The warden who guards the witches

Library, research room.

"I've seen it, there's no problem." After sitting and looking at Veronica for more than ten minutes, Precia came back to her senses, gave her diagnosis, and then added, "It's just... "

"Just?" Aiden cast a concerned look.

"There are indeed traces of interference in the spirit, and there is a gap in the conscious memory, but the subconscious mind connected with the body is continuously active..."

"Just skip the academic explanation and go straight to your conclusion." Aiden raised his hand to interrupt her.

"There are three possible reasons for this state, turning into a beast and running rampant, sleepwalking while sleeping, or... being manipulated by someone using mental magic to control the body, and it can only happen not long ago." Precia looked at Veronica , "It's still daytime, so there is only the third possibility. But being completely manipulated by someone using mental spells in this way, without even retaining memory, this kind of spell can only be completed with the complete consent of the other party. You should think in your own mind Quite a few, right?”

"It's because someone used mental spells, so we have to check if the other party has used any extra tricks." Aiden answered for her, "Are you really sure there is nothing wrong? Check it carefully again."

"I have checked carefully enough. Since you don't trust each other, why would you voluntarily let the other party cast mental spell control?" Precia asked with some confusion, "By the way, who is the caster? This kind of mental interference The spell... is very complicated and difficult, and I can’t think of anyone else except myself who can use it.”

After a moment of silence, Aiden said: "It's not voluntary."

"Not voluntarily? This is impossible. This is not hypnosis at all, but directly suppresses the conscious mind and seizes control of the body. A person has a home field advantage in his own spiritual world, even in an undefended dream. , can only be hypnotized and cannot be directly manipulated. If I want to snatch someone else's body, I have to drive away the other person's spirit and use my own body to contain it..." Precia suddenly realized when she said this. To what, "Wait a minute, who is that spell caster!?"

She realized that directly suppressing other people's consciousness and manipulating other people's bodies against their will. This method of pure power crushing cannot be achieved by black magic. It can only be the authority of the spiritual throne!

"You probably have an idea of ​​what's going on." Aiden stared at Precia and said, "So I hope you'll check carefully enough to avoid any further trouble."

Precia squinted her eyes and looked at Aiden for a while. Aiden's expression was expressionless. Precia realized that the other person would not tell her directly.

She sighed: "You don't have to worry too much about this. Even if you use extra hands and feet to hide it so well, you can only leave mental fragments with very little information, which cannot compete with the consciousness of the original owner of the body. The one who has the right to control cannot even peek."

"Okay, it's fine." Aiden said, but he was not completely reassured.

"The God of Love" once used the transfer of authority to quickly erode the consciousness of the host by allowing the spiritual fragments left in the unknown witch's body. Melissa and Melifilia mentioned that this effect requires the cooperation of the power of "wisdom" and "desire". The power level of the "Wordless Code" should be above the "wisdom" power controlled by Melissa. Logically speaking, Veronica should be fine.

Of course, the premise is that the two conspiracy goddesses are not lying.

But he also knew that there was little point in worrying. In theory, Melissa could actually use her power again on anyone around him at any time, and he couldn't guard against it. If this goddess really didn't like the game to be spoiled, she probably wouldn't have done such a thing in advance. If she had, she would have done it to him long ago.

"However, it's better to confirm one thing." Precia suddenly mentioned it again.

"What happened?" Veronica asked.

"During the mental exploration, I found that your consciousness pays particularly high attention to a certain person. Although there are no traces of passive manipulation for the time being, if it is the kind of person who can control the power of 'desire', it is difficult to tell. Insurance For the sake of safety, let me ask you a little bit, do you like anyone in your heart——"

With a thud, Veronica interrupted the question with a vicious knock on the table and a glare.

"Very good, it seems that no one has tampered with you." Precia nodded calmly, "Don't glare at me like that, I have no intention of invading your privacy. This is just like a doctor checking your body, so don't worry... "

Seeing Veronica's face getting darker and darker as she glared at her, Precia turned to Aiden again and raised her hand to give her advice: "Warden, can you do a good job in her ideological work later? I'm afraid she will put it aside tomorrow. I shut up."

"You are more secure by saying less than doing anything." Aiden glanced at Veronica, "Once the matter is done, I won't disturb you in writing your paper. Veronica, it's time for us to return to work."

"Wait a minute, Warden, are you really not going to reveal anything to me?" Precia stopped Aiden.

Aiden turned his head, thought for a while, and replied: "From my position, I have to hide some things for the time being. You can't do anything if you know it. If you are really so curious, just serve your sentence honestly and continue to follow me during this period." I may have the opportunity to know in the future, but I have to tell you that knowing does not mean it is a good thing. This is the most honest thing I can do."

Precia came to the Autonomous Prefecture in order to pursue the power of spiritual throne authority and to find the goddess of conspiracy worshiped by the Blood Moon Order. The Blood Moon Order was destroyed by the Inquisition, and she wanted to get the connection.

After a moment of silence, Precia laughed: "Well, to be honest, I actually hate men, but it's really the same as what Daly said, warden, you are really interesting. What I have seen here is not less than when I was a witch. I will continue to follow you during this time in prison, it shouldn't be boring."

"That's the best." Aiden nodded.

Precia has not been here for long, and was captured by Aiden himself. Among the three prisoners who "signed" with him, she has the most distant relationship with him.

If Daly was not by her side, Aiden would sometimes worry about when this witch would rebel.

When Precia said this, she suddenly noticed Veronica's sight and waved to her: "Please rest assured."

"Are you doing this on purpose?" Veronica's eyes twitched.

"Warden, can you do some ideological work on her? I'm afraid she will come back to make things difficult for me." Precia looked at Aiden again.

"I may not be able to protect you if you say two more words." Aiden said and pushed the door open.