Whispering Verse

While Shade was in coma, the priest took the keys from his pocket, went to No. 6 St. Teresa Square, and placed items that were inconvenient to bring into the church at his home. He also brought back a change of clothes, and used clothes stained with Shade's scent. The one-sleeved coat attracted little Mia, who had no one to feed her for the time being.

"When I opened the door to your second-floor room this morning, your cat almost rushed up and scratched my face. The little guy probably thought I was a thief."

The priest said this, but he would not be angry with the orange cat because of it. He probably also likes cats:

"But it is indeed very well-behaved when it is around you. If you don't have time in the future, you can foster it in the Dawn Church. Not only does it catch mice, the young nuns here are very fond of cats."

Now that Shade had woken up and confirmed that there were no sequelae from facing the evil god, the priest allowed Shade to go home. Of course, since it was already getting late, he entertained Shade for dinner at the church, during which time he also tried to ask Shade if he was interested in learning about [Mr. Dawn's] beliefs.

Shade is actually very interested in the righteous gods of this world, and has a lot to say about religion, belief and culture. But I was not in the mood to talk about such things at the moment, so I said goodbye to the priest after dinner.

The two parted in Dawn Square where Dawn Church is located. The priest did not forget to tell Shade to get up early tomorrow morning so that they could go visit the injured Dr. Schneider together.

I took little Mia and left Dawn Square on foot in the dark, but did not return directly to No. 6 St. Teresa Square. Instead, I paid for a carriage on Grete Street east of the square and went to Quill Pen in the University District of Tobesk City. Main street.

The city of Tobesk is the capital of the Northern Kingdom, and there are many colleges and universities in the urban area. Among them, there are both steam and machinery-related "Delarion Royal Mechanical College" and comprehensive colleges such as "Tobesk University". These schools are concentrated in the eastern part of Tobesk, forming the so-called "University District" in the city.

Miss Louisa rents an apartment in Building B, No. 211 Quill Street, Tobesk University District. Although she is renting, the environmental conditions nearby are no worse than those of Saint Teresa Square.

The winding streets are adjacent to the "Delarion Union Theological Seminary". Most of the residents nearby are students or school lecturers and professors. That's why when Shade saw Miss Louisa for the first time, he thought she had something. May often live in school.

The night was already quite late, and when I left the carriage with little Mia in my arms, I was at the intersection of the broad seminary boulevard and Quill Street. There is a lawn on one side of the avenue, and there are several young couples walking under the gas lamp.

In the city of Tobesk, only around the Yodel Palace and here, the security is so good that you can take a walk at night.

Take a few quick steps and look for your destination while reading the house numbers. But soon I found Miss Louisa’s address in the middle of the street with apartment buildings on both sides.

But before he walked over to open the door, he saw the door of the apartment opened. The female fortune teller with short brown hair opened the door and walked out. Miss Louisa, who seemed to have returned to normal, stood at the door and said goodbye to her. Miss Louisa was wearing a homely blue dress, with her long golden hair spread behind her. The fortune teller with short brown hair wears a very smart lady's waist-length skirt, which really highlights her figure.

Miss Louisa first saw the detective holding the cat in the night. After Shade approached, Miss Anat discovered him belatedly.

The three of them greeted each other in the light of the foyer, and after exchanging a few words to make sure each other was in good health, Shade explained that he had something to talk to Miss Anat.

"oh?"

Miss Louisa looked at the two of them curiously, but did not ask any unnecessary questions. She just said that she would see Dr. Schneider tomorrow. She seemed to have really recovered.

The fortune teller knew what Shade wanted to ask, but after bidding farewell to Miss Louisa, the two did not chat on the street. Miss Anat's profession is a fortune teller who belongs to the Seer Association. She also wanted to return to the city center, so she and Shade boarded the carriage back together.

"You can talk now."

After the sound of horse hoofbeats trampling on the tree-lined avenue, the woman in the carriage said. She just recited a spell in a low voice so that the coachman would not hear any unnecessary words.

"Are you and Miss Louisa okay?"

The narrow carriage made it easy for Shade to smell the perfume of the girl with purple eyes. He held the cat and asked, and little Mia showed her paws towards Miss Anat. The timid cat is showing courage in this way and telling others not to hurt it.

"Although you have already asked it again, I am still very happy that the first sentence you asked was this. We have no problem. The priest's potion helped a lot."

Miss Anat said, she did not sit upright in the carriage like Shade, but relaxed and leaned slightly on the side of the carriage:

"Even if you don't do divination, I know what you want to ask. Please ask."

She was keeping her promise, and if everyone survived, she would explain it all.

The carriage turned in the middle of the boulevard, and Shade in the carriage looked serious:

"What is "The Whispering Psalm"? An unknowable relic?"

He came here so late just because of this problem.

"Do you still know about agnostic-level relics? Professor Garcia from the School of History said that?"

Miss Anat raised her eyebrows, but shook her head:

"The Whispering Canto is not a [relic], but a great prophecy. Around the end of the Fifth Era, people discovered some relics of the last thirteen Witch Emperors. Not all of them are relics with whisper elements, most of them are They are relics of ordinary objects. There are some strange sentences on those relics, pieced together in the languages ​​​​of different eras. According to the diary left by the last Witch Emperor, it is inferred that those sentences can just form a complete poem, which is named "Murtering" "Poetry".

"What about the content?"

Shade asked, but Miss Anat did not answer immediately. Instead, she tilted her head and looked at the night view outside the window. Shade waited patiently, knowing that the other party must be thinking.

After a long time, Miss Anat, who was blowing in the night wind, whispered softly amidst the sound of horse hooves:

"I'm afraid no one knows the complete content of "The Whispering Psalm". I just know that the poem predicts major events that will happen in the Sixth Age. The thirteen chosen ones appeared one after another, just like the brave men or knights in ancient fairy tales Like the protagonists in the novel, after experiencing various troubles and dangers, they were promoted to the Thirteenth Ring."

An epic oil painting scroll appeared in Shade's mind.

"Then what? What is the purpose of selecting the thirteen chosen ones?"

Miss Anat continued:

"When all the chosen ones appear and all the survivors are promoted to the thirteenth ring or all die, a door will open, and then everything in the material world will change."

"Door? What door?"

"I don't know. I didn't have the opportunity to ask the church leaders or the professors at the college for their opinions on the "Mumbling Psalms", but my opinion is that behind the door lies the secret of the fall of the old gods and the truth of the rise of the righteous gods. The push of the door The opening will unlock ancient secrets, and may even allow the door pusher to be promoted to god, but it may also release some terrible things that will lead to the destruction of the world. This is destruction, but also rebirth.

And to make matters worse, according to "The Whispering Cantos," that door is bound to be pushed open. "

Shade frowned. If all the information provided by Miss Anat is true, then what happens to the chosen ones will completely disrupt the order of the world. Under this prosperous steam age, an undercurrent surges:

"That's too bad. Who are the thirteen chosen ones?"

"I don't know. In fact, no one can know the identity of the chosen one unless they happen to get the corresponding part of "The Whispering Canto". Of course I didn't get it. I have other ways."

She was still looking out the window.

"Who is Miss Iluna Bayas?"

"I don't know...I know this."

She turned her head and smiled lightly at Shade, but there was no smile in her eyes:

"Detective, I haven't talked to the doctors about what I talked to you about today. Because you are outside of destiny, you absolutely cannot be the chosen one. And the reason why I tell you this is to invite you. Walk with me.”

"What to do?"

Those purple eyes seem to be glowing, but they are really beautiful:

"Go find and witness the thirteen chosen ones, and help them. Since the door will definitely be pushed open, and dangers and opportunities coexist behind that door, then I want to witness that door being pushed open with my own eyes, and guarantee that this will not happen. It will cause the destruction of the world.”

She stretched out her white hand to Shade, and looked at Shade with her purple eyes:

"Shad Suellen Hamilton, will you help me?"