Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 1 Are You Here to Arrest Me?

"Yes, hello... I am Inspector Haina who made an appointment yesterday... to investigate the attack on Mr. Aiwass Moriarty."

A young girl in a blue and white uniform who looked about 20 years old was standing nervously and at a loss in front of the gate of a manor, holding her big-brimmed hat.

Her curly tan hair was pulled back in a ponytail, and her nose was high.The lake blue eyes were full of panic about messing up something.

"...Sorry, I'm sorry, there is a temporary supervisory meeting in the District Supervision Bureau... There was another deflagration incident in the warehouse in the White Queen District yesterday, traces of flame spirits were detected on the scene, and demon scholars are suspected to be involved-I think it may be the day before yesterday The wanted man who attacked Mr. Aiwass!"

As Haina spoke, her voice became smaller and smaller: "So, so..."

"—so you took it upon yourself to participate in an oversight meeting that you weren't actually required to attend, and were late for... two hours and 23 minutes?"

The old man's serious and old voice sounded from the opposite side of the iron gate.It was a special tone with a long tone, the elf accent unique to the people of Wangdu.

He closed the pocket watch inlaid with gemstones with a click, retracted it to his chest, and stared at Haina seriously.

Standing opposite Haina was a tall, thin old elf in a housekeeper's attire.

The skin wrinkles on his face are reminiscent of tree bark, and his dark green pupils are closer to wolves than to lake water.

The old elf looked nearly two meters tall, and his hands behind his back looked like ghosts reflected by the dead wood in the moonlight at night.The straight and motionless back was full of powerful pressure at this moment.

Although Haina is actually a probationary supervisor who has not yet graduated, she passed the graduation examination with full marks after all, and can accept the formal supervision of the Queen's Order at any time.Now she is hanging the apprentice chapter, just because the griffin assigned to her is still on the way to deployment.

Logically speaking, she shouldn't be so afraid of a housekeeper.

But the old man in front of him was different.

Because this old elf butler is his instructor.

Although he has followed the ancient agreement, he has served the Moriarty family for a long time since the founding of the country as a steward...but at the same time, he is also the Chief Inspector who stepped down 80 years ago.

"—I thought you would be later, Miss Haina."

The old butler put his hands behind his back, and said in an elf voice that would always give Haina a sense of arrogance: "Master Aiwass was attacked by a demon scholar the day before yesterday, and he was in a coma until last night. But I heard that the Supervision Bureau is coming After asking some questions, he cooperatively gave up going to the Glass Steps Sanatorium. He just took some medicine and dragged his weak body to wait for you by the stove for two hours, and I also waited for you at the door for two hours .

"It's getting dark now, if you are late, you might as well be late tomorrow; since it's already late tomorrow, I don't think there is any rush for this week's recuperation time. According to the rules of the Supervision Bureau, I signed the letter of appointment The case of the case, the result will be given within a week of filing the case - with Miss Haina's good self-cultivation who graduated with full marks, she must be able to find the demon scholar smoothly.

"Since the criminals have been arrested and brought to justice, why make things difficult for my poor Master Aiwass? You might as well go back, and I will explain to Mr. Kent."

Kent is director of the White Queens District Inspectorate.Even if Haina becomes a regular, Kent is still three levels above her.

If the old housekeeper's tone hadn't been so sinister, she would have run away immediately and left this troublesome matter to her superiors.But the problem is, she is actually still a senior student now.

Although she can be said to be a leader in school, she hasn't graduated yet.

She doesn't have enough social experience to distinguish whether the old man's words are seriously making such a proposal, or just mocking himself.But her intuition told her that if the old man didn't intend to do this, she would just run away stupidly, and I'm afraid that disaster would really be imminent for her.

"……I'm really sorry."

So Haina could only bow her head and apologize: "I will also apologize to Mr. Aiwass."

In any case, I had already made an appointment for the meeting in advance, but I was late for so long without saying anything in advance... It was indeed my fault.

She looked at the iron gate that separated herself from the old man, and her thoughts began to drift subconsciously again.

On the large black hollow iron gate, only low-key thorn patterns are decorated... It doesn't look like a famous door.

In fact, Professor Moriarty—the adoptive father of Aiwass Moriarty, who is the person involved in this incident, can indeed be called a low-key, calm, wise and knowledgeable man.Professor Moriarty was also Haina's university teacher, and his subjects were astrology, astronomy and advanced mathematics.

Inherited the Moriarty Chamber of Commerce, owned three museums under his name, and even funded the construction of the only planetarium in the White Queen.Even though he is so rich, he just quietly studies in the university.He even funded many orphanages and adopted many orphans. He can be regarded as a great man full of kindness.

When she came here, the captain specifically told her that the Moriarty family is not only rich, but also a family of founders of the nation served by elves.Although the owner, Mr. James, has a gentle personality, he still needs to be careful.

According to the rules, any direct participant related to the demonic incident must be sent to the local supervisory bureau immediately after being out of danger with the precepts, and accept the psychic review of the law chief.After confirming his innocence, he will be sent back to the hospital or nursing home.

This is because the identities of the ritual host, ritual participants, ritual instructors, and sacrifices in the demonic ritual cannot be simply distinguished by the identity of the "injured or not" victim.

Since the sacrifice can survive, it means that the ceremony has generally failed-although the sacrificed sacrifice may not die, it is usually killed in order to silence it.Therefore, when there is an injured person instead of a dead person, the injured person may not necessarily be the sacrificial offering, but may also be someone related to the ceremony.

But this rule is now invalid.

Chief Kent, like a blind man, completely ignored this clue that was within reach.It was the old housekeeper who took the initiative to contact Director Kent and made an appointment for today's meeting, and he seemed to "suddenly remember" this matter.And when she came, the Supervision Bureau didn't even match her with an accompanying law master, and only let her a trainee supervisor who had no griffin, no armor, and no sword to come alone.

Such an obvious cover-up...

Haina felt that even if this matter was really related to Aiwass, she might not be able to take him away.

But also because of such a big battle, she felt that maybe this matter was really related to the other party-if it was innocent enough, why would she not want to accept the review of the lawyer?
……so good.

They are obviously just adopted civilian orphans.Just because of luck, he was valued and adopted by the professor.Now he has become a big figure that the Supervision Bureau can't move...

Haina, who was standing at the door, was in a daze, thinking a little sourly.

But at this moment, the iron door suddenly opened slowly.

She raised her head in astonishment, and saw the old man's expressionless face, but somehow felt less angry.

The old elf glanced at her silently, then walked back slowly with his hands behind his back.

Haina was stunned for a while before realizing that she was letting herself keep up.

So she hurriedly put on the hat she was holding in her arms, and hurriedly followed.But just after taking a few steps, I remembered to turn around and close the door.But when she turned her head, she saw the door of the manor closed by itself.

Not only that, there are even bright runes shining from the inside of the plain iron door.

The sun is skewed, and the evening wind stops for a while.Haina faintly felt that there was something invisible covering the area, changing the atmosphere of the manor.

"I don't want to trouble you either, Miss Haina."

It was clear that the old elf was walking in front of him, but the old man's much gentler voice sounded precisely in his ears: "But you must abide by the things you have agreed with people. We will meet at whatever time we have agreed. In advance, don't delay. Yes, the consequences of breaking the rules in the school may not be so serious, but there are also no Griffin Knights patrolling the streets in the school, and there are no laws with armed knights to review the tax accounts of various companies on a regular basis. Mage - there is no supervision like you that can directly arrest suspicious elements.

"Everyone in this country attaches great importance to 'rules'. What the Supervisory Bureau, Law Court, and Arbitration Hall are guarding are not only the will of Her Majesty the Queen, but also the many rules established by the Parliament.

"I'll forgive you this time, and I won't tell Mr Kent about your mistake--I'll say you arrived on time, only to stay for two cups of tea and a gluttonous pastry when you've found out.

"But it's because Master Aiwass is kind-hearted. When you were an hour late, I decided to call the Supervision Bureau. It was Master Aiwass who stopped me. He said, always give people a chance... No matter what reason you want to find, you have to meet and talk first."

The old elf spoke slowly, and walked for a long time before reaching the gate of the manor.

The next moment, his voice was a little lower, but it still sounded clearly in Haina's ears: "Although Avalon does not have the so-called 'nobles' of other countries, the descendants of the founders are equally noble. There is no such thing as the twenty founding fathers. The sacrifice of the Founder, all die - even the Queen must respect the descendants of the Founder.

"I feel your sincere apology, so I forgive you for the time being. But you might as well think carefully whether you have offended someone or got in someone's way... As I said, this is a An oversight meeting that doesn't require you to attend."

Hearing this, Haina was suddenly stunned.

At this time, the old man who came to the door turned around gracefully and bowed slightly to Haina: "Please follow me, Miss Haina. The young master has been waiting for a long time."

At this time, he put on the butler's mask to welcome the guests.

His previous attitude was more like that of an instructor facing a student who failed to live up to expectations.

Haina, whose mind was in a mess, followed the old elf to the living room.

She was startled by the soft carpet under her feet, and raised her head to ask if she needed to take off her shoes—but the old elf's indifferent attitude made her not sure.So I could only follow behind with anxiety, feeling the sudden warmth of the fire in winter.

Only then did she realize that she had made an old man stand at the door for two hours on a winter evening.

With guilt and shame, she didn't know how to open her mouth.

Even the suspicion of Aiwass was diluted in this confession.

So, she met that Aiwass Moriarty who had a somewhat uninhibited reputation.

He was sitting in a wheelchair with a blanket over his lap.

The pale and weak face was bloodless, and the appearance of only seventeen or eighteen years old had a handsome face that was completely different from that of Professor Moriarty.

He was wearing pure white fluffy pajamas and looked like he had just come out of the shower.Smooth platinum hair reflected the warm light of the fire.He was reading a book quietly and intently facing the fire, his delicate face had a kind of gentle intention...it reminded her of poets, and the fire rising in the fireplace at home.

That beautiful picture looks like a painting.Haina subconsciously opened her eyes wide.

But at this moment, the boy heard something, pushed the wheelchair and turned around deftly.

It was only then that Haina noticed that he was sitting in a wheelchair.

...Is this the price of being attacked by a demonologist?
At some point, she instinctively dismissed the possibility that "the demon scholar is Aiwass".

The boy looked over, his dark blue pupils were like the sea.

"Ms. Haina."

It was a clear voice that gave people a sense of dignity, and it was a gorgeous voice that matched his appearance.

Compared with the frail face, his voice is more energetic and polite: "Nice meeting, hello.

"—Excuse me, are you here to arrest me?"

(End of this chapter)