Dorothy knew that Shad was going to say goodbye to Luvia, who was leaving the city next Monday, so she left St. Teresa's Square after breakfast. After Shad packed up, he took Mia to the apartment that Luvia rented.
When they arrived there, Yin Luna was there too. It was obvious that the 17-year-old girl was not used to Luvia's departure, and she looked even more unhappy than Xia De.
Luvia didn't actually have much to pack. Shade confirmed that she had brought the Eternal Youth Leaf with her, and Yin Luna gave her a Sunshine Gun Brooch. As Yin Luna herself became stronger, the alchemical items she made also became stronger.
Since they had nothing to do, Shade went around the city with the two girls on this leisurely Sunday. They went to the City History Museum together in the morning, had lunch together at a club that Yin Luna was familiar with at noon, and spent the afternoon back at No. 6 St. Teresa's Square. The three of them talked about topics of interest, such as Shade's time adventure this morning and Luvia's plans after arriving at the Randall Valley.
After dinner, Xia De went to the concert with them, which made Yin Luna feel better... ... It seemed that the person who was going on the journey was not Luvia, but Yin Luna.
Tomorrow morning, Luvia will leave directly from the Prophet's Association, and she doesn't need Xia De and Yin Luna to see her off, so she plans to spend the night at Saint Teresa's Square. So Xia De sent Yin Luna to the door of her house at 8 o'clock that night, intending to watch her get on the carriage before leaving.
The two of them walked along the wall in the square. Yin Luna kicked the snow pile beside the road and looked back at the lights on the second floor of Xia De's house:
"I'm really not used to Luvia leaving like this. In the past, I could always ask her for help when I encountered trouble."
"Fortune tellers can't always give us directions, so we have to get used to making our own judgments about the future."
Xia De said, reaching out to tighten Yin Luna's scarf, and then lowered his voice:
"I'm planning to go to Randall Valley soon. Oh, not for Luvia."
Yin Luna looked at Xia De shyly as he took his hand back, revealing an understanding expression:
"I understand. I know you are just as reluctant to leave her as I am. After all, she is not as good at fighting as we are. It would be good for you to go to Randall Valley to accompany her..."
Although Luvia is not good at fighting, her "other self" was at least a genuine demigod witch.
"Then Shade, remember to say goodbye to Luvia tonight... Speaking of which, you went to the Randall Valley with her. Will anything strange happen there?"
This is inevitable. Since the special time key is in that river valley city, there is no reason why that city does not have something special. Shade does not know what he will face this time. He even speculates whether the "chosen one of time" will appear this time. But no matter what, he must get the only time key that can go to the sixth era of the past world.
"Also, among the three companions you mentioned today that you met in the Fifth Epoch, Sister Ollie Perry from the Church of the Sun and Earth, since I have the specific time and name, I can go back and check it for you."
Yin Luna said softly, stopping in her tracks:
"Say goodbye to Luvia tonight. You don't have to send me off any further."
She looked into Xia De's eyes, and somehow she thought of the kiss they had shared in her apartment before the New Year. She blushed, looked around, stood on tiptoes, and hugged Xia De's neck.
This time she performed well, at least she didn't bite Shade's lips again.
The next Monday was another Monday. After opening his eyes in the morning, Xia De turned his head and looked at the girl lying beside him. Although this separation was very short, Xia De did feel a little melancholy in his heart.
He had breakfast with Luvia. The purple-eyed girl refused Shad's offer to take her back to the apartment to get her luggage, and just asked him to take her downstairs.
Mia squatted at the top of the stairs and watched the two kiss goodbye in the hallway. Hugging Luvia, Shade naturally mentioned his plan:
"I've been trying to think of a way to go to the Randall Valley. Luvia, maybe you'll see me soon."
"There's no need to do this just to see me."
Luvia blamed him a little, but she looked very happy.
"I'm a little worried about you going on a long trip now. Every time you go to another city, you always run into strange troubles, such as Coldwater Harbor, Fort Midhill, and Huntington. No, everything is safe in Huntington."
"But the whole old western world suffered."
Shade corrected him, and Luvia smiled and shook her head:
"Anyway, I hope everything goes well. Oh, before we say goodbye, Shade, please let me do some divination for you. I want to tell you whether you can successfully meet me in Randall City."
Shade smiled as he watched Luvia shuffle the cards. After a slight hesitation, he drew out the third divination card from the top.
"feast."
Luvia read the cards and praised with a smile:
"Your luck has always been good. The meaning of the divination card Feast is positive and active. Harvest, harvest, perfection, etc., combined with different things, there are different interpretations. But this is definitely not a bad sign. You should be able to meet me successfully."
"As long as it doesn't indicate that I've met the Lord of the Blood Feast again."
Xia De said in his heart, and then hugged and kissed Luvia again:
"Well, we'll see you in Randall City. The adventure is about to begin again. Have a good trip, Luvia."
At this moment, he seemed to feel that he had just kissed two people at once.
Since it was Monday, Xia De did not forget to take out this week's gift. This week's gift was a harmonica in a leather box, which looked quite valuable, but for Xia De, who didn't know much about music, the best value of this thing was actually to give it to others as a gift.
This week's task is to learn to sing a song, which is something that Xia De needs to do.
Shade had already found a way to get to the Randall River Valley, but he was still in no hurry to do it. In the morning, he went to St. York College and delivered the investigation report on finding Professor Martin's "runaway" son to the professor.
Although Mr. Martin Jr. might face the risk of imprisonment because of Shad's investigation, the professor had already paid the full commission fee when Shad reported the situation on Saturday morning.
After receiving the complete investigation report this time, the old professor sighed and told Xia De that he would appoint the best lawyer to fight the lawsuit, and hoped that Xia De could serve as a witness to help his son say a few good words:
“May Miss Norma’s soul rest in peace.”
In Xia De's opinion, although someone was killed this time, it is difficult to say whose fault it was.
After the commission was completed, there was no need for Shad to ask about it. At noon, Dorothy's father, Professor Louisa, sent someone to deliver an invitation letter, inviting Detective Hamilton to talk to him about those interesting detective stories.
The meeting place with Professor Louisa that afternoon was the "Wind Poetry Club" in the city, which is a place where local writers and poets often gather.
Professor Louisa was a tall, thin, middle-aged woman with golden glasses and neatly groomed hair. Even Shade had to admit that Dorothy's father was indeed very handsome.
This was the first time the professor met Shad. Although he did not know the relationship between Shad and Dorothy, he was quite aware of the many rumors about the knight and the duchess circulating in the city.
Of course, the two did not talk about these things that afternoon. Professor Louisa was really just interested in Shade and talked to him about the profession of detective. The success of Dorothy's detective novels made the professor of literature see a different development direction for popular knight novels, so she wanted to know more about the profession of detective.
Shad was also happy to share his experiences with Dorothy's father, and tried his best to portray himself as honest and reliable in the story.
Because of Shad's "ulterior motives", the conversation between the two was quite speculative. That evening, Professor Louisa even invited Shad to his home to have dinner with Louisa's family. It was also through this that Shad got to know Dorothy's mother and underage brother and sister.
The professor seemed to appreciate Shad. After hearing that Shad had never been to school but was quite familiar with literature and poetry—in fact, Dorothy had told Shad in advance what Professor Luisa liked—he asked him with great interest:
"Are you interested in an honorary degree? The honorary degree of the Department of Literature will be awarded in the spring. If you are interested, I can help you arrange it. Of course, you are a noble, so the amount of donation to the school can be negotiated."
Xia De naturally agreed:
"Professor, I often hear people praise those who study literature as being gentlemanly and elegant. Now it seems that this compliment is a bit too conservative."
Professor Louisa shook her head modestly, but the smile on her face did not diminish. In Shade's opinion, Dorothy's father was much easier to deal with than Lesia's father.
That evening, Dorothy, who was supposed to stay at home, came to No. 6 St. Teresa's Square at around ten o'clock with some nervousness, and overheard the whole process of Shad's meeting and conversation with his father in the study after dinner that afternoon.
When she heard that Professor Louisa had a good impression of Shad, the writer kissed Shad happily. Although the girls tacitly agreed not to mention Shad's marriage problem, Dorothy obviously wanted Shad to get to know her family as soon as possible.
In order to reward Shad for getting along well with his father today, and to comfort Shad's melancholy and loneliness about Luvia's departure, Dorothy, who has always been a little shy, was even more enthusiastic and proactive than usual when she stayed overnight at Shad's house tonight.
Of course, it would be another matter if Shad opened his eyes on Tuesday morning and found that the soul of Her Royal Highness the Princess was inside the body of the blonde.