Chapter 541: Witch and Yin Yi Yi Lu Na

"Do I need to remind you again? That house is my house!"

On Sunday morning, on the carriage entering the city, Miss Galina asked Xia De angrily.

It was 9 o'clock in the morning. After finishing breakfast at the manor, Xia De planned to set off into the city to find the demon human pus. The original plan was for Luweiya and Difa to follow him, but Luweiya needed bed rest due to physical reasons, so she stayed at the manor.

Miss Galina happened to have something to do in the city, so she entered the city with Xia De and Difa.

She learned about what happened last night from Difa, who was responsible for taking care of Little Mia, early this morning. She endured not expressing her opinion on this in the manor, but finally said this problem after getting on the carriage.

Because the action might be dangerous, Mia temporarily stayed at the manor with Luweiya. As for Xia De, he looked at Difa sitting beside Miss Galina and blinked, hoping the latter would help, but the black-haired maid just pretended not to understand his meaning.

"But at least, this confirmed that I am really a man, right?"

Xia De said slowly, and the Witch took a deep breath. That appearance looked like she was holding back the urge to punch Xia De:

"Even the clothes she was wearing were found by me for the maids. The house is mine, the bed is mine, the quilt is mine, the pillow is mine, even the clothes are mine, she actually..."

She clearly could not swallow this frustration, and while speaking, she sized up Xia De, then suddenly said again:

"But that's fine too, your kissing technique is so poor... your technique probably isn't good either. I heard from the maids who pass by the door on the night shift that your stamina seems quite good, but stamina alone isn't enough. Letting others help you train a bit will be good for the future as well."

There was a word in the middle that Xia De did not hear clearly, but Tifa did, and she turned her head slightly with a blushing face.

The red-haired witch snorted:

"However, this does confirm that at least in terms of physical structure, you are male, although I don't really like this method... I already told Xi Wei about your situation last night, including that strange spirit rune and your ability to enter the corridor. Xia De, you had best not use 【Feilianna's Witch Light】 in front of high-ring sorcerers; after yesterday, more and more people will recognize this miracle."

"I understand."

Xia De nodded, very happy to finally leave that somewhat embarrassing topic:

"For the next two weeks, I only have the matter of participating in the City Player event to do."

Actually, there was one more thing, which was the arrival of the letter that Detective Sparrow said to burn on the fifth day of this month. But this matter had nothing to do with the witch, so Xia De did not mention it.

"It is best if that is the case. Within two weeks, many people will come to Tobesk to investigate the situation, especially the professors from St. Byrons. You had best do nothing and just consider yourself an ordinary detective and Luo De Pai player. Once others discover that you are related to the appearance of the Fifth Era witch, you will be in big trouble."

Miss Miss Jia Lin Na paused for a moment, then asked another question:

"Now, is your spell 【Toy Making】 useful against that diviner?"

She was very rational most of the time, so she did not overlook this question, and Xia De certainly would not forget this matter:

"I tried it this morning, but it still doesn't work."

"Even that doesn't work?"

The witch frowned, while Xia De looked at the scenery outside the window. Before entering the city, there was still a stretch of road driving through the suburbs; in early autumn, the scenery outside the city was quite nice.

"Are you there?"

【Outlander, I am always with you.】

"Her" whispering voice rang in his ears; even at the most intimate moment last night, Luvia's voice did not make Xia De's spirit relax as much as "hers" did.

"Any discoveries last night?"

He asked, and the voice in his ear seemed to chuckle:

【Luvia Anate's 'other self' is in a severely injured state, but it has been confirmed that she is the genuine 'other self' and not replaced by an alien life form like Ivan Darkness, nor is she replaced by some strange relic. Her special divinatory power indeed comes from the characteristics of the 'other self'.】

Xia De looked at the scenery passing by outside the window and frowned slightly. Although he had seen a mirror capable of harming the "other self" in the ruins, in reality, relics capable of doing this were extremely rare. And the consequences of a sorcerer's "other self" being harmed were even more severe than the consequences of one's own soul being harmed.

"So everything Luvia said was true."

【Also, her 'other self' possesses a certain degree of autonomy.】

"What does that mean? Don't all sorcerers' 'other selves' have autonomy? For example, you, don't you also have autonomy?"

Xia De asked, and he received only a smile in return. The voice in his ear sounded, and the sound whispered in that ancient language really made Xia De suspect that she was actually right beside his ear:

【The breeze of the Sixth Era blows across your face. When the transcendents standing in this era gaze behind themselves, what they see is their own reflection in the world, and what they see is that shadow in the deepest part after the soul is rolled back. I am you, and you are me. I will never hurt you, and you will always trust me. This is the most ancient and primitive contract that has existed since the birth of the first mortal.】

"Um... can you say that more simply?"

【I will never do what you do not want to do, but her 'other self' might do so.】

The carriage swayed, Miss Miss Jia Lin Na was still thinking about things, while Tifa took a notebook out of her skirt to check today's itinerary. Xia De sighed slightly, thinking again of the purple-eyed girl sleeping peacefully in the manor:

"Do you know why Luvia's 'other self' is so special?"

【I can only sense and investigate; I cannot provide the reason.】

Xia De then stopped asking questions and shifted his attention to the scenery outside the window.

Just as she said, the wind blew across his face, reminding him that this was reality, not a dream.

Having experienced last night, for the Outlander, this world was like a black-and-white photograph with pigment added, becoming increasingly real and vivid.

After the carriage entered the city, Xia De did not immediately drip the collected human pus into his eyes, but first headed to the Sun Church. At an intersection one block away from the church, he picked up Iluna, who was holding an umbrella.

When they just set off from the manor, the weather was only overcast, but after entering the city, a hazy drizzle began to fall.

When he had Miss Miss Jia Lin Na send a letter to Priest Ao Gu Si last night, Xia De also had the servants deliver a letter to Iluna; the duchess had ways to safely and secretly contact people inside the church. After obtaining Miss Miss Jia Lin Na's consent, he explained the situation regarding Tifa and Miss Miss Jia Lin Na, and stated that they were already safe.

Iluna's reply was delivered to the manor this morning. Iluna was worried that the human pus would cause other issues, so she wanted to act together with Xia De; this time, the problem must be solved.

"The church is truly about to go crazy with busyness."

Xia De shifted inside the carriage, moving the 【Divine Gift Box】 at his feet inward as well. After getting into the carriage, the seventeen-year-old girl tucked her umbrella into the side storage box, sat directly beside Xia De, and after politely greeting Miss Miss Jia Lin Na, complained to Xia De:

"Xia De, you actually dumped everything on me; I wrote reports until one o'clock in the morning before resting!"

Xia De thought about what he was doing early this morning; the sound of gasps from unknown origins, Luvia's fiery kisses, and the soft bed immediately flooded his mind:

"Was the Blood-Crying Hermons caught?"

Hearing him ask this, Miss Miss Jia Lin Na also looked at Iluna, who thought for a moment and said:

"Hermons seemed to have prepared for Darkness's failure from the beginning, and plus, Mr. Hogg Rendell of the Sun Greatsword needed to return to support the Dark Domain, so he was allowed to escape. But having been hit head-on by Mr. Rendell's Sublimation Language, he will likely have to nurse his injuries for several decades. Besides him, the twelve-ring vampire and other helpers summoned by the Blood-Crying one were almost all captured by us, and the Prophecy Association even captured two members of the Truth Society. The church can be considered to have achieved a complete victory in this operation."

Iluna was in a very good mood:

"Of course, the matter concerning that Miss Mana Feilianna is the most headache-inducing part of the follow-up processing. I heard from Mr. Hogg Rendell that the Five Gods Church jointly sent a letter to St. Byrons, asking them to explain yesterday's events."

"Um... what does the Academy say? Is there any news?"

Xia De asked, and Iluna smiled:

"We received a formal reply from St. Byrons this morning. They are also very angry; your principal, Professor Pikeman the 'Silver Watcher', instead accused the church of utilizing the power of the Academy's founder and demanded that the church provide an explanation for last night's incident. This matter certainly cannot be explained clearly in a short time. I only said that I saw a God-Caller wearing robes appear, and because of the miracle finally used by Miss Feilianna, all other traces were covered up, so even if they wanted to investigate, they wouldn't be able to find anything."

The witch on the side also chimed in:

"However, Miss Beiya, since you took the credit for killing the Chosen One, I think the church should have rewards, right?"

Iluna looked at the witch, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded:

"Yes, but they haven't said what they are giving me yet."

"With your merit and status, I think when you promote to the middle rings, you will be the first person in the Five Gods Church in the last hundred years, besides those venerable Popes, to be canonized while still alive."

Miss Miss Jia Lin Na said, and she was not joking; Iluna really could become "Saint Beiya" in the future.

"That doesn't really matter; I didn't put much effort into this matter either. Judging from the situation at the time, even without me, Xia De had his own ways."

The seventeen-year-old girl said softly.

This was, of course, modesty; if she hadn't used her "Balance" talent to barely suppress the power of the human pus, Xia De would never have lasted until the end to summon Miss Feilianna.

"Chosen One of Balance, I think Xia De has already informed you of my identity. Then, are you interested in following me to learn? You don't need to become a witch, just follow me to learn the path of balance, the 'Law' series of miracles."

The witch asked again; it seems she had already considered it last night. Xia De highly suspected that she followed him into the city today just to have a reason to see Iluna while he was present.