Whispering Verse

Before Miss Feliana left yesterday, she suggested that Iluna ask the witch who has the power of balance. Coincidentally, the symbol behind Miss Carina's chair in the Witch Council is "balance".

Iluna did not object immediately, and Miss Carina did not urge her, but glanced at Shade.

After thinking carefully, Iluna combed her long hair, glanced at Shade, and then whispered:

"Sorry, I like men."

The Witches' Council is very mysterious and low-key. Even the church is not sure that these women who call themselves witches really have the power of the Fifth Era. The general perception of the outside world is that the Witch Council is called the "Handkerchief Lovers Association", so Iluna is somewhat worried about her safety.

"Don't worry about this."

Miss Carina smiled:

"I don't like men."

Iluna looked even more worried.

"But I don't like girls with no figure like you either, look at my maid."

She held Tifa's hand, and the maid smiled sheepishly at Iluna. Iluna looked at her with a sullen face, and then looked down at herself.

"Don't worry, I use my reputation to assure you that Miss Carina is not a bad person."

Shade finally spoke. No matter what Miss Carina's purpose was, it would actually be a good thing if Iluna could follow her further on the road of "balance". After all, judging from Darkness' performance, the potential of the chosen one is indeed astonishing and terrifying.

"Then...well, Ms. Carina Cavendish, but I must emphasize that I will not call you teacher, nor will I reveal any secrets about you to the church. As a learner As a reward, if you need me to do something, I won’t refuse it as long as it doesn’t violate morality. Oh, and you can’t mention my affairs to anyone.”

Iluna said, and Miss Carina nodded:

"That's fair. I will send you a letter in a few days to discuss your study plan."

Then he said to Shade:

"Look, detective. Although I failed to kill Darkness with my own hands as required by the council, at least I have a good student."

"I just wanted to ask, why didn't you see Luvia?"

Iluna asked curiously:

"Didn't Shade say in her letter yesterday that she would also go with us to find human pus?"

"She...needs to rest now."

Shade explained like this, and Iluna nodded without thinking too much.

Miss Carina, who was sitting opposite Shade, smiled.

Ordinary people dripping "human pus" into their own eyes is no different from committing suicide. But Shade's [Echo of Blood] has the effect of automatically removing dangerous components from body fluids, and the human pus sacrificed all its strength to barely escape. Now is the weakest period, so he dares to do this.

Of course, having Miss Carina as a caregiver is also very important.

The pus he collected was not much, and it could only last for more than an hour. Therefore, after sending Miss Carina to Yodel Palace, Shad, Tifa, and Iluna moved around the city on a carriage.

Starting from the south of the city, a blood-red light connected a thin line with a halo in the sky, representing the movement trajectory of human pus.

Shade didn't know whether the extreme weakening of power would affect the opponent's intelligence, but looking at the direction of movement, the human pus was actually heading towards the center of Tobesk where the Yodel Palace was located.

"Could it be that because Darkness took it to meet the royal family members in Yodel Palace, it has already thought about its next host?"

He informed his two companions of his discovery, but Iluna waved her hand so that Shade should not worry:

"The Orthodox Church has an agreement with the Cavendish royal family. The church protects the safety of the royal family. It is impossible for a weak person to break through the security provided by the church."

"Miss, I haven't received any news either. Everything was normal at Yodel Palace last night."

Tifa also added.

The red halo entered the university district from the south of the city, but before continuing northward into the core urban area, it suddenly turned eastward.

So the carriage took the three of them from the university district to the east of Tobesk. After passing through almost half of the city, Shade saw the somewhat familiar street scene of Röntgen Avenue:

"No way......"

He comes here every Saturday afternoon.

The traces of human pus left in the air almost went straight into the Schneider Psychological Clinic in the middle of Röntgen Avenue. When the carriage passed by the door of the clinic, Shade didn't even have time to stop the carriage in time due to shock and surprise.

In the end, the carriage the three of them were riding in stopped at the intersection of Roentgen Avenue and Smith Commercial Street. After careful consideration, Shade did not let Iluna and Tifa get out of the car and follow him:

"Wait for me a moment, I have to deal with some things."

He carried the [God's Gift Box] alone, and he wanted to confirm what happened to the human pus and the doctor.

"What's wrong? Have you found the target? Why don't you let us follow?"

Iluna was confused, and Tifa was unwilling to let Shade act alone.

"There may have been some trouble, but it wasn't big."

He said with some concern, took out his notebook and wrote down the address of Dr. Schneider's clinic, closed the notebook and handed it to Tifa:

"Can't you still be convinced by my performance in the dark realm? Don't follow me. If I don't come back within half an hour, you can give the address on the notebook to the church and let the church send a thirteen-ring warlock to solve it. trouble."

He took out the umbrella Iluna used just now from the storage box on the side.

"Xia De..."

"Don't worry, I can handle it."

He jumped out of the carriage, opened his umbrella and looked at the Schneider Psychological Clinic on Silver Cross Avenue.

Maybe the demon in the doctor is not as powerful as the human pus, so he is possessed by a deeper level; maybe the doctor has long been connected with the human pus, and he is actually a bad person; maybe there are other reasons. But Shade wanted to face the next thing by himself. Even if Bill Schneider really had a problem, he would solve it alone.

"The doctor's luck shouldn't be that bad..."

When this idea appeared in his mind, Shade suddenly felt that he should have expected this to happen:

"The doctor was not in the city yesterday afternoon. He couldn't have gone to the south of the city by chance, right?"

Everyone in the psychology clinic knew Sha De, who often visited him. Sha De inquired and found out that the doctor was indeed in the clinic, and it happened that the last patient had just left, and he was probably writing medical records.

"It's a good sign that we didn't suddenly go out to other places."

He was thinking this as he met Dr. Schneider in the reception room on the second floor. The gas light in the room was not turned on because it was still raining outside, so the room seemed particularly gloomy. The doctor was sitting behind his desk writing with a frown on his face. The gas lamp in front of him was the only source of light.

Bill Schneider looked no different from before. On the contrary, after seeing Shade, he was surprised to think that he was in trouble:

"Why are you here? Please sit down, oh, there is something wrong with the gas light in this room, let's go to other rooms to talk?"

"It's nice here. Doc, I'm not in trouble either."

Shade closed the door behind him and looked towards the light of the gas station. He walked over in silence and extended his right hand to the doctor who stood up:

"Long time no see, doctor."

"Long time no see. Didn't we go together to get you a spiritual crystal on Tuesday night?"

The doctor asked in surprise, very confused about Sha De's attitude, but he still held Sha De's hand and shook it.

【everything is normal. 】

Shade breathed a sigh of relief.

The two of them sat down on the sofa. The patter of rain outside the window hit the glass. The dim light broke through the clouds and fog. When it reached the room on the second floor of the clinic, it was already quite weak.

Listening to the sound of rain, across the coffee table, Xia De didn't know what to say. Seeing Shade's appearance, Dr. Schneider looked even more worried:

"Shade, I led you onto the extraordinary path. You can always trust me."

The doctor spoke very sincerely, perhaps this was just an ordinary Sunday morning for him.

Shade nodded hesitantly, put his hand into his pocket, and took out the [Demon Hunting Seal]:

"Doctor, I have a ring here. Can you put this on your finger?"

The doctor subconsciously bent down and reached across the coffee table, trying to get the ring that Shade placed in his palm. But when he stretched out his hand halfway, he saw what was in Shade's palm resting on the coffee table, and the expression on the middle-aged man's face suddenly froze.

He opened his mouth slightly and looked at Shade, then slowly retracted his arms, pressed his knees with both hands, and sat there with his back on his back. He lowered his head, and his whole figure seemed to have aged ten years.

Shade pursed his lips, looked at the ring in his hand, and put it on his finger. For a moment, neither of the two men spoke, but their hearts were not at peace.

The sound of rain seemed to be getting louder and louder, the light in the room was getting darker and darker, and the light of the gas table lamp seemed to be getting farther and farther away from them.

It took a while for the doctor to stand up and come to the window under Shade's gaze. Today is the first day of September. Although it is not autumn in the strict sense, the rain has already made the air feel more desolate.

Outside the window is the street scene of Röntgen Avenue. Today is Sunday, and the street is very lively even if it rains lightly. Even with the windows closed, the noise on the street could be heard over the sound of rain, but the noise had nothing to do with the two people in the room.

"Detective, what do you know?"

The doctor asked with his back to Shade.

Shade sat on the sofa and did not get up or answer the question. Instead, he asked his own question:

"Doctor, is the human pus here with you?"

The doctor looked out the window, and Shade turned to look at the doctor. The weather in Tobesk was strange. Even though it was raining, it was still hazy outside, like water stains on a faded street scene painting. The doctor dared to turn his back to Shade at such a close distance. If Shade intended to use thaumaturgy to sneak attack, the doctor would definitely be dead.

Hearing "human pus", the doctor's figure shook and he nodded slightly:

"Yeah, I...ate it."