Pastor's Tantra

Seeing this scene, Aiwass opened his eyes slightly.

When he saw the Elven Harp, these clues finally connected in Aiwass's mind.

"...So that's what happened."

Aiwass murmured quietly.

In the original history, Yunus had no contact with Shylock at all, so he handled Anastasia's matter by himself.

But apparently, he messed up in the end.

One of the evidences is that when the player followed Yunus back here, they never saw Maxim and Grace at all - maybe they left, or maybe they refused to open the door.

In short, Yunus took the players to a tree, told the story of the "girl ghost" he saw here, and showed the "harp given to him by the ghost", hoping that the players could see what this place is like. Is there any ghost reaction. In the end, he found that there were indeed no traces of the undead here, and what he saw might indeed be just an illusion or hallucination.

So Yunus, who finally didn't get the answer, played a nostalgic ditty and sang a melancholy song.

A person who has never seen the sun since birth will not be anxious about the lack of sunlight.

Although that would allow her to survive, it would be too painful to barely survive. What meaning does the childhood of simply "survive" and "persist to adulthood" mean to Anastasia herself?

But because Maxim and Grace claimed that Anastasia was already dead, Yunus only thought that the girl who flashed before his eyes was a ghost.

Yunus took away the elf harp without any explanation, and was firmly rejected by the grieving Anastasia's parents, thus "losing the possibility of continuing the investigation" and cutting off the relationship. Follow-up quest line.

...Obviously, Anastasia didn't like being sent to the goblin kingdom by her parents.

Since the end of that mission, players have obtained a replica of this harp as a transmogrification of the "instrument" main-hand weapon. Just as the transmogrification of melee weapons affects the sound effects of strikes, the transmogrification of musical instruments will also change the timbre of skills. The sound of this harp is very crisp, like cold spring water flowing.

——In that accident, she met Yunus.

It was that experience that made her dendrosis so severe; without this experience, Anastasia's heart would not have become so messed up.

Anastasia just talked about the griffons of Avalon, the desert and the springs... and for her who has not left the fairy kingdom for decades, she can only know these things because of Yunu Si told her these stories back then.

In order not to cause trouble for her parents, Anastasia did not tell all the truth, let alone show her true identity to Yunus.

From that moment on, the girl's heart flew to the sky.

Yunus probably wanted to comfort the frightened girl, so he tried to make Anastasia laugh.

As a final gift, she made a harp from her own tree trunk and gave it to Yunus.

Upon re-contacting the material world, her dendrosis quickly broke out. Faster than Aiwass, and faster than her parents expected, and more quickly - she was tired of this painful existence, but she didn't want to reject her parents' kindness. Therefore, she chose to end her life in the material world in this way.

With this incident as a reason, Anastasia can use "wanting to see Yunus again" as an excuse to come out of the fairy kingdom.

That piano now seems to be made of Anastasia.

Only Anastasia's parents knew what happened.

That's why she couldn't forget Yunus and wanted him to come to her home to find her.

Whether it was people of other races, or cultures of other races and countries - she had never seen them before.

But I'm afraid they don't know... Anastasia's insistence on leaving the fairy kingdom is not just because of being rescued.

After all, not long after Anastasia was born, she only lived at home and in the fairy kingdom, let alone going abroad... She had never even had contact with outsiders in all these years.

——But because when she fell outside, she saw the "outside world" for a moment.

The land of the fairy kingdom can no longer bind her soul.

At this time, just looking at Yunus' trembling eyes, one can realize the shock and impact he has endured.

"...Anas, Miss Tasia."

Yunus' lips moved, but in the end he couldn't say anything. He could only mumble out the other person's name.

He didn't know if he had done something wrong.

He stared at Anastasia who was gradually turning into a tree. He rationally understood what was happening now, but emotionally, his brain was in chaos.

"Mr. Yunus..."

Unlike the hesitant Yunus.

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Anastasia's voice gradually became sleepy and deep, but she appeared firm and calm.

In terms of human lifespan, this girl is older than the long-lived old man; but to the elves, she is so immature that she is not yet an adult. She already has a mature soul that her parents don't know about: "I know what you are worried about... …

"But you did nothing wrong...

"——I'm very grateful to you."

The girl expressed her feelings in three breaths.

Yunus carefully held the harp, walked stiffly, and slowly approached.

Maxim's originally scrutinizing and cold gaze gradually calmed down and regained its warmth. Just becoming sad, he took off his glasses and wiped his eyes silently.

It was clear that he knew his daughter very well. Of course, it may also be because when he went to see Anastasia in the goblin kingdom a few years ago, he learned about this incident and knew the ending of today.

So when Yunus came over, he received him very warmly; but when he asked to see Anastasia, his attitude became cold.

But it was obvious that neither the couple would know that Anastasia's tree transformation disease had already reached the critical value - as soon as she left the fairy kingdom, the final stage of tree transformation would begin immediately.

If they knew about this, they would definitely not let Anastasia leave the fairy kingdom.

But Aiwass has another view.

But Aiwass didn't speak.

On the other hand, Sherlock, who had witnessed everything, spoke leisurely from the side and said calmly and almost coldly: "I'm afraid Miss Anastasia has already crossed the limit. She just wants to wait for Mr. Yunus to arrive. Give that gift again and express your final gratitude.”

"...She just doesn't want to break her promise...she just doesn't want to break the promise."

Aiwass shook his head and added softly.

This is probably why Anastasia immediately became close to Aiwass after hearing his story.

Obviously, her pure soul walking on the path of devotion made her want to do this for a long time.

But no one had ever taught her whether this was the right thing to do. That's why she got into trouble.

She didn't just hear stories and feel kindness from Aiwass - it was also because her own bold ideas were confirmed.

Under the silent gaze of several people, Anastasia, who no longer suppressed her strength, grew at a speed visible to the naked eye.

After releasing all the power she had reserved, she no longer felt pain, and her expression immediately became peaceful.

Obviously, she had not revealed her condition before. Even Mrs. Grace has only seen Anastasia under the illusion, and rarely seen her real body.

"...Did I do something wrong, Mr. Aiwass?"

Grace murmured.

Aiwass shook his head slightly: "No."

There is no doubt that Grace and his wife are not wrong. They just hope that their daughter can survive in the world for a longer time. Yunus is not wrong either. He just tells a ignorant and lonely little girl the stories she is curious about. ; Anastasia is not wrong, because she does not want to live like this, but is curious about the world that she has not foreseen and has no chance to encounter; of course, the giant tree is not wrong, because this is a life form. It is said to be a kind of promotion - Anastasia will enter the dream world earlier than her parents and gain true immortality. From another perspective, this is a kind of "early graduation".

"-No one is wrong."

Aiwass replied.

"...But no one is laughing."

Fairy Nelim held Aiwass's collar and whispered cautiously: "Why?"

For the goblin, the heavy and serious atmosphere in front of him seemed a bit too painful.

"Because they don't know."

Aiwass said softly: "They only know themselves and not others.

“I don’t know other people’s past, I don’t know other people’s pain, I don’t know other people’s abilities. I don’t know other people’s wishes.

"If you don't have to say it with your mouth, no one can know that the other person is already in pain..."

He said, suddenly stepping forward.

Including Anastasia, several people cast their eyes over.

"Miss Anastasia," Aiwass said, "I actually have a better way here. A way that doesn't require separation, no need to sleep, and no one will be sad about it..."

As he spoke, he took out a box of Tarot cards that was much emptier than normal.

At that moment, Sherlock's eyes changed.

He remembered something.

A few months ago, Aiwass also demonstrated this mysterious skill in front of him...

Aiwass looked at the girl who turned into a tree: "You only have to make a choice here... to ascend to the dream world and fall into a deep sleep. Until you are awakened by the song of the next 'brave'.

"——Or follow me and see the world with your own eyes?"