OBS Chapter 2557 Danister's Story
Chapter 2557 Danister's Story
Chapter 2557 Danister's Story
Iluna did bring the [Thundergod's Wrath] coin when she came that night. After dinner, Luvia took the initiative to try to use the coin to divine a way to "remove the time curse", but just as Shad thought, the divination was completely ineffective.
If the divination of the special coin could find a way to remove the time curse, long-haired Luvia would have done it long ago.
As for that night, Iluna and Carina left at around nine o'clock, leaving the latter to Luvia. So at midnight, the purple-eyed girl asked Shade again what he thought of the great witch of "death". Shade looked at the glowing purple eyes close at hand with suspicion:
"What I saw was a fat, round-faced owl. What do you want me to think?"
Luvia smiled and hugged his neck:
"Are you really going to tell Miss Flora Winslet who you are tomorrow?"
"If nothing else happens, I think so. Luvia, is there anything wrong?"
"No, I support whatever decision you make."
She gently kissed Xia De's cheek, and smiled as she looked at him lying on his side with his back to the moonlight:
"I love you"
"I know."
"Until the end of time."
The next day was Saturday. Considering that there was a group study session in the afternoon, Shad entrusted Mia to Luvia's care early in the morning and set off for Vista City.
Wearing the wreath, I walked through the woods, but I didn't encounter the mysterious elf this time. So I arrived at the Accordion Inn in the city center smoothly. After knocking on Miss Danister's door, I saw an 18-year-old red-haired girl sitting on the sofa reading a book, and the fat round-faced owl was standing on the bird stand hanging in front of the window.
Compared to yesterday when it was just secretly looking at Shade, the owl immediately cast a sharp gaze at him early this morning.
Shade only glanced at it and then looked away. He stood at the door and said to the sorceress on the sofa:
"Good morning, Miss Danister."
"Good morning, Shade."
She stood up and greeted Shad without asking where he came from, just as she didn't ask where he went last night.
The tea table was already filled with teacups and teapots. Xia De sat down on the short sofa at the side and asked:
"Miss Danister, how are you feeling today? Did you drink the holy water and potion I left yesterday on time?"
"I feel much better today. I used the magic 'Moon Dream' last night. Although the time curse is still there, my physical condition has been maintained."
She let two cups of black tea float towards herself and Xia De respectively:
"Before going to bed last night, I contacted the academy. I told them that I had come across a ruin located in an abnormal space zone after going deep into the woods. I was trapped for many days before I escaped. This kind of thing is not particularly rare, and the academy did not suspect anything.
But I didn't tell you about my current predicament, I think you should understand. There are only two thirteenth rings in Saint Byrons now. Unless it is certain that there is no possibility of recovery, I'd better not let more people know about my current condition. "
"I understand, but didn't you even tell the principal?"
Shade inquired.
"Yes, or he saw through the effects of the aging agent. When Professor Pigman and I were both at the thirteenth ring, I was confident that he couldn't see through my Red Moon Illusion, but now I'm only at the seventh ring."
The librarian sighed softly:
"But I convinced him to give me a month's vacation so that I could stay in Riverwood Town to solve this problem. Oh, sorry, I meant Vista City. I stayed there for more than a month more than a hundred years ago, and I'm used to the name Riverwood Town."
Xia De took a sip of black tea, somewhat confused about their arrangement:
"Aren't you going back to the academy? There's obviously more information in the academy library than here. Maybe there are records about the [Time Curse]."
Miss Danister shook her head:
“I have been a librarian for more than one or two years, and I know very well whether the library has any relevant information.
As for staying here, it's not a sudden idea. The solution to the problem is in Ximu Town. Although I didn't find any information about the astrologer Euclid a hundred years ago, there were rumors about "time travelers", "time tree holes", and "returning to the past" among the astrologers in Ximu Town at that time. "
"The local ring sorcerers of this era don't know this, at least the black market traders didn't mention it."
The red-haired girl sighed and decided to start from the beginning:
"I arrived here last week and checked into this room because I made a reservation in advance. This Tuesday at noon, I came back from exchanging information with a ring sorcerer who knew about the local Moon God ruins in the black market. When I was preparing for a nap in the room, I heard a strange noise next door."
Xia De looked at the wall in the direction of her finger:
"Is that the broom closet on the other side of the wall?"
"Yes."
The sorceress nodded helplessly:
"Well, I admit that I was probably too confident at the time, so I broke into the broom closet to see what was going on. But everything was normal inside, and after opening the only cupboard that might have hidden something, I didn't find anything.
Now that I think about it, the action of opening the cupboard was probably the source of what happened next.
Anyway, with the door of the lower cabinet open, a strange light appeared behind me. When I turned around, I found that it was the study of an unfamiliar mansion. I turned back to look at the cabinet. It was a brand new cabinet placed against the wall of the study, but the lower cabinet door was tightly closed. I tried for a long time afterwards, but I couldn't get back through the cabinet. "
After saying that, she looked at Xia De curiously. Xia De knew what she wanted to ask:
"I also went to 1763 through that cabinet. The two humanoid angel-level relics helped me open a relatively stable two-way channel. Don't ask about the price. I said that I did it voluntarily. It's my own business."
Seeing that the red-haired girl wanted to say something, Xia De quickly asked:
"So the cupboard wasn't in the inn in 1763? The Accordion Inn was still a forest then, so who owned the manor?"
Miss Danister actually wanted to ask what Shade had paid for:
"The cabinet at that time belonged to Baron Bennet of Creekwood, and that house was the ancestral home of the Bennet family."
"Bennet? Isn't that the name of the owner of the Accordion Inn?"
Because this was the last name of the "debt collector" mentioned by Desire, Xia De remembered it very clearly.
Miss Danister nodded:
"Yes, before you came, I asked the waiter who served breakfast for me. The innkeeper in 1854, Thomas Bennet, was the descendant of the baron. But although Bennet is still one of the richest men in the city, he no longer has a title.
More than forty years ago, when the kingdom's musicians came to Riverwood Town due to the influence of the political movement in the capital, Baron Bennett was punished by the royal family and lost his title for helping them.
But it's not all bad. The first owner of the inn, Thomas Bennet's grandfather, won the favor of the entire Carsenrick music community. Although the lost title was not taken back, you can see from the scale and location of the inn that their lives have not deteriorated. "
But in any case, Desire's debt collection mission and time travel both involve "Bennet", which does not seem to be a pure coincidence:
"After traveling to 1763, you have been in that study, right?"
Miss Danister nodded:
"Most of the time, yes. You can see that it was winter, and the town of Riverwood was closed due to heavy snow. The Baron and his family went to Willendel for the winter. There were only a few servants left in the house who were responsible for maintaining the house. It was very convenient to live in the study."
The sorceress smiled at Shade again after she finished speaking:
"I know I must not leave that closet except for necessary outings, because I know you will find me soon."
Not sure if it was an illusion, but Shade felt that the owl on the bird stand in front of the window rolled its eyes after hearing this. He was sure that Mia at home was definitely not a person who turned into a cat, because the cat had never had such a human expression.
Although Miss "Owl" is an excellent artist, it is clear that her performance skills are not as good as Vanessa's.
Miss Danister had been missing for four days in 1854, and she had spent 1763 days in 37. During this time, besides staying in her study, she also explored a lot in the snow-covered town of Riverwood and the snow-covered Vista Wood. Even with only seven rings, she was one of the best ring sorcerers in the remote town.
Of course, Shad guessed that the owl would be left "watching the house" when Miss Danister was out, and the two would take turns to ensure that there was always someone in the study.
They didn't know what the cabinet was like at the time, so they didn't try to move it and take it with them. As for the investigation in Ximu Town, apart from hearing about the "time traveler" mentioned by the townspeople and local folklore, they didn't find out much else.
"A hundred years ago, Ximu Town was just a small place. There were not many ring sorcerers here. Even the Church of the Five Gods only had one church of the Church of Nature here."
"So have you tried to get in touch with the academy of that era?"
The eighteen-year-old sorceress nodded:
"I tried, but unfortunately I couldn't contact the outside world by any means. Not only that, I tried to leave this area and seek help from the outside world. Willendel City has a subsidiary industry of the college, but I gave up later."
"Is there a barrier outside the woodland, or are you worried about the time paradox?"
The red-haired girl pursed her lips and looked at him with a little fear in her rose-red eyes:
"I had a hunch that my range was limited to the Vista Woods. Once I left this area in the winter of 1763, I would never be able to return to 1854, no matter what I did."
(End of this chapter)