The Storm

The large, spacious car was filled with gleeful discussion.

"Ahem!"

Lillian cleared her throat before she began to brief the completely uninformed ministry members and outside participants.

"Our trip, a private island off the coast of Odimbur, which is the private domain of an Earl..."

"Wow!" Lingyin's mouth let out an exclamation, full of longing, before she happily asked, "Then will we be able to eat a nobleman's feast!"

"No!" Lillian glanced at her.

"A court party?"

"Neither!"

"So can I take a dip in one of those big baths that spout hot water?"

"Even less!"

"A visit?"

"That's right, we're visiting!"

Lillian looked at Lingyin who had all the light in her eyes extinguished and her face was like ashes, for some reason, her heart suddenly felt a bit free.

"Actually, we didn't get an invitation from the Ancient Moon Islands, and we're considered to be trespassing this time, but the place has been deserted for a long time now, so there shouldn't be anyone to blame us..."

"Eh!?"

Lingyin cocked his head.

"What the hell kind of activity are we doing here?"

"Good question! The event is called Ancient Castle Adventure!"

"Twenty-six lives, why did they die in one night, what really happened that night, could the murderer be the missing manservant, and where is he now, why did the Count abandon that island, what's the hidden agenda here, and what was the meaning of the 'blood moon' that the butler telegraphed before he died? "

Looking at Lingyin, who was already dumbfounded, Lillian patted her on the shoulder in a serious manner.

"Don't be afraid, we're just going to feel the atmosphere there, camping for one night and then come back, it just so happens that you're not from the astronomy department, have you brought any tools with you, I heard that you can see the blood-red moon at night there oh~"

Blood Moon?

A somewhat gruesome murder case?

Eleazar was thoughtful.

Lingyin mumbled her lips and glanced at Fina beside her.

"Fifi, why don't we go back, it's actually quite nice to review in the dormitory..."

Fina, who was playing solitaire, didn't look up, "Don't be afraid, I'll protect you."

"Oooh, I'm scared!"

"You draw a card."

Fina suddenly hands over the neatly stacked pile of cards.

"Oooh, what do you want again?"

Lingyin cried out and extracted one at random.

"Well, eleven o'clock, it's a samurai..."

Fina mused, then added, "Draw another one."

Lingyin just had to draw another card.

"Or a samurai... Smoke again." "Samurai again... Again!"

"Well..."

Looking at the four suited samurai cards in Lingyin's hand, Fina suddenly laughed, "It's okay, we have four powerful bodyguards on this trip, there won't be any accidents."

With that, she swept a faint circle of the compartment.

Is there another Transcendent?

"What kind of divination are you doing?" Lillian was suddenly interested.

"Isn't this just an ordinary card? Why can it be interpreted to mean something like this?"

Fina shuffled the cards and said lightly, "And do you know where such cards come from?"

Lillian pondered for a moment, "It seems to have suddenly caught on when I was very young, I don't know exactly how it originated."

Fina laughed softly and explained lightly:

"According to the astronomical calendar, there are a total of 54 cards, 52 of which are positive, representing the 52 weeks of the year, and the king in the other two representing the sun and the king representing the moon. The four suits of spades, hearts, clubs, and diamonds symbolize the four seasons of the year, and the 13 cards of each suit represent the 13 weeks in a season. The red color represents daytime and the black color represents nighttime. The values of all the cards add up to 364 days, and with the addition of a king or a queen, it is exactly the number of days in a year. The numbers on the cards also symbolize various statuses, the Supreme, the King, the Queen, and the Samurai who was just drawn, followed by various servants and underlings..."

Fina slowly cuts and shuffles the cards as she narrates.

Eleazar listens in a bit of a daze, only thinking that the cardboard seems to fit with some sort of transcendental sequence.

And Evelea's eyes were full of amazement.

Is this woman really ready to change series?

Is she crazy, trying to replace her sequence with an astrologer?

The curious Finnian student suddenly raised his hand, "With only 364 sky talk, why can't the big king and the little king be added together?"

"Because that extra day..."

Fina smiled faintly, "It's a day not allowed to be recorded."

In their seats, the Knight, Witcher, and Witch felt a sudden jolt of fear.

But the oblivious Lillian was full of excitement, "Wow, you're so good at the occult, want to come join our club?"

At Eleazar's open-mouthed look of desire to kill her, Fina nodded and readily agreed.

"Yeah."

"So can I join too!"

Finnian's classmates suddenly raised their hands again.

"Don't..." Fintan burst out.

But Lillian still can't read people's eyes and continues to take them at face value.

Eleazar and Fintan looked at each other, sensing the murderous aura in each other's eyes.

Well, a grave has been picked out for that one.

...

.....

After a long time, they reached the Odinburgh Shore Pier.

The crowd got off and then boarded another small ship.

"Wow..."

Lingyin runs around in surprise, then runs back to Eleazar and whispers, "Which rich guy is it?"

"You die, it's a woman."

Lingyin deflated a bit and looked back at the girl on the boat, suddenly standing on her tiptoes again to sneak in a question, "Do you ever get the feeling that... Ahem, I mean, her lily-livered tendencies?"

Eleazar: "?"

Inch Strength - Open Sky!

"Ouch!"

A chestnut puts her down and Eleazar angrily comes to Fina.

"You watch out for that guy, don't let her know you're rich!"

Fina looked with some amusement at Lingyin, who lunged viciously behind him.

"What are you guys doing again?"

Just as they were jostling, the ship suddenly shook.

The crowd was almost unsteady on their feet, grabbing at the fixtures around them.

Mia frowned a little, holding Missy up, and called out toward the cab, "Enloe, what happened?"

"The wind and waves are suddenly big!"

The captain's urgent voice came, "There are signs of a storm, I'm returning immediately!"

Looking at the gradually overcast sky, the whistling winds, and the rolling sea, the crowd's hearts were pounding.

Mia shielded Missy in her arms as she headed toward the cabin, shouting, "Enloe, is it too late to go back?"

"The return trip would take at least 15 minutes..."

"What about landing on the island?"

"The island is just ahead!" Eleazar suddenly took over in a deep voice, "Climb to the island immediately, as fast as you can!"

In the cabin, Fintan is stiff-faced and covering for Evelea.

"She's seasick, leave her alone."

In the corner, Witch is pale and is doing her best to control the weather.