Chapter 4081

"It doesn't count as a hobby, um... actually, there is one more. Although she is also a witch, she doesn't belong to our era. St. Byrons Comprehensive Academy's first librarian, Blaney O'Lanod; she is a demigod from the Fifth Era."

Xia De briefly recounted Blaney's identity. Viga showed an expression of awe; she didn't dare say much about a demigod witch:

"Although Miss Jia Lin Na mentioned your time travel, hearing you admit it, I am still very surprised... is there anyone else?"

Then Viga saw Xia De show an even more conflicted expression:

"There are indeed two more, and these are the last two. You have seen them, but you should be prepared for their identities."

Viga laughed:

"Could it be that little unicorn?"

"Of course not, how could you think that? That thought is too terrifying. It's Grace and Helen, whom you met yesterday afternoon."

Viga then remembered the pair of twin sisters who didn't look particularly old. She tilted her head and thought for a moment:

"Those twins? What about them? Twins are normal, right? I won't discriminate against your 'hobbies'."

She seemed to have completely misunderstood, which is why she could continue to joke.

"No, no, it's like this: Grandma Cassandra might have mentioned some of their situation in the Council."

Xia De explained the specific origins of the Red Butterfly sisters to Viga, telling the sad story that began at a party in the Fifth Era. Of course, thanks to the arrival of the Outsider, this story now had a decent ending.

After listening, Viga looked at Xia De and couldn't speak for a long time. Clearly, Xia De's relationship with the relics was even more shocking to her than the fact that he already knew nine Great Witches.

Xia De thought she would express her fear or warn him that doing so was dangerous, but he didn't expect Viga to ask with a slightly flushed face:

"With a relic... compared to a normal young lady... what does it feel like?"

She was indeed different from most witches.

Now that Viga knew everything, the nine Great Witches would be ready to answer Xia De's summons to provide help locally at any time, instead of needing to be secretive like before.

And the various information Xia De had gathered over the past two days from the Doppelganger, Desire, Luweiya, and Mr. Bernhard was also shared with Viga. Although the soul of Viga's mother was important, and the reappearance of the Wither was also important, the most important thing at the moment was the "Skin House."

"On Friday night, I plan to take the invitation to the 'Charming Lady's Club.' But Miss Lorin told me that this club is a ladies' club, and I can't go in alone, so can you go with me?"

Xia De asked:

"Or Miss MacDonald or Miss Lorin could go with me. Never mind Ajielina; she isn't very suitable for such an occasion."

"Of course I'll go with you. You must be careful when going to such an indecent club. I even feel that just touching the air there would give me a dirty disease."

When this topic came up, Viga was very interested. Miss Lorin had clearly told her about this in advance:

"I know a little about the rules of this club. A lady with an invitation can bring one male guest. However, to avoid having our identities exposed, I'll be a bit intimate with you then. You mustn't think I'm taking advantage of you."

Viga said. Although Xia De had never been to such a club, he could imagine what went on inside:

"No problem. We'll leave on Friday night; you should do some disguising in advance. That mermaid gave me a mask, which is a relic derivative. I'll wear it on my face, and you should prepare a mask for yourself."

Viga nodded:

"No problem. So, the target this time is the Tanner?"

"Yes, Desire, the Doppelganger, and I are all looking for it. No matter which of our three parties ultimately benefits, I think the 【Skin House】 will suffer major losses this time.

Also, assuming your mother's soul has awakened, she will likely help us secretly recover your sisters one by one. This time, we must also be alert to whether there is anyone suspected to be your mother."

Xia De reminded her again, and Viga also thought of this:

"If we find Mother, what do you plan to do with her?"

Xia De didn't hide his thoughts:

"I know two soul-processing experts who are very professional at sending off souls that don't want to leave. If we really find her, I want to learn some things from her. Then we need to determine your mother's specific condition. If she has completed a so-called 'resurrection' and her life state is completely that of a living person, we will keep her under surveillance. If her form is still that of an undead, we will send her on her way at the appropriate time."

Viga was also very satisfied with this outcome; she had never thought of forcing her mother to be resurrected:

"That's good. I also want to talk to Mother carefully."

She kicked off her shoes and curled up on the sofa, snuggling against Xia De:

"If it weren't for you, I really couldn't imagine how I would face so many things alone. My physical condition was very poor a while ago."

If it weren't for Xia De, Viga would likely have died of illness before ever having the chance to encounter these things. Of course, Xia De didn't need to say these words out loud:

"After that battle yesterday afternoon, the 【Blood Spirit School】 and the 【Son of God Alliance】 will be quiet for a while. As long as the 【Truth Society】 doesn't stir up anything else, the city should be a bit calmer these next two days. If there's nothing else, I'll tell you about those things from the past these next two days.

Speaking of which, how did your meeting at City Hall go yesterday morning? Is the Old Continent Industrial Expo going to postpone its opening?"

Xia De finally asked about this. After the giant pipe organ in the opera house was activated by the spark, the local area was already considering whether to hold the expo, which should have been the center of attention, as scheduled. Considering the current situation, Xia De wouldn't be surprised even if the expo were cancelled entirely.

But Viga shook her head:

"The result of the discussion was not to postpone it, but to hold it as scheduled."

"Why? Isn't the risk very high?"

"No matter how many machines appear in the Industrial Expo, there won't be as many as the steam factories in the outer city. Moreover, the church has provided some suggestions; they will ensure the safety of this expo.

I inquired through my own channels; the church seems to know something we don't, which is why they insisted that this expo must be held. I am still investigating the specific situation."

Xia De nodded:

"I'll go find Mr. Finch to inquire about the news in a while; this old gentleman has extensive connections in the local church. So, has the opening date of the expo been determined?"

"In the latter half of the month. The specific date is not yet certain, but it is said that the Anjou royal family will send representatives to attend the opening ceremony. I think that must be Margaret..."

She blinked, suddenly realizing:

"Aha! Now I understand why Margaret Anjou was so proactive in saying she wanted to come to Arcadia! If you count the time, didn't she propose this idea when you arrived in this city? Ha~ it wasn't for politics, it wasn't to help the Council; she came for you too!"

Xia De couldn't deny this point of view:

"Margaret has helped me a lot. It was she who used the Grey Glove system to search the archives to find out that your mother was once married."

"So, besides Margaret, what is your relationship with the other witch apprentices?"

Viga immediately abandoned the serious topic from just now and asked this question again. Xia De hurriedly shook his head:

"Although I have a good relationship with several of them, Margaret is the only one with whom I've truly had the most intimate relationship."

"I want to hear the story! I'm not curious about how you met Lei Lei Qianya Cavendish; after all, you were both in Tobesk. But how did you and Margaret meet? I remember she only visited Tobesk once in the autumn of 1853. Surely you couldn't have been attracted to each other just from that one time?"

Thus, on this calm Thursday afternoon, Xia De spent all his time telling stories to Viga. She was very curious about those stories she hadn't participated in before, wanting to know the process of how each young lady met Xia De, and also wanting to hear Xia De recount those dangerous and bizarre adventures and battles.

Xia De had gone from an ordinary person with nothing to where he was now in less than two years, which, in Viga's eyes, was even more legendary than the stories of the "God-Awakener" she had imagined.

So many things had happened in the past two years that even though he spent the whole afternoon telling stories, Xia De could only recount the more important things outside of Viga's knowledge.

And speaking of recent, important things that Viga didn't know about, it had to be that "Moon Egg":

"That egg houses the soul of Danister's teacher, the previous librarian, Ms. Helena Carter. If it can hatch, it should also count as a 'Child of the End'."

"Then if the Moon Egg hatches, who counts as having created it?"

Viga asked curiously:

"After all, the candidates this time have a duality. The Child of the End itself and the creator can both count as candidates. The Doppelgangers also said that what is tested by the 'First Child' is the creator and the created life. It's impossible for only one person to face the test, right?"

Xia De had also considered this question:

"Theoretically, it was my and Danister's trip to the Karas Mountain Tower and our actions in the dream that gave birth to that egg. But it's impossible for me to be the candidate, so it should count as Danister... although this way of putting it is very strange, Danister did indeed show maternal instincts toward that egg... don't tell anyone else about this.

In short, if Danister plays a decisive role in the hatching of that egg later, she is likely the candidate."

Luweiya could see the identity of the candidate, but she hadn't said anything yet. Xia De wasn't sure if his judgment was wrong, or if this time she had to wait until the "new life" was truly born to be able to tell.

Viga then whispered:

"This kind of choice is much better than my mother and sisters."