Whispering Verse

Although more progress is made in the investigation, Shade's investigation with Mr. Bernhardt will be paused until Shade can obtain a map of the sewers near the steam bathhouse. It would be unwise to enter an unknown area in the sewer without a map, and they were almost certain that there must be traps waiting for them in the underground laboratory that was most likely abandoned.

Seeing that Mr. Albert was still working, Mr. Schad and Mr. Bernhardt did not disturb him anymore and quickly left. They then sat for a while in the Spider Hotel, and Mr. Bernhardt was very interested in asking about last night's card game.

When he heard that Viscount Guerra, the champion of "Big City Players 1850", was actually present last night, he was particularly regretful that this card game could not be announced as "a match between two Big City Players champions":

"If we can let everyone know, this will definitely become a hot topic among the Rhodes players in Yuewan City for several months. Did Viscount Guerra show anything unusual last night?"

He asked suddenly, and Shade shook his head:

"Viscount Guerra also has a problem? But he is just an ordinary person."

"No, no, it has nothing to do with what we are investigating. I just heard about it locally, just heard about it."

He lowered his voice and said to Shade:

"More than one person has mentioned that Viscount Guerra cheats when gambling with other people. There are some bad local rumors about him, but they are just rumors. For example, he controls several Rhodes casinos and has also intervened himself. The high-priced Rhodes brand trading business on the black market. I want to emphasize again that it is just a rumor, maybe a rumor spread by someone who is jealous of him."

Shade nodded knowingly, but even if it was true, at least Viscount Gera really didn't cheat yesterday.

There was nothing else in the morning. When I said goodbye to Mr. Bernhardt, I saw that the weather was extremely gloomy, so I knew that Luvia's statement that there would be a thunderstorm this evening was probably accurate. Combined with the rumors he heard from Professor Manning, Shade felt that his investigation of the divine war that took place in the early fifth era would definitely make progress today.

Of course, that was in the evening. So he went to Belindel Manor again this morning to meet the great witch of fate. Even the busy witch was at leisure on Sunday morning. She listened to the progress of Shade's investigation in the study with a teacup in hand, and was quite satisfied with his progress:

"If you can come up with evidence beyond memory that Georgia Black is really connected to the secret lab, that alone I can make the Black family pay."

She saluted Shade with the teacup in her hand:

"It seems that I made the right choice to ask you to come here to help me. Let my girls investigate this matter. Although the vampire monsters can also be found, I'm afraid the bathhouse and secret passage will be more difficult. "

"So the sewer map"

"Come to me on Monday. The sewers in Yuewan City were built in a very early era, and the map can only be used as a reference."

"I see."

At that time, he will definitely have to cooperate with "strong spatial perception" to determine the terrain.

"Then I will investigate this matter with my vampire friends next week. I think there will be results soon. I originally suspected that the egg-shaped object was a dragon egg, but now it has become a vampire monster. I hope my guess is wrong, I don’t want to face a monster that is a mixture of dragon and blood-sucking creature.”

Seeing Shade say this, Miss Belindel used the fortune telling card to confirm. She did not tell Shade the results of the divination, but after taking a look at the cards in her hand, she told Shade to be more careful.

"Speaking of which, I have something to do in the dock area tonight."

After hesitating for a moment, he still said this:

"No, it's not about [The Silmarillion of Hope], it's my own private matter. I'm looking for a trace of the Fifth Age, and I should be able to find something tonight. Miss Belindle, if you have time."

He said embarrassedly, and the witch raised her eyebrows:

"Asking for my help? Matilda, check today's schedule."

The blonde maid quickly gave a reply:

"In the afternoon you go to the salon, and in the evening if the salon is over, there is nothing else to do in the evening."

"Well, I will go to the dock area to help you, just as a way to relax. But what a coincidence, I received information that starting yesterday, the Five Gods Church has been acting collectively and is preparing something in the dock area. They seem to be on guard. Some unexpected situation occurred, and my people made some inquiries, and it seems that the church’s informant discovered that the [Dragon Feast Order] was also making some moves at the dock tonight. Isn’t this related to your matter?”

Shade doesn't know either, but if the cultists are also after that rumored trace, then Shade is even more looking forward to tonight's harvest:

"Miss Belindel, the salon you are going to attend in the afternoon won't be the one held by the Marquise of Ankara, right?"

"Yes, you also know? The Marquis of Ankara is not a local, but is stationed here with the navy. His wife likes to hold various salons, and I plan to introduce Sylvia's products to her in the afternoon. But the local ladies They should all have their own information channels. The fabric has been sold in Willendale’s store, so they should all know about it.”

Of course Shade knew what "fabric" was, he had just come into contact with that fabric at the red-haired princess's place last night. Although Miss Sylvia is not with him, the girls around him still have those expensive intimate clothes. Except for Helen and Grace, who were conjured by themselves, everyone else probably got the goods directly from Miss Sylvia. Sometimes Shade was also curious about how they contacted Miss Sylvia.

"What, you were invited to the salon too?"

The witch asked with a smile, and Shade immediately shook his head:

"Of course not, it's just that my vampire friend asked me to find someone. There are three of them in total. I have already met the first two, and the last one is going to attend the salon. I plan to go to the door in advance to wait for her."

Of the three kin mentioned by the coroner, the last was a woman. Although Shade knew where she worked, the other party was a staff member of the city hall, so Mr. Albert also suggested that he had better visit her while she was resting.

"That's it, then you can go with me in the afternoon. I'll help you in the evening, and you can come and help me in the afternoon. Do you remember that werewolf woman? Her identity is actually related to the Marchioness."

Shade didn't mind accompanying her to social activities, and he was also interested in werewolf matters:

"But it's a ladies' salon. Is it appropriate for me to go there? Oh, and I want to make it clear that I will never dress up as a woman."

The witch was amused by him:

"I never thought about asking you to pretend to be a woman. Don't worry, although it is a gathering of local noble ladies, most people will bring male companions. You are still my cousin. If you stay with me then, I will not let you You’re embarrassed.”

Shade then agreed.

While he was conducting investigations in the city, Miss Belinder was not idle either. Not only the werewolf matter, she has never forgotten the incident of the [Light Worshipers Training Group] sneak attack on a group of people in the Whispering Hills that night. She is also investigating the matter of the [Dragon Eater Order].

At the same time, she is also actively collecting and organizing clues in the family collection and the other six major families. That morning, Shade saw those precious ancient texts in the underground library of the Belindel family.

It is normal for noble manors to have basements, but the area of ​​Belindel Manor's library alone exceeds the total area of ​​the entire floor of the Shade family. The collection of books here definitely exceeds 10,000, including many rare and unique copies. The witch knew last time that Shade was proficient in dragon language, so she wanted him to read these books, maybe he could gain something, but unfortunately he didn't.

At noon, Miss Belindell asked Shade to stay at the manor for lunch again. Shade felt that Mrs. Belindell looked at him strangely during lunch. So after lunch, he specifically asked the witch, and the latter told him not to worry:

"My mother rarely saw me with men."

The afternoon reading salon starts at 1:30. It is called a reading salon, but it is actually just a social tea party where local noble ladies gather to drink afternoon tea and talk about opera and fashion. Shade's toys included formal clothes, so he didn't have to think about what to wear.

Miss Belindel arranged for the maid to help Shade tidy up his clothes. When he was about to get into the carriage, Miss Matilda whispered in the witch's ear:

"It's a hand-made formal suit. Mrs. Granger said that the craftsmanship of the person who made it is not inferior to hers. And the fabric is very unusual. You can't find anything like it on the market, and there are no such tailors and tailors in Randall Valley." material."

Mrs. Granger is Miss Belindle's personal dressmaker.

Seeing that the witch hesitated, the maid added:

"Mrs. Granger said that the tailor who customized that dress may not be able to be found in the entire Yuewan City. The dress may come from the royal capital."

"Willendale? He and Vanessa went to Willendale together? That's right, Emma also knows about him, he must have been to Willendale."

The witch nodded and was about to continue walking down the stairs on her high heels when she was suddenly startled:

"Wait a minute, even if Emma or Vanessa want to give him clothes, do they know such a good tailor? Matilda, according to you, this kind of clothes cannot be made by someone if you have money."

So the maid on the side consciously handed over the divination card. When Bella Belindel stretched out her hand this time, she realized that the divination felt very good this time and she would definitely get the result:

"This card is.Queen/Princess?"

He was slightly startled, and then he understood:

"This country has not had a queen for several generations. As for the princess."

Her eyes suddenly widened:

"Wait a minute, is it Emma, ​​Vanessa, okay, you actually rely on men to please Princess Margaret, right?"

"Miss."

The blonde maid reminded softly, and the witch continued to go down the stairs, still feeling a suffocation in her heart:

"Everything makes sense. Her Royal Highness Margaret became Vanessa's apprentice, and when she visited the Randall Valley this year because of the shipyard, there were rumors that a young and handsome man appeared next to her at that time. The strange man turned out to be like this. Her Royal Highness Margaret met him when she visited the Randall Valley, and Vanessa and Emma introduced him to His Highness. There is no doubt that His Highness is attracted to him. , that’s why he has that formal suit, that’s why he has the background of Gray Gloves. Emma, ​​Vanessa, you two are really cheap Margaret Anjou.”