Chapter 929: Chapter 296 Equipment Card: Death of Desolation

“This is way too professional, isn’t it?”

Lady Honey Badger couldn’t help but say, subconsciously looking at the crow in Aleister’s arms: “Do all the Demon Scholar’s contract demons… look like this?”

“…How could that be possible.”

Vinesse emitted an ethereal voice that was slightly raspy.

Yet obviously… even Vinesse herself seemed to lack confidence while saying this.

“You see, I treat you well.”

Aleister gently stroked the little crow’s head as she whispered.

The crow nuzzled Aleister–its bird face expressing visible, human-like conflict and confusion.

“My dear master…”

She suddenly spoke up, sounding somewhat hesitant: “If you wish, I might be able to do something like this too. Shall we give it a try first…”

This Mirror Demon even made Vinesse lose her confidence.

“You don’t really need to compete with Lily for work…”

Aleister commented.

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Originally, Lily had signed the Shepherd’s Nurturing contract with Vinesse under her Shadow Demon state.

Now that Vinesse had evolved into a Night Fiend, both Vinesse and Lily tacitly didn’t mention this again. Obviously, their relationship wasn’t great–or rather, precisely because they were too alike, there was somewhat mutual disdain.

If the Night Fiend took it upon herself to reside in the mirror for an extended period, playing the role of Aleister’s butler… then Lily, who still served as a maid, would likely believe Vinesse was intentionally targeting her.

“Besides, you aren’t suitable for long-term physical travel… You couldn’t possibly manage such things in your travel state, could you?”

Aleister pondered for a moment and then added.

At this time, Lady Honey Badger widened her eyes in shock.

–It was known that Aleister had a very close relationship with Aiwass; after Aiwass became the Pope, she asked for help in “protecting Aleister”; Aiwass used a card to seal the Perfect Human, and Aleister used a similar card to confine the Sea Monster; now, the crow in Aleister’s arms is one that she had also seen with Aiwass before.

She remembered smelling the intense blood of the Son of the Moon–a female–from Aiwass, so strong that it didn’t seem merely rubbed off, but rather like it emanated from the true possessor.

Now, when Aleister mentioned “Lily” around the Night Fiend, she did so with a familiarity and intimacy. Meanwhile, as a Son of the Moon, Aleister had none of the twisted disposition nor ignorant capriciousness of the Sons of the Moon… Though her actions were filled with murderous intent and rage, compared to other Sons of the Moon, her nature and temper seemed “too kind.”

Of course, the most crucial evidence was…

–The butterfly-shaped Phantom Demon that Aleister summoned while battling the Sea Monster at sea, was the same Phantom Demon that Aiwass deployed alongside her against the Perfect Human!

The same summoning technique involving entirely the same entity… At the time, she subconsciously thought it to be a summoning technique taught to Aiwass by Aleister. But now, thinking about it, it could very well be a different scenario…

Amidst the intricacy of tangled information, an unbelievable conjecture surfaced in Lady Honey Badger’s thoughts.

Could it be…

Aleister wasn’t Aiwass’s lover at all.

–From the start, Aleister was simply another personality of Aiwass!

Perhaps because of a transformation failure or some characteristic of Path–the gentle and kind Priest Aiwass would emerge when it’s him; and whenever his fury grew uncontrollable, he would turn into the unrestrained and boisterous Aleister!

But is this…

Is this really possible?

Not just opposite in character, opposite in gender, differing Paths…

They even became two completely separate entities, each operating independently–

While Lady Honey Badger’s expression changed incessantly, Aleister had already gracefully sat down to sip tea.

She looked at Lady Honey Badger and asked with a smile, “What are you thinking about, Lady Honey Badger?”

…Should I ask?

Lady Honey Badger looked at Aleister with a complex expression, remained silent for a long while but slowly asked:

“I’m wondering… if you could be Aiwass?”

Declaring someone’s secrets directly can seem too intrusive and might provoke displeasure.

But she started to feel… Aleister’s true nature wasn’t quite as bad as she displayed. Aside from being too utilitarian and slightly indolent, Miss Aleister seemed more like she was “pretending to be very fierce.”

If Aleister really were Aiwass, then asking such a question would surely pose no issue.

As Lady Honey Badger said this, she was already reflecting:

—-Despite it being an adventure act that was rejected by the Path of Adaptation, she executed it smoothly.

Could it be that ever since she took refuge in the Holy Nation, the style of actions developed through years of following the Path of Adaptation had been unconsciously weakened?

At this moment, Lady Honey Badger suddenly thought of the emergence of the new profession, “warrior”.

…Could it be that the principles of the Path of Adaptation are beginning to change slowly?

“Right.”

Consequently, Miss Aleister laughed, saying breezily, “You just realized that?”

“…What?”

“I didn’t hide it at all, Lady Honey Badger.”

“Then Beyard…”

“Don’t probe too much.”

Beyard, in the form of Aleister, raised a finger to his lips, the corners of his mouth turning up in a warning.

Lady Honey Badger instantly tensed up: “Yes, I understand.”

After the confirmation, her attitude toward Aleister changed completely–

The difference between the young Miss Son of the Moon, who was ordered by the Pope to be protected, and the Pope’s incarnation was stark!

The former was a formidable adversary with whom she reluctantly sought peace, temporarily on the same side, while the latter was her current superior and the benefactor who spared her life!

“…Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”

Lady Honey Badger couldn’t help but ask, “There’s no need to hide this from me, right? I am quite confident in keeping secrets.”

“Consider it a surprise.”

Aleister closed one eye and tilted her head with a smile: “You were originally enduring the displeasure of cooperating with the Son of the Moon, quite unhappy, weren’t you? But now that you know I am actually Aiwass, doesn’t it feel suddenly exhilarating?”

“…Yes.”

Lady Honey Badger nodded, admitting it.

–I must admit, it was indeed so.

Then, after some time had passed, the mirror in the room suddenly steamed up with black smoke.

This was the sign of the Mirror Demon’s imminent return–thus Aleister immediately ceased the conversation.

Three seconds later, the Mirror Demon appeared before the large mirror, placing all the materials on the ground.

“Do we need a Ritual Array?”

Lady Honey Badger asked ahead of the Mirror Demon.

“No need.”

Aleister said offhandedly, her pupils enveloped in purple.

She waved her hand, and the ritual began to operate on its own–

The falling snow spontaneously mixed together, enveloping the flowers; the mud wrapped the snake into a beggar snake; the eagle devoured the scorpion, then died explosively.

The rotten fish, the poisoned eagle, the choking snake, the buried flowers–all lay around the frozen Earl, front and back, left and right.

–The preparations for the ritual were complete.

Aleister’s expression was solemn as she placed her hand on the icy statue of the Earl, chanting in a low voice:

“I invoke Amber, the Holy Number God of Nine, the God of Supreme Pinnacle, the God of Eternal Perfection–”

A yellowish power spread simultaneously from the four corners, creeping toward the center.

A familiar Array unfolded beneath Aiwass–it was one of the two Arrays for contracting the Great Sin Beast.

The power of the Demon of Winter was continuously extracted, torn by the Array, pulled towards its center.

As the Demon of Winter finally awoke in shock, Aleister called out once more:

“I invoke the Silver-Crowned Dragon, the Holy Number God of Seven! The God who tolerates no defiance! The God crowned and bearing the Sword–

“Everything is born of water and returns to water!”

In an instant, a freezing breath solidified the air.

From the frozen space, an ice card materialized.

—-Equipment Card: Death of Desolation!

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