"A big one?"
Thinking of what had once happened at Lake View Manor, Shade instinctively thought of a god's descent. A flicker of panic appeared on his face, but then he remembered that the Blasphemy Cross relic was on him—the thing he used for theft.
"Although I don't know what you thought of, judging by your expression, you probably got it wrong."
Miss Galina reached out and tapped Shade's forehead with one of her slender, fair fingers.
As Miss Sylvia flipped through Shade's manuscript, she added:
"It should be some kind of relic, a location-type relic. We still don't know exactly what it is. It will probably fully manifest in the center of Schluch Lake between eight and ten tonight. At present, only we know about this. Witches have perception of elements and relics far beyond normal standards."
"That's roughly the situation."
Miss Galina said as she handed her wineglass to Shade, signaling for him to taste it. Shade drained the remaining red wine at the bottom of the glass, while Tifa beside him continued pouring more.
"Do we need to cancel the banquet? There are so many ordinary people here, after all."
Shade asked.
"No. It won't be especially powerful. Besides, you know the nature of location-type relics: as long as no one enters them, they generally won't be greatly affected. The Church has arranged a Ring Arcanist Squad to protect Margaret Anjou, who was attacked in Huntington. If something really goes wrong, the two of us and the Church's Ring Arcanists will be able to handle it."
Miss Galina said. Only then did Shade relax somewhat, handing the wineglass Tifa had refilled back to her. From how unconcerned she had been about letting Angelina play in the manor earlier, he knew that the Great Witch truly did not