Chapter 433 The Secret After Drinking

"……Well.

Aiwass got up from the bed in a daze, making an unexplained whine.

Lily came over immediately, holding Aiwass's back with one hand, and handed over water at a suitable temperature with the other hand: "Drink some water, Master."

Aiwass was gently fed warm water by Lily, and his consciousness, which was stuck and dry like an unoiled machine, quickly recovered.

...Am I broken?

His last consciousness was at the moment when Isabel left with Edward, and the subsequent memories disappeared out of thin air.

How strange.

How can a third-level extraordinary person on the path of devotion get so drunk?

"I'm better...Give me a candle, Lily."

Aiwass raised his head, drank the last sip of water, and then said in a slightly hoarse voice: "Is it time to have dinner?"

Only then did he suddenly realize that there were lit candles everywhere in the house.

Lily handed over a candle and stood up to open the curtains.

Looking at the sky outside, Aiwass was stunned for a moment: "Is it already the second day?"

Aiwass held the candle and quickly reacted: "Is it because I'm making 'that' magic card?"

His memory and rationality gradually returned.

Aiwass recalled that the last step in making the magic card "Lust" was to make the card maker fall into a completely uncontrollable drunken state under the surging passion.

At that time, he will use his own will to drip blood with high concentration of alcohol on the card surface. And this will also sacrifice a small part of the last memory to the eternal self... The final effect is like "drinking too much and fragmenting".

...but does it consume so much memory?

He couldn't even remember whether he had eaten at all.

While using the Fire Sacrifice Technique to restore his physical condition, Aiwass asked, "Did I have dinner with you yesterday?"

"have eaten."

Lily went to pour the water and explained softly: "You didn't perform the last step of the ceremony until ten o'clock in the evening last night."

As she spoke, she showed Aiwass the tarot cards on the table that were sealed by Aiwass into two crystal plates and soaked in blood.

It was flashing a hazy phantom light at the moment, making the card surface blurry, distorted and constantly fluctuating.

It was like a distorted scene seen through the air above the barbecue grill.

Seeing that this card had been produced, Aiwass finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"...Did I say anything while eating? I mean after I was drunk."

But then, Aiwass suddenly became worried: "And, when did I get drunk? Was it while eating with everyone? Or after that?"

To create this card, you need to get yourself into a state of complete excitement and intoxication. That state is really too dangerous.

——There is a considerable risk of death in both a physiological and social sense.

The people who had dinner with Aiwass for the New Year's Eve dinner last night were basically the people Aiwass could trust the most in the world. At most, Shylock and half of Haina are included... At most, he trusts Haina not to betray him, but he doesn't trust Haina's mind.

If Aiwass didn't dare to make this card when he was with them, under their care... let alone under other circumstances.

And this card is a necessary prop to completely "kill" Succubus Emma.

Without the seal of the Phantom Card, even if Emma is killed, she will be reborn again.

And by then, Aiwass's secret may be leaked, and it may even attract the attention of the Fallen Sky Division. Therefore, to kill her, she must be silenced by sealing it - or in other words, all the high-level phantom demons beyond the path that Aiwass used to kill with the Sin Beast before Fallen Sky Division was pulled down must be silenced in this way.

Although I know this is an inevitable move, and this card has been completed.

But now Aiwass suddenly began to worry about gains and losses.

In order for Aiwass to be completely drunk with ordinary wine, he most likely used the banquet master's ritual to ensure that he entered a state of chaos. And he lost his memory for about four hours after that.

...Excited and drunk at the same time.

Although Aiwass was quite confident in his rationality... he still dared not be 100% sure that he was not drunk and crazy, or said some crazy words with unknown meaning.

Aiwass looked at Lily expectantly and asked, "What did I do then? Or rather, what did I say?"

Based on Aiwass's understanding of Lily and himself, Aiwass would definitely keep Lily by his side before losing control no matter what. In other words, Lily must have watched the whole process.

But Lily just smiled and shook her head.

It was extremely rare that she did not answer Aiwass's words, but just comforted: "Master, you were not drunk at the banquet, nor did you go crazy with alcohol. You got drunk in your bedroom after the banquet, and you only had time to say something later. Some drunk talk.

"Her Majesty the Queen and Miss Ligeia were drinking with you at that time. You used a special ritual to get yourself drunk quickly...and the second one who got drunk was Her Majesty Isabel. But after you were all drunk, Ligeia Miss Jiya took His Majesty away.

"As for what you said then... let's ask Miss Isabel."

The corners of Lily's mouth raised slightly, as if she was holding back a smile.

……Huh?

Aiwass was explicitly rejected by Lily for the first time.

But Lily's words made Aihuas feel a little relieved. He must not have said anything crazy that he shouldn't have said. Otherwise, Lily and Isabel would definitely not have reacted like this.

But this made Aihuas even more curious: "Can't you tell me directly, Lily?"

"This was your own order at the time."

Lily said seriously: "After you complete the ceremony, you will be awake for a short moment. You said it yourself. There is no need to let yourself know about this when you wake up. Tell me-unless Her Majesty Isabel is willing to tell you, otherwise what you said must be kept secret."

"...Hmm?"

Aihuas was even more curious.

"You can't tell me what I said...but you can tell me what I didn't say, right?"

He could only confirm in a roundabout way: "I didn't say anything excessive or rude at the time, right?"

"No."

"I didn't say anything about another world or the future?"

Aihuas' words actually revealed something.

Lily looked at Aiwass in surprise and said with certainty: "No."

"Then..."

Aiwass hesitated: "Did I confess to Isabel?"

"...No."

Lily paused, as if thinking for a while before answering with certainty: "Yes, no."

What else can I say?

Besides, why must Isabel agree to tell me? Ligeia also heard it, right?

Aiwass felt that his brain, which had just been sobered up, had not fully recovered-or rather, his mind was not thinking in that direction at all.

"It's not a bad thing, right?"

Aiwass finally confirmed: "It won't affect the relationship between Isabel and me..."

Lily's mouth corners suddenly rose for a moment, and she answered straightforwardly: "Definitely not-rather, the relationship may get better. At least that's what I think."

Isn't that a confession? What else can I say? But Lily said it wasn't a confession...

...Did I go crazy with her?

Not really.

Aiwass couldn't think of an answer for a while.

But since Lily said that it wouldn't be a bad thing, Aiwass simply ignored it for the time being.

Isabel would definitely tell him - at worst, he could just coax her seriously!

Just think that he said some flirting words, and when he sobered up, he realized that it was not appropriate for Lily to repeat it...

... But in that case, Lily's smile would become very strange again.

Strange, what else can I say?

Although Aiwass was still a little confused, he finally relaxed and said with some regret: "It's a pity that I forgot how Edward performed at the dinner table... By the way, where is Isabel now?"

"It's the Candle Festival outside now, and His Majesty has gone to watch the ceremony."

Lily folded her hands in front of her and answered seriously.

Aiwass frowned: "Is she alone? That's too dangerous... Didn't she bring Miss Ligeia?"

Although Aiwass praised Isabel's performance yesterday and told her that tomorrow - that is, January 1st, she could go out on the street with Julia's appearance. In this way, there is no need to worry about encountering people who intend to assassinate her.

But Yulia herself is more or less a beautiful and weak young lady... Although Isabel is actually quite strong, Aiwas is still very worried about her.

——What he meant yesterday was that when they went out together, she would change into Yulia's appearance!

"She used Miss Yulia's appearance, at least Master Edward couldn't tell it apart. There are very few people who know Miss Yulia, and no one would want to harm her."

Lily looked at the uneasy Aiwas and quickly comforted him softly: "And today is the Candle Festival, there will definitely be no problem. And His Majesty didn't go far, he just went to the Red Queen District to watch the ceremony... Bishop Mathers was there too."

The ceremony site of the Candle Festival is the Candle Cathedral. It is not too far from the Silver and Tin Palace, and is within the one-minute police range of the Griffin.

And Bishop Mathers knows Yulia - when Yulia had health problems before, she asked Bishop Mathers to help her "light up". With him watching, there shouldn't be any problems.

But having said that...

But for some reason, Aiwas always felt a little uneasy.

...No, I still have to go and see. Thinking of this, he made up his mind.

"I won't have breakfast."

He rubbed his stomach. Although he was a little hungry, it was not a big problem.

When we find Isabel, we will find a restaurant outside to eat together.

By the way, ask her what he said at that time...

"- Let's go, Vignes."

Aiwass called casually.

The crow resting in the corner like a gargoyle suddenly opened its bright red eyes, shook its wings, and flew to Aiwas's shoulder.

"If Yulia wants to go out, remember to accompany her. Watch her wherever she goes. If she doesn't let you accompany her, you follow her in the shadow, understand?"

Aiwass ordered: "Of course, if Edward wants to go out, don't worry about it."

"I understand."

Lily nodded calmly: "I will protect Miss Yulia."

Aiwass sighed with satisfaction.

Fortunately, Lily was here, so he didn't have to worry about which side to take care of...

When he passed by the table, he picked up the phantom card he had made and put it in his pocket.

At this moment.

On the other side, Isabel, who was watching the ceremony with great interest outside the Candlemas Cathedral, suddenly felt someone tapping her shoulder. At the same time, there was a strange sweet fragrance like boiling rose wine.

Isabel turned around with some doubts and saw a beautiful woman with platinum curly hair looking at her with a smile.

The woman stretched out a finger and made a "hush" gesture to Isabel.

Isabel immediately understood what she meant and nodded seriously and obediently.

"Don't make a sound."

She smiled gently and said softly: "Follow me."

As she said that, the woman raised her head and nodded friendly to Bishop Mathers not far away, showing a charming and friendly smile.

She raised her hand to say hello, and then gestured, meaning that she was going to take "Yulia" away.

Then, she held Isabel's hand. And Isabel was also very obedient and did not resist at all.

Mathers also smiled and nodded, indicating that he understood. Then he turned his eyes away from "Yulia" and continued to preside over the ceremony.

"Let's go, Yulia. I'll take you to play."

The woman smiled gently, and then pulled "Yulia" out of the Candle Cathedral.

But she didn't notice that when she heard the word "Yulia", "Yulia" with her back to her suddenly froze.

Isabel's pupils became clear in an instant.

——"Yulia"'s back was instantly soaked with cold sweat.

But there was no abnormality on her face, and even her steps did not stop at all, and the hand being pulled did not tremble. He still followed the woman obediently and left.

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