in the future, no one can guarantee that the two countries will truly be peaceful. After all, the negotiations ended temporarily before they were completed. Even though Delarion and Kasonrik will definitely not take any action before Wednesday, once the Green Lake incident is over and the church will no longer interfere in the affairs of the two countries, what will happen next will really It's hard to say.

Dark clouds hang over the Green Lake area. Although the Great Time Witch of the Parliament will not come to Green Lake City immediately due to the unanimous opposition of the witches, the Parliament still attaches great importance to the safety of Megan and Audrey. Knowledge information, spellcasting materials, potions, alchemical items and even relics, the Great Witch of Time opened the collection of the Council to the six witches in Green Lake City.

Therefore, some interesting and possibly useful relics were delivered to the Green Lake Hotel on this day.

After lunch, as soon as Shade read the secret letter from [Dragon Feast Order], Audrey smiled and took Shade's hand to the basement:

"Follow me, there are important things to do, related to the arrangements of the parliament."

The dim light of the ritual operation makes the basement not dark at all. Compared with the time when vegetables and grains were stored in the past, the basement area seems to be larger now. Audrey asked the girls guarding the core of the ceremony to leave temporarily. Shade was curious about what she wanted to say, but unexpectedly Audrey turned around and hugged and kissed him.

Shade wasn't sure if she had something on her mind when she suddenly pulled him here, but he still responded to the enthusiastic girl.

And when the kiss ended, Audrey smiled and said the reason:

"Shade, did you notice something was wrong just now?"

Shade thought for a moment:

"Well, what do you mean specifically? Are you actually pretending to be someone else?"

"It was indeed a success."

Audrey said, and then Shade heard a voice coming from the basement wall. Then, a cabinet standing by the wall opened, and Miss Carina walked out of it.

The cabinet looked like a wooden wardrobe, and it was completely unattractive standing there. Shade didn't even notice that there was this piece of furniture before the Duchess appeared. Just when I noticed this wardrobe, a strange feeling immediately appeared. From Shade's point of view, even if an evil spirit comes out of this kind of cabinet after opening it, it will definitely not be surprising. This thing is something that can only be found in horror novels.

What surprised him even more was that Miss Carina had obviously been in the cabinet just now, but he didn't notice it at all. Even the heat of the badge on her chest only increased after the cabinet was opened.

"Audrey, I only remember that you asked me to hide inside, and then asked Shade to come over to see if he could find me. I don't remember that you asked me to watch you kissing inside."

The duchess was aggressive, but Audrey smiled and said:

"This makes the test more accurate. You see, Shade really didn't find anything."

With that said, without giving the Duchess a chance to continue complaining, she took Shade's hand and introduced the cabinet:

"Secret Keeper-level relic - [Hide and Seek Wardrobe]. Open it, and then hide inside. People inside can look out through the cracks in the closet door, and can also hear sounds from outside. It is difficult for people outside to notice that the closet is inside There are people, and at the same time, the cabinet itself has a thaumaturgic effect similar to your turning into an angel statue, so it is difficult to attract other people's attention."

Audrey opened the automatically closing cabinet door again, letting Shade see that there was nothing inside:

"Although it is only at the Keeper level, this is a top-notch hidden relic. Although it is hidden in the cabinet, you cannot cast spells in any way, and you are not allowed to interfere with the outside world in any way. You can only watch and listen, and the cabinet has no defense. strength, but otherwise has few drawbacks.”

"Don't forget the negative characteristics. Once the cabinet is opened, people will actively climb in and close the door. And while hiding in the cabinet, they will also involuntarily have the idea of ​​'it's dangerous outside, just hide here and never go out'." "

The red-haired duchess clasped her hands on her chest and said, although she was a little angry at Audrey's behavior just now, she didn't care about this little joke:

"This is a relic kept by the Parliament. It is said to be a creation of the Fourth Era. One day, a child playing hide and seek hid in an old wardrobe that had been abandoned for a long time and fell asleep. The servant accidentally blocked it with debris. The door of the closet was blocked. When people opened the closet again in the basement, the child inside had turned into a mummy."

Shade's mouth trembled:

"Do these relics all have this strange origin story?"

There are no scratches on the inner wall of the cabinet, but there are indelible sentences written on top with what looks like a pen:

[The world is dangerous, stay and hide with me. 】

"I doubt if there is still the resentful spirit Audrey attached to it. What do you mean, let me hide here and then go to the island with you? But is the wardrobe too big here?"

Shade asked the witch next to him again, and Audrey shook her head:

"You have to try all methods. If you can hide from sight by turning into a stone statue, then you will be safer if you turn into a stone statue and hide it. Whether I can take this wardrobe with me is hard to say now, but I will definitely try it. no problem."

"We have prepared three relics with similar functions, and the other two are on the way. They will arrive tonight or tomorrow morning. Don't underestimate the parliament's heritage, Shade, the parliament is definitely more powerful than you think."

Miss Carina also said, Shade nodded, held down the cat on his shoulder that was trying to escape into the closet, and took two steps back to look at it. It would be perfect if this wardrobe could be smaller. However, the size, size and appearance of relics have always been difficult to change. This is the basic rule for these items with whisper elements attached. Otherwise, Shade would have already found a way to shrink the [Night Watch] and be able to carry it with him at any time.

"Is there any way to deal with it? I mean, if someone uses this relic against us, how are we going to discover this wardrobe?"

He asked casually again, and Audrey, who knew more about the relic, thought about it:

"This wardrobe can only be used for eavesdropping and peeping, so even if it is used, there is no danger to us. As for discovering it, it is very simple. For the ring magician who knows this relic, he only needs to concentrate and not be distracted. If you touch the heart a few times, you will gradually be able to resist its effects to a certain extent. After all, it is only at the secretkeeper level."

PS: Remember this wardrobe. Laugh.

Picture of this chapter "Hide and Seek Wardrobe"