novelonline Chapter 4172 The Reunion of the Moon
Chapter 4172 The Reunion of the Moon
Chapter 4172 The Reunion of the Moon
Shad the cat stared blankly at the ever-changing scenery above, but he still managed to stand up, perched on Gina's back, and peered outwards, his front paws gripping the edge of the coffin.
The river in the forest shimmered with jewel-like ripples. A large-tailed squirrel with a pine cone on its head watched curiously as the coffin floated by. A wild chocobo drinking water by the river raised its head and called out, as if greeting a silver cat.
The autumn wind was refreshingly cool, and the golden trees symbolized the most beautiful season of autumn. A golden leaf swirled down from the treetops that stretched across the sky above the river, landing on Shadcat's head before sliding into the coffin.
Shadcat instinctively looked at the leaf, only to see it had fallen next to the lifeless doll. Miss Doll was now empty.
The cat blinked, then felt the drifting coffin stop, a shadow blocking the sunlight from the side. He turned to look and saw a half-elf witch with a yellow moon earring in her left ear and a silver moon earring in her right, wearing a long emerald green robe and with golden hair that seemed to glow in the shadows of the trees, smiling at him.
That smile is the most beautiful flower in autumn:
"I had thought about what you would look like the next time I saw you. I considered many possibilities, but I never expected you to be a cat. But this is still a good look."
She reached out and picked up Shad the cat, and Mia, who was holding the silver cat's tail, was also brought out with her.
Upon hearing the familiar voice, Gina quickly sat up from the coffin, pressing her hands against the edge:
"Oh! Miss Orlando!"
The lifeless doll slid off her and to the side. As Mrs. Gustav also got up, she saw a demigod witch, almost identical to the doll, walking out from behind Brienne Orlandord.
Wearing a pointed witch's hat and a long purple dress, Mana Feliana smiled at Gina, then nodded to Madame Gustave and the somewhat bewildered Miss Bradvy, finally looking at the cat being held in Brienne's arms.
"Shad, do you want things to stay like this forever?"
Overwhelmed by the joy of reunion, Shad quickly transformed back into human form in the moonlight. Gina noticed that Miss Orlandord, who was usually cold and aloof to her students, had a very gentle expression on her face.
Then, ignoring that her teacher was right next to her, Britney kissed Shad, who appeared from the moonlight.
Miss Feliana shook her head, while on the riverbank behind her, the witches leading unicorns saw this scene and either smiled or whispered and laughed with their companions.
A wild chocobo drinking water not far away watched the fluffy unicorns and beautiful witch professors with curiosity, while Fiona, who was also standing on the shore, waved excitedly to Gina.
Then, the Red Dragon Girl also looked at Xia De and her teacher, who were embracing and kissing in the river.
She blinked, and although her feelings were somewhat complicated, she also smiled.
After all, the reunion has finally arrived.
The golden forest and the river within it are not located in St. Byrons, or rather, the distance between here and St. Byrons is farther than the distance between the door of Shad's house and the door of Elder Harald's house.
The moment the group passed through the stone coffin and returned to the normal world, Miss Feliana's consciousness, stored in the doll, returned to her body. Then, the two demigod witches brought the rest of the academy here.
Upon their long-awaited reunion, Britney gave Shad a passionate, wet kiss. Before Miss Feliana could say anything, Fiona rushed over as well.
Gina, who had just climbed out of the coffin, thought Fiona had come to greet her. She was about to speak when she saw that Fiona wasn't even looking at her, but instead excitedly hugged Shad.
"Long time no see, Shad! Are you all alright? Oh, and Xiaomia's here too!"
"Meow~"
The cat's attitude towards her was inexplicably not cold.
"It's alright, it's alright, all thanks to Miss Feliana."
Shad smiled and responded to the red dragon girl's hug. Then he saw the figure with green hair dressed in a black and white maid outfit by the river, also smiling and waving at him.
Miss Green Dragon Wilde, whom we haven't seen in a long time, also welcomed Shad's return. However, unlike Fiona, she didn't hug Shad. Instead, she looked at Gina, scanned her up and down, and then gave her a scrutinizing look.
Gina felt inexplicably guilty for some reason.
After the trembling Miss Bradway climbed out of the stone coffin, the coffin shattered into dust and merged into the vibrant little river, disappearing without a trace.
The halfling girl had no memory of what happened after she climbed into the coffin, but she still instinctively feared what she couldn't remember. Gina was worried about her, so she decided to take her back to St. Byron first.
The old witch stood on the river, taking deep breaths, savoring the feeling of being alive. As a twelfth-order witch, she recovered quickly after losing that crucial memory. Watching Shad interact with the girls of Saint Byron, the old woman smiled gently, then took her leave of Miss Feliananna.
“I wish to return to the Vatican now to recount my experience, Miss Ferriana. I will visit the college afterward. Thank you for your help.”
She bowed to the demigod, and Miss Feliana did not insist that she stay. Instead, she had the two girls ride unicorns to take her back to where she had started. Before taking off, the old witch waved goodbye to Shad and Miss Bradvie. Watching her departing figure, Shad knew that he would most likely never see her again.
As for him and Miria—
"Come back with us."
Miss Feliananna stood by the river, softly chanting an incantation. Then, she stretched out her hand and tore through space with light. With a piercing sound of shattering glass, space was torn open, and the opening transformed into a swirling black-gold vortex.
“Let’s go, Shad.”
She smiled, took Shad's hand, and stepped inside. Britney looked at the two hands and followed closely behind them. The unicorns and other witches also went in one by one.
Fiona, Miss Wild, and Gina were at the back because they had been whispering to each other. Before entering the portal, Gina glanced back at the golden forest, feeling that the scenery was so beautiful it was almost unreal. Just three minutes ago, in her memory, she was in that eerie and dangerous factory.
Then, she saw a wild chocobo staring blankly at her on the riverbank, and the green dragon girl beside her smiled and asked it:
"Want to come back with us? We'll provide food and lodging, and there are many of your people there. But you'll have to work too."
The chocobo with beautiful golden fur blinked, then ran happily towards them, and together with the three dragon girls, they entered the portal.
On the other side of the portal, standing in the square in front of the castle, the familiar yet unfamiliar St. Byron's Academy Castle made Shad momentarily think that Danist would walk out of it.
But he soon stopped thinking about Daniste, because Miss Ferriananna let go of Shad's hand, winked at him, and then deftly lifted the somewhat unwilling Mia off Shad's shoulder, before gently pushing Shad toward the librarian on the other side.
The moment Shad was embraced by Britney, the two disappeared into the bright yellow moonlight.
Then Shad felt himself fall into a soft bed, surrounded by the distinctive scent of Britney's perfume. The witch, almost nose-to-nose with Shad, looked down at him as he lay on his back, her golden hair cascading beside his face. She asked:
Do you know how much I miss you?
Shad answered her question with action, his head snapping into Britney's elven-like pointed ear—an experience he'd gained last year at the "Moon Sanctuary." The witch gave a soft hum, then reciprocated with her own actions.
She clearly knew that Shad didn't have much time left, and even if she used her time-manipulation powers to slow down time in the room, she couldn't keep him there, because everything was based on the passage of time as perceived by Shad.
Therefore, Brienne didn't stand on ceremony with Shad; the witches of the Fifth Age didn't know what politeness was. After a brief moment of warmth, they were truly reunited, and the long-lost feeling left them both mesmerized.
The moon met the moon again; she was reunited with him.
The moon's power causes the tides to rise and fall, leaving traces on the beach as they recede and reaching new heights on the shore as they rise. Within the ebb and flow of the tides lies a profound secret—the secret of life, symbolized by the crimson moon.
However, Shad and Brienne's long-awaited "Red Moon Mystery Discussion" didn't last long before there was a knock on the door, and Fiona's somewhat shy voice came from outside:
“Shad, Ms. Orlando. Ms. Feliananna says it’s almost time and you need to go out and see her within five minutes.”
Britney paused for a moment, then wrapped her arms around Shad's neck and continued squinting her eyes.
"Miss Felicia is looking for us."
Shad reminded him while holding the elf rabbit.
"Isn't there still five minutes left?"
Britney said that the moon earrings on her ears swayed rhythmically:
"No rush."
Although she said she wasn't in a hurry, she was clearly anxious. To calm her down, Shad took her place and started worrying. Anyway, although it was only five minutes, the dragon maids eavesdropping outside the door still heard a meow that sounded like it came from another world.
So much so that when Shad and Britney came out after tidying their clothes, Fiona, Miss Wild, and Gina all had flushed faces, even more so than Britney's still-present blush.
"This way."
Fiona's tail brushed against Shad's leg, then tore through space and opened another portal. Britney seemed unconcerned, but was still a little shy, so she was the first to go in.
Just as Xia De was about to follow, he felt someone's tail brush against him again.