Fiona, who was hugging and kissing Shade, froze at the scene in front of her.
The witch sitting on the left side of the table was wearing lace-up women's long cloth boots and her yellow hair was draped over her spring green dress. The front of the dress was decorated with intricate lace and the sleeves of the dress were embroidered with dense elven runes.
This half-elf witch with pointed ears wore yellow and silver crescent-shaped earrings on her left and right ears respectively. Fiona's teacher, Ms. Brynni Olanord, was holding a white porcelain teacup, blinking at the two people who suddenly appeared in front of her. She paused for a moment before taking a sip of tea, but her eyes were always on them.
Sitting on the right side of the table was a witch as beautiful as a purple rose. She was wearing black women's short-heeled boots and a gorgeous purple dress. Her golden hair was tied up in a simple bun behind her head, and on her right ear was a book-shaped ruby earring.
Miss Mana Filianna held a notebook in her right hand, and beside her stood a maid with long brown hair who was bending over to report to her. She also looked suspiciously at the two people who appeared in front of her without any warning and were kissing each other.
In fact, there were quite a few people on this floor of the glass house, but at this moment, everyone was silent and looked over. The sound of the stream outside the house was so loud and the birdsong was so melodious that when Fiona saw the bright and cheerful scene in front of her, she wished she had been left in the Evernight City.
"So home means here, that makes sense. I don't have a home in this era, but in Fiona's opinion, being with Miss Felina and Miss Orlanod is home."
Xia De sighed in his heart, wanting to talk to the two ladies he hadn't seen for a long time, but his mouth couldn't speak yet. Therefore, the cat, the only one whose mouth was not restrained, "meowed" to break the awkward silence of everyone at the moment, but the cat's meow now made the scene even more ridiculous.
Fiona heard the cat's cry, and her thoughts, which had been stagnant due to the shock, returned to normal. She pushed Shad away suddenly, but immediately regretted her action.
Xia De didn't care too much and said quickly:
"If the soul is tainted with the filth of the land beneath our feet, is there any way to remove it except the Heart of the Earth?"
Ms. Olanord gave the answer calmly, as if she were in a classroom:
"It's simple. If you can't purify it, then transfer the filth of your soul to another person."
Xia De nodded immediately and then asked:
"What do you know about the Great Stoneheart?"
Miss Felina looked at Shade's face and suddenly felt like she was back in the Thousand Trees Forest, back to the blazing bonfire:
"I hope you read the notes I gave you carefully. When facing the god you mentioned, in addition to those precautions, you should also know that she extremely hates the power from the sky."
Xia De took a deep breath and finally said:
"Really, really nice to meet you, Miss Feliana, Miss Orlanod, I..."
He held the cat in one hand and stretched out the other hand. The half-elf witch subconsciously held the armrest of the chair and wanted to stand up, but found that Shade and the cat had been taken away by the white mist.
She sighed softly and loosened her grip on the armrest of the chair. Miss Felina on the other side of the table laughed and teased:
"Don't be so impatient, Brianne, or you'll end up like our little Fiona."
When Fiona heard her name being mentioned, she could no longer care about her melancholy and regret.
She stiffly withdrew her hug from Xia De, patted the white ash on her body, and then lowered her head to the direction of the two teachers. The sunlight shone through the gaps between the branches of the tall trees and through the glass onto her body, but the young girl could not feel the slightest heat.
The relief of escaping death was drowned out by embarrassment and helplessness. After stammering a few words that he himself could not understand, he said:
"Teacher Feliana, Teacher Orlanod, I'm back safely."
"Little Fiona, you've made such a mess again."
Miss Feliana said, and Miss Orlanod beside her adjusted her mood and added:
"Not only is he in such a mess, but he's already at the twelfth level? Look, he's even learned to protest against his teacher."
The tail swayed nervously behind her, and the young witch lowered her head, not knowing how to explain.
Then, the sound of the porcelain teacup being placed on the table made her feel her heart beat faster. But fortunately, this little emotional joke did not continue.
"What's going on?"
Miss Olanord asked. Fiona secretly looked up at her teacher. Although she still had a smile on her face, there was no smile in her tone.
The followers of the Demigod Witch and the Thirteenth Order Witch had tacitly left the second floor of the building built by the witch magic "Filiana's Resting Hut". Fiona stood there stiffly and began to tell about the various "bad luck" she encountered after entering the Evernight City.
Her story is not long, because she actually lost consciousness or slept in various places most of the time. The four 40 minutes with Shade and the last 3 minutes are the parts worth telling.
Although she herself was not at the thirteenth level, she was a genuine demigod when she left Eternal Night City, so she remembered all the details clearly.
After she had finished explaining everything and even described her feelings with a blushing face, Miss Orlanod asked Miss Feliana for advice:
"Teacher, this..."
"The contract has been reached. Although the gods gave additional conditions in the end, they have indeed fulfilled their promise, so the area in the far north belongs to us. And according to Fiona's description, the sunlight they noticed at the last second..."
The gorgeous demigod witch paused for a moment, a thoughtful look on her fair face, and the half-elf witch next to her raised her hand and fiddled with the yellow sapphire crescent earring on the left side of her ear, and nodded slightly:
"What a pity! I prefer the scenery of this river valley. It will probably be very cold in the northern part of the Northern Continent."
"Although the scenery here is beautiful, the problems with the land under our feet are also serious. Especially after Xia De asked about the problem, this place is even less suitable as a school site. But fortunately, this problem does not need us to solve."
Miss Felina said lightly, and then said to Fiona:
"You did a great job this time, Fiona."
The Red Dragon girl pursed her lips, not knowing what to say, and Miss Orlanod helped her speak:
"Now that we've talked about the unimportant little things, let's talk about something important - what's going on between you and Shade?"
The two witches looked at the girl with the tail, who said softly:
"I am... really useless."
"According to what Fiona said just now, Shad probably paid a price to be able to appear for the last three minutes. However, the method Shad used was very interesting. Fiona became a demigod in one fell swoop. I guess that at some point in the future, Fiona left him a part of her power, and he brought the remnants of this power to our time."
Miss Felina said, and then made recent arrangements:
"The scenery of this river valley is indeed very nice, so we will spend this spring in this city before heading to the northern continent. I think I need to negotiate with the God of Eternal Night to determine the scope of the future academy."
"Shad has taken a fancy to some things in Evernight City. We can help him get them."
Fiona said in a low voice, and the blond witch put down the book and nodded:
"But it's a pity that this time, I just saw him again and had no chance to do anything else."
Fiona also felt it was a pity. If it wasn't for the three minutes, she...
"We'll meet again in the future."
The half-elf witch at the side said gently, and then asked her student:
"This is the second time, right? How does it feel to kiss Shade?"
Fiona kept her mouth shut, thinking it would be better not to say anything at this time.
"I noticed that the power of time in you has increased to a degree that surprised us."
Miss Felina interrupted her student's "questioning" with a smile:
"You take a break for a while. I will probably assign you a new task this winter."
"no problem!"
Fiona said immediately, before asking:
"Excuse me, what do you need to do this time?"
"this."
The small wooden key that was pressed under the letter paper on the table floated towards the Red Dragon Girl, who took it:
"Time Key?"
"Yes, it corresponds to the early Fifth Era."
Miss Feliana nodded:
"We will use some special means to allow you to communicate with the witches of the past in the past."
"That's also a demigod witch, skilled in the power of ice and snow."
Miss Olanord added.
"Do you want me to gain some knowledge about building a castle in the ice and snow?"
Fiona asked curiously, but Miss Felina smiled and shook her head.
“That’s our job.
Fiona, Shade has left footprints in the past. Although those footprints are vague, they did exist. When we connect those footprints through the present and the past, we may find some great secrets. Your target is the 910th year of the Fifth Era, the Ice Demigoddess Kloin. Go find traces of Shade. That is all your mission.
Miss Orlanod thought about it for a moment, exchanged glances with Miss Feliana, and then said something more important:
"There are some things I can't tell you in advance, but since you have truly touched the mystery of time, I think it's time to let you know. We are not the only ones who do this."