The sorceress introduced:
"This ritual array is drawn to amplify Miss's large-scale space teleportation. If Miss needs to pull many people back to the Wilde Opera House in an instant, she will need this array as an anchor point for induction. However, drawing the array is not easy. The next step is to take out the 'Distortion Anchor Stone', one of the core beacons. This thing can easily attract some strange things. Although they are not very strong monsters, it is not good to make a mess here. After all, this is not our place."
"Then let's help."
Luvia said to Shade, who nodded.
"No problem, I'll activate the space stabilization aura."
The "distorted anchor stone" was stored in a lead box, which was not very large. As long as it was placed in the ritual array, the power of the ritual itself could block the attraction of this strange stone to monsters.
"Ready, three, two, one!"
Shade raised his right foot and stepped on the ground. The invisible shock wave spread by the magic even made the curtain behind the stage shake. Miss Deckert nervously opened the lead box and, with the help of others, quickly placed it on the southeast vertex of the pentagram on the ground.
During this process, the light on the stage suddenly dimmed. The ground turned pitch black, and a group of black cats emerged from the cracks in the wooden floor of the stage.
In other words, it was just a cat-like creature, all black, with three tails, and no other organs on its face except for ears and a vertical pole.
"Meow?"
Xiaomia was awakened by the sounds around her, but before the cat could crawl up and look around, the "black cats" that had just jumped out of the ground were "pressed" back into the floor by the power of the "space stabilization halo".
At this time, the irregular silver-white stone had been put in the correct position. The light returned and the black faded away. It looked very simple.
“It’s a magical power.”
Miss Deckert smiled and praised:
"It's a shame that you didn't accept the young lady's invitation to become her apprentice. I'm not trying to mediate on the young lady's behalf, but perhaps you could reconsider the young lady's invitation."
After talking to Miss Sylvia's followers for a few more words, Shade and Luvia soon left and continued the previous topic:
"I myself also hope that the guardians will become the chosen ones."
Luvia said:
"Although their existence is problematic, it is undeniable that they are truly responsible, there is no denying that."
She turned around and looked back, making sure that no one was around, then she asked softly:
"I know you probably won't like what I'm going to say next, but we can't deny this possibility - if they really need a brand new soul to join them, are you prepared for Miss Lathers to leave?"
"There's nothing wrong with that. After all, it's one of the possibilities."
Shade counted the endings:
"The Guardian himself becomes the Chosen One, Stone Oxenfurt becomes the Chosen One, Siris becomes the Chosen One, the Guardian and Oxenfurt become the Chosen One, and the Guardian and Siris become the Chosen One. Among the five endings, the worst is that Stone Oxenfurt becomes the Chosen One, or he becomes part of the Chosen One. This must be avoided, so I must go to Oxenfurt Manor tonight.
As for Sirius, Miss Benannis and I both want her to stay in the opera house. After all, someone needs to be on guard here, and you have to keep an eye on her. But the Chosen Ceremony requires five holders of the power of the earth..."
He sighed softly:
"I didn't tell her the whole truth, but she figured it out herself. She's such a smart girl."
"It seems that the Witch Council is looking for an opportunity to kill the Guardian."
Luvia said.
"Yes, fortunately the witches here all listen to me. Moreover, without the Speaker of the Witch Council, it would be difficult for Miss Benannis and the others to deal with the Guardians. The Church would not allow them to do so."
"The church probably doesn't know about Oxenfurt yet."
"After all, the fragments of the poem point to the first candidate. Without your help, who can be 100% sure of the other candidates? Luvia, you are irreplaceable."
Xia De said to her with a smile, and the purple-eyed girl said in a reproachful tone:
"You don't have to say such nice things about me."
“But that’s the truth.”
Luvia smiled.
As they chatted, they came to the stage occupied by the girls of the Golden Dawn. Since Miss Benannis had almost all of her belongings in the local area, she was able to make the most preparations.
The youngest girl among the followers was kneading small clay figures beside the stage with some boredom. These were the materials for casting the spell of Power of Earth: Summoning the Stone Statue.
This time, Shade didn't need to help, but he talked to the girls and it did help motivate everyone.
When they left here and walked towards the basement, Luvia counted them carefully:
"Your healing aura, my fertility field, Miss Benannis's summoning statue, and Miss Lathers's yet-to-be-learned earth memory. There are only four of us in total. I guess the guardian who is holding the banquet should not be counted as the fifth person, right?"
"There are still people from the church. There are more than five ring sorcerers who control the power of the earth in the Church of the Sun. When you see Yin Luna in the evening, just ask her to tell the church that they will be happy to help. So, I was hesitating whether to take you and Shiris with me when I return from Oxenfurt Manor."
Luvia snorted but didn't comment:
"Not just five. I have a feeling that Yin Luna will also master the power of the earth. She is a very magical girl. She just hasn't been in the Randall Valley before, so she didn't have the opportunity. I bet that her talent for the power of the earth is definitely much better than mine."
"Although I agree that Yin Luna can also master the power of the earth, your talent..."
Xia De thought of the last night of 1853 when the three girls stayed overnight at his house. Because he had a deep contact with Luvia's other self, that is, the soul of long-haired Luvia in his dream, he directly sensed the spiritual runes of the thirteen ancient gods.
And because the only difference between Luvia and long-haired Luvia is their different experiences, theoretically speaking, Luvia also has a very strong talent for the earth.
The basement of the Wilde Opera House, in addition to being used as an alchemy and potion laboratory for the girls of the Golden Dawn Opera Company who had purchased this place, was also used to store unused furniture and unused costumes, so the entrance to the basement was just behind the stairs and was quite spacious.
When Shade and Luvia walked down the stairs together, the afternoon tea cart had already been pushed in, but the four witches gathered together and did not touch it. Instead, they gathered in front of the stone altar in the middle of the basement and looked at the basin on the altar together.
"What are you looking at?"
Shade asked curiously.
"A memory."
Seeing Shade coming, Miss Benannis couldn't help but smile:
"It's the Speaker's memory. She came here many years ago when I decided to join the Golden Dawn, or when Sirius agreed to let me take charge of the Golden Dawn. She also did some extra things at that time, and we didn't know about it. Now, those things are working."
"What is it?"
Luvia asked curiously. She had never seen the Speaker of the Witch Council, Miss Yin Shabella, a thirteenth-level witch and part-time thirteenth-ring warlock, but she had heard Xia De mention this name many times.
"Although the problems in the Randall Valley were not as bad as they are today, there were already signs in the Land of Madness. In addition to confirming that the Golden Dawn could become a subordinate organization of the Parliament, the Speaker also visited many places in the Randall Valley and foresaw some things. The Great Witch of Time is indeed extraordinary."
Miss Sylvia followed up with:
"She did not prepare any weapons for the future locally. Instead, she drew a huge ritual array based on the entire city in advance. She did all this by herself, and no one has noticed it so far."
"The speaker is always able to foresee things in advance. Although she is not as good as the mysterious witch of fate, sometimes I really feel that she can see the future directly."
Miss Carina also said that the four witches left the basin, and Miss Aurora gently rubbed her neck:
"The ritual left by the Speaker can enhance the power of witches to a certain extent. It also allows witches operating within the Randall Valley to know each other's positions. This is probably done with the help of the parliament's power. However, the ritual array needs to be activated before it can be used. This is not difficult. We can use the activated red crystal. I will go there in person later."
"So how are you getting ready, Shade?"
Miss Carina asked again.
"I don't have anything to prepare. Sister Develyn took my sword with her when she left. I just don't know how long it will take to solve the problem at Oxenfurt Manor."
They sat down together at the table where afternoon tea was prepared, and the four beautiful witches and Luvia looked at Shade together.
"I will arrive at the gate of Oxenfurt Manor at 7:30 in the evening, and try to get back here before the early morning."
"Ms. Lathers and Miss Annat will stay here as commanders. Miss Haley, Miss Servit, and Miss Swift will be on standby, ready to follow orders and provide support at any time."
Miss Aurora said, of course, among them, only Tifa has the highest level. If we really want to help the great witches, Tifa is the most reliable.
"We just saw it upstairs. They are well prepared."
Shade praised, and Miss Sylvia glanced at her pocket watch:
"It's already two o'clock... Xia De, what are you going to do this afternoon?"
"When Sirius comes back from the parliament, I will go to the Forgotten Church with her. I promised her to do something yesterday."
"I should have gone with her, but she didn't ask me."
Miss Benannis looked at Shade hesitantly.
"Although Hillis claims that she doesn't care about her father's affairs and has completely accepted his death, I don't think it's that simple. You should talk to her more this afternoon. I'm afraid that she will make the wrong decision due to the accumulation of extreme emotions."
Apart from Shad, Miss Benannis is the person who least wants Sirius to sacrifice.
"Shade is the best place to do this kind of thing here."
Miss Aurora joked:
"Shad is very good at comforting people, or in other words, as long as he stands here, all of us will feel very motivated."
So the girls at the table laughed together. When everyone gathered together, they always liked to tease Xia De.
“I like this atmosphere.”
Miss Benanis spoke softly to Miss Sylvia, and the young witch replied softly:
"But unfortunately, Parliament is not an organisation for girls to get together for pajama parties or afternoon tea."
"Speaking of which, why did you all get together? The Witch Council has become what it is now. Everyone in every seat should have a lot of stories, right?"
Shade asked curiously, touching the sleeping cat, which felt quite nice.
Miss Aurora, who had long brown wavy hair, raised her eyebrows and picked up the cup of black tea; Miss Carina, who had red hair, showed a nostalgic expression and handed the small cake to Shad; Miss Benannis, who had blonde hair, smiled and picked up the knife in front of her; Miss Sylvia, who had black hair, clasped her hands together. She saw Mia's nose twitch a few times, and then she opened her eyes.
"If we have time, we can tell you slowly."
The youngest witch in the council spoke with a strong sense of vicissitudes:
"Year after year, we still have a long time. Those stories, Shade, you will know them all one day."