Whispering Verse

Shade was still cautious. The unexpected encounter tonight was not planned, and he really didn't want to come into contact with a strange witch like this. He still has a lot of things to do in the Moon Bay area. Dealing with the relationship with the witch will delay a lot of things, and he is not sure how the other party views an existence like his.

"intuition?"

The voice coming from the car window seemed to be very interested in Shade's answer:

"The intuition or inspiration of ring magicians is the most important feature that distinguishes us from ordinary people. But except for diviners, ordinary ring magicians only use their inspiration as a tool that occasionally helps them. Some even Too afraid of one’s own inspiration.”

The witch's laughter seemed to be heard in the night fog:

"Madam, why are you hiding in the alley? Just now, weren't you still discussing with others on the roof, trying to find me?"

"Just now, were you the Belindel family, the ring warlock who took away the relic?"

Xia De was shocked, but when he asked the question, his tone remained calm:

"Ma'am, it turns out you heard us talking just now."

"You just chose the wrong person to talk to. The gentleman with five rings that the Hawthorne family came into contact with has a spell cast by me. If he talks about me with other people, I can hear some voices."

A woman's voice came from the carriage window and asked jokingly:

"Since you are so interested in me, I will come to see you in person. The opera just now was boring. I hope the story you told will be more interesting. Introduce yourself, lady in the alley, who are you and what are you looking for? What?"

Although the tone was still soft, like a bored aristocratic girl talking leisurely about the weather with her servant, Shade heard the threatening meaning in the words.

After frowning slightly, he already had an idea. The advantage now is that he knows the identity of the other party, but the witch Belindel will never guess who he is:

"I'm not looking for you. I was entrusted by someone to find a high-level relic locally. I found out that a few months ago, the gang controlled by the Hawthorne family was also looking for a relic, so I suspect that the thing has been stolen. The other party has been found in advance. If you heard our conversation just now, you should know my purpose."

"Oh? That's really it."

Shade heard a strange sound, and then realized that it was the sound of cards being drawn:

"However, what you are really looking for is probably not the relic that ended up in my hands."

After Shade learned that the witch was a member of the Belindel family, he also knew that he was looking in the wrong direction. Because if the [Hope Diamond] had fallen into the hands of the great witch of fate two or three months ago, the clue that Miss Benenice gave Shade would not have been to go to the Lower City, but to come directly to this witch. A witch.

"What are you looking for?"

She asked Shade again, and Shade told the truth according to the plan:

"I hope you won't be too surprised - the unknowable relic [The Diamond of Hope]."

"oh?"

Since the beginning of the conversation, Shade finally heard the other party's voice of surprise. He could even guess how the beautiful face frowned and then smiled in the carriage window that he couldn't see.

"A noble lady sent me to Yuewan to look for the treasure. If I looked in the wrong direction, please allow me to apologize to you. I will forget our meeting tonight. As for the relic I am looking for, then It has nothing to do with you, and please don’t interfere in my affairs. That noble lady doesn’t want to cause trouble.”

As he spoke, he made a sound like he wanted to leave, and then he was stopped as a matter of course.

"Please wait a moment, [The Diamond of Hope]. So that's it."

The voice coming from the car window contained an increasingly thick smile:

"Maybe I know who you are, but I want to verify your identity first. Listen, lady in the alley, answer the next questions seriously, otherwise I guarantee you will not be able to leave here tonight - you What’s behind the seat of that noble lady you’re following?”

Shade was silent for a few seconds as planned, and then said:

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"I am destiny."

There was a sound from the car window, and Shade deliberately made a sound of surprise, and then said:

"Earth."

“How is the business of the lady you follow?”

"She originally wanted to lead the opera troupe to the Tobesk region in the middle of this month. However, because of the plague in Willondale, the trip could only be delayed."

Then the sound of card drawing sounded again, followed by the final question:

"Madam, do you know who I am now? Since she sent you here, she will not have mentioned my identity."

"You are the tenth seat of destiny. I am not an apprentice like His Highness, so Miss Benenice will not tell me your true identity. Good night, Miss Belindel, may the witch's glory last forever."

The great witch regarded Shade as the fate of Miss Bernice's followers, and then said with a smile:

"That's right. Just admit it directly, so we don't have to waste time here. I told Bernice the news about the relic, but I didn't expect that she would send someone to find it herself. Why not let me help? "

The witch who fell into Shade's "trap" successfully misidentified Shade's identity, and Shade continued to explain:

"Miss Benenice and Miss Lassus think it's better not to trouble you. Besides, the relic has important uses for them, so the leader and deputy leader think it's better to be cautious."

"Understand, they trust you more than me."

This is not a reproach, more like a joke:

"Why are you still standing in the shadows? Come out and let me see what you look like. Since you are from the opera troupe, you must be very good-looking, right? I remember that there are some very beautiful girls under Vanessa."

"Sorry, Miss Belindel, Miss asked me to hide my identity."

Shade stood still, so the great witch of fate did not embarrass him:

"Look at you, you are really loyal. I didn't lie just now, you really went in the wrong direction with your investigation. The relic that the ring warlock contacted by the Hawthorne family was looking for was an angel-level relic [the only thing that exists], not what you are looking for [ The Diamond of Hope].”

She probably thought Shade would be interested in this, so she explained a few more words:

"The angel-level relic [the only one that exists] is a hexagonal stone mirror. The purpose is very simple. Carve a name on the stone mirror, and then it will not be used by anyone except the person selected by the engraver." This name. When it is engraved, existences that already have the same name will change their names or disappear directly for various reasons."

Shade inhaled slightly. Although this characteristic is simple, what she described is definitely worthy of the "angel level" level:

"That is, if I will"

He thought of a name at random:

"Put a name like 'Jenkins Willamt' on it so no one else has that name but the Jenkins Willamt I know?"

"Yes, simple and understandable properties of relics involving fate and more elusive things."

"But what if the name is more than just the name of the creature? Like."

Shade gave another casual example:

"Chocolate. If a black and white kitten is called Chocolate, after the cat's name is engraved on it, there will be no other cats or other creatures called Chocolate. But 'Chocolate' itself refers to a type of item, and this will happen again whats the matter?"

The witch in the car window was very satisfied with the question raised by Shade, and looked at the alley at the edge of her field of vision with her face raised:

"The girl under Vanessa seems to have some wisdom. This is the most terrifying thing about this relic. Since it is the only one that exists, then of course it is the only one. Either something big happens suddenly involving the whole world, and chocolate like this The food must be renamed. Either the existence of chocolate itself will be completely erased, but no matter what, thousands of people will be involved. Fortunately, there is a price to pay for engraving words on the stone mirror, otherwise this relic will not only be an angel-level relic. ”

After she finished speaking, she had no time to talk to Shade:

"Okay, okay, the night is already very deep. Didn't the red-haired Duke often say that lack of sleep is a lady's biggest enemy?

Although you don't want me to see you, now that you've come to Yuewan City and come to my territory, don't think you can avoid me. The day after tomorrow, that is, at 1:30 pm on Sunday, go to the Parliamentarians Club in the city. Yes, it is the Parliamentarians Club next to the City Council in the central city and under Belinda Big Ben. I have something to tell you. Maybe you can help me. I do something. "

She chuckled lightly:

"Help me and you are also helping yourself. When operating in Yuewan City, with the background of the Belindel family, you can get a lot of convenience."

Shade narrowed his eyes slightly:

"OK."

It looks like he's still in trouble, but that's probably a good thing. As for what to do on Sunday afternoon, he also has plans:

"Your cards."

He wanted to return the metal plate, but the lady in the carriage refused:

"You can stay, and I hope you will always be qualified to keep this card in your hand. Also, what should I call you?"

After just thinking for a moment, a name popped into Shade's head:

"Sherlock."

The carriage was already in motion, and Shade spoke in Delarian, with the emphasis on the first syllable. But if the name is pronounced in Kasenlik language, the stress should be on the second syllable. So, the witch mistakenly heard it as another word:

"Miss Charlotte? A very nice name. See you on Sunday, don't hesitate to come."

The sound of the carriage faded away. Shade waited for a moment before walking out of the alley. At this time, the back of the carriage had disappeared at the next intersection:

"Belindl."

He once again read out this surname that could affect the fate of many people in this city, but he didn't know what kind of new story tonight's encounter would bring to him.