Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 2 Misleading
"Not ma'am..."

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

Moreover, this is just a question...

But before she could say this, Aiwass interrupted softly:
"You can enter the Supervision Bureau without officially graduating... I understand, is Ms. Haina studying at the Royal University of Law?"

Aiwass's accent was standard and clean, and he didn't have the "elven accent" that symbolizes nobility that people in Wangdu are proud of.But this made Haina, who came to study abroad from a small place, feel better.

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

As she spoke, she puffed out her chest proudly: "I am the former president of the student union, and I am also 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 The sword hasn’t been issued yet, but my name has already been received from the Inspection Bureau.”

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

Aiwass crossed his hands and clasped them in his lap.

His upper body leaned back in a relaxed manner, and he said slowly, "I'm actually a student of the Royal University of Law. I'm a freshman this year."

"……Really?"

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

"Because I was not in good health. Before entering school, I had a serious illness. I was bedridden at home and rested for three months."

Aiwass' pale complexion made his words full of persuasion.

It's not easy for a child...

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

Haina nodded repeatedly, feeling pity in her heart.The slight jealousy towards Aiwass before also dissipated because of this.

She is ashamed of herself for it.As a supervisor of the Supervision Bureau, she can also be regarded as a half knight.He actually forgot the dogma of humility and compassion taught by his teacher... Jealousy is really ugly.

"Then, sister," Aiwass said suddenly, "do you see what's in the fireplace?"

"Something burning..."

Haina turned around and said uncertainly, "I can't see it clearly. It doesn't seem to be firewood."

"That's a diary."

Aiwass said gently: "Maybe it's the evidence that I have connected with the demon scholar.

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

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

Haina was shocked when she heard this.

She subconsciously took a step forward, and instinctively reached out to grab it.Without being on guard at all, she was the first to intercept the book in the air.

She frowned and looked down.But I found 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 freshman "Elvish" course.

She flipped through it worriedly, and confirmed that this was not evidence of a connection with a demon scholar at all.There are even many important and difficult points marked with different colored pens.

"just kidding."

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

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

"This is serious business, no joke."

She put on a straight face, and taught seriously as if she was in school: "The sacrifices of demon scholars often use living people as materials, and they will kill the sacrifices after the sacrifice in order to silence them. That is absolutely true. Even if there is no grudge against people, they will kill people as materials, which is outrageous! How can such a thing be joked?"

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

"They sacrificed me to summon powerful demons, but they didn't expect the demons to be closer to me. So I ordered the demons to kill them all instead."

The teenager smiled and said more and more outrageous words: "In fact, the Moriarty family is full of evil. My father, Professor James Moriarty, is a demon scholar with a dream of destroying the world. I am not his He is an adopted son, but a demon summoned by him from another world. It can completely destroy the kingdom of Avalon within a year."

Haina was stunned to hear more than half of it before realizing that Aiwass was just talking nonsense.

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

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

This seemingly gentle and beautiful boy is like a poet, but he is as cunning as a fox, full of lies!

She was in a hurry, but she didn't dare to speak loudly in front of the old housekeeper, so she blushed in the end: "Be honest—why did you appear in the demon ceremony? Someone reported anonymously, you are the stone arch that you went to The park is not under coercion."

"I'm telling the truth. 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—it was impossible for her to arrest Aiwass without evidence when the Inspection Bureau was obviously inclined to cover up.If I really took away Aiwass who is still in a wheelchair, I am afraid that I will be the one who is unlucky.

Afterwards, Aiwass slowly suppressed that fox-like smile.

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

"...So, what are the facts?"

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

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

Aiwass sighed, as if looking helpless and innocent again.

"So, which one do you believe?" he said.

...If you exclude the emotional part and judge from rationality.It seems that the latter is more reasonable.

Haina immediately realized that she had misunderstood Aiwass again.

——Because Aiwass is too weak.Haina could feel that he was probably a transcendent, but the reaction was very weak.At most, only one layer of the road was lit.

Even if a demon is really summoned, at best it is the strength of the familiar, and it is impossible to cause destruction on that scale - besides, the deceased confirmed at the ceremony is indeed a wanted criminal who fled to the capital.

That person once sacrificed a small village, and now he is a third-level demon scholar, and he can even summon high-level demons.

...Could it be that after he summoned the demon, the contract failed and was backlashed by the demon?
It's not impossible.

That way, with the death of the summoner, the demon would be sent back.Aiwass was only severely injured by the ceremony, and then picked up by the old housekeeper.Logically speaking, this possibility is much greater.

...But why did Aiwass tell such outrageous lies to himself?
Soon, Haina realized——

She gave a very reasonable explanation: because her attitude changed too easily.She declared Aiwass innocent without careful cross-examination.As a truly innocent person, Aiwass was angry because of this sloppy attitude, so he deliberately said some strange things, mocking himself for being preconceived and credulous.

It turned out to be the case.

Because of this, the director didn't pay much attention to this matter... because he knew that Aiwass could not be the criminal, and he probably didn't know any important information, so the investigation would be a waste of effort.

That's all right.

There was another case yesterday - in order to perform large rituals such as summoning demons, demonologists usually need to work in teams of two.And in most cases, pairs of demon scholars are master-student relationships.

If the demon scholar who was the mentor was backlashed by the summoned demon, then it became reasonable for the apprentice to act alone after escaping.If Aiwass is his assistant and apprentice, then who committed the crime yesterday?If Aiwass controlled the demon to kill one person, would he let the other person go?

...Hey, what the hell am I talking about.How could a superior demon be so easily manipulated by such a novice.

"I'm sorry, I got it wrong."

Thinking of this, Haina simply apologized: "I'm also sorry for the missed appointment before. If you still plan to go back to school, I can ask my juniors to give you some convenience.

"This is not compensation, it's just an expression of apology. If there is anything else I need to do, please feel free to ask."

"Is everything okay?" Aiwass seemed a little moved.

"...I declare in advance that I have no money."

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

"It's okay, just clear up the misunderstanding."

Aiwass smiled gently: "Actually, I also feel uneasy. After all, if senior sister is mentioned a few words after going back, she becomes suspicious again, and then comes back to investigate, it will be very troublesome for both of us. Not to mention, if you're late again...

"Then senior sister may wish to guess now, why do I know about demons? Although I haven't touched anything, I was in a coma the whole time. But why can I guess that this matter is related to demon scholars the moment we meet?" ?”

"...I think this is the legendary deductive 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 gaining insight into the details of others through this method of divination! I know all the cases he solved. Collected newspaper clippings - I cut out the parts of those newspapers that mentioned Mr. Sherlock, and pasted them separately into a book. The book is now a third full..."

The more she spoke, the smoother her logic became.

Feeling that she has met a like-minded person, she suddenly felt enlightened, and many doubts were solved immediately.The brain seemed to become clear in an instant.

Watching Haina get excited and talking non-stop.Sitting in a wheelchair, Aiwass narrowed his eyes slightly and smiled harmlessly.

If Haina hadn't been so careless and could observe carefully, she would have found the old elf quietly guarding her side, and the shadow beneath him remained motionless.But the shadow cast by the wheelchair under Aiwass was trembling slightly, like a beast breathing steadily in sleep.

The whole process was "reasoned" by yourself, and I didn't tell many lies.

In reasoning this kind of thing, first determine the conclusion and then look for evidence, it will definitely be biased.It seems you are not qualified enough.

——Yes, Aiwass is indeed a sacrifice.

But at the same time, "Aiwass" is indeed a participant in the demon ritual.

What he said before was not a lie.

If he hadn't suddenly recalled the memories of his previous life, then it was really possible that Aiwass' soul was used as a sacrifice and the "foreign demon" was summoned during the ceremony.

Because what appeared together with those past life memories was the extremely familiar light curtain in front of him:

Aiwass, human male, overall level 4
Basic occupation——

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

恶魔学者LV3：【恶魔学识-1级（13%）】、【基础仪式-1级（5%）】、【恶魔契约-1级（99%）】

Paths Lighted: Consecration - Level [-]; Beyond - Level [-]

Mana pool: 1/1 (light), 3/3 (dark)

Free experience: 24
Road characteristics——

Transcendence-Shadow Affinity LV1: You sign a natal contract with Shadow Fiend, and you can use the shadow ability of the first level at will.

(End of this chapter)