Whispering Verse

By the time Shade had changed his clothes and returned to the living room with the napping cat in his arms, Luvia had already brought the teapot. In three months, the high-end black tea left by Detective Sparrow has been exhausted. However, in order to commemorate the detective, Shade found a shop selling the same tea in the city and bought some more. Therefore, the current black tea is still It's that kind of tea.

"In general, judging from the people I met, I doubt that Priest August and Sister Devlin of the Spiritual Order are the chosen ones. This suspicion is groundless and of little value."

Shade told what he had gained and put the remaining blood money on the table. Luvia played with the [upright coin] in her hand and listened quietly to Shade's account of what he had experienced before and after he rescued Priest August:

“The only thing that can be determined now is that the third chosen one is the ‘dead’ chosen one.”

She summed it up and looked at the coin in her hand:

"I've already tried it during the day. This coin has very poor compatibility with my divination. I can't predict much with this divination."

After all, the main characteristic of that [upright coin] is the upright state of the coin, not its tradability. . .

The current situation is different from the "dark" chosen ones more than a month ago. At that time, Shade got a full pocket of special coins from the [Fishbone Pirate Ship], but now they only have two coins in their hands, and All three of them believed that the blood money should not be spent casually.

"I applied to the church for monetary relics some time ago, and I think there should be a result this week."

Iluna reminded, but if there are only one or two, it is still impossible to find the chosen one as accurately as last time.

"Then the latest arrangement is that I try my luck at Fort Midhill, learn about local folklore and legends, monitor the narrow space of life and death, and prepare for what will happen next. You two are responsible for finding coins, or inquiring about the Prophet Association and News from the Church.”

Shade said:

"Currently, the "Muttered Psalms", which contains information about the dead chosen ones, is at least partially in the hands of the Church of the Five Gods, and the college should only know very little information."

He looked at Iluna, who nodded:

"No problem, I will try my best to find out the information this week. If the church is clear about the chosen one, it will also let me go to Fort Midhill. In addition, Shade, here is this for you."

She took out a very familiar brooch with a sun pattern holy emblem from her handbag:

"The commotion caused by Fort Midhill should be greater than the commotion in Darkness last month. The matter of "The Whispering Canto" will become more and more important in the material world. Shade, are you in Midhill?" Be careful with what you do at Fort Sill."

"I understand, and I have friends there who can help me."

Shade nodded and took the brooch. Mia immediately looked at it with wide eyes. In addition to the two rings on its tail, this cat has always been interested in items related to the power of the sun. For example, it likes to take a nap in the sun.

Shade looked at Luvia again:

"Also, can you find some information about the [Spiritual Cult] in the Prophet's Association? I would like to know whether the emergence of the sect is related to the local tradition of worshiping death, the moon, and mountains."

The reason for not letting Iluna help with the investigation was to prevent the church from drawing attention to the blind nuns and monks.

Luvia nodded:

"Speaking of this, it reminds me that the Spiritual Cult does worship death. Maybe except for the Sister Devlin you mentioned, there are people in the cult who are related to [death]."

"I will pay attention, but I don't think it will go well. After all, I have no reason to pay attention to the talents of every member of the order. Also, do any of you know about Phoenix?"

Shade suddenly asked, briefly talking about his experience in the afternoon, and then took out the red stone that no one knew what it was made of. There is no sunlight now, but Iluna can simulate the sun's light and let the three of them see the flying birds in the red stone.

"Miss Feliana's reverberation contains some basic knowledge about alien species. I only know that this kind of creature can resurrect in fire."

"I don't know much about this creature, but I remember when I was drawing divination cards at the beginning of the month, a phoenix appeared."

Luvia reminded, Shade nodded.

Shade is [Phoenix], Luvia is [Broken Destiny], the doctor is [Lucky One], Priest August is [Death], and Dorothy is [Red Butterfly].

"I know!"

Iluna gave an answer that Shade had not expected. Seeing the other two people looking at her, the seventeen-year-old girl felt a little embarrassed:

"The image of the phoenix is ​​related to the sun, so our church has a lot of knowledge about the phoenix. However, the phoenix is ​​a strange creature that has disappeared. I don't know if they have all left the material world or are hiding there. The church believes that , one of the three major thaumaturgy academies, the Serkses Medical College, should have relevant information, and may know where the Phoenixes have gone."

"Do you think that the ancient being who sealed the passage on the top of the narrow room is the Phoenix?"

Luvia asked Shade, who nodded:

"It's just speculation."

The three of them discussed the matter of the third chosen person late into the night. The [upright coin] was returned to Shade by Luvia. After all, it was useless for her to hold it.

Iluna left at ten o'clock in the evening. She had a mission the next day. Luvia did not leave. Her pile of stargazing instruments was finally installed after two days of busy work. Therefore, before the best stargazing time in autumn ended, that is, in the past half month, she had to go out every now and then. I'm going to spend the whole night here in Shard. Today is the first day of stargazing. Since she starts working at ten o'clock, she will probably be busy until about one o'clock in the morning.

The bed on the first floor of No. 6 Saint Teresa Square has been made up and Luvia can use it at any time, so Shade said hello to the female fortune teller and returned to the bedroom after washing.

First, he copied the story of "Sleeping Princess" given by Lesia, and then read the book "Book of Crazy Thunder" on the next spiritual rune instructed by the academy.

At eleven o'clock, he left the desk and went to bed. The hot tea was placed on the bedside table. Shade held the cat under the gas lamp above the bed for a while and read his second-grade textbook "The Gone Great: The Old Gods". This book is enough It is twice as thick as ordinary red bricks. I turn off the lights and go to bed around twelve o'clock.

He planned to leave for Fort Midhill at nine o'clock tomorrow morning, because the priest had agreed to meet at ten o'clock. Afterwards, you can take a walk around that mountain city, whether it's to visit a local folklorist or to look for the relic sword.

After closing his eyes, the foreigner who had a good sleep quality quickly fell into sleep, and silence fell in this bedroom. After an unknown amount of time, little Mia, who was huddled next to the pillow, suddenly opened her eyes, her big amber eyes seeming to shine in the darkness.

It stood up at once, first sharpened its claws on Shade's pillow seriously, and then made a sharp cry at the door:

"Meow~"

"What's wrong?"

The very alert Shade suddenly sat up, his right hand illuminated with the light of the silver moon towards the bedroom door, and his left hand directly pulled out the moonlight sword and held it in front of him. And under that light was a purple-eyed girl in pajamas.

The white dress was very thin and not suitable for this season, but the little white flower in her ear was very beautiful:

"Young knight, I am a poor girl passing by. It's a bit cold tonight, do you mind if I stay warm with you?"

Luvia tilted her head and said.

"Um"

The silver moonlight in Shade's right hand was still shining, but the sword in his left hand turned into dots of silver light and disappeared. He also noticed that Luvia was barefoot.

"Oh, handsome knight, please grant my request. It's really cold outside."

She said with a smile, her purple eyes reflecting the light on Shade's fingertips. The purple light shining in the darkness was very beautiful. Although her actual age is a bit older than the body of a foreigner, Luvia really looks girly.

Speaking of which, among the girls that Shade currently knows, the only girls younger than him are seventeen-year-old Iluna and sixteen-year-old Princess Agelina.

"Is this a dream or reality?"

Shade asked in his heart.

[Reality, the kind of reality you expect. 】

"She" is chuckling.

The girl with purple eyes walked to the door, put her hands behind her back, leaned her back against the door, and closed the bedroom door little by little. She stepped on the floor with her white feet and made a very interesting sound:

"Knight, are you willing to touch my darkness tonight?"

Shade had heard of this metaphor, and it was contained in the book "The Queen and Her Lovers" left by Detective Sparrow, and he had studied that book thoroughly.

After dissipating the moonlight on my fingertips, I looked at the cat at hand, then at the closed bedroom door, and finally at the wardrobe on the wall.

So Mia spent the rest of the night in the closet.