Miss Carina introduced briefly, and then saw Shade still looking at her.
"What's wrong?"
the duchess asked curiously.
"Are they just tutors and personal doctors? I thought that the great witches all have very prominent worldly identities."
Schade listed:
"You are a duke with a fiefdom in Delarion. The Aurora family's marine business is world-famous. Cassandra Auction House is almost unknown in the Old World. That Miss Sylvia is just the royal family's tutor.
That’s it? Then how does she afford her daily expenses? Will the council reimburse the witches’ research and study expenses?”
Miss Carina was amused by Shade:
"Sylvia is a girl of commoner origin. Her teacher, the witch who passed away due to an experimental accident three years ago, left her a very rich property, enough to support her expenses for nearly ten years. As for the future, when she becomes an adult
People have to be responsible for themselves, and the parliament does not pay living expenses."
Shade was very curious about this great witch who was at the bottom of the parliament, but the visit of the foreign delegation would not come until half a month later. As for the fact that the princess he met in Middleburg also had the power of a witch, Miss Carina had investigated it
, but no gain:
"We have no right to ask other people's followers. Oh, the Speaker has the power. But that princess cannot be Sylvia's apprentice. Sylvia is still too young. Before she can master her own power,
, the Speaker forbids her from having her own apprentice. Besides, do you think it is so easy to find a ring warlock with space talent and adaptability to the witch's power?"
The red-haired duchess said before Shade spoke:
"Of course, you don't count. Besides, you also said that the princess of the Anjou family has very little witch power. I think Sylvia just developed her into a follower. As for whether there is any other deeper meaning to this.
, I don’t know yet.”
As she spoke, she motioned for Shade to follow her to the stables to choose some horses. Miss Carina once said that she would teach Shade to ride a horse, but seeing that it was late autumn, if she didn't learn, she would have no chance this year.
Of course, Shade not only wants to learn horse riding from the Duchess, but also plans to learn simple knitting skills from Tifa. In order to complete the task of the gift box this week, he plans to make a scarf by himself. If he fails, or cannot finish it in a week
, just sew the finished product to become a cat nest. The cat may like it.
The time has come to Friday, officially entering the penultimate month of the year, the first day of the Frost Moon.
Naturally, there are many things to deal with at the beginning of a new month, such as steam bills, gas bills, taxes, newspaper advertising fees, etc.
When Shad went to the "Municipal Waste Management Center" in the West District of Tobesk to collect his salary from MI6 and make reasonable expense reimbursements, Mr. Johnson, who was responsible for receiving Shad, also revealed that Margaret Anjou was about to
News of the visit.
Of course, he didn't know as much as Miss Carina. He just heard that Shade would be assigned an important task.
Shade spent the whole morning of Friday running around the city. In the afternoon, he went to Coldwater Port and asked Mr. Edmond about the stories about gods and saints based on the legends he heard from Sister Devlin. Of course, Shade also
I have not forgotten that the knowledge about time perception left by the old god [Grey Robe Sage] may now be in St. Byrons, Apna Library and Guiding Light Monastery. Therefore, Mr. Edmund was entrusted to the Hermitage.
Looking for information about the followers of [Grey Sage] and time perception in the monastic order.
After handling these matters, Shade has no other important matters in his hands before the next key to time is opened.
He returned home with this idea, and then met his long-lost client.
It was obvious that Shad was just an ordinary detective, but Mr. Hank, who lived in the South District of Tobesk and came for help after seeing the detective advertisement in the newspaper, wanted to entrust Shad to investigate the haunting in his home.
Mr. Hank is a retired accountant who used to be responsible for minor financial accounting tasks in the city hall. He has been hearing the faint breathing and hoarse voice in his ears for a week every night when he closes his eyes.
The indistinguishable whispering sound. After I couldn’t bear it anymore, I decided to find a detective to solve it:
"I always thought insomnia was just a mental illness for idle people, but now I know it's really tormenting."
Mr. Hank's mental state is very tired.
The strange noises in his ears are not because he is going to become a ring magician, Shade is sure of this. If the haunting is true, Shade would like to introduce him to Priest August, because he is only responsible for the cases of living people;
If the haunting is fake, then it would be necessary to bring out Dr. Schneider's business card, a psychiatrist who can treat such a problem.
Of course, in order to first determine what happened, Shade visited Mr. Hank's home on Friday night, and then he really found a resident soul in the old man's home.
The other party is not even an evil spirit, and will disappear after a few weeks even if left alone. Borrowing the ability of [Soul Echo], Shade learned part of the soul's memory by touching the soul, and thus learned that the soul was Mr. Hank's.
After his death, his good friend worried that Mr. Hank, who lived alone, would die alone at home like me, with no one to collect his body, so he appeared here.
"It turns out that in this era we also have the problem of elderly people living alone."
Shade in the bedroom looked at Mr. Hank who was preparing tea for him in the kitchen, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
The next thing was much simpler. Shade asked for more detailed information about the so-called "haunting" incident, and then pretended to look around the house, specifically asking Mr. Hank if he had been to the cemetery recently. Before leaving, he got
The identity information of Mr. Hank Sr.'s acquaintances.
"Detective, do you really think this is haunted?"
The old man looked like he wanted to ask but didn't dare.
"Not sure yet, but I really think you need to go to church and pray, it can at least make you feel better."
On Saturday morning, Shade visited Mr. Hank's acquaintances one by one as planned, and was "surprised" to find that Mr. Kant, who lived in the university district of Tobesk City, died at home.
Because the weather has turned cold recently and Mr. Conde lived alone, the neighbors did not find that the old man was dead. It was Detective Hamilton's cat with a keen sense of smell that suddenly barked when Detective Hamilton was about to give up knocking on the door. Hamilton, who is witty, brave and cheap
The detective realized that something might be wrong in the house.
The police from Redwich Field arrived quickly, and Shad's client, Mr. Hank, also came after hearing the news. He failed to enter the apartment and did not see the body. The police saw that "Rejed's
Hamilton" allowed Mr. Hank to learn some of the facts of the case.
Shade's client, with a pale face, roughly guessed the truth about the haunting in his home. His somewhat peeling lips trembled slightly, and he left there with Shade:
"It was really unfortunate that he was killed by a collapsed bookshelf at home and his body was buried in a pile of books."
He murmured to himself, and Shade gave another suggestion:
"Mr. Hank, I think this commission is probably over. If you need help, you can go to Dawn Church for help. The clergy there are very professional."
Shade still remembered that he was a disciple of the Dawn in name only, and he pretended to draw the holy symbol on his chest.
Mr. Hank sighed and nodded:
"Detective, I will remit the balance to you tomorrow. I really didn't expect such a thing to happen. Do you think there are really ghosts in this world?"
Mr. Hank said softly that he was deeply affected by the death of his friend. Of course this old man had doubts about the existence of ghosts, otherwise he would not have commissioned Shade immediately. But now that he saw the corpse, he thought of it every night.
After the experience, the idea that I had been holding on to in my heart was finally shaken.
"I don't know either."
Shade shook his head slightly, and a chuckle immediately sounded in his ears, but he ignored it.
Although the long-lost commission did not make Shade earn many gold pounds, at least the story was good. During the meeting at Dr. Schneider's place that afternoon, Shade told Dorothy about the commission case.
Because Priest August will probably come back tomorrow, there are still only four people in the meeting today.
Dorothy and Luvia sat on the couch, and Shade and Dr. Schneider sat on the short sofas on either side. Shade didn't know if Dorothy had talked to Luvia in private, but at least today they seemed
We get along very harmoniously.
Even after the day's study meeting ended with Dr. Schneider repeatedly emphasizing the importance of next month's upgrade exam, the blond female writer actually went to the city to buy clothes with the purple-eyed female fortune teller. Winter is coming.
, decent ladies should think about their winter clothes in advance. In the past, Luvia and Dorothy often shopped for clothes together, but since what happened last Saturday, every time the two of them appeared together, Shade felt guilty
and worries will emerge together.
Luvia has long known about Shade's greed and has accepted this fact. But what exactly Dorothy and Lesia think and what their attitude is towards Luvia, Shade wants to find out as soon as possible.
But at least this Saturday, Shade was rarely able to be with Dorothy. He originally wanted to ask about the next step of the Saturday night course, to be promoted to the fourth ring, and the [Strength] Spirit Rune became the key at present. But at least
It is not difficult to obtain this spiritual rune, because almost two-thirds of the ring magicians possess this spiritual rune. [Power] can be associated with a large number of thaumaturgy, such as the [Headon Seal] in Shade's hand.
