"Actually, we don't need to exaggerate the power of the 'Hero of Moon Bay'. No matter how strong he is, what if he is stronger? If the three unexpected guests hadn't really accepted the invitation this time, the strongest ring warlock wouldn't have been able to withstand it.
A blow from the gods."
Shade leaned against the counter and said, Old John nodded in agreement, seeing that Shade did not want to talk about the chosen one:
"Because of this, it is necessary to invite those guests. This era is becoming more and more chaotic, so he uses these extraordinary means that most people can understand, or are forced to understand. Detective, if you know that hero, please
Let me express my congratulations to him, we cannot live without him in this era."
"I will."
Shade pointed to the small box on the counter:
"Then how about the cost of this information be deducted from the cost of this relic?"
"Of course, or I will compensate you with an extra amount of money?"
"It won't be necessary this time."
Shade put the box into his pocket:
"But Father John, if you feel you owe me, don't forget to help me keep an eye out for relics and special coins that increase my luck. Oh, and you can also help me look for any unusual events related to 'time' that have been happening recently.
occur."
The old man behind the counter blinked:
"Time? You mean detective, are you sure you want to be in such a hurry?"
"After all, time will not stop waiting for me."
"I understand, but at least there is no such news so far. If the hero needs help, the Priory can provide a full range of services. However, can you be sure of the time?"
"It was revealed by the distinguished guest who just left."
"Well, it must be time. If it is time, something may have happened, but we can't detect it."
Things that cannot be noticed should be treated as if they do not exist, otherwise it will cause trouble for oneself. [Guiding Light Hermitage] will next help Shade find relevant clues, but Shade instinctively feels that it may take them some time.
got the answer.
Shade then returned home directly, and as expected, Miss Denister had already sent a reply through the poem manuscript page.
She also knew that Shade might not be available at any time, so she agreed to meet again after lunch.
Therefore, when Shade's projection appeared in the library of St. Byrons, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon.
The students who helped arrange the ceremony quietly left. Just as Shad wanted to say hello to Miss Denister, he looked around in surprise:
"Has the college library been renovated during the summer vacation? It's really beautiful here~"
The original library floor was so clean that it was almost reflective, and the bookshelves around the open space below the planetarium were neatly arranged. It gave off a study-like atmosphere at first glance, a classical-style library layout.
But what Shade saw this time was that the slowly rotating planetarium above his head seemed to have been re-polished, and the original normal slate floors were all replaced with ceramic tiles, and each tile was translucent and the tiles could be seen.
The strange scene below looks like a sea of stars.
This results in the entire library now seeming to be in a silver-purple night sky, but the light does not affect reading.
The surrounding bookshelf did not change much, but above the bookshelf, there were thick light yellow candles floating in a neat row. Shade's sense of smell, which was weakened by the projection state, smelled a kind of beeswax smell in the air. This was
The smell of expensive soothing candles burning.
Looking into the distance, the tables, ancient demon statues, modern artworks, stargazing equipment, etc. placed in the library have all been renovated. The somewhat curved ceiling above the library was originally a huge star map. Now the star map
It's still there, but there are more subtle stars than before.
The silvery blue light flashes in the star map at the frequency of breathing, and looking up is even more shocking than looking at the real starry sky.
As for the furniture in the open space used as Miss Denister's office, of course, all the furniture has also changed. Although it is still a sofa set with a low coffee table, the original red fabric sofa has been changed into a large solid wood antique sofa.
The armrests have elegant lines and exquisite carvings. The back of the sofa is high, curved like an arch bridge, and has oval and diamond inlays, dotted with red and yellow gemstones.
The seat cushions and backrest of the sofa are covered with silk, and the new cushions are painted with various famous buildings in St. Byrons.
"Decoration? This is of course to welcome the arrival of the two principals."
While Shade looked around, Miss Denister, who was holding a porcelain tea cup, said:
"And not only the library, but every corner of the college has been decorated. You bought us enough time to decorate it to welcome the two principals, but if there were two more days, what you see now would probably be
More gorgeous.”
She patted the soft sofa gently:
"About this time yesterday, Principal Feliana was sitting in this position, talking to us about the construction of the library. Now that I think about it, I still can't believe it."
"It must have been very lively yesterday, right?"
"It's very lively. I can't remember the last time the college was so lively."
She looked quite honored:
"We didn't let too many people know about the arrival of the two principals, but at least the deans of each college were present. Although the selection of student representatives was a little more troublesome, Miss Siam Nord's performance was pretty good.
Principal Feliana and Principal Drago are really approachable, you know? Principal Feliana said personally that we run the school very well, even surpassing Professor Pigman, the principal of St. Byrons in their time.
The circles under my eyes were red at the time.”
Although Shade was curious about how Miss Daniste behaved at that time, he did not ask:
"Miss Feliana and Fiona have really good personalities. Fiona even makes breakfast for us every morning these days."
He also briefly described what the two ladies had been doing at his place these days. Of course, he didn't mention the little tricks the big-tailed girl did every night.
However, Shade mentioned that their expenses were actually not much, but Miss Denister did not let Shade re-hand over the remaining 10,000 gold pounds:
"One day is not enough to visit every corner of what is now St. Byrons, but the roads that accompanied the founders of the college are enough for our generation to recall. Regarding topics such as the construction of the college, you probably
Not very interested, let’s talk about something else——
The principals did not mention anything about the Fifth Era during their visit, but Principal Feliana personally admitted the relationship between the ‘Godcaller’ and her in front of us.”
Xia De opened his mouth, feeling very moved, but his tone was calm:
"She wants you to take care of the Godcaller, right?"
"Well, you probably misunderstood. Principal Feliana didn't say that the Godcaller was her apprentice. She said that you were hers."
The red-haired sorceress took a deep breath and didn't even notice that she forgot to replace "you" with "godcaller". It was obvious that she was under a lot of pressure to say this:
"She said you were her lover."
"Um?"
"Don't pretend that you are innocent, Shade. I don't think a respected lady like Principal Myrna Feliana would joke about such a thing."
The red-haired sorceress looked at him inquiringly:
"So you never told me the truth? Shade, are you really her lover?"
"She" laughed in her ear, as if she wanted to see how Shade would respond, and Shade explained:
"I am Teacher Feliana's apprentice. As for my lover, Miss Denister, do you think it is better for me to be her apprentice, or my so-called lover?"
Asking questions in an attempt to retreat made the red-haired sorceress speechless for a moment. This was Shade's unique conversational skill.
She was unwilling to answer the question directly, because no matter how she answered it, it would look strange, so she simply said something else:
"Shad, you really surprised me. Whether it's apprentice or lover, Miss Feliana and Principal Drago said that they will not interfere with the St. Byrons Comprehensive College of our time, let alone
Let us help the Godcaller."
He raised his eyebrows as he spoke:
"But they also said that a lot of things happened in the early days of St. Byrons. Because of the various stories of the previous era, in short, the 'Godcaller' actually also has a part of the ownership of St. Byrons, and it cannot be diluted.
of ownership.
Principal Professor Pigman confirmed through the authority of the principal that this is indeed true. So although it is ownership and not management rights, and you cannot directly influence the college's decision-making, 53% of the land and property in Academy City under our feet is indeed
Belongs to you.
Guess how much these assets would be worth if converted into gold pounds?”
the sorceress asked with a smile.
"Well that's not important."
Shade did not waste time guessing how big a piece of property this was. The source of this ownership should be that he and Fiona worked together to obtain this piece of land in the far north:
"I don't understand. Since the principal, Professor Pigman, can inquire about the ownership of the college, why have I only found out about it now?"
"Because even the principal and librarian with the highest management authority cannot know all the secrets of this ancient college. Probably only Principal Myrna Feliana who founded this place is the real owner and owner of St. Byrons.
Manager.
At present, the authority of the past presidents is limited to checking whether someone has the ownership and management rights of the college. It is not possible to directly check who holds all the ownership and management rights."
Miss Denister gave Shade a few seconds to think about what she had said:
"In fact, even now, the president can only determine the ownership of 97% of the college management rights and 24% of the college ownership. Of course, the latter does not include your 53%. There were detailed details about these two parts of power in the early days of the college's establishment.
Inheritance and inheritance regulations, so the temporarily unknown part must be inherited by someone, just like you."
"Isn't it strange? The ownership of most of the management rights and ownership of the college is still unknown. How can the college continue to operate normally under such circumstances?"
Shade asked.
PS: The picture in this chapter "A Corner of the Library" 123.
