Their luck was very good today. When the man and the cat arrived at the Prophet's Association, Miss Annat was already there. They met in the special divination room on the second floor of the association.
There is no need to worry about eavesdropping in this room. After all, divination content usually involves privacy, so the sound insulation effect is very good.
"Detective, I don't think you came to me specifically to tell me when the pet cat will be able to return to its owner."
Even in the association, Luvia Anat wore her own clothes, but hung the Ouroboros symbol on her chest to indicate her identity. As for the divination about cats, it was something Shade thought of on the way here.
"Meow~"
Mia lay on Shad's knees, staring at the strange room with wide eyes. The cat preferred indoors to outdoors.
"I came to see you the day before yesterday, but you were not there, and I ran into your president."
Shade continued. Miss Anat was very interested in this topic and wanted to know what Shade had predicted. However, Shade only spoke briefly and quickly jumped to what he really wanted to say:
"Can you introduce me to Miss Bei Yasi as soon as possible? If you can't finish your work, I'm almost going to become her best friend. I'm very worried now. When she finds out about our purpose, she will get so angry that she will punch me directly."
"Have you run into her again recently?"
"I didn't run into her, she ran into me. It started on Sunday night four days ago when I went to play cards again."
Miss Annat looked at him suspiciously. Shad skipped the process of the Rhodes card and talked about the remains of the Infernal Corpse and the four questions.
"At that time, we were already friends. Then, two days ago on Tuesday, I came here to look for you, and I saw her on my way home. She went to 6 St. Teresa's Square to escape the summer heat, and she gave me this when she left."
Taking out the brooch that could use the one-time "sunlight gun", Miss Anat examined it in her hand and could not help but exclaim in amazement:
"Although I have always known that the power of the Chosen Ones is extremely strong, I didn't expect that she could create something like this before she has fully acquired all the power."
"That's not the problem now. The problem now is, Miss Anat, if things aren't going well for you, wouldn't it be better for me to introduce you to Miss Beas and then reveal the information about the chosen one?"
He suggested that in this case there would be no deception on the part of Shad, but rather that Miss Annette was hiding something from Miss Beatrice.
She did hesitate at Shade's suggestion, but still shook her head:
"I'm sorry, Shade, but I have to carry out the plan. I paid for divination to get the best way to gain her trust, and the divination told me that I will carry out the plan."
"Oh well."
Xia De said helplessly, and did not insist:
"I have a clue about the location of the Silver Eyed One. I can't tell you the source, but it's absolutely reliable. He's hiding in the underground ruins that contain the Sage-level Relic God's Gift Box. I'll mark the location of the ruins on the map for you later. The location was obtained by Doctor Schneider, and it involves an adventure on Monday's rainy night. If you're interested, I can tell you."
"Did you find out? Oh, Shad, is your life always so colorful?"
The female fortune teller was a little surprised, and then said:
"It was me who came to you for cooperation, but now you are helping me. Xia De, I won't say much to thank you. There will always be a day when you will be able to receive a gift from me."
Miss Anat has not been idle these days. She is planning to do a divination at a cost. Originally, she wanted to divine the location of the Silver Eyed One so as to get closer to Miss Beiyas. Although she has now directly obtained the answer, the divination still needs to be carried out. The content is the last condition for Miss Beiyas to truly become the chosen one.
To become the chosen one, three conditions are required. Only Miss Bei Yasi can understand "balance" by herself. Old John has already found clues about the item containing the power of the ancient gods. Miss Anat said that she will tell Shade as soon as she gets it. Only the last condition, completing a specific ritual, is still unclear.
The purple-eyed female fortune teller still didn't tell Shade what price she would have to pay to perform such an accurate divination. But divination, which involves the witch's prophecy, would probably cost a lot.
But according to her, the divination will be done this weekend, and then she will introduce Shad to Miss Beas, and then let Miss Beas become the real chosen one, completing the entire content of the first section of the whispering poem.
The plan was great, and it sounded like it could be done this week. Shad hoped that nothing unexpected would happen, but everyone knew that the possibility of nothing happening was almost nonexistent.
After talking about Miss Beas, Shade grabbed Mia Cat's waist and picked it up with both hands. The lazy cat knew that Shade would not hurt it, so it did not resist.
"Ms. Annat, there is one more thing. I want you to help me tell fortunes about Mia. No, not to tell when she can return to Miss Mia Gold. I want to know if she is a normal cat."
"Meow?"
The cat squirmed in Shad's hands, but it wasn't struggling, it was just enjoying the pleasure.
"What makes you think so?"
Miss Anat put down her teacup and reached out to hug the small orange cat. But the cat's paw slapped her hand away. Miss Anat was a little surprised and looked at Shade with a funny expression.
Xia De was a little worried:
"It has been acting smarter recently. This may be my illusion, but it doesn't rule out the possibility that there is something wrong. Can I use divination? Just ordinary divination will be fine."
"Of course, no problem. Although I have never read for a pet, I think it's no problem."
This time, Miss Annat used a more traditional card divination. Since cats cannot choose cards, she asked Shade to hold the cat's paw to help choose. A total of three cards were selected. After Annat looked at them, she shook her head:
"No problem, your cat is indeed a cat. At least that's what I think."
"Meow~"
Mia's claws broke free from Shad's hands and she cried out in dissatisfaction with him.
"That's good."
Xia De breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked:
"So when can it return to its owner? Just give me an answer. After all, this is why I came to the association to find you."
"Do you want it to leave you?"
The fortune teller asked, holding a teacup, with a smile in his purple eyes. Xia De thought about it and shook his head decisively:
"If possible, I would like to keep Mia by my side. But after all, she is someone else's cat..."
"Well, my answer is that it will stay with you forever."
Miss Anat is really considerate.
After leaving the Prophet's Association, Shade walked to Quill Pen Avenue. When he arrived at Miss Louisa's rented apartment, it was already eleven o'clock in the morning. There were groups of people on the street, and they all seemed to be students from nearby universities.
This reminded Shad that the academic report mentioned in the newspaper he saw at Captain Rades's house last week seemed to be held on Friday, which was tomorrow. As he had no plans on Friday, he might consider attending the lecture to learn about the development of materialistic physics in the steam age where real mysticism existed.
Because he hadn't written in advance to visit, Shade was a little worried that Miss Louisa was not at home. But after opening the door, the landlady saw Shade's face and turned back to shout upstairs, which meant that the blonde girl was at home.
Shad was still entertained in the living room, but unlike Dr. Schneider who thought something had happened again when he saw Shad, Miss Louisa thought the young detective came to ask questions when she saw him.
"Yes, I came here to ask questions."
After controlling the cat, Shade took out the two leaves. The only person who knew the secret of his time travel was Miss Louisa, so he came to ask her for advice.
I explained the situation briefly, without mentioning the witch and the Word of Ascension, hoping that Miss Louisa could help me with the usage of the two leaves. I was just trying my luck, but Miss Louisa looked at the two leaves and gave me the answer directly:
“I know how to use this.”
She lazily sat on the red single sofa with a cup of tea in her hand.
"Um?"
"Shad, haven't you heard of the fairy tale 'The Kiss of the Tree'?"
The blond writer asked.
"No."
He shook his head decisively. Although the character setting of "awakening from blindness and stupidity" did not give him the memories of his past owner, it also gave him a reason to be unfamiliar with common sense.
"This is also a very famous fairy tale. I still remember when I was a child, my mother often hugged me and told me these stories under the gaslight at night."
Miss Louisa smiled, but soon came out of her memories and told Shade the slightly sad story:
"The answer you want is in this story, please listen patiently:
This is a story of friendship between an old tree and a young girl. Princess Tavier, betrayed by her parents and lover, was exiled to the terrifying Black Forest, where she eventually encountered a strange giant tree.
When she was hungry, the great tree gave her fruit;
When she was thirsty, the great trees gave her dew;
When she felt lonely, the wind played music among the treetops;
When she was tired, the tree house hidden among the branches gave her safety and warmth.
So the girl stayed with the tree for a long time, singing for it in her spare time, or telling her stories while leaning against it. As time went by, no one saw the princess anymore, and one day, her cruel parents wanted to find her.
But people only found a dried corpse hidden in the trunk of a hollow giant tree deep in the forest. They were together forever."
Miss Louisa had a nice voice and put her emotions into the story. She was very satisfied with her performance. After pausing for a while to give Shade some time to savor it, she asked with some anticipation:
"How's the story?"
Xia De's first reaction was that this story was definitely not something he brought from his hometown. But he couldn't say that, so he could only express his second reaction:
"Hmm... wouldn't the children be scared to hear this kind of story?"