Whispering Verse

"Wait a minute, I have to go out."

Shade touched the well-behaved cat and made sure that he had brought all the items he might need with him. Then he told Miss Carina in the direction of the bedroom that he was leaving for three seconds. The duchess, who was in a good mood early in the morning, didn't care at all. The voice coming from the bedroom seemed very lazy:

"It's only three seconds. Can't you come back if you skip this sentence? I'm still waiting for you to tell stories at the dining table. Shade, eat something before you leave. Don't be hungry."

The atmosphere at home was very good early in the morning, which dispelled all the haze that Shade had caused by having to swim in the sea.

He nodded with a smile and picked up a piece of sugar cookie from the breakfast spread on the dining table. He took out the key and prepared to set off, but found that little Mia followed his footsteps and came to the door where he was lying on his side:

"Meow~"

The cat rubbed against Shade's trousers and looked very docile after being picked up by Shade.

"You want to eat too? No, oh, you want to go with me? You have to think about it. If you follow me, you will have to eat in thirty minutes. If you don't follow me, you can eat in about one or two minutes."

"Meow~"

The cat nuzzled Shade's hand again. Shade thought for a moment, pulled the towel on the side, turned little Mia into a toy and put it in the pocket close to his heart.

[Why did you agree to it following you this time? 】

The voice in his ear asked softly, and Shade had already inserted the key into the keyhole:

"This cat is so afraid of water, so he definitely won't dare to run around this time. The environment of the Sunless Sea may seem dangerous, but that floating board is absolutely safe. Since it is willing to go out, I can't keep it locked in all the time. at home."

"She" chuckled in Shade's ear, and Shade turned the key in his hand.

Click~

"Gudong, it tastes very good. The maids' craftsmanship is really getting better and better. It seems that milk is added to it. It turns out that it can still be done like this. May the World Tree protect me in time."

He swallowed the last bite of the cookie and stepped into the white mist behind the door.

[Outlander, you have stepped into the "corridor of time". 】

[Message from the ancient god "Father of the Infinite Tree": ]

[Spring of the Fifth Age 5180, the outer sea, the lightless sea. 】

[Event: The "Glory Messenger" cruise ship crashed. 】

[Duration is thirty minutes (2/3). 】

[You have obtained additional information. 】

[The figure of the father of the infinite tree is watching you. 】

[The ancient god of time gives you a test. 】

[Help the old god "The Giver of Dreams" complete four fishing trips. 】

[The Father of the Infinite Tree will give you rewards: Thaumaturgy - Dragon Roar, Thaumaturgy - Corrupted Blood Mist. 】

After confirming that the information had not changed, Shade stepped out in the thick white mist. Even though he had been mentally prepared, the feeling of missing the mark and falling directly into the cold water still made him almost suffocated.

The water was quite heavy, but Shade still managed to keep his face above the water. I don’t know if it has something to do with the blessing I received at sunset yesterday. When I swam in the sea this time, I felt obviously much more relaxed than last time. Last time, it felt like a big iron block was tied around my waist.

Looking around, the surging water was beating wildly with the strong wind in the lightless sea. In a completely dark environment, it was easy to find the only light of the campfire.

Shade didn't want to know what the thing that almost grabbed his ankle was last time. He also remembered the densely packed corpses under the sea that he saw under the guidance of God before leaving last time.

Therefore, while the behemoth in the deep sea surged with his arrival, his body scattered into a group of red butterflies and flew into the distance against the sea surface. This time the action was so fast that the danger disappeared before it even appeared. So the scattered red butterflies reunited at the edge of the metal floating plate. Shade, who was soaked all over, wiped the water from his face and hair, and then realized that it was raining now.

Looking around, the figure of the "little boy" sitting on the edge of the floating board fishing almost blended into the darkness, but the fishing line extending from the fishing rod did not sway in the wind at all. Shade adjusted his clothes, then respectfully greeted the god - [The Giver of Dreams], and then walked to the center of the floating board.

Around the campfire, the four ladies, not evenly spaced, were all wrapped in blankets and warm clothes that Shade had left behind last time. But no one came to greet Shade, and when he got closer, he discovered that they had fallen into a coma again like last time.

Shade has a very good memory, and he still remembers that among the four people in front of him, except for Miss Teresa, who he caught last time fishing, who has a real body, the others are in a semi-dead state. Therefore, he ignored the other three people for the time being. He hurried forward and hugged the girl whose long golden hair was tied into more than ten braids.

Miss Teresa's pair of round-rimmed glasses was still with the gods at this time. She looked particularly different from Shade's memory without wearing glasses.

After testing her breath, Shade put his hand on her forehead. Thaumaturgy - Cyndia's silver moon gift created a dim light that was suppressed by the darkness. Then the young witch's eyelashes that were wet by the rain trembled slightly. Her confused eyes opened to see a worried look on Shade's face, and she opened her eyes. She hugged his neck and sobbed slightly.

Compared to other witches Shade encountered in his past life, Schultz Theresa was obviously much more fragile. After all, she has been living in the college, and this is just her first trip after graduation. Even if there is a maid around to help, it is hard to say whether the maid is trustworthy in her current state.

After crying for a while, she managed to control her emotions. The warm embrace confirmed that she had returned to reality from the nightmare, and the hot temperature of his chest also calmed her cold and chaotic soul.

"You, you are finally back."

The warmth of a living person made her greedy, and the faint smell of sugar cookies on his body reminded the young girl of those days when she yawned and went to morning classes, but then went to the college cafeteria to rush for breakfast. .

Noticing that Shade was comforting her softly, the young girl finally couldn't help the grievance and uneasiness in her heart, hugged Shade's head and kissed him.

Although it's disgusting to say this, although Shade brushed his teeth this morning, he just ate some food a minute ago, and he very much hoped that the food crumbs would not affect the feeling that this kiss brought to the girl in his arms.

Fortunately, she didn't care about that at this time.

"Did anything happen while I was away?"

Seeing her mood swings so much, Shade asked softly. After ending the kiss, the blond girl also blushed and shrank into his arms, saying "Hmm" softly:

"The three of them, after they fall asleep or are in a coma, sorry, I can't tell clearly, they will climb to the edge of the floating board and want to throw themselves into the sea. But the few of us seem to be unable to leave here easily. There is an invisible barrier on the edge of the floating board. Impeding their ability to leave. So they screamed like crazy and prayed with strange movements."

Smelling the scent of Shade's body, the scent of soap with the scent of lavender and daisy still lingered on the clothes stained by the sea water:

"When they got tired, they would come back and continue to coma or sleep. I didn't dare to touch them easily. Once, their collective prayers caused tens of thousands of dead hands to appear on the water."

The young girl pursed her lips and her eyes were a little red, but she didn't cry again.

"It's okay, it's okay. This time I can at least 'wake up' one more person, or two if I'm lucky. Although I will leave again, at least this time there will be someone to accompany you."

Shade said, Miss Theresa's grip on his arm was not so tight now.

But Shade asked another question:

"Are you sure that the other three people except you were all human when they were alive? My memory will not be wrong. There must be no problem with you and Your Majesty Violet meeting me at Lost Lake, so you are normal. People. But the three of them, your maid Miss Vayne Maxim, Professor Sarah Evans from Zarath School of Liberal Arts, and the ordinary girl Miss Maggie Malone, what they said about their backgrounds, Is it really true?”

This is something Shade has been thinking about for a long time since he left last time. Considering that anything can happen in the past time, he has to make such doubts.

The girl in his arms pursed her lips and raised her head to look at him:

"I understand what you mean. I accompanied Aunt Violet to meet Professor Evans before. I am at least certain that this person does exist. I have never seen that ordinary girl on the ship. As for my maid, my memory is also Tell me, it was indeed sent by my aunt."

"I once read your memory while fishing. The maid's name was also mentioned in the memory of your last correspondence with Miss Violet. But are you sure that the memory is correct? Or maybe the maid in the memory is the one in front of you. This one?"

Shade continued to ask, and the confused girl shook her head:

"I don't know anything."

"It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if you don't know. This time I will try to 'fish' the maid first. No matter what the result is, it will be a peace of mind for you."

Miss Teresa nodded, realizing that Shade was going to let her go to wake up the others. Although she was a little reluctant, she still followed him and prepared to crawl to the other side.

"Oh, wait a minute, I almost forgot about this."

Shade suddenly patted his head again, and then took out the wet cat doll and his coat doll from the wet clothes. He summoned a flame and carefully steamed them dry. After changing into dry clothes, he "transformed" little Mia in the rain.

"Meow!"

Realizing that it was raining, the cat that had just appeared immediately burrowed into Shade's clothes. Before its tail finally entered the clothes, it accidentally touched Shade's chin. The cat squirmed on Shade's chest and adjusted its direction, then poked its little head out from between the buttons and looked around.

When Shade used the "Lost Lake·5177" key for the second time, he took this cat with him, so Miss Theresa also knew it. Seeing the beautiful cat made her feel better. He reached out to touch the furry little head, but was blocked by the cat's claws.