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Chapter 848: Chapter 226: The Beast’s Child, The Grey Egg Chapter 848: Chapter 226: The Beast’s Child, The Grey Egg “…An unfinished piece of work?”

“Yes.”

Cardinal Cyril nodded.

Aiwass remembered that among the hundred types of beasts created by the Beast Master, the last twenty were imitations of existing species.

Just as trolls were actually imitations of giants…

and goblins were a bestial race created by the Beast Master’s mimicry of dwarves.

It had a certain aesthetic reminiscent of downloading a thesis from the internet and then translating it back and forth through Google twenty times.

So humanity was…

“It seems you’ve guessed it.”

Cardinal Cyril nodded slightly: “Humans are the Beast Master’s imitation of ‘elves,’ except that this work is yet unfinished.

As the final work of the Beast Master, ‘humans’ possess the advantages of all his creations to date.

It’s the culmination of his efforts—the Beast Master intended to make this race his main one, thus naming them ‘Beastkin.’

“However, ‘Beastkin’ were never born.

Because the Eternal Self, based on personal aesthetic, removed the Beast Master’s added features such as ‘muscles resembling trolls’ and ‘fangs akin to goblins,’ which were rather abstract peculiarities, making humans more elf-like in appearance.

But she did not delete the various inner characteristics that the Beast Master had added to the ‘Beastkin.’

“Therefore, humans are as temperamental as giants, as greedy as goblins, as proud as elves…

Humans have inherited the strengths of other races, as well as their flaws.

“This is also why the elves are always particularly concerned with humans—aside from differences in lifespan and personality, the essence of humanity and elves are very similar.

Just as elves would like their own kind, they would like humans as well.”

…

So, is that why elves loved the human race specifically and did not include races like the Avianfolk or Serpentfolk?

Aiwass suddenly realized it.

No wonder the other races in this world either had feathers or scales.

Only humans and elves were unique…

the uniqueness of humans was actually an elf trait!

Having nothing at all was a trait in itself!

“So, the Beast Master’s scheme…”

“That’s correct, is to awaken some individuals’ ‘innate beast nature.’ These were not fallen into darkness due to suffering, but they were born with deformed minds, evil wisdom.

Instead, it was some of the sons of the beast who received good education and encountered love and respect, and thus managed to restrain their uncontrolled instincts with reason.”

Cardinal Cyril said gravely, “I regret to inform you, Miss Lily is one of the ‘sons of the beast’ who has been awakened.”

“…Ah, I think I already guessed as much.”

Aiwass slowly nodded his head.

Lily, as a maid who had never received any training, was able to kill without changing her demeanor within less than a month of encountering the Transcendent path.

She didn’t feel sick or afraid afterward, but instead felt excitement and elation.

Her revenge was indeed just, but she didn’t grow up immersed in hatred.

It was after stepping onto the Transcendent path that Aiwass awakened her desire for revenge.

But Lily adapted far too quickly.

When Aiwass had just started as a special agent, not yet the Minister of the Department of Unconcern, she even pleaded Aiwass for some “darker tasks.”

It was just that Lily’s loyalty blurred it into a sort of Dedication and devotion for Aiwass.

However, when Aiwass later discovered that Lily had no adaptability to the Path of Authority and the Path of Devotion, he had already vaguely felt it.

Lily was exactly the “exception” that Cardinal Cyril referred to.

She used the loyalty and love for Aiwass, the gratitude towards the Moriarty Family, her own reason, and “Adaptability” to suppress and hide her growing desires.

This was the source of Lily’s exceptional adaptability.

Not simply as a loyal maid adapting to the master’s demands…

If that were sufficient for such a degree of adaptability, then there would surely be no shortage of Adapters in Avalon.

After all, there should be many of these “loyal servants.”

—In fact, Lily was a murderer who completely concealed her desires with her own reason, acting, and morality.

The deeper her desires through the Path of Love, the stronger the power of the Path of Adaptation needed to suppress it.

Yet as her power of Adaptation grew, she nearly lost control several times—not the control of the Path of Adaptation, but that of the Love’s Path which she lacked completely.

In fact, the causality was the complete opposite.

It was the power of her Love’s Path that grew too rapidly, necessitating the increase of her Adaptation’s power to keep it in check.

She is not Aiwass’s “shadow.” She never has been.

“…Then what about the Grey Celestial Marshal?”

Aiwass retorted, “Lily’s ability to suppress the growing beast nature of the Son of the Beast…

That has something to do with the Grey Celestial Marshal, doesn’t it?”

“Yes, because the Beast Master’s plan was too…

unmistakable.@@novelbin@@

I’m not even talking about the Heavenly Department; many places on the ground know about it too.

If you look through the archives carefully, you will find that we warned you Avalonians about this matter at least a hundred and fifty years ago.”

“…To be fair, something from a hundred-plus years ago isn’t considered archives here, it’s modern history.”

“Either way is fine.

In any case, you should thank the Grey Celestial Marshal.

Without Him, Miss Lily would probably have lost control long ago.

If she still had any rationale, she might have chosen to commit suicide before opting for revenge; if she truly completed her revenge independently, she would have become a murderous ghost wandering the streets and alleys of Avalon.”

Cardinal Cyril’s gaze was deep, “It’s because she read ‘The Spider’s Silk Continuations’ that she was able to survive.”

“…Is there a problem with the Spider’s Silk Sensing?”

“That’s correct.

There is a problem.

That Codex Book is actually a part of the Grey Celestial Marshal.

“He will be reborn — choosing one from his many ‘heirs’ as the vessel.

“Miss Lily quickly understood ‘The Spider’s Silk Continuations,’ and the reason is straightforward…

‘The Mysterious Lord’s Continuations’ mentioned it, ‘knowledge pursues the individual’ and ‘those who mark deeply without sentiment, like hounds chasing hares.’

“It’s not that Lily has some talent that enabled her to understand ‘The Spider’s Silk Continuations’ instantly.

Instead, her determination to suppress her beast nature and her intense longing to embark on the Path of Adaptation made ‘The Spider’s Silk Continuations’ choose her as the heir.

If you don’t solve this problem, I’m afraid the Grey Celestial Marshal will be reborn from Miss Lily.

“And unfortunately, you’ve caught the Son of the Moon author and killed Cardinal Loki.

I don’t know if there are any other heirs to the Grey Celestial Marshal…

But if not, then Miss Lily will be in danger after that.”

“— This is why I wanted to talk to you alone, and asked those two to leave temporarily.”

“…Is there a way?”

After a moment of silence, Aiwass asked.

“What do you want to do?”

Cardinal Cyril countered sharply, his gaze as incisive as a knife: “Strip away the traces of ‘The Spider’s Silk Continuations’ from Miss Lily’s body?

Or… help create a new heir for the Grey Celestial Marshal?”

This is the lie and conspiracy of the Grey Celestial Marshal.

There is no solution for those who realize his plan.

The only method of dealing with it, on the contrary, is to help him cultivate a better heir.

Those who unmask the lie end up becoming part of the new lie.

And the latter… certainly does not align with the moral views of a Cardinal Archbishop.

“— I want to strip away the Grey Celestial Marshal’s power and let it completely become Lily’s strength.”

But Aiwass said so.

“…That’s going to be difficult.”

The old elf shook his head, somewhat troubled: “How can you kill a dead person?

So you can’t stop a Celestial Marshal who is already dead.”

“Please help me, elder…”

Aiwass pleaded softly, “I’ve never asked anyone for anything… consider it a favor owed to you.”

In any case, he did not want Lily’s body and mind to be taken over by someone else.

That’s probably why Lily’s division isn’t complete—the residue of the Grey Celestial Marshal’s consciousness instinctively prevents her from “escaping.”

If Lily could completely separate herself, she could totally divide and then destroy her body.

Because it’s impossible to discern which part Lily wants to retain, the Grey Celestial Marshal directly prevented all forms of division.

“…I really can’t do it.”

Cardinal Cyril shook his head: “However, this matter regarding the soul… Perhaps the people at the Spirit Summoning Tower might have a way.

“I can’t leave this room for too long, otherwise I would either petrify or Amberficate.

I can only write you a letter of introduction at most—you can take it and make a trip to Star Antimony.

I’m quite familiar with the first Black Chancellor of Star Antimony…

In the old days, we were friends.

“— He might give me some face.

Maybe.”