Meghan held Audrey's hand and walked towards them through the last arch with the red-haired duchess beside her.
Vanessa, who had acted very delicate and shy in front of Sirius just now, immediately turned cold and turned her right hand around the ring on her left hand that was holding the quilt:
"This is the Randall Valley. What are you doing here? And Carina, you are not in Torbay. It turns out to be a projection."
The projection ritual used in the academy to communicate with correspondence students does not allow the caster to move around freely during the use, but now Carina is using it more advanced this time.
"Early on Wednesday morning, Duke, what are you doing in the Randall Valley instead of holding a cup of tea and eating omelettes at Yodel Palace or your own manor?"
Vanessa waved as she spoke, and the robe on the ground flew into her hands and was automatically cleaned.
She did not choose the clothes brought by Siris, nor did she shy away from her two colleagues. She opened the quilt and put on the linen robe generously. She frowned when she tried to get out of bed, but fortunately, she was helped by Siris in time.
Living.
"I came here, of course, with Megan and Audrey to see how our new sisters are doing."
Carina's bright red hair looked more like a burning flame in the early morning sun. The three of them had already arrived beside them, and Megan also looked around and said;
"But you really have a sense of ceremony. You actually chose a place like this. I was just on the Green Island at the time. How was last night?"
The Gemini Witch looked at her again with a smile:
"You're not here to dance for our knight under the moon, and then this is a really good idea. And, speaking from my experience, you'd better not walk around now."
"My body is not as fragile as you think. We are all at level 12."
Vanessa retorted, but Carina laughed:
"I think Meghan and Audrey's intention is not to care about your body, but to ask you to be careful not to let that kind of thing flow down your beautiful legs."
Vanessa, who had been forcing herself to be calm, finally blushed, while Sirius thought for a few seconds before blushing:
"You two"
"Hmph, Sirius, don't talk to these two. Judging from the meaning of their words, sisters Carina and Megan Audrey must have done this a long time ago."
The Witch of the Earth, who sat back down on the stone bed because of the "warning", looked at them, her right hand continuing to play with the ring on her left hand unconsciously.
She originally looked younger than Carina, and Megan/Audrey, who is of elf descent, is more mature, and her lazy and charming look now makes her even more charming:
"Sirius, let me tell you, there will definitely be someone who can't stand the loneliness and will act before me. But Carina, I can guess it. After all, I can't expect the fox guarding the chicken not to eat it, but Megan, Audrey,
Didn't you just meet Shade when you were in Green Lake?"
The wise witch smiled proudly:
"Yes, so I have more courage than others, and I love him more than others."
The duchess on the side felt that she seemed to be included among the "others". She glanced sideways at the two sisters holding hands, and then said to Vanessa:
"Meghan and I thought it would be Bella this time, after all, Shade gave her such a large territory.
But now it seems that the fortune-tellers are really looking forward and backward, and she has not figured it out until now. If Bella could have one-tenth of the courage of Luvia or Megan, she would probably be the one talking to us now."
The two sisters holding hands on the side looked even more proud. Carina shook her head:
"Let's get down to business. We didn't come to see you early in the morning just to have a few joking words with you. Since everyone has boldly violated the witch's rules, we are now a family and we are all on the same side.
On the other hand, do you understand?"
Of course Vanessa, who was sitting very elegantly on the side of the bed, understood. At this time, her disheveled hair was held together by herself, and wrapped around her neck and placed in front of her right shoulder like last night:
"On the surface, you want me to keep the common secret to prevent being discovered and criticized by the conservative witches. In fact, you are worried that others will know that it is okay to do so, so you want to enjoy it for a while longer by keeping the secret."
"As long as you understand."
Megan nodded without changing her expression:
"Vanessa, you are not the kind of person who likes to show off. We are relieved about this. But you have to understand that Carina and I got it before you. We will all be a family from now on, so there is no need to fight over each other."
mean."
"Of course I understand. Since I dare to take this step, I will naturally think of everything clearly, and no one can beat Luvia anyway. Do you need me to call you sister? Oh, look at your expressions."
She was in a good mood and said with a smile:
"Speaking of which, I still want to thank you."
She shook her left ring finger and looked at her two colleagues and family members:
"You trained Shade very well."
The corners of Megan and Audrey's mouths trembled. Sirius was holding back from laughing. Carina glanced at Sirius:
"Vanessa, I thought you would share it with Sirius."
"Carina, don't think that I think the same as you. You use your maid to hang Shade. I will not do such a thing. Sirius himself refused."
As she said that, she also looked at her friend, but the young blonde girl was not disappointed or depressed:
"Last night belonged to Vanessa, and I hope she can leave a good memory."
"Sirius~"
The beautiful female opera singer looked at her and raised her hands as if she wanted to stand up and hug her, but Audrey interrupted their interaction:
"Vanessa, you have been showing off your ring since we just showed up. Now you raise your left hand in plain sight. Do you think we can't see it? Apart from that piece of clothing, this is the only thing left on you. What should we do?
Maybe you didn’t notice it?”
The Cavendish Duchess finished her sentence for her:
"Vanessa, I know you have been expecting us to ask this question since just now. Before you poke your fingers into our eyes, let me ask - what is this ring?"
Vanessa Benenice's eyes seemed to light up:
"Shad gave it to me last night. He took the light of the moon and solidified it into a ring. Look, it's engraved with the Elvish language - (ancient Elvish pronunciation) Eternal Love."
"Showing off a token of love?"
The duchess folded her hands on her chest and smiled:
"I won't talk about endless wine, the Philosopher's Stone and the Holy Grail. Shade gave me his heart at that time."
"You actually said everything."
Megan reminded from the side, and then looked at her sisters with a smile:
"Shad gave us more. He made us know who we really are."
But Vanessa still looked at the ring on her finger happily. She didn't care what others got, she only knew that she was satisfied enough last night.
"Anyway, let's go back and talk about it. The effect of that mirror is probably going to disappear. I really don't know how you persuaded Lecia and the others to help you make a mirror."
Carina said this, reaching out to pull Vanessa up. Although they were quarreling with each other just now, it was just like what they said, they would be a real family from now on.
Vanessa did not reject Carina's hand, but the red-haired witch's expression changed the moment the two touched. After pulling Vanessa up, she looked at her in surprise:
"How can it be?"
"What's wrong?"
Megan asked on the side, and Audrey put her hand on Vanessa's shoulder, and then was stunned:
"How can it be?"
"What's wrong?"
This time Sirius asked, but she did not have as strong a sense as the witches.
"Vanessa, don't you feel it yourself? Let's see your level."
Even though the witch of the earth didn't know why, she still did it.
So facing the rising sun in the late summer morning, amid the chirping of birds and the sound of wind in the sea of trees, the golden steps appeared together with the rotating life ring.
The life circle is still twelve. During the Green Lake incident, Vanessa was promoted because she listened to the song of "The God of Journey" recorded by Shade's magic "Sound of Music". Now there is only one talisman among the twelve rings.
arts.
But as the golden steps spread upward behind Vanessa Benanis, the three witches and Sirius counted together:
"Nine, ten, eleven, twelve"
At the end of the twelfth step, the almost completely transparent thirteenth step appeared under the clear sky. This certainly does not mean that Vanessa has been promoted to the thirteenth step at this time, but it undoubtedly means that she has taken the final step.
An important step.
The door has been opened, the most critical step has been taken, all that is left is to wait.
"this"
The four of them were stunned. Audrey was the first to react and asked the owner of the life ring and golden steps:
"Vanessa, why do you look more surprised than us now? Don't you even know?"
"have no idea."
The witch of the earth shook her head hurriedly:
"But at least I was still at level 12 before I danced with Shade yesterday. I can be sure of this."
"It doesn't make sense. Shade and I have slept with each other the most. How come this hasn't happened to me?"
The duchess complained immediately, she almost believed that this was related to Shade:
"Vanessa, what did you do yesterday? Now, immediately, immediately, I want to know all the details! Yes, all the actions, postures"
Megan patted her gently, but she was actually extremely curious herself:
"Really, there is still something like this that we cannot discuss with the Speaker. I mean the current Speaker, and the future Speaker is not here. Let's go ask Miss Feliana for advice."
She suggested, and Vanessa immediately blushed:
"You have to tell Miss Feliana that we witches from the Sixth Age are actually with Shade."
"Even a unicorn can see something, Vanessa, do you think that demigod lady can't see it?"
Megan asked, and remembered the rather playful expression when the other party looked at her after appearing at the sacrificial site.
Vanessa naturally didn't know what she was thinking, but she also knew that this matter really needed to be clarified:
"Okay, but please give me some time to go back to wash up and change clothes before we go together. I can't go to see that lady like this. It's hard to explain to Her Excellency Isabella.
, it just so happens that I can also ask Miss Feliana for advice on how to become a thirteenth-level witch."
Then she saw the unhappy expressions of sisters Carina and Megan.