Whispering Verse

"It's not as exaggerated as you said, but I really don't have a date on Tuesday."

Shade said, and the sorceress took out a test tube filled with black liquid and rolled it from the table to Shade:

"Do me a favor and touch."

Shade raised his eyebrows:

"Why?"

Seeing that he didn't reach out. The pharmacist lady sighed;

"I don't want to harm you, I just want to test this potion. If you saved me on the island, I will never harm you. We have experienced adventures together. At least you still have this little trust, right?"

Shade then reached out and touched the test tube, but nothing happened:

"What does this mean?"

The pharmacist lady looked at the test tube and then at Shade's face:

"If this potion works, it means that you are in good health and are not possessed by demons, evil spirits or anything like that. Yes, this is a potion to check for such negative traits. That's it, thank you."

She was definitely lying, but the foreigner, who had a sense of familiarity with her behavior, showed no other expression on his face. He nodded:

"If nothing happens, I'll leave first. I went fishing at the lake yesterday and happened to meet a team from the Peace Church returning from the island. It seems that things on that island have calmed down."

"I am also paying attention to the local churches. We should not encounter them. But even so, we must be careful when we act on Tuesday."

With that said, the two said a simple goodbye, and then Shade stood up and left.

The pharmacist lady sat there without moving and took another sip of tea. Mr. Soren Green, who was checking the guest information when Shade entered, came over with a tray. At the signal of the pharmacist lady, he picked up the test tube on the table. Almost the moment his hand touched the test tube, the black liquid boiled and turned into a milky white liquid.

"interesting."

The pharmacist lady said, looking at the hotel door with a thoughtful expression on her face:

"Is it a man or a woman? It can't be someone else in the council who is joking with me, right?"

"This is no joke, no matter you are a man or a woman, that pharmacist lady must be Audrey Edwards!"

Carina Cavendish said with certainty.

It was still this Sunday morning. After Shade returned home from Green Lake, he met the red-haired witch who brought Tifa to visit because of the "Cat in a Bottle".

Shade told her what he had just experienced in the Green Lake Hotel. Miss Carina's beautiful eyebrows furrowed and she made a judgment almost immediately:

"I knew that both of them were pretending to be young. Ha, at such an old age, they still pretend to be a girl in their twenties. Audrey Edwards, this madman, is really shameless."

Even when she expressed her dissatisfaction, her words were still very elegant.

"Maybe there are other possibilities. Although your judgment is 90% correct, maybe..."

Shade asked, and the witch took the tea cup from Tifa:

"Isn't what she did today just a test when I first met you? Oh, Shade, don't tell me that you didn't guess what that test tube is for."

"Of course I guessed it, but I still don't understand why I haven't been able to detect the witch's power. I don't mean the badge, I mean my own perception."

"Since Audrey Edwards is a great witch of knowledge and wisdom, she naturally has a way to hide herself very well. And the reason why she went crazy in the past is very suspicious now that she thinks about it."

The Duchess said:

"When we first met, even though I was very indifferent to you, I still offered to take you to the island. I must have wanted to confirm up close what you were like. Last time, it was confirmed that you did not have any illusion of disguising your gender. Later, this time I further used magic potion to confirm your gender. Isn’t her method the same as mine?"

Shade did not comment on this:

"Then do I want to expose her? Then you can talk to her in the parliament, just like you did with Miss Benanis at the beginning of the year."

"No, no, no, just pretend you don't know anything. Since she likes to play role-playing games so much, let her play slowly."

Miss Carina raised her lips:

"Anyway, I'm going to Green Lake in a few weeks. You need to cultivate a good relationship with her so that she doesn't go to the parliament to talk nonsense, and then I'm going to expose her personally. I'm really looking forward to what her expression will be like then."

Tifa, who was standing on the side of the sofa, had a smile on her face. Seeing that Shade noticed her, she winked at Shade and signaled that nothing was wrong.

"Then I will treat her as an ordinary ring warlock for the time being. Her strength is less than eleven rings, which is also a problem."

Shade nodded, and Miss Carina also talked about the main purpose of coming this time:

"I told Edwards about the potion 'Cat in a Bottle' in parliament. She was unwilling to help at first, saying that she was busy with other things recently. Later, she reluctantly agreed when I promised to increase the price. Potion It will probably be in my hands tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, so you don’t have to go to other channels to find a solution."

"Let me tell you, it shouldn't take that long to collect the materials for the key. If she was delayed because of the 'Cat in a Bottle', then that would make sense."

Shade suddenly understood, and the witch snorted again, obviously dissatisfied with her fellow council members:

"Judging from the current situation, there is a high probability that the Edwards family or their secrets are related to the chosen ones in space. Otherwise, how could there be such a coincidence? I don't know whether Audrey didn't realize it, or whether she was aware of it and deliberately ignored it. Said, but if I hadn’t heard about it from you, even I wouldn’t have known that the Witch of the Council was so deeply involved in the story of the Green Lake area. You should be careful when acting with her, I’m worried that she will Suddenly he went crazy again."

"I think that lady is quite normal."

"Yes, yes, you know her very well now."

She said this deliberately, looking at Shade with her beautiful eyes, and Shade kissed the duchess on the lips:

"I still know you better."

"Leave the sweet talk to Lesiya. Doesn't she want to go on a date with you?"

Although she said this, the expression on her face showed that she was very satisfied with Shade's answer.

Whether it was out of guilt for not seeing Shade much in recent weeks, or because she wanted to compensate Shade for her Green Lake investigation mission, the date that Lecia arranged for this Sunday was indeed beyond Shade's expectations.

He originally thought it would be an outing in the countryside, then back to the city for dinner, and in the evening he would go to the opera as usual. But in the afternoon, I saw a girl wearing a white women's shirt, a red slim-fitting jacket and a long black skirt. When she smiled and took off her hat to greet Shade, Shade almost didn't recognize the girl with a single ponytail. Lesia.

Every time he saw Lesia, even if she wasn't dressed up, she was at least in quite formal attire. But today, Her Royal Highness the Princess is completely dressed like a common girl, and she is not accompanied by any servants, not even Agelina.

"From the shocked look in your eyes, I know that I have put all the effort into choosing this outfit."

Lesia said, without telling Shade that it was Dorothy who ultimately chose the dress.

She put a hand on the door frame:

"Detective, don't you recognize me?"

"It's rare to see you wearing clothes of this style, but still very beautiful, no, very beautiful."

"You see, you have gradually learned how to get along with girls. Let's go to the city together today. As an ordinary person, I want to spend the rest of the day with you."

She pursed her lips and looked at Shade. When she entered the foyer, her green eyes reflected Shade's appearance:

"I used Dorothy's body to pretend to be a commoner girl and went on dates with you, but that was not the complete me after all."

She pointed to her chest:

"Such an opportunity is rare. At least today, let Lesia Cavendish really have nothing to do. Let's walk around Tobesk with you, measure the size of the city, and try out the common people's hotels and taverns. No What a princess, there’s only Lesia.”

She blinked:

"Okay?"

The outsider feels that his heart is melted by this fiery emotion:

"Okay, I'll go pack up and then we'll set off. Just stay at home, little Mia."

After saying that, he quickly turned around and went upstairs. The girl holding her waist with one hand stood in the hall, looking at his back with a smile.

This afternoon was indeed very unforgettable for Xia De. Lesia used some illusions to simply change her appearance, and then left the house with Shade and entered Tobesk in the spring.

They walked together on the streets of this steam-era metropolis, laughing and talking about the recent weather and interesting stories in the city. Because spring has arrived, they also went to Regent's Park near the Nature Church in the east of the city. While walking on the gravel path together, they watched the trees in the park sprouting buds.

In the evening, the two went to the Three Cats Hotel in the north of the city for dinner. When Mrs. Sangmei, the owner of the shop, personally delivered the food to them, she did not forget to tease Shade with a smile for bringing a new beautiful girl. Lei held her chin under the gas lamp on the wall and watched the bard singing the legend of ancient heroes. Xiya, her delicate profile and snow-white neck are both stunningly beautiful:

"Ma'am, I am not Mr. Detective's lover."

She responded generously to Mrs. Sangmei, and her snow-white skin looked even more attractive under the dim light:

"I just hired the detective to protect me all day long, and if he behaves well enough, maybe tonight."

As he spoke, he showed an ambiguous smile.

"I think Mr. Detective should have such luck."

The female shopkeeper smiled and bid farewell to the two of them. Under the table, Lesia's right foot, which was wearing a small black leather shoe, lightly kicked Shade:

"Are the girls over there pretty?"

It was already dark outside, and what Lesia was talking about was the wandering warbler who entered the Three Cats Hotel at night and sat by the wall waiting for guests.