"Meow~"
"Good evening."
Shad entered the room under the guidance of the servant. As he greeted them with a smile, little Mia jumped out of his arms and ran to the fireplace to play with the unicorn.
Miss Danister also stopped talking to Emilia. Shade actually heard something outside the door just now. Miss Danister was telling Emilia about their schedule. It seems that the two will return to St. Byrons tomorrow. The follow-up investigation of the Battle of Randall Valley will be taken over by other professors in the college. This makes Emilia, who thought she could have a good time in the local area for a few days, very disappointed.
"Miss Sienord is very lucky."
When Shade sat down, Miss Danister said with a smile:
"She left St. Byron's with you on Friday night, and we will be back at the college tomorrow, probably Monday morning.
I asked about her schedule, and the first class of the next week, "Identification and Protection of X-Level Dangerous Alien Organisms," happens to be on Monday afternoon. So not only can she catch up with the college lunch tomorrow, she can even go to class right after lunch. I remember that Professor Trass, who is in charge of this course, pays great attention to attendance, so Miss Sienold is really lucky."
The sorceress was wearing a relatively mature red dress today, with a black belt around her waist, tied into a simple bow at the side. She didn't wear too many accessories, just a pair of crystal earrings on her ears. Her slightly plain makeup couldn't hide her mature charm that was quite bookish.
"Oh, yes, good luck."
The elf girl said with a long tone and dejectedly, and she didn't seem to think this was a good thing. Of course, judging from the expression on Miss Danister's face, she also knew exactly how Emilia felt at the moment.
"After the early hours of Saturday morning, Emilia was not in any danger, right?"
Xia De asked curiously, and Miss Danister shook her head:
"Of course not. With the professors from the academy here, how could she be in danger? This incident is a good opportunity to tell her how dangerous it is outside the academy. I think this girl from the Yuexi clan will not be so keen on life outside the academy in the future."
"But you also said that this is something that might not happen in a thousand years."
Emilia retorted quietly, and when the two looked at her, she immediately realized what she had said.
But Shade spoke before Miss Danister:
"Yes, you might not encounter it even in a thousand years. But that was in 1853, which was a thousand years before last year."
Shad said:
"I don't know if you have been in the academy to learn about the news about the ring sorcerers in various parts of the Old Continent in the past year. If you have known some, you should understand that recently... well, some things are very unusual. I am a correspondence student, and I know this quite well."
Emilia nodded slightly and said nervously:
"I've heard about the stinking fishmen in Coldwater Harbor, and also about Professor Danister leading a team on a business trip to the Pantanal Swamp some time ago."
"Yes, and this kind of thing is obviously not over yet."
Emilia nodded slowly:
"I understand. It is indeed dangerous... Professor, although you have cancelled the punishment for past events, I will submit a review to you when I return... Only you can read it."
Miss Danister smiled, and Shad always felt that the elf in front of him was using his words to completely confirm the fact that "all past mistakes will not be punished."
Anyway, after Miss Elf said goodbye to Shad, she walked out of the room with the unicorn, leaving Shad holding Little Mia and Miss Danister to continue their conversation.
"I think you should speak first."
The door closed, and Miss Danister leaned back slightly on the soft sofa. Her delicate face was reflected in the flickering light of the fireplace as she looked at Shad, and she even raised an eyebrow at him:
"I thought I could still see that beautiful sorceress this time."
"She's got something. I mean, it's a gift."
As he spoke, Shad handed over the wrapped gift box that Tifa had given him. Miss Danister was a little surprised:
"What is this? A bribe?"
"It's not good to come empty-handed when visiting someone."
The sorceress nodded slowly:
"I have had very little experience with you, but I have a feeling this isn't an idea you would think of. But giving a present is useless... This is beautiful."
She knew what was inside the gift box without opening it. She couldn't help but give a compliment and then casually put it on a small table beside her.
Shad said:
"Instead of me telling you, you should ask me in case I don't say what you want to hear."
"It's also to prevent you from making more mistakes by talking too much, right?"
Miss Danister asked, shaking her finger slightly, but she tacitly agreed to Shade's request:
"Since I did not ask you the purpose of your coming here when I first met you in the Randall River Valley, I will not ask you this time. However, you must answer me, Shad Hamilton, your coming to see me after Saturday morning and asking for Miss Amelia Sienord, does this have anything to do with the Chosen Ones of the Earth?"
She had already assumed that Shad knew everything about the Chosen One.
"It doesn't matter."
Xia De did not lie, there was indeed no direct connection between the two.
Miss Danister nodded and relaxed a little:
"That's good. Then, this matter is related to your private affairs. Please tell me, what kind of private affairs is it related to?"
This is a crucial question. Xia De thought about it for a while before answering:
"The Time Key."
He decided to tell part of the truth:
"I encountered some accidents with the time key I used at that time. Before I opened the key, I knew through some means that I would encounter a rare situation that time - the mission of the Father of Infinite Trees. So, I had to prepare in advance. As for why I was so anxious, it was because the special method used required that the key must be opened within two hours."
This was absolutely no lie, and Miss Danister also saw that Shad was not lying. When she nodded slightly, Shad noticed that she had completely relaxed, which made Shad, who was holding Mia, also breathe a sigh of relief. The cat could feel that the strength of Shad's stroking it had returned to its previous state.
"A time key related to Saint Byrons?"
"To be specific, it is a time key related to the period before the establishment of Saint Byrons. In the past, I met Miss Fiona Drago, the second principal of Saint Byrons. Of course, Saint Byrons had not yet been established at that time, and she was just an apprentice. She accepted the mission of Miss Mana Felena and went to the Kingdom of Darkness of the Old God Eternal Night, hoping to obtain the territory of God in the mortal kingdom as the residence of the future academy... She succeeded, and the time I arrived was when she was on her way back."
Miss Danister understood a little:
"So in the past month, you have been asking me about things before the establishment of St. Byrons. It turns out that you have been preparing for the key for a long time."
Xia De nodded seriously:
"Yes, but my special method can't be used until Friday night... As you know, knowing in advance which key may have a mission from the Ancient God is a very sensitive method, so I have been hiding it."
"I understand what you said. Although I'm sure you didn't tell all the facts, it's good to be able to tell the information."
She gave Shade the task:
"Since it involves the history of the establishment of the academy and an old god, even if you have not seen the old god in person in the past, the key you opened is enough to be evaluated as an angel-level time key. After you go back, compile this investigation into a report and submit it directly to me. I will evaluate your time key practice credits this time."
"Okay, no problem."
Shad nodded, so he only needed to write down part of the truth himself and then ask Dorothy to help polish it. The writer was good at writing Shad's experiences half-truthfully.
"Also, since spring has arrived, have you mastered the magic of Moon Dream that I asked you to learn?"
Just when Shade was feeling relaxed, the sorceress asked again. The expression on Shade's face froze immediately, and after a long while, the life ring slowly emerged behind him:
"I haven't learned it yet... But because of the experience with the Time Key, I have filled the gap of the fifth ring of spirit runes. I held a promotion ceremony yesterday and now I have reached the sixth ring. The last spirit rune is Enlightenment-Shadow."
Miss Danister took a look at the life ring and was not surprised at all:
"It took you nearly three months to be promoted from the fifth ring to the sixth ring. Although it is fast compared to others, it is a bit worse than your performance last year. But Xia De, your successful promotion cannot cover up the fact that you failed to complete your learning tasks."
"so... ... "
Shade pursed his lips, and the sorceress laughed:
"It's really interesting to see you so nervous. Well, I'll give you another half a month. Today is the ninth day of the Windy Month. If you still can't complete your study assignments before the end of this month, it's an attitude problem. Then, I'll give you some 'small punishments'."
She winked at Shade, but that look was definitely not a joke.
"No problem."
"In addition, I will return to St. Byron's with some professors tomorrow morning, and will also send Miss Annat back to Tobesk City. Shad, do you want to go back with us?"
"No need, I have my own way."
"You see, you always have so many secrets."
She held the teacup in both hands and looked her student up and down.
The flickering firelight also illuminated Shade's face, and the handsome stranger was frowning, wondering if he had missed anything. The sorceress took a sip of tea, and the red tea soaked her red lips. She was impressed by the magic of the student in front of her.
As she looked at the tea, she suddenly saw the moon reflected in the water. So she had an idea and thought of the characteristics of the summoner that the church had predicted. She asked casually:
"Your cat is really pretty. By the way, do you usually walk your cat?"
Xia De was of course embarrassed to say that he always carried the cat when walking it, so he raised his head slightly and said in a natural tone:
"I seldom walk my cat, but when I do, I always put a leash on it to prevent it from running around, and sometimes I even hang a small bell on it."
Mia couldn't speak anyway, so Shad wasn't worried about being exposed.
Miss Danister was relieved then. After all, the god-caller in divination does not put a leash on his cat when walking it.