The Whispering Verses Chapter 2424: Demonologists and cats and dogs
Chapter 2425 Demonologists and Cats and Dogs
In order to create a library atmosphere, the indoor lights in the club are enough for reading, but they still look a bit dim. The "Demonologist" on the other side of the bookshelf raised his eyes slightly, and when he saw Shade across the "gap", he also showed a slightly surprised expression, but then changed to a cautious but slightly cold smile. Meaning:
"What a coincidence, I meet you again, Mr. John Watson."
It has been more than two months since we parted ways in front of the Rainy Night Flower Shop in Green Lake. The "demonologist" appeared again in such an accidental but very reasonable way, and Shade really didn't expect it.
He glanced at the rose on the cover of the book in his hand, and then quietly invited Mr. Asmon to come and talk.
There is no one at the long table on the side of the second floor, so they don't have to go to the cubicle on the third floor.
Shad sat at one end of the long table, and the demonologist in robes sat on the side of the long table next to him.
He didn't hold a book in his hand, but still held the black notebook with rolled corners that he always carried with him whenever he appeared.
Because Shade's "membership" is the highest level in this club, the waiter also brought black tea and sugar to the two of them. The conversation didn't officially begin until the smoke rose upwards from the porcelain tea cup.
"Such a night, such a reunion, so interesting."
Xia De said with a smile, of course, lowering his voice. Mr. Asmon also nodded. Although the expression on his face and his black eyes were very strange, Shade was used to it.
"Since Green Lake left, Mr. Asmon, how did you come here across half a continent? Oh, I am still traveling and writing, and the story of Moon Bay is really wonderful."
Mr. Asmon also lowered his voice and responded. When he lowered his voice, his voice sounded like a hissing snake:
"I adopted a pair of cats and dogs in Green Lake and traveled with them randomly. Not long ago, I received a letter from an old customer. He wanted to entrust me again to help him answer some demonology problems and help him Authenticating some books, that’s why I’m here.”
Xia De asked curiously:
"So that gentleman really found the 'real thing'?"
Mr. Asmon stared at Shade and shook his head slowly:
"Of course not. If the devil could be found so easily, Mr. Watson, I would have died in a dark corner while traveling and serving as a consultant around the world. But thanks to him, my The travel funds are quite sufficient.”
"This is really good business."
Xia De sighed softly, and at the same time, he put the right hand that had just quietly put on the [Demon Hunting Seal] in the bookshelf aisle, and naturally placed it on the side of the table close to the "demon scholar".
Then nothing happened. The man wearing a desert-like robe just glanced at the "ugly" black iron ring and looked away.
"So, are there any clues about the devil in the Moon Bay area?"
Shad asked again, and the weird smile on Mr. Asmon’s face appeared again:
"Of course there is, but I'm still investigating. The city of wealth, the place where desires accumulate, this is really a suitable job for me."
But then he mentioned another thing:
"On a night like this, let's not talk about disappointing topics like demons. Since we meet again in a strange city, Mr. Watson, are you interested in playing a game?"
"Want to play a game of Rhodes with me?"
Shad raised his eyebrows, but Sean Asmon shook his head again:
"It's not Rhodes cards, but it does have something to do with it. Take a look at this first. This was given to me by my old customer as part of the reward. I think you will be interested."
He opened his notebook and handed a card contained in it to Shade.
As expected, this is another special rules card. On the card, a cat and a dog are guarding the door of a dilapidated and gloomy mansion, and two floating leaves are painted on the ground to express the atmosphere.
[The Song of Cats and Dogs·Eternal Guard], suit and color: Star 10.
When this card is drawn, if this card is the "even" card, and there are only two different suits of cards in hand when the points are settled, the points of this card can be adjusted between 9 and 10.
[Song of Cats and Dogs] is a brand new series of decks released in recent years. Although this series has not been reprinted, it has been released three times, which means that a total of three different sets of special rules cards have been released.
The meaning of "The Song of Cats and Dogs" is those stories and legends related to "cats" and "dogs". Among them, "The Eternal Guard" tells the story of loyal cats and dogs who remain the same for twenty years after the death of their owners. They stayed in front of their owner's former residence until they died on the same day.
This is a fairy tale that promotes "loyalty". It is impossible to verify where the prototype of the story comes from. But according to Lecia:
"This kind of story is most likely made up by the writer himself, Shade, and not all stories have prototypes. For example, the popular knight adventure stories and vulgar palace romance novels, sometimes the latter It’s a real prototype.”
"This card is very good."
Shad watched it for a moment and then returned the cards to Mr. Asmon:
"What kind of game are you going to play?"
"Mr. Watson, I haven't been short of crowns and gold pounds recently. Since I met a friend by chance, let's not gamble money. How about betting on special cards?"
The demonologist lowered his head and looked at Shade and asked, Shade thought for a moment and then agreed:
"Of course."
As he said that, he took out his deck and pulled out the [Ancient Alchemy·Dragon Stone] that he got when he participated in the card game of Parsifal Club last week.
Mr. Asmon obviously also has common sense about Rhodes cards. He continued to lower his voice and reminded:
"The value of this card is much higher than mine."
"It doesn't matter, I have won many special cards with you. The bets at that time were not greater than the value of the cards. Since you don't care, I don't care either. Oh, this card caused a stir in Yuewan It’s not a small disturbance. If you win, don’t take out this card in Yuewan.”
Xia De said and put the cards on the table:
"But didn't you just say you wouldn't play Rhodes?"
"Yes, I have something to do for a while, and I'm afraid I don't have time for a long card game. Let's play some interesting card games. While playing, we can continue to tell the story we didn't finish last time."
"Yes, I love hearing your devilish stories."
Xia De has no problem with this at all.
Mr. Asmon then took out his deck, drew out the "King" and said:
"I will put five times five, a total of 25 cards on the table with their backs facing up. You have seven chances to reveal any card. If you find the 'King', you win, [The Song of Cats and Dogs]・Eternal Guard] is yours. If you don’t find it, you need to pay 50 gold pounds to redeem your [Ancient Alchemy・Dragon Stone].”
In other words, he didn't want Shade's expensive playing card, and still chose to use his own cards to gamble against Shade's gold pounds. The gamble was certainly not good for Shade, but the price of 50 pounds was not enough for "The Song of Cats and Dogs."
Xia De nodded again:
"Then you lay out the cards and I'll recall where our story went."
He made a gesture of invitation, squinted his eyes and looked up at the gas wall lamp above the wall. The demonologist's mouth curled up in an even weirder arc:
"Yes, where does the story go?"
"I want to think about a wonderful existence that has the power of the rumored devil because of people's recognition. It brings disasters to the world, until it meets a person who has no wishes, because of the other person's wish to seal the devil ', accompany that person through life.
After the man died, the demon took his soul and returned to his hometown, devouring all his relatives. But those respectable people tried their best to protect the last boy. The boy did not protect himself by keeping silent, but made the same wish as the first man: just like my grandfather, I will use my life to seal you.
He then walked a long way until one day, the grown-up boy met the girl he liked and fell in love with her. When she wanted to persuade the young man to stay, the young man killed her just to ensure that after his death, the devil would not turn into his appearance and come to collect the girl's soul.
Many years later, the traveling middle-aged man met a troubled noble lady and her cat and dog. While accompanying her home, the two fell in love with each other but neither spoke. Many years later, the middle-aged man returned to the city again and learned that the girl had been sacrificed long ago by giving the cat and dog wisdom and strength. So he communicated with the great being and exchanged the girl's soul for her to go to the end. Finally, he took the cat and dog with him and left the city that was destroyed by plague and disaster in the fire. ”
Since the first time he met this demonologist in Coldwater Port, Shade has listened to five "Demon Stories", but each time the story made him think deeply, this time he is also looking forward to interesting stories. .
After Shade briefly summarized the previous story, Mr. Asmon also finished laying out the cards.
Shad stood up again and turned back, giving Mr. Asmon the opportunity to change the positions of the cards again. At the same time, he also told "her" in his heart that there was no need to tell him the answer.
[Yes, dear stranger. 】
After everything was ready, facing the neatly arranged cards, Shade was ready to stretch out his hand, and the demonologist at the long table also started the story:
"After that incident, the middle-aged man walked a long way with his cat and dog. When he was thirsty, he went to drink from the stream, and when he was hungry, he went to pick fruits. He was determined not to interact with anyone again. There is a profound connection between people. The events in his youth and the stories in his middle age have made him understand the fate that he cannot give up after making that wish, and he is determined to stay away from everything."
"This is a very wise decision."
Xia De said, turning over the card in the upper left corner, and then threw Star 13 aside.
PS: Every time, I have to summarize the content of the "Devil Story" in the previous article. Although it seems like the number of words, it is really not the number of words.
This is very necessary, now is the sixth chapter of the demon story. If it is not summarized, the reader will have to read the previous five times to recall what happened.