Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 740 Equipment Card: Death of Desolation
“Isn’t this too professional?”

Honey Badger couldn't help but say, subconsciously looking at the crow in Aleister's arms: "The contracted demons of demonologists...are they all like this?"

"……How can it be."

Vignes made an ethereal and slightly hoarse voice.

But it is obvious...even Vignes himself was not very confident when he said this.

"I'll still treat you well."

Aleister stroked the little crow's head and spoke softly.

The little crow nudged Aleister—visible, human-like entanglement and confusion emerged on the bird's face.

"My dear master..."

She suddenly spoke, somewhat hesitantly, "If you wish, I might be able to do it to this extent. Why don't we give it a try first..."

This mirror demon even made Vines lose his confidence.

"You don't have to compete with Lily for work..."

Aleister complained.

Originally, Lily signed a pastoral contract with Vines in the Shadow Demon state.

Now that Venis had evolved into a Night Devil, Venis and Lily had tacitly agreed not to mention the matter again. It was obvious that their relationship was not very good - or rather, it was because they were too similar that they somewhat disliked each other.

If the Night Demon continues to live in the mirror for a long time and becomes Aleister's butler... I'm afraid that Lily, who is still a maid, will think that Vines is deliberately targeting her.

"Besides, you are not suitable for traveling outside for a long time with your main body... You shouldn't be able to do this when you are traveling, right?"

Aleister thought for a moment and added.

At this moment, the honey badger next to him couldn't help but open his eyes wide.

——It is known that Aleister and Aiwass have a very close relationship; after Aiwass became Pope, he asked her to help "protect Aleister"; Aiwass used a card to seal the perfect man, and Aleister used a similar card to seal the sea monster; the crow in Aleister's arms now, she had also seen it from Aiwass before.

She still remembered that she had clearly smelled the blood of a female Moon Child from Aiwass - and it was so strong that it didn't feel like a "smell", but more like the level emitted by a real holder.

Now, when Aleister and the Night Demon talked about "Lily" beside Aiwass, they seemed so intimate and familiar. At the same time, as a child of the moon, Aleister did not have the twisted personality and casualness of the child of the moon... Although her style of doing things was also full of murderous intent and violence, her personality and temper still seemed "too kind" for the identity of the child of the moon.

Of course, the most crucial evidence is...

——The butterfly-shaped phantom summoned by Aleister when he was fighting the sea monster at sea was exactly the phantom that Aiwass had summoned with her when they were fighting against the perfect man before!
Both of them knew exactly the same summoning technique, and even the summoned being was the same being. When she was on the ship, she subconsciously thought that this was the summoning technique that Professor Aleister had given to Aiwass. But now that she thought about it, it was entirely possible that it was a completely different situation...

With a lot of complicated information intertwined in his mind, an incredible guess emerged in the honey badger's mind.

Will it be...

Aleister was not Aiwass's lover at all.

——From the very beginning, Aleister was another personality of Aiwass!
Perhaps it was because of the failure of conversion, or perhaps it was some characteristic of the path...When Aiwass was a gentle and kind priest, he was revealed to be Aiwass; and whenever his madness was difficult to control, he would turn into the arrogant and unscrupulous Aleister!

but……

Is this really possible?
Not only are their personalities opposite, their genders opposite, their paths different...

Even the two people became completely split, two individuals who acted independently -

As the honey badger's expression kept changing, Aleister had already sat down elegantly to drink tea.

She glanced at the honey badger and asked with a smile, "What are you thinking about, Ms. Honey Badger?"

…Should I ask?
The honey badger looked at Aleister with a complicated expression, and after a long silence, he slowly asked:
"I was wondering... could you be Aiwass?"

Although telling other people's secrets directly may seem too prying and may also make people unhappy.

But she gradually felt that Aleister's true character was not as bad as she appeared. In addition to being too utilitarian and a little lazy, Miss Aleister seemed to be "pretending to be fierce".

If Aleister is Aiwass, then there is nothing wrong with her asking this question.

When the honey badger said this, he was already reflecting:

——It was clearly a risky move that was rejected by the Path of Adaptation, but she did it so smoothly.

Has it been possible that the style of behavior that she had developed over the years to adapt to the Tao has been weakened invisibly since she defected to the Church?

At this time, the honey badger suddenly thought of the emergence of a new profession: "warrior".

...Could it be that the principles of adapting to the path have begun to slowly change?
"Yes." In the end, Aleister laughed and said lightly: "Did you just realize it?"

"……what?"

"I'm not hiding anything, Ms. Honey Badger."

"Then Bayard..."

“Don’t probe too much.”

Aleister in Bayard form raised his finger to his lips and raised the corners of his mouth slightly to warn.

The honey badger suddenly tensed up: "Yes, I know."

After getting the affirmation, her attitude towards Aleister will be completely different——

The eldest lady of the Moon who was sheltered by the Pope's order, and the Pope's clone, these are two completely different concepts!

The former is her old enemy who has compromised and is temporarily in the same camp with her, while the latter is her current boss and the benefactor who spared her life!

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

The honey badger couldn't help but ask: "There's no need to hide this from me, right? I'm confident in keeping secrets."

"Just think of it as a surprise."

Aleister closed one eye, tilted his head and smiled, "You were originally trying to suppress your displeasure and cooperate with Moon Child. You must be very unhappy, right? But after knowing that I am actually Aiwass, do you feel happy all of a sudden?"

"……Yes."

The honey badger nodded in acknowledgement.

——I have to admit that it is true.

Some time later, the mirror in the room suddenly began to emit black smoke.

This was a sign that the Mirror Demon was about to return - so Aleister stopped talking immediately.

Three seconds later, the Mirror Demon appeared in front of the large mirror and placed all the materials on the ground.

"Do you need a ritual array?"

The honey badger asked before the mirror demon did.

"No need."

Aleister said casually, his pupils were wrapped in purple.

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

The falling snow mixed spontaneously, enveloping the flowers; the mud enveloping the snakes, turning them into beggars; the eagle ate the scorpion and died suddenly. The crow's feathers covered the skeleton, becoming a melting pot that fused all the forces together.

Rotting fish, poisoned eagles, suffocated snakes, and buried flowers all fell around the frozen Earl, while the skeleton sitting cross-legged faced the Earl.

——The preparations for the ceremony are complete.

Aleister had a solemn expression. He put his hand on the ice sculpture of the Count and recited in a low voice:

"I call upon Amber, the god of the number nine, the god of the pinnacle, the god of perfection and eternity—"

The dim power spread from the four corners at the same time and spread towards the center.

A familiar magic circle unfolded from under Aiwass - it was one of the two magic circles of the Contracted Sin Beast.

The winter demon's power was constantly being extracted, torn apart by the magic circle, and pulled to the center of the magic circle.

When the Winter Devil finally woke up, Aleister shouted again:
"I call upon the Silver Crowned Dragon, the God of the Holy Number Seven! The God Who Will Not Be Disobeyed! The God Who Wears a Crown and Holds a Sword—

“All things are born from water and return to water!”

In an instant, the extremely cold breath froze the air, and the demon's soul was frozen and compressed by the ice.

From the frozen space, a phantom card made of pure ice emerged.

As Aleister reached out and held it, its name appeared in her mind.

——Equipment Card: Death of Desolation!
(End of this chapter)