The conversation continued, and Shade told them the story of the Damaged Antarctic Constellation Clock from yesterday. The only thing he concealed was his relationship with Vanessa and Siris, though he did not hide his relationship with Iluna.
Having finished the story, he had another favor to ask Miss Danist regarding Iluna:
"Iluna will be coming to Vesta Woodland tomorrow morning. The Church doesn't know about this. Could the Academy lend us a relic that would let her come here? A one-way trip is enough; she has a way to return."
"Of course. It's a trivial matter."
Miss Danist had long known that Shade's relationship with Iluna was unusual, but Miss Winslet did not. She had just been wondering whether Vanessa had already seen Shade, because if she had, she could not possibly have missed the oddity. Yet after hearing about the Chosen One, the topic had suddenly turned in this direction:
"Iluna Bayes? I heard Galina say that she and this Chosen One got along rather well. She has been teaching the Chosen One some Witch Secret Arts from the balance system."
"Yes, I introduced them."
Shade did not try very hard to conceal it:
"I actually knew Iluna before I went looking for this cat."
As he spoke, he gently patted Little Mia on the head:
"Miss Iluna Bayes and I are very close. I even invited her to eat at my home. Hasn't that draconic beast appeared locally? The Sunlight Gun she specializes in is a miracle for hunting dragons, and the Chosen One's power might be effective against that sort of twisted monster. So I asked her to come and take a look."
Miss Winslet nodded lightly, thinking that she would meet the girl she had heard so much about tomorrow. At that moment, she could