Whispering Verse

Shade thought that there should be no problem with him, so he said a few words to Priest August who walked out of the room, and then entered the small separate study room inside the reception room.

The doctor changed the furniture arrangement here in advance. Have the two professors sit on one side of the table and the person being questioned sit on the other side. As for the secretary responsible for recording the conversation, there is a separate small desk.

Although they have been working for two consecutive hours, the professors do not look very tired. Shade did not speak immediately after entering the door. Instead, he asked the servants who followed him to bring a new teapot and poured black tea for everyone before sitting down on the chair.

The professors were covered with papers in front of them. Although they were very close, Shade couldn't read any of the words on them clearly. There was nothing on his side of the table except teacups, so Shade held his two hands together and placed them on the table:

"Good afternoon, Professor Andorra and Professor Cospaia."

"Good afternoon, Mr. Hamilton."

"Good afternoon, Mr. Hamilton. By the way, I'm an associate professor."

The conversation started with such greetings, and Shade realized at this moment that he had actually brought little Mia in instead of leaving it under the care of Luvia or Dorothy. But fortunately, the professors have seen more correspondence magicians with strange habits. Compared to other people, carrying a cat with you can even be called an extremely elegant hobby.

"Mr. Hamilton, the college's background check on your identity went smoothly."

Professor Andor pointed to the sheets of paper on the table that looked blank. It seemed that a spell had been cast so that only the professors could see the contents:

"Your enrollment was in the summer of last year. According to regulations, an identity background check was already conducted at that time. Repeat the work again after half a year. Whether it is divination, on-site visits or the use of relics to determine, your background is quite good. normal."

He nodded to Associate Professor Cospaya beside him, who picked up the white paper on the table and recalled the past experiences of the stranger's body.

What he said is exactly the same as what Shade heard last summer and what Helen and Grace investigated.

The hometown of this body is the southern town of Delrayon. When the body was 16 years old, the hometown suffered a great famine, so the body fled there with its family, and all the family members died on the way to escape.

As a wanderer with low intelligence, this body wandered all the way to Tobesk City, and was selected by Sparrow Hamilton in the spring of 1853. Then in the summer, he became a ring warlock, and his consciousness woke up from blind ignorance.

Although Shade had heard these contents more than once, he listened carefully again. When Associate Professor Cospaya finished reading these contents and confirmed it with Shade, Shade said:

"Only a very small part of my memories before the midsummer of 1853 remain in my mind, and most of them are just instincts such as eating, dressing, and bathing. Therefore, I don't know if these are real. .Speaking of which, I also wanted to explore my past and look for possible relatives, but according to the divination provided by Luvia Anat in our group, all my relatives were dead. The southern town in the past My hometown has completely disappeared from the map.”

He looked at the two professors in front of him:

"Excuse me, is this really the only content about my background check?"

The professors looked at each other. Professor Andorra, who was older and could tell at a glance that he was highly respected, put down the paper he was holding:

"Mr. Shade Hamilton, you are a ring warlock who is favored by Professor Danist. Theoretically speaking, even if your background is questionable, the academy can treat it as no problem. As for the investigation of your identity, well, it is actually suspicious. place, but it’s just suspicious.”

"Excuse me, what is it?"

Shade was somewhat looking forward to it.

"Whatever the academy learned through any means was indirect. In other words, we did not find anyone who had seen you in person before Sparrow Hamilton took you in last spring."

The old professor spoke very slowly:

"But other than that, all the information about your origin is self-consistent, and any statement can corroborate each other. So, if there is really a problem with your origin, then the whole world is lying."

He said and picked up a new piece of paper:

"Your background before admission is completely fine, and then there is the interpersonal relationship in the second half of your admission. According to the survey, the most sensitive person you have come into contact with was Laikins Pu from the United Kingdom of Carsonlik last winter. Sir Lisha."

"Yes, I saw him in the academy later when I went to receive the Feliana Medal. The poor guy is completely crazy now."

Shade said, and the professor nodded:

"Your interpersonal relationships are relatively simple and limited to Tobesk and the surrounding areas, right?"

Shade thought for a while and shook his head slightly:

"No, I know an out-of-towner. Miss Mia Sangold, the real owner of the cat in my arms, is also my client. We maintain a monthly correspondence. She is probably an ordinary person. A man left Tobesk because of a letter and became the last member of an ancient, declining family.”

He showed the cute cat and then briefly described his relationship with Miss Gold.

The two professors nodded:

"We will investigate Miss Gothe, but according to your description it should be fine. Now that we have talked about the simple things, let's talk about the important points."

The three metal charms were taken out and placed on the table. The room that was originally just muted is now completely shielded from any possibility of eavesdropping from time and space:

"Mr. Hamilton, when you first enrolled, the Student Administration Office entrusted you with the responsibility of temporarily supervising other members of the team. In the second half of 1853 and the first three months of 1854, we did not receive any unusual circumstances from you. report, so now, do you have anything to report?”

Shade had already thought about how to deal with this problem, so he put Mia on his lap and said:

"About Bill Schneider, the academy once commented that he had something dangerous in his heart. But during the six months of getting along with him, I didn't find anything unusual about him. Speaking of which, I knew very little when I first became a ring warlock. , it was Dr. Schneider who patiently taught me various precautions.

Then there's Priest Lath August, who the Academy says is the sole survivor of a high-risk relic incident in his youth. Because this old gentleman and I both believe in the righteous god, Mr. Liming, we usually have more contact with him. The only problem with this old gentleman is probably that as a clergyman, he is very good at necromantic spells. "

The two professors nodded.

Shade continued:

"Also, regarding Miss Luvia Anat, whose prediction was too accurate, and Miss Dorothy Louisa, who is suspected to be related to Zalas Literary Academy. I was not familiar with them when I first entered school, so in order to better confirm In order to protect their own situation and the interests of the college, I developed a relatively close relationship with them, to put it simply...a romantic relationship."

The two professors and the gentleman from the student management office all admired him for being able to say such things shamelessly. The reason why Shade wants to say it out is because he has no intention of hiding these relationships:

"Miss Luvia Anat has made divination for me many times, and the divination is indeed very accurate. She can even know when I went to see Louisa without telling her... This It may not be divination, but the intuition unique to women. But I think that the accuracy of divination should only be due to her unique talent and the particularity of the core spiritual runes. She is simply a natural diviner. Although I have only been in school for half a year, Even in a big city like Tobesk, you are well-informed.”

Shade looked like he was thinking:

"As for Miss Dorothy Louisa, she is a writer, so her usual interpersonal relationships are relatively simple. After meeting me, I have met almost every friend she is familiar with. However, I can be sure that I have no Discover her relationship with Zarath School of Literature. She is the kind of person who likes to sit down and write all day long in her apartment or my study and doesn’t want to go out. That’s why her skin is so white...ahem , Oh, one more thing, I introduced her to Princess Lesia Cavendish at a banquet in the city..."

He looked at the two professors, and the professors who had a sullen face to prevent themselves from showing strange expressions after hearing Shade's words nodded:

"Students of Zarath School of Literature, we know this, you don't have to explain."

Shade said this to prepare for the news that he would swear an oath in the name of the princess in the newspaper tomorrow morning. At the same time, in order to allow Dorothy and Lesia to communicate normally, he needed to explain the reason why the two girls knew each other.

"That's all I know about anything so far. Wait a minute, let me think about it... Oh, all the members of our group often go to the Black Raven Library in the city to buy materials. There. It is a black market in the city that sells the knowledge of ring magicians. I just learned some time ago that it is related to the ring magician organization 'Apna Library'. Of course, I am just guessing and there is no concrete evidence."

The professors asked for more details about the "Black Raven Library", and the secretary at the small table recorded the information revealed by Shade and his somewhat complicated private life.

"Mr. Hamilton, are you familiar with Duke Carina Cavendish?"

Professor Andor asked again, and Shade hesitated for a moment before nodding:

"Yes, quite familiar."

"We have no intention of delving into your privacy, but we hope you can answer a simple question. Oh, I'm really embarrassed to say it."

The old professor smiled in embarrassment, and mentally scolded the guy who gave the task again. Associate Professor Cospaya on the side was glad that he didn't have to ask.

"Have you ever had...intimate contact with Duke Carina Cavendish?"

Shade raised his eyebrows and suddenly realized something in his heart. It seems that after the Battle of Randall Valley, the academy realized that the [Witch Council] knew too much about pursuing the chosen ones, so it was investigating the possible identities of the great witches. Miss Carina, who was rumored to dislike contact with men and rarely appeared in public, naturally became one of the targets of suspicion.