"I'll help you heal your eyes."
Seeing that Miss Beas was becoming more and more clear, Shad spoke quickly and tried to take the water bottle from his trouser pocket with his right hand, but was immediately grabbed by Miss Beas' wrist.
This seemed to be the second time he had been grabbed by the wrist tonight.
The girl with long brown hair looked at Shade with lifeless eyes:
"Detective, you're not going to lie to me, are you?"
"... ... certainly."
"Well, I'll make it clear later what's going on."
She nodded and released Shade's wrist, signaling that it was time for treatment.
The damage to Miss Beas's eyes was similar to that of Miss Louisa a week and a half ago. Miss Anat's eyes were not injured at all. Shade thought it was not because she closed her eyes in time, but most likely because of the eyes themselves.
"Could it be the Demonic Eye? But there is no whispering element."
The treatment method was the same as that used with Miss Louisa. Last time, Miss Louisa teased Shad for "wanting to do something bad", but this time, after Shad asked Miss Beatrice to look up, the seventeen-year-old girl blushed and said nothing.
After the treatment was over, the three people did not stay here for long, but were led by Xia De to the second floor.
The rooms outside the ballroom on the first floor are the staff area, while the rooms outside the ballroom on the second floor provide guests with a private space to talk.
They found an empty room, and after Shad locked the door, he saw Miss Anat sitting on the sofa, and Miss Beas folded her hands and looked at the two of them. Tonight, the two girls wore long dresses and high heels to attend the banquet. Miss Anat's dress was purple, which matched her eye color, while Miss Beas's dress was light gold.
There is no bustle, but the hem of the skirt is naturally drooping. The long skirt matches the well-proportioned figure, and the light makeup on the face and the carefully groomed hair, the two ladies in front of me are indeed rare beautiful girls.
Just now when he was going up the stairs, Shade discovered that Miss Beatrice was not used to this kind of shoes. She probably seldom attended such parties.
Of course, no matter how much Xia De praised the girls for their beauty in his heart, it couldn't change the awkward atmosphere. Seeing that no one spoke, he took the initiative to say:
"You guys look so beautiful tonight."
According to Shad's logic, there is nothing wrong in praising ladies for their beauty, no matter what the circumstances.
"You look nice, too, but please answer what I want to know."
Miss Annat smiled at Shad, while Miss Beas spoke very impolitely, and the serious expression on her face showed that she was not in a good mood.
Then Shad said:
"Just now I saw you being dragged away on the second floor. I thought it was some bad guy... I'm glad it wasn't a bad guy. I was ready to fight."
Miss Beatrice had just been praised for her beauty, and now she realized that Shade had just knocked on the door wanting to help her, and the serious expression on her face relaxed a little.
She still stood beside the sofa with her arms folded:
"Miss Anat and I just had an argument, but it's okay, it's all right now. I didn't agree with her taking risks, but she insisted on doing so, so she dragged me to the first floor. When you broke in just now, we thought someone had discovered our plan. Oh, detective, don't change the subject, please explain what I want to know."
"Please sit down first."
Xia De said, and the three of them sat down together, but there was silence for a few seconds. The purple-eyed female fortune teller and Xia De looked at each other, and finally Xia De spoke:
"Well, Miss Beatrice, I admit that I have known Miss Annat for a long time. We are from the same ring magician group. You probably know something about the chosen one. We approached you for this reason. If you want to know, you can tell me..."
"Wait a minute, that's not what I want to know right now."
Miss Bei Yasi interrupted Shade's words with a shake of her head, her eyes narrowed slightly:
"You and Miss Anat are both good people, I know that very well. What I want to know most now is, Detective, are you the Masked Man Under the Silver Moon?"
"What?"
Xia De was stunned, not knowing why this topic came up. But then he immediately remembered that Miss Bei Yasi was also an eyewitness to the Lake View Manor incident, and had seen the unique silver moonlight and even his body shape.
After the "light magic" just now, she connected the two lights together, and then connected the two people together. Although this was not easy, it was not completely impossible.
"Detective, are you actually a thirteen-ring warlock?"
She asked again, her face flushed, a sign of anger. Perhaps she was thinking of that peaceful snowy afternoon at 6 Saint Teresa's Square, and the trust she had placed in him.
"No, no, no, even though I am that masked man, I really only have one ring."
As he spoke, he summoned the life ring behind him. It was an ordinary life ring of a first-ring warlock. Except for the three spirit runes that glowed a little brightly, there was nothing noteworthy about it:
"It was the church that thought I was a thirteen-ring sorcerer. I didn't say anything myself."
At this point, he added:
"That day, I directly prevented the evil god from coming. Miss Bei Yasi, I did nothing wrong. In some ways, we even saved the city."
"So it was you guys that day..."
Looking at the life ring and hearing what Xia De said, Miss Bei Yasi's expression gradually returned to normal. She raised her eyebrows and even looked at Xia De with some admiration:
"A first-ring warlock faced the evil god? No, you probably didn't see it, otherwise you wouldn't be sitting in front of me, unless I had gone crazy a long time ago. Then you..."
She wanted to ask more.
"Would you like to hear my story?"
Shad asked:
"If you want to know, we can tell you everything. The truth about Lakeview Manor, the Chosen One and the Whispering Poems. Everything. As long as you want to know, we can tell you."
He looked at Miss Annat. The fortune teller finally spoke. She leaned back on the sofa, patted the soft cushion beside her with a relaxed expression, and motioned Miss Beas to sit closer:
"Iluna, isn't this what we were about to talk about before the detective unexpectedly barged in? But he interrupted us. If you want to continue listening, we can tell you everything you want to know. And if you need our apology, you can make your request after the story is over."
Miss Bei Yasi seemed to have no interest in Miss Anat, and looked at Xia De suspiciously again:
"Are you really a first-ring sorcerer? You didn't lie to me."
"Of course, that's absolutely true."
Seeing Xia De's sincere expression, she nodded and prepared to listen to the story.
In the following half an hour, Shade recounted the details of the Lake View Manor incident. As long as he was trustworthy, there was nothing wrong with telling those things. He just concealed the source of the power of the last kick and attributed it to the puppeteer's script.
Miss Bei Yasi did not doubt it, but was puzzled by Xia De's silver moon:
"Have you ever been blessed by any of the old gods associated with Silver Moon? This power doesn't seem right at all."
Then Miss Anat told the story of "Whispering Poems" and the Chosen One again, and explained clearly why she met Miss Beas:
"That's right, Iluna. I approached you with ulterior motives, just to be able to help you in the future, until the very end, to witness you push open that door."
Miss Anat's attitude of "this is how it is, so if you want to blame me, I'll listen here" really gave Miss Bei Yasi a headache. Although the initial concealment was definitely wrong, the other party did not do anything bad, but helped her everywhere.
Then he pointed at Shade:
"And what about him? What role did the detective play in this?"
Miss Anat also spoke the truth:
"Iluna, if you say that I have ulterior motives in getting to know you, I think that the reason why Shade got to know you and became familiar with you step by step was entirely because of you who promoted the development of the relationship between you two."
Xia De nodded quickly to show his agreement. Miss Anat smiled and gradually took the initiative in the conversation:
"I told Shad a long time ago not to get in touch with you, to prevent him from being dragged into the trouble you're in because of his weakness and dying. But you see, he deliberately avoided you, but you always met him. This was not arranged by anyone."
"Of course I know this. He has passed my four-question test completely and is absolutely trustworthy."
Miss Bei Yasi raised her head and said, which showed that Shade had gained complete trust again:
"That snowy afternoon, I already had enough faith in him."
Seeing that the other party's attitude was no longer so resistant and that he knew everything, Xia De nodded and stretched out his hand to Miss Bei Yasi:
"In short, for different reasons, we all want to witness the final door mentioned in the Whispering Poems. And now, if you are willing to accept our help and witness and experience the epic of the Sixth Epoch together, it is necessary to get to know each other again to express trust. Shad Hamilton, currently probably 21 years old, a detective and part-time MI6 agent, with a knight title, and a first-ring warlock."
Miss Beatrice looked at him, then reached out and took his hand, her grip strong:
"So far, I am willing to maintain such trust, but detective, you know, I hate deception... Iluna Beias, 17 years old, a ring warlock of the Orthodox Church and a part-time employee of the Blackstone Security Company, a second-ring warlock."
The two held hands together, shook them gently, and then let go.
Miss Beatrice looked at Miss Anat again:
"Ms. Anat, I trust the detective because he is trustworthy, so how are you going to regain my trust?"
"The chosen ones are destined to be promoted to the thirteenth ring, but that doesn't mean they won't die along the way. The life of the chosen ones is bound to be a magnificent adventure, and there will definitely be no shortage of troubles, big and small. Iluna, you need help. So, do you think you need my help?"
She also held out her hand to Miss Beatrice, who hesitated for a moment before taking it:
"You brought the location information of the Silver Eyed One. I think you are trustworthy."
Miss Anat winked at Shade, probably meaning not to expose the source of the information:
"Do you need me to introduce myself? I'm Luvia Anat, a fortune teller from the Prophet's Association and a three-ring warlock. The little deceptions we've had in the past were for the sake of mutual trust in this matter. I promise that this won't happen again in the future."
Shad noticed that Miss Anat hadn't mentioned her age, but he was wise not to ask about it at this time.
The light in the room was very bright, and the three people under the light of the gas lamp had their own ideas.
Xia De looked at them, not knowing what the unknown and dangerous road ahead would hold.
He just hoped that when this road came to the end, the two girls beside him tonight would be able to see the door open with him intact.