Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 846 How many Moriartys are there?

When the second painting was completed, all the people who were still in the second painting were teleported back to the fantasy corridor.

They didn't need to answer the questions this time because the time to choose had 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: "What about the third painting?"

He could clearly see that the light spots on the third painting had not changed much. It was still adding points evenly, but now it had selected three rounds of answers. The first time it had three full votes, but now it had only five.

This means that two people have indeed lost the ability to vote.

Is it because he was petrified?
After all, according to the distribution, there should also be extraordinary people from the Dusk Path in the third painting.

He has the ability to petrify others. In this ascension 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 also doesn’t know whether she was finally sealed in the painting or in the corridor outside…

Aiwass stayed here until the clock on the ground ran out. The light above the third door suddenly became brighter, and new traces emerged.

Compared to before, there are two more spots of light here.

Is one person unsealed? Or is there one more 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 to the third painting for adventure.

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 one, "Stay with Me"...if nothing unexpected happens, Aiwass has actually seen it.

——That was the painting that Master Janice gave to Aiwas and Isabel when he left Avalon. It was named by Isabel, and Aiwas said this himself.

However, the three directions completed through this painting... the three endings of "The Ring", "A Thousand Years Later" and "Goodbye", made Aiwas somewhat uneasy.

Once again - he found traces of Huan Tiansi in his own promotion ceremony.

It was as if someone was always reminding him that he was just a key discarded by Huan Tiansi. One day, Huan Tiansi would find him back and use him to open that door...

"… Let's counter it as it happens."

Aiwass sighed, opened the door and walked in.

Including this time, the direction of this painting should have been selected four times, and it should no longer be the same as its original appearance.

I hope I can find some familiar traces from it...

Aleister on the other side thought the same.

——Until she opened her eyes in a dizzy state.

Accustomed to the fairytale filter in the second painting, Aleister was a little bit unable to adapt to the real world when he suddenly returned to it...

"……Um?"

Her eyes suddenly opened wide.

Aleister felt that he had suddenly come to a very familiar, yet extremely strange world——

She was standing on top of the bell tower at the moment.

The sky is sunny.

But compared to the sky in Avalon, which still has a hint of azure blue, the sky here is a darker leaden gray.

And below the bell tower...

Heavy traffic.

Familiar yet strange.

Cars were speeding by, towering buildings were rising from the ground, and the crosswalks were filled with dense and orderly crowds of people.

On the tall building, the mirror-like walls kept reflecting advertisements that Aleister seemed to understand, but not quite understandable - it sounded like the Avalon language, but mixed with many words and dialects of Iris and Star Antimony.

here it is……

"……modern."

Aleister murmured quietly.

But this...is not her home.

She was filled with emotion.

Her hands subconsciously clenched the railing and then loosened it. Her hands and arms trembled uncontrollably, and then her whole body began to tremble.

Her heart suddenly began to beat violently, and she gasped for air as if she had asthma. When she calmed down a little, Aleister took a deep breath, and the force suddenly twisted the metal railings out of shape - "Stop!"

At this moment, a spiritual voice came down.

It landed on Aleister and then bounced off on its own.

Aleister only felt his body stiffen for a moment, almost imperceptibly, and then the spell disappeared out of thin air.

At this moment, a middle-aged policeman standing on a drone that looked like a frisbee suddenly flew over.

"—Hey, girl! Be careful, it's dangerous out there! How did you get up there?"

He raised his voice from a distance, half exhorting and half warning: "Don't stand next to the railing, it's very dangerous and you can easily fall down. I don't care where you are from, don't think you can become a superhero just because you have learned some super powers. You are still too young! Go back to school!"

After hearing this, Aleister realized something belatedly.

She looked down at her clothes.

A white shirt, a tan plaid pleated skirt, a dark brown short suit, and a striped tie. This does look a bit like a school uniform somewhere...

"…I'm sorry, sir."

Aleister suppressed his 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 the roulette wheel: "Did you break up? You kids..."

It was only then that he saw the metal railing that was bent by Aleister and was immediately shocked.

But seeing Aleister standing obediently beside him, he didn't know what to say.

He hesitated for a long time before asking, "Where are your parents? I need their contact number."

"They're all dead."

Aleister was about to cry, and replied softly: "When I was very young, I was killed by the devil and the curse master..."

"…Oh, oh. Damn, oh…sorry…"

The middle-aged man realized that he had said the wrong thing and was choked. He then stammered and apologized.

He hovered there, looking at Aleister, hesitant to speak.

"...Sir," Aleister raised his head, with some real tears in his eyes, "I'm a little hungry. Can you buy me something to eat?"

"...Nothing too expensive, girl."

The middle-aged man said helplessly: "I don't have much private money - I can't ask the Supervision Bureau for reimbursement."

"Just a burger and a soda, okay?"

"Oh, of course."

The man breathed a sigh of relief, apparently this was within his acceptable range.

He looked up at the sky and said, "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, and then took the two of them directly to the street below the clock tower.

Only when they were close to the ground did the two men step down from the Frisbee.

The flying disc shrank instantly and turned into a shield, which the man carried on his back. It was as if there was some kind of magnetic device on his back, and it stuck to his back just by putting it on his back.

Aleister said politely, "What should I call you, sir?"

"You can just call me Inspector Weber. I'm usually in the Red Queen patrol area. If you have anything that makes you unhappy, you can come to the Inspectorate to find me. Except for holidays, I'm usually either on the street or in the station."

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Such a polite expression. Are you a young lady from somewhere? Oh... I'm sorry."

He thought Aleister's words were very interesting, quite old-fashioned, like the style of an ancient heritage academy that teaches rich people. But as soon as he said this, he realized something.

"It's okay. I didn't grow up in an orphanage. I was adopted..."

Aleister shook his head and smiled.

"Oh?"

Inspector Weber asked curiously, "What's your name, girl?"

"My name is Aleister."

Aleister said frankly: "The people who adopted me...their last name is Moriarty."

"Oh, Aleister...wait...which Moriarty?"

Inspector Weber paused, but was startled.

Aleister's heart moved.

She stopped and tilted her head to ask tentatively, "How many more Moriartys are there?"

(End of this chapter)