Whispering Verse

No matter what the reason is, witches always hate men, so except for Shade, they treat other men like this.

"Lady Cassandra."

The person who entered the door was a middle-aged man dressed in a fancy dress. His red formal suit was decorated with fancy medals, and he had a flower in his reddish-brown hair. He wears a pair of dark red trousers on his lower body, and a pair of white stockings on his legs. The socks wrap the trousers up to his knees, which makes him look particularly eye-catching.

He is about the same height as Shade, but a little thinner than Shade:

"Good evening, Ms. Cassandra, hey, are there any guests?"

This "Earl of Campbell's Darak" was very polite. When he saw Miss Aurora sitting opposite Granny Cassandra, he stood at the door and did not rush in. Of course, he also saw Shade standing by the wall, but he naturally regarded him as the background decoration in this picture.

"Let me introduce you, this is Viscount Aurora from Kasenrik."

Grandma Cassandra introduced.

"Is that Miss Sylvie Aurora of the Aurora family? The elegant flower of Canberra, the Baroness who sails across the ocean."

The Earl smiled and greeted Miss Aurora, who just nodded coldly.

"Well, Earl, what's the matter?"

Grandma Cassandra asked again.

"I want to talk to you about business matters, but since you have guests, I'll come back later."

He bowed slightly to the ladies, but did not immediately turn away. . Instead, he took off his gloves and used a complex set of movements to bend down and salute:

"Oh, Miss Aurora of Cassandra, welcome to the city of Fort Midhill. I wonder, would you be honored to invite you to dance for a while? We can chat. I am in the west of Delrayon. holiday estate.”

According to Shade's understanding of witches, they would probably refuse politely when their tempers were good. But this time, Miss Aurora actually turned her head slightly and glanced at Shade. The corners of her lipsticked lips curled up into a smile.

Shade had also seen this kind of smile on Miss Carina's face, which meant that the witch had a "good idea."

"Count, what a coincidence. Someone has already asked me to dance. He is a young man from Tobesk. Yes, he is very young and he is also a noble. It is said that he has an unusual relationship with the royal family. He has invited me. .but."

She smiled and pointed to Shade behind her:

"This is my bodyguard. The bravery of the young man from Tobesk is equal to that of my bodyguard. If you can defeat my loyal servant, I think I can refuse the young man's invitation."

Shade knew that the witch was looking for fun.

"That's pretty cool."

Earl Darak then raised his head and looked excitedly at Shade, who had just been used as a background.

First he realized that this "bodyguard" looked very outstanding, and then he saw the two pistols on Shade's waist.

After hesitating for a moment, he immediately shook his head:

"I am proficient in rapiers, but there is no need for us to use force at the Fire Worship Festival party. This will ruin the atmosphere of this romantic bonfire banquet. However, I still look forward to dancing with you. So, I don't know if I can be faithful to you. Servant, find another way to show your bravery."

"what way?"

the witch asked, but Shade could tell she was losing her patience.

"Rhodes."

The witch immediately laughed:

"Of course, then Watson, go play with the earl. Remember, don't lose too badly."

"Okay, ma'am."

Shade came from the wall and took out his Rhodes deck from his pocket. Pulling in the air with one hand and flicking with the other hand, all the special cards were ejected from the deck scattered in the air. Then, both hands hugged each other at the same time, with the right hand grabbing the deck without special cards, and the left hand grabbing the special cards.

Select replacement cards from the spare deck and then skillfully shuffle the cards with one hand, arriving in front of Campbell's Count Darak:

"It's an honor to play cards with you, but I don't have special cards, I'm just an ordinary player."

The fat Earl looked at Shade's hand in surprise, and it took him a long time before he nodded:

"I have a special card, and your shuffling action is so beautiful."

"Thank you for your compliment, then let's get started. In the name of the elegant flower of Canberra, Sivi Cassandra, I will defeat you."

They used the basic rules of best-of-five games to play, and even without adding any special cards, Shade still won by winning three consecutive games.

He even drew a king and a blackjack, which once made Campbell's Count Darak suspect that the gun-toting bodyguard in front of him was a professional gambler in the past.

However, he was very cultured and willing to admit defeat. After praising Shade's Rhodes skill, he left. However, when he came into close contact with the earl, Shade always felt that something was wrong with him, but he was very sure that the other person was just an ordinary person, and there were no traces of elements on his body, so he didn't know what kind of "intuition" it was. What's wrong with it.

Out of curiosity, he asked more about Earl Darak, and later learned that the latter had suffered a serious illness some time ago and had been in bed for the entire summer before finally getting better. His thin figure was caused by that serious illness. Otherwise, as a nobleman who lived a carefree life and didn't have many bad habits except eating, drinking, smoking and drinking, there was no reason for him to be so thin.

Because he wasted some time with Miss Aurora, Shade's idea of ​​meeting the local Rhodes players before the dance was completely in vain.

Seeing that it was very close to the bonfire dance that started at 8:30, Shade did not leave the lounge again. Instead, he chatted with Miss Aurora and Granny Cassandra about his experiences at the auction, and complained about the auction price of Rhodes cards. The current situation at Fort Midhill was then discussed.

When the time was almost up, and from the window you could see couples of men and women or other combinations gathering in the courtyard, Shade stood up from the sofa, and with Miss Aurora's smile, he imitated the other gentlemen he had seen. action, press your left hand on your chest, wave your right hand in the air, and reach out to invite while bending slightly:;

"Miss Sylvie Aurora, may I invite you to a dance?"

"certainly."

The witch smiled happily:

"Wait for me outside, I need to touch up my makeup."

The light makeup on her face looked fine and there was no need to touch it up, but Shade wisely didn't point that out.

So he left first and waited in the courtyard. When saying goodbye to Granny Cassandra, the old witch said with a little regret:

"Young man, I probably won't be surprised if Carina pulls out a knife and stabs you to death one day."

"Um, what?"

"It's nothing. You seem to be a very resourceful person, at least that's what the teacher thinks."

She shook her head:

"I'll leave in a moment and go back to rest. Just a reminder, the teacher's ceremony will be held on Monday. If you are interested, please arrange other schedules for this Monday."

"I will definitely go. Yes, I will definitely go to solve Hongdie's case."

Shade nodded, and the old witch smiled with relief:

"Shad Hamilton, actually the teacher is also looking forward to meeting you."

"Goodbye then."

"Goodbye."

Miss Aurora asked Shade to wait in the courtyard first, and to dance with such a distinguished lady, Shade of course chose to wear a mask. His doing so did not seem out of place among the guests attending the banquet, because there were not many people wearing masks to dance, and among them there were more young men and women who did so.

And Shade waited for a full twenty minutes, after the bonfire dance had started, before finally waiting for Miss Aurora.

She changed out of the slightly cumbersome long dress and now wore an amazing black and white dress with a slim waist. Not all women are suitable for this style of skirt, but for charismatic witches, all clothes are suitable for them.

Miss Aurora also wore a mask. After taking Shade's extended hand, the two entered the bonfire dance venue. The central courtyard of the zigzag castle is quite large. Dozens of bonfires are divided into four areas. There is a band playing next to the bonfire in the middle of each area.

The witches all seem to be good at dancing. Even wearing beautiful black patent leather high heels, Miss Aurora's dancing skills are much better than Shade's.

Both of them wore masks that covered the upper half of their faces, so their expressions could still be seen. Under the moon, beside the bonfire, Sivi Avora's face was flushed by the reflection. She looked really happy at the moment, leading Shade to slowly dance with the sound of the orchestra, and she could even do it slightly. Amidst the crackling of the campfire, Shade was introduced to this famous piece of music called "Heart of the Lake".

"Actually, I sometimes envy Carina."

Putting his head on Shade's shoulder, the two danced gently to the beat.

"What?"

"She always seems to be able to get what she wants. Although her seat corresponds to [Balance], I always think that she is actually favored by [Destiny]."

The witch whispered softly in Shade's ear. Of course Shade knew that Miss Sylvie Avora had a high degree of favorability towards him. Where this good feeling came from, he didn't know yet, but his feeling was definitely unmistakable.

"The only man who can get close to us has a good appearance, a good character, and excellent abilities. He can even play a big role in the council's pursuit of the chosen one. Apart from being a low-level person for the time being, I really can't think of anything else. , what other shortcomings do you have."

Listening to Miss Aurora's words, Shade heard "her" laughter, which was probably ridicule.

"But why did Carina meet you first?"

The long-brown witch asked, and then unexpectedly kissed Shade's ear. While Shade's face turned red, she left Shade's shoulder, and then signaled to Shade that it was time to move.