Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

"Although there is no basis for it, I can see that you don't like the result."

Seeing Adam's helpless smile, Esther, who had stabilized her spirit under the "comfort", seemed to be in a better mood. However, her attitude was always mixed with a little resistance during her words. For an angel-level " To the audience, this little emotion is as obvious as scribbling on a piece of paper.

Adam responded to Esther's question frankly: "Yes, if Zoya is the one who takes the lead in the end, that's what I want to see."

For the first time since Adam approached this bench, He saw Esther's cheerful smile. That sincere childishness made Adam laugh too: "But now it seems that there is nothing wrong with it. good."

"I thought that part of you," Esther made random gestures with her hand twice, but couldn't find any suitable words to describe it, "was in such a state that you would be angry because I ruined your plan. "

"The one who won't be angry now is me."

After an awkward silence, Esther laughed again. She rubbed her eyes that were red from tears. The sour feeling that was too real made her speechless. Obviously this is a spiritual world where there is no entity and no emotions should be guarded, but the changes in mentality are completely reflected in the details.

"It's really strange," Esther muttered. "It hurts my eyes. How can you restore reality so well in such details?"

"Because you don't have anything to hide, all your emotions are truly reflected here."

Noticing that Adam was still observing the memory fragments scattered in the air, Esther raised her right hand, but her gesture remained frozen for a few seconds, and then changed to tapping with both hands.

All the shadows of memory gradually faded, broken down into tiny points of light and falling gracefully. They rolled up intertwined silver filaments, fell on the mirror-like floor, and penetrated like melting snow.

Esther's face gradually appeared on the other side of the reflection, with a relieved smile on her face, just like on this side.

Adam knew that everything He could do had already been done: "This is the first time I know that you are not good at snapping your fingers."

"Well, strictly speaking, I was just born today, don't you think? I think I still have a lot to learn." Esther rubbed her fingers a few times, but no sound was made, so she could only murmur. Put down his hand.

"So, congratulations," Adam stood up from the bench, "you have been given a new life as 'Esther'."

"I seemed to have slept for a long time."

Esther looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar back, and there was such a trace of Daribog, so clearly, how could Amon not associate it with it? Is it because Adam also interfered with Amon's cognition when he was stabilizing the anchor?

Adam stopped at the edge of this narrow circular space, suddenly turned around and said, "Please keep it a secret for me."

"Well..."

Esther did not answer this question directly, and believed that Adam would not care about her guilty conscience. After all, there were those Amon clones first. Esther knew that the other party must have noticed it, and she tried to share the secret with Amon. Meng's thoughts.

It's a bit pitiful that someone has been kept secret for so many years. He really deserves the title of "God of Deception".

Esther smiled and nodded, agreeing to the request.

She then realized that the process of reintegrating her memories took a lot of time. The fantasy personality that controlled her body and the fusion process did not clearly return the memories of the outside world to her, leaving only a sleepwalking trance. .

Worried about the situation outside, Esther subconsciously asked: "How long have I slept?"

"It's been five months." After a pause, Adam looked at Esther thoughtfully, "Today is November 9th, early morning on Monday."

——

In a small church.

When Esther opened her eyes, a few light spots still landed on her fingertips, as if they were suddenly frightened and flew up in panic. In Esther's funny eyes, they flew back to her hair, avoiding her gaze.

Also frightened was the crow who saw a smile naturally appearing on her face. This sleek black bird flapped its wings and circled around the cross several times, warily looking at the "observation object" that suddenly became clear. ".

It wasn't until it was confirmed that no more light points burst out that the crow landed far away by the candlestick in the corner. Its black eyes scanned Esther's face back and forth, almost placing a doubtful question mark on her head.

Esther looked at the crow's vigilant reaction and couldn't help laughing: "Are you so afraid that I will eat you?"

"On the basis of completing the task, I don't need to involve myself. At least around you, there are many fools who make mistakes." The crow tilted his head and stood motionless by the candlestick. This action made it look like There is a naiveness similar to that of an owl.

Esther nodded her right eyebrow, but in the middle of this threatening gesture, she couldn't help laughing: "Judging from your current performance, you seem to have suffered once. But facing you , I don’t have to be too polite, right?”

The crow flapped its wings impatiently twice, as if to intimidate some invisible threat: "No Amon wants to be Xiao Qi or Xiao Wu, we have our own name and our own cognition."

"Then you really don't blame me," Esther continued to point her right eye again and again, "If you didn't want to suppress me, I wouldn't use this to influence you in the opposite direction, right?"

"You are not Zoya." Crow said coldly.

Marks with round stars lit up in Esther's eyes, as if she was deliberately showing off, and her smile became gentle and calm: "I can be."

The crow's voice was also very cold. It gradually lowered its voice, which made the blurted words more hoarse: "Very funny, hypocritical guy, you can make me laugh if you try harder. You want to use this kind of closeness Have you ever considered that I'm better at this than you are when it comes to 'deception'?"

Esther didn't answer anything, she just looked at the crow with a smile in her peaceful eyes. It was precisely because she was so unmoved that it had the opposite provocative effect.

Crow gradually narrowed his eyes, and when he saw the malice brewing inside, Esther spoke first: "But I am Zoya, and this is the fact, Amon, unless you also want to 'deceive' yourself."

Crow was silent for two seconds, chuckled twice, and shook his head in the direction of Esther: "That's impossible. It's hard to explain it to a fool like you who is pulled by fate. Maybe when you become a 'deception mentor' ——Oh, yes, I forgot."

A bad premonition quickly developed, and Esther's breathing stopped for a moment: "What?"

"I have a gift for you."

This sentence immediately made Esther frown. She stood up from the bench, but it took her two seconds to balance her body. She had been asleep for so long that it took her a moment to meld control of her body.

Esther walked towards the direction of the crow. The crow narrowed its eyes and drew its black claws in her direction. As a parabola fell in the air, Esther subconsciously raised her hand to catch it, and a wooden box fell. Into her arms.

The uncomfortable premonition made Esther hold the box and look at it silently for a while, but did not rush to open it: "What is this?"

"You can guess, it's a good thing for you."

"You're not a philanthropic guy."

The crow smiled and shook his head up and down: "But that is the characteristic of the Sequence Three of the 'Stealer'. Don't ignore my good intentions like this, I will be very disappointed."

Esther still didn't say "shit". Her fingers on the edge of the box opened the lid a little: "Is it contaminated?"

"How is it possible, am I so vicious in your heart?" Crow fussed.

"When did you stop?" Esther no longer hesitated and completely lifted the lid of the box.

Lying on the velvet is a translucent crystal the length of a pinky finger. The crystal looks sharp and angular, but it is not very hard. It will bend when you press it lightly with your finger.

There are twelve evenly distributed links on the outside, making it look very similar to the Worm of Time. There are swirling sections scattered inside, but no matter from which angle it is viewed, the section with blurred light and shadow will always face the observer. direction.

The extraordinary characteristic of "Deception Tutor".

Esther seemed to know who this thing came from. She put down the crystal in her hand: "Even if it is Benjamin, isn't it Amon?"

"Don't you see such an outcome from fate?" the black crow replied with a snicker.

Esther sneered: "Then should I call you Xiaosi?"

The crow suddenly froze, and then turned around and flew towards the exit of the church. The untouched door suddenly opened a gap and then closed violently.

Esther's face was very blank. She stared in the direction of the church door and subconsciously raised her hand to touch her face, but she didn't think about what kind of reaction this was.

What does this clone mean? Are my words that scary? Although I do feel a little angry...

But Esther soon laughed, and Amon's clone left just in time.

Today is Monday, and she still has some "private matters" to deal with.

——

Three o'clock in the afternoon.

The crimson stars touched by spirituality emitted a crimson light, condensing a slightly blurry human figure on each person's corresponding seat.

According to weekly practice, members of the Tarot Club will find a quiet, safe and private space at this time, waiting for the call of that great being to participate in the meeting before God above the mysterious gray mist.

Today is no exception.

"The Fool" stood behind the gray fog and looked around at the members attending the meeting.

"Justice", "The Hanged Man", "Sun", "Magician", "Moon", "Hermit", "Devil", "Judgement", "Star"...

"world".

There is also a figure condensed by pale golden light.

"The Fool"'s gaze did not move for a while, but no one showed anything strange. Even "Justice" didn't cast too many gazes at the end of the long bronze table.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool~" "Justice" raised his skirt and greeted the convener of the meeting cheerfully.

No one cares, no, no one sees the "lover" who comes here again.

Except for Klein.