Although Shade had successfully made "Miss Witte" lose interest in chatting with him, the lady showed no intention of leaving. She spoke with Shade about Rhodes Cards. Rumors that he was about to obtain Founding had spread throughout the city, and in this era, he was truly a "Legendary Player."
When it came to Rhodes Cards, Shade was anything but boring. Besides Founding, the new card he had obtained from the Seer Association—the Old Continent Minerals Gem Mine, which could be adjusted between 12 and 13—was equally interesting.
They were not the only two who enjoyed playing cards. Most of those lagging behind the crowd were also bored by the tour. Before they knew it, more people had joined the conversation, including Sir Legenes Prisha.
He was a poet. Though highly knowledgeable, he was not particularly interested in machinery, physics, or chemistry. A middle-aged nobleman of his age could not possibly have had no contact with Rhodes Cards, so he joined the discussion as well.
This gentleman might have been busy recently with matters concerning Apna Library, because he did not even know the citywide rumor that Shade was about to obtain the fifth Founding Series Rhodes Card. Hearing everyone discuss it, he asked Shade with considerable interest what he had paid in exchange for that card, but Shade merely tapped his lips with a finger, indicating that he had to keep it secret.
The people around them all understood.
In any case, before anyone noticed, Miss Pawo had already left. Shade noticed that she had stood behind Princess Margaret for a while before leaving the group and ending her Academy visit. Meanwhile, the seven or eight middle-aged gentlemen talking with Shade at the rear of the group had even arranged to visit a tavern outside and play Rhodes Cards