"What's wrong?"
Seeing Xia De stop and look as if he had suddenly remembered leaving the gas on at home, the Psychologist asked in confusion.
"Psychologist!"
Xia De could barely control his voice. He looked eagerly at Psychologist Schneider in the bright yellow light of the street lamp:
"Are you saying that things can be hidden in dreams?"
"Of course, skilled Ring術士s proficient in mind and dream abilities can all do it. But what exactly is wrong with you?"
Psychologist Schneider was very worried:
"Is Luther Kinweiss's dream still affecting you? Do you need me to perform a simple examination for you?"
"No, I'm fine."
Xia De was eager for an answer at this moment:
"Psychologist, what I mean is, when I enrolled, to confirm whether Saint Byron's Comprehensive College truly existed, I used the poet-level relic 【Saint Byron's Comprehensive College's Dream】. Has it existed since the early days of the college's establishment?"
Xia De asked an irrelevant question, and the Psychologist nodded in surprise:
"Of course, that was the dream of the college's founder, the legendary Thirteen Ring Sorcerer, Miss Felianna. Of course, it existed when the college was established."
Xia De's face was almost ecstatic:
"Then, was the first time I heard the name Mary Felianna when you introduced that relic to me?"
The Psychologist was even more unable to understand Xia De, but still nodded:
"Although I'm not you, I can answer, yes. After all, weren't you just starting to dabble in the field of occultism then? One could even say, you had just gained your memory."
As he answered, he looked Xia De up and down with great concern, as if truly worried that Xia De was still being affected by the dream.
Xia De looked up at the thin mist above Tobesk, at the three moons behind the mist, and in a trance, he saw Miss Felianna and Moon Witch Olanorde again:
"I asked the librarian about the long-standing rule for enrollment, and I actually overlooked it at the time! The first time I heard her name in my timeline... So that's how it is! I actually didn't think of this!"
He spoke disjointedly, words the Psychologist couldn't understand, then suddenly grabbed Psychologist Schneider's hand and shook it:
"Psychologist, I'm truly grateful to you this time, very grateful!"
Xia De's face showed sincerity and a smile. Although the Psychologist didn't know what happened, he still said:
"Mm, it's good if I could help you. If you have any psychological problems recently, you can come to me anytime."
The Psychologist was very concerned about Xia De's mental state.
"No problem, I'm very healthy."
Saying that, Xia De feigned taking out his pocket watch:
"Look, Psychologist, it's so late already, I suddenly remembered I have some urgent matters to attend to. So, reporting Luther Kinweiss's news to the Church, I'll leave that to you. I really have to go home! Urgent matters, I'm really eager to go home."
"Then you go back first."
The Psychologist nodded somewhat at a loss. Xia De gave the Psychologist a big smile, then released the Psychologist's hand and quickly ran towards the street corner.
The Psychologist looked at his released hand, standing under the street lamp on Lewis Street, looking at Xia De's retreating figure with a slight bewilderment:
"Could it be that No. 6 Saint Delan Square is affecting him? Is he in such a hurry to go home?"
The middle-aged Psychologist muttered to himself. Seeing Xia De run far away, he looked back towards Black Corner Alley:
"Or is the demon's power affecting him? If I had known Luther Kinweiss had the demon's power, I shouldn't have brought the Detective. Although it's only a very slight power, it's still a threat to weak Ring術士s."
His gaze moved upwards, looking at Luther Kinweiss's attic, his eyes slightly narrowed:
"Fortunately, the Detective didn't find anything."
He said softly, his tone suddenly becoming stern:
"So, this is why you told me that Luther Kinweiss could extract spiritual crystals?"
The Psychologist's left eye emitted a faint red light. He made a gesture of listening intently, his face looking at the attic showed some anger:
"I know he's fine this time. But I also said, don't act on your own. What if the Detective was truly affected?"
Psychologist Schneider lowered his head again to look at his palm. With a tremor of his fingers, a pitch-black crystal appeared in his palm. Thick pus was imprisoned within the crystal, wriggling like a living thing.
He said softly:
"Fortunately, I extracted the demon's power, otherwise, reporting Luther Kinweiss to the Church would definitely cause trouble. But where did this demon come from?"
The Psychologist threw the crystal into his mouth, chewed a few times, then swallowed:
"Truly delicious."
He licked his lips, then frowned and looked up at the gloomy night sky of Tobesk. Thin mist and dark clouds blocked the stars and the three moons, with only faint Moonlight shining down. Today was not good weather:
"Hmm, this is the taste of Human Pus? This ancient demon actually appeared in Tobesk? This is truly bad."
He muttered to himself, sniffing his nose:
"The stench of a demon actually came to Tobesk."
He shifted his feet, and his entire being entered the shadow that the street lamp couldn't illuminate, only his crimson eyes still emitting light:
"Truly, troublesome." (Demon language)
(Mia running)
When Iluna, who visited Xia De early in the morning, sat down at the dining table on the second floor of Saint Delan Square, she saw Xia De's excited expression:
"Did you accidentally eat some stimulant for breakfast?"
The brown-haired girl said slowly, waving to the cat squatting on the table. The orange cat looked at her lazily, then turned its back to her.
"Xia De, are you so excited because something good happened?"
The seventeen-year-old girl asked with a smile.
"Of course! I borrowed the poet-level relic 【Saint Byron's Comprehensive College's Dream】 from Saint Byron's on the pretext of wanting to understand the 【Sleep】 Ling Rune! The college generally doesn't lend out relics for such special purposes, so I used my connections with the librarian!"
"Did you get it?"
Actually, Iluna didn't quite understand the relic Xia De mentioned.
"Yes, the college asked me to pay 5 pounds in rent, and that relic will be sent to me through the pages of my poetry manuscript by the weekend. Today is Wednesday, so two more days!"
When Xia De spoke, the joy on his face was completely unconcealed. Although Iluna didn't know the ins and outs of the matter, she still congratulated Xia De on his good fortune.
Iluna's visit this time was to deliver the two holy emblem brooches of the Sun God 【Lantern Old Man】 that she had made, to Xia De and Luvia. Such powerful alchemical items not only required precious materials but were also quite troublesome to make, causing significant mental and spiritual drain on Iluna herself.
In the short term, she could only make these two brooches, but that was enough. After leaving Xia De, she also had to go to the Prophet Association to deliver the other brooch to the female Diviner.
"Since you're here, give this to Luvia when you go to see her later."
Xia De got up from the dining table, took a letter from the study, handed it to Iluna, and indicated that she could read it freely:
"This contains my experience from last night. I encountered something related to Darkness."
"How does he always encounter you... No, how do you always encounter him?"
The seventeen-year-old girl was first surprised, then joked. She unfolded the letter and read it. Xia De directly stated the conclusion:
"Although I only encountered a very slight power, from this, we can know that Darkness did not directly go to the location of the 【Darkness Field】. And judging from his risky release of 【Human Pus】 to absorb negative emotions, the injuries he sustained in Coldwater Port should not have healed yet. Please ask Luvia for me, whether the Human Pus demon can only erode a few targets when releasing pus, or if it can be released on a large scale."
"I know this. The Church has given me a lot of information about the Human Pus demon recently. Releasing a large amount of pus will cause the demon itself to weaken, because it is made of those pus. You said the demon's current appearance is a mouth, and it needs to use a relic to speak. This indicates that after breaking free from the seal this time, although it coexists with humans, it has not recovered to its most prosperous period, and it is absolutely impossible for it to release its pus on a large scale."
Iluna said. During the two weeks Xia De spent renovating his house and handling commissions, both girls had made many preparations to deal with Darkness.
"I see. I understand."
Xia De nodded, the expression on his face returning from joy:
"As for his presence in the city, Iluna, you and Luvia should discuss whether to report it to the Church. It would be best if the Church could intercept him in the city. If he still enters the 【Darkness Field】, then we will take the risk and act."
"Can't you and I go to Luvia together? From your place to the Prophet Association, if you walk fast, you can get there in ten minutes."
Iluna asked in confusion:
"Xia De, do you have something else to do?"
"Yes, I need to find someone to process some spellcasting materials. And I just received a letter. This afternoon, I have to meet a Twelve Ring Arcanist to ask about the 【Light】 Ling Rune. You know, the demons in the 【Darkness Domain】 need the 【Light】 Ling Rune to be eliminated. Oh, and also, I have to attend Queen Diana's birthday banquet at Yodel Palace tonight, so I need to prepare my clothes in advance."
Xia De pointed to Miss Jialinna's letter on the dining table, and the invitation he received when he went home with Tifa last time.
The brown-haired girl pursed her lips. Her emotions were easily readable on her face:
"Oh, the banquet will definitely be very interesting. It's a pity I have a mission tonight, otherwise, I would definitely get an invitation from the Church."
The envious expression on her face was completely unconcealed, and with Iluna's current status, it was not difficult to get an invitation from the Sun Church.
"Then Xia De, you go and have a good time. Since Darkness has already entered the city, I think the matter of the second Chosen One could end at any time. Whether it's the Church or us, once we confront Darkness directly, it will be the final battle. Relax a bit before the final battle. I still miss the scene of everyone dancing together at your conferment banquet last time."
She lowered her head to fold the letter Xia De wrote to Luvia. Xia De stroked the cat squatting obediently by his hand, and the cat also rubbed against Xia De's hand.
He thought for a moment and asked:
"If you're not in a hurry to return to Black Stone Security Company, would you be willing to dance with me here?"
Xia De pointed to the open space in the living room:
"By the window, in the sunlight. But there are no guests here, no pretty dresses, and no music."
