Pastor's Tantra

"Your biological father is named Julio Alexander. He is not a noble, but the child of a small town poet. He also graduated from the seminary you are studying in now."

The first words Bishop Mathers said when he came up calmed Aiwass: "And your mother, Anne Alexander, was once a noblewoman of Iris. She gave up her surname and eloped to Avalon."

...There is too much information in this sentence.

Aiwass was choked as soon as he came up.

"——Anne is my close friend and also my roommate. We came to Avalon together and were classmates when we were at Iris."

At this moment, a soft and mysterious female voice sounded from behind Aiwass.

Aiwass turned around after hearing the sound and saw a person he had never seen before but was extremely familiar——

She has thick, black, wavy hair that reaches her waist. She has fair skin, tall chest, and deep and three-dimensional facial features. It looks a bit like an elf, but also has the flavor of an ancient Anxi kingdom. But the most impressive thing is that her jasper-like pupils seem to shine like the starry sky.

She was wearing a black gauze and walking barefoot on the soft carpet at home. There are jade rings hanging on the wrists and ankles.

This is Mrs. Mina, the manager of the mall in the game - the person responsible for drawing cards, opening limited pools, and selling various gift packages and discounts.

When she stood next to the younger version of Mathers, the two were a perfect match - even though one was forty-six and the other was thirty-five, visually they both looked like they were in their twenties. people. There is absolutely no trace of time left on them.

Aiwass has no memory of her ever appearing in the plot. But he can guarantee that all players will be impressed by her.

When the Faceless God Studio does not hold promotional activities for a long time, players will often go crazy every day and send messages such as "When will the madam come?", "Madam, I miss you so much", "Madam, you I don’t want me to spend my money on other games” and other posts.

Now, the first words she said when she met Aiwass attracted his attention.

"Are you...Mrs. Mina?" Aiwass asked.

Bishop Mathers was a little surprised: "How do you know her name is Mina?"

"I guess it was Mea who said that."

Mina said with a smile: "Didn't she go to my fortune-telling shop last year and earnestly persuade me not to lie to others?"

"That guy just likes to be nosy."

Mathers snorted dissatisfiedly: "Just ignore her."

Mrs. Mina looked at Aiwass, a little absent-minded, and sighed softly: "You really... look very similar to Julio and Anne. No wonder Mathers mentioned the chapel when he saw you for the first time. The key is given to you."

"Is my father also your classmate?" Aiwass asked curiously.

"Julio is our senior, two levels older than us."

Mina looked at Aiwass and said with a smile: "Julio was very popular with girls back then. His father is a poet, so he has a special artistic temperament, but he does not have the frivolous character of the Iris man. A handsome guy who is calm yet gentle, serious yet romantic, he has mastered the art of lighting before he graduated - I don’t know if you still have it now, but when girls had dysmenorrhea at that time, they would go to the seniors from the seminary. We treat him. Many people are staring at Julio.

“Although he is not good at sports, he is good at singing and is a very good tenor.

"Julio and Annie met in a student theater troupe. He was the main actor in that troupe at the time. And Annie was a rising star with considerable acting talent. Your mother was optimistic and cheerful when she was a student, with a gentle and generous personality. Although she is from a foreign country She is an international student, but she has many friends. In addition, this is her major, so when she first joined the troupe, she was voted as the heroine by high votes.

"I remember that the first opera they performed was "Lulu's Magic Flute", which was very difficult. But their performance went very smoothly, and even the royal family came to see it. Your parents starred in Prince Tamino and Night respectively. The Queen’s daughter Pamina… they started dating secretly after that performance.”

Mina said this and glanced at Mathers: "But since then, I married Mathers and moved from the school dormitory to his house. I don't know what happened after that.

"I only know that Annie was pregnant before she graduated. She took a long leave to give birth to you, so she didn't have enough credits to stay in the first grade. At that time, your mother took you to class... I also hugged you Where are you when you were a kid?"

Mina's voice was gentle, but also a little sad: "Anne had already changed her surname by then. She must have had a falling out with her family and forcibly married Giulio."

When she saw Aiwass, she immediately thought of her close friend who had been dead for more than ten years.

The memories of college that I can never go back to come to mind, along with the people I will never see again.

After so many years, Mina thought she had forgotten. When he saw Aiwass, the memories that had turned gray suddenly resurfaced, and all the past memories regained their voices and colors.

The atmosphere between the four people became silent for a while.

Mathers led Aiwass into the living room and sat down. There was already a space around the table to accommodate a wheelchair, and Mina poured the hot black tea that had been prepared for both Aiwass and Lily.

The bishop's home was anything but luxurious. The only thing worthy of praise is that his family lives in the Red Queen.

But its area is very small, even smaller than Aiwass's villa in school. It has only two floors and three bedrooms. They entered through the front door and went to the living room, and "Mrs. Mina's Divination Shop" was at the back door on the first floor, which was also connected to the living room.

"What do you want to add?"

Mrs. Mina calmed down her emotions, asked Lily to sit next to Aiwass, and then asked the two of them.

"Just add milk." Aiwass replied.

"I want milk too...and some honey." Lily whispered.

While waiting for the milk tea, Bishop Mathers sighed: "Your father was once my student, but Professor Moriarty was also kind to me. So I actually struggled for a while whether I should talk to you clearly. Your life experience, is this unfair to your adoptive father...

“But since you have been attacked by demonologists many times, I think it’s time to make it clear to you.

"Your parents were cursed to death by a demonologist, which is related to the Jack the Ripper case ten years ago. The prisoner is most likely the Ripper's mentor, and the contracted demon is the Hook Demon."

Mathers' voice was a little hoarse: "At that time, the entire Alexander family was cursed, and many people died due to this curse of unknown origin. He came to me for help at that time... but I was not in the Candle Cathedral that morning."

As he spoke, he glanced at the crimson key hanging on Aiwass's wheelchair: "You should know by now that there is a holy sword sealed in this key. But I want to tell you, this holy sword was sealed by Cursed, and very powerful.

"Just the night before, the curse inside it was accidentally leaked. In order to prevent innocent people from suffering, I took it to an abandoned warehouse far away from human habitation and found several arbiters to help me seal it. Wait until I finish the work When we got back, it was already one o'clock in the afternoon.

"It was already too late by then. Your parents were killed by the Hook Demon, but they used their last strength to protect you. From then on, you didn't have any relatives in Avalon. I also seriously considered whether to Adopt you. After all, I know your father and Mina knows your mother. I had that chance...but I ended up sending you to the orphanage. I'm sorry, Aiwass."

Mathers sighed, feeling a little regretful: "Because I was having conflicts with my family at that time... Mina alone was already unacceptable to them. Adopting a student's child - I have taught several students. No, this reason couldn't convince them. So I finally backed down...and I was really a little scared. I was worried that something might happen to Mina, Meia, and my parents.

"We still don't know why the Alexander family was attacked by demonologists, because everyone in the Alexander family was already dead - only two days after your parents died, your grandfather was killed for the same reason.

"The Inspectorate says that your grandfather may have hidden a special secret in an unpublished poem. Because when he died, his manuscripts were lost and disappeared. And among all the deceased people, In Alexander's life, only his belongings were stolen. But this reason is obviously untenable, because there is no need to kill your grandfather's children.

"So I was worried that you had offended someone. So I sent you to an orphanage invested by Professor Moriarty.

"Professor Moriarty is a good man. The orphanage he invested in is at least guaranteed. At least it won't be like other orphanages where when the children reach the age of nine, they will be sent to work in factories or given to Lloyd's as pawns. The newsboy or doorman may deliver it directly to the big man's bed.

"In the end, when Professor Moriarty went to adopt Yulia as his adopted daughter, I mentioned you to him. It turned out that he actually adopted you... This made me owe him another favor."

Mathers slowly recounted what happened before Aiwass could remember.

"Bishop Mathers...I want to know, where is my grandfather from?"

Aiwass asked seriously.

"He lives in Yingjiao Village, Muwan County, which is also your father's hometown."

Mathers answered without hesitation, obviously having already guessed that Aiwass would ask this question: "I know you care about this matter, but I don't recommend that you go there to look for clues now. Because although you You are very talented, but you are still too weak...and your talent will increase your value. Those evil scholars who study demonology will sacrifice you once, and they will sacrifice you a second time."

As he said that, Mathers looked at Aiwass with a complicated expression: "I was thinking at the time... If I had completed the advancement two or three years ago and entered the fifth level, would your parents not have to die?

"But no matter how I calculated it, it turned out to be useless...because I was just an extraordinary person dedicated to the path. This made me very frustrated. As long as the curse of the red-handled sword was leaked that day, I had to deal with it - I didn't Maybe dealing with the curse in the Candlestick Cathedral will only make more people infected by the curse and spread the curse to the entire glass island. I have to be responsible for more innocent people.

"And the principle of the path of devotion is to sacrifice what is close to you and save what is far away from you. This is also a kind of 'altruism' in a broad sense. In other words, if I can step into the fifth energy level, I can even predict you Even if my parents are going to suffer a disaster, I may still choose to save more ordinary people. That is the result of being influenced and manipulated by the Tao.

"That kind of dedication but ruthless state terrifies me. I realized that there are things that extraordinary people at the fifth level can't do, and they can also be plotted by others or encounter tragedies due to coincidence.

"So since then, I have stopped advancing. If there are problems that cannot be solved by the fourth level, most likely they cannot be solved by the fifth level... at least that's what I thought at the time."

Mathers sighed, recalling the past in silence.

Aiwass slowly drank the warm milk tea and fell into thinking.

Obviously, the death of Aiwass's parents also brought some psychological shadow to Mathers.

It was then that Bishop Mathers lost the desire to continue to advance and chose to live a messy life. Later, he sought the help of Professor Moriarty and became a spiritual councilor - that is, as a representative of the church, he is not a knight and can enter the Round Table Hall without wearing armor, participate in meetings and vote without official position.

To date, there are only six spiritual councilors of Avalon. This is a quite valuable status. At the same time, it also means that Mathers has to distract a lot of energy, and he will no longer focus on improving his extraordinary abilities.

"——Eagle Point Village?"

At this moment, a somewhat sleepy but cold voice came from above.

That was Sherlock.

Wearing thin clothes and slippers, he walked slowly down the stairs.

His hair was a little messy from sleep, and just by looking at his face, you could tell that he was still a little confused.

Sherlock, who woke up but was not completely awake, subconsciously said, "Isn't that Haina's hometown?"