Three pairs of golden eyes of very similar color looked at Shad with strange expressions, and Shad subconsciously shrank back.
"Meow~"
The cat squirmed in Shad's arms and made threatening noises at the witches. It was trying to protect Shad.
"What are you looking at? Oh, even though Sister Defulin has said that you are fine, I am relieved to see that you are intact with my own eyes."
As Shade spoke, he walked hesitantly towards the sofa, but the witches did not change their expressions because of his words:
"I'm glad you're okay. But Shad, what happened on Wednesday night and Thursday morning?"
Four long sofas surrounded the coffee table, which was covered with fruit-studded cakes, sandwich muffins and other desserts. On the embossed mirror tray, there were eight porcelain cups, each with a delicate silver carved handle. Several books were stacked in a corner of the coffee table, with leaf-shaped bookmarks. Teapots and glass bottles, gold candlesticks, and silver tableware were placed in a mess on the transparent glass tabletop.
The three witches sat in three directions respectively, so Xia De sat alone on the sofa facing the window. After sitting down, he did not forget to pick up a strawberry and stuff it into Xiaomia's mouth. It was difficult to find fresh fruits in this deep winter.
"If you want to know what happened in the early hours of Thursday morning..."
Last night, he had discussed with "Maid Luvia" what to say to the witches, so the life ring behind him appeared, and the life ring of the five-ring warlock appeared in front of the witches:
"My words of ascension... ... echo through time and space, shaking dormant powers."
Every time he read a word, the corresponding spirit rune would flash on the life ring. The ladies looked up at his life ring, frowning slightly.
"So, those five witches were really summoned by you? I have never heard that the words of sublimation can have such an effect."
Miss Aurora said, and Shade nodded. Saint Byron's "Sublimation Code" did not record that this sublimation language could have such an effect. The original record was that the sublimation language constructed a long river under the starlight. In the sublimation language, time can be arbitrarily controlled to pause, speed up, and even regress for a short period of time.
"Please introduce the ladies."
Miss Carina said, Shade nodded and pursed his lips:
"Those five ladies are Miss Violet, the witch empress in the late Fifth Epoch, Miss Schultz Theresa, the principal of the Sexess Higher Medical School, Miss Mana Felena, the founder of Saint Byrons in the middle of the Fifth Epoch, and her student, Miss Orlanod, the first librarian of the academy. And Miss Chloe Yin Marquez, a witch in the early Fifth Epoch, who was an early founder and participant of the Zarath Academy... ... They are all friends that I met during my exploration of time."
The witches looked at each other. Although they had guessed the answer, they still couldn't believe it when Shade confirmed it.
Miss Carina looked at him and asked:
"Besides us, who else knows about this?"
"There are two others, Yin Luna and my fortune teller friend. But Grandma Cassandra should be able to guess it. I have asked her for help many times to collect some information and key items from the Fifth Epoch."
"Don't tell any more people about this."
Miss Sylvia spoke very seriously, and did not ask him for more details, but said with concern:
"You probably don't understand how much of an impact your actions on Thursday morning had. Not only did you summon witches from the past, but you also summoned demigods... There are no demigods in the Sixth Era."
"I understand, so I will just tell you... I trust you completely."
The ladies smiled, and the atmosphere suddenly became relaxed. Miss Carina picked up the teacup, Miss Aurora played with her hair, and Miss Sylvia poured tea for Shade.
"Speaking of which, Miss Carina, I want to apologize to you. I accidentally destroyed the book "The Secret of Immortality"..."
Before the red-haired witch spoke, he told her about his follow-up with Miss Theresa and Miss Violet, and what happened on top of the lighthouse in the early hours of Thursday morning:
"The two witches at the end of the Fifth Epoch hid something in that book and left it to me in the next epoch. I think Miss Pavo of the Truth Society wanted to obtain the Secret of Immortality for this reason."
The parchment seemed blank to the others, so Shade could only explain what it was with words. After listening to Shade's description, the witches' eyes had more meaning. The Duchess patted the sofa cushion next to her, so Shade changed his position with the cat and sat next to Miss Carina. The witch took the teacup handed to her by Miss Sylvia and put it in his hand:
"If you don't mind, please make three...four copies of the above content for us and Granny Cassandra."
"No problem. I can't understand some of the knowledge of high-level sorcerers myself. This is my year-end gift to you. Happy year-end, ladies."
Xia De said softly, and Miss Carina kissed him on the side of his face:
"Happy end of year."
Miss Aurora and Miss Sylvia were a little embarrassed because they knew the value of that knowledge.
Shade continued:
"Also, when I was adventuring with Miss Chloe Yin in the Fifth Era, I witnessed her complete the path to becoming a demigod..."
Bang!
The teacup in Miss Aurora's hand fell onto the carpet, and the black tea in the exquisite porcelain cup wet the carpet, but she didn't care.
Shade had to stop talking, not because the teacup fell to the ground, but because the three witches looked at him as if they wanted to eat him. The little cat felt the "hostility" again and meowed again, until Shade stuffed another strawberry into his mouth and he calmed down.
"You saw the ascension ceremony of the demigod witch in the Fifth Epoch?"
The red-haired witch suddenly gasped for breath.
"It's not a complete ceremony. In fact, the story is very interesting. At the end of the story, she gave me an ice crystal that recorded the path of demigods... Oh, Miss Carina, your hands are too strong."
The Duchess held Shad's right hand, and only loosened her grip slightly when she heard Shad's complaint. The action of holding his hand tightly reminded Shad of Tifa when she "took the potion" yesterday afternoon.
"Shad, where is that ice crystal?"
Miss Sylvia leaned forward slightly and looked at her, and the other two witches looked similar.
"It's in the snow pile in the basement of my house. I think it's best not to take something this important away. Miss Carina, when you return to Tobesk City, you can come to my house to check."
Miss Aurora and Miss Sylvia both looked at Miss Carina, who nodded slightly, but her eyes were fixed on Shade:
"Shad, you are better than we thought. It is not easy to win the hearts of witches, but you deserve it. My knight, please accept my gratitude."
She kissed Shade in front of the two witches.
The kiss was quite excessive, and Shade was unable to stop it as he was petting the cat with one hand and holding the teacup with the other.
Miss Carina didn't care that the other two ladies were still here. She let go of Shade after a long time. The eager expression under the witch's beautiful face almost melted Shade:
"I knew you could help me get the secret of the demigod witch from the past!"
She closed her eyes, held Shade's face and wanted to continue kissing, but was driven away by Mia who jumped onto Shade's shoulder. Of course, it was more likely because Miss Aurora coughed loudly a few times:
"Carina, calm down and listen to me first. Shade, we will help you cover up what happened on Thursday. If the Speaker asks, blame everything on the God Summoner, and Sister Defulin will also unify our statements..."
"But is Shad a Godcaller?"
Miss Sylvia asked again. The other two witches remained silent. Shade touched his lips and gave his answer:
"I have always been the one who used the Mystique, and I am also the owner of the Night Watch. There is no concrete evidence that the Godcaller owns the Mystique and the Night Watch. It is just a speculation made by the church based on the facts."
"Are you trying to say that, in fact, all along, you and the Godcaller have been confused by the church?"
The wavy-haired witch asked with a smile, but Shade remained noncommittal:
"I can be, or I can not be."
They didn't pursue the topic further, but everyone had their own answer.
"Are you the chosen one of knowledge and wisdom?"
Miss Carina asked again, she was so close that the smell of perfume completely covered the aroma of black tea.
"Of course not. I won't be the chosen one, there's no point in lying."
Shade paused:
"I used the knowledge I gained from Yin Luna Bei Yasi to deprive the Chosen One of his qualifications without killing him. So now, even if Lai Jins Prisha is still alive, the Chosen One of Knowledge and Wisdom, like the Chosen One of Darkness, can be considered dead."
Luvia decided not to tell anyone except Sister Defulin and Yin Luna about the arrow. Others did not have the ability to sense the power of the Chosen One, so as long as Shad did not use the Arrow of the Chosen One frequently, he would not have to worry about being exposed.
Shade agreed with Luvia's idea. The qualification of being chosen was indeed too important. It would be better to just pretend that it didn't exist. There was no need to make things more complicated.
"I see..."
Miss Aurora nodded, probably thinking about how to report this to the parliament.
Xia De continued to pet the cat and drink tea. After thinking for a while, he said:
"Ms. Carina, Tifa told me yesterday that she can be promoted to the seventh ring."
"I can also advance to the twelfth ring. The enlightenment of the chosen ritual is very effective. The power of the witches and the power of the ring sorcerers promote each other, which means that the twelfth level is just around the corner."
Talking about this topic, the Duchess smiled again:
"Although the epic of the chosen one is dangerous, it is indeed very useful... I know you have been recuperating in the manor recently. You didn't do anything while I was away from Tobesk, right?"
“Ahem.”
Xia De coughed a few times because of the black tea. Miss Aurora was very considerate and helped him change the subject in time:
"I was a bit far away at the time, but I only gained a new thaumaturgy. I am still at the twelfth ring and twelfth level, the same as after Carina performed the ritual. I wonder which of us will be able to touch the thirteenth level first."
This lady with long wavy brown hair is very sorry.
“I have gained some knowledge, but I still need to try and experiment to get results.”
Miss Sylvia also smiled and winked at Shade:
"Perhaps soon, I'll be able to give you some surprises...surprises in every sense of the word."