Whispering Verse

"big guy?"

Thinking of what happened in Lakeview Manor, Shade subconsciously thought of the coming of God. First, his face showed a little panic, and then he thought that the relic [Profane Cross] was on his body, which he used to steal. .....

"Although I don't know what you thought, but judging from your expression, you probably thought wrong."

Miss Carina stretched out her hand and tapped Shade's forehead with her slender white fingers.

Miss Sylvia added while looking through Shade's manuscript:

"It should be some kind of relic, a location-based relic. It's not clear what it is yet. It will appear in the middle of Schluch Lake around eight to ten o'clock tonight. Only we know about this matter at the moment, witches He has a beyond-normal perception of elements and relics.”

"That's probably what happened."

Miss Carina said, bringing her wine glass to Shade and gesturing to Shade to taste it. Shade then drank all the red wine at the bottom of the glass, while Tifa continued to pour wine.

"Do we need to cancel the banquet? After all, there are so many ordinary people here."

Shade asked.

"No need, the opponent will not be particularly strong. And you also know that the characteristic of location-type relics is that as long as they do not enter the interior, they will basically not be greatly affected. In order to protect Margaret Ann who was attacked in Huntingdon, the church Ru, we have arranged a team of ring warlocks to protect her. If something really goes wrong by then, the two of us and the ring warlocks from the church can handle it."

Miss Carina said, and Shade felt relieved now and handed the goblet that Tifa had poured wine back to her. From her previous attitude of not worrying about Agelina going to play in the manor, she also knew that the big witch really felt that there would be no danger.

"Besides, even if there is a problem that cannot be solved, aren't you still here?"

The Duchess added jokingly, wagging her fingers as if to show Shade her nails.

Miss Sylvia raised her eyebrows. She always felt that Carina Cavendish's words seemed to have a profound meaning. Thinking that Shade can go to Huntingdon at any time, and that he still has the flame in the hands of Sister Devlin of the [Spiritual Order], the young witch thinks that it is necessary to investigate what happened in the mountain city in the autumn. matter.

"I'm only four rings, I don't have the power like you."

Shade said casually, but there was still some worry in his heart:

"What is the reason for this anomaly? Is the appearance of location-based relics really a result of the manor's bad luck?"

"It's not clear yet. If I have time later, I will go to the parliament to see if I can find the speaker. She is very knowledgeable about this phenomenon."

Miss Carina shrugged and continued to sip the wine from the wine glass that Shade had taken a sip from.

Facts have proved that in the city where the first chosen person, Iluna, resides, the probability of accidents is much higher than in other places.

The two witches still had a lot to talk about, so Shade didn't stay here long and left quickly. After Shade closed the door, Miss Carina asked Miss Sylvia half-complainingly:

"He didn't compliment my nails. I specially used the nail polish made with the formula you gave me. Isn't it beautiful?"

Miss Sylvia didn't know how to answer. Even though she knew that Shade had an affair with this powerful lady before, she didn't expect that the relationship between the two had reached this point:

"Um......"

"Miss, maybe Mr. Hamilton is just attracted to other parts of your body. Compared to your nails, there are too many things about you that caught his eye today."

Tifa said softly, and the duchess showed a satisfied smile, and continued to look at the manor courtyard under the setting sun while holding the wine glass:

"Tifa, I really don't know what kind of love elixir the knight gave you. However, what you said makes sense."

Miss Sylvia picked up the wine glass and took a sip to hide her expression at this time. In her heart, she was reconsidering what Shade's appearance meant to the Witch Council. However, thinking of the appearance of the young gentleman just now, His tough tactics when facing the "Evil of the Pantanal" statue in Huntington, and the manuscript in his hand, made him sigh in his heart:

"However, Shad Hamilton does have the ability to attract witches."

Shade on the other side had already left the third floor with little Mia. Because the horse racing competition that Agelina invited him to participate in had not yet started, Shade took this opportunity to go to the courtyard to get some food for himself, wanting to fill his stomach first. After all, there were still a lot of things to do tonight. .

The Asberg family definitely spent a lot of money on this banquet. It was already winter at the end of the Frost Moon, but you could still see fresh summer vegetable salads and seasonal fish shipped from the west coast on the table.

As for the five-story cake, I didn't think it was anything when I looked at it from upstairs, but when I really stood at the table and looked up, Shade felt that he would never see a dessert of this size again in a short time.

But the big cake that firmly attracted little Mia was not the most attractive thing in the long table area. At the end of the long table near the entrance of the mansion, hundreds of red cardboard boxes were stacked into a hill, covering the ground and a small tabletop.

Guests of all kinds wearing vintage robes, ordinary formal wear, red woolen sweaters and vests were smiling around and watching people trying to open the boxes.

This is the "lucky red box", a traditional reserved item at the Delrayon wedding banquet. Guests at the banquet can open the box at will, but no matter what is opened, they must carry the contents with them all night. And in those boxes, although there were a few valuable souvenirs, most of them were toys for pranks.

Nobles like this kind of "prank" at wedding banquets, and people will even compare which family prepares the more unique "lucky red box" when they get married.

Shade saw his friend Baron Lavender in the crowd. The last time he saw him was last week, in order to thank him for introducing business, the two played Rhodes at the Prophet's Association. The baron opened the box and took out a doll that was no bigger than the palm of his hand and was wearing a skirt. Amidst the roar of laughter, he depressedly put it in the chest pocket of his formal suit.

People laugh happier.

"Shadow!"

Baron Lavender also noticed Shade who was eating, waved and walked over, and then encouraged him to try it too:

"Only the truly brave would do this!"

After he encouraged him, Shade looked at the doll with its head exposed on his chest, holding back a smile, and handed him a glass of red wine:

"I heard that some unlucky guy opened the box and got out a donkey ear hairpin, and ended up wearing it all night."

"That donkey ear is now a unique souvenir that can be sold for 50 pounds. Oh, Shade, as the champion of the big city players, you should believe in your luck."

Baron Lavender continued to confuse, and Shade thought that he would be okay for the time being, so he actually walked over. When the meddlesome people saw Shad, they shouted "Rejed's Hamilton" and loudly and exaggeratedly talked about the "expensive" souvenirs that the Asberg family might have prepared.

"Is there a donkey ear hairpin this time?"

He randomly picked a box and prepared to open it. Baron Lavender, who was following Shade, smiled and replied:

"I heard they have cat ears."

“If cat ear hairpins were actually prescribed, I would put them on my cat.”

After saying that, he touched Mia, who was still looking at the big cake with her head tilted. The cat ignored Shade at all.

Shade was pretty lucky, there was a pink gauze scarf in the box. Although it was inappropriate for a man to wear this, Shade still put it into his breast pocket and exposed one corner. This made Baron Lavender, who had a doll on his chest, particularly disappointed:

"Look, before the Rhodes game even started, I was already having bad luck."

Counting that there were only ten minutes left, the horse racing competition would officially begin. Shade and the Baron met again when they arranged to play Rhodes cards, and then walked towards the gate of the manor.

Bright and warm lights have been lit in the tents that have been set up, illuminating the world under the last rays of the setting sun. Ropes with small colorful flags are connected to almost all the buildings in the courtyard and garden.

After the Eisberg family took over the manor, they renovated the courtyard so that there were not very dense but interconnected ground water channels on the ground. The width of the water channels was about a quarter of an adult's step. Although it is very shallow and can only submerge small animals like Mia, the top of the channel is still covered with stone slabs to facilitate walking.

Under the unclear moonlight, outside the bright tent, there were green leaves and petals floating in the water channel from unknown sources. The water in the aqueduct is even live water and is directly connected to the fountain and Schluchsee behind the estate.

Although Shade had never seen a similar decoration method in this world, he had to admit that although this would greatly increase the maintenance cost of the manor, it did improve the landscape level of the entire manor.

"Speaking of which, can you swim?"

He asked while looking at the lively tents. Different sounds of music were intertwined together. The invited minstrels were playing and singing cheerful music in the tents. The gas pipes running horizontally on the ground outside the tents lit up the gas lamps, illuminating the atmosphere. The various colorful ribbons hanging at the entrance of the tent were decorated, and the guests dressed in different colors smiled and enjoyed the hustle and bustle tonight.

This wedding reception is sure to be talked about for years to come.

"Meow?"

The cat stood on Shade's shoulder and meowed softly, not knowing what it meant.

"The last time Mia took a bath was nearly two months ago. Although it is already winter, the temperature is not very cold yet. It may be necessary to give it another bath."

Shade whispered to himself, while "she" in his ear chuckled and did not respond.

“It’s so lively~”

Looking up at the surroundings, the luxurious enjoyment and the fire of civilization are vividly displayed in front of my eyes. Although it was just a wedding banquet, in Xia De's opinion, it could fully show the small cluster of fire that was the most powerful civilization in this world and this era.

"Civilized~"

Thinking about the possibility of the end of the world makes me feel a little melancholy. Looking up at the door of the manor, under the last rays of the setting sun, Princess Agelina Cavendish was already smiling and waving to him.

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ps: When attending a banquet, you really need to describe some daily plots like this. It shouldn't be too boring... I won't describe every banquet game in detail. The author knows that the details are appropriate.

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