Whispers of the Machine Age
Chapter 2732

Rainy Night Morgue

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Although he had a cycling practice task this week, when he said goodbye to Elf Girl and prepared to head into the city, Shade did not choose to ride a Luku Bird right away. He did not want to casually send the Luku Birds into dangerous woodland, so he would not have them carry him around so readily.

If that Owl knew what you were thinking, she would definitely be heartbroken.

"She" said with a smile, so Shade planned to summon the Luku Birds when he went out with Miss Danist.

There were far fewer pedestrians in the city on this rainy day. By the time Shade arrived downstairs at the Accordion Hotel, it was nearly five in the evening. The gloomy sky showed no sign of a sunset, and when Shade knocked and entered Room 317, he found that Miss Owl's expression was not particularly bright either.

The Owl on the back of the sofa looked at Shade, then shifted position and turned her head away from him.

Shade cast a puzzled look at Miss Bell, who seemed to have recovered fairly well. She shook her head slightly, so he turned to Miss Danist instead. The eighteen-year-old redhead smiled and asked:

"Did something happen? We thought you might not be coming today."

"I went to investigate the temple. You cannot imagine how many places I ran around to today, but fortunately, I made a major discovery."

Only then did the Owl on the back of the sofa return to human form. However, she was not unhappy because Shade had not come today. Of course, she knew that he must have been busy with something else:

"Last night, I spoke with Galina and the others in the Council."

She spoke stiffly, and did so right in front of Miss Danist,

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