Whispering Verse

Iluna and Luvia stayed in the [Dark Dungeon] for half an hour before coming out. At that time, Shade was organizing his books in the study on the second floor, planning to take advantage of the big city player period to collect the second-year potions and alchemy. Practice your craft.

Both girls were unwilling to tell Shade what they had talked about with their "self" in the darkness, but they both thought they had gained a lot.

Shade originally had the idea of ​​letting Luvia stay overnight, but before he tried to express his thoughts secretly, Iluna expressed that he wanted to leave with Luvia and wanted to ask some inconveniences for Shade to listen to. The problem.

"Then we'll leave first."

The purple-eyed girl smiled and waved to Shade. Of course she could see what Shade was thinking, but the two of them still had to avoid Iluna:

"I'm going to have a good rest too, Shade, good night."

In front of Iluna, he gently kissed the side of Shade's face.

"When did your relationship become so good?"

Iluna asked suspiciously, Shade shook his head:

"Speaking of which, I forgot to ask just now. Iluna, is your eye okay now?"

Shade refers to Iluna's eye that was condensed with divinity. If it were not for divinity, the eye that had been sacrificed to the ancient god would not have been able to be restored no matter what. In the final battle in the [Dark Realm], Iluna's eyes seemed to be on fire. Although this allowed her to see in the dark, Shade was worried that other problems would occur with her eyes.

"This eye is very good, better than a normal eye."

Iluna answered, tilted her head and glanced at Luvia, then walked up to Shade and kissed the side of Shade's face gently:

"Goodnight then, Shade."

She blushed and said softly, then smiled and took Luvia's arm and left with her.

Shade took Mia and sent the two girls downstairs, watching them walk towards the intersection of Saint Teresa Square.

Finally, he looked up at the moon in the sky:

"Do you think I can finally rest for a while?"

【Probably yes. 】

"Meow~"

Mia squirmed in Shade's arms, squinting her eyes and letting out a soft cry.

"I'm asking the moon."

The moonlight shines on Shade's face, and the scenery of March hanging high in the night sky is something you can never see in his hometown.

【Yeah? 】

She was laughing softly, and that laugh was reassuring.

(Little Mia is running)

After the Darkness incident was over, Shade thought that his life had finally entered a peaceful time.

The next day was Monday, the second day of the Harvest Moon. Shade didn't think of opening this week's gifts until he woke up early in the morning.

While having breakfast, I moved the [God's Gift Box] to the dining table on the second floor. As soon as I opened the box, before I even reached out, Mia scurried in neatly.

Shade's hand "struggled" with the cat in the box for at least ten seconds before he successfully fished it out.

But when he grabbed the back of the cat's neck and pulled it out, he found that its tail was hooked to a string of things. When he pulled the whole cat out, he saw that it was a string of dried sausages.

Because he didn't like to cook by himself, Shade did stock similar foods at home, but Shade could guarantee that he never stuffed dried sausages into gift boxes. It was really blasphemy to use God's creation as pure food.

"So, that's this week's gift?"

Shade thought as he held the string of small sausages. With a slight stroke of his finger, the silver moonlight flashed and he cut two small slices from the sausage at the end.

Put one piece on the table in front of Mia, and eat one by herself. It tastes very good:

"But, is this a gift that Mia got or a gift that I got?"

As soon as the idea comes to mind, information about what needs to be done this week appears. Shade needs to take the family pet out for walks at least twice, each time for no less than half an hour.

"Is this a request for me or for Mia?"

Even if there is no such request, Shade will go out to walk the cat. But for Mia, getting out of the house is a bad thing.

While eating breakfast, I read the newspaper for a while. The newspaper mentioned the news that Saxe Cavendish was convicted of treason. Although this could be considered big news, it only reached the third page of the Torbesk Morning News, and it was only an area in the lower half of the third page. It seems that the king also wants this matter to end like this.

"Execution has been carried out"

Shade sighed at the final result, not because he pitied the other party, after all, he didn't even know what the other party looked like. He just sighed at the royal family's ruthlessness, but when he thought about it carefully, in order to maintain the stability of the kingdom, this approach was actually the right thing to do. valley

The daily life of foreigners is actually quite boring. After breakfast, they originally wanted to trick Mia into taking a bath in the bathroom, but the smart cat seemed to have seen through Shade's intention because he had gone to the bathroom in advance to prepare hot water.

While Shade put on the hot water and put on gloves to catch the cat, Mia had already rushed into the bedroom and hid at the top of the closet and refused to come down.

So Shade could only suspend his plan, thinking that he must make a surprise attack on Mia next time.

But I couldn’t waste the hot water, so I washed my clothes at home all morning. Judging by the recent weather, summer is over and he can start preparing for autumn clothing.

"Maybe I should really find some maids who can come to the house to cook and clean. If I can't afford full-time maids, I can at least find one that pays by the hour."

This was Shade's thought when he sat on the small bench and washed the clothes in the basin under the sunshine on the balcony. Although he was tired, he still enjoyed this leisure time:

"One shouldn't belittle one's achievements, but one shouldn't be overly arrogant either. It's just that as a foreigner, I can face gods and kill demons, but I still have to do my own laundry. This is definitely not right."

Thinking in his mind, he glanced at the Mia cat squatting next to him. After confirming that Shade had used the hot water in the bathroom, it jumped off the wardrobe.

"This cat is so lazy. It would be great if it could help with the laundry."

The voice in his ears chuckled, and Shade couldn't help but smile and shake his head. He was amused by his own thoughts.

"Meow~"

The cat's fur seemed to glow in the early autumn sunshine. It licked its paws, then stared with big eyes, curiously looking at the bubbles in the water basin that showed colorful colors in the sunlight.

Shade really likes this kind of life.

After washing the clothes, I went out to the MI6 stronghold at around eleven o'clock, which is the "Municipal Waste Management Center" in the West District of Tobesk.

The small gray building located between the snuff bottle shop and the shoemaker's shop specializing in rain boots is hidden in the bustling steam city. If they didn't know in advance that this was a stronghold, ordinary people would hardly be interested in looking at this small building even if they passed by. .

Shade originally came to collect this month's salary from Mr. Giles Johnson of the Facilities Management Office, but after knocking on the door, he found that there were other people in the Facilities Management Office.

It wasn't any other agent, but Shade's boss, Director Dark Anlos.

"Look who it is, Knight Hamilton."

This very ordinary-looking gentleman shook hands with Shade enthusiastically. When he saw Shade holding the envelope containing the bill, he knew what he was here for.

Asking Mr. Johnson to help Shade handle the salary, reimbursement and bullet quota matters, Director Anlos motioned to Shade to follow him.

The two walked to the shelves inside the equipment management. Mr. Anlos said with a smile:

"I was originally thinking of going to your place later, but I didn't expect to meet you here by such a coincidence."

With this look on his face, he could only say "I have a task for you" written on his face.

"Excuse me, what's going on?"

Shade asked cautiously.

Although when she first joined the company, Miss Carina said that Shade didn't have to do anything. But if there is a real need, Shade will not refuse the mission arranged by MI6. Presumably Director Anlos would not give him anything particularly difficult to do.

"Mr. Hamilton, I remember he is a master of Rhodes. So this Friday, which is the sixth day of the Moon of Flowers, the big city players are opening. Have you participated?"

Mr. Anlos asked, and Shade nodded:

"certainly."

"It would be great."

Director Anlos simply knew that the holders of the Founding Series cards would participate in this competition. It was no longer news to local Rhodes players. Even if he was not the director of MI6, he would have known this kind of thing just by asking anyone.

"It's like this, Shade Hamilton, Branch 6 has a small mission, and it needs agents who can participate in this competition to complete it. Do you know about the Principality of Set?"

Shade thought for a while, and through his memories and "her" prompts in his ears, he hesitantly asked:

"That small country located in the southeast of Drarayon, between Drarayon and Kasenrik? If I remember correctly, this country was separated from Drarayon three hundred years ago. At that time, Set ·The Archduke Cavendish was allowed to establish a duchy. Initially, the duchy and the kingdom had unified taxation and military ties. In recent centuries, it has become increasingly independent, but it is still nominally under the jurisdiction of Delrayon."

"Yes, the Sixth Bureau suspects that the Principality of Set has a connection with Kasenrik that we don't know about. Because of the special location of the Principality, we cannot allow it to completely turn to Kasenrik, or even allow them to have a closer relationship. , which is a huge threat to border security. Knight, please look at this photo."

Mr. Anlos handed Shade a black and white photo of a handsome man who looked to be in his thirties.

"Virgil Cameron has no official status on the surface, but secretly he is the lover of the contemporary Grand Duke of Set. He relies on his looks and flattery to gain a high status in the duchy's court."

"The current Grand Duke is a woman?"

Shade asked curiously.

"No, Archduke Alexis Cavendish is male."

Mr. Anlos glanced at Shade and put the photo away.