Whispering Verse

Thinking about the two hostile gods, Shade looked away from the paper in his hand and said to the maid Tifa:

"I happen to have a [relic] fishing rod in my hand."

"What a coincidence?"

The black-haired maid asked, then showed a quiet and relaxed smile:

"You are so lucky. However, besides these information, there is one more thing that cannot be written on paper. I can only tell you verbally."

"Please say."

Shade looked at her curiously.

"As you probably know, mermaids and fishmen are not the same species, but in the Coldwater Harbor Shadow incident, the mermaid statue and the mermaid dream became part of the sea return ceremony."

Shade was stunned for a moment and then realized this problem:

"why is that?"

"The fishmen are the descendants of the evil god, and the mermaids are free marine races. The two fought a fierce war in the ancient times, and that war ended with the victory of the fishmen. They usurped the power of the mermaids, and even usurped the mermaids. The history of the race to strengthen itself.”

Miss Tifa Servit spoke very slowly, leaving Shade enough room to think:

"So, the fish people and the real mermaids are actually feuding but why are you telling me this specifically?"

The black-haired maid smiled.

Her eyebrows are long and slender, her eyes look big, and her milky skin makes no flaws visible on her face. The black hair covers the forehead, sweeps over the thin eyebrows, tilts the head and smiles, and even has a playful feeling:

"Miss, I think this may be useful to you, but this is information that is not allowed to be shared outside the parliament, so I can only dictate it to you."

Shade nodded, remembering the other person's smile and the information in his head.

The maid continued:

"Besides that, the lady has something else for me to bring to you."

"Please say."

"Although I don't know how you got to Coldwater Port, or in other words, I don't know what your connection is with Coldwater Port."

The smile on her face remained unchanged, making Shade's friendly black eyes blink.

Shade was not surprised that the duchess could guess this. He was so concerned about the affairs of Coldwater Port that he even took out the method of making the badge and asked to collect information about "return by sea". This pair of Miss Carina's It's already obvious.

"But be careful. Although the return by sea is not a divine descending ceremony, it is also not an ordinary level of danger. If it is equivalent to losing control of the relic, the effect of the return by sea ceremony can even be regarded as angelic."

"Don't worry, I know what I'm going to do. Besides"

He sat there and pointed to his forehead:

"I'm still looking forward to Miss Carina's next kiss."

This is not because Shade has any evil intentions, he just wants to test what Miss Carina meant last night.

Tifa Servit's face turned slightly red, but the peaceful smile on her face did not change:

"The lady is also looking forward to it, Mr. Hamilton. The lady is looking forward to you giving her more surprises."

By coincidence, Dorothy, who came to help Shade take care of the cat again today, arrived before the maid left.

She recognized Miss Carina's carriage in the square. After knocking on the door and seeing the black-haired maid preparing to leave behind Shade, she said nothing. After the maid left, the blonde girl jokingly asked Shade:

"I told you before not to get too close to Carina. Look, you still have a relationship with her."

"Actually, it doesn't matter. I asked Miss Carina to help collect some information about the sea return ceremony. This can help Lesia."

Shade said.

Dorothy had already guessed that Miss Carina belonged to the "Witches' Council". After all, she was the one who told Shade the name "Handkerchief Lovers Association" in the first place. Of course, it was just speculation before, but it was only recently confirmed by Sha De.

"If that's the case, it's best not to mention this to Lesia."

She warned cautiously as she went up the stairs.

"Why?"

The blonde girl shook her head:

"There are some things that Lesia doesn't want you to get involved in. The royal family is not a peaceful place. Haven't the forces that assassinated Queen Diana not been found yet?"

The stranger nodded, looked at the cat waiting for him on the stairs, and thought of what his boss Mr. Anlos had revealed last time.

Before going to Coldwater Port today, Shade first went to the Prophet's Association, and then unexpectedly learned that the [Devil Soul Stealer Bishop] he identified here yesterday was actually genuine.

This was far beyond Shade's expectations. He never imagined that he could actually win such a precious card from a stranger he met in a slum hotel.

Vice President Mark congratulated Shad and learned the origin of the card from Shad. Of course, the location was moved from Coldwater Harbor to Tobesk.

Mr. Mark liked this story very much, with a smile on his face:

"This is the most charming thing about Rhodes cards. People can never guess when their next card will appear. Look, Mr. Hamilton, you now have eight special cards in your hand. . So are you thinking about spending your whole life collecting a whole deck of special Rhodes cards?"

He said with great expectation:

"This is a pursuit that only the top Rhodes players pursue."

If it were Sha De a month and a half ago, he would definitely refuse immediately. But now he needed to hesitate before nodding hesitantly:

"That's possible."

"Look, I knew it from the first time we met. You're going to be a good Rhodes player."

Probably because he witnessed a person who had nothing to do with Rhodes transforming into a real enthusiast, Mr. Mark was in a good mood.

After leaving the Prophet's Association, Shade went home to Coldwater Port. I don’t know whether it’s the rainy season in Coldwater Port, or whether the large-scale ceremony [Sea Return] has affected the climate, but it’s still raining today.

When Shade struggled to swim from the sea to the shore with the telescopic fishing rod on his back, it took a full ten minutes longer than yesterday.

Heavy rain hits your face painfully, and the currents beneath the surface become extremely dangerous. If it weren't for Shade's mortal body being enhanced through a special upgrade method when he reached the second level, he might have had to fight nature under the sea for a while longer.

I found the four-wheeled carriage arranged by Lesia at the alley of the dock. Blankets and towels had already been prepared for Shade on the carriage.

But after taking a bath in the room specially arranged for him in Sophia's mansion, he found out that Lecia had gone to the city hall early in the morning and would not be back until noon. She asked her servant to leave a letter to Shade, allowing Shade to move around as he pleased. If there was an emergency, she could ask the maid of the mansion to go to the city to find her.

But Shad came to Coldwater Port mainly for the curse on Lesia, otherwise there would be no need for him to swim in the rainy weather with a fishing rod on his back.

Seeing that the rain outside was getting heavier, Shade had no idea of ​​going into the city to take a look. So he restored the books that had been turned into toys in the room that Lesia had arranged for him, thinking of reading to pass the time in the morning.

But after just half an hour of reading, the pendant hanging on my chest suddenly became warm.

It wasn't the slight heat he felt when the black-haired maid was around, but a rapid rise in temperature. This means that there is a real witch within the range that the badge can detect.

"I knew this badge would be useful."

Thinking in my mind, I wanted to hide myself in the closet. But he quickly realized that this room was safe and he didn't need to hide at all.

Shade carefully came to the window and closed the curtains, then leaned against the wall, opened the gap in the curtains with his fingers and looked out.

The room Lecia chose for Shade was outside the manor courtyard, with a wide view and a very good scenery. Shade peeked out and could see the motorcade coming directly from the gate of the manor to the gate of Sophia's mansion.

Among those being served by the servants and getting out of the car were Lesia and a strange woman in her late twenties or nineteen. Compared with the princess's cumbersome dress, the strange woman's clothes are more gorgeous. Through the rain, Shade couldn't see clearly what she looked like, but he already knew in his heart that this was Miss Sivi Avora, a real twelve-ring sorcerer.

After seeing the target, Shade immediately left the window to avoid being discovered by the other party's senses being too sensitive.

He took a few steps back and forth in the room, took the badge on his chest out of his clothes, and felt it getting hotter and hotter, which meant that the witch was getting closer.

But Lecia led the other party directly upstairs without passing through the corridor here. As long as Xia De doesn't show up in front of the other party, there won't be any problem.

So he really didn't leave the room all morning, and lunch was delivered by the manor's maid. It wasn't until two o'clock in the afternoon that the motorcade drove the witch away in the rain. Shade held the badge on his chest at the window and made sure it no longer vibrated before he felt relieved.

Lesia was probably exhausted from communicating with such a woman, and it took half an hour for the servant to lead Shade to the study to see her.

Her Royal Highness the Princess had already changed her clothes, and when she saw Shade walking into the room, she just said hello lazily.

"Sorry, Shade, I really can't shirk this kind of entertainment. That Miss Aurora is really a good negotiator."

She asked the maid to massage her shoulders behind her. Shade sat on the other side of the desk, leaning his arms on the desk and looking out the window to prevent the convoy from suddenly coming back:

"What did you say? Oh, if it's something confidential, don't tell me."

Lesia shook her head lazily:

"It's not a secret. I gave me an invitation to tonight's banquet a few days ago, and now I'm invited in person. In addition, the Aurora family wants to expand the shipyard in Cold Water Port and get involved in the large steamship business. But you also know that this kind of ship can be used for military purposes with slight modifications, and my father is very sensitive to the control of this. So Sivi Avora wants me to say a few words in front of my father. She can give me some benefit."

Lesia didn't mention the specific benefits, and Shade didn't ask.

"The weather is really bad and it looks like a storm is coming."

While the maids were stepping on the carpet and pushing the dining cart to deliver afternoon tea, the princess wearing a silver crown rested her side of her face with one hand and looked out the window melancholy.

Shade also looked out the window. Raindrops were hitting the floor-to-ceiling windows. Even he knew that the storm in Coldwater Port was coming.