Chapter 2 Misleading

"Not ma'am..."

Haina whispered: "Actually, I haven't graduated yet."

And, this is just a question...

But before she could say this, she was interrupted softly by Aiwass:

"You can join the Supervisory Bureau before you have officially graduated...I understand. Is Miss Haina studying at Wangli University of Law?"

Aiwass's accent was standard and clean, without the "elf accent" that symbolized nobility that the people of the royal capital were proud of. But this only made Haina, who came to study abroad from a small place, more favorable to her.

So she nodded in response: "Ah, yes."

She said, proudly puffing up her chest: "I am the former student union president and the head girl of the fourth grade. As an outstanding graduate, I obtained the employment permit from the Supervision Bureau one year in advance. Although my qualifications The sword hasn’t been issued yet, but my name is already there from the Supervision Bureau.”

"In that case, you can still be regarded as my senior sister."

Aiwass crossed his hands and put them on his knees.

His upper body relaxed and leaned back, and he said slowly: "I am actually also a student of Wangli University of Law. I am a freshman this year."

"……Really?"

Haina was a little surprised: "But I haven't seen you before..."

"Because I was in poor health. Before I entered school, I got seriously ill. For this reason, I was bedridden at home and rested for three months."

Aiwass' somewhat pale face made his words full of persuasion.

It’s not easy for a child...

"I understand. You are indeed innocent... I will report to the director when I get back."

Haina nodded repeatedly, feeling pity. The slight jealousy I felt towards Aiwass also dissipated because of this.

She was ashamed of herself. As an inspector of the Supervision Bureau, she can be regarded as half a knight. He actually forgot the doctrines of humility and compassion taught by his teacher... Jealousy is really ugly.

"Well, senior sister," Aiwass said suddenly, "have you seen anything in the fireplace?"

"Burning things..."

Haina turned around and said uncertainly: "I can't tell clearly. It doesn't seem to be firewood."

"That's a diary."

Aiwass said gently: "Maybe it is evidence that I am connected with the demonologist.

"It's like this book in my hand."

As he spoke, he closed the book in his hand and threw it into the fire.

Hearing this, Haina was suddenly startled.

She subconsciously took a step forward and instinctively reached out to grab it. Without any precautions, she actually intercepted the book in the air first and second.

She frowned and looked down. But I found out that the book was called "Eighty Selected Poems of Shidel".

Of course Haina knew the book. Because this is the textbook that will be used in the "Elvish Language" course for the freshman year.

She flipped through it anxiously, confirming that it was not evidence of any connection with the demonologist at all. There are even many important and difficult points marked with outlines of different colors.

"just kidding."

The corner of Aiwass' mouth raised slightly: "I am the victim of the incident, senior sister. This is obviously what you just said... Why did you become suspicious again when I just mentioned it casually? Do you have so little confidence in me? ?”

Haina suddenly realized that this young man who looked very gentle and elegant seemed to have some hidden evil intentions.

"This is a serious matter, no joke."

She put on a straight face and taught her a serious lesson as if she were in school: "The sacrifices of demonologists often use living people as raw materials, and in order to silence them, they will kill the sacrifices after the sacrifice is over. That is absolutely He is so evil that he will kill people as material even if he has no grudges against them. How can this be a joke? "

When she said this, she suddenly thought of something, and her eyes became sharp: "Speaking of which... if you were a sacrifice, how did you survive?"

"They sacrificed me to summon a powerful demon, but they didn't expect the demon to get closer to me. So I ordered the demon to kill them all."

The young man smiled and said increasingly outrageous words: "In fact, the Moriarty family is actually full of evil. My father, Professor James Moriarty, is a demonologist with a dream of destroying the world. And I am not his The adopted son, but the demon summoned by him from another world, can completely destroy the Kingdom of Avalon within one year."

Haina was dumbfounded for more than half of it before she realized that Aiwass was just talking nonsense.

"...What are you talking about?!"

She shouted angrily, at least half of which was because she was ashamed that she actually took Aiwass' strange words seriously for a moment.

This young man who looks as gentle as a poet is actually as cunning as a fox, full of lies from heaven to earth!

She was furious, but she didn't dare to speak loudly in front of the old housekeeper, but she ended up blushing: "Be honest - why did you appear in the devil's ritual? Someone anonymously reported that you went to the stone arch on your own The park was not coerced.”

"What I tell you is true. If you don't believe me, take me to the Supervision Bureau."

Aiwass shrugged, as if he felt regret from the bottom of his heart.

But Haina knew that this was simply impossible - given the obvious tendency of the Supervisory Bureau to cover up, it was impossible for her to arrest Aiwass without evidence. If Aiwass, who is still in a wheelchair, is taken away, I am afraid he will be the unlucky one.

Then, Aiwas slowly put away his fox-like smile.

He showed a serious expression and said seriously: "That's what I said. But since you know that what I said is all nonsense, why can you believe the anonymous report? What's the difference between what I said and the report?"

"...So, what's the truth?"

"I can give you another version of the story - I was attacked and taken to the Stone Arch Bridge Park when I went out for a walk, and when I woke up, I was in a wheelchair. I have no idea what happened in the middle, let alone that I was sacrificed to the devil, and I don't know how they were beaten away and how I survived...

"But this version of the story is too smooth and flawless. It's like the defense of a lawyer in court. If I say it directly, you may be more suspicious. "

Aiwas sighed, as if he was helpless and innocent.

He said: "So, which one do you believe? "

... If we exclude the emotional part and judge from the rational point of view, it seems that the latter is more reasonable.

Haina immediately realized that she had misunderstood Aiwass again.

-Because Aiwass was too weak. Haina could feel that he was probably a transcendent, but his reaction was very weak. At most, he only lit up one layer of the path.

Even if the devil was really summoned, it would be at most the strength of a familiar, and it would not cause that kind of destruction-besides, the dead confirmed at the ceremony site were indeed wanted criminals who had fled to the capital.

That man had sacrificed a small village, and now he is the third Demon scholars of this level can even summon higher-level demons.

... Could it be that after he summoned the demon, the contract failed and the demon backfired?

It's not impossible.

In that case, with the death of the summoner, the demon will be sent back. Aiwass was just seriously injured by the ritual, and then he was picked up by the old butler. Logically speaking, this possibility is much greater.

... But why did Aiwass tell such an outrageous lie to himself?

Soon, Haina reacted--

She gave a very reasonable explanation: because her attitude changed too much It's simple. She declared Aiwas innocent without any careful questioning. Aiwas, who is truly innocent, was angry because of this careless attitude, so he deliberately said some strange things, mocking himself for being easily prejudiced and credulous.

So that's it.

That's why the director didn't care much about this matter... because he knew that Aiwas couldn't be the criminal, and he probably didn't know any important information, so the investigation would be a waste of effort.

Then everything is right.

Another case happened yesterday - in order to perform large-scale rituals such as summoning demons, In most cases, demonologists are in pairs.

If the demonologist who is the mentor is attacked by the summoned demon, then it makes sense for the apprentice to act alone after escaping. If Aiwass is his assistant and apprentice, then who committed the case yesterday? If Aiwass controlled the demon to kill one person, would he let the other person go?

... Hey, what nonsense am I talking about. How can a senior demon be controlled so easily by such a beginner.

"I'm sorry, I had a preconceived idea."

When Haina thought of this, she apologized simply: "I'm also very sorry for the previous breach of contract. If you still plan to come back to school, I can ask my juniors to give you some convenience.

"This is not compensation, just to express some apologies. If you need me to do anything else, please let me know. "

"Anything?" Aiwass seemed to be a little moved.

"...I have to state in advance that I have no money."

Haina showed a somewhat miserable expression on her face, and added helplessly: "In addition to monetary compensation - if necessary, I can do some voluntary labor."

"It doesn't matter, as long as the misunderstanding is resolved."

Evans smiled gently: "I am actually worried too. After all, if the senior sister is mentioned once or twice after returning, she will become suspicious again and come back to investigate, which will be very troublesome for both of us. Not to mention, if she is late again...

"Now, senior sister, why don't you guess why I know about demons? Although I didn't touch anything and was unconscious the whole time. But why can I guess that this matter is related to demonologists the moment we met?"

"...I think this is the legendary deduction method! Just like the famous Mr. Sherlock!"

Haina's eyes lit up: "I remember that Mr. Sherlock was also the professor's favorite student. He seems to be good at using this kind of divination-like method to see through the details of others! I have collected clippings of the cases he solved - I cut out the parts of those newspapers that mentioned Mr. Sherlock and pasted them separately into a book. Now the book is already one-third full..."

The more she talked, the more her logic became clearer.

She felt like she had met someone like her. Suddenly, she felt enlightened and many doubts were solved. Her mind seemed to become clear in an instant.

Watching Haina get excited and talk non-stop, Aiwas, who was sitting in a wheelchair, narrowed his eyes slightly and smiled harmlessly.

If Haina had not been so careless and observed carefully, she would have found that the shadow of the old elf who was quietly guarding beside him was motionless. But the shadow cast by the wheelchair under Aiwas was trembling slightly, like a beast breathing steadily in sleep.

This was all "reasoned" by you, and I didn't tell many lies.

Inferences like this, if you first determine the conclusion and then find evidence, you will definitely be led astray. It seems that you are not qualified.

——Yes, Aiwas is indeed a sacrifice.

But at the same time, "Aiwas" is indeed a participant in the devil's ritual.

What he said before was not a lie.

If I didn't suddenly recall the memory of my previous life, it is really possible that Aiwas's soul was used as a sacrifice and the "alien demon" was summoned in the ritual.

Because along with those memories of his past life appeared the very familiar light curtain in front of him:

Evans, human male, comprehensive level 4

Basic occupation-

Priest LV1: [Basic Prayer-Level 1 (93%)]

Demon Scholar LV3: [Demonology-Level 1 (13%)], [Basic Ritual-Level 1 (5%)], [Demon Contract-Level 1 (99%)]

The path has been lit: Devotion-Level 0; Transcendence-Level 1

Mana Pool: 1/1 (Light), 3/3 (Darkness)

Free Experience: 24

Path Characteristics-

Transcendence-Shadow Affinity LV1: You sign a life contract with the Shadow Fiend, and can use the first-level shadow power at will.