Pastor's Tantra

"James..."

Hearing the name, Sherlock murmured in a low voice and subconsciously looked back at Aiwass.

The moment Sherlock's eyes met Aiwass's at the same time, he realized that the two wanted to go together.

——Although strictly speaking, there are still quite a lot of people named James. And they had never heard of Professor Moriarty's relationship with the Fairy Queen... But once they heard about the "spider", they all thought of Aiwass's adoptive father.

To be on the safe side, Sherlock asked: "What are the characteristics of that 'James'?"

"...Do you know him?"

Grace is a little strange.

I originally expected to be questioned about other things, but unexpectedly, both Sherlock and Aiwass' attention immediately shifted to that friend.

But Grace obviously did not have the confidence to reject Aiwass and the others - Aiwass was an archbishop after all.

Although he is not a cardinal...but in the Theocracy, an archbishop can undoubtedly be regarded as a person in authority. Not even to mention the archbishop, ordinary bishops have higher power and status than these people.

The Theocracy is, after all, a religious country ruled by the Church of the Nine Pillars, and the status of extraordinary beings who devote themselves to the path is obviously much higher than that of other paths.

This is not a kind of corruption, because the church’s thinking has been very clear from the beginning: because devotees can easily give what they own, are close to, and own to help others make a profit, so if they do nothing, then in the natural world It is very difficult for devotees to live well in the social environment.

Therefore, as an artificial adjustment, the church is obviously biased in favor of devotees. It just tells people that good deeds will be rewarded. Even doing good deeds for the sake of reward is better than doing nothing.

And the wonderful thing is that from the standpoint of the church and true devotees, this adjustment itself has become a kind of "dedication" - because it is tantamount to distributing the benefits of true devotees to those who "do it for good rewards" Devotees are happy to see people who do good deeds...

No elf would have a bad feeling towards an archbishop, their words are naturally powerful. This power comes from the maintenance of reputation by archbishops and cardinals in the past.

Because of this, it was clear that Aiwass would cause trouble for them as long as he arrived here, but Grace and his wife did not drive Aiwass away, but instead entertained them warmly; when Aiwass and the others reasoned about the truth, Grace and his wife Lace did not deliberately interrupt them, trick them, mislead them or attack them...but appeared calmly and told all the secrets, begging Aiwass for mercy.

Because they all know that it is they who are wrong - at least in the elves' worldview, they are the ones who are wrong. They don't make bigger mistakes to cover them up.

"...That friend actually only met us once. Our meeting was purely accidental and could not be a conspiracy, because the inheritance of the 'Moonlight' line has a strong sense of good and evil. That friend not only There was no malice and there was a strong desire to give.”

But even so, Grace still defended her friend a few more words. After all, the other party did give them a solution to the problem, so they couldn't just throw the blame on him and ignore it.

Then, she answered Sherlock's question seriously: "He should be an old man. I can see signs of aging. But I have come into contact with too few humans, so I can't tell his specific age.

"But what I can confirm is that he should be an inheritor. And like me, he is a born multi-path transcendent with multiple inheritances. He has at least the level of dedication and adaptability to the path, and the lowest level is the fourth energy level. Even by the standards of elves, he is definitely considered a strong man.

"In terms of characteristics - I'm sorry, I think humans may be a little face-blind. But he looks very elegant in formal clothes that don't match the style of the Fairy Kingdom. Besides, he is always smiling."

Old man, many paths, dedication and adaptability...

...premature death?

Aiwass was thinking about it, feeling that the possibility was even greater.

My adoptive father was once a student of Cardinal Loki... Is it possible that he learned the "Spider Silk Tantra" from Loki?

But it doesn't seem right either.

Although many tantras are condensed into a single skill, at its core it is a inheritance.

Lily found a complete adaptation path inheritance from "Spider Silk Tantra". So when Lily met Bram and Cardinal Loki, she sensed special auras from them... because the essence of their power was the same.

But Lily and Professor Moriarty have been together for a long time, and they haven't sensed the aura of the Spider Silk Tantra from her...

"--wrong!"

Aiwass suddenly woke up.

Although half a year had passed...but he suddenly remembered that this was really possible!

Because Lily only got the "Spider Silk Tantra" after the professor and even Mr. Oswald left! In other words, after Lily learned "Spider Silk Tantra", she never saw the professor again.

After thorough study of "Spider Silk Tantra", it seems that it can steal other people's power or identity under certain circumstances. However, Cardinal Loki has not used this skill much. His elf body was given by Sizhu. And Bram stole the power of the Moon Child and the Giant - and after being stolen by him, Cardinal Loki really lost the ability to become a giant.

When Aiwass killed Cardinal Loki, he thought for a moment that the next stage would be the second stage: the elf's body was broken, and then the wildfire giant stood up again.

In the end, Cardinal Loki really died keeping his elf body.

On the contrary, it was Bram... Not only did he turn into a wildfire giant, he even lost his intelligence and rationality due to rage like a real giant.

If the adoptive father also had the power of the Spider Silk Tantra, what would he use this power to steal?

In other words, are there any talents like "giants" and "elves" that are worth stealing?

"……No way."

Aiwass murmured.

Thinking of this, he realized something.

[——Mr. Aiwass Moriarty...my lovely little key. 】

This is what Professor Moriarty, who discovered Aiwass' identity as a promoted person, said to him during the last promotion ceremony.

He could have easily dismissed Aiwass, but he did not do so. Aiwass thought it was a gesture of goodwill at the time.

But now that I think about it carefully, this "little key" may have another meaning.

In the original history, Aiwass blocked the player's gun and died - Professor Moriarty, who was already crazy at that time, seemed extremely angry.

Not disbelief, not sadness, not shock...but rage.

...What is he angry about?

Was it their deep love as father and son that made him unable to accept Aiwass's death? Or did he feel that Aiwass's behavior of choosing to die rather than come back to him angered him?

——But Aiwass felt that none of this was right.

Even if Professor Moriarty is crazy, he is still his adoptive father who makes him fear, even tremble, and enigmatic.

How could he be so angry for such a ridiculous reason?

On the other hand, Edward was conscious at the time. He has a very good relationship with Aiwass, but why did he have no reaction when he killed Aiwass, but his face was expressionless?

At the time, Aiwass didn't know Edward's character, and thought he was just that kind of cold-blooded, ruthless cool guy. Later I discovered that he was a cold-hearted brother who cared about his family. It’s just that I’m too used to self-repression and feeling pain in silence.

Is there a possibility...

The moment Edward saw Aiwass blocking the attack, he was actually able to hold back his strength - but he didn't?

He thought in his heart that it would be better for Aiwass to die than to be captured, but he was completely obeying Professor Moriarty's command, so he could only take action at this time... to give Aiwass a happy life.

...Could it be that the professor wants to steal Aiwass's power?

But what power does Aiwass have?

If the "holy entity" is a fragment of Samsara Tiansi, then in a world line with players, the swamp people who house the holy entity should be the players themselves.

But Aiwass can be sure: from Moriarty's perspective, no matter Freya, Edward, or Julia, they are not as important as Aiwass. He probably wants to steal some kind of "talent" from Aiwass, but he is worried that his intervention will cause Aiwass to lose this talent... So whether it is in the game or in the reality Aiwass is experiencing now, He all left Aiwass after he became independent.

The more Aiwass thought about it, the stranger he felt.

He vaguely felt that he had grasped the key to a conspiracy - besides Huan Tiansi's eager gaze on him, there were other conspiracies surrounding him.

So Aiwass asked: "Mrs. Grace, I have a question...

"Since you still have the inheritance of 'Moonlight', can you lead people into the fairy kingdom?"

"...I can take one person at a time."

Grace was very smart and immediately guessed what Aiwass meant: "I take Maxim to see Anastasia almost every year. But in these years, I have never seen that man again. I think He probably hasn’t come back either.”

"How long ago was the last time you entered the Fairy Kingdom?"

Aiwass asked.

"Last April, almost a year ago. Because if you come into contact with us too frequently, it may destroy Anastasia's sense of time. Once she realizes that a long time has passed outside, she will most likely be kicked out by the goblin... …So we usually look at each other from a distance and rarely go over to say hello.”

Grace immediately replied: "I only saw Miss Janet there last year - she is also a human. She seems to be an Avalonian. As for the old man, we only saw him once in total."

"I heard you say...the Fairy Queen knows him?"

Aiwass continued to ask.

Sherlock looked at Aiwass somewhat uneasily.

He keenly felt that Aiwass seemed to be a little too stubborn on this issue.

"Yes."

Grace nodded.

"I want to meet the Fairy Queen, Lady Grace."

Aiwass was silent for a while and then replied: "I will remain silent about Anastasia...but I hope you can take me to see the Fairy Queen."

"...Is this a threat?" Grace smiled bitterly.

"No, this is a request."

Aiwass said seriously: "I know the location of a fairy cave. If you don't agree, I can only go in by myself."

"……only you?"

Sherlock couldn't help but ask: "Is there any danger?"

Aiwass sneered: "It would be dangerous to lead someone like you who has no sense of humor and doesn't know how to look after children. I like children, so it's not a big problem."

"Then... when will we go?"

Grace is clearly concerned about Anastasia.

If possible, she would like it to be as soon as possible.

And Aiwass also read her thoughts - coincidentally, he thought the same way.

"When was the earliest?" Aiwass asked.

"Two o'clock tonight."

Grace said softly, looking down at the fairy Nelim sleeping on her hand: "Then I will take this child back with me."

"Okay, we'll go tonight."

Aiwass smiled and said: "Let's go back quickly. Maybe we can catch up with breakfast."