"Do I need to remind you again? That house is my house!"
The next day, on the carriage entering the city early on Sunday morning, Miss Carina questioned Shad angrily.
It was nine in the morning. After having breakfast in the manor, Shad planned to go into the city to look for the Devilman Pus. The original plan was for Luvia and Tifa to follow him, but Luvia needed to stay in bed due to health reasons, so she stayed in the manor.
Miss Carina happened to have something to do in the city, so she went into the city with Shad and Tifa.
She had just learned about what happened last night this morning from Tifa, who was in charge of taking care of Mia. She had refrained from commenting on it in the manor, but finally brought up the issue once she got on the carriage.
Because the action might be dangerous, Mia stayed in the manor with Luvia for the time being. As for Shad, he looked at Tifa who was sitting next to Miss Carina and blinked his eyes hoping that the latter would come to his rescue, but the black-haired maid just pretended not to understand what he meant.
"But at least, isn't this certain? Am I really a man?"
Shade said slowly, and the witch took a deep breath, looking like she was trying to resist the urge to punch Shade:
"Even the clothes she was wearing were found by me with the maids. The house is mine, the bed is mine, the quilt is mine, the pillow is mine, even the clothes are mine, and she actually..."
It was obvious that she couldn't swallow this breath. As she spoke, she looked at Xia De and suddenly said:
"But that's okay. Your kissing skills are so bad... your technique should not be good either. I heard from the maids on night duty passing by the door that you seem to have good physical strength, but physical strength alone is not enough. Let others help you exercise. It will be good for the future."
There was a word in the middle that Shad didn't hear clearly, but Tifa heard it clearly. She blushed and turned her head slightly.
The red-haired witch snorted:
"However, this does confirm that at least you are a male in terms of your physical structure, although I don't like this method very much... I told Xivi about you last night, including the strange spirit rune and your ability to enter the corridor. Shade, you'd better not use Felianna's Witch Light in front of high-level warlocks. After yesterday, more and more people will know about this magic."
"I see."
Xia De nodded, happy to finally leave the somewhat embarrassing topic:
"In the past two weeks, I have only been participating in the Big City Players."
Actually, there was another thing, which was the arrival of the letter that Detective Sparrow said he would burn on the fifth day of this month. But this matter had nothing to do with the witch, so Shade did not mention it.
"It's better to do this. Within two weeks, many people will come to Tobesk to investigate the situation, especially the professors of St. Byrons. You'd better not do anything and just pretend to be an ordinary detective and Rhodes card player. Once others find out that you are related to the appearance of the Fifth Epoch Witch, you will be in big trouble."
Miss Carina paused and asked another question:
"Now, will your spell toy making be of any use to that fortune teller?"
She was very rational most of the time, so she didn't ignore the problem, and Shade certainly wouldn't forget it:
"I tried it this morning, but it didn't work."
"Is this not possible?"
The witch frowned, while Shade looked out the window. Before entering the city, there was still a section of driving in the suburbs. In early autumn, the scenery outside the city was very beautiful.
"Are you there?"
Stranger, I am always with you.
"Her" murmured in his ears. Even during the most intimate moments last night, Luvia's voice was not as relaxing as "her" was for Shad.
"What did you find last night?"
He asked, and the voice in his ear seemed to laugh:
Luvia Anat's alter ego was in a severely injured state, but it had been confirmed to be a genuine "alternative self", not replaced by a different life form like Ivan Darkness, nor by some strange relic. Her special divination power did indeed come from the characteristics of her alter ego.
Shade looked at the scenery passing by the window and frowned slightly. Although he had seen a mirror in the ruins that could hurt his "other self", the relics that could actually do this were extremely rare. And the consequences of a ring warlock's "other self" being hurt were more serious than the consequences of his own soul being hurt.
"It turns out that what Luvia said was true."
Also, her alter ego has a certain degree of autonomy.
"What do you mean? Doesn't the 'other self' of a ringmaster have autonomy? For example, don't you also have autonomy?"
Xia De asked, and he still got a smile. The voice beside his ear rang out, the sound of the ancient language murmured, which really made Xia De suspect that she was actually beside his ear:
The breeze of the Sixth Epoch blows on your face. When the extraordinary people standing in this era gaze behind themselves, they see their own reflection in the world, and the shadow in the deepest part after the soul is reversed. I am you, and you are me. I will never hurt you, and you will always trust me. This is the oldest and most primitive contract that has existed since the birth of the first mortal.
"Um... can you explain it in a simpler way?"
I would never do something you wouldn't want to do, but her alter ego might.
The carriage was shaking, Miss Carina was still thinking about something, Tifa took out a notebook from her skirt to check today's schedule, Shade sighed slightly, and thought of the purple-eyed girl who was sleeping in the manor:
"Do you know why Luvia's other self is so special?"
I can only feel and investigate, I cannot give a reason.
Xia De then stopped asking questions and turned his attention to the scenery outside the window.
Just as she said, the wind blew against his face, reminding him that this was reality, not a dream.
After last night, the world seemed more real and vivid to outsiders, just like a black-and-white photo with paint added.
After the carriage entered the city, Shad did not immediately drip the collected human pus into his eyes, but went to the Church of the Sun first, and picked up Iluna, who was holding an umbrella, at an intersection one block away from the church.
When we set out from the manor just now, the weather was just gloomy, but after entering the city, a misty drizzle began to fall.
Last night, when Miss Carina sent a letter to Priest Augustus, Shade also asked the servants to pass a letter to Iluna, saying that the Duchess had a way to contact people in the church safely and secretly. After obtaining Miss Carina's consent, he told her about Tifa and Miss Carina and explained that they were safe.
Iluna's reply was delivered to the manor this morning. Iluna was worried that the Human Pus would cause other troubles, so she wanted to act together with Shade and must solve the problem this time.
“The church is really going crazy.”
Xia De moved a little inside the car, and also moved the gift box of God at his feet inside. After getting on the car, the 17-year-old girl stuffed her umbrella into the storage box on the side, and sat directly next to Xia De. After politely greeting Miss Carina, she complained to Xia De:
"Xia De, you actually threw everything to me. I wrote the report until one in the morning!"
Xia De thought about what he was doing this morning. Someone's panting, Luvia's hot kiss, and the soft bed immediately flooded into his mind:
"Has the Blood-weeper Helmons been captured?"
Hearing his question, Miss Carina also looked at Iluna, who thought for a moment and said:
"Hermons seemed to have been prepared for Darkness's failure. In addition, Mr. Sunshine Greatsword Hog Rundel needed to return to the Dark Realm for reinforcement, so he ran away. But he was hit head-on by Mr. Rundel's Word of Ascension, and he will probably need to recover from his injuries for decades. Except for this one, we have almost captured all the other helpers summoned by the Twelve Rings Vampires and the Bloodweavers. Even the Prophet Association captured two members of the Truth Society. The Church has won a complete victory in this operation."
Iluna is in a good mood:
"Of course, the matter concerning Miss Mana Felena is the most troublesome thing to deal with later. I heard from Mr. Hog Rundle that the Five Gods Church jointly sent a letter to Saint Byrons, asking them to explain what happened yesterday."
"Hmm...what did the academy say? Any news?"
Shade asked, and Iluna smiled:
"I received an official reply from Saint Byron this morning. They were also very angry. Your principal, Professor Pickman, the 'Silver Warden', accused the church of taking advantage of the power of the founder of the academy and asked the church to give an explanation for last night's incident. This matter is definitely not explained clearly in a short period of time. I only said that I saw a robed summoner appear, and because of the magic used by Miss Felena at the end, all other traces were covered up. Even if I wanted to investigate, I couldn't find anything."
The witch next to him also interrupted:
"However, Miss Bei Yasi, since you have taken the credit for killing the Chosen One, I think the church should also give you a reward, right?"
Iluna looked at the witch, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded:
"Yes, but he hasn't said anything for me yet."
"With your merits and status, I think when you are promoted to the middle ring, you will be the first person in the Five Gods Church to be canonized alive in the past hundred years, except for those highly respected popes."
Miss Carina said that she was not joking and that Iluna might really become "Saint Beatrice" in the future.
"That doesn't matter. I didn't do much about it. Judging from the situation at the time, even without me, Xia De would have his own way."
The seventeen year old girl said in a low voice.
This is of course modesty. If she hadn't used her talent of "balance" to barely suppress the power of Human Pus, Shade would never have been able to hold on until the end and summon Miss Felianna.
"The chosen one of balance, I think Shade has already told you my identity. So, are you interested in learning from me? You don't need to become a witch, just follow me to learn the way of balance, the magic of the 'Law' series."
The witch asked again, it seems that she had thought about it last night. Shade suspected that she followed him into the city today just to have a reason to meet Iluna in his presence.