Chapter 15: Team up to buy gifts and go to someone else's house as a guest. Don't forget to bring gifts...
When Vifiya came out of St. Vasok Cathedral, the sky was gradually getting dark.
There were no more onlookers near the church. The royal family and the knights of the Holy See left after completing the task of escorting Vifia.
Vifiya immediately saw Osa in casual clothes standing at the foot of the church steps.
She turned around to say goodbye to the cardinal who had escorted her out, and simply performed the Seven Pure Sacrifices: "Only praise the great goddess Lehomie."
Neve and Gavin beside Vifiya also performed the same action with pious expressions.
The Cardinal nodded, gently brushed his eyes, tapped his left ear, and placed his hand on his heart. "We only praise the great Goddess Lehomie." He paused, "Miss Vefia, His Holiness the Pope has asked me to pass on a message. I hope we can praise the great Goddess Lehomie together next time."
A look of alertness flashed across Vifiya's eyes, and the cardinal turned back and walked towards the church after he finished speaking.
Vifiya stared at the Cardinal's back for a moment, her anger suppressed in the Scotto prayer room. She gestured for Neve and Gavin to wait in the nearby carriage, and when she turned around, a smile was already on her face.
She walked over to Osa and asked softly, "Why are you here?"
Osa moved closer to her, lowered her head and said, "This matter is basically over, so I came to talk to you about the situation."
Osa met Vifiya's puzzled gaze and grinned. "We're friends now, so of course I'm here to tip you off. By the way, what are your plans going forward?"
After hearing what Osa said, Vifiya finally remembered her original plan and said, "I plan to go to Gray Moon Ridge after dinner and return Sister Arnold's clothes."
Vifia didn't have to go back in person, but she needed to have more contact with Arnold, and then what she wanted to do next would go more smoothly.
Besides, she had an appointment with Isidore, and she believed that Isidore could find her.
Osa frowned. "Wouldn't Gray Moon Ridge be unsafe at night? After all, that kind of thing happened there."
But then she changed her mind and thought about how long Arnold had been living there. She said, "Let's go early. It shouldn't take too long. I'll go with you. Can you have dinner with me when we get back?"
"Where are you going?"
Vifiya and Osha looked towards the source of the sound and saw Isidore and Kaharun walking towards them.
Vifiya raised her eyes, and when Isidore's gaze met hers, his eyes instantly sparkled with stars.
Kaharun's face was full of curiosity. Osha had seen Kaharun several times at the gate of the palace before, so he was not a stranger to her.
Seeing that Vifiya had no intention of hiding anything, she said, "We are going to Gray Moon Ridge to return the things to Arnold."
Hearing this, Kaharun touched his chin and thought, "Should we bring gifts? He took us in last time."
Vifiya and Osa looked at him at the same time, and Osa turned her gaze to Vifiya.
Weifiya really forgot that when visiting someone's home, she needed to bring a gift to thank them for their help. No wonder she always felt like she had forgotten something when she went out today.
Weifeiya hesitated and said, "Is it too late to buy it now?"
Kaharun looked up at the sky, which still had a sliver of light, and said, "Shall we set off now? Shall we give it a try?"
Realizing that they wanted to go too, Osa asked, "Will there be too many people?"
Kaharun said: "It will be more lively with more people. Arnold needs the popularity. We might as well go and thank him." And he knew without looking at Isidore that this kid wanted to go with them.
Vifiya didn't expect that she originally planned to go alone, but in the end there would be four people. She had no reason to stop Kahar and the others from going together to express their gratitude: "Then let's go together."
Vifiya waved to Neve, and when Neve came up, she explained the general situation to her and told her that she didn't need anyone to follow her.
Upon hearing this, Niv said worriedly, "But Miss..."
Osa smiled and waved to Neve: "Don't worry, I will protect Vifia. I'm very strong."
Isidore also spoke hurriedly: "I can also protect Vifia."
Kaharun: "I can do that too!"
Vifiya smiled lightly, her eyes gentle: "It's okay, Neve, this is just a gathering among classmates. I will explain to my brother when I come back."
Neve nodded hesitantly and handed the clothes in her hand to Vifiya: "Then please be careful, young lady."
After Vifiya took the clothes, Osha called her own groom to drive the carriage that Kaharun found.
The carriages of the Duke's and Marquis's palaces are too gorgeous and will cause unnecessary trouble.
The four of them set off like this, the carriage moving forward, until only a black dot was left.
The carriage stopped in front of the market, and Vifiya and Osha followed Isidore and Kaharun's hands and got off the carriage.
Vifiya and Osa's appearances were too conspicuous, especially Osa. Blue hair was one of the characteristics of royal blood, and blue hair and blue eyes were unique to the Duke's Mansion of Duodu. In order to avoid being watched and getting into trouble, the two of them tacitly put on robes.
The four of them stopped, and Vifiya realized that the market they had arrived at was a market where common people gathered, not a market frequented by nobles.
Kaharun hummed, "Trust me, friends, Arnold will like the things in this market."
Vifiya agreed secretly. Based on her understanding of Arnold and their current relationship, he would not accept too expensive gifts. The things in this market were just right.
Vifiya nodded: "Then let's make a quick decision."
The moment she entered the market, Osa was attracted by the weapons shop, and several people accompanied Osa in.
Osa glanced around and said to the boss at the front desk, "Boss, let me see the best armor you have."
Seeing this, the boss turned around, found a set of armor, and handed it to her: "Miss, this is made of spider demon skin. It is both elastic and lightweight. But the price..."
Osa touched the armor and found it was indeed genuine, and it was also one of the best armors available to ordinary civilians. She looked at the owner, who understood and said, "Miss, fourteen silver coins."
Osa nodded readily and paid the bill. Fourteen silver coins for a piece of armor was indeed a bit expensive for ordinary people. Twenty silver coins were worth one gold coin, and one silver coin could be exchanged for one hundred and twenty copper coins.
As Osa walked out of the shop, she saw the three people's puzzled expressions and explained, "You all brought gifts, so how could I go empty-handed?"
Vifiya and the other two immediately felt that this made sense, and they continued walking into the market.
Vifia stayed in the pharmacy for a while and listened to the owner's introduction. She thought they were all good. In the end, she ordered one of each medicine, especially the one for treating external injuries.
The boss was happy for a moment and offered to deliver the goods to his door. But when he heard that it was in Gray Moon Ridge, his face became quite conflicted, but he quickly made up his mind and asked the clerk to wait for them in front of the market.
When Kaharun saw Vifiya and Osa finished their shopping, he chuckled and said, "I discovered that at Arnold's house the other day. There are very few edible things there."
Vifiya originally wanted to buy some food. She and Osa looked at each other, and they hit it off and went to the stall selling food.
Who knew that originally Kaharun and Isidore were just buying food as gifts together, but Vifia and Osa became interested after seeing Kaharun's superb bargaining skills.
The group bought from the first stall to the last one in a noisy manner. Every time they saw one, they thought Arnold would need it. The discussion got out of control. Even Isidore joined the discussion because he saw Vifia's deep interest.
The stall owners all smiled brightly and volunteered to deliver the food to them. Although they were a little hesitant when they heard that the food would be delivered to Gray Moon Ridge, some brave stall owners volunteered.
The last few people stood in front of the market in silence as they looked at the cart of food and medicine.
Kaharun: "He'll take it, right?"
Osa: "It's all delivered."
Isidore: ...
Several people got on the carriage and headed for Gray Moon Ridge with food and potions.
Inside the carriage, Osha glanced at Isidore across from her, then looked at Vifia. "Regarding the accident at the academy's opening dinner and your disappearance, the royal family will make an announcement in three days."
Hearing this, Isidore and Kaharun also turned their attention to her.
In fact, even the two parties involved, Vifia and Isidore, could not explain the whole story. This made Vifia curious about what kind of explanation the royal family would come up with.
Osha spoke up, "First, the chain golem appeared at the opening dinner simply because it stepped on a teleportation magic circle left over from before the war. The palace's royal magician confirmed that this magic circle is both time-sensitive and random. It teleports the chain golem randomly, recalling it at a certain time, and also taking away a random living being present. As for Isidore being teleported, it was because, besides Vefia, he was the only one who touched the magic circle at the time."
"Secondly, due to the darkness, the location you were transported to was impossible to confirm from the two people involved. It was only thanks to the guidance of the goddess Lehomi that you were rescued."
"Finally, this type of remaining magic circle is extremely rare, so the public need not worry."
The carriage suddenly became quiet. Such remarks were mostly within Vifia's expectations. Chain golems were rare, and ordinary people and most nobles would not know that there was a master behind them. As for the magic circle, it goes without saying that the few remaining magicians were mostly hidden in the crowd, and the people's understanding of magic was only passed down by word of mouth.
As to whether such a magic circle really exists, it doesn’t matter.
When Vifia was escorted to the Cathedral of Saint Vasok by the Royal Knights, she had a vague guess that the royal family was taking advantage of the situation to confirm the reason why she was able to come back.
The result given by the royal family seemed absurd and full of loopholes in Vifiya's eyes, but this result was not for her to see. She was not important in this result. What was important was that the people believed it.
As magicians, Isidore and Kaharun understood the royal family's intention when Osha mentioned the magic circle. Even though the reason was ridiculous in their eyes, they did not show it at all.
Besides, this "result" is not important to Isidore. What is important is that Vifiya can still stand in front of him intact.
The four people present all knew that since this matter involved magic and magicians, it could only be an accident.
After a while, the carriage slowly stopped.
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