“Miss Werther” looked at Shade, and then at the maid holding the cat. I didn’t notice it just now, but now I realize that the maid lady has such a good figure:
“It’s really wonderful, Knight Hamilton. I really didn’t expect that this kind of card game could happen.”
This can no longer be described as simply “wonderful”. The rules of the two Rhodes cards interacted with each other, making Shade, who was bound to lose, actually win after revealing the fourth card. Even the final card game played by players from big cities was not so exciting.
Xia De also let out a sigh of relief. Of course he didn’t know what his fourth card was, but he was very confident in his luck:
“Miss Witte, your poker skills are also very good. This is probably what attracts us to Rhodes.”
Although his voice was normal, it was still almost drowned in people’s loud discussions.
Miss Witte, whose real name is “Miss Pavo”, stood up and stretched out her hand to Shade, who also reached out and held the gloved hand.
“You won. I hope there will be another chance to play Rhodes together next time. Knight, congratulations, you are worthy of being the champion of Ayutthaya Players 1853.”
The sorceress said, then took her silver notebook and left here, with no intention of continuing to talk to this group of men. As the winner, Shade alone stood at the card table under the grape trellis to accept people’s congratulations, but his eyes were still looking at the direction Miss Pavo left.
The sorceress walked in the direction of Schluch Lake, which is also the direction where the witches claimed that the “Secret Keeper” would soon appear. And for such an important matter, Shade didn’t believe that the sixth-ring sorceress had no other companions.
You know, when planning a conspiracy against Princess Margaret, who appeared to be an ordinary person in Huntington City, she brought two companions with her to increase the probability of the success of the operation.
Xia De narrowed his eyes slightly. Although he was still dealing with those who congratulated him on his victory, he had already reached the conclusion in his heart:
“The cultists of [Furious Storm] are most likely also in Lakeview Manor. This time, nothing can be done to make them leave.”
As the final winner, Shade won the [Life Ceremony and Wedding] with the color of Flower 5. Even though his original intention was not to win this card, Shade couldn’t help but smile sincerely when this beautiful Rhodes card was delivered to his hand.
Although the “Lakeview Manor Early Winter Rhodes Tournament” has ended, people refused to leave. Instead, they gathered in groups of twos and threes, talking about the “thrilling” card game just now. The two gentlemen boxing under the grape trellis, being caught cheating, and the wonderful final game were all enough to make this Rhodes game a hot topic among local players in the coming weeks.
Baron Lavender and Baron Rwanda even wanted to invite Shade to stay and play another game, but Shade pointed at Tifa who was standing aside holding the cat:
“I’m going to take a walk by the lake with Miss Servitt. She is Miss Carina’s personal maid.”
“Oh, it turns out to be Miss Servit, I felt familiar just now. Then we won’t disturb you.”
The two barons showed understanding expressions and made an agreement with Shade to go to the Prophet’s Association to play cards together next time.
Farewell to his friends, Shade and Tifa left the lively area under the grape arbor and walked in the direction Miss Pavo left.
After leaving the grape trellis area, the surroundings suddenly became quiet, and even the heart that was excited about the Rhodes cards gradually became calmer. Tifa followed Shad with Mia in her arms, raised her head and glanced at the young detective’s profile, and then asked in a low voice:
“Is there something wrong with Miss Witte just now?”
Being chosen as an apprentice by the Great Witch, she is naturally very keen.
“The Ring Warlock of the Truth Society, Sixth Ring.”
Shad lowered his voice, put one hand in his pocket, and touched his ear with one hand. He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked into the darkness ahead. At this time, he and Tifa had entered the garden path that was not illuminated by the gas lamp.
The shore of Lake Schluch is just a few hundred meters away. The temperature at the lakeside is very low at night in winter, so there are almost no other people here. Shade has already felt the abnormal distribution of elements. The whispering elements are spreading, but they seem to be imprisoned by invisible forces, just surrounding the lake:
“She probably came here for the Chosen One’s business, but that’s not important to me. I have other things, very important things, that I need to confirm. There may be some danger next, Tifa, Do you want to come with me?”
“She is the sixth ring, and I am also the sixth ring.”
The maid reminded.
“Well, prepare the casting materials and weapons. This time, I hope there will be an accident.”
Because some time was wasted in collecting prizes and accepting people’s congratulations, when Shad and Tifa set out to find the sorceress of the Truth Society, five minutes had passed since the game ended.
But fortunately, although the back garden of Lakeview Manor is huge, it still has boundaries. In addition, Shade roughly guessed where the other party wanted to go, so he soon saw the lady wearing a black dress with a black top and a red bottom next to Schluch Lake.
During this wedding banquet, all areas in the front courtyard and rear garden of the manor, including areas such as the hay house, cowshed, and stables, are all open, but there will definitely be remote areas with almost no people. At this time, Miss Paavo, the sixth-circle sorceress of the Truth Society, was standing in a remote location on the shore of Lake Schluch. There is no gas lamp here. Behind her is a big tree with only a few dead leaves hanging in early winter. In front of her is Lake Schluch under the starry sky.
The surroundings were extremely quiet. The moonlight did not illuminate her in the shadow of the trees. Instead, the lake water reflected the light of the sea of stars, spreading the sparkling light under her feet and illuminating the pair of black patent leather high heels.
The silver notebook had now turned into a large book with a silver cover, floating in front of her, and slowly turning the pages automatically. Miss Pavo’s appearance has returned to the way it was when Shade first met her in Huntington City.
She stood in front of the open book, with her eyes closed tightly and her arms open in a hug, as if she was controlling the book that turned pages automatically.
The pages of the book made a clattering sound, and there were only a few boats on the calm Schluch Lake under the moonlight. The rippling light of the lake even seemed a bit dreamy under the stars, and showed a splendor that did not belong to ordinary people.
Shadow and Tifa stood in the bushes and watched this scene. The maid’s right hand showed a “sigil” state, using the secret skills of the witches to cast illusions to cover their whereabouts.
Even with Tifa’s cover, Shade still controlled his breathing rate. They didn’t dare to get too close, but he could still feel that the big silver book shining in the moonlight was also a relic, and its level would not be lower than Sage level (Level 2).
“What is Miss Paavo’s status in the Truth Society?”
In addition to the changes in elements caused by the book, a layer of white mist appeared on the lake at some point. The white mist gradually covered the lake surface that reflected the starlight under the starry sky. The white mist spread toward the lake, but never left the scope of the lake. Something is indeed appearing. The [Time and Space] Core Spirit Rune allows Shade to feel the changes in space. In the center of Schluch Lake, a location-type relic that should not exist is about to appear.
“Meow~”
The cat, who was sleeping in Tifa’s arms, suddenly opened its eyes, and the two pairs of eyes were as dazzling as candlelight in the dark night. The young cat didn’t know what was going on here, but it vaguely seemed to smell a good smell.
I wanted to open my mouth to bark, but Shade’s hand reached to Tifa’s chest and touched the cat that opened its eyes. So little Mia obediently closed her mouth and waited for the delicious food to be eaten by Xia De. De took the initiative to send it up.
Around the white mist that diffused from the center of the lake, it was obvious that not only Miss Pavo was waiting, but everyone was very patient. Shade tried his best to relax and sense the surrounding situation. After confirming that no one was peeping nearby, he opened his mouth and gestured to Tifa:
“Disguise us.”
The maid lady nodded, took out three pebble rune stones from her pocket, kept one for herself, handed one to Shade, and put the other under Xiao Mia’s paw. The cat didn’t like the strange thing, but didn’t throw it away.
Only the runes on the cobblestone runes were painted with ink. As Tifa softly recited the incantation, the runes shone with a faint pink light. There were no other abnormal phenomena, so Tifa gently nodded to Shade to indicate that it was okay.
She and the lady from the Truth Society are both in the sixth ring, and she was personally taught by the witch in the eleventh ring. She also has the power of a witch herself. Shade trusts her ability to disguise.
After being prepared, Shade did not directly launch a long-range attack behind Miss Pavo, or take a step forward and stab a sword directly behind her. Instead, he deliberately made some noise in the bushes, and then took Tifa with him. We also came to the shadow of the woods by the lake.
White mist hovers here, as if trying to divide the abnormal world from the normal world. Miss Paavo manipulated the relic and performed a very difficult spell, but she was still able to turn around immediately when she heard the sound, but the big silver book stopped turning pages automatically.
“Who are you?”
The woman asked with a frown.
“Isn’t it a little silly to ask this kind of question now?”
Shad shook his head slightly, and Miss Pavo looked at him and the ugly woman holding a dog behind him.
“Woof!”
The “dog” barked.
“You are also here for the chosen ones?”
Miss Paavo’s expression remained unchanged. Although she turned to look at the two of them, she raised her hand again to control the big luminous book and continued to turn the pages.
“No, no, we are here for you, ladies of the Truth Society.”
When Shade said “Truth Society”, Miss Pavo’s face changed slightly, but she remained calm:
“A wise man not only seeks what is in front of him, but a person who is good at planning will not just look at the scenery in front of him. The moonlight is just right tonight. Since you did not admire the moon, but appeared here at this time, I think, We probably have a common purpose.”