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Chapter 397: Chapter 303: Restored to Original State Chapter 397: Chapter 303: Restored to Original State They had originally intended to wait for Priest to wake up before leaving, but the old priest still hadn’t woken up, even well into the latter part of the night.

This was quite abnormal.

Aiwass even began to doubt the potency of his Illumination Art, checking again and found that his body had indeed recovered his health…

but he had indeed fallen into an unconscious state.

So Aiwass personally went upstairs and discovered that even when he left the range of the light, he no longer felt that chill that crept over his entire body.

He then knew that the Night Riders had already left.

He wondered what the final outcome of the battle with the Wild Hunt King was.

Aiwass could only put his hands together and hoped that Penalty Demon was all right.

After discussing among the four of them, only the energetic Hayna continued to keep watch through the night, waiting to explain the matter of “your house is gone” to the priest once he awoke.

The others found a place to sleep upstairs.

Although the previous explosion caused by Little Butterfly’s self-destruction had severely damaged the upstairs area, making it look almost like ruins at a glance…

with Sherlock’s earth-based wall repair spell, finding a place to sleep was not a problem.

Lying in Priest’s bed, Aiwass still felt somewhat troubled by the deduction he had thought of earlier.

…

If Hayna had a fragment of Lancelot’s soul inside her, then what did that make him?

After long contemplation, Aiwass closed his eyes and steeled his heart before lying down.

——Whatever, let whoever care who cares.

That was, after all, only a guess, unproven and without evidence — and even if that was the case, it wasn’t like he couldn’t live on.@@novelbin@@

It was just another truth he needed to pursue.

Jacob’s death, who killed his parents, what Foster Father James was really like, what James was pursuing, why he later became the BOSS…

Now Aiwass had a rough understanding of seventy percent of the first two questions, but he had two new questions — “Where did my memory come from” and “What did Jacob want to do.”

Before this, Aiwass actually had an instinctive desire to avoid this question.

Because he didn’t know how he came to this world, he could only treat this “transmigration” or “rebirth” as a matter of course, just as he had to regard his system as a “built-in golden finger.”

It wasn’t that he was ignoring the question, but that thinking was futile.

Like encountering an insurmountable problem, one might as well adjust one’s mentality and stop struggling against oneself.

But now, Aiwass realized everything seemed to be connected…

So he could no longer pretend to be oblivious.

After all, he was no longer as helpless as he had been at the beginning.

——He had obtained the Nurturing Secret Sequel and was now on the verge of becoming a double third-level Transcendent, with enough experience reserves to attempt advancing to the fourth level as soon as his CD was up.

By the time he went to study in the Holy Nation, his priest profession would be at the fourth level, having completed his first professional advancement.

The Demon Scholar could also change his job to become the Great Sin Scholar.

Maybe Little Butterfly would be fed up to the fifth level, and the Shadow Demon could try to help it ascend.

And he was now the standing head of the Moriarty Family, also the Minister of the Department of Care of Magical Creatures appointed by the queen herself.

Once his identity was confirmed, he could step onto the glass staircase and enter the Round Table Hall.

His relationship with the future queen, Isabel, was also very intimate, and even under the queen’s hints, he could influence Isabel’s policies.

Under his influence, Isabel and Sherlock were much stronger than in the original timeline.

The Glass Island serial explosions never occurred, Star Antimony’s biggest spy was caught and killed by him, Lily didn’t die at her father’s hands as in the original storyline, the Lohar Society was rectified by him, Noble Red that was arrogant for two major updates was chased around by him like a dog…

Even Meg didn’t die, and the Ceremony of Avalon’s Shadow should be able to be terminated too.

——The future had already been clearly changed by him.

The first version where Avalon fell, the second version where Avalon was in a warlord turmoil, the third version where the Shadowy Celestial Marshal was defeated and the country was formally restored — none of these things should happen now.

In other words, the main storyline of the first three versions of the game had been completely destroyed by Aiwass.

He had only been here for two months, but had already steered the world towards an entirely different possibility.

And back then he was weak, unable to influence much.

But now he had grown strong.

There was nothing to fear.

Everything was looking up.

But he couldn’t stop — if he became lazy, then new, unknown, and unpredictable crises could catch up to him.

Aiwass didn’t know if they existed, but he was always uneasy.

In such a situation, there was no room for confusion or melancholy.

He was meant to do great things.

Many people were now depending on him; he couldn’t fall, and he definitely couldn’t show weakness or hesitation.

Aiwass calmed his mind and forced himself to fall asleep quickly.

But he had only slept for four hours when he was woken up by a panicked Hayna.

“Big trouble, Aiwass!

Wake up!”

Hayna whispered urgently in Aiwass’s ear, then with her hands beating fast like a drumroll, she patted Aiwass’s chest and stomach rhythmically through the blanket.

It sounded surprisingly rhythmic.

Aiwass awoke in an instant.

“What’s going on…”

Aiwass frowned as he got up.

He hadn’t taken off his clothes last night and naturally, the quality of his sleep was not great; he still had a slight headache…

but at least the mana expended after the battle had mostly recovered.

He was going to sip some Rite of Fire for himself later, and then pray for mana recovery to return to his best condition.

But he had just gotten up and glanced around – and he knew what had happened.

The house that was still in ruins last night had somehow become completely renewed.

It was as if the explosion and fire had never happened.

Even the mud wall that Sherlock had used as a patch on the outer wall had vanished without a trace.

The old Shepherd was also awake.

Upon seeing Aiwass, he thanked him, “Thank you so much.

I especially want to thank you, young Priest, may the Candle Master bless your candlelight.

Your kindness will eventually be rewarded.”

Aiwass got up from the bed, holding his forehead and smiled as he chatted with him for a while.

He discovered that the Shepherd had come to thank Aiwass as soon as he woke up.

And the old Shepherd was indeed grateful – realizing that Aiwass might not have had a good sleep, he took the initiative to use the Illumination Art on Aiwass, soothing his spirit.

Only after Aiwass’s headache was gone did he depart satisfactorily.

Telling Aiwass to rest a bit more, he went to prepare breakfast for everyone.

And Aiwass also grabbed Hayna.

“When did this happen?”

Aiwass asked.

He was referring to the sudden restoration of the room and the Shepherd’s recovery.

Hesitating for a while, Hayna eventually sighed and admitted softly, “I don’t know.”

“How could you not know?”

Sherlock’s voice of skepticism came from the room’s doorway; he had clearly been awake for quite a while.

He had gotten up as soon as he heard noises from Aiwass’s side.

Whether he hadn’t slept well or hadn’t slept at all was unclear, but in any case, he was used to it.

The professions along the Path of Wisdom were all pretty brain-burning, in a literal sense.

Hence, those on the Path of Wisdom needed to use “Meditation Skill” to quickly restore their spirit and mental energy…

The “Clarity Secret Sequence” that Sherlock mastered was an ancient version of the Meditation Skill.

While being more difficult to learn and more limited in effect, it was better at replenishing energy.

So, he was not the type to be easily fatigued, and there was no need to worry about him.

“I just zoned out…”

Hayna said helplessly, “When I came to, it was already bright outside.

Everything had been restored to its original state, and Grandpa Shepherd was already making his way upstairs.

“He mentioned he wanted to thank Aiwass, so he came straight up here.

I managed to get here before him by saying, ‘Let me wake him up.'”

“…You didn’t actually need to wake me up, though.”

Aiwass said with a peculiar expression, “I think Priest might have just wanted to use the Illumination Art on me to help me sleep better.”

But Sherlock noticed something else, “Are you saying that you hadn’t explained to the Shepherd what happened here?”

“Right.”

Hanya confirmed, “After I was too tired and lay down on the table for a while, I looked up to see the sunlight coming in from outside, and Grandpa Shepherd was heading upstairs.

So, I’m sure I didn’t say anything.”

“That means even after he was unconscious, he still had consciousness…

that explains why he was unconscious for so long.”

Sherlock mused, “People treated by Aiwass should wake up quickly.

Unless he was already awake but his body couldn’t wake up.”

Hanya still felt a bit guilty, “Ah, aren’t you going to talk about me zoning out?”

“It’s not like you could control yourself, so what’s the use of saying it,” Sherlock said, casting a disparaging glance at her.

After pondering for a moment, Aiwass gave a more precise answer, “Your zoning out, it might be just like your inability to perceive the passage of time…

it’s not that time reversed or passed after you zoned out, but rather that the passage of time halted your ability to act.

“I actually thought about this last night.

I was blown into serious injury, so why did the Shepherd upstairs only seem to be knocked out unconscious?

So is there a possibility that he was actually blown to death at that time, and only appeared to be unconscious?”

Aiwass spoke slowly, “Just as this house cannot be destroyed by external forces…

perhaps the villagers also cannot die for reasons other than the passage of time.

“—Because this is an inscribed village.

These nameless forgotten ones repeat the same day over and over, day after day.

Just like those trees that cannot be damaged, they have all been solidified in amber…”

And it was at this point that Aiwass suddenly realized where the problem lay.

So that’s why.

That’s why Jacob would rebuild all the houses for the villagers.

Because only the “rebuilding” in which the villagers actively partake is the sole way to change the layout of the village houses!