"What's wrong?"
Seeing Xia De stopped and looked like he suddenly remembered that he didn't turn off the gas at home, the doctor asked in confusion.
"doctor!"
Xia De couldn't even control his voice. He looked anxiously at Dr. Schneider in the bright yellow light of the street lamp:
"You mean, you can hide things in dreams?"
"Of course, any skilled ring sorcerer who is proficient in the power of the mind and dreams can do it, but what happened to you?"
Dr. Schneider was very worried:
"Is Jin Weisi's dream still affecting you? Do you need me to do a simple checkup for you?"
"No, I'm fine."
Xia De couldn't wait to get the answer:
"Doctor, what I want to ask is, when I enrolled, I used the poet-level relic, the Dream of St. Byron's Comprehensive College, to confirm whether St. Byron's Comprehensive College really existed. Did it exist since the early days of the college?"
Xia De asked an irrelevant question, and the doctor nodded in surprise:
"Of course it is. That was the dream of the founder of the academy, the legendary thirteen-ring sorcerer, the witch Miss Feliana. Of course, it existed when the academy was founded."
Xia De almost showed an expression of ecstasy on his face:
"So was it when you introduced the relic to me that I first heard the name of Miss Mana Felena?"
The doctor couldn't understand Shade anymore, but nodded:
"Although I am not you, I can answer yes. After all, weren't you just getting started in the field of mysticism at that time? It can even be said that you just had your own memory ability."
As he answered, he looked Xia De up and down with great concern, as if he was really worried that Xia De was still affected by the dream.
Shade looked up at the mist over Tobesk, and at the three moons behind the mist. In a trance, he saw Miss Felena and Miss Orlanod, the Moon Witch:
"I asked the librarian... ... the rules that have always existed for admission... ... I actually overlooked it at that time... ... I heard her name for the first time in my time... ... So that's it, I didn't even think of this!"
He spoke intermittently in words that the doctor could not understand, and then suddenly took Dr. Schneider's hand and shook it:
"Doctor, thank you so much this time, thank you so much!"
Xia De had a sincere and smiling face. Although the doctor didn't know what happened, he still said:
"Well, I'm glad I can help you... If you have any psychological problems recently, you can always come to me."
The doctor was very worried about Xia De's mental state.
"No problem, I'm healthy."
As he spoke, Xia De pretended to take out his pocket watch:
"Look, doctor, it's so late, and I suddenly remembered that I have some urgent matters to deal with. So I'll leave it to you to report the news about King Weiss to the church. I really need to go home! I have something urgent to do, and I really can't wait to go home."
"Then you should go back first."
The doctor nodded somewhat helplessly. Xia De gave the doctor a big smile, then let go of the doctor's hand and quickly ran to the intersection.
The doctor looked at his released hand, and stood under the streetlight on Lewis Street, looking at Shade's back in a bit of surprise:
"Could it be that Number 6, St. Teresa's Square, is influencing him? Is he in such a hurry to go home?"
The middle-aged psychiatrist muttered to himself. Seeing Shade running away, he turned back to look at Black Corner Alley:
"Or is it the power of the devil that is affecting him? If I had known that Luther Kingwith had the power of the devil, I shouldn't have brought a detective with me. Although it's only a slight power, it's still a threat to a weak ring sorcerer."
He looked up at the attic of the Jinweisi family, his eyes narrowed slightly:
"Luckily the detective found nothing."
He said softly, and his tone suddenly became stern:
"So, this is why you told me that Luther Kingweiss can extract spiritual crystals?"
The doctor's left eye glowed red. He tilted his ear to listen, and when he looked towards the attic, there was an angry expression on his face:
"I know he's fine this time. But I also told you not to take matters into your own hands. What if the detective is really affected?"
Dr. Schneider looked down at his palm again. His fingers trembled and a black crystal appeared in his palm. Thick pus was trapped inside the crystal, squirming like a living thing.
He whispered:
"Fortunately, I extracted the power of the devil. Otherwise, I would have gotten into trouble when I reported Jinweisi to the church. But where did this devil come from?"
The doctor threw the crystal into his mouth, chewed it a few times, and then swallowed it:
"It's delicious."
He licked his lips, frowned, and looked up at the gloomy night sky of Tobesk. The mist and dark clouds blocked the stars and three moons, and only the weak moonlight shone down. Today was not a good day:
"Hmm, is this the smell of human pus? This ancient demon actually appeared in Tobesk? This is really not good."
He muttered to himself, twitching his nose:
"The stench of the devil... has come to Tobesk."
He moved his feet and entered the shadows that were not illuminated by the street lights. Only his scarlet eyes were still shining:
"What a trouble." (Devil's language)
(Mi Mia is running...)
When Iluna, who visited Shade early in the morning, sat down at the dining table on the second floor of Saint Teresa Square, she saw Shade's excited expression:
"Did you accidentally take any psychoactive drugs for breakfast?"
The girl with long brown hair spoke slowly and waved to the cat squatting on the table. The orange cat looked at her lazily, then turned its back to her.
"Xia De, you are so excited. Did something good happen to you?"
The seventeen year old girl asked with a smile.
"Of course! I borrowed the poet-level relic, the Dream of Saint Byrons Comprehensive Academy, from Saint Byrons on the pretext of wanting to understand the Sleeping Spirit Rune! The academy generally does not lend out such special-purpose relics, so I used the relationship with the librarian!"
"Did you borrow it?"
In fact, Iluna didn't really know much about the relics that Shade mentioned.
"Yes, the college asked me to pay a rent of 5 pounds, and I will be able to send the relic to you on the weekend with the pages of poetry manuscripts in my hand. Today is Wednesday, and there are still two days!"
When Shade spoke, he couldn't hide the joy on his face. Although Iluna didn't know the ins and outs of this matter, she still congratulated Shade on the good thing that happened to him.
Iluna came to visit this time to hand over the two holy emblem brooches of the old man with the lantern of the sun god that she had made to Shade and Luvia. This powerful alchemical item not only requires precious materials, but is also very time-consuming to make, and it takes a lot of energy and spirit from Iluna herself.
In the short term, she could only make these two brooches, but this was enough. After leaving Shade, she would go to the Prophet's Association and hand over the other brooch to the female fortune teller.
"It just so happens that you are here. When you go see Luvia later, give this to her."
Shade stood up from the dining table, took out a letter from the study and handed it to Iluna, indicating that she could read it at will:
"This is my experience last night. I encountered something related to Darkness."
"How come he always runs into you... No, how come you always run into him?"
The 17-year-old girl was surprised at first, then she started joking. She unfolded the letter and read it, and Shade directly stated the conclusion:
"Although he only encountered a very minor force, it can be known that Darkness did not go directly to the location of the dark realm. And judging from the fact that he risked his life to release the power of Human Pus to absorb negative emotions, the injury he suffered in Coldwater Port should not have healed yet. Please ask Luvia for me, can the Human Pus Demon release pus to only erode a few targets, or can it release it on a large scale?"
"I know this. The church recently gave me a lot of information about the Human Pus Demon. Releasing a large amount of pus will weaken the demon itself, because it is made up of that pus. You said that the demon now has a mouth and needs the help of relics to speak. This means that after breaking free from the seal this time, although it coexists with humans, it has not recovered to its strongest period and it is absolutely impossible for it to release its pus on a large scale."
Iluna said that during the two weeks that Shade was renovating the house and handling commissions, the two girls made a lot of preparations to deal with Darkness.
“I see… I understand.”
Xia De nodded, and the expression on his face recovered from the joy:
"Iluna, discuss with Luvia whether to report him to the church. It would be best if the church could stop him in the city. If he still enters the dark realm, we can take the risk and take action."
"Can't you come with me to find Luvia? It only takes ten minutes to get from here to the Prophet's Association."
Iluna asked doubtfully:
"Shad, do you have anything else to do?"
"Yes, I need someone to deal with some spellcasting materials. And I just received a letter. I have to meet a twelve-ring warlock this afternoon to ask about the Light Spirit Rune. As you know, the demons in the dark realm need the Light Spirit Rune to be eliminated. Oh, and I have to attend Queen Diana's birthday party at the Yodel Palace in the evening, so I need to prepare clothes in advance."
Shad pointed to the letter from Miss Carina on the dining table, as well as the invitation he received when he and Tifa went home last time.
The girl with long brown hair pursed her lips. Her emotions could be easily read from her face:
"Oh, the party will be very interesting. It's a pity that I have a mission tonight, otherwise I must get an invitation from the church."
The envy on her face was completely unconcealed, and with Iluna's current status, it would not be difficult for her to get an invitation from the Church of the Sun.
“Then, Shade, just have fun. Now that Darkness has entered the city, I think the matter of the second chosen one could end at any time. Whether it’s the church or us, once we face Darkness head-on, it will be the final battle. Relax before the final battle... I still miss the scene of everyone dancing together at the banquet where you were conferred the title last time.”
She lowered her head to fold the letter that Shad wrote to Luvia. Shad stroked the cat that was squatting obediently beside him, and the cat also rubbed Shad's hand.
He thought for a moment and asked:
"If you're not in a hurry to return to Blackstone Security... would you like to dance with me here?"
Xia De pointed to the empty space in the living room:
"In front of the window, in the sunlight. But there are no guests, no beautiful dresses, and no music."