Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 1003: Shadow Hunter (asking for monthly ticket!)

Even though Aiwass had been the "Pope of Humanity" for four months, Yasen still didn't know what the Pope looked like.

Although Aiwass became the news of the Pope, because Alice de Harcourt was arrested and investigated in the past, the photos could not be sent to Iris in the first place...but the scene when Aiwass resisted the Fallen Angels was briefly broadcast live to Iris. Although only the part of the city close to the Star Antimony saw it all, it was enough for people to take photos and distribute them everywhere.

He had only heard people mention that the Pope looked almost identical to the Fallen Angels - this was actually what people were most concerned about. After all, this was too easy to arouse people's imagination.

Yasen didn't go out of his way to see it, entirely for his own reasons - he wasn't interested in such high-ranking figures. He neither admired nor hated them. They were people who had nothing to do with his life, career, or ideals. He didn't like to join in the fun.

At least before actually meeting Aiwass, Arsen couldn't imagine how this real big shot could be so gentle, rational and down-to-earth... This was absolutely unimaginable for Iris.

——Precisely because he is now the son-in-law of the Duke, he knows how the bigwigs will treat those common people without status.

After seeing Aiwass's face clearly, Arsen's eyes suddenly widened.

My pupils are trembling!

Although there are some differences in appearance and the strange huge antlers on the head, there is no doubt that the long platinum hair is the most distinctive feature of the Vendôme family!

They are extremely proud of their platinum hair that is "as bright as golden light" and "as brilliant as the sun".

It is said that this is because it is proof that divine blood flows among their ancestors.

Those whose hair and eye colors are obviously different from those of ordinary people and too bright are basically proof of divine blood. The same is true for the royal family of the former Helasar Empire.

As for Aiwass's appearance, it was even more shocking.

Yassen had seen portraits of every generation of the Vendome family. Unlike the nobles of other families, their appearances were quite stable. They were 70% to 80% similar to each other. They were all portraits of people in their twenties, and put together they looked like brothers and sisters.

——And Aiwas’s appearance is almost exactly the same as that of an ancestor of a certain generation of the Vendôme family whose name was erased!
It is said that the ancestor was a sinner of the Vendôme family. Because of his existence, the Vendôme family was burdened with hundreds of thousands of blood debts... From then on, they changed their surname. Before that, the Vendôme family was not named Vendôme.

But at the same time, this ancestor is also the pride of the Vendôme family.

——It is said that he once challenged the gods.

It is also said that the gods he challenged were closely related to the fall of the Herasil Empire.

His identity was already an unspeakable secret. Even though Arsene's last name had changed to Vendôme, he was still not qualified to seek details. Only the head of the family could know this matter...

And what Shylock said to the Duke is said to be related to this.

At that time, Yassen could not understand why Sherlock, who had just arrived at the Vendome family, could tell the secret that was enough to shock the Duke. Now he finally understood... it was because Sherlock saw the portrait of the Vendome family.

Especially the only nameless portrait!
Sherlock immediately realized that this matter was related to Aiwass, and thus obtained information that Yassen did not know... Their information gap appeared from that time.

"…Why," Aiwass was a little surprised, "You haven't seen me before? I think I'm quite famous."

"Hmm...how should I put it..."

Yassen looked troubled.

He didn't know what to say.

According to Yassen's personality, he has always disdained the intelligence of those "big shots" - after all, most Iris people are like this. They are keen on deconstructing those big shots, using all kinds of gossip and political jokes to make them less mysterious and great, so that they can also become great in disguise.

As many people praise the greatness and pioneering work of the human Pope, as many people sing the opposite tune.

Especially because the authority of the "Pope" came from the Elf Kingdom, which Iris dared not offend, this gave them an excuse - the glory of the Pope was not the "glory of humans" at all, but the worship of elves. Therefore, some of the Iris people who hated elves also hated Aiwas.

Yes, hatred of elves -

This is related to the nobles of irises.

The nobles of Iris have always considered themselves the orthodox descendants of the Herasil Empire, and therefore worshipped the elven culture. All nobles must learn the elven language, and this matter is even more important than learning the language of Iris.

After people rebelled against the rule of the nobles, they decided to overturn everything the nobles admired - the nobles liked traditional and solemn architecture, so they insisted on making it lively and light; the nobles admired elf-style handicrafts, so people opposed these handicrafts; the nobles liked traditional operas, so they encouraged new operas; the nobles liked those elegant and slow-paced dances, so they encouraged those unrestrained, novel and avant-garde dances; the nobles liked long skirts that dragged on the ground, so short skirts are now popular...

Elf culture is one of them.

But they didn't dare to destroy the buildings that truly belonged to the elves, so they just stayed away and denounced those craftsmen who "worshipped the elf culture and built buildings in an elf-like style."

After all, the Iris people never rebel because they have any ideas or opinions, but simply because "it's the trend" and "everyone does it the same way." They don't understand the true meaning of resistance, because they never rebel when it's "really necessary" - premature and overly successful rebellion has made them accustomed to the logic that they can get benefits by making a fuss, so they gradually regard it as a form of entertainment and art.

As a pure-blooded Iris man, Arsene is no exception.

"…So, you mean that the Iris people boycotted me as if I were a high and mighty figure?"

Aiwass was very surprised and couldn't help laughing: "No wonder there are so many operas and dramas about me... Sherlock mentioned this in the letter he sent me before. He said that people admire me very much and have made a lot of operas for me.

"I was actually puzzled by one thing at the time - if they respected me enough, shouldn't they not dare to touch on such a topic? After all, the adaptation is not random, not to mention that the plot also involves pink singing... Where did they get the courage from?"

Now Aiwass finally knew.

This is actually the cowardly and tolerant cultural resistance of the Iris people - just like the "Soviet jokes" and "French jokes", the purpose is to gradually deconstruct the authority of the Pope in this way.

The words in Sherlock's letter are actually very sarcastic!

Aiwass couldn't help but sigh that Sherlock's level of weirdness had really gotten higher and higher since he came to Iris...

"Aren't you angry?"

Yasen was surprised to see Aiwass laughing happily. According to his understanding of the big shots, even if they were well-educated and did not show their disgust, they would still feel obviously unhappy and silent. He was not a clown, so who would be happy to be choreographed?

But Aiwass disagreed: "Their mouths are on their bodies, how can I stop them from talking?"

“…I really can.”

Yasen hesitated and spoke in a low voice.

Unlike Avalon, Iris Flower does not have a censorship system for speech and works. They have always taken a more direct and thorough approach. If anyone dares to gossip, they will be caught, skinned, and hung outside. It will be quiet in a few days.

Since we cannot eliminate speech, we should directly eliminate the carriers of speech.

And at this point, the Iris Man fell silent.

Hearing this, the smile on Aiwas's face gradually faded.

He prepared to point to Ms. Morgan's prayer ceremony, and sighed helplessly: "Perhaps it is because of this reason that such a 'resistance-filled' Iris people did not receive the favor of the Anti-Heaven Department.

"Their behavior has fallen into the realm of beauty. Treating resistance as a performance art will ultimately gain nothing. It's just a waste of life..."

The fusion of beauty and transcendence is also the way of nothingness.

But just as Aiwass was preparing for the prayer ceremony, Yasen suddenly opened his eyes wide.

"careful!"

He shouted loudly and suddenly stretched out his right hand towards Aiwass.

——Castling!
He and Aiwass exchanged positions in an instant.

And then, Yasen's body was silently cut in half by the huge pincers!

The pliers made no sound at all, there was nothing behind them, and they didn't even cast a shadow. If Yasen hadn't just happened to look at Aiwass, and the lightning flashed in the sky at that moment, he wouldn't have noticed that something was attacking Aiwass!
However, Arsene was not dead - his coat was cut into two pieces neatly, and he rolled out of the shadows in his shirt, grabbed Aiwass and ran away.

——Clothes substitute!

This is also one of Arsene's "Phantom Thief Tricks".

No matter what kind of damage he suffers, as long as he has time to use this move, he can use "a piece of clothing" as a substitute to escape safely. This ability is strong because he only "moves himself" and does not interact with the opponent's ability, so he can ignore the energy level suppression of most extraordinary skills.

As long as you can react, having more clothes on your body is equivalent to having more lives!
When he was still a very young thief, he relied on this trick to escape!
“—Don’t run.”

Aiwass said calmly: "It's no use - close your eyes."

As he spoke, Aiwass broke free from Yasen's hand and raised his other hand high.

The next moment, an extremely brilliant light shone from his hands!

Yasen did not react to what Aiwass said - or rather, he did not develop the habit of following Aiwass's orders unconditionally.

Therefore, in an instant, Yasen's head was buzzing with light. He felt a strong dizziness and tinnitus, which made him stagger a little. The strong nausea made him kneel on the ground. For Yasen, who had excellent perception, this was as harmful as the extremely irritating gas to a dog with a keen sense of smell.

But fortunately, the unknown enemy also screamed - it was probably a scream, because it made a "squeak" sound like a cigarette butt roasting a cockroach, and then disappeared.

"Don't run away."

Aiwass said slowly: “There’s no point in running away.

"That's a seventh-level shadow-hunting beast. They live by devouring the shadows of other phantoms. Once they are stripped of their shadows, they will become confused and lose their dreams. These things can appear in other people's blind spots at will... You still dare to run? Where do you want to escape to? Are you trying to save your life?"

“…Is it gone already?”

Yasen retched and asked hoarsely, "Do you still need me to...close my eyes?"

"No need," Aiwass responded, comforting him, "Don't be too scared. I came to the Shadow Kingdom because I'm familiar with the phantoms here..."

Before he finished speaking, another bolt of lightning struck.

From the frightened look in Arsen's eyes, Aiwas realized that the enemy was approaching.

This is why he didn't let Yassen close his eyes.

Because relying on yourself alone is not enough to identify whether there is a hunting beast behind you.

"—Vignes!"

Aiwass called out.

A heavy rain of blood fell.

A shuddering dark purple aura of decadence seeps out.

"…Not Alai anymore?"

Miss Night Demon's unhappy voice came: "I thought you were going to take her with you all the time...you don't even need to call me."

The next moment, countless dark purple chains covered with corrupted runes spread out and tightly bound the three shadow hunting beasts behind Aiwas!
——This is the authority of the Fallen Angel, [Sin-bound]!
Although he was only at the sixth energy level, Vines easily restrained three seventh energy level phantom demons!
(End of this chapter)