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Chapter 763: 146 Chapter It was done by me Chapter 763: 146 Chapter It was done by me “`

The shrunken Aiwass, looking at the Sapphire Bird that was about the same size as himself, narrowed his eyes slightly.

——Fate.

It was fate again.

Not long ago, the Lord of Scalefeather had just mentioned his fate to Aiwass——like a lamb bred by the Shepherd, protection and nurturing were all for the final feast.

And the resistance he could make was to leave the sheepfold and die in the Dark Forest at the hands of ferocious beasts, to inflict an unbearable loss on the arrogant Shepherd…

Even further back, Cardinal Loki was such an enigmatic person.

Thus, Aiwass spoke, half calm, half mocking, “Cardinal Loki chose his successor in his destined path, he chose you, and you rebelled; and now, Father…

you say my arrival is fate.

“Am I the successor you have chosen?

Or am I just…

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Upon hearing this, the Jewel Thrush was clearly surprised.

He looked at Aiwass in astonishment, seemingly unable to understand how Aiwass came to know these secrets.

But Professor Moriarty did not deny Aiwass’s words.

“It seems you know a lot…”

Bird·James sighed.

From its sharp beak came a heavy sigh, “But some things are better not known too soon.”

“Why?”

“Because knowledge is poisonous.”

The bird replied, “I’m not talking about the kind of curse that contaminates the mind…

but there are things that once you know them, your actions thereafter are drawn by it.

From this perspective, isn’t it also a worm that takes the form of ‘secrets’ and can manipulate the mind?

“Just like you know I’m here, you know ‘Moonlight’ has the ability to enter the Fairy Kingdom.

So you came here to find me——is this not me controlling you to come here?

If I call this fate, where is that wrong?”

The tone of the Sapphire Bird was gentle and calm, not angered by Aiwass’s words.

Instead, he spoke with heartfelt advice, “Aiwass, you must understand something.

When you move forward and come to a crossroads, it doesn’t often mean you have the freedom to choose.

All you have is the freedom not to choose.

Even the freedom not to choose may be within the realm of fate.

“Because the things that decide which path you will take are already ‘determined.’ This is history that has been determined in the past, and even if you were to do it over a hundred times, your answer would be the same.

You would come to the same crossroads at the same moment, and after the same contemplation, you would choose the same direction.

“——And this is fate.

It is the future, but it is also inevitable.

It is the inevitable that has been determined by the past.”

“…Determinism?”

Aiwass muttered to himself.

He didn’t know what that was——it just popped into his mind when he heard Professor Moriarty’s words.

Then, Aiwass thought of the first Phantom Card he created after awakening his past memories: The Moon.

He still remembered that the creators of the Tarot Cards were those Prophets on the Path of Adaptation.

The predictive ability of the Path of Adaptation was top-down, but the principles of Prophets and Astrologers were completely contrary:

Prophets believe the future is never precisely predictable because every prediction actually changes the future, and there are too many people who can foretell it, making the act of prediction meaningless and inaccurate; while Astrologers believe all the unexpected changes in the world occur because the predictor hasn’t yet understood all the information, hence they think predicting the future and causing it to change is precisely because they know too little.

Professor Moriarty, however, was different.

On one hand, he agreed with the notion that “knowledge is poisonous”—which exactly matched the thoughts of the Prophets; on the other hand, he accepted “determinism,” which was the ideology of Astrologers.

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But he didn’t choose either side; instead, he merged them together.

In other words…

“So your claim is that fate can be changed?”

“Naturally,”

the Sapphire Bird said calmly and confidently, “Fate can indeed be changed.

Although it is determined by the past and thus inevitable, the only thing that is certain is the [past], and the [present] is still part of the past for the [future].

Therefore, if we master the present, we can change the future.”

Aiwass frowned slightly, “But you also said that everything in the present is determined by the past…”

“Correct, that is why there is only one exception.”

The bird said, “And that is information from the future.

“It’s like forbidden knowledge that must be erased from the minds of those who come to know it; yet the ones intending to erase it must learn that it is forbidden to know it in the first place.

It is a paradox.

The future works the same way.”

Indeed…

Aiwass affirmed one thing.

He realized that Moriarty was definitely not from the Serpent Celestial Marshal.

This way, he had basically clarified the camps of the various chess players—what Loki wanted, Aiwass still didn’t know; his own grandfather, Jacob, who was very likely the summoner of the “Holy Entity,” should be a follower or an Angel Envoy of the Serpent Celestial Marshal; the Serpent Celestial Marshal’s objective was to devour him once he had fully matured, before completing a certain great deed…

——And Professor Moriarty’s goal was altogether different from theirs.

“Aiwass, I have a question I want to ask you.”

The Sapphire Bird suddenly spoke up, “Do you remember why you were seeking me out in the first place?”

Upon hearing this, Aiwass’s expression stiffened instantly.

…

Yes.

It was not until now that Aiwass suddenly realized he had strayed from his original goal.

Initially, Aiwass had investigated his foster father because he had learned a secret during his first ascension ceremony — that his birth parents were very likely murdered by Professor Moriarty.

Aiwass had always wanted to find an opportunity to ask for the truth, but he dared not approach him.

Because all the evidence suggested that his foster father, who was extremely secretive and would become the ultimate boss-level figure in the future, was terrifying.

Later on, it was because Professor Moriarty had faked his death and disappeared.

Aiwass thought he couldn’t have died so easily, so he wanted to find his whereabouts and learn what he was really up to.

As Aiwass’s understanding of Jacob, Golden Dawn, and the Holy Entity deepened, he felt that although Moriarty was out of sight, he seemed to be hauntingly present, like a lingering shadow.

At that time, he desperately wanted to know what he was really after and what his purpose was.

It was only after Aiwass came into contact with Freya, Cardinal Loki, and the Lord of Scalefeather and learned about Moriarty’s past and his own destiny that his first thought was inexplicably transformed into “Does my foster father have any connection with the Serpent Celestial Marshal?”

Without realizing it, Aiwass had already deviated from his course.

Like a sailor setting out in a storm, he was sweating profusely, managing the compass, trying to break free from the waves and sharks.

But when the storm calmed down, he found himself completely lost.

“…

I do indeed have a question I want to ask you,”

Aiwass’s expression became serious, “My birth parents—I mean, Giulio Alexander and Annie Alexander, did they die directly or indirectly because of a Cursing Sorcerer that you hired, commanded, or manipulated?”

“I did it,”

the Jewel Bird said without hesitation, speaking casually, “You’re right, I did it.”