"Up ahead, closer to that central lake, there will probably be even more trouble."
As he spoke, Shade looked up through the sparse, withered branches at the night sky, catching sight of Miss Sylvia from the corner of his eye.
"The stars will reach the right positions at around one-thirty Thursday morning. We still have seven hours to keep moving."
"I never expected the trouble this time wouldn't be dangerous enemies, but that the journey would be too long."
Miss Galina said with a smile. Shade nodded and continued leafing through the Elixir of Immortality in his hands.
The book had originally belonged to Serkeses Higher Medical College. Because a Poem Chapter Fragment had been discovered within it, the Witch Council had acquired it. Before Shade left home, Luvia's divination for him had yielded "book," so before setting out into the swamp, he had specifically borrowed this book from Miss Galina. Yet he had found nothing unusual about it.
"This book was written near the end of the Fifth Epoch. It records methods the witches used to care for their skin. If the secret techniques within are properly used, they really can preserve one's beauty for a very long time."
Shade muttered inwardly:
Elixir of Immortality, skin care, eternal beauty.
He raised an eyebrow.
Miss Galina, leaning against Shade, suddenly said:
"Shade, I heard from Tifa that you're very good at telling stories. Tell me one before dinner. Let's take a moment to relax before the final battle."
Miss Sylvia, perched in the tree, curled her lips. Of course she could hear them below, and she even suspected Galina Cavendish had deliberately made sure she did.
Shade lifted his gaze from the Ancient Writings in the book.
"What kind of story would you like to hear?"
He certainly did not