The slender fingers had clearly picked up a divination card, but Luvia put it back. Behind her, the shadow of long-haired Luvia appeared, and turned her head to join short-haired Luvia.
He looked towards the southwest in the direction of the Moon Bay area.
Different from any previous Sixth Age, this Sixth Age has Shade, the "God Caller" at the forefront, and Luvia Anat has never attracted attention in any major events, even
None of them have ever appeared in front of the Orthodox Church. This has led to the fact that "Luvia Anat" in the Sixth Age this time did not attract anyone's attention, and therefore no one has ever shown up in this Sixth Age.
Tried to divine her.
The long-lost divination also made the long-haired girl fall into the memories of past stories. As for anti-divination, she was not worried at all. Unlike Shade, a foreigner who has a natural anti-divination ability due to his special origin.
, Luvia Fiocchi Anat experienced battles of blood and fire, tests of life and death. The characteristic of anti-divination has long been engraved in her soul, even if Luvia this time
Ya did not inherit many experiences and memories from the past, but anti-divination was the only instinct they could never lose.
Short-haired Luvia didn't know what was appearing behind her, but she probably guessed who was predicting her. After raising her eyebrows slightly to cover up her pause, she planned to make a small joke in response to this impoliteness.
of offense.
Afterwards, she continued to explain her future love to the lady in front of her who came to divine her fortune:
"Yes, love will patronize anyone who desires to have his heart filled. I see your future. Be careful of deception, but don't give up your sincerity."
As for Belindel Manor in Moon Bay City, Shade, who was following the maid leading the way to the basement, suddenly heard a not very loud but very dull explosion.
He was startled:
"Explosion? Enemy attack? No, it was Emilia who messed up the alchemy experiment? No, that was the sound from upstairs!"
He took out the casting materials, closed his eyes to sense the space, then stepped out in one step, disappeared into the corridor, and appeared directly in the study on the third floor.
Originally prepared to face the attack, his raised right hand was even ready to throw out the moonlight, but all he saw was a charred carpet blown up by the exploding fortune telling cards, and the bewildered Miss Matilda and Shi.
Shi Ran is like a witch that nothing happens here.
The beautiful countess with the fat-red birthmark on her eyebrows and Shade looked at each other for a moment, then faced Shade's probing gaze, and finally said softly:
"Divination is magical, right?"
The carpet between the two of them had a hole blown out and was still smoking upwards, and even the floor under the carpet left scorch marks. Seeing that the witch was holding the compass made by Luvia in her hand, she was initially confused.
Shade, who was wondering what happened here, felt like he had guessed the truth.
He knew that it was very impolite for a professional fortune-teller to predict another professional fortune-teller. Therefore, he did not ask whether his guess was correct, but just whispered:
"It's better to be careful. If the patrol police passing by outside the manor have very good ears and hear the explosion just now, we will be in trouble."
The countess was just trying to stay calm just now. When she heard what he said, her ears immediately turned red. She nodded lightly and returned the compass to Shade. She turned around after Shade went out again.
She turned her back to the door and covered her face, not even mentioning that when the fortune telling card exploded just now, she seemed to see eyes very similar to the purple eyes that often appeared in recent nightmares.
Miss Matilda pretended not to see anything, and immediately went out to greet the other maids to prepare for changing the carpet and cleaning, and made up her mind never to mention this matter in the future.
Shade, who was amused by this incident, quickly arrived at the alchemy workshop in the basement and met Emilia and the little unicorn Liana.
I don’t know if it was the witch’s preparation or Emilia’s attentiveness, but there was a soft cushion in the corner for the little unicorn to rest on. When it saw Shade appearing, especially since there was no cat this time, it happily stood up to greet it.
It's Shard.
As for Emilia, the elf girl with pointed ears is standing in front of the experimental table to the east. She is wearing a white robe and wears corrosion-resistant and high-temperature dragon leather gloves on her hands. She is holding a piece of gray-green with a test tube clamp.
It looks like a square metal piece covered with bacterial plaque, heated on an alcohol lamp.
Turning around, she saw Shade smiling and stroking the little unicorn's hair. She screamed in surprise, put the heated metal piece into the metal tray on the table, used the alcohol lamp cover to extinguish the flame, and then took off her gloves.
Welcomed:
"Mr. Watson, good morning."
"Good morning, let me see you. What are you doing? I remember there is no summer homework in St. Byrons."
Emilia pulled up two chairs so that the two of them could sit down and said:
"It's not homework, I'm making amulets"
It was actually a gift for Shade, but it hadn't been made yet, so she didn't mention it.
"However, although there is no summer homework, in order to keep up with the courses after the fall semester starts, I can't just play around during the holidays."
She and Shade sat face to face, and the little unicorn lay between them. The elf girl put her hands on her knees, looking very ladylike:
"I originally planned to deal with those things in the second half of the summer after returning to school. Since I have time now, I might as well make some preparations first. The alchemy laboratory and potion workshop here are very good, and they are even more open to those of us in Central than the academy.
The warlock's laboratory is even better."
"But for an immortal race like you, is a year in the eyes of humans really the same as a year in your eyes? I hope you can spend this summer well outside of school, and there is no need to put so much pressure on yourself.
."
Shade said, originally just to persuade her to relax, but unexpectedly the elf girl's eyes suddenly flickered, revealing a somewhat sad expression, which was not very suitable for an elf of her age:
"In the ancient past, the age of elves was much longer than it is now. At least the bark documents from the end of the Fifth Age preserved by our clan say that the elves at that time could generally live to be five hundred years old. This
It’s just the average age.”
Shade looked at her curiously. Although he had knowledge about the elven race, it was more about the ancient elves. He knew about modern elves, but not much:
"So what now?"
"According to the statistics of the academy, the upper limit of the natural age of modern ordinary elves is around 260 years old. The regulations on the age of adulthood for elves are still inherited from the past, so I have also heard about changing the age of adulthood. However, like me
Such a high elf"
She pointed at herself, still a little embarrassed:
"The high elves I refer to are noble elves who have the talent to become priests. In the long past, high elves like me were regarded as the chosen guardians of the World Tree. But the elves' World Tree has long since disappeared, and the so-called high elves
It's just that I have better talents and live longer. The vitality is overflowing in my soul and body. I can probably live to be 600 years old. If I break through the high ring before the age of 100, my maximum age may be exceeded.
800 years old.”
"Ang~"
The little beast, whose whole body exuded holy white light, cried softly. As if she understood what it was saying, Emilia bent down and gently stroked its back:
"Compared with me, most people around me will only occupy a certain period of time in my life, but they will definitely leave earlier than me. And I will also watch people passing by me one by one,
It was only after the deaths of familiar people that I understood their interactions and feelings with me. I actually don’t really like discussing age with people.”
The pointed-eared elf girl did not look at Shade at this time:
"There is also a living old elf nun in our clan who is 700 years old. She told me that in our long life we are destined to meet many people and then be separated forever, but in order not to leave too many regrets, sometimes we
It takes a brief moment in life to think about the meaning of certain stories and encounters to our lives. I will cherish this summer, Shade."
She lowered her head and finally said Shade's name again:
"Cherish this, your summer with me."
After saying this, he raised his head and looked at Shade with red eyes. The stranger didn't know how he made the elf girl cry. She looked particularly sad. Then, he realized belatedly,
Probably because he talked about the age issue, Emilia, who was unwilling to let this pleasant summer pass like this, became more and more eager to seize the time in her hands.
In fact, Shade really wanted to tell her that the end of the world will definitely arrive within fifty years or even ten years. If it doesn't survive, everyone will disappear, and it will be meaningless what the upper age limit will be. But in order to prevent the elf girl from becoming more sad,
Shade didn't say that, but leaned forward slightly, then reached out and hugged her.
He didn't need to say anything, just this hug calmed Emilia down. She closed her eyes to feel the warmth of this silent hug, and the little unicorn between them had a pair of aqua blue eyes.
He looked at their movements curiously, and then let out a happy chirp again.
"I don't want to wait for this summer to end, for you to die in front of my eyes, before we talk, again."
After all, she did not say what was in her heart, but hugged Shade. The two of them did not speak for a long time, until Emilia took the initiative to push him away and stood up, then smoothed the wrinkles on her robe and smiled at Xia De.
De said:
"Thank you for giving me this summer."
"Summer isn't over yet."
Shade stood up:
"There are still many stories you haven't seen yet, Emilia. I hope you like the summer of 1854, and I hope you like the stories that were born because of me."