Chapter 975: The Witch's Reward

Waking up from a long sleep, when Xia De opened his eyes and saw the somewhat familiar ceiling, the time had already come from Wednesday night to 7:00 PM on Thursday evening.

After a long sleep of twenty hours, his spirit was quite good. Underneath him was an exceptionally soft bed, the soft quilt was purple, and the light thin gauze hanging on the golden bedposts told Xia De that this was not his own home. He was wearing silk pajamas he had never seen before, the room exuded a reassuring incense smell, and the temperature in the room was also exceptionally suitable:

"Miss Galina's manor?"

"Meow~"

The familiar cat call made Xia De turn to the side. Little Mia, who was curled up into a cat ball beside the pillow, was looking at him with wide eyes. The cat leaned its furry face over, rubbed against Xia De's face affectionately, and jumped onto his stomach when Xia De sat up from the bed.

Pulling open the curtains by the bed, Xia De touched the cat and turned to look out the window. At 7:00 PM, the sun had completely set. He was a little surprised to find that goose-feather snow was falling outside the window. Relying on his dark vision, he saw that the large wilderness outside the manor had already been dyed silver-white, and even the windowsill outside had snow on it.

"Is it snowing again?"

The swaying heavy snow symbolized the complete arrival of winter. Xia De looked at the snow in a daze, having the illusion that he seemed to have slept for a season.

"Are you awake?"

The bedroom door was opened a crack, and the young maid with brown hair carefully poked her head in. After getting Xia De's affirmative answer, she opened the gas lamp for him, and then lifted her skirt and walked quickly to inform the owner of the manor of this good news.

"The maid just now is called Wendy Marcus, sixteen years old, became a Ringed Shushi this spring, and is now at the 1st Ring."

Xia De recalled in his heart, and looked down at the pajamas he was wearing. Just as he was about to get out of bed, hurried footsteps had already appeared at the door.

The maid Miss with long black hair pushed open the bedroom door. There was still some anxiety in her eyes, but seeing Xia De sitting up holding the cat, she showed a relaxed smile.

Tifa, wearing a black and white maid dress, said:

"Mr. Hamilton, you are awake."

She would only call Xia De by his name when she was alone with him. The maids filed in from behind her, either pulling open the curtains, or helping Xia De choose clothes in the wardrobe, or standing aside with a tray.

"Miss went to the council and will be back soon. Would you like to lie down for a while longer and have dinner here, or wash up and prepare for dinner now? Miss will be back within twenty minutes."

Tifa asked.

"Good evening, Tifa, it feels really good to see you immediately after waking up. Let's have dinner together, I'll get up right away."

Xia De said, hesitating for a moment:

"Where is that 【Sage's Glow Stone】 now..."

Tifa walked to the bedside and bent down slightly to open the drawer of the bedside table. While Xia De retracted his gaze, she took out the wooden box from the drawer. That box contained the gems and jewelry from the smashed jewelry box, and lying on the very top was the teardrop-shaped blue crystal:

"This belongs to you. Of course, nominally, the Church asked Miss to inform you that this box of jewelry is all a gift she gave you."

She said with a smile.

Xia De also laughed. The Church's arrangement like this could not only let him take back these jewels but also explain the origin of these jewels, and even let Miss Galina have one more favor. This was really the best arrangement.

Putting the cat that was rubbing against him in his arms onto the quilt, Xia De took the box of jewelry. After thinking about it, he said to the maid Miss:

"Pick one at random."

Tifa blinked, bent down slightly, and reached out to pick out a pearl the size of a fingernail. She didn't stand up immediately but kissed Xia De on the side of his face lightly, and the maids standing behind the maid leader just pretended not to see it.

Actually, many things happened on Wednesday night. Because of the influence of the 【Dice Story Collection】, Xia De only walked back from Silver Cross Avenue to St. Deran Square, but in fact, in order to contain the Church, multiple Ringed Shushi from illegal organizations, including Miss Pavo, the vice president of the 【Ringed Shushi】, fought with the Ringed Shushi squads of the righteous god Church in various areas of Tobesk, but because they were worried about being in the city, the intensity of the battle was not strong.

While unfolding the 【Dice Story Collection】 in the core area of Tobesk, on Wednesday night in the northern part of the city, the evil cult organization 【Ten Thousand Numbers Return to One】 encountered the humanoid Sage-level (2nd level) relic, 【Potion Master Gagula】, who could also serve as a Keeper, and started the trial of "making the abyss deadly potion"; on Wednesday night in the eastern part of the city, Miss Pavo of the 【Ringed Shushi】 had a conflict with the Ringed Shushi organization 【Jade Alchemy Association】. After Mr. Sari Pirot, the Thirteen-Ring Shushi "Steel Right Hand" of the Creation Church, arrived, the chaotic battle between the two sides caused a city fire, but fortunately, it was extinguished in time.

And on this Thursday during the day when Xia De woke up, the righteous god Church, according to the brand-new poetry fragments provided by the Zaras Sorcery Academy, found the Keeper-level relic 【Human Puzzle】 in the ancient sewers of Tobesk.

That was 108,000 small pieces of human skin. The poetry fragments pointed out that this puzzle was also related to the ancient god 【Keeper Guide】, and could also be considered a type of Keeper.

In short, in the day Xia De was in a coma, the story of Tobesk City did not stop because of his absence. While waiting for Miss Galina to return from the Witch Council, Tifa informed Xia De of these things.

And when the slightly tired Great Witch came to the restaurant to have dinner with Xia De, Xia De finally knew what happened around 【Jack the Phantom Thief】 and 【Dice Story Collection】 after he fell into a coma.

"The Church has confirmed that you were just accidentally involved and firmly believe that you are an ordinary person. Their physical examination, with Iruna's cooperation, actually found nothing. I have to admit, Xia De, even if it were me, I couldn't have done better than you in this matter. The double act you and Iruna performed was not bad. I think from now on, unless you take the initiative to expose your identity, the Church will absolutely not suspect that you are a Ringed Shushi."

The maids pushed the dining cart into the restaurant, and the Duchess, who had been busy all day, joked. She would not let her usual gorgeous appearance be discounted when she was tired; on the contrary, the lazy demeanor made the red-haired Duchess even more charming.

She chuckled:

"In the end, I was the one who picked you up. Although Iruna helped you block some unnecessary examinations, she couldn't take the initiative to suggest sending you to No. 6 St. Deran Square. Xia De, you have to thank me. Your cat was also fed by me... Although Iruna was a little unhappy, as soon as Tifa appeared, your cat ran to her side."

Actually, Tifa fed the cat, but the black-haired maid Miss stood behind the Duchess, pursing her lips and smiling, not pointing this out.

"How to explain that so many people fainted at Princess Lei Qianya's literary salon?"

Xia De, who was eating appetizers, was very concerned about this point. Outside the window was swaying heavy snow. Being able to enjoy delicious food in a warm room on such a cold winter night, no matter who it was, would be in a good mood.

Although there were only two people dining, the number of maids serving on the side was quite large. In the past, the outsider would sometimes feel that the Duchess was too extravagant, but after seeing Miss Violet, the Witch Emperor who brought a team of beautiful maids even when adventuring in the 5th Era 5177, he felt that the Great Witches of the 6th Era were so frugal.

"You don't have to worry about this. The gas pipeline of the Prophecy Society leaked, causing mild gas poisoning. Except for a certain unlucky gentleman, others only fainted for a short time before being rescued. The Church took away everyone's timing tools before waking them up, and let them stay at the Prophecy Society for a long time after they woke up, so they couldn't find the time was wrong.

So Xia De, who is that unlucky gentleman?"

Galina Cavendish laughed very happily. She held a goblet in her right hand, and the wanton smile made that beautiful face even more outstanding.

"I think it's probably me."

After saying this, he laughed himself:

"So the information I should know is that I unfortunately encountered gas poisoning and was then picked up to your place for recuperation?"

The baked snails had been brought to the front. The cat lying on the table indicating that it would not move around, its body did not move, but its head turned like a pulley toward the steaming plate.

"Yes, and this also involved the conflict between me and Princess Lei Qianya. You encountered misfortune at her salon, which made our relationship even more rigid—it is known to everyone that I and she do not get along, so everyone believes this statement."

Miss Galina put down her wine glass and picked up the silver dinner knife:

"Gas poisoning, there are a few such accidents every year, but this time it happened at the Prophecy Society. The Church has already discussed it, and the Prophecy Society will take responsibility. However, except for you, others have not suffered any fatal injuries. They estimate that you will wake up late tonight or tomorrow morning, and there will be no sequelae. The Prophecy Society asked me to tell you that you will go to the Dawn Church tomorrow morning, and the Dawn Church will be responsible for helping you and the Prophecy Society negotiate and discuss the compensation for this time. Of course, we also have to discuss this one..."

The witch said, her golden eyes looking at the box beside Xia De's hand:

"Keep this 【Sage's Glow Stone】 yourself. Although I don't know why you want to expose it, you must have your own ideas. The Church side asked me to tell you that this box of jewelry is all a gift I gave you, among which the blue crystal is the most expensive, more expensive than all the others combined. They asked me to emphasize this point in front of you, and it must not be given to others."

"Then what is your reason for giving me this box of jewelry?"

Xia De asked curiously. The witch thought for a while:

"The Church didn't say this point, let me think of a reason myself. Let me think..."

The white, slender fingers snapped unladylike, and she smiled and waved to Tifa. The maid Miss brought a cup of white water. After the witch rinsed her mouth, there was a hint of a smile in her eyes looking at Xia De.

The beautiful lady wearing a red and white dress beckoned to Xia De again. Xia De stretched his head over suspiciously, so the red-haired witch pressed the back of his head with one hand and kissed him under Tifa's gaze.

"This is the reward for you for this."

Galina Cavendish carefully wiped her lips with a napkin. The gas lamp illuminated those golden eyes, and there was a slightly charming smile in her eyes. ===== CHAPTER 976 =====