According to the original plan, after Shade took a short rest, the group set off and left the camp. Dorothy was not good at riding horses, so Shade carried her on horseback, while Tifa and the other two maids rode the other three horses.
horse.
The group spent a leisurely afternoon in the countryside in early spring. Dorothy, who was not good at riding horses, took Shade and invited him to a horse race on an uninhabited country road, and agreed that the loser must agree to win.
One request.
No matter how stupid a foreigner is, he knows that he cannot win this kind of competition without "her" reminder. Sure enough, when Dorothy crossed the finish line first, the wish she made in Shade's ear was:
"Knight, I will stay at your house tonight."
In addition to riding horses, they also found a nearby forest that did not belong to anyone, had a picnic near a stream, and had afternoon tea. The maids were invited by Shade, and after preparing tea sets and snacks
, also sat on the tablecloth.
Dorothy was very interested and invited them to chat about their respective stories and the opportunity to become Miss Carina's maid and follower. She herself also talked about her life alone after graduating from a women's college and before becoming a famous writer.
past events.
It was only then that Shade learned that after Dorothy graduated and moved out of Louisa's house, she had spent a period of time in embarrassment due to lack of income. If the current landlady hadn't been willing to lower the rent, let her
If she could continue to live there, she would probably have moved out of the apartment on Quill Street long ago.
This is why Dorothy, even though she has now made a lot of money from "Hamilton Detective Stories", still has not thought about moving to a better place. According to her words:
"Unless I get married, I will not move from there. Oh, even if I get married, I will continue to rent it and go to drink tea with my friends on weekdays, or store some items that are not very necessary.
."
When he said this, he glanced at Shade, and the maids all pursed their lips and laughed.
The lazy cat was not happy to be taken out of the house and tent, but with the afternoon tea snack, he was willing to walk on the tablecloth, but still resisted going near the stream.
Shade talked to the girls about his plan to visit Miss Mia Gold, and Tifa asked curiously:
"Speaking of which, what does Miss Gothe look like?"
Although Shade and the lady from afar had been communicating for more than half a year, he still didn't really know what Miss Gothe looked like.
"I actually mailed a photo of me and little Mia to that lady."
he said, and Dorothy joked:
"Perhaps that lady saw your photo and decided to let Mia stay with you for a longer period of time. In this way, she would have a reason to continue to develop a 'pen pal' relationship with you."
This joke pleased everyone except Shade, but it also gave Shade a great revelation. He had always suspected that there was actually something wrong with the commission left by Detective Sparrow. Now that he was about to go to that distant place
He is in a remote town, and he will naturally get an answer soon. But if this trip fails due to some things, then he can confirm whether she is normal by asking for a photo of Miss Gothe.
"But how am I supposed to ask for a picture of a single heir to an ancient family for no reason?"
Shade was in trouble again.
Winter came and went quickly. Although it was still early spring, even the wind in the countryside outside the city was already very warm. Shade and the girls chatted about their lives, and even the maids were willing to reveal their feelings to Shade.
own troubles.
Dorothy seemed to intentionally bring the topic to Tifa, so Tifa also satisfied Dorothy's curiosity. While five people and a cat were eating jam sandwich biscuits, the black-haired maid said:
"Miss knows about Shade and I... most of the things."
The blonde girl pursed her lips and smiled, while the other two maids, Rachel Delevingne and Miss Courteney Michelle, were snickering.
"What exactly did you do?"
Dorothy asked again, pushing Shade to keep him away, and then asked Tifa to answer her in her ear. This was something that even Lesia didn't know.
So, Tifa blushed and whispered a few words in her ear. Dorothy's face with light makeup also showed a faint blush. She bit her lip while letting Tifa continue.
While telling the story, he looked at Shade, which made Shade want to dive into the stream in front of him and hide under the water to avoid those eyes.
Leisurely time always passes quickly. When the sun sets in the west, the brilliant sunset illuminates the five people by the stream, and each person is enveloped in a golden glow.
Before going out, Shade turned the camera from the basement into a toy and brought it out. Seeing that the scenery was just right, he invited the girls to take a group photo together.
Delayed photography technology already existed in this era, but the second-hand equipment that Shade bought from the "Steam Bird Daily" newspaper did not have such a function. Fortunately, the ring warlock also has the skills of the ring warlock. Shade asked Tifa to hold Mia.
The four girls took their positions together, while Shade prepared alone behind the camera. While pressing the button for the spotlight, he pressed the shutter of the camera.
Then, he put down everything in his hands and walked among the girls:
"get ready!"
He said, and then touched the [Lord of Immortality Ring] on his finger:
"Breath of Time!"
As the gray airflow is sucked into the nasal cavity, the status of the camera and spotlight is accurately restored to the moment when the photo was taken dozens of seconds ago.
As the lights flickered again, five people and one cat were reflected on the film together.
Afterwards, they first returned to the "Edward III Arena" to join the other maids, and then took the carriage back to Carina Manor.
The Duchess had already returned. She was originally dissatisfied with Tifa for returning so late, but seeing that she had brought Shade over, these dissatisfactions disappeared.
Shade and Dorothy had dinner at the Duke's manor. After the meal, Shade and the Witch talked about future negotiations between the two countries in the study. Although the Witch wanted Shade to stay tonight, it would be convenient for tomorrow morning.
Go directly to the arena, but Shade still hopes to go home and live.
By the time the carriage brought the two of them to St. Teresa's Square, it was already eight o'clock that evening. Considering that there would be a physically demanding event like horse racing tomorrow, Shade did not arrange any more evening activities. Dorothy
Although she did not participate in the competition today, she was also a little tired. So after washing, the two locked Mia in the closet and then returned to the bedroom to rest.
Just an hour later, at around nine o'clock in the evening, Shade, who was lying on the bed with his arms around the slender waist of the blonde girl, actually heard the sound of the door opening from downstairs. Soon, the purple-eyed girl appeared in the room.
The bedroom door.
She obviously didn't expect that Dorothy would be there tonight. She thought that Dorothy would take into account that Shade would have a game tomorrow, so she wouldn't stay overnight. When she looked at the scene in the bedroom without turning on the lights, she happened to be with him again.
Dorothy, whose long blond hair was messy and draped over her snow-white shoulders, looked at each other.
"Good evening, Lu, Luvia!"
The writer lady felt a little exhausted, but she still greeted her politely intermittently.
"Um... need some help?"
The purple-eyed girl asked with a blush on her face. After getting a definite answer, she walked into the bedroom and joined the two entangled figures.
(Little Mia is running...)
"So, do you also know that Shade will participate in a full day of competition today?"
At the dinner table on Tuesday morning, the Duchess, who had gone into town early because she had a meeting, said in a stern tone to the two girls who looked very good-looking.
A sumptuous breakfast was prepared by the maids, and Shade and Mia sat opposite the witch.
"I thought he went home and rested yesterday."
The witch added, in fact, what really made her angry was that Shade refused to stay overnight in her manor last night, and after arriving at No. 6 Saint Teresa Square this morning, she saw a bed full of surprises in the bedroom.
"This should have no impact on Shade. Carina, you should trust our knight."
Luvia said, and patted Shade on the shoulder:
"When you got up this morning, didn't you see that he was still very energetic?"
So the witch blushed and did not continue to "reprimand":
"Even if it doesn't affect you, you can't... Shade, do you know about the assassination of Count Lewis yesterday? Speaking of which, it couldn't be you..."
Today's event is horse racing, and the schedule is still divided into morning and afternoon. The morning event is for all runners to set out together, starting from the "Edward III Arena", and engage in long-distance cross-country horse racing along the pre-planned track. It is expected to finish
The whole journey takes at least an hour and ends at the Arena of Edward III.
Because it is a horse race that goes around the nearby area, you can use a telescope to observe the race from high in the arena and you can know the leading player at every moment. For contestants like Shade, this event not only competes with their own riding skills
, as well as the horse’s endurance and its ability to recognize the road.
Although the track is a country dirt road rather than a complete wilderness, and road signs and ribbons are placed at every fork in the road to provide instructions, there are still runners who run in the wrong direction every year. Last year, some people even rushed all the way to the Torino.
In downtown Besk, when I was reminded, I was almost at Silver Cross Avenue.
Because horses were involved, some situations arose before the race started.
During the preparation stage, while Shade was confirming the horse gear in the stable outside the tent, he heard the news that the horse of Baron Aldu from Lyon County suddenly went into diarrhea and was now unable to move.
"This happens every year. Some popular contestants' horses will have various unexpected situations before the race. Last year, before the race, there was even a horse that was walking on the road and suddenly foamed at the mouth and died."
The middle-aged groom with a scar on his left eye said next to Shade, and Shade asked:
"Doesn't anyone care about this kind of thing?"
"Of course there will be follow-up investigations, but then the game is over, right?"
The groom said, continuing to comb the maroon horse that was said to have the bloodline of the "Oldur Anshan Wild Horse". This was specially prepared by Miss Carina for Shad:
"But you don't have to worry about this kind of problem. With the Duke behind you, no one would dare to use this method against you."
The middle-aged groom said with a smile, and then lowered his voice slightly:
"Usually only outsiders will be unlucky. This can be regarded as a 'tradition' of festivals and competitions."