The cruise ship cut across the calm lake and headed towards the urban area on the upper reaches of the Duin River. On the top observation deck, the rain clouds dispersed at this time. Standing here with the night wind blowing, although it was a little cold, you could still see it gradually retreating behind you.
The scenery of the east and west banks of Green Lake City.
The night is already a bit deep, but cities in the steam age still have dots of gas lamps to embellish the civilized scenery.
Similarly, the entire observation deck of the yacht was lit by gas lamps. Shade holding Mia and the witch Audrey Edwards stood in front of the fence. The cat squinted its eyes and leaned on Shade's chest. It felt
Shade's chest felt a little cold, so he wanted to help Shade keep warm, just like lying on Shade's lap when Shade was reading in front of the fireplace in the living room in winter.
As the battle ended and the "divine overflow" state disappeared, Shade also felt that the strange "indifferent" mood dissipated. He was not sure whether his spirit had truly returned to normal due to divinity.
Maybe the excitement after gaining a new divinity so easily has washed away the indifference that the world has nothing to do with oneself.
"you......"
Audrey flipped her hair and looked at Shade secretly. She had many questions to ask, but she didn't know what to ask. After returning to the ship, in addition to changing into dry clothes, Shade asked to pack a bag.
Apart from dinner, the two of them just stood here and watched the scenery.
"can you give me a hug?"
Xia De suddenly asked. If it were other times, the brown-haired lady might still be a little shy, but at this moment because she was upset, she no longer had that shyness. She hugged Xia De generously, and then felt a little cold on Xia De's body.
.
Only then did I remember that he had gone through a war after all and protected them all.
After the hug ended, Shade, who felt that his heart was not empty, had received a satisfactory answer. So, the life ring on his back showed a corner to prove his level, and then disappeared:
"I am the sixth ring, there is no doubt about it. Just now it was just a means of saving my life, and I relied on the power of Bad-Eye Barry's pale heart. To deal with the 'Mirror Hidden Man', you must have such power."
The witch pursed her lips. The familiar gentleness and friendliness of the man in front of her made her feel a little reassured. The indifference in Shade's eyes after they met her on the ice just now really worried her for a while. She didn't know that
It was the influence of the relic, or the influence of the evil god, but she couldn't do anything:
"Do you know the concept of demigods?"
In the view of the great witch with knowledge and wisdom, the blow that opened the space just now has reached a state beyond the thirteenth ring.
Shade nodded slightly and looked towards the direction of the ship. The ship was heading towards the berth in the upper reaches of the Duin River. Tonight's adventure was over.
"I know, but I am not a demigod. This is with the help of the power of relics. There are no demigods in our time."
So far, the Thirteen Rings that Shade has seen closest to the demigods are the chosen "Guardians" of the earth. But they are also accumulated by the power of many souls and "quantity".
The witch nodded again and bit her lip lightly:
"There is something wrong with your current situation. The power that the relic gives you is very powerful, but at what cost?"
"I need to get some more sleep and just ask someone a question."
Shade wasn't worried about this, but Audrey didn't know if he was really fine.
So, the daring witch reached out and pressed her hand on his left chest. This action made little Mia extremely angry. If Shade hadn't stopped it, the cat's claws would have come into contact with the witch's hand.
"I heard your heartbeat."
She said without hesitation, taking off her disguise, her golden eyes looked directly at Shade who turned around:
"I don't like your indifference, nor the way you talked to me just now, but it's much better now. Are you sure you are really okay?"
Shade smiled, temporarily transferred the cat to his shoulder, and then unexpectedly, he opened his hands again and hugged the worried witch.
Her whole body trembled, but she did not push Shade away. So neither of them said a word, just hugging each other and standing on the deck observation deck, letting the evening breeze blow by, and letting the scenery on both sides of the city pass by.
Mia, who was on Shade's shoulder, originally tried to push the brown-haired witch with her little paws, trying to take back her position. But the cat gave up after a few attempts, and could only squat on Shade's shoulder out of boredom.
Looking at the scenery outside the boat, thinking about when I can return to my warm and comfortable home.
After a long time, Xia De took the initiative to let go of the witch. The latter muttered something inaudible such as "Your chest is so hot", while Xia De smiled and said:
"You see, my heart is much warmer than that cold heart."
"I don't know how many girls you have said this to."
The witch said softly, then stood up on her tiptoes and kissed the side of Shade's face. Her face instantly turned red, but she still managed to stay calm:
"This is a comfort and thank you for you. You have been very busy today. Take a good rest when you go back. You don't have to come to me tomorrow or Tuesday. We will decide whether to land on the island for the third time on Wednesday. This time we have caused such a big fuss.
Chaos, the church should land on the island again to check. The second island is hidden on the back of the real island, my ancestor..."
Shade touched the cat on his shoulder, smiled and nodded:
"You also have a good rest and we'll see you on Wednesday."
They looked at each other, and Shade was giving the other person a chance to ask the question. So——
"Your cat is really cute. Do you know how to leash your cat? (Note)"
When the question was asked, Shade raised his eyebrows and shook his head slightly:
"Of course not. I would never tie a rope to little Mia. She was born free."
A reassuring smile appeared on the witch's face, and she had already gotten the answer. Although she was a little surprised, and although she didn't know the specific situation, the man in front of her was better than she thought. Her vision was indeed the best in the witch council.
of:
"Will you always protect me? Until the incident in the Green Lake area is over."
"Of course I will. I will try my best. This is what we agreed."
"Goodbye then, see you the day after tomorrow."
She said softly, her golden eyes looking at Shade with indescribable affection, Shade also said to Audrey Edwards with a smile:
"Goodbye, Megan."
【Did you do this on purpose?】
The witch's expression froze. She wanted to express her emotions, but couldn't give a reason, so she could only force a smile:
"Goodbye."
She waved to the maid, who handed the food box containing hot rice to Shade. After Shade thanked him softly, he jumped to the lower deck with the cat. After a few landings, he jumped off the ship and disappeared on the west bank of the Duin River.
in the dark night.
"Oh, my God~"
Only then did she turn around and lean on the railing, holding her hot face in her hands.
Megan, who was in the ear, laughed and said:
"Why, he specifically said goodbye to me, are you unhappy?"
Audrey Edwards shook her head:
"There is nothing to be unhappy about. We are one. Our souls have been blended for a long time. You are me and I am you, my dear sister. I will never forget this... I was just thinking
, who is he? Why does the God Summoner only have six rings?"
"Didn't he say that he would tell us his identity next week? We will know everything by then. We need to be patient."
Megan asked softly, Audrey nodded, put down her hand, and walked towards the cabin with her head maid:
"Wait until next week, and I promise to tell him about the witch... Why don't we do it at the dinner party to welcome the Duchess? With so many people, she won't cause trouble no matter how shocked she is.
Come on...I really hope that Carina Cavendish and other witches can also accept such an existence."
(Little Mia is running...)
Although you need to throw away the glass slipper when you return home to use the Mystery Lock [Cinderella], in fact, whenever you successfully use thaumaturgy to return home, the crystal slipper is always in Shade's hands, so you don't have to worry about breaking Lesia's delicate
shoe.
But this also led to another problem. When Shade saw clearly that he appeared at the door of Room 1 on the third floor, he looked up and saw Luvia looking up at him in surprise.
Compared with when Shade left a few hours ago, Luvia had not changed much. While Shade was experiencing dangerous and exciting adventures, facing cultists and even evil gods, the purple-eyed girl had been busy at home. She looked at him suspiciously
He looked at Shade and then at the shoes he was holding in his hands. Even though he knew it was a thaumaturgic effect, he still couldn't help showing a strange expression:
"Fortunately, you always come home. If you were on the street, for the sake of your reputation, you'd better try not to use this magic trick."
Shade transformed the cat back and let it walk around the house on its own:
"As long as you don't misunderstand me. I brought you food. Eat it while it's hot. You can't eat so late in the future. Oh, Mia, it's not for you. Don't worry."
After saying that, he took out the food box, Luvia also put down the drawing pencil and square and left the table. When she walked towards Shade, she looked at him hesitantly:
"There seems to be something wrong with you."
"What's wrong?"
[Yes, if you were completely normal, you would not use it easily, that card would speed up the process of disaster.]
"Yes, I always feel like there's something...um...something wrong with you."
She didn't understand why she felt like this, so she simply walked up to Shade, then stood on tiptoes and kissed him.
The moonlight poured into the room from the window where the stargazing equipment was set up, but it could only illuminate Luvia who had her back to the window, but could not illuminate Shade at the door.
The kiss lasted for a long time, and the female fortune teller who let go of Sha De looked at herself in Sha De's eyes and came to the conclusion:
"There is no big problem, but it is obvious that your emotions have been affected by some powerful force, and you are currently recovering. It seems that the evening adventure did not go well."
"Hmm...I'm more curious about how you know these things through a kiss."
"Shade, sorceresses naturally have their own little 'tricks', and girls also have their own secrets."
Luvia blinked at Shade, and like the witch a few minutes ago, she put her hand on Shade's left chest to listen to his heartbeat:
"Your heartbeat is speeding up again. Come on, let's go back to the second floor and tell me what happened to you tonight."
The smile in the purple eyes is very gentle, and that smile is enough to melt all the ice in the heart.