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Chapter 849: Chapter 227 Lily’s Free Will Chapter 849: Chapter 227 Lily’s Free Will March 2nd, morning.

The day after meeting with the Cardinals, Aiwass woke up and proceeded with his daily morning prayer.

The biggest difference since signing a contract with the Lord of Scalefeather would probably be the addition of a new step to the daily prayers—after finishing the prayers to Candle Master, one must conduct an extra round of prayers for the principal being, the Lord of Scalefeather.

Of course, it didn’t require too much respect or effort.

It was basically just like sending a daily report to the Lord of Scalefeather every morning, updating the day’s itinerary, checking when one might need the boss’s strength, and making a reservation; then at night, giving a brief summary, if one has utilized the Lord of Scalefeather’s strength, then file for reimbursement, recharge one’s Path crystal, and politely praise him before calling it a day.@@novelbin@@

In a sense, it felt more “tangible” than praying to the Candle Master.

Priests never expect a response from Candle Master in their daily prayers.

Essentially, it is akin to punching a clock upon arrival and departure from work; the normal situation is for the machine to acknowledge the check-in by responding accordingly.

—You surely can’t expect the clocking machine to suddenly become enlightened and greet you with a resounding, “Good morning, City of Night!”

But you could somewhat anticipate such a reaction from the Lord of Scalefeather.

“Good morning, City of Night!”

The Lord of Scalefeather cheerfully hollered in Aiwass’s mind.

“So, what’s this ‘City of Night’ you’re talking about…”

Aiwass complained inwardly, eyes still closed.

“Tsk.”

The Lord of Scalefeather smacked his lips: “When you manage to take down the Serpent Celestial Marshal, you’ll catch my drift.”

“Was I always such a weird person?”

Aiwass muttered to himself, “I feel like the mystique of the Serpent Celestial Marshal is gradually crumbling…”

“Oh, right, Aiwass.”

The Lord of Scalefeather suddenly mentioned, “By the way, if you need to use the Dichotomy Rift, you should inform the Hourglass a day or two in advance.”

“Why?”

“You’ve already seen Lily being split up; you should know it can be quite harmful to the body.

After all, it completely separates the essence of the soul—resting for a day or two is considering the fact that you possess the Soul of Dissolution.”

“Alright…”

Aiwass casually responded, “I’ve noted it down.”

Leaving other things aside, at least after grasping Advanced Divine Art, Aiwass felt his mental state had become more stable—sometimes, having a “friend” who could be there to rant about something felt much more comforting than daydreaming alone.

Of course, it could also be due to his Path returning to a state of Balance.

At that moment, someone gently knocked on Aiwass’s room door.

As Aiwass opened his eyes and exited the prayer state, the chilling sensation that felt like wearing slightly damp clothing under an air conditioner vanished from his body.

The Flame Butterfly, which had been perching on the blazing candle, shook off the flames from its body and flew back onto Aiwass’s shoulder.

“What’s up, Lily?”

Aiwass didn’t turn back but directly spoke out.

He did not hear any footsteps throughout.

At this moment, the one knocking on the door could only be a ghost or Lily.

After returning yesterday, Aiwass pondered for a long time—about whether to disclose to Lily herself the destiny she bore.

Strictly from a controllability standpoint, it was certainly better not to tell her.

Once Lily let her thoughts run wild, things could become unpredictable.

However, Aiwass had decided to respect Lily a bit more.

Setting aside the humanly intelligent “little lamb, Selene,” Aiwass did not regard Lily merely as his personal maid…

To be honest, with Aiwass’s status, he had not required the services and protection of a personal maid for quite some time.

He continued to keep Lily by his side solely because she stubbornly recognized this role and did not wish to leave Aiwass’s side.

To him, Lily was close to family, a dear friend nearly akin to an elder—an albeit part of Aiwass’s memories were confused, attributing things his sister Freya had done onto Lily…

Even so, Lily remained a person Aiwass trusted immensely.

To the same extent as his trust in Yulia and Edward.

Therefore, Aiwass decided not to make decisions for Lily or to make choices on her behalf…

Instead, he directly told her the whole truth.

Including her identity as the child of the beast, her primal instincts, the crisis of the Grey Celestial Marshal potentially seizing possession of her at any moment.

As well as Aiwass obtaining a letter of introduction, preparing to head to Star Antimony to resolve her issues—all these things were communicated to Lily.

Lily was much calmer than Aiwass had anticipated.

Because Lily was very smart.

As a personal maid, merely utilizing knowledge acquired from reading during her free time was sufficient for her to seamlessly catch up with university studies without falling behind…

This was ample proof of her intelligence and excellence.

From the moment Cardinal Cyril pulled her and Selene away from Aiwass, Lily had already guessed much of it.

—And the result was even better than what she had envisioned.

At the very least, Aiwass would not abandon her, nor would he subject her to being sealed or “cured.”

Lily had indeed prepared herself to give up her power…

However, if it were possible, she still hoped to continue possessing extraordinary abilities.

Initially, she wished to attain extraordinary power to be able to help and protect Aiwass.

To be of use to Aiwass…

At that time, she even went to the extreme of considering herself an emotionless tool.

And now, she desired to retain her extraordinary abilities…

Largely because she herself wanted to.

Just as she once yearned to read, Lily now wished to grasp her own destiny—upon learning that she was chosen by the Grey Celestial Marshal, Lily felt a profound sense of being bound by fate.

Only by having her own strength could she determine her own destiny.

She was unwilling to give up.

Instead, she planned to go along with Aiwass’s plans, to continue moving forward and seeing what lies ahead.

Honesty and respect brought relief to both of them—upon knowing the specific source of the calamity, Lily became even more resolute.

—As for her inherent nature of being a murderous ghoul, Lily calmly accepted and acknowledged it.

Clearly, long before Aiwass mentioned it, Lily had already sensed something wrong with herself.

She was not only aware of her own beast-like consciousness but had even independently developed techniques to suppress her instincts through the Path of Adaptation.

Now, having split into two beings, Lily no longer possessed such a strong urge to kill.

But this destructive desire and murderous intent had not disappeared; they were wholly transferred to Selene.

Selene’s sheep-like eyes were the proof of her being the child of the beast.

Knowing Lily’s personal determination to confront the Grey Celestial Marshal to the end, Aiwass was also very relieved.

What he feared most was that Lily might spiral into despair with some bizarre idea or succumb to a self-defeating assumption.

Just like a long-term hospital patient thinking, “I don’t want to burden my children,” and begins to plan drastic measures, which might actually cause even bigger troubles.

But now, Lily possessing a firm will to live, and being willing to fully cooperate with Aiwass’s plans based on her own volition—this was already sufficient.

In a sense, at this moment, Lily was finally considered Aiwass’s comrade rather than his servant, his little maid.