Putting down the thick roll of parchment, Shade found the ice crystal pendant from the pile of toys and pendants on the bedside table.
Shade stared at the pendant blankly, held it in his hand, and thought of Miss Chloe's appearance.
Of course he knew exactly how the silver-haired and red-eyed witch felt about him when she said her final goodbye, but Miss Chloe was also the witch who was farthest away from the stranger's life.
After sighing slightly, he placed the ice crystal pendant next to the three slightly glowing stone slabs. He stroked the stone slabs with his fingers, then hugged the cat and took [Aiken'ora - Arrow of the Chosen] to find Ti.
Law.
It was already dark at this time, and from the corridor of the manor, you could see the falling fine snow dancing under the moon.
During the period when Miss Carina was "bed resting", Tifa and her team of secretaries were responsible for all affairs in the manor. When Shade saw Tifa, she had just finished arranging tomorrow's schedule in the study.
Seeing Shade come in, Tifa asked Miss Carina's personal maids to leave temporarily. The young girls greeted Shade with a smile, and then whispered to each other about the rumors about Shade's relationship with the head maid.
After the door was closed, Shade gestured with the arrow:
"Tifa, do you need new powers?"
He briefly explained the current function of this arrow and attributed this new function to the blessing given by Miss Feliana.
Although Miss Carina was not here, Tifa did not sit on the main seat behind the desk. Instead, another chair was placed next to the elegant velvet backrest chair:
"No one can refuse new power."
she said with a smile.
"Then I'm going to stab you. Please roll up your sleeves."
Shade shook the arrow and signaled. The maid thought for a moment, unbuttoned her chest and looked at Shade. Then she pointed at the velvet chair, which was Miss Carina's chair, and signaled to Xia De.
De sit down:
"But, Shade, can you remove the blood stains for me?"
Little Mia was placed on the desk by Shade, and she looked at the two people in the room curiously. Shade pursed her lips slightly, and Tifa looked at him with a blushing expression:
"In order to come back before the end of the year, Speaker Isabella will reward Miss Sylvia for her contribution this time. She will ask Miss Sylvia to cooperate with the power of the parliament to open a direct channel for Miss to come back. This cannot be used frequently.
She will be back around this time tomorrow, Sunday night."
As he said that, he looked at Shade with his black and brown eyes:
"Knight, the Duke's maid can only serve when her master leaves"
Shade sat down on the velvet armchair. Tifa opened her left front. The brass-colored arrow with the warmth of Shade's palm pierced Nai's white skin. Amidst the slight cry of pain, the round blood stains penetrated slightly.
come out.
Shade took away the arrow, and when Tifa's life ring automatically appeared behind her, she hugged Shade's head again. Since the Duke was not here, the maid wanted to relax for a while.
In short, Tifa did not obtain thaumaturgy, but obtained a brand new spiritual rune of enlightenment [Pain]. All the spiritual runes of the sixth ring are complete, and she can perform a ceremony to advance to the seventh ring.
"Meow~"
The cat stared at the life ring, then worried that Shade would be suffocated to death.
Luvia made the right decision to let Shade stay at Miss Carina's manor to rest, because Shade had not fully recovered yet. It was an indescribable feeling, just like an ordinary person who hadn't slept.
Just the same.
However, given that "the coma after the overflow of divinity" and "the weakness after forcibly using the word of sublimation" are superimposed on each other, the current state is normal.
Before eight o'clock in the evening, Shade returned to the bedroom to rest. The maids prepared late-night snacks and hot tea for him. The gas lamp in the bedroom and the gas table lamp in the shape of a little angel on the bedside were also very bright.
Mia was lying next to the pillow, being touched by Shade from time to time, while Shade was holding the roll of parchment and reading it carefully, trying to pick out some interesting thaumaturgy and spells to learn.
The atmosphere at night was very comfortable, and Shade felt that as long as he had a good rest, he would probably be able to return to normal tomorrow. He still had a lot of things to do, including the perfume vial of desire, the ritual to enhance time perception, and the dream ritual prepared by Dr. Schneider.
, and Miss Denister's wordless black book.
He thought that he was always busy, but decided to finish dealing with these things and enjoy the New Year's Day starting next Tuesday. He even wanted to postpone the use of the next key so that he could spend the first half of the next 1854 year.
Ten days, I can take a good rest.
Just as he was thinking about it, there was a knock on the bedroom door, and then the door was opened. Shade heard the sound of small square-heeled leather shoes stepping on the floor. This is the standard dress of the maids in the manor. Generally, they wear uniform white cotton shoes.
Socks. It is said that in the palace of Duke Carina of Saladir County, the maids all dressed like this.
Shade knew that this was the maids coming to buy tea again, so he didn't pay attention, but soon footsteps came to the bedside, and a familiar voice asked softly:
"Mr. Hamilton, Miss Servit asked me to come and sleep with you tonight."
"No, no, I don't need it."
She was curious about how Tifa could arrange such a thing. She was about to put down the parchment in her hand, but she didn't expect her white hands to directly take away the parchment. Then the girl in maid uniform bent down and kissed Xia Xia beside the bed.
Germany.
Shade's eyes widened, and after pushing her away, he saw that it was Luvia. However, at this time, Luvia was wearing a black and white maid dress, and even had her brown shawl hair styled.
It has become a convenient way for maids to move around.
She clasped her hands together and hung them on her chest, smiling and asking Xiang Shade:
"Mr. Hamilton, should I stay?"
As she said that, she lifted her right leg wearing white stockings and put it on the bed, and then lifted the other leg up. She knelt on the bed and looked down at Shade. Shade heard two small black leather shoes, one after another.
A very rhythmic sound falling onto the carpet beside the bed.
"Well where did this dress come from?"
"I borrowed it from Tifa, but it's a pity that I can't wear her clothes. We are about the same height, but fortunately, the most indispensable thing here is this kind of clothes. The other maids helped me find this one. I have to admit,
This dress is more complicated and beautiful than I thought."
Luvia's face turned slightly red:
"However, I heard some rumors from other maids in the manor. Did you have a good afternoon, Mr. Knight?"
There is no secret in the place where the girls gather. No matter how hidden Tifa and Shade are, they can't completely hide it from others. Shade didn't know how to answer, so the purple-eyed girl said again seriously:
"Mr. Hamilton, this is Miss Servitt's kindness. Please don't refuse it."
"Well, I do need a maid to accompany me to sleep."
Shade was very embarrassed to say such words, and the stranger blamed himself in his heart for how he had become such a person.
So, the "maid" Miss Luvia Anat kissed Shade in a slightly "clumsy" way. This night would probably be interesting. Little Mia, who was woken up, probably wouldn't think so.
Early on Sunday morning, Shade, who felt that he had almost recovered, went into the city with Luvia and Tifa, who happened to be going to Yodel Palace to do some business.
First, he sent Luvia to the Prophet's Association, then said goodbye to Tifa, and agreed to meet again tomorrow afternoon. After returning to his long-lost home, Shade stored all the relics and special items he had brought with him. Then he used four
A ring "trapped" the grumpy cat, and after deliberately allowing it to carry four rings with its tail at once, it went alone from the basement to the island in the middle of the lake in the center of the Everglades.
The way little Mia walks around the house with four rings jingling is really interesting.
When returning home in the early hours of Thursday morning, Sister Devlin helped Shade touch the statue of the ancient god under the lighthouse on the island in the middle of the lake, so on his [Space Maze] path, he was in "Tobesk-Saint Teresa Square"
In addition to Coldwater Port - Underwater Cliff Cave, "Fort Midhill - Abandoned Tower in the Mountains" and "Huntington - White River Valley Vineyards", there is a fifth road sign "Pantanal - Lake Island Lighthouse"
.
The size and shape of the hidden space under the lighthouse is exactly the same as the other five places, except that there is a stone gray bookshelf, but there is nothing on the bookshelf.
Shade revealed his life ring and opened the passage to leave. Outside is the basement of the lighthouse. It is no different from the basement in the mountains of Mount Sikal. Even the stairs are not different. The basement of this old lighthouse is still in use. The Pantanal Voodoo Club
In the past, tools for repairing lamps and spare fuel were piled here.
Following the steps to the first floor of the lighthouse, he suddenly saw the light outside the lighthouse door in the darkness, making Shade squint and raise his arm.
And in that light, with her back to him, a gray-haired lady wearing a gray nun's robe, her hair braided in overlapping braids hanging behind her, a silver eyepatch on her face, and a gray waistcoat draped over her shoulders, turned around,
Smiling and bowing slightly to him.
At this time, the light beside the nun showed the scene outside the lighthouse, illuminated by the mild winter sunshine. Shade was stunned for a moment, then smiled and waved and walked over:
"Good morning, Sister Devlin!"
Now the entire island in the middle of the lake has been affected by the curse of the Pantanal evil, so the church has not set up a camp on the island in the middle of the lake. The camp is on the periphery of the lake. And only Thirteen can go to the island to check the situation.
Ring Warlocks and a few Twelve Ring Warlocks from the Church of Nature and the Church of the Sun.
Therefore, with Sister Devlin accompanying him, Shade did not have to worry about being discovered by the church. Shade also informed the sister that the purpose of his trip was to meet a level 0 relic.
The nun had heard about the legend of [Desire], and after careful consideration, she decided to follow Shade to see him.
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