While Aleister stroked the restless little crow, he narrowed his eyes slightly and thought to himself.
If the mastermind behind Alphonse is Anna Kingsford, he will be killed by the Night Stalker's ability... Does this also mean that Ms. Kingsford has some kind of relationship with the Night Stalker?
"I'm so sorry, my dear boss..."
At this moment, overlapping voices suddenly sounded. It was like four or five people with similar voices speaking the same sentence in slightly different rhythms.
That was the sound coming from the mirror that was destroyed in the explosion. Although the ceiling and floor had turned into a hollow, the mirror blocked behind by Aiwass and Night Demon was only blown into pieces by the shock wave.
Ground fragments.
Now, these tattered fragments reflect the images of multiple mirror demons at the same time.
Because each remaining mirror fragment is too small to accommodate its existence. In order to report safety as soon as possible, the Mirror Demon directly divided itself into several parts and made a sound like several recordings put together.
"That's the attack from the Night Demon. It's too fierce for a poor little devil like me..."
"——Okay, don't say it anymore."
Before the Mirror Demon could say anything irrevocable, Aleister quickly spoke up to stop it.
But the Mirror Demon didn't have the slightest objection to this.
On the contrary, he started the second wave of flattery very smoothly: "As expected of you, you really understand the nature of us demons. In this way, I can rest assured - at least you will not suffer anything because of listening to the slanders of other demons.
Danger."
...Professional, so professional.
After being interrupted by Aleister, he immediately stated that if I did something wrong, it was the instinct of my species, and it was not a problem of my being a devil; secondly, he expressed that he would fight with Aleister no matter what.
Lester is determined to stand together; then he secretly expresses, "Other demons are not as good as me"... This sentence can be seen as a well-intentioned concern for Aleister's safety, or it can be seen as a lack of interest.
He poked at the Night Demon - after all, she also belonged to "other demons".
Aleister hissed, a little embarrassed.
——Damn Earl Daun, what have you taught your demons to do!
How could a demon be contaminated with the filth of the human world like this... Tsk, why does this sound weird...
...But it doesn’t seem too weird.
After all, the phantoms in the dream world are also shaped using the souls of the material world as materials. According to the habit of the Fallen God, he usually only marks individuals with the ability to adapt beyond the path of great sin - these souls will not follow the normal path.
He entered the river of dreams, but was directly transformed into a demon.
This behavior is equivalent to intercepting supplies on the roadside, stopping the supply truck that was originally going to the destination, and taking the supplies for yourself.
And many demons are actually humans who were transformed during the Herasl Empire. In other words, they are actually "ancient people" five hundred years ago, or even a thousand years ago.
——How can the ancients be as bad as today’s people!
With the progress of human society and civilization, human beings' desire for transcendence has become stronger and stronger, and the path of depravity has also continued to spread forward. The transcendants who could be selected by the Fallen Heaven Division five or six hundred years ago may now be considered by him.
Good baby...
It seems that because he is particularly interested in Aleister's identity as the "Eternal Pope", the Mirror Demon who signed a new temporary labor contract with Aleister suddenly became enthusiastic. Originally, he wanted to run away.
I don't seem to be in a hurry to take a vacation now.
Seeing that Aleister didn't answer, Mirror Demon changed the topic smoothly without feeling any embarrassment: "Who do you think is the murderer behind this incident?"
Seeing that the Mirror Demon rarely said something serious - or, in other words, something that would not make the little crow feel wronged - Aleister also became serious and quickly changed the subject: "You want me to
If you say so, it was Ms. Kingsford who did it.”
"But this is a 'kiss of betrayal'."
The Mirror Demon spoke the name of this move without hesitation: "As far as I know, Ms. Kingsford is a witch. Although she also has the power of the path of love, this should not be done by her."
"Not always."
Aleister said meaningfully: "After all, it is the path of love...I am not surprised by anything they do."
That is, after all, the power of the river, the source of "creation".
Although both the path of the beast and the path of love are somewhat off track, it cannot be shaken that the path of love is now the most viable path.
Compared with the Mirror Demon, Vignes understood Aleister's subtext: "Master, what you mean is, is there anything else that Ms. Kingsford wants to do?"
"Let me ask you," Aleister did not answer, but asked, "if Kingsford did this, what kind of behavior do you think this is?"
"I think this is an attempt to silence Alphonse von Pilotti."
The Mirror Demon answered without hesitation, obviously having thought about this answer in his mind for a long time: "Because his ritual was taught to him by Ms. Kingsford. It can even be said that the ritual itself is closely related to Ms. Kingsford's interests. In order to
To destroy the evidence, Ms. Kingsford immediately rushed to silence Mr. Piloti after learning the information...
"——But I think this is just a wrong answer, a vulgar reasoning based on my preconceptions based on wrong information. I think the boss will have some different opinions on this, and I am eager to hear your wisdom.
Thinking."
As soon as it changed the topic, it gave the completely opposite statement very smoothly.
Like a Mouri Kogoro who had just been stabbed by Conan, he denied his very reasonable inference just now.
"It's very simple. Because whether it is the hand moved by the Night Demon or the hand moved by Anna, the other person comes from the path of love - and curses are also skills that the path of love is proficient in.
"The question is - can people on the path of love be so normal? Or, will she really care about the so-called 'truth' and 'silence'?"
Although Aleister's words sounded somewhat arrogant, when I thought about it carefully I found that she was right.
——Since Aleister can directly bypass many interference items and go straight to Alphonse, who is definitely not capable enough to perform this ritual, it means that he has obtained enough evidence. Since Aleister already knows Alphonse
Fons’s behind-the-scenes controller is Anna, so if Anna commits such an unabashed act of murder and silence...
...Doesn’t it sound a bit like taking off your pants and farting?
"Rather than silence her, it would be better to say that the incident she staged has strengthened the impression that she is the mastermind behind the scenes. But if you say this is a frame-up, it seems meaningless - unless you tell me, this
The fact that it has anything to do with Ms. Kingsford is false.”
"——Absolutely impossible, boss!"
The Mirror Demon shouted without hesitation: "I will never do such lies and deceit!"
"I trust you."
Aleister replied without hesitation: "So there is only one other possibility for the answer.
"The other party - let's call her 'the other party' - her actions were based on the fact that I had the protection of the Night Demon.
"You see, although this explosion was huge, it did not cause much actual damage. After the steaming black smoke dissipated, the incomplete wall could barely maintain an outline; and the explosion that made the ground shake
It exploded, but even the mirror that was blocked by me was not completely shattered...
"And the power of the explosion was completely absorbed by the Night Demon, and not even a single hair was lost. If you say this is an assassination attempt on me, isn't that looking down on me? I can still kill quietly after all.
Where is the person who killed Earl Daun?"
"So, do you think..."
The Mirror Demon opened his mouth and said softly and slowly: "Maybe this is just a test?"
"I prefer to call it a 'gift'."
Aleister squinted his eyes, and his scarlet pupils lit up like lights in the gray smoke: "It's like a firework when a friend comes in, or a salute when a distinguished guest comes to the door."