With the help of Tifa, Luvia helped Shad to the second floor and let him rest in the bedroom, while the nun told Luvia and Tifa what happened tonight.
"The effect of Shade's Words of Ascension is to summon the demigod witch from the past? This seems to be different from the effect recorded in the "Book of Ascension" of Saint Byrons Comprehensive College."
Although Luvia knew that the matter had been resolved, she still couldn't understand what Shade had done.
"I'm glad both the young lady and Shade are okay."
Tifa was more concerned about the safety of the two. She breathed a sigh of relief and got up to change Shade's pajamas and prepare new tea. Luvia picked up the "Arrow of Knowledge of Aikenora" on the coffee table and stroked the arrow with her fingers:
"Sister, what did Shad do to the Chosen One?"
"I can't be sure, but I can sense that the power of the chosen one is in this arrow."
The nun said that she also got the first fire tonight and everything went smoothly.
"The qualification of being the chosen one can actually be... ... The evil creature in Pantanal has also been defeated... ... Fate has changed..."
Luvia thought about the strange dreams she had recently and the bizarre doomsday scenes in them. Holding the arrow in her hand, she didn't know what to say for a moment.
"When Shad wakes up, you can ask him. The church should be looking for me now. I have to go back."
The nun said, and Luvia got up and took her to the basement, and agreed to talk alone in a few days.
By the time Luvia returned to the second floor, Tifa had already changed clothes for Shade and was asking the other two maids to close the bedroom curtains and cover Shade with a blanket.
"He is exhausted. Forcibly using the Word of Ascension has taken a heavy toll on his spirit. I will arrange a carriage to take him back to the manor and prepare treatment and potions for him. Although his life is not in danger, he needs the safest care."
Tifa said to Luvia.
Forced use of the Word of Sublimation can be treated with potions, and Dr. Schneider has been treated before. Luvia also understood that it would be inconvenient for the maids to take care of Shade if she stayed here, so she nodded:
"No problem. I'll bring Shade's cat with you, too."
As she spoke, Luvia suddenly pressed her forehead. If Tifa hadn't supported her in time, she would have almost fallen down.
"It's okay, I'm probably a little tired."
I sat back on the sofa tiredly, staring at the fire in the fireplace:
"But no matter what, the story of the fourth chosen one has finally come to an end. He really changed everything, but... why do I know..."
Aikenola-The Arrow of the Chosen One lay quietly on the coffee table, reflecting the dazzling flames under the fire of the fireplace. As Luvia closed her eyes and sighed deeply, the life ring behind her automatically emerged, and due to the contact with the arrow, a new spirit rune was born.
(Priest Augustus praying...)
In fact, Shad, who fell into a deep sleep due to overwork and forced use of the "Word of Sublimation", was not unconscious.
This time, he did not fall into the dream of watching the silver moon on the ridge of the field. Instead, he stepped into the white mist again in his dream, and once again saw the shadow of the "Father of Infinite Trees" in the white mist.
The giant tree that almost connected the sky and the earth swayed gently in the white mist. The shaking of the treetops and branches made the white mist linger. And Xia De could almost see the so-called veins of time and space in the chaotic mist.
He had no idea what this dream meant, he was just vaguely looking at the shadow of Tree Father in his dream.
It wasn't until he heard an old sigh that he realized he should wake up.
Message from the ancient god "Father of the Infinite Tree":
Don't use your elevated language too often.
“My sublime language seems to be a little different from other people’s sublime language.”
The dream was about to end, Shad whispered in his mind.
Yes, you can use the Word of Ascension to call upon the witch of the past who has obtained the "Witch's Echo". Due to the powerful force required to penetrate time and space, you can only use it in its entirety in an ancient time and space ritual formation similar to the Stonehenge on the lake island.
"I see..."
As if emerging from the bottom of a deep lake, Shad opened his eyes on a slightly familiar bed.
Underneath her was a soft four-poster bed, with embroidered white gauze curtains hanging around it. She was wearing pajamas she had never seen before, and the quilt she was covered with had a wonderful fragrance.
The only familiar thing was the cat lying on the quilt on his chest, looking at him. Mia was already here before Shade woke up, and when Shade opened his eyes, she was staring at him with wide amber eyes.
"Meow!"
The cat stood up and pounced on Shad's face.
"Oh my Mia!"
Xia De sat up on the bed and hugged his cat, feeling as if he hadn't seen it for hundreds of years. While stroking it happily, he opened the white gauze curtain and looked into the room. When he saw the white courtyard with fine snow outside the window, he realized that this was Miss Carina's manor.
"Why is it still snowing? Oh!"
When I stood up, I found that my limbs were a little sore, but not serious. Although I was a little tired and drowsy, it was still within the normal range:
"It looks like Tifa prepared a potion for me."
There was a taste of orange in his mouth, but Shad couldn't tell what potion it was.
It was daytime outside, and the weather was gloomy because of the snow. He used his time perception to check and determined that the current time was Saturday, the 28th day of the Sleeping Month in the year 1853 of the Universal Calendar, and more specifically, 7:57 in the morning.
He and the witches went deep into the Great Swamp at noon on Wednesday, and the decisive battle on the island in the center of the Great Swamp took place in the early morning of Thursday.
"That is to say, I slept for more than fifty hours this time."
He yawned while holding the cat in his arms, and then he saw a chair beside the bed and a teacup on the bedside table. The tea was still hot, and it seemed that someone had been sitting here watching him.
After sniffing the quilt again, Shade reached out and pulled the cord above the bed. This kind of noble manor has this kind of cord-pulling bell system throughout the entire building. When Shade pulled the cord, he couldn't hear the sound of the bell, but the maids' resting room or kitchen could hear the sound.
Sure enough, soon, hurried footsteps sounded in the corridor. But the footsteps slowed down slightly when they reached the bedroom door, and then Tifa, wearing a black and white maid dress, pushed the door open and walked in at a normal pace.
With a bright smile on her face, she was followed by two young maids who were also wearing maid dresses.
The black-haired maid didn't care that there were other people here. She came to the bed and hugged Shade:
"You finally woke up. Miss Annat left the manor half an hour ago and went to the Prophet's Association. She has stayed here every night for the past two days."
"I'm fine, just a little..."
Xia De touched his belly with his left hand embarrassedly:
"Hungry."
"Meow!"
The cat standing on the quilt definitely understood the word.
Tifa smiled and told the maids to prepare breakfast:
"I got some healing spirit potion for you from the lady's potion workshop. Miss Anat chewed up the two leaves of the Eternal Youth you put in your pocket watch and fed them to you, so there are two leaves left. She was very worried about you, and I immediately sent someone to the city to inform her that you had woken up."
She lifted her skirt slightly, then sat sideways on the bed:
"The young lady and the others are fine. They have returned to Huntington City to rest temporarily. The young lady will be back before the end of the year."
"That would be great."
Shade leaned against the bed with the cat in his arms, recalling the events before he fell asleep. The figures of Miss Feliana, Miss Orlano, Miss Violet, Miss Theresa, and Miss Chloe Yin seemed to be right in front of him, and the singing of the witches before they left was still lingering in his ears.
He knew they would meet again.
But now he recalled that from Wednesday night to Thursday morning, he crossed the swamp, entangled with many enemies in the snow, met Yin Luna and traveled together, and under the guidance of the swamp witch, he passed through the dungeon to the lake, and met Desire by the campfire by the lake. With her "company", he led the horse across the dark lake and went to the lonely lighthouse... ... That adventure and battle really made him sigh.
Tifa sat on the bed with a smile on her face, looking at the thoughtful face of the young detective.
The two of them didn't speak for a long time, until the sound of the dining cart was heard in the corridor, and Tifa leaned over and gently kissed Shade on the side of his face. While Shade covered his face and looked at her in surprise, the maid had already stood up, tilted her head and blinked her right eye at Shade, looking a little playful:
"After Sister Defulin sent you back, she briefly told you what you had done. Thank you for your hard work, Shade. Welcome back."
Xia De covered his face and smiled:
"Nothing, but I'm really hungry. Oh, Mia, don't move, I won't forget you!"
Luvia returned to the manor an hour after Shade had breakfast. When she hurriedly pushed the door open from the corridor and entered the bedroom, Tifa was sitting on a chair beside the bed and talking to Shade.
Seeing Luvia coming, the maid stood up, nodded slightly, then turned and left the room, leaving it to Luvia and Shade.
"Shad!"
The purple-eyed girl reached out and hugged Xia De, who was still sitting on the bed. She still had the chill from the outdoors on her body, which made Xiaomia, who was lying next to the pillow, a little dissatisfied.
"I'm fine now. Think about what I did in Middlesbrough and what I'm doing now. This time, it's just sublimation."
Shade tried to speak lightly, and Luvia finally let go of Shade. Shade saw tears in those beautiful purple eyes:
"In short, the problem was solved successfully this time. The evil creature in Pantanal was used as firewood by Sister Defulin, and the chosen one who was crazy about seeking knowledge was defeated. I even..."
The Arrow of the Chosen One, Aikenola, was placed at the bedside. Shad was not at 6 Saint Teresa's Square, and Luvia did not leave it there.
"Don't worry, isn't it always like this? You are responsible for divination and investigation, Yin Luna is responsible for the church's intelligence, and I am responsible for other trivial matters. In the end, Yin Luna and I will carry out the final action."
Those purple eyes that were so close to him seemed to be imprinted in his heart forever:
"Besides, I don't want the 'purple-eyed fortune teller is crying' thing that the blood-sucking prophet said to come true. No matter what happened in the past or what will happen in the future, I said that we will go to the end together. No matter whether it is the evil god or the evil creature, it will not stop me from fulfilling my promise. Miss Luvia Anat, I will be there for you. I will always be by your side."
Luvia stared at him blankly, tears falling uncontrollably.