Whispering Verse

Shade doubted that little Mia understood the word "cat" Miss Elisa said because it struggled even more.

"That black cat, then Miss Elisa, the reason why you are here now is..."

Before he finished asking the question, Shade felt that the silver anchor in his pocket was heating up. The blue-eyed girl continued walking with him towards the depths of the cemetery:

"Mr. Watson, please lead the way. The fourth task is about to begin."

Miss Eleser didn't say where she was going, so Shade led the way, and according to the location recorded on the note, she found the grave of Mr. Harry Gilot who was killed in the Lord's Casino.

It is said to be a tomb, but in fact, in the tomb chamber in the underground area of ​​the cemetery, there is a wall space of its own for the urn. Because the burial was funded by the church for humanitarian reasons, the specifications of the urn were quite simple, and the inscription on the side simply stated the name and the date of birth and death.

But at least there were two bunches of withered white jasmine flowers next to the urn. It seemed that even the criminals still got the respect that the deceased deserved.

The underground crypt was extremely cold, but neither Shad nor Miss Elise showed any discomfort. Of course, Shade didn't expect to find the possible Rhodes card under the urn. Even if the card was on Mr. Guillot's body at the time, it would have been taken away by others.

He originally wanted to ask through a channel, but he did not master the high-end technology of ashes channeling. Fortunately, the dead businessman's soul itself is here. When Shade and Miss Elise came to the tomb, Harry Gilot's soul was standing expressionlessly in front of the wall filled with urns. After little Mia "roared" at him, Soul looked at the two of them.

It was not the first time that Shade knew that little Mia could see ghosts, so he was not surprised. He just looked at the ghost. After making eye contact with the ghost, the latter understood that he had met the legendary transcendent.

The ghosts seemed to still have a high level of intelligence, and after a brief consideration, they knew why they were here:

"Are you here to find the Holy Sword?"

"Holy Sword?"

Shade was surprised and thought of the chosen ceremony for the first time, but this time he thought too much.

"[Holy Sword·Dragon Slayer's Sword]."

The ghost said calmly:

"No one knows where it is but me. Do me one thing and I'll tell you where I hid it before I died."

"But you see, I can see your soul now, and I certainly have a way to make you tell the truth."

Shade said this, and he did not agree to such a request casually just because Miss Eleser was around. Shade knew what he wanted to do:

"You want me to help investigate the cause of your son's death and then help him get revenge, right?"

The ghost of the tobacco merchant nodded:

"Yes, finish what I didn't finish during my lifetime. You don't need to investigate. The casino I broke into before my death was the real culprit behind it. Find the person who killed my son and bring him to me."

He did not doubt Shade's ability to force him to speak:

"The fact that you didn't eliminate me as soon as you saw me or question me immediately shows that you are a good person."

"Because I'm a good guy, so I want to help you?"

"No. [Holy Sword: Dragon Slayer Sword] was buried in front of my son's tombstone. I left it there before making the final decision. Digging out the iron box, there was that card in the box. I There are no other children, and I know that my last action will most likely lead to death, so I sold off my property and bought his favorite things as gifts for him. Now that card belongs to you, do you want to help me?"

Although wisdom remains, the soul speaks in a flat tone.

Shade smiled:

"Because I am a good person, you just gave me the reward first and made sure that I would do the work after I got the reward, right?"

"I'm just a weak soul, I have no other choice."

The tobacco merchant replied. Shade looked at the girl aside. Miss Elisa still had a smiling expression:

"This is your business, it has nothing to do with me, please handle it yourself."

Shade did not tell the tobacco merchant whether he would help, but returned to the surface with Miss Elisa. Mr. Harry Gilot's son was also buried in this cemetery, but because Mr. Gilot arranged the funeral, he had a separate grave.

After sneaking into the cemetery chapel to find information, Shade and Miss Elise found the tomb with a good view under the tree in the southeast corner of the cemetery. There were not many people in the cemetery on Friday afternoon. Shade didn't even need to use illusions. He just squatted down and dug twice with a small shovel, and he really dug out the iron box that was not buried very deeply.

It was obviously originally a biscuit box, and after opening the box, there was actually a Rhodes card inside, but unfortunately there was only one. I saw a giant dragon falling in the valley on the card, with a long sword stuck on the dragon's head:

[Holy Sword·Dragon Slayer's Sword], color: Flower 13. When you draw this card, guess the suit of the next card in the deck. If your guess is correct, you can adjust the points of this card to either the next card or this card. The next card is removed from the deck.

"Is it authentic?"

【Yes. 】

"She" said softly, while Miss Eleser beside her asked curiously;

"Is this card valuable?"

Shade nodded immediately, stood in front of the tombstone, and gently rubbed the card with his fingers:

"The older the Rhodes cards are, the more valuable they are. The original Rhodes cards were from the [Original] series, and their value cannot even be described in terms of money. When the Rhodes cards were first released, the theme of the series at that time was not like Nowadays, we are choosing fairy tales, urban stories, machines, and scenery that are closer to life. Most of the Rhodes cards in the earliest era are related to older legends. The Demon series, the Holy Sword series, and the Angel series were all released in that era."

"Yes, for people who don't know about Rhodes cards, the price of 20 crowns is certainly high, but if you consider that this card only appears in the records of the Prophet Association, but has never been seen by anyone for hundreds of years. When the cards are put up for auction, I think the price will be higher. The money my father spent was well worth it, and I will support him even if I am still alive."

Shade then looked at the young man who spoke, or rather the young man's soul. Little Mr. Guillot stood next to his tombstone, looking enviously at Shade holding the card. He knew very well that he was dead and could not even touch this physical object, so he did not have too much hatred and resentment because Shade took the card:

"Did my father's soul tell you the location of this card?"

"Yes, your father is not far from our feet. Why don't you go and see him?"

Shade asked the young man, who was emaciated and only 16 years old at the time of his death.

Little Mr. Gilot shook his head regretfully:

"I'm bound here, unable to move within 5 feet of my body. This is his reward for you, so Father wants you to take revenge?"

Shade glanced at Miss Elisa again. She still stood there with a smile and said nothing. If Mr. Gilot just now and little Mr. Gilot now were looking at her, Shade would even think that she was a phantom that only he and little Mia could see:

"Yes, yes. Although I am still an enthusiastic person, I am more inclined to help those who are alive than avenging the dead. It's just that your father is very wise, and he gave this to me directly."

Shade shook the priceless divination card in his hand:

"If I take other people's things, I have to do things for others if I have time, unless I don't want to do it."

This is of course impossible. Even Shade is not sure how long it will be before he encounters a special card from the [Holy Sword] series next time. [Demon] is as old as the [Holy Sword] series, and so far he has only obtained one [Demon Soul Stealer Bishop] from the demon scholar Sean Asmon.

"Your father commissioned me to find the murderer and bring him to him. If you hadn't appeared, I would have probably set off by now, but now it seems that you have different ideas?"

Shade asked the thin soul, who nodded. Although he was close at hand, his voice sounded like an echo to Shade:

"Father wants to personally avenge me, but please don't do it. I have become what I am now."

He looked at his transparent hands:

"Although I don't understand what a soul is, I know that if we kill someone in this state, we can't go back."

"Yes, especially your father will not simply kill someone."

Shade agreed with him, so Mr. Gilott continued to request:

"I don't care that you took away this card that I can no longer touch, but please don't let my father kill anyone."

"So your father used this card to hire me, and you are going to use this card to stop your father from hiring me?"

Shade asked, but didn't demand an answer:

"This is really a contradiction. It is impossible for me to fulfill these two requirements at the same time. But you are lucky, there is something more precious than this card here."

He turned to Miss Elise and asked:

"Then the fourth task I have to complete is to handle this matter smoothly?"

The blue-eyed girl smiled and responded:

"Yes, there is no specific mission goal, as long as the result of the processing satisfies me."

Shade nodded to express understanding, then looked up at the sun in the sky:

"It's not too early. Now go to the city to find the murderer and pretend to be a detective. Well, I am a detective. It's too late to act as a detective and then kidnap someone. I originally planned to do it tonight."

He then asked the soul in front of him:

"As for the murderer who murdered you, I think you should have some guesses in your mind. Regardless of whether we will send the murderer to your father, at least you definitely don't mind and let us help you get revenge."