Ever since Angelina arrived in Arcadia City on Wednesday afternoon, Shade felt as though he had not rested at all. Only thirteen hours had passed since he and Wei Ge went to the Charming Lady Club last night, yet enough had happened in those short thirteen hours to leave him exhausted.
The "big trouble," meaning the Crystal Ball, had been thrown to Principal Pigman by him. Since the relic had been successfully contained, Shade did not concern himself with what came afterward. But he had no time to rest. Miss Feliana had assisted him in the battle just now, and she did not have much time left to remain conscious.
After politely declining the invitations of Miss Eden of the "Sun Crest" and Mr. Brooklyn of the "Hand of Radiance," Shade and the young ladies withdrew from the lake and soon blended into the bustling crowd in the park, disappearing from sight.
The Ring Arcanists of The Church and the Academy continued handling the aftermath. Although the relic's main body had been contained, many traces remained throughout the Artificial Lake that needed investigation and cleanup. Everyone suspected that this was the major event the Seer Association had divined would occur during the exposition.
As for the two noble Young Ladies from six hundred years ago whom Shade had exchanged for by signing an agreement on the 2nd Floor of the hall, they had already been discovered by The Church. The Church would investigate and handle their identities.
At least the area surrounding the Artificial Lake had reopened, though visitors were still forbidden from entering the water.
The sunlight was just right. Beneath a Plane Tree at the edge of the lawn on the eastern side of Oakham Park, where normal order had been restored, Shade sat on a thick wool