Because it took some time to visit Mrs. Flamel in the north of the city, there was not much time left in the morning. So, Shade spent all the time before lunch in the sacrificial hall. In addition to meeting Sister Devlin
In addition to the cold weapon combat training, he also mentioned that he saw "desire" again, and introduced the magical technique of the believers of the God of Love - the Thorn of Love.
The [Spiritual Cult] is extremely good at using soul-based spells and magic, so Sister Devlin has many different views on this magic than Shade. After using the "Spirit of Love" on the girls,
She also selected a few books for Shade to take back and teach them to the girls.
As for the three believers of the "Goddess of Love" who specialize in "spirit, flesh, and lust", Shade feels that they are "magical", but Sister Devlin has a different view:
"The God of Love is also known as the 'Lock of Red Hearts'. Is love precious because it is rare, or is it really extremely important? The three remaining believers of the old god don't seem to have thought about this issue. They are just superficial.
They want to lock the feelings between people in their own ways. They have not touched the core of the soul."
Sister Devlin, who seems to have no experience in love, said something that Shade was not very fond of. He is not a master of soul spells, and he does not have a deep understanding of the deeper meaning that Sister Devlin wants to express, but Shade still because
The vocabulary in this sentence stunned me:
"Lock...love?"
Memories of his hometown suddenly popped into his head, and he thought of a story about being led to destruction and despair because of greed and desire. This story was very interesting because Shade thought of himself. However, he was not in love.
Although he is also so greedy, he knows what love is, how to love others and love himself. He has never violated the wishes and expectations of any girl around him.
In fact, his continuous efforts and struggles are not only for the ultimate goal of becoming a god, but also for the future so that the whole family can get along well with each other and live a comfortable life.
At this moment, the outsider felt like he understood something. Sister Devlin did not give any guidance. She knew that the "hero who bears the fire" she chose could always see her own heart clearly and was good at reflecting on every step she took.
Shade, you will eventually figure it out.
Shade still went to the Cassandra Auction House in Fort Midhill for lunch with the nun. When he followed the nun out of the sacrificial site, "she" was still in Shade's ears, smiling at the pensive stranger.
One possibility:
[What would happen if Sister Devlin had just pierced the thorn of Cupid into her chest?]
"Oh, how can you slander this venerable nun?"
Shade thought in his mind, and glanced at Sister Devlin's back quietly, feeling that it was his fault to have such thoughts.
Mother-in-law Cassandra, Sister Devlin, Grace, Helen and Miss Swift will set off for the Green Lake area later this week. Mother-in-law Cassandra is so proud that she actually learned from the Church of Creation
A steam airship was borrowed.
Therefore, their travel time will be very short. As a large chain auction house born and raised in the Kingdom of Delarion, the business power represented by Granny Cassandra is openly supporting Delarion.
During lunch, Grace and Helen informed Shade of their travel plans. As for the two of them leaving Fort Midhill and the Sikal Mountains in the short term, they relied on a clerical-level (level 4) relic [Undead
Alabaster].
The original function of this wax stone is to leave a mark on the body, allowing one to achieve a certain degree of "immortality" for a period of time. In fact, the effect is only slightly better than Shade's "false immortality"
.
And this relic can allow the Red Butterfly girls to leave Fort Midhill temporarily. That’s because since the Battle of Fort Midhill last year, they have sent this relic into the temporarily sealed narrow space of life and death——
They sealed the narrow room for two eras, so there was naturally a way to get back in.
The power of the unknown-level relic infected the wax stone, causing it to temporarily possess some of Hazama's characteristics. Although this directly caused the relic to lose control, this loss of control had a negative impact on the angel-level relic [Red Butterfly Twins].
It's nothing to say.
With this special wax stone, Grace and Helen can leave Fort Midhill for up to two months. But as a price, they will not be able to leave Fort Midhill through special means for a long time like this time.
Already.
After lunch, Shade chatted with Grace and Helen alone:
"You know the old god, the Lord of Gold, right? The god of commerce and wealth?"
The Hongdie girls naturally nodded, but Shade didn't ask for anything too detailed:
"What is your biggest impression of this god? Yes, just answer this question.
Grace, who was wearing a white gauze skirt, answered first:
"He abides by contracts and agreements very much, so the followers of this great man also have a very good reputation."
Then Helen in black dress answered:
"It is difficult for us mortals to define a great person based on human kindness or malice. But what is certain is that the God of Commerce and Wealth will not refuse to make a deal with anyone who can offer a bargaining chip.
.”
She is sure of this:
"A large part of our memories of the Fifth Era have been sealed, but I still remember that one time I... strangled my sister to death and threw her body into the pass of the Sikal Mountain.
I have come into contact with followers of this great man and heard two different stories."
Helen stretched out her first finger:
"In order for his old wife to survive past midnight that day and for their marriage to cross the threshold of 60 years, the man used his remaining life as a bargaining chip to extend his wife's short life. After the midnight clock struck,
The elderly couple returned to the same appearance as when they first met when they were eighteen or nineteen years old, and after drinking wine together, they entered death together."
"It's a very romantic story. Mortals gave what they could, and the gods also brought miracles to them."
Shade commented like this, and Helen stretched out a second finger:
"After the two died, the neighbor who was jealous of how happy their marriage was, used his remaining life as a bargaining chip to resurrect the dead old woman and live alone in this world. So the deal was realized,
I saw with my own eyes that gray-haired old woman who was almost eighty years old, kneeling in front of the grave and crying bitterly. After all these years, I still remember that scene."
Having said this, Helen was still a little sad, and Grace hugged her gently.
"this......"
Shade couldn't comment.
"Trading is ruthless. As long as the chips are enough and a way can be found to conduct the transaction, [Golden Lord] will not refuse any transaction. It is fair and ruthless, and sometimes you have to be careful of the traps in the transaction terms. Helen and I were in awe and even
We fear such a god, so we have no dealings with this great one or their followers."
Grace said softly, and then asked tentatively:
"So sir, you have met in the past..."
Shade nodded cautiously:
"You don't need to worry about this, I will take care of it."
"Then please allow us to give you a piece of advice."
The girls said quite seriously:
"A small wish requires chips as big as a grain of rice, and a big wish needs chips as big as a mountain. But if it is not necessary, please do not make any transactions. Transactions are just shortcuts. We could have used our own hands to realize our wishes. Those
We should never, ever pray to gods for things that we can obtain on our own."
Two pairs of beautiful blue eyes looked at Shade together:
"Mortals should not expect to be rescued by gods. The only ones who can save us are ourselves and..."
Their hands were held together, and in the light of the flying red butterflies, they transformed into a seventeen- or eighteen-year-old girl. The girl in a black and white gauze skirt stood up and kissed the side of Shade's face gently:
"...You who travel through time. May you be able to save everything."
When I returned home after lunch, because Shade had prepared lunch for Mia in advance before going out, the cat at home was taking a lunch break. When Shade appeared from the door, he just lay on the window sill and basked in the sun, lazily.
"Meow~" said.
After Shade returned home, he found a letter thrown into the hall through the delivery port in front of the door. There was no stamp on the letter. After opening it, he saw a message from Dr. Schneider. He came to visit Shade in the morning and left in the afternoon.
He had to take a train to the Green Lake area. Since Shade was not at home, he left a letter and asked him to wait in Green Lake.
This time, the "Maze Demon - Yalu" is far less powerful than the "Stone Mirror Demon - Goethe", so the focus is not on how to win, but on finding the opponent's hidden true body. The doctor has made three detailed plans for this.
And he will continue to make more plans and plans during the next short train journey. He will arrive at Green Lake probably on Wednesday evening. If things go well, he will be able to solve the devil's matter this weekend.
"The doctor is indeed professional."
Since the appearance of Laplace Klein Howard on the night of the lunar eclipse on Wednesday last week, Shade's investigation of the Green Lake area has slowed down. Now that the witches have arrived at Green Lake, they have also taken action.
Therefore, Shade did not go to the Green Lake area to investigate as usual this afternoon. Instead, he dealt with the trivial matters at the beginning of the month in Tobesk. In this leisurely afternoon, he finished writing a book entitled "Unsolved Texts in the Early Fifth Age".
Thesis "Conjecture and Translation".
In the evening, I took little Mia to find Dorothy. After having a leisurely dinner together, I returned home alone and spent the night reading a book before going to bed.
This kind of occasional rest can relax the spirit very well, so when Shade opened his eyes on Tuesday morning, he actually woke up earlier than the cat next to the pillow.
One day of leisure is enough, and the witches in the Green Lake area are also looking forward to Shade's reappearance. So this Tuesday, he returned to the Green Lake area. As for today's action plan, he is to deal with Miss Carina
On the "to-do list" he was given, he thought he could handle things.
The witch's task list is very long, and she doesn't know what kind of future the witch of time has glimpsed. Some of the simpler tasks - such as entrusting the blacksmith with a task and asking the local detective to help find the cat - can be done by even ordinary people.
Do more difficult tasks, including but not limited to handling certain difficult relics, and even breaking into the church at night to steal the oil paintings on the walls.