“New power again...”
Xia De turned his head to look behind him, and sure enough, there was no one there. But his turning action made the Doctor notice something amiss:
“Xia De, is your neck injured?”
Just now, Xia De had unbuttoned his collar, and the turning motion exposed some skin that was originally covered by his clothes. The Doctor saw some abnormal marks, which prompted his casual question.
Xia De immediately reached up to cover his neck, then hurriedly re-buttoned his collar.
The middle-aged Doctor smiled:
“Oh, I understand.”
Just as he was about to tease Xia De, both of them simultaneously turned to look at the Doctor’s desk. Something on the desk was glowing, and the light was exceptionally conspicuous.
“A notification from Saint Byron's?”
The Doctor frowned, moved away from the window, and picked up the page of poetry from his desk. After a quick glance at the text that had appeared on it, he looked up and said to Xia De:
“Saint Byron's requires the five members of our group to gather within two hours. A Professor from Saint Byron's wants to personally ask us some questions. I think it must be about Miss Felianna.”
He took a pen and wrote a reply on the page, and only then did the glowing page return to normal.
“Two hours? Doctor, you go find Dorothy and Priest Augustus. I’ll go to the outskirts of the city to pick up Luvia; time is a bit tight.”
“Why is she outside the city?”
The Doctor asked curiously, Xia De didn’t answer, and he didn’t dwell on it either.
“Xia De, then let’s split up to find people. Also, Saint Byron's will definitely ask about our itinerary yesterday afternoon, don’t forget to think about how to explain it.”
Doctor Schneider himself went to the south of the city; he also needed to fabricate an itinerary, which is why he reminded Xia De.
Leaving the clinic, Xia De, carrying the god's gift box, returned to the carriage at the street corner. After informing the two girls that he had eliminated Human Pus, Iluna decided to return directly to the Sun Church; she still had many things to deal with, but she would come to Saint Delan Square in the evening.
Tifa went to Yodel Palace to meet Miss Jialinna, and Xia De alone took the carriage back to Miss Jialinna’s manor. On the way back, the page Xia De carried with him also conveyed a message.
Saint Byron's required Xia De to return the relic, Saint Byron's Comprehensive College of Dreams, within half an hour. If he exceeded the time, he had to provide a formal written explanation.
“Saint Byron's suspects me.”
This was Xia De’s first reaction, but if they didn’t suspect him, that would be the problem. After all, from the timing, the appearance of Miss Felianna and the time Saint Byron's conveyed this relic almost perfectly coincided.
However, Xia De was not without a way to conceal it. Logically, people in the Darkness Domain would be completely forgotten, so Saint Byron's couldn’t possibly remember to give him the relic. He relied on rolling a 20 on the dice of fate to somehow make Saint Byron's remember this matter.
After he rolled it, Saint Byron's immediately gave him the relic, indicating that Saint Byron's remembering him wasn't a “flash of inspiration” after the 20 appeared, realizing they had forgotten this person before, but rather they had always remembered him. Therefore, Xia De could completely use this reason to prove that he was not in the Darkness Domain at that time.
At the 23rd minute after the notification arrived, Xia De successfully returned to the manor. After returning the temporarily stored and inconvenient-to-carry Saint Byron's Comprehensive College of Dreams to Saint Byron's via the page, he called Luvia, who was eating lunch, to immediately set off.
Physical injuries are actually very easy to heal. She was actually too mentally exhausted last night, which is why Xia De didn't wake her up this morning.
“Saint Byron's suspects you?”
On the way back to the city, Luvia had returned to her usual demeanor, not changing herself due to the rapid progress in their relationship last night.
“It’s fine, that snuff bottle hasn’t changed at all. Saint Byron's hasn’t been able to figure out its secrets for thousands of years, and it’s impossible for them to understand it immediately now.”
Xia De wasn't worried about this. Although he promised to keep the Doctor’s secret, he still briefly told Luvia what happened this morning. As Luvia frowned, guessing which demon was on the Doctor, Xia De pulled out Genesis Darkness from his pocket.
The card fluttered in the carriage. Manipulating this card was as simple for Xia De as manipulating his own hands and feet.
“This is truly strange. I didn’t expect that by carrying a card and witnessing the appearance of a Chosen One, I would gain the ability to manipulate the corresponding card. This is the second time, just like genesis - balance.”
However, he no longer suspected that he was a Chosen One, as he hadn’t gained any other powers. Although at the end of the battle, he also devoured the Darkness and fused with past powers, it was clear that he wasn’t even a candidate.
“Darkness was killed after successfully completing the ritual, so the Chosen One of Darkness will not appear. Honestly, there are more and more things that are unclear.”
Luvia shook her head, somewhat annoyed:
“But I accept your suggestion. Before the Great City Player ends, I won’t consider the matter of a third Chosen One. Originally, after Iluna’s matter was resolved, I planned to advance from Three Ring to Four Ring. It’s been delayed for over a month, so it’s a good time to gather the ritual materials.”
The advancement of a Ring術士’s level also requires a ritual. Xia De’s two advancements were both due to abnormal external forces, which is an extremely rare situation.
“Take a break for a while, these two months have been too busy.”
Xia De said, hesitating for a moment, then gently reached out and put his arm around the girl sitting beside him. Luvia smiled, tilted her head slightly, and leaned on Xia De’s shoulder.
This time Mia didn't disturb the two of them. In the god's gift box on the opposite seat, the cat was curled up into a ball, sleeping soundly. It liked this small, safe space very much.
The carriage first took them to Saint Delan Square, allowing Xia De to leave behind some things that were inconvenient to take to the Doctor’s place. After all, before entering the Darkness Domain, Xia De had brought almost all his belongings.
When they arrived home, Mia suddenly woke up. For some reason, this time she actually wanted to follow Xia De out. So, the two people and one cat, pushing against the two-hour limit given by Saint Byron's, arrived at the Doctor’s clinic. Dorothy and Priest Augustus were already in the city, so they had arrived earlier.
When Xia De and Luvia walked into the reception room on the second floor of the clinic together, the three of them, as expected, were discussing yesterday’s events.
The rumor about “Miss Mana Feilianna’s appearance” had spread throughout Tobesk in just one day. This wasn’t because the Church’s confidentiality work was poor, but because too many people witnessed the scene at the time, and the matter was simply too incredible.
“Good afternoon, Xia De, good afternoon, Luvia.”
Dorothy smiled and greeted them. Priest Augustus and the Doctor were checking the four stools and the basin in the center.
Xia De had arranged this kind of ritual many times, so he also came to help. The cat was placed on the sofa by Xia De. The disobedient orange cat, seeing that Xia De was ignoring it, leisurely approached Dorothy. During the Coldwater Port incident, it had spent a few days with Dorothy and was quite familiar with her.
“You and Xia De’s cat have a good relationship.”
Luvia said with a smile from the side. Dorothy nodded, and just as she was about to pick up the small cat, Mia suddenly stopped, looked up with amber eyes, and suspiciously scrutinized the girl in front of her. After sniffing a few times, it suddenly let out a somewhat sharp meow~ sound, its fur bristled, and it darted to Xia De’s feet, who was confirming the direction with a compass.
“What’s wrong?”
Xia De turned around and asked, then saw Dorothy’s embarrassed expression. Seeing Xia De look at her, the Golden-haired girl raised a hand to touch her ear, then raised her eyebrows.
“It’s not Dorothy, it’s Leia.”
Now Xia De understood. The two girls had eight hours of mandatory exchange time each week, and when exactly it happened was completely uncontrolled. Evidently, this time it unluckily occurred on a Saturday afternoon, and then, unluckily, they encountered a Professor from Saint Byron's coming to ask questions.
“But Mia can actually distinguish between the two of them?”
Xia De was very surprised by this, after all, even he, who knew the truth, hadn’t been able to see any clues just now:
“In the future, I can use Mia to distinguish between Dorothy and Leia.”
Xia De thought to himself.
“In the future, when I also become familiar with that cat, Xia De will be completely unable to distinguish between the two of us.”
The Golden-haired girl sitting on the sofa thought to herself, then suddenly turned to look at Luvia.
“What’s wrong?”
The female Diviner blinked.
“Why do I feel like you’re a bit different today?”
“Dorothy” asked Luvia very familiarly, her tone and demeanor no different from the true Writer. Perhaps only a timid and alert small animal like Mia could detect her abnormality.
“You’re in good spirits. You look like you’ve been relieved of a great burden.”
“Have I? That’s your illusion.”
The purple-eyed girl said with a very certain tone.
The notice Saint Byron's gave the Doctor said that three people would project from Saint Byron's, so among the four chairs to the east, west, south, and north, only the Doctor sat down.
At 1:37 PM, the ritual officially began. As the Doctor threw the parchment scroll in his hand into the basin, a cold wind blew through the enclosed room.
Mia, whom Xia De was holding, squirmed in his arms, indicating unease, and three transparent figures had already arrived.
Sitting opposite the Doctor was the Vice Principal of Saint Byron's, Professor Harms Sanchez, the Chief of the Student Management Office. Wearing round-rimmed glasses, dressed in a formal black suit, with a pocket watch chain extending from his chest pocket and fastened to a button on his chest, this gentleman seemed to always appear in this attire.
On the southern chair sat a middle-aged woman wearing a pointed hat and a robe. Her eyes were very sharp; one could tell at a glance that she was the kind of person who was meticulous and very serious in her work:
“Good afternoon, gentlemen and ladies, I am Professor Wia Mirall from the Astronomical Academy.”
She nodded extra to Luvia, who was a student of the Astronomical Academy.
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