"Meow~"
The cruise ship cut through the calm lake and headed towards the city upstream of the Duin River. On the top observation deck, the rain clouds had dispersed. Standing here in the night breeze, although it was a little cold, one could still see the scenery of the east and west banks of Green Lake City gradually receding behind.
It was already quite late at night, but the city of the steam age still had dotted gas lamps to embellish the civilized scenery.
Likewise, the entire yacht's observation deck was lit up by gas lamps, and Shad, holding Mia, and the witch Audrey Edwards stood in front of the fence. The cat squinted and leaned on Shad's chest. It felt that Shad's chest was a little cold, so it wanted to help Shad keep warm, just like when Shad read in front of the fireplace in the living room in winter, it lay on Shad's legs.
As the battle ended, the "divine overflow" state disappeared, and Shade also felt that strange "indifferent" mood dissipated. He was not sure whether his mind had really been completely restored to normal because of the divinity. It might be that the excitement after obtaining the new divinity so easily diluted the indifference that the world had nothing to do with him.
"you... ... "
Audrey lifted her hair and secretly looked at Shad. She had many questions to ask, but she didn't know what to ask. Since returning to the boat, except for changing into dry clothes and Shad asking for a packed dinner, the two of them have been standing here looking at the scenery.
"Can you give me a hug?"
Xia De suddenly asked. If it was any other time, the brown-haired lady might be a little shy, but at this moment, because she was upset, she didn't feel shy anymore. She hugged Xia De generously, and then felt that Xia De was a little cold.
Only then did she remember that he had experienced a great war after all and protected all of them.
After the hug, Xia De felt that his heart was not empty, and he had received a satisfactory answer. So, the life ring behind him showed a corner to prove his level, and then disappeared:
"I am a six-ringed person, there is no doubt about that. What I did just now was just a way to save my life, and I borrowed the power of the pale heart of Rotten Eye Barry. To deal with the Mirror Man, I must have such power."
The witch pursed her lips. The familiar gentleness and friendliness of the man in front of her made her feel a little relieved. Just now, when Shade met her on the ice, the coldness in his eyes really made her worried for a while. She didn't know whether it was the influence of the relic or the influence of the evil god, but she couldn't do anything:
"You know, the concept of demigod?"
In the eyes of the Great Witch of Knowledge and Wisdom, the blow that just split the space had reached a level beyond the thirteenth ring.
Shade nodded slightly and looked in the direction of the ship. The ship was heading towards the dock upstream of the Duin River where it could be moored. Tonight's adventure was over.
"Yes, but I am not a demigod. I am relying on the power of the relic. There are no demigods in our era."
So far, the thirteenth ring that Shade had seen, which was closest to a demigod, was the chosen one of the earth, the "Guardian". But that was also achieved through the power of many souls and the accumulation of "quantity".
The witch nodded again and bit her lips lightly:
"Your current situation is very wrong. The power that the relic gives you is very powerful, but at what cost?"
"I need to get some more sleep and then go ask someone a question."
Shad wasn't worried about it, but Audrey wasn't sure if he was really okay.
So, the witch boldly stretched out her hand and pressed it on his left chest, which made Xiaomia extremely angry. If Shade hadn't stopped it, the cat's claws would have come into contact with the witch's hand.
"I heard your heartbeat."
She said without reservation, taking off her disguised golden eyes and looking directly at Xia De who turned his head:
"I don't like your indifference, nor do I like the way you talked to me just now, but it's much better now. Are you sure you are really okay?"
Shade smiled, temporarily transferred the cat to his shoulder, and then unexpectedly, he opened his arms again and hugged the worried witch.
She trembled all over, but did not push away Xia De. So the two of them stood on the deck observation deck, hugging each other, letting the evening breeze blow and letting the scenery on both sides of the city pass by.
Mia, who was on Shade's shoulder, tried to push the brown-haired witch with her little paws to get back her seat, but the cat gave up after trying a few times and could only squat on Shade's shoulder boredly, looking at the scenery outside the boat, wondering when she could return to her warm and comfortable home.
After a long time, Xia De finally let go of the witch. The latter kept mumbling something unclear like "The thing on your chest is so hot". Xia De smiled and said:
"You see, my heart is much warmer than that cold heart."
"I don't know how many girls you have said this to."
The witch said softly, and then she suddenly stood on tiptoe and kissed Shade on the side of his face. Her face instantly turned red, but she still tried to remain calm:
"This is to comfort you and to thank you. You've been very busy today. Have a good rest when you go back. You don't have to come to me tomorrow, Tuesday. We will decide on Wednesday whether to go to the island for the third time. Since we have caused such a big mess this time, the church should go to the island for inspection again. The second island is hidden behind the real island. My ancestor..."
Xia De touched the cat on his shoulder, smiled and nodded:
"You should also have a good rest. We'll see you on Wednesday."
They stared at each other, and Shade gave the other a chance to ask the question. And so—
"Your cat is really cute. When you take your cat out for a walk, do you know how to put it on a leash? (Note)"
When the question was asked, Shade raised his eyebrows and shook his head slightly:
"Of course not. I would never tie Mia up. She was born to be free."
The witch smiled with relief, she had gotten the answer. Although she was a little surprised and didn't know the specific situation, the man in front of her was better than she thought. Her vision was indeed the best in the Witch Council:
"Will you protect me until the incident in Green Lake is over?"
"Of course I will, I will do my best, that's what we agreed on."
"Goodbye then, see you the day after tomorrow."
She said softly, her golden eyes looking at Shade with inexplicable affection, and Shade also said to Audrey Edwards with a smile:
"Bye, Megan."
You did this on purpose, didn't you
The witch's expression froze. She wanted to show her emotions, but she couldn't come up with a reason, so she could only force a smile:
"Goodbye, goodbye."
She waved to the maid, who handed Shad a box of hot food. Shad thanked her softly, then took the cat to the lower deck, jumped off the boat in a few steps, and disappeared into the darkness on the west bank of the Duin River.
“Oh my god~”
Only then did she turn around and lean against the railing, holding her hot face in her hands.
Megan laughed at her:
"Why, he specifically said goodbye to me, and you're unhappy?"
Audrey Edwards shook her head:
"How can I be unhappy? We are one. Our souls have long been intertwined. You are me and I am you, my dear sister. I will never forget this... I am just wondering who he is. Why does the God Summoner have only six rings?"
"Didn't he say he would tell us his identity next week? Then, we will know everything. We have to be patient."
Megan asked softly. Audrey nodded, put down her hand, and walked towards the cabin with her head maid.
"I promised to tell him about the witch next week... Why not do it at the dinner welcoming the Duchess? With so many people here, no matter how shocked she is, she won't cause any trouble... I really hope that Carina Cavendish and the other witches can accept such an existence."
(Little Mia is running...)
Although Cinderella needs to throw away the crystal shoes to return home using the magic lock, in fact, every time she successfully uses the magic to return home, the crystal shoes are always in Shad's hands, so there is no need to worry about breaking Leicia's delicate shoes.
But this also led to another problem. When Xia De saw clearly that he appeared at the door of Room 1 on the third floor, he looked up and saw Luvia looking at him in surprise.
Compared to when Shade left a few hours ago, Luvia had not changed much. While Shade was experiencing dangerous and exciting adventures, facing cultists and even evil gods, the purple-eyed girl had been busy at home. She looked at Shade suspiciously, and then looked at the shoes he was holding in his hand. Even though she knew it was the effect of magic, she still couldn't help showing a strange expression:
"Fortunately, you always return home. If you were on the street, for the sake of your reputation, you'd better try not to use this magic."
Shade turned the cat back to normal and let it walk around the house by itself:
"As long as you don't misunderstand me. I brought you food, eat it while it's hot, don't eat so late in the future. Oh, Mia, it's not for you, don't worry."
As she took out the lunch box, Luvia put down her pencil and square and walked away from the table. As she walked towards Shade, she looked at him hesitantly:
"There seems to be something wrong with you."
"What's wrong?"
Yes, if you are completely normal, you will not use it easily, that card that will speed up the disaster process.
"Yes, I always feel like there's something... um... wrong with you."
She didn't understand why she felt this way, so she simply walked up to Xia De, stood on tiptoes and kissed him.
Moonlight poured into the room from the window where the stargazing equipment was set up, but it could only illuminate Luvia who was facing away from the window, but not Shad who was at the door.
The kiss lasted for a long time, and the female fortune teller who let go of Shade looked at herself in Shade's eyes and came to a conclusion:
"Nothing serious, but it's clear that your emotions have been affected by some powerful force, and you are now recovering. It seems that your adventure tonight did not go well."
"Well... I'm more curious about how you knew all this through a kiss."
"Shad, sorceresses naturally have their own little 'tricks', and girls also have their own secrets."
Luvia winked at Shade, and like the witch a few minutes ago, she placed her hand on Shade's left chest to listen to his heartbeat:
"Your heartbeat is speeding up again. Let's go back to the second floor and tell me what happened to you tonight."
The smile in the purple eyes was so gentle that it was enough to melt all the ice in one’s heart.