While Shade was in coma, the priest took the keys from his pocket, went to No. 6 St. Teresa Square, placed items that were not convenient to bring into the church at his home, brought back a change of clothes, and stained Shade with
The smelly one-sleeved coat attracted little Mia, who had no one to feed her for the time being.
"When I opened the door to your second-floor room this morning, your cat almost rushed up and scratched my face. The little guy probably thought I was a thief."
The priest said this, but he would not be angry with the orange cat because of it. He probably also likes cats:
"But it is indeed very well-behaved when it is around you. If you don't have time in the future, you can foster it in the Dawn Church. Not only does it catch mice, the young nuns here are very fond of cats."
Now that Shade had woken up and confirmed that there were no sequelae from facing the evil god, the priest allowed Shade to go home. Of course, since it was getting late, he treated Shade to dinner in the church.
He also tried to ask if Shade was interested in knowing more about [Mr. Liming]’s beliefs.
Shade was actually very interested in the righteous gods of this world, and had a lot to say about religion, belief and culture. But he was not in the mood to talk about these things at the moment, so he said goodbye to the priest after dinner.
The two parted in Dawn Square where Dawn Church is located. The priest did not forget to ask Shade to remember to get up early tomorrow morning so that they could visit the injured Dr. Schneider together.
I took little Mia and left Dawn Square on foot in the dark, but did not return directly to No. 6 Saint Teresa Square. Instead, I paid for a carriage on Grete Street east of the square and went to the Quill Pen in the University District of Tobesk City.
Main street.
As the capital of the Northern Kingdom, Tobesk City has many colleges and universities in the city area. Among them are the steam and machinery-related "Delarayon Royal Mechanical College" and comprehensive colleges such as "Tobesk University"
These schools are concentrated in the eastern part of Tobesk City, forming the so-called "university district" in the city.
Miss Louisa rents an apartment in Building B, No. 211 Quill Street, Tobesk University District. Although she is renting, the environmental conditions nearby are no worse than those of Saint Teresa Square.
The winding streets are adjacent to the "Delarion Union Theological Seminary". Most of the residents nearby are students or school lecturers and professors. That's why when Shade saw Miss Louisa for the first time, he thought she had something.
May often live in school.
The night was already quite late, and when I left the carriage with little Mia in my arms, I was at the intersection of the wide seminary boulevard and Quill Street. There was a lawn on one side of the boulevard, and there were several young lovers walking under the gas lamp.
In the city of Tobesk, only the area around the Yodel Palace and here have such good security that you can even take a walk at night.
I walked a few steps quickly, looking for my destination while identifying the house number. But I soon found Miss Louisa's address in the middle of the street with apartment buildings on both sides.
But before he walked over to open the door, he saw the door of the apartment being opened. The female fortune teller with short brown hair opened the door and walked out. Miss Louisa, who seemed to have returned to normal, stood at the door and said goodbye to her.
Miss Yisha is wearing a homely blue dress, with her long blond hair hanging behind her back. The fortune teller with short brown hair is wearing a very smart lady's long skirt with waist, which really highlights her figure.
Miss Louisa first saw the detective holding the cat in the night. After Shade approached, Miss Anat belatedly discovered him.
The three of them greeted each other in the light of the foyer, and after exchanging a few words to make sure each other was in good health, Shade explained that he had something to talk to Miss Anat.
"oh?"
Miss Louisa looked at the two of them curiously, but did not ask any unnecessary questions. She just said that she would see Dr. Schneider tomorrow. She seemed to have really recovered.
The fortune teller knew what Shade wanted to ask, but after bidding farewell to Miss Louisa, the two did not chat on the street. Miss Anat's profession is a fortune teller affiliated with the Fortune Teller Association. She also has to return to the city center, so
He and Shade boarded the carriage back.
"You can talk now."
After the sound of horses' hoofs trampling on the boulevard, the woman in the carriage spoke. She had just recited a mantra in a low voice so that the coachman would not hear unnecessary words.
"Are you and Miss Louisa okay?"
The narrow carriage made it easy for Shade to smell the perfume of the girl with purple eyes. He held the cat and asked, and little Mia showed her paws towards Miss Anat. The timid cat showed courage in this way, which made him
Don't let others hurt it.
"Although you have asked me this question just now, I am still very happy that the first sentence you asked was this. We have no problem. The priest's potion helped a lot."
Miss Anat said, she did not sit up straight in the carriage like Shade, but relaxed and leaned slightly on the side of the carriage:
"Even if you don't do divination, I know what you want to ask. Please ask."
She was fulfilling her promise, and if everyone survived, she would explain everything.
The carriage turned in the middle of the boulevard, and Shade in the carriage looked serious:
"What is ""? An unknowable relic?"
He came here so late just because of this problem.
"Do you still know about agnostic-level relics? Professor Garcia from the School of History said that?"
Miss Anat raised her eyebrows, but shook her head:
""" is not a [relic], but a great prophecy. Around the end of the Fifth Era, people discovered some relics of the last thirteen Witch Emperors. Not all of them were relics with whisper elements, most of them were ordinary
Item relics. There are some strange sentences on those relics, pieced together in the languages of different eras. Based on the diary left by the last Witch Emperor, it is inferred that those sentences can just form a complete poem, which is named ""."
"What about the content?"
Shade asked, but Miss Anat did not answer immediately. Instead, she tilted her head and looked at the night scene outside the window. Shade waited patiently, knowing that the other party must be thinking.
After a long time, Miss Anat, who was blowing in the night wind, whispered softly amidst the sound of horse hooves:
"I'm afraid no one knows the complete content of "". I just know that the poem predicts major events that will happen in the Sixth Age. The thirteen chosen ones appeared one after another, just like the brave men in ancient fairy tales or knight novels.
Like the protagonists, after experiencing various troubles and dangers, they were promoted to the Thirteenth Ring."
An epic oil painting scroll appeared in Shade's mind.
"Then what? What is the purpose of selecting the thirteen chosen ones?"
Miss Anat continued:
"When all the chosen ones appear and all the survivors are promoted to the thirteenth ring or all die, a door will open, and then everything in the material world will change."
"Door? What door?"
"I don't know. I didn't have the opportunity to ask the church leaders or the professors at the college for their opinions on "", but my opinion is that behind the door lies the secret of the fall of the old gods and the truth of the rise of the righteous gods. The opening of the door will
It will unlock ancient secrets, and may even allow the door pusher to be promoted to god, but it may also release some terrible things that will lead to the destruction of the world. This is destruction, but also rebirth.
And to make matters worse, according to ", that door is bound to be pushed open."
Shade frowned. If the information provided by Miss Anat is all true, then what happens to the chosen ones will completely disrupt the order of the world. Under this prosperous steam age, undercurrents are surging:
"That's too bad. Who are the thirteen chosen ones?"
"I don't know. In fact, no one can know the identity of the chosen one unless they happen to get the corresponding part of "". Of course I didn't get it. I have other ways."
She was still looking out the window.
"Who is Miss Iluna Bayas?"
"I don't know...I know this."
She turned her head and smiled lightly at Shade, but there was no smile in her eyes:
"Detective, I haven't talked to the doctors about what I talked to you about today. Because you are outside of destiny, you absolutely cannot be the chosen one. And the reason why I tell you this is to invite you.
Walk with me."
"What to do?"
Those purple eyes seem to be glowing, but they are really beautiful:
"Go find and witness the thirteen chosen ones, and help them. Since the door will definitely be pushed open, and dangers and opportunities coexist behind that door, then I want to witness that door being pushed open with my own eyes, and ensure that this will not happen.
It will cause the destruction of the world."
She stretched out her white hand to Shade, and looked at Shade with her purple eyes: