novelonline Chapter 2981: Nuns and Banquet
Chapter 2981: Nuns and Banquet
Chapter 2981: Nuns and Banquet
When Shade and Miss Orlanod returned to the Radiant Emissary, the first news they received was that Sister Defulyn had arrived.
"Go say hello."
So the Moon Witch gently pushed Shade, her expression still so gentle:
"I know what it feels like to wait, so be quick."
"Well the nun and I don't have that kind of relationship."
"Really not?"
When she smiles, her eyes really bend into a crescent shape:
"Don't explain these to me. These are questions that the witches at this point in time need to think about."
The investigation took up the entire afternoon, and it was already approaching evening. Not only Shade and Miss Olanord, but the other girls who had gone out were also returning one after another. Normally, people would not go out in the woods at night.
Sister Defulin, who had not been seen for a long time, seemed to be planning to stay directly on the ship, so Miss Elither also arranged a room for her. When Shade was led by the maid to see the nun, Megan was standing in the nun's room and couldn't wait to talk to her about the "Fire Mark".
Sister Defulin was the first to hear the familiar footsteps in the corridor, so when Shad turned into the room, he looked up and saw the nun in a gray-black robe facing the door.
She held her hands together and lowered them in front of her chest. Although her head was slightly lowered, the silver eye mask still seemed to be "looking" at Xia De. Even though Megan kept talking beside her and the maids were busy tidying up the room, it still did not affect her quiet and cold temperament.
But the reunion with the nun was not suitable for hugging:
"Sister Devereine, you are here?"
"I'm sorry I'm a little late, hero of the Fire Bearer. I will be the sword in your hands once again."
Megan, who was standing by, stopped talking and looked at the two of them, confirming once again that their relationship was definitely not normal.
At this point, all the girls from the [Witch Council] who were related to Shade had arrived at the Vesta Forest. Although a banquet was held yesterday for Miss Orlanod and Emilia, the witches held another grand banquet tonight.
Of course, Shade did not forget to use the butterfly flute to call sisters Helen and Grace over. Although the two sisters in black and white dresses hugged Shade's neck and complained that he hadn't visited them for a long time, they did not forget to leave a light kiss on Shade's cheek afterwards.
The only person who didn't attend the banquet tonight was Iluna. Luvia actually sent her a secret letter, but Iluna replied that she had something to do and couldn't leave for the time being. She even greeted Emilia in the letter and asked Luvia to help her apologize to Miss Orlano and Sister Defulin for not being able to welcome them at the banquet.
"Oh, little Lianna! It's been a long time since we last met. Did you miss me?"
The elf girl in the forest also received an invitation from Shade. When she appeared with the little unicorn, Emilia immediately went to greet her with tears in her eyes.
She hugged her little unicorn's neck and half-knelt on the carpet, stroking the hair on its neck vigorously.
So Shade looked at the cat on his shoulder:
"If you hadn't seen me for a long time, would you be this excited?"
"Meow~"
"Shad, shouldn't Mia be the one asking you this question?"
Xiwei asked with a smile, and Shade rubbed the cat's head:
"Do you think that since Flora is willing to teach others Transfiguration, she could teach a cat Transfiguration?"
The Great Witch of Light, wearing a dark red dress, smiled and raised her wine glass:
"It's a good idea, but it's a little perverted. Come on, have a drink with me. The moonlight is so beautiful tonight, Xia De, don't waste your time."
During the banquet, Shade also told Luvia and Miss Danister about the results of the afternoon investigation. He told the red-haired girl mainly because he had to meet Ms. Helena Carter again no matter what.
“I don’t comment.”
The red-haired girl stood under the crystal chandelier holding a goblet, her left hand inserted between her right arm holding the goblet and her body. Luvia thought seriously for a moment:
"Although it is dangerous, I hope you can use the time transfer station. This way, we can determine the principle of the other party's time travel.
There are not many existing methods of time travel in the material world. I don't understand what the other party's method is. He can accurately locate time, and even according to the results of your investigation today, he can accurately locate space. This is incredible."
Shade then nodded:
"Then I will do this tomorrow night. By the way, how is the church's preparation against the army of paradox bugs going? I am almost done investigating here, but there is still no news from the church?"
"Iluna mentioned this in her reply. She said that the church thought that if the bugs really appeared, it would be too troublesome to wipe them out one by one, so the church wanted to find a way to clear the bugs on a large scale."
"Hmm God descended?"
This was the only solution Shade could think of, but Luvia shook her head:
"Paradox worms are evil creatures that have existed since the First Age of Antiquity. When the ancient God of Time had not yet left, the ancestors of the elves had already dealt with those worms. This time, because of Emilia's matter, the nine largest elven clans in the material world have all sent people to this place, so the church wants to find a way out of those tree elves."
The elves who worship the Treefather are called "Tree Elves", and the elves who worship the Moon Sage are called "Moon Elves". But these are the names from ancient times. Now that the ancient gods have gone, the elves no longer have a big gap due to different beliefs. However, it is said that in ancient times, the disputes between elves of different beliefs were the biggest obstacle to the formation of a unified elven empire.
Sister Defulin usually didn't like to attend such banquets, but tonight she made an exception and attended the welcome banquet held for her. Shade even saw her take the initiative to chat with Miss Orlanod. The modern fire nun and the ancient librarian had similar temperaments. Seeing them standing together, Shade was actually surprised.
There was no dance planned for the end of the banquet because it was not the time to hold a celebration banquet yet.
As per custom, the girls would nominate Shade to have the final say, which usually meant that the final preparations before the decisive battle had been made.
The music had stopped, and everyone gathered together and watched Xia De holding his glass and thinking about his words. However, Xia De thought that everyone present was not an outsider, so there was no need for him to be too formal:
“I’ve always been looking for a good ending.”
He started with these words, and while speaking he saw Luvia in front of the crowd. The purple-eyed fortune teller smiled sweetly at him.
"Since the Tobisk incident last year, more and more of you have gathered around me, and the dangers and challenges we face are increasing. There have been times when I thought that there are still too many roads ahead, and whether I can really find an ending that everyone can accept and avoid anyone's death every time.
But I also know that fate is unpredictable, and maybe one wrong step will lead to something irreversible. At night, I persuade myself to accept the possible future, but when I see the sun in the morning, I tell myself not to think about those messy things. I just want the best ending, and I just want all the stories to end perfectly. "
The witches laughed and whispered, while Dorothy in the crowd nodded to Shad. The writer admired Shad's attitude.
"It is now the end of the eighth chapter of the Whispering Poems. After defeating the remaining two enemies - Earth and Water as well as the first and third candidates - Emilia will wear the crown and become the heir of time. I..."
He looked at the two elf girls standing together. One tall and one short, they looked too similar. Only Emilia herself could not see the clue.
"It was me who brought you and guided you to where you are today. From our first acquaintance in Randall River Valley, to our adventures in Moon Bay in the summer, and finally to our trip to Vista Woodland this fall. I hope that you will still stand here and look at me the ninth, tenth, and last time. Until the end of time, I will accompany you to finish this journey together, until the end of time."
The stranger was rarely affected by his own emotions. In the end, he could no longer say anything and drank the glass of red wine. Then everyone drank the wine in their hands. Luvia asked Shade:
"Will the Moon God appear again this time?"
Xia De answered with certainty:
"If necessary, it will. The cracks in time will be healed under the moonlight, and those who have walked into the wrong time will be guided by the moon. Regardless, it is time for the story of Vestal Grove to come to an end."
Even if he didn't advance to the ninth ring, even if he used up his two drops of divinity, Shade would never let Emilia sacrifice herself. No matter what the final "tree planting" ceremony meant, he had never come here to see the girl around him go to tragedy in order to fulfill his wish.
Because no one had anything to do tonight, the party lasted until very late.
At the banquet, Shad not only talked with Sister Defulin about recent events, but also asked the nun whether the [Spiritual Order] needed his help in solving the troubles they were facing.
Of course he got a negative answer, and regarding the moon mark on Vanessa's arm that provided her with additional time resistance, the nun asked Shad for a small moonfire.
Xia De had already integrated the Moon Fire into the First Fire, so the nun could sense the changes in this mysterious flame by sensing the Moon Fire. Of course, she couldn't give an answer immediately, but the nun promised to try to ask the flame for the answer tonight, and probably tomorrow morning she could tell him the reason for the benign changes in the "Eternal Fire Seal".