When the second painting was completed, everyone who was still in the second painting was teleported back to the fantasy corridor.
This time they don't need to answer the question because the time to choose has not yet come.
In front of the three doors, a countdown mark appeared on the ground.
Two of the doors have been turned into paintings.
"..."Endless Feast" and "Animal World"."
Aiwass murmured in a low voice: "Then what is the third painting like?"
He could clearly see that the light spots appearing on the third painting did not change much. It was still adding points evenly, but there were three rounds of answers selected in total. The first time was three votes.
But now there are only five votes.
This means that there are indeed two people who have lost the ability to vote.
...Is it because he was petrified?
After all, according to the assignment, the third painting should also contain extraordinary beings on the twilight path.
He has the ability to petrify other people. In this promotion ceremony that encourages death, the consequences of being sealed are much more serious than death.
I don’t know what happened to the Moon Child in the first painting. Aiwass doesn’t know whether she was eventually sealed in the painting or in the corridor outside...
Aiwass stayed here until the clock on the ground finished. The light spot on the third door suddenly brightened, and new traces appeared.
There are two more light spots here than before.
Has one person been released from the seal? Or is there another person?
If there is one more person, then it should be the eldest princess. Aiwass did not see her in the second painting, so she must have gone on an adventure in the third painting.
She seemed to have survived...
Aiwass breathed a sigh of relief.
Even though that was the person who killed her - I still hope she can live longer.
As the basic template for the third painting, this painting "Belong with Me"... If nothing else, Aiwass has actually seen it before.
——That was the painting that Master Yanis gave to Aiwass and Isabel when he left Avalon. It was named by Isabel, and these words were said by Aiwass himself.
And the three directions completed through this painting...the three endings of "The Ending Ring", "A Thousand Years Later", and "Goodbye" made Aiwass somewhat uneasy.
He once again found traces of Huan Tiansi from his promotion ceremony.
It seems as if someone is always reminding him that he is just a key thrown away by Huan Tiansi. One day Huan Tiansi will retrieve him and use it to open the door...
"...Let's show you what we're doing."
Aiwass sighed, opened the door and walked in.
Counting this time, this painting should have been chosen in four different directions, and it should no longer be the same as it was originally.
I hope I can find some familiar traces in it...
Aleister on the other side thought the same way.
——Until she opened her eyes in a fit of dizziness.
I was used to the fairy tale filter in the second painting, and suddenly returned to the world of real style. For a while, Aleister couldn't adapt...
"……Um?"
Her eyes suddenly opened wide.
Aleister felt that he suddenly came to a very familiar, yet completely unfamiliar world——
She is standing on the top of the bell tower now.
Above the sky, the sun is shining brightly.
But compared to Avalona, where you can still see a little blue sky, the sky here is more of a leaden gray.
And below the bell tower...
Heavy traffic.
Familiar yet strange.
Cars were passing by at high speed, towering high-rise buildings were rising from the ground, and the crosswalks were filled with dense and orderly flow of people.
Above the tall building, the mirror-like walls constantly reflected advertisements that Aleister seemed to understand, but somewhat unintelligible - it sounded like Avalonian, but mixed with many iris flowers and
Words and dialects of Star Antimony.
here it is……
"……modern."
Aleister murmured softly.
But this... is not her home.
Her heart was filled with emotions.
Her hands subconsciously clenched and unclenched the railing. Her hands and arms trembled uncontrollably, and then her whole body began to tremble.
Her heart suddenly began to beat extremely violently, and she was panting heavily, as if she had asthma. When her mood calmed down a little, Aleister took a deep breath, and the force suddenly twisted the metal railing -
"【stop】!"
At this moment, a voice fell.
It landed on Aleister and bounced away on its own.
Aleister only felt his body stiffen for a moment, almost imperceptibly, and the legal spell disappeared out of thin air.
At this moment, a middle-aged policeman riding on a flying saucer-like drone suddenly flew over.
"-Hey, girl! Be careful, it's dangerous out there! How did you get up here?"
He raised his voice from afar, half admonishing and half warning: "Don't stand next to the railing, it's very dangerous, you can easily fall off - I don't care where you are a student, don't think that you can become a student just by learning some superpowers."
You are a superhero, you are still too young! Go back to school!"
After hearing this, Aleister realized something belatedly.
She lowered her head and glanced at her clothes.
White shirt, tan plaid pleated skirt, dark brown short suit, and striped tie. This does look a bit like a school uniform...
"...I'm sorry, sir."
Aleister suppressed the excitement and throbbing in his heart, pretended to be about to cry, and whispered: "I'm in a bad mood..."
"Oh, you kid..."
The middle-aged man dressed as a policeman sighed and flew over on a roulette wheel: "Are you broken in love? You kids..."
Only then did he see the metal railing bent by Aleister, and he was immediately startled.
But seeing Aleister standing obediently next to him, he couldn't say anything.
He struggled for a long time and finally asked: "Where are your parents? I need their contact number."
"They are all dead."
Aleister burst into tears and replied softly: "When I was very young, I was killed by demons and cursers..."
"...Oh, oh. Damn, oh...sorry..."
The middle-aged man realized that he had said the wrong thing and was immediately choked. Then he stuttered and apologized.
He was suspended there, watching Aleister hesitate to speak.
"...Sir," Aleister looked up and there seemed to be some real tears in his eyes, "I'm a little hungry. Can you buy me something to eat?"
"...It's not too expensive, girl."
The middle-aged man said helplessly: "I don't have much private money - I can't reimburse it to the Supervision Bureau."
"Just a burger and a soda, okay?"
"Oh, of course."
The man breathed a sigh of relief, obviously this was within his acceptance range.
He looked up at the sky: "It's getting late, let's go have lunch together, okay? Don't do such dangerous things next time."
As he spoke, he gently pulled Aleister onto his flying disc. Then he took the two of them and flew directly to the street below the bell tower.
They didn't get off the Frisbee until they were close to the ground.
The flying disc shrank instantly and turned into a shield, which was carried behind the man's back. It seemed like there was some kind of magnetic device behind his back, and he just put it behind him and it stuck to his back.
Aleister whispered politely: "What shall I call you, sir?"
"Just call me Inspector Weber. I'm usually in the Red Queen patrol area. If you have anything unhappy, you can come to the Inspectorate to see me. Except for holidays, I'm usually in the bureau when I'm not on the street."
The middle-aged man smiled and said: "Such a polite term, where are you from? Oh... I'm sorry."
He thought Aleister's words were interesting and quite ancient, like the style of an ancient heritage academy that teaches wealthy people. But as soon as he said these words, he realized something.
"It's okay, I didn't grow up in an orphanage. I was adopted..."
Aleister shook his head and said with a smile.
"oh?"
Inspector Weber asked curiously: "What's your name, girl?"
"My name is Aleister."
Aleister said frankly: "The people who adopted me...their surname is Moriarty."
"Oh, Aleister...wait...which Moriarty?"
Inspector Weber paused, but was startled.
Aleister's heart moved.
She stopped, tilted her head and asked, "How many Moriarty are there?"
