Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

"You're still alive, congratulations. But why are you dressed like this?" "Rabbit" said, while adjusting his deformed back collar.

Just after being put on the ground by Esther, he quickly took a few steps to the side, and then gracefully bowed to Esther. The whole movement was very smooth and natural, as if he was not retreating to distance himself.

The two of them were standing on the roof of a certain bar. Noisy sounds came from the window of the bar below. At this time, these places would be brightly lit, but from the sound of the movement below, it sounded like they were drinking to soothe themselves. The worried man has gone too far, and the curses are getting louder and louder.

But for Esther on the rooftop, the environment here was quiet enough for her to communicate with "Rabbit" face to face, away from the other children in the East District.

Esther narrowed her eyes and looked at the gentle boy. "Rabbit" was still playing with the ring, turning it around and around, but its size was too big and did not fit the boy's slender fingers at all.

Finally, Esther's eyes fell on the monocle on his right eye: "That's enough. If you don't do this with me, do you still want me to invite you down?"

"You think I don't want to?" "Rabbit" put away the loose ring and straightened the lenses that kept sliding out again. His helpless eyes looked very sincere.

A moth flew up from the hem of Esther's skirt, and soon fluttered its wings, turning into a silhouette-like crow, and flew to the top of the "rabbit"'s head: "I smelled the smell of 'accident'."

When the crow approached, "Rabbit"'s body suddenly tensed up for a moment, and an extremely uncoordinated look of fear appeared on his face, but it was quickly suppressed, which was completely opposite to the calm tone on his lips:

"That's not an accident. I was tricked by you, and the clone named 'Ben' is really a despicable guy."

Esther couldn't hold it back and accidentally chuckled, which caused obvious dissatisfaction on "Rabbit"'s face. Esther shook her head: "I don't know the inside story. Although I may have left some protection, I didn't expect it." It will become like this, and fish will be caught even without bait on the hook.”

The boy carefully adjusted his children's clothes, because with a freer clone standing above his head, he seemed to be more relaxed than before, and he even dared to take a step directly in Esther's direction: "Ha, you really think Was it me who took the bait? It seems you were the one who was so anxious to be deceived."

Esther raised her eyebrows but didn't reply.

The crow standing above the "rabbit" snickered twice, and then nodded to Esther: "I'm not wrong, your little friend is in a bad situation now, he can't be completely parasitized, and this unlucky guy can't escape either. This body.”

"Didn't He ask for this..." Esther muttered softly.

But she couldn't ignore this matter, so she raised her hand and pulled the "rabbit" over. The boy had a little alert look on his face, but he didn't struggle. Marks with bright light lit up from the bottom of Esther's eyes. She stared at the "rabbit" doubtfully for a moment, then circled around him, and finally looked at the crow standing above the "rabbit".

"I did this?" Judging from Esther's tone, she wasn't very sure.

But before "Rabbit" could make any complaints, Esther's frown gradually relaxed: "Not entirely, the shelter I left at that time had loopholes because of Benjamin's relationship, so that kind of power I unconsciously did something that followed my instinct..."

"It's a good idea to leave the problem to a guy without a tombstone." The crow let out a hoarse laugh, but received another clone's protest. The mouth flew up high, and did not fall back until "Rabbit" put down his hand.

"What instinct are you talking about?"

"That's..." Esther didn't finish her words, but sighed, "It has nothing to do with you."

"Please use your brain, I'm trapped right now because of your stupid instinct." "Rabbit" put his hand on his chest and once again pressed the lens that almost fell off his right eye.

Esther hit him on the top of his head with her backhand, and then she said with a straight face: "Don't think about it, I can't help you solve this problem."

"seriously?"

Esther asked, "Do you want to die?"

"I don't want to." The answer came not from the boy's mouth, but from the crow that shook its head.

The corner of Esther's mouth twitched obviously: "I don't want Rabbit to really become an Amon, and then you will also become, well, a part of his consciousness, very complete, and can no longer be separated."

After a moment of silence, Esther just looked at "Rabbit" quietly. The expressionless clone had no strong reaction. The fear in the previous moment should have come from Rabbit's own consciousness. He was still trapped in a state where he could not control his body. Here, the insect of time that parasitizes him cannot even completely suppress this...

If I take advantage of this, can I counterbalance the uniqueness? Although it is not realistic enough, it is a feasible solution at the moment.

As soon as this voice came out of her heart, Esther quickly suppressed it, turned her head slightly, no longer looked at the suspicious eyes of "Rabbit", and silently rejected its proposal.

Something feels wrong.

The crow squatted on the "rabbit"'s head and took two steps, shaking off a few messy brown hairs that were caught: "You're right, then let this clone die. It's of no use anyway."

"Rabbit"'s expression obviously stiffened for a moment, and then he showed a bright smile: "That makes sense, remember to recycle me."

Esther stared at him with much colder eyes: "Is this a threat?"

"Since you can't help it, then I'm not that resistant to the status quo." "Rabbit" smiled, and even turned around and walked towards the edge of the roof.

"What do you want?"

Before "Rabbit", the crow spoke first: "You know what I want. If you really don't agree, we can each take a step back."

Esther didn't speak, but just "hummed", signaling for Amon to continue speaking.

"You have to know, we don't just wander around like this." Although he was sitting on top of "Rabbit", because of the boy's height, Crow still had to raise his head when he looked at Esther, "We all have Respective tasks, including postmen or coachmen who don’t look very serious.”

"It doesn't look like it," Esther replied coldly.

However, Crow can tell that her attitude has softened. As long as it does not involve matters related to "Origin Castle", she will indeed become easier to talk to, especially now that she has a weakness.

With Esther's current temperament, she has too many things to worry about, and it's really easy to catch her tail feathers.

The crow patted the "rabbit"'s head with its wings. A flash of black appeared in the "rabbit's" eyes. His body completely relaxed and an interesting smile appeared on his face: "If you had agreed earlier, you wouldn't have had to do this." An unpleasant contradiction, isn't it?"

"What do you want me to do? I am just a 'thief' now, and strictly speaking, the sequence is far inferior to yours."

"Rabbit" and Crow spoke at the same time, and the two voices overlapped completely and harmoniously: "Help me find the hidden Pales, and help me complete the 'wrong' ritual."

After a pause, Crow added: "No matter what the outcome is, I can let this child go. After all, he looks really useless."

The corner of Esther's mouth twitched again. Although she wanted to respond with a smile like Amon, she failed this time.

The wind on the roof was still a bit cold, and the noise in the tavern below was getting louder and louder, making people upset. With a loud "bang", a figure was thrown out from the door, mixed with a lot of slurs. Unclear curses.

She let out a long sigh and regained her calm state of mind: "I know, but I also want to remind you."

"Sorry, only those with the upper hand can make conditions, Zoya, whether it's a transaction or a fraud."

Although Esther looked at the crow, she knew that everything she said would be known by the "body" who didn't know where it was: "If you ask for too much from fate, you will definitely pay far more than you deserve." The expected price.”

The crow didn't take it seriously: "You think too highly of yourself. As you said yourself, you are just a 'thief' now - a miserable demigod with nowhere to go, a weak heart and full of weaknesses." , can be completely held in the hands of others..."

The light in Esther's eyes flickered slightly, causing Crow to end the sentence with a low laugh.

She put her hand on "Rabbit"'s shoulder, and the one who came close and stared closely was the black crow who just said those provocative words:

"Sorry, there are still some things that your bird's claws can't hold."

A thin veil of light hung down from her hair, surrounding Esther and "Rabbit".

Crow turned a blind eye to such changes: "You want to say light?"

"It's fate." Esther replied softly.

The soft light continued to cover "Rabbit"'s sight, and the resistance in his body suddenly became stronger. When the clone subconsciously wanted to make a sound, he found that the crow had already taken off, hovering happily in the sky, far away. The center shrouded in light.

Esther's right hand was still firmly on the boy's shoulder. She raised her left hand and approached "Rabbit"'s right eye. More light shrouded her, covering up her gentle and compassionate expression, except for the smile in her tone. I can’t hide it no matter what:

"To be honest, Amon must know Amon best. How can you still trust Amon?"

However, what surprised Esther was that the clone actually gave her a calm smile: "Because I am the bait. Look, someone will take the bait. So, what's your answer?"

Esther took off the monocle on "Rabbit"'s face, allowing the light spot to completely penetrate the boy's spirit body: "As you wish, I agree to your proposal."

But she didn't promise anything. (End of chapter)