Pastor's Tantra

“…actually my only problem is.

After hearing the story told by Aiwass, Sherlock's first reaction was to frown: "How could you give this unproven ritual to Ms. Meg? If something happens to her..."

"If she didn't succeed in changing her path, it wouldn't be much different than something happened."

Aiwass interrupted: "Her previous life expectancy was less than three months. What else can you do? You can only treat a dead horse as a live doctor."

Sherlock was silent.

Of course he knew that Aiwass was right - he just did a little reasoning and knew the price of Meg's failure in changing jobs.

If he fails to successfully renew his life, it will only advance Meg's death by a few months. It won't affect anything.

Rather, it was because he was unable to bear the price of Meg's death, but could not think of any way... He felt painful for being so incompetent.

"...But you can use me for experiments first."

Sherlock replied in a low voice: "My life is cheaper than Lady Meg's."

He knew that his words were feeble and even unreasonable. So he couldn't speak loudly.

The lack of logic in these words made him feel allergic to it even when he said it.

But there is no way. If he didn't say anything, he would feel more pain.

Sherlock hated this feeling of powerlessness.

Just like when I was a child, my father was wrongly accused of assassinating the royal family and was imprisoned. The evidence was "conclusive."

At that time, Sherlock could easily think of countless arguments to refute the evidence - every piece of evidence seemed reasonable, but upon closer analysis, it was all nonsense. Those far-fetched motives are even more amusing.

...But the problem is, he has no chance to say it.

No one cares about what he says. They don't even care about the truth.

The young boy raised his face and anxiously tried to hold on to the clothes of everyone coming and going, constantly explaining the principles that seemed obvious to him, but no one was willing to stop for him. They didn't even look down at him, as if he were just air, just a ghost.

——At that time, Sherlock was so anxious that his ears were ringing.

The ringing in his ears suddenly made his whole world seem to become peaceful.

At that moment, he couldn't hear the voices of everyone around him or the noise at the banquet.

It was like a young child standing on the shore, shouting at the roaring tsunami, trying to use his voice to prevent it from arriving. That feeling of powerlessness made him feel physically sick... Now just thinking about it, he felt a faint desire to vomit. And that ringing in the ears started again.

But Aiwass's words suddenly pierced the gray memories——

"...Didn't I call you Shangyou this time?"

Aiwass looked at him in surprise, with a cheeky smile on his face: "Come and try it for yourself first, and if possible, I will promote it to the young people in Avalon.

"If we can succeed, we in Avalon will also have our own wisdom path inheritance. In the future, smart people like you won't be stuck in the third energy level, right?

"You have to know, Isabel will definitely continue Queen Sophia's policy. If not, I will keep an eye on it for you. From now on, the path of wisdom is a legal path, and mages are a legal profession. We must enrich our talent pool so that we can catch up. Shangxing Antimony..."

Sherlock stared blankly at Aiwass, who was telling these things incessantly.

He saw that Aiwass's hair had grown longer at some point, and Aiwass's eyes seemed to be shining. Even though he was only a small consultant to the Supervision Bureau, Aiwass still told himself these important things.

——If someone had been willing to stop and listen to that anxious child, maybe he wouldn't be so cold and withdrawn now.

At that moment, Sherlock felt that the sound that would buzz in his ears from time to time, making him anxious like a tsunami, seemed to be washed away by Aiwass's voice.

…It’s really noisy.

The corners of Sherlock's mouth subconsciously rose for a moment, but he quickly realized and flattened the corners of his mouth.

——You can't act very happy, otherwise the fox will definitely get carried away. That's the kind of character he has, and the calmness he displays on the outside is just a disguise. Inside he is still a child who has not grown up.

Sherlock had a serious face and listened to Aiwass' serious explanation. He had originally planned to try any ritual no matter how outrageous it was... but the more he listened, the more surprised he became.

Because it feels like the ritual Aiwass took out seems to be...something?

"... [Mithraic worshiper] is a profession inherited in the ancient kingdom of Parthia. There is a special religious organization known as Mithraism. Only young male wise men without disabilities and unmarried men can join the religion and change professions—— I think you are considered a young person and there is no big problem.

"There were some kings in the ancient Parthian kingdom named 'Mithridates'. The meaning of this name is 'Son of Mithras'. The name Mithras means contract, but also friendship, covenant, and loyalty." .This is His most primitive divinity, the God of Contract.

"Some people believe that he is the god of the sun and light, and in some places there are stories about him wandering the earth as a god who punishes good and evil. He is also the god of war. But in essence, his divinity is tolerant - According to the philosophy of Mithraism, almost any god can be accommodated in it..."

"Who the hell is Mithras?"

Shylock couldn't help but ask: "Is he the Tiansi of the path of wisdom?"

Hearing this, the corners of Aiwass' mouth raised slightly.

"That's the problem, Sherlock."

Aiwass replied calmly: "There is no Mithras."

"……What?"

"There is no existence of Mithras. There is no such god... There is no heavenly priest or apostle with this name, such deeds and power. If you think about it, you will know that his path spans balance, wisdom, strength, and dedication in the legend. , adapted to the five paths, how can it be a real 'one god'?"

The corners of Aiwass' lips raised slightly: "However, there are 'multiple gods'.

“The essence of Mithraism is a mixture of stories about fallen Tiansi.

"His story itself is a mixture of five paths. The act of creating a fictional god is in line with the path of beauty, and its purpose is in line with the path beyond the path, and the deeds of the dead Tiansi are preserved. This comes from The power of the dusk path..."

Having said this, Aiwass paused slightly.

"...What about the path of love?"

Sherlock couldn't help but ask.

He also knew that Aiwass was deliberately trying to interest him, but his curiosity was indeed aroused.

“There is another story hidden within the story that Mithraism tells. It is the birth of the Path of Love.

"Before the Path of Love was born, the name of this path was the Path of Beasts. At that time, the Pillar God of the Path of Beasts was called the Beast Lord, and Henga was still the Moon Angel. She was not even a Tiansi, but a Beast Lord of apostles.

"The beast master was not killed by Hengwo, but fell in love with Hengwo and was tamed by his love, and finally gave way peacefully. This is the second of the three pillar god replacement events, witnessed by the elves. [Forbidden Fruit] event.

"The essence of Mithraism is to create a male sun god...and this behavior is similar to what Eternal Self once did. From this perspective, Mithraism is 'remembering the one and the three The favor and the five words', the secret religion was born by mixing the power of the Nine Paths. Its power comes from the dead gods and does not belong to any current pillar god."

Aiwass spoke the secret that frightened Sherlock without any scruples.

He couldn't help but glance outside the door, and was relieved to see that Mrs. Mina didn't hear.

Sherlock glanced at Lily again, wondering - how could she be so calm and collected?

"Every believer is a worshiper of Mithras, but at the same time they are also the original form of Mithras itself. To advance to become a worshiper of Mithras, you need the three qualities of wisdom, loyalty, and lawfulness, as well as intensive reading. Astronomy, master at least a basic level of astrology, and complete initiation rites.

"If you can successfully transfer to Mithraic Worshiper, you will be able to use the power of authoritative paths such as contract and punishment at the level of the wisdom path, as well as the abilities of the devotion path such as sun and light. At the same time, your body will also It'll be reinforced. Then you won't have a headache."

Aiwass patted Lily on the shoulder: "You go back to sleep first, Lily.

"Sherlock, you are responsible for handling the issues of astronomy and astrology by yourself. Just get started, you don't need to adapt to the path in depth. As long as you can understand what it means.

"Don't sleep tonight and get ready. When the sun rises tomorrow, I will help you complete the initiation ceremony."

Chapter 3, updated!