Whispering Verse

"It's obviously my business, but I still bother you."

"What are you talking about? You already control nearly half of the great witches in the council. If you still have to do everything by yourself, we will feel that you don't trust us."

"Although I am very touched, I still feel that you are deliberately making fun of me with your choice of words."

The red-haired witch did not object, but grabbed Shade's hand affectionately:

"Today is Saturday, and you will definitely have to go to the city for a meeting in the afternoon. But since you came to my place in the morning, how about you accompany me for a walk? Go to my farm for a walk, you can take me on a horse, and I will Sitting in front of you, you hold my waist. Knight, you won't refuse me, will you?"

She winked at Shade, her look was irresistible.

So Shade, who originally thought of going to Moon Bay to visit the black market while he had time in the morning, completely gave up his plan to leave Tobesk today. After having a romantic date with the Duchess outside the city in the morning, and having lunch together at noon, he took little Mia to the Schneider Psychological Clinic in the East District of the city.

It was already a little late when Shade arrived. Several other members of the team, including Priest August who was absent last week, had already arrived. The priest at least looked the same as usual. When Shade entered the reception room on the second floor of the clinic, he was still discussing with Luvia about the exam week in a month.

As for the most important thing in this week’s group meeting, it is still the summer off-campus practical activities for current students mentioned last week:

"The date has been set. The two ladies and a gentleman have now set off from the college, entered the northern border city of Delrayon through a unified route, and then took a train to the Tobesk area. The notice given to me by the college is , let us go to the train station to greet them next Tuesday morning, the first day of the Thunder Moon. Gentlemen and ladies, remember what I said last time, is there one student with a special status this time? "

The doctor asked the four people. Although the priest didn't know it just now, he knew it now, so he nodded:

"Bill, is this person a relative of a professor in the college, so let us take care of him?"

"No, no, of course not. Traditionally, students who come to parishes like ours, which are strictly controlled by the church, are all humans, or at least appear to be pure humans. But this time there is a lady who is a student of a different race. To put it simply, It’s an elf lady.”

He was a little disappointed to see that no one showed a surprised expression:

"The elf lady has an illusion charm made by the professors. During her stay in Tobesk, she will always wear the charm to maintain the appearance of a human girl. However, the academy requires our team to pay special attention to her. She belongs to the Yuexi clan." To be honest, I don’t know much about the elves’ clan divisions, but my acquaintances at the academy told me that Miss Emilia Siam Nord belongs to the elves’ nobility.”

When Xia De heard "Yuexi Clan" just now, he thought of his acquaintances. Now when he heard the name, he was completely confirmed.

"I know her."

So Shade raised his hand and said, except for Luvia, who had seen unicorns and elves with her own eyes, no one else knew much about Shade's experience, so Shade briefly explained some things during the adventure in Randall Valley. .

Luvia also helped add:

"I have a beautiful unicorn tail feather headband, which was given to me by Miss Amelia."

It is common to address someone by "surname" followed by "Miss" or "Ms." But the elf is a little different. Her full name should be Emilia Siam Nord Moon Creek, so calling her "Miss Emilia" is also customary.

"It will be easier if we are acquaintances."

Dr. Schneider breathed a sigh of relief:

"Originally, I was worried that I wouldn't be able to receive them. I don't know much about elves. Shade, I heard that elves only eat vegetarian food?"

"Doctor, did you hear this from fairy tales?"

Shade asked with a smile, and now even the doctor himself laughed.

"But doctor, why are there students of different races coming to us this time?"

Dorothy glanced at Shade:

"She didn't propose it on her own initiative, right?"

"No, the college has considered that the entire world has been unstable in recent years, so it hopes that students, whether they are on-campus students or correspondence students, can adapt to the changing world in advance. The scale of this year's off-campus practice is particularly large, and I didn't leave it often. The college’s interracial students were also forced to participate in the event.”

The doctor explained that he saw the meaning of Dorothy's words, so he explained very carefully:

"Okay, okay, don't change the subject. Listen to me, these three gentlemen and ladies from the college will stay with us for about a month. The content of the off-campus practice given to them by the college is to track down The whereabouts of a clerical-level relic, of course, unless they take the initiative to ask for help, it has nothing to do with us. They will leave around the end of next month before we start the exam week. I hope they can have fun in the local area this month, but it is just a clerical A class relic, in my opinion, it’s similar to going on vacation during the summer vacation. Ahem, as for picking up the car at the train station next Tuesday, there’s no need for all five of us to go, it’s too eye-catching.”

Doctor Schneider glanced at the four of them:

"I am the team leader, so I will definitely go together. Since Shade knows the elf lady, please come with me."

"Okay, doctor, I'll be available."

"There's no need for Priest August to go, and it wouldn't be good to be recognized. But there are two ladies this time, so I think our group needs a lady to pick up the car with us."

Luvia and Dorothy looked at each other, and Dorothy agreed:

"I'll go. Luvia still has work at the Prophet's Association, so it's not convenient to ask for leave."

"Okay, let's meet at the train station. Don't underestimate this task. This is the simplest way for us to establish contact with the college before we officially go to the college. Do you think my acquaintances in the college are How did we meet? It’s a great opportunity to make connections.”

In addition to summer practice, everyone also has their own things to deal with. The approach of exam week finally made everyone nervous. For example, Dorothy, because of her failure in winter exam week, she had decided to spend the remaining month on review.

Although Xia De is the one who has to take the most subjects, he has basically completed the preparations for the exam during the most half month of rest, so there is not much to deal with. However, the "Black Flame Ice Wine" that Miss Denister promised to find for Shade was delivered that afternoon through the poem manuscript pages in the doctor's hand.

The wine was packed in a palm-sized flat-mouth bottle, and the color was as light as water. Little Mia was very interested in it. She became even more interested when she saw that after Shade shook the bottle, the transparent wine turned into a black flame.

In addition to "Black Flame Ice Wine", Shade also found the Fifth Age publication "Mirror Fairy Tales" he was looking for through Old John. After the group meeting, Shad and Dorothy went to get the book together. Old John was even very considerate and gave Shad the corresponding translated text for free.

On the carriage home, Shade flipped through the book and found that it also recorded the story of the "Mermaid" he was studying recently:

"It seems that the origin of this story is earlier than the late Fifth Era. I seem to be talking nonsense, it is later than the Fifth Era, and it will be the Sixth Era."

The writer lady showed a gentle smile and reached out to take the book:

"Let me see which version of "The Mermaid" is recorded here. This week our course will use Lecia's two mermaid scales. After dinner, we will set off. This time Lecia and I will use Teaching you in the water."

"In the water?"

"Yes, to Green Island."

The blonde girl winked at him:

"Although there are still a few people from the church on the island, didn't you say that there is a lake on the island that is not open to other people?"

This refers to the island where Megan and Audrey were promoted. As for why it is closed to other people, it is naturally because they and Shade confessed and further confirmed their relationship in the middle of the lake.

"The water quality on the island is very good. You can swim and relax while teaching. It's not a good thing to study in the study all the time. It's good to go out for a walk occasionally. Although Lecia couldn't come in person, she prepared a set for me. very beautiful."

She smiled shyly and bit her lip lightly:

"swimsuit."

So that night, under the moon and in the water, the scene of the blond girl smiling and waving to Shade became another memory of the world that foreigners will never forget. He wanted to praise Dorothy as a real "mermaid" at this moment under the moon, but the combination of the two words "water" and "mermaid" aroused Shade's instinctive reaction, so that he I actually plunged into the water to confirm whether the body of the writer under the water was human or something else.

"Oh, Shade, don't tease me."

Dorothy smiled and got into the water too, and then somehow their clothes floated to the surface. The embracing writer lady and the young detective appeared out of thin air on the island in the middle of the lake where the story had happened. Shade was lying on the grass, and the moonlight illuminated the crystal dew on the tips of the grass, as well as the wet but still dazzling blond hair of the girl holding his arms.

And at the edge of this memory picture, the figure of an unhappy cat standing on the edge of the island watching their "game" by the water also makes this picture hidden in the memory more romantic than just romance. Interesting colors.

"Meow~"

Shade knew that little Mia didn't like to go into the water, so although there was no wardrobe here, placing it on the island in the middle of the lake was equivalent to putting it in the wardrobe.