Pastor's Tantra

After hearing Aiwass' words, the old supervisor named William was silent for a brief moment.

"Ahh..."

He groaned, making meaningless sighs. It's like reciting a poem, or moaning when you have a headache.

The old man stared at Aiwass intently - but Lily felt keenly that the old supervisor was not so much staring at Aiwass as he was looking at the air in front of him.

He was stunned for a few seconds, then shook his head.

"...Oh, what are you talking about..."

The old man murmured quietly.

He recalled it for a while, then suddenly clapped his hands and responded: "Jacob, right.

"Indeed, I still remember him...that was more than ten years ago. Oh...about fourteen years ago. Yes, it was also a winter...just like now. It was colder than now. , it snowed heavily that day.”

The more the old inspector spoke, the more certain his tone became. The dusty memories are gradually unsealed and carved into shape by words.

"Is it a snowy day?" Aiwass confirmed.

"That's right."

Old William nodded and sighed: "The old man can't bear the winter snow.

"Snow is the silent rain, the overlying water, and the dusk wind. It condenses invisibly and melts in form. Those who are old, withered, and silent cannot withstand the call of snow. They will all be buried in this pure white. In the lake.”

He was mumbling something.

Aiwass suddenly thought of something and asked, "Are you the supervisor who confirmed the death at that time?"

"Yes, that's me."

"I heard that when he died, all his manuscripts were lost and disappeared... What happened? Did he leave any suicide note?"

Aiwass asked.

This is information from Bishop Mathers.

Although this is a bit rude, considering the "young minister" persona Aiwass now established in front of Old William, it is quite reasonable for him to say such rude words.

The old supervisor tried hard to remember for a while, and then slowly replied: "I don't remember much...but I remember that he really didn't leave anything behind.

"To be precise, it's not that all his manuscripts are gone. It's that all the paper in his house has disappeared. Whether it's manuscripts, newspapers or letters. But the books are all there.

"I once wondered if he was so burned that he burned them all in the fireplace, but after taking a look at the fireplace, I couldn't find any remains left by incomplete combustion. So I can only think that someone broke in first. Entered the scene and stole them -

"Because the thieves were not sure which of the valuable manuscripts they were, and they were unable to check them on site due to time constraints. So they simply took them home and investigated them carefully. I think this is a very reasonable inference."

The old supervisor said so.

Haina on the side nodded repeatedly.

Indeed - if she had been left to handle this matter, she would have given this answer. This is undoubtedly the most reasonable.

But after hearing this, Aiwass frowned slightly.

It was like he was vaguely aware of something and fell into deep thought.

Sherlock on the side asked, "How did he die? Do you remember?"

"Oh, I remember... yes, I still remember. A few days before that, he said that he was feeling unwell and shivering from the cold. He also asked young people to borrow some firewood to burn the fireplace. But in fact, It was okay then.”

The old inspector frowned and tried to remember: "One day after that, he suddenly collapsed. Before that, we hadn't seen him for several days.

"One day, he suddenly rushed out of the house and fell to the ground. Fortunately, there was a young man on the road who helped him back. He was still conscious at that time... He said that he was dizzy, like Got a fever.

"His whole body was so hot that it became difficult to breathe. He was so uncomfortable that he babbled... He said he was looking for his son, but who knows who his son is?"

The old inspector sighed: "There was no pharmacist in the village. The only priest tried to help him, but it was of no use. So he could only give him a dose of hot brandy with honey.

"Many people in the village know about this. Maybe you can ask the pastor's son. He may know some deeper details."

"Isn't it possible to use illumination to dispel the curse?"

Aiwass asked.

"It's useless. His treatment easily cured Jacob and made him sober for a while, but he fell ill again before nightfall... That means it's most likely not a curse.

"After that, he left within a few days. The old priest was a priest. If he couldn't handle it, he had to ask the bishop to come."

Old William just shook his head and affirmed: "We have used all the means we can finally use...Jacob is a rare literate person in our village, and the children like him very much. If we can, we will definitely Find a way to save him."

Aiwass narrowed his eyes slightly.

——Finally determined what the problem is.

As early as Aiwass's first promotion ceremony, he learned important information.

Awas' parents were killed by a curse cast by the curser Aziz bin Abdul, which Aziz carried out under the orders of James Moriarty Sr.

Aiwass thought at the time that he was able to survive after enduring the curse as a child because his father had dispelled the curse on him, and then his parents lured away the Hook Demon to allow Aiwass to survive...

But Aiwass overlooked one thing.

In other words, he took it for granted that the purpose of the Curse Master was to destroy his whole family, so he also imposed a curse on himself. In other words, the curse on him was imposed by the curse master Aziz.

However, my grandfather’s symptoms before his death were exactly the same as the fever I experienced when I was a child...

It was impossible for Aziz to curse his grandfather Jacob.

Not only is his level significantly lower than Jacob's, but he doesn't have Jacob's medium at all.

Moreover, when Aiwass played his father, he succeeded in dispelling the curse on "Little Aiwass" almost instantly; but when he dispelled the curse on Aiwass' mother, played by Isabel, he encountered strong resistance.

It's as if the former doesn't care at all about being driven away.

Unlike Aiwass, who could only use the first level of power at that time, Julio was a priest! Then he is at least the second level, or he may be at a higher level but still grinding for qualifications.

So since Aiwass can do it, can't his father himself be able to dispel it?

This is the biggest flaw.

The giant prince Wolfram swore that Aiwass's grandfather was cursed to death by him.

According to Aiwass's ritual teacher, Aiwass's grandfather once invented the "Typhoid Curse."

This curse adheres to Jacob's "low-key" style - not revealing that he is a curse, but disguising himself as a mild typhoid fever, making people less defensive and proactively treating and dispelling the curse. When the curse accumulates enough power in the body, the person will die suddenly in a short period of time.

This made Aiwass think that Wolfram was using this curse.

But now after hearing about his grandfather's symptoms, Aiwass immediately realized something was wrong.

sorry. It’s totally wrong—Jacob didn’t really have the cold, but was judged by the priest to have the cold because of the fever and fever. His real symptoms are the same as Aiwass!

Moreover, if the "Typhoid Curse" was invented by Jacob, then it is impossible that he did not know how to undo the curse - Jacob was sane at the time.

If he was cursed with typhoid fever, where did Aziz, a foreign curse master, learn this trick? He has absolutely no connection with Noble Red.

If all the above possibilities are taken into consideration and assuming that the information is correct, Aiwass actually came up with a strange answer——

——My grandfather was most likely not cursed to death by the Curse Master Aziz, nor was he cursed to death by the Giant Prince Wolfram.

But his death was known to many parties. This directly led to the death of Aiwass's parents by the curse master Aziz, and the destruction of the entire Alexander family.

It is not so much that he was liquidated by Noble Red as the founder of Scaleless Hands... it is better to say that he was guilty of harboring a treasure.

And if this inference is regarded as a logical basis, Aiwass immediately thought of another detail that he had ignored -

During the introduction of Aiwass's first advancement ceremony, he once mentioned that his father "Julio Alexander"'s niece, Aiwass's cousin Lisa, was killed a month ago, but the supervisor The bureau was unable to find the murderer.

A month after that incident, Giulio received a letter. The letter mentioned that Giulio "did not do what they said they would do" and threatened to kill Aiwass next.

Aiwass vaguely remembered that he came to the Glass Island after having a fever first. It’s not like you got a fever after coming to Glass Island.

It's just that Aiwass naturally ignored this incident at the time and regarded it as an excuse for Aziz, the curse master, to deceive them. After all, the teleportation distance of the Iron Hook Demon is limited, so it is reasonable to trick them into collecting the medium to curse them.

However, if he could really ignore the distance and medium and accurately curse Aiwass... why didn't he directly curse Aiwass's parents?

So there is only one possibility.

That means this letter has nothing to do with the Curse Master Aziz!

In other words, Giulio did receive such a letter - and in that case, he was indeed being blackmailed by someone for something!

Then it becomes reasonable for him to come to his teacher, Bishop Mathers - he doesn't want the bishop to help him lift the curse. He can just find any bishop or even himself to do this. He came to Glass Island to discuss the letter with the bishop!

Ava's scalp suddenly felt numb.

Because if that’s the case…

So, what the giant prince Wolfram said to Aiwass at that time was actually just to make a joke!