In short, no matter what else happens at Schluch Lake, Shade has followed the witches back to the lounge on the third floor of the manor house. It is already close to eleven o'clock in the evening, but the atmosphere of the banquet is getting more and more lively.
.Most people here will probably leave after midnight, and there is still a long time tonight.
After Shade sat down on the sofa, he let out a deep breath. He seemed to be slumped on the sofa. His head looked up at the crystal lamp in the center of the room, with a contented expression on his face. But then his face was covered by shadows.
, it was Mia's little head that covered his face, and the cat seemed to be observing Shade's expression.
The gain from the battle at Lake Schluch lies not only in the further changes in the [Thunder] spirit rune and "Ragglai's Leap", but also in divinity. Divinity is the foundation for outsiders to live a stable life. No matter whether this drop of divinity is
Using the four rings to sublimate the five rings, or burning the divinity and transforming into a god, is the confidence that Shade can walk freely in this world.
Tifa and the maids prepared tea and snacks again, and the two great witches also sat down respectively. The experiences of Shade and Tifa were explained clearly on the way back, and the witches also knew the fourth chosen one.
The relationship between the important material in the Chosen Ceremony [Wise Man's Pyroxene] and the so-called secret keeper.
"The Trials of Vinals: Searching for the Unseen 'Man' in the Tobesk Region."
As Shade spoke, he stretched out his hands to hug the protruding cat, and then sat upright again:
"The epic of the fourth chosen one has finally begun. Invisible people, what does this mean?"
"Since it is some kind of trial, there must be no clues for several months. There will definitely be a lot of ring magicians who heard the content of the trial tonight, and the interesting thing is"
The Duchess looked at Shade:
"The chosen one must have appeared here tonight. Maybe he or she landed on the island, maybe he or she just appeared in the banquet hall. Sylvia's maid and I are both on the third floor. Since they heard
Got it, the ring warlocks in the courtyard, garden and the first and second floors should also be able to hear it. The question now is, which camp does the chosen one belong to this time?"
The church's high-level sorcerers had already arrived from the city at this time, but they did not check the identities of all the guests at the banquet. Instead, they sealed Lake Schluch for investigation. But it was obvious that the church and the witches had no intention of checking the identity of all the guests at the banquet.
, a detailed identity investigation will be conducted on all guests who appear at Lakeview Manor, but considering the large number of people and the selected ones cannot be found through divination, this is probably a big project.
But at least it can be considered a direction of investigation.
The dance started when Shade was playing Rhodes. Shade still remembered that he promised Miss Writer that he would dance with her, so he said goodbye to the two witches soon after and planned to go to the first floor for a walk. Of course, he brought little Mia to the dance.
He stayed, after all, he couldn't dance while holding a cat, and besides, he was worried that something else would happen soon, so it would be safest to let the witches take care of it.
After Shade left, Miss Carina hugged the reluctant cat and glanced at Tifa standing behind her with a smile:
"Put on your formal dress and dance with Shade below."
"Miss"
Tifa felt a little embarrassed.
"Don't show this expression. Am I a very harsh person to you?"
She waved her hand urgingly, and Tifa was about to change clothes.
"Miss Carina, you are so generous."
The young witch sitting opposite her said, a smile appeared on the duchess's delicate face:
"Tifa is mine, and Shade is mine, how generous is this?"
After a deliberate pause, he said softly:
"I would not be so generous to other people."
She looked at Miss Sylvia, who seemed not to understand this "warning":
"Before I came to Tobesk, I always thought that in your relationship, it was Hamilton who was taking advantage of you. From tonight, it seems that Mr. Hamilton is the one who helps."
"You did discover part of the truth. Shade defines our relationship as cooperation. Sometimes I think I owe him. This is really a wonderful relationship."
Miss Carina said that she knew that Miss Sylvia was curious about many things, but she was willing to watch this witch with a strong thirst for knowledge wonder alone:
"We need to inform the parliament as soon as possible about what happened tonight. It seems that we will also be busy this winter."
When Shade returned downstairs and saw Dorothy again, Lesia was not with her. Because he had made an appointment in advance to dance with Dorothy, Shade found her easily.
The blonde girl had been waiting for Shade for a long time. When she saw Shade coming, she couldn't wait to hold his hand, and then walked towards the dancing crowd together.
After many dances, Shade can't be said to be proficient in dancing now, but at least he will no longer accidentally step on the girls' feet. When he and Dorothy finished the dance, Dorothy even praised Shade.
The progress of De's dancing skills. Before she asked further about Sha De's training methods, Sha De took out the round gold-plated small box that had been in his pocket all night. After opening it, there was the heart-shaped ruby inside:
"Dorothy, this is for you."
He handed the gem out, and this time Dorothy accepted it reservedly.
"Knight, this gem is really beautiful. It matches Miss Louisa very well."
Lesia's voice appeared from the side, and the princess wearing a silver crown came over with a smile and her maid.
Shade pretended to adjust his collar, and then stretched out his hand:
"Your Highness, may I have the honor to invite you to dance next."
There were many people around, and people could hear Shade's voice.
"Yes, of course. I just hope that Aunt Carina won't blame me."
Lesia raised her neck and said, her hand wearing a white lace glove also placed on Shade's hand.
After Lesia, Shade saw Tifa walking in a blue dress and black high-heeled shoes. Shade rarely saw Tifa in a dress. She seemed a little shy.
Without saying anything, Xia De took the initiative to invite again.
However, after finishing the brisk dance with Tifa, there was still no reminder in his ears that he had proven his charm.
The banquet was approaching late at night, and Shade, who was still a little impatient before the banquet started, felt that he had let go of his persistence at this moment.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that he has successfully obtained a drop of divinity.
Since his plan failed and dancing with the beautiful girls at the ball proved nothing, Shade allowed himself to temporarily forget about the so-called mission and concentrate on enjoying the remaining time of this grand wedding ceremony.
After dancing with Tifa, Lesia was called away by her sister, Liana Barov, who was married to Marquis Barov. Dorothy saw Dr. Schneider and temporarily went to talk to the doctor.
Shade and Tifa returned to the courtyard, and then somehow walked into the shadow of the hedge and kissed each other.
But Tifa didn't stay by Shad's side for too long. When the long kiss was over, she kissed the side of Shad's face again, and then returned to the manor in a good mood with her hands behind her back.
“It’s really lively”
Everyone left for the time being, even Xiao Mia was not here for the time being. Shade stood alone in the courtyard, looking at the tents illuminated by gas lamps and the colorfully dressed people, and felt uncomfortable in his heart.
He sighed consciously.
Whoosh~
A sudden sound was heard above the head, and then it exploded.
Shade raised his head and saw bunches of light flying into the night sky, and then exploded into fireworks. The fireworks illuminated his face, and Shade let out a breath of relief:
"Although I have no plans to go back, I feel homesick for some reason."
[At least you didn’t leave any regrets at this banquet.]
"She" said softly in Shade's ear:
[Many years later, when you reminisce about this night spent at Lakeview Manor, you will gain more than you imagined.]
"Yes, this is really the best memory. Since you are comforting me, does this count as comforting yourself?"
Shade raised his head and asked in his heart, the light of the fireworks illuminated his eyes:
"But there are still regrets."
【Failed to prove intelligence and charm?】
"of course not."
Shade whispered in his heart:
"Divinity is an extraordinary power. The acquisition of any drop of divinity is related to fate and cannot be forced. What I regret is that there is a person who I want to dance with, but he cannot dance with me at this time."
He looked at the moon in the starry sky, his hands nervously clasped behind his back.
There was a smile in his ears, "she" did not answer immediately, but Shade knew that "she" was watching the night sky with fireworks exploding with him.
Rays of light shot into the sky, and the fireworks exploding under the stars were so gorgeous. The noisy sounds in the banquet courtyard, as well as the music playing in the lake behind the mansion, were so loud in the middle of the night.
Although Shade didn't like drinking, he wanted to pick up the glass at this time and quietly watch the fireworks under the stars with "her":
"I will probably be very emotional when I recall this night many years later."
He turned around and returned to the manor, but after entering the door of the mansion, he suddenly felt the wind blowing something cold on his ears. Xia De was startled suddenly, and then heard people in the manor courtyard talking excitedly.
What.
"This is"
Turning back, he took two quick steps to return to the courtyard. With his back to the brightly lit mansion, Shade raised his head and looked at the deep sky, then spread out his left hand that was not holding anything. A small piece of crystal snowflake appeared on his face.
In the dark night, it fell into Xia De's bloody palm, and then quietly melted away.
A surprise smile appeared on his lips, and he raised his head to look in front of him. In just a few minutes, the tiny snowflakes that were floating like sugar grains were already falling freely.
"Oh, it's snowing!"
In the Sixth Epoch, 1853 of the Universal Calendar, the first snowfall in Tobesk came quietly on the night of Tuesday, the 19th day of the Frost Moon.
－－－－－－Digression－－－－－
PS: There are several chapters that I feel will be very discussed, but this chapter mentions them but cannot be used, which is really a pity.
