"Luvia, do you think the Seer Association would purchase a precious relic like the Wise Man's Gleaming Stone?"
After Doctor Schneider finished his introduction, Shade turned to the diviner. She thought for a moment and nodded.
"I think they would, but what do you intend to do by asking that?"
"I know what he wants to do."
The blonde Miss Writer said with a smile:
"Some time ago, Shade mentioned that he wanted to buy one of the Founding Series Rhodes Cards from the Seer Association, but they refused. I think he is wondering whether he could trade the Wise Man's Gleaming Stone for one."
"But even if the Seer Association agrees, that would mean those diviners learn of your identity."
Doctor Schneider said wisely. He then hesitated before asking Shade and Dorothy:
"Actually, when you attended the banquet at Lake View Manor this tuesday, around ten-thirty, did you hear anything strange?"
"Yes. After those two thunderclaps, Another Me received a message from a relic—Trial: Find the person who cannot be seen in the Tobesk region."
Shade nodded, and Dorothy joined the conversation as well.
"Yes, I was at Lake View Manor too, and I heard it."
"This should be related to the Wise Man's Gleaming Stone mentioned by the Academy. I refuse to believe that two separate major incidents would happen in this area at once."
The Doctor said. He then took out paper and a pen, asking Shade and Dorothy to briefly describe what had happened on tuesday night. He sent the account to the Academy together with his letter through Poetry Manuscript Paper. The reply came quite quickly; only five minutes later, an envelope arrived.
It was still a letter from the Student Management Office. The Academy confirmed the information provided by the three of them, awarding