[WP] Chapter 49 The past of "Shade"

[WP] Chapter 49 The past of "Shade"

Shade doesn't have many secrets. He is an outsider, the voices in his head are occasionally unusual, and he can understand any text he has come into contact with so far, so it is not a big problem.

"Yes, it's not a big problem."

He convinced himself.

"It's good that you understand. The academy has been considering the issue of Bill Schneider's group for many years and even thought about splitting the group. But fortunately, you are here. In fact, relatively speaking, even if you compare all the correspondence ring wizards who have enrolled in St. Byron's in the past ten years, your identity and background are the most trustworthy. Your past is very simple, and you have never had any connection with the mysterious or other forces."

Professor Sanchez said with a smile. Since this question was mentioned, Shade asked:

"Professor, since you have investigated my past, does the academy know how I became a homeless person? Sorry, I have almost no memory of that period."

From the scars on the body and the physical fitness, the original owner could not have been a homeless person since childhood. While asking the question, his ears moved, and Mia seemed to have completely given up scratching the door, and no sound was heard for a long time.

Professor Sanchez coughed and cleared his throat.

"Regarding your past, you have had brain problems since childhood, and your wandering life probably started when you were 16 years old. Mr. Hamilton, your hometown is the Green Shade Town in Carlton County in the south of the Delarian Kingdom. That year, the entire southern region suffered a great famine. Your family died on the way to escape, and you came to Tobesk alone. Sorry, if you are curious about this question, the report can be given to you later."

Professor Sanchez showed a regretful expression, and Shade pursed his lips and shook his head, saying nothing.

His curiosity about the original owner's past was limited to worrying that the other party also had some major secrets or concerns. For example, he was actually a royal illegitimate child or a descendant of a great noble. But now it seems that the plots that only exist in knight novels are impossible to happen to him.

The original owner did not leave any interpersonal relationships, but it was good for outsiders who did not inherit any memories.

"Then, professor, please allow me to ask another question. Since you have investigated my affairs, does the college know about Detective Sparrow Hamilton?"

He looked at Professor Sanchez expectantly, and the professor nodded.

"The college has also investigated him, which is really not easy. But don't worry, Sparrow Hamilton's secret has nothing to do with the ring wizard and the mystery. I don't plan to tell you directly about him, but let you explore it yourself. This is also an important stage for you to integrate here; I think you will understand."

"Really has nothing to do with the extraordinary?"

Shade confirmed.

"Swear on my honor, Sparrow Hamilton's secret is only related to ordinary people, is this okay?"

The professor smiled and joked, and Shade immediately said that it was not necessary.

"By the way, since we just mentioned the report, in order to facilitate your surveillance of the doctor, ahem, I mean the monitoring of the doctor, the college will give you a poet-level relic [poet Cohen's manuscript]. But this page can only be used when necessary, and you still use Bill Schneider's page to communicate with the college at other times."

Professor Sanchez said again.

"Then how do you give me the page? If you go through the doctor's channel, wouldn't it expose the secret?"

"It has been sent, and it will probably be in your hands tomorrow morning."

"Sent? Through the post office? Sent from the Far North to here? That's a safety issue, or if it's lost on the way"

Shade never thought that the college would use such a simple and crude method.

"Of course not from the college, that would waste a lot of time and it's not safe. St. Byron's Comprehensive College has a lot of industries in the Old World, and also serves as a transit station for formal students to do off-campus internships, as well as a means of profit for the college. Since we're talking about profit, I think we can talk about your compensation for monitoring the doctor."

The topic turned to this, but Shade didn't think it needed to be paid. He regarded the doctor as a friend and guide, and was willing to contact the college to deal with it when the other party was out of control, which was actually good for all three parties. But since the college wanted to give it, he had no reason not to, so there was no hypocritical refusal.

"Because this job doesn't require much labor, the pay is not much. But the History College values ​​you very much. After negotiation, the dean of the Astronomy College performed a divination for you this afternoon to predict your general fate in the next few days.

After taking office, the ring wizard will always get lost in the heavy academic workload. Divination can effectively point out a way."

Professor Sanchez said, and then took out a translucent piece of paper from the translucent formal pocket.

He read in standard Delarian language, which sounded like a speech to the parliament:

"I saw the silver moon, and I saw the young detective holding a Rhodes card. I also saw blood, and the young detective should stay away from bloody occasions."

After reading, he put the note away:

"Divination and prophecy usually do not have direct directions, but need to be interpreted. Mr. Hamilton, do you understand the meaning of this divination result?"

"Yes, I understand. The warning at the end is not very clear, probably guiding me away from danger and disputes. At least in the first sentence, I understand very well."

Shade suppressed the throbbing in his heart and nodded. He understood when he heard the "Rhodes card". A certain possibility, a possibility that he regarded as almost zero, was infinitely magnified under this prophecy.

He wondered if this was the result of the twenty-sided dice that had cast his fate during the day, but thinking carefully, the professors happened to help solve the statue problem tonight, which seemed like good luck:

"I'll go to the Prophet's Association for identification after I feed the cat tomorrow morning."

"Since you understand, I'll remind you, Mr. Hamilton, that although Rhodes cards are interesting, don't get addicted to them. It's late at night, and today's meeting ends here. Miss Jones and I will leave first, and Professor Garcia will be in charge of your course. I wish you a good dream."

The meeting tonight ended in such an atmosphere.

Miss Jones also put away her pen and stopped recording. She smiled at Shade. So Shade stood up to say goodbye, watching the two transparent bodies get up from the chair and gradually disappear into the air on the second floor of No. 6 St. Teresa's Square.

Professor Garcia was still sitting there, and motioned Shade to sit down and talk. Now it was time for the two of them to be alone, but Professor Garcia still looked so serious:

"Since everything else is over, let's start the course.

I haven't been to the old continent south of the Far North for a long time, and I'm not used to talking to a student like you who comes from an ordinary background. Please forgive me. But it's late at night, I think we don't need to say more, Mr. Hamilton, you will start your time travel journey soon, please."

"Sorry, you won't go with me?"

Shade heard a different meaning from that sentence.

"Yes, a key only allows a single person to travel through time."

PS: The original owner's story is certainly not that simple. Of course, the two professors did not lie.

In addition, regarding Dr. Schneider, Priest Augustus, the female writer Louisa, and the female fortune teller Miss Annat who has not yet fully appeared, each of them has an important branch line and is not a tool to serve the plot.

(End of this chapter)