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Chapter 759: Chapter 142 Aiwass: No Big Deal Chapter 759: Chapter 142 Aiwass: No Big Deal “James…”

Upon hearing this name, Sherlock murmured softly and subconsciously turned his head to look at Aiwass.

The moment Sherlock’s eyes met Aiwass’s, he realized they were both thinking the same thing.

—Strictly speaking, there were quite a few people named James.

Moreover, he had never heard of Professor Moriarty having any relation with the Fairy Queen…

but as soon as they heard about the “spider,” they both thought of Aiwass’s foster father.

Just to be sure, Sherlock asked, “What are the characteristics of this ‘James’?”

“…Do you know him?”

Grace was somewhat surprised.

She initially thought they would continue to interrogate her about other matters, but instead, Sherlock and Aiwass’s attention immediately shifted to their friend.

But Grace clearly didn’t have the confidence to refuse them—after all, Aiwass was an Archbishop.

Although not a Cardinal Archbishop…

in the Holy Nation, Archbishops were undoubtedly authorities.

Even without mentioning Archbishops, the power and status of ordinary bishops were also a bit higher than theirs.

After all, the Holy Nation was governed by the Nine Pillars Divine Church, and Transcendents of the Path of Devotion were evidently of higher status than those of other paths.

This was not a matter of corruption, for the Church had been very clear from the beginning: since Contributors were easily able to devote their own, their loved ones’, their possessions, to benefit others, if nothing were done, then under the natural social environment, it would be difficult for Contributors to live well.

Therefore, as an artificial adjustment, the Church blatantly favored the Contributors.

It was telling people that doing good deeds would result in good rewards.

Even if it was for the sake of rewards that one did good deeds, that was better than doing nothing at all.

And wonderfully, on the stance of the Church and the true Contributors, this adjustment itself became a kind of “dedication”—because it amounted to sharing the welfare of the true Contributors with those who “do good deeds for the sake of rewards,” and the Contributors were actually happy to see it…

No Elf would harbor ill will towards an Archbishop, whose words naturally possessed strength.

This strength stemmed from the maintenance of reputation by previous Archbishops and Cardinal Archbishops.

It was for this reason, even though Aiwass’s arrival here would cause them trouble, Grace and her husband did not drive Aiwass away but instead welcomed them enthusiastically; when Aiwass and his companions were deducing the truth, Grace did not intentionally interrupt, deceive, mislead, or attack them…

but appeared calmly with all the secrets, imploring Aiwass’s compassion.

Because they were very clear that what was wrong was themselves—at least in the worldview of Elves, they were in the wrong.

They would not commit greater errors to cover up their mistakes.

“…We have actually only met that friend once, and our meeting was purely by chance, unlikely to be any conspiracy, for the ‘Moonlight’ lineage has a strong ability to perceive good and evil.

Not only did that friend have no malice, but he also possessed a strong desire for dedication.”

Even so, Grace still offered several extra words of defense for her friend.

After all, he had given them a way to solve the problem, and it wasn’t right to leave him carrying the blame.

Then, she seriously answered Sherlock’s question, “He should be an old man, I could see signs of aging.

But I have had so little contact with humans that I could not discern his specific age.

“However, I can confirm that he must be an Heir.

And like me, he is a naturally multi-path Transcendent with multiple inheritances, possessing at least the levels of Dedication and Adaptation paths, with at least the fourth energy level.

Even by Elf standards, he must definitely be considered strong.

“As for characteristics—sorry, I might be a little face-blind with humans.

But he was dressed in formal attire that didn’t quite match the Fairy Kingdom’s style, and appeared very elegant.

Also, he was always smiling.”

Old man, multiple paths, Dedication and Adaptation…

…Is it an early death?

Aiwass calculated and felt that possibility was the more likely one.

His foster father had once been a student of Cardinal Loki…

Was there a possibility that he had learned “The Spider’s Silk Continuations” from Loki?

But that didn’t seem quite right.

Although many Codex Books had been condensed into a single skill, they were fundamentally a form of inheritance.

Lily had found a complete Path of Adaptation inheritance in “The Spider’s Silk Continuations.” That’s why, when she met Bram and Cardinal Loki, she sensed a special aura from them…

because the essence of their power was the same.

However, Lily had been with Professor Moriarty for a long time and had never sensed the aura of the Spider’s Silk Continuations from her…

“——No!”

Aiwass suddenly awoke.

Although half a year had passed…

the thought had just struck him that it was indeed a possibility!

Because it was after the Professor, and even Mr.

Oswald, had left that Lily had obtained “The Spider’s Silk Continuations”!

In other words, once Lily had acquired “The Spider’s Silk Continuations,” she had never seen the Professor again.

Once thoroughly researched, “The Spider’s Silk Continuations” seemed to be able to steal another person’s power or identity under certain specific circumstances.

However, Cardinal Loki didn’t make much use of this skill, for his elfin body was a gift from the Candle Master.

Bram, on the other hand, had stolen the powers of the Son of the Moon and the Giants——and after they were stolen by him, Cardinal Loki truly lost the ability to turn into a Giant.

When Aiwass killed Cardinal Loki, for an instant, he thought the next phase was coming: the elfin body shattering, followed by the Wildfire Giant rising again.

But Cardinal Loki truly died maintaining his elfin form.

On the contrary, it was Bram…

not only did he turn into the Wildfire Giant, but he also lost his intelligence and reason to rage like a real Giant.

If his foster father also possessed the power of “The Spider’s Silk Continuations,” what would he use that power to steal?

Or to say, what kind of talents akin to “Giants” or “Elves” would be worth stealing for him?

“…Surely not.”

Aiwass murmured to himself.

Thinking up to this point, he realized something.

[——Mr.

Aiwass Moriarty…

my dear little key.]

These were the words said to him by Professor Moriarty, who had discovered Aiwass’s identity as a transcendent during the last promotion ceremony.

He could have easily dismissed Aiwass from the stage, but he did not do so.

At that time, Aiwass thought it was a gesture of goodwill.

But now, on reflection, this “little key” might have a different significance.

And in the original history, Aiwass had died shielding the player from a bullet——and the Professor Moriarty, who was already crazed by then, appeared extremely angry.

It wasn’t disbelief, not sadness, not shock…

but rage.

…What was he angry about?

Was it the deep bond between father and son that made him unable to accept Aiwass’s death?

Or was it that he was infuriated by Aiwass’s preference to die rather than return to his side?

—But Aiwass felt neither was correct.

Even if Professor Moriarty had gone mad, that was still the foster father who inspired so much fear and trembling in him, the inscrutable figure he revered.

How could he be enraged over such a preposterous reason?

On the flip side, Edward’s consciousness was clear at that time.

His relationship with Aiwass was good, so why did he show no reaction and remain expressionless when he killed Aiwass?

Back then, Aiwass didn’t know Edward’s persona, thinking he was the kind of cold-blooded, poker-faced tough guy.

It was only later that he found out he was a brother who might seem cold on the outside but warm on the inside, one who cared for his family but was too used to self-repression and accustomed to suffering in silence.

Is there a possibility…

That when Edward saw Aiwass blocking the attack, he actually could have pulled his punches—but he didn’t?

He thought in his heart that it was better for Aiwass to die than to be captured, yet he was completely obedient to Professor Moriarty’s commands, so he had to strike at that moment…

to give Aiwass a swift end.

…Could it be that the professor wanted to steal Aiwass’s power?

But what power did Aiwass possess?

If the “Holy Entity” is a fragment of the Reincarnation Celestial Marshal, then in the world lines with players, the Swampfolk who harbored the Holy Entity should actually be the players themselves.

But Aiwass was certain: in Moriarty’s view, no one, not Freya, Edward, or Yulia, mattered as much as Aiwass.

He probably wanted to steal some kind of “talent” from Aiwass but was worried that his intervention would cause Aiwass to lose that talent…

That’s why, both in the game and in the reality that Aiwass was currently experiencing, he had left after Aiwass had become independent.

The more Aiwass thought about it, the stranger it seemed.

He faintly felt that he had grasped the key to a conspiracy—beyond the hawkish scrutiny of the Serpent Celestial Marshal, other schemes entangled him.

Therefore, Aiwass spoke up, “Lady Grace, I have a question…

“Since you still possess the inheritance of ‘Moonlight,’ can you take someone into the Fairy Kingdom?”

“…I can take one person at a time.”

Lady Grace was clever and immediately guessed Aiwass’s intention, “I’ve been taking Maxim there almost every year to visit Anastasia.

But over these years, I have not seen that man again.

I think he hasn’t come back.”

“When was the last time you entered the Fairy Kingdom?”

Aiwass asked.

“Last April, nearly a year ago.

We don’t go too often because if we interact with her too frequently, it might disrupt Anastasia’s sense of time.

Once she realizes a long time has passed outside, the fairies are likely to expel her…

so we usually just take a look from afar, and rarely go over to greet her.”

Lady Grace immediately replied, “Last year I only saw Miss Janet there—she is also a human, seems like an Avalonian.

As for that old man, we have only seen him once.”

“I heard you say…

the Fairy Queen knew him?”

Aiwass continued to inquire.

Sherlock looked at Aiwass with some unease.

He keenly felt that Aiwass was perhaps being a little too insistent on this matter.

“Yes.”

Lady Grace nodded.

“I would like to meet the Fairy Queen, Lady Grace.”

Aiwass fell silent for a while, then spoke up, “I will keep silent about Anastasia’s matter…

But I hope you can take me to see the Fairy Queen.”

“…Is this a threat?” Lady Grace asked with a wry smile.@@novelbin@@

“No, this is a request.”

Aiwass said earnestly, “I know the location of a Fairy Hole.

If you don’t agree, I can only go in by myself.”

“…Just you alone?”

Sherlock couldn’t help but ask, “Won’t that be dangerous?”

Aiwass snorted, “Being with someone like you who lacks a sense of humor and can’t take care of kids, that’s dangerous.

I happen to like children, so no problem.”

“Then…

when do we go?”

Lady Grace was clearly very concerned about Anastasia’s matter.

If possible, she would hope to go as soon as possible.

And Aiwass had also understood her thoughts—coincidentally, he felt the same way.

“When’s the earliest time?” Aiwass countered.

“Two o’clock tonight.”

Lady Grace spoke softly, lowering her head to glance at Fairy Nilim, who was sleeping in her hand, “Then I can take the child back with me as well.”

“Good, we will go tonight.”

Aiwass said with a smile, “We’ll make it a quick trip, and we might even make it back in time for breakfast.”