Witcher's Atelier

After the farewell banquet, Dandelion wanted to send Shani off, but Angouleme held him back and refused to let him go, insisting that he accompany her to continue drinking.

So just like every time he sent the young lady home, Victor and Shani walked side by side on the streets of the Temple District.

"Are you sure I don't need to send you off tomorrow?" She was dressed so beautifully today, and the lake green vest was very suitable for her.

"Really, no, I'm going with the medical team, and there are a lot of things to move, so it will be very busy, and I probably won't have time to say goodbye.

And you have to take a shower in advance tomorrow, change into gorgeous clothes, and prepare to perform in the palace, right?

It's a pity that I didn't see you in a tight top, which must be very beautiful." Compared to the first time they met a few months ago, he seemed to have grown taller.

"I was going to give it to you on your birthday, but now I have to give it to you in advance." He took out Milo Van der Beck's "Basic Principles of Pathomorphology" and "Forensic Medicine" and handed it over.

The young lady smiled, "Since it's a birthday gift, I won't be polite to you." He took it calmly and put it in her herbal bag.

Victor was very happy because Shani was a person who paid attention to interpersonal distance. She was willing to accept the gift from the other party, which meant that she regarded the other person as her own. When they first met, she even refused to borrow books to read at home, and she came to visit only because of his cordial invitation.

"Here! I'll give you the key of the house back." He got used to seeing this face, which seemed a little cute.

"No need to give it back, just keep it, you are welcome at my home at any time." Her fingers were slender and beautiful.

Without hesitation for long, the young lady took the key back into her arms.

Seeing that they could return to the rental house in a few more intersections, Shani suddenly turned left, which was the opposite direction, and Victor, who had gone astray, hurried to catch up.

"Walk with me!"

"I'm happy to do it."

...

The two of them walked through the Rose Knights, which were brightly lit, walked through the Vizima Cemetery, where only a lantern was left, and walked through the Hairy Bear Tavern, which was noisy and lively late at night.

It was a full moon in the sky, and Victor and Shani walked to the lakeside embankment.

The boy took out a large piece of black cloth from his bag and spread it on the ground. The two sat on the bat cloak and admired the famous night view of Lake Vizima, "The Moon Reflected in the Lake".

"Speaking of which, you haven't played the lute for me yet. Didn't you say you would make a song for me? Have you finished it?"

"I did, but I didn't bring the lute with me."

"It's okay, you can sing it a cappella!"

It was a little chilly in early autumn, and Victor quickly decided to meet the little sister's rare mischief.

"Forget it, there's no point in hiding it from you."

Then Shani watched Victor reach out and take out a lute that was bigger than the bag from the herbal bag.

"You...what is this?"

"Endless herbal bag, made by my grandmother for me, it is said that the void has an end, and my bag is infinite, which means that even if the void has an end, my bag has an infinite capacity."

The little sister curiously poked her head over, "So it's a magic cloth bag? Can I put my hand in it?"

"Yes, but no one else can interact with it except me." Victor took the herbal bag and put it between the two of them.

Trying to reach in, Shani took out several bottles of suspicious-looking potions of unknown use, and looked at Victor with a puzzled look.

Seeing that the young lady couldn't figure it out, the boy simply lifted the cloth cover of the herbal bag and let her stare at the opening clearly. The invisible ripples made his wrist and arm disappear directly into the air.

Then he raised his arm, and when his wrist appeared from the void, he pulled out a bear trap. The magical scene made her cover her mouth in surprise.

"This is my secret weapon for slaying demons and exorcising monsters. The herbal bag is about six feet long, wide and high, with a total capacity of 216 cubic feet. There are dozens of bear traps, various potions, precious alchemical materials, and a crossbow piled inside. If necessary, it can be taken out of the bag suddenly and fired at close range."

She curiously reached out to take the bear trap. The cold steel touch was undoubtedly genuine. The whole process was like a circus magic trick.

Xia Ni couldn't help but try to put it back, but the herb bag didn't react. Victor smiled and took it back. With the same action, ripples appeared at the opening, and the bear trap was swallowed up silently and disappeared.

Understand the working method, "It's amazing, is this the mage's space folding technique? I've heard of such an item, but I didn't expect it to be so convenient." The young lady smiled and helped the boy put the backpack back on his shoulder.

In fact, the endless herb bag and the mage's space folding technique are derived from two completely different systems, but alchemy is more troublesome to explain, and there is no cauldron around to demonstrate, so it is better to use space folding technique to understand it faster.

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The little episode ended, and Victor plucked the strings and began to sing the song in his heart that was most suitable for this situation.

After listening to it for the first time, Xia Ni didn't say anything, but just gestured for him to sing it again.

After listening to it for the second time, the boy noticed that there was mist in her eyes.

Then she learned to sing it for the third time, and they sang together for the fourth time. The fifth time Xia Ni said she wanted to sing it herself because the lyrics were simply her voice.

The young lady's voice is usually more neutral, but it is surprisingly soft when she sings. As she sings... her voice gradually becomes lower and lower, and the ending becomes silent.

The song ends, and the lingering sound lingers. Victor, who is accompanying the accompaniment, turns his head to look at Shani, and the young lady also turns her face, and the two look at each other for a moment.

She reaches out her hands to hold his neck, and moves closer to kiss his forehead and his nose.

Then there was a pause.

The world seemed to have stopped.

Shani let Victor go.

Opening her eyes, the two looked at each other, "I should go back." Her voice was crisp and clear.

He whispered in agreement, "Yes, there are still many things to do tomorrow, you have to rest early."

Although they said so, neither of them moved.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of water splashing, and they turned their heads at the same time, only to see a humanoid creature floating out of the wet water, stumbling ashore on the embankment steps.

In the sudden situation, Victor immediately stood up and was alert, and Shani also took two steps back to guard.

However, when he approached, Victor and Shani were surprised to find in the moonlight that it was Vincent Mays, the captain of the city guards, whom they both knew. He had a hobby of night swimming! ?

It was rare that he was not wearing armor. The captain's thin black hair was wet and stuck to his scalp. The thin clothes made his belly particularly obvious. He looked a little embarrassed, and he didn't look like his usual majestic appearance.

"Heh... What a strange encounter... It's actually Victor and Dr. Shani from the Phantom Troupe. Are you guys on a date?" Vincent's voice was low, and his face, which was a little pale from soaking, was stiff.

Feeling something was wrong, Victor became alert, "No... No, the doctor will return to Redania tomorrow. Take the opportunity to enjoy the 'Moon in the Lake' tonight. I am accompanying and protecting him."

He stretched out his hand and scratched his cheek, "Hehe... So that's how it is. I'll give you two a piece of advice. The night in Vizima is not as peaceful as it seems, especially on the night of the full moon. Try not to go out." After saying that, Vincent did not approach the two of them, but left from the other side of the embankment.

...

The captain of the city guards' habit of swimming at night made the two of them no longer interested in talking, and they hurriedly left the embankment.

Until they walked back to the familiar streets of the Temple District and passed the door of the Hairy Bear Tavern.

The young lady held the boy, put a smile on her face again, winked, and pretended to play the lute with both hands, suggesting that she wanted to sing but lacked accompaniment.

Victor raised his hand and gestured to the houses around him, "Now? On the street?"

"Yes, don't you think it's appropriate? I'm going to sing for everyone in the Temple District! Don't you dare?"

You probably don't know how crazy I am. Shrugging his shoulders, the boy took out the lute and began to accompany the young lady.

...

Walk with me on the streets of Vizima

Until all the lights go out, I won't stop

You will hold my sleeve

I will hold your fingers tightly

Walk to the end of the Temple District

Sit at the door of the Hairy Bear

--Excerpts from medieval folk songs in "Vizima". Anonymous

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