Whispering Verse

After the opening of the third act, Miss Louisa reminded Shade to listen and watch carefully and not to lose focus. And when the scene returned to the fairy tale with Princess Taweil singing, she even patted Shade to remind him that he had already started.

In order to cater to the plot development of the opera, "Tree Kiss" in the opera has made some changes based on the ancient story. The most prominent aspect is that some plots similar to love are arranged for Princess Taweil and the ancient tree in the forest.

The tree itself is given a personality in the opera, appearing as an elf in a green formal suit, and has a long duet with Princess Taweil.

After this episode began, Miss Louisa didn't say a word to Shade again, and waited until it was over before gently asking him for his opinion.

Shade said what he had already prepared:

"The singing is great, but if you look at it from the perspective of the story itself, in any version of the story you showed me, their relationship is not so nakedly described as love. This is of course to cater to contemporary audiences, and The story quoted here is not for children. But if you think more deeply, explore the core of the relationship between Princess Taweil and the ancient tree in the story, with love, friendship and the spirit that transcends the two. If you think about it in connection, you may be able to interpret it from different angles.”

After Shade finished speaking, he saw Miss Louisa looking at him with strange eyes in the darkness:

"Is there something wrong with what I said?"

He asked in an embarrassed whisper, and the blonde girl shook her head:

"No problem, I just didn't expect you to think so deeply. Shade, you are really talented."

But Shade knew that he just did too many reading comprehension questions.

Miss Louisa invited Shade to watch the opera. In addition to "Tree Kiss", she also came here to pick up goods. At the end of the third act, the blonde stood up and left the table.

Although she thought there would be no accident, she still told Shade that the place of transaction between her and the owner of the goods was at the door of the public restroom on the second floor. If she doesn't come back within half an hour, then Shade can go find her.

"Is the owner of the cargo someone you know?"

The long dress Miss Louisa wore was highly identifiable, so the other party must be a familiar person.

"I'm not very familiar with him. He's a correspondence ring magician from Serkses Higher Medical School in Tobesk. The three major thaumaturgy academies are very close, so if it's necessary and they trust each other, it doesn't matter if they know each other's identities."

Miss Louisa explained softly, then bent down and passed in front of Shade.

Shade thought about the current time, reminded himself to be more alert, and continued to sit there and watch the opera.

"Do you think opera is interesting?"

I asked in my mind.

【very funny. 】

So Shade's eyes did not look in other directions, but focused on the stage so that "she" would not miss any details.

Twelve minutes after Miss Louisa left, there was a commotion at the northwest entrance to the auditorium on the first floor. Because there were no lights on and the northwest entrance was directly below Shade's location, he didn't know what was going on.

Then, there were sounds of footsteps coming from the entrance to the auditorium on the second floor. Although those footsteps were kept as low as possible, they still caused a small commotion in the auditorium.

Shade looked back and couldn't see much in the darkness. All one could see was a line of people pouring in from the rear entrance, and each person was questioned in turn.

They were very fast, and while suppressing the commotion of the audience, they were already in the front row in five minutes. After getting closer, Shade saw that it was a police officer in uniform, but the clothes were the uniforms of Ridwich Field. It was hard to say whether he was from the church or from MI6.

"Sir, where is your companion?"

First, he asked Shade his identity, and then pointed to the empty seat aside. Shade shook his head, reached into his arms, and under the other person's vigilant eyes, took out his MI6 ID:

"One of our own."

He whispered, handing over the certificate. The middle-aged police officer took it in surprise, looked through it under the light in front of the stage, and then immediately said:

"Sir!"

He even wanted to salute, but Shade stopped him.

"Shhh, keep your voice down."

Shade took the certificate but didn't let him go. He lowered his voice and asked:

"My female companion has gone to the bathroom. No matter who you look for, it's impossible to find her. What happened this time?"

"The superiors asked us to arrest someone. Sorry, sir, I can't tell you who it is, but it is related to the poisoning case last week."

Shade nodded clearly. After Thursday night a week ago, the church was determined to completely eradicate the cultists who dared to summon evil gods twice in the material world. If the cultists are causing trouble locally, then there must be supporters and sponsors within the aristocratic group of Tobesk. Therefore, in recent weeks, the police from Ridwich Field and the agents from MI6 suddenly broke into a certain building. Buildings taking people away happens all over the city.

The church would rather catch a mistake than let it go. Despite the fact that the Orthodox Church of this era seems peaceful, institutions like the Inquisition are not just imagined by ordinary people. The Church of the Five Gods is able to live in harmony with the secular kingship of mankind in the material world, and it does not rely on gentle preaching methods.

The police came and left quickly and did not disturb people's interest in watching the show. Shade counted the time. Twenty-eight minutes after Miss Louisa left, he also left his seat, bent down to the aisle between the seats, and then hurried to the exit of the auditorium on the second floor.

The Queen Maria Opera House covers an area that can even be compared with Saint Teresa Square. There are several public washrooms on the first floor, and when Shade found the blonde girl who had not returned yet, she was at the door of the washroom in the corner of this floor, talking in a low voice to a man who was also wearing a black formal suit.

Hearing the footsteps, both of them stopped talking. When Miss Louisa saw that it was Shade coming over, she reached out and covered her forehead:

"Oh, I actually forgot the time. The police came too quickly just now, and we each went to the bathroom for a while, which wasted some time. Detective, come this way."

She took the initiative to invite Sha De over, and then introduced him to:

"This is Mr. Harry Walker, a fourth-year student at Sirkess Medical School. He is an old friend of the doctor."

Standing next to Miss Louisa, the blond-haired middle-aged man wearing a black silk hat and monocle immediately handed Shade his business card. Mr. Walker ran a local winery, which was considered a small business.

"Walker, this is Mr. Shad Hamilton from our group."

Shade also handed over his business card. It seemed that the relationship between the correspondence magicians from different colleges was indeed good.

"Hamilton? Wait, why do you feel so familiar to me?"

The middle-aged man extended his hand to shake hands with Sha De enthusiastically, and then showed an expression of realization:

"Hamilton of Rejed? Are you the knight who was made half a month ago?"

"it's me."

Shade nodded humbly.

"Oh, Louisa, your team is really lucky. Why can't we meet such a distinguished team member? Mr. Hamilton, I have a shipment seized outside Tobesk, can you... ..”

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