NOVPUBChapter 729: Chapter 115: Professor Moriarty’s Teacher Chapter 729 -115: Professor Moriarty’s Teacher “What’s the meaning of this?”
Freya had not expected vital intelligence, and was instantly energized, “Wait, does that mean…
you are still in…
regular contact with…
my father?”
“Yes, Miss.
The master often comes to see me to talk about what he’s been up to recently.
I have also told him that if there’s anything he needs me to do, he can always order me around.
Although I am getting old, I am not yet so old that I can’t move.”
Oswald said solemnly, “The master said that Cardinal Loki stole something ‘he shouldn’t have touched’…”
Upon hearing this, Freya and Lily exchanged glances subconsciously.
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“…And then?”
Freya pressed for more.
“If you wish to investigate this matter, Miss, then there is no need to continue.”
Oswald replied, “The master is already dealing with it, and it will eventually be resolved in a ‘Moriarty style’ conclusion.
After all, they share a master and disciple relationship…”
“—Wait, master and disciple?”
Freya was surprised, hearing information that was completely unexpected, so she interrupted Oswald, “My father…
he has some sort of master and disciple relationship with Cardinal Loki?”
“Miss, you were not aware of this?”
Oswald was also somewhat surprised, “I thought you knew.
“It’s like this, when the master was young, he came to the Holy Nation to study astrology.
At that time, his mentor was Cardinal Loki.”
Meanwhile, Aiwass had also woken up.
The reason Aiwass specifically wanted to see Cardinal Loki the next day was because he held great respect for Loki.
Originally following Aiwass was Defiant Flame Butterfly Liya—although she never made a move, she was always hidden in Aiwass’s sleeve.
After all, summoning Great Beasts at the scene was somewhat slow for high-level fights.
And the best feature of the Defiant Flame Butterfly was her concealment.
The Flame Butterfly’s travel form, if still, would not emit flames.
Only when the Flame Butterfly flies, does it ignite itself…
otherwise it should appear like a piece of ruby, or like a fiery red maple leaf.
Although in the original storyline, Cardinal Loki was the first to die, and from the standpoint of someone with vested interests, it shouldn’t be him; and now, the various pieces of information pointed precisely and in detail towards him, clearly suggesting that someone was framing him.
—However, the trolls were a crucial lead.
Using the incident where Old Rabih was abducted by Bram, Aiwass led the trolls to find Cardinal Loki.
But Loki clearly refused to help Aiwass look for people and even warned Aiwass that he was being targeted—and indeed, Aiwass was being targeted, and the person doing it was Bram.
Bram’s theft of the “Wildfire Giant” form indicated that someone willingly gave their own vital essence; the Wildfire Giant was also the local boss in the Holy Nation version…
And most importantly…
in the original storyline, Aiwass had not exterminated Noble Red, therefore he did not provoke the Bear Celestial Marshal, and Bram had no reason to come to the Holy Nation to “hunt him down.”
So Bram must have made contact with someone after arriving in the Holy Nation and stolen that person’s giant blood.
Additionally, both The Holy Maiden and Cardinal Matilda had been deliberately vague about the “secret” of Loki; the magnitude of that secret was roughly on the same level as The Holy Maiden’s Amberficate.
Suddenly, Aiwass conceived a bold conjecture—
Cardinal Loki was Wildfire Giant Uther Galoch!
Once this speculation was formed, Aiwass immediately felt the name “Uther Galoch” bore a striking resemblance to Cardinal Loki: the small segment at its end sounded very close to “Loki.”
“Loki” is pronounced in the Elvish Language, clear, with an elasticity and buoyancy; whereas “Uther Galoch” is in Giant Language, more weighty and blurred.
If “Uther Galoch” were pronounced in the Elvish Language, the ending would also become Loki.
—If one were to calculate in such a way, then Cardinal Loki had probably not died at all!
He had faked his death and escaped, later transforming into Wildfire Giant Uther Galoch!
Although Uther Galoch had inexplicably lost his sanity, it was not strange for a giant to lose sanity; and upon further contemplation, Cardinal Loki’s concept of “Controlled Flame” was very similar to Professor Moriarty’s “Death in Advance”…
Thus, Aiwass, on the previous evening, had switched his Great Sin Beast.
The saying was, ‘For matters involving Vinesse, and when not, the Little Butterfly’…
and now it was time for ‘matters’.
He summoned the Book of Law, long unused, and employed “Fusion Card”—that is, the equipment effect known as [Sin Enhancement].
He used [Death], belonging to Earthbound Spirit, [Moon], belonging to Blade of Shadows, [Wheel of Destiny], belonging to Thunder Javelin, and [Lust], belonging to Charm of Radiance, for the Night Fiend’s Fusion Card Enhancement.
They turned into streaks of light, spiraling into the deep and clear black crystal-like card.
The Night Fiend Vinesse, with a 20% increase in all attributes, was summoned by Aiwass after a long absence!
If a battle was necessary, Vinesse, whose strength was fully unleashed and further enhanced by Aiwass, could at least ensure Aiwass’s protection.
Now, after waking from a deep sleep, Aiwass had his mana points and card cooldown fully restored.
Not to mention Aiwass’s “Soul of Dissolution” trait, which allowed Aiwass to cast blessings of “medium” scale or smaller without the need for a ritual.
With its stats bolstered by 20%, and buffed by Aiwass with three BUFFs, Vinesse could even defeat Loki in a short time with no issues!
Aiwass even felt that if the Eternal Pope didn’t use Advanced Divine Art to let a heavyweight substitute fight on their behalf, Vinesse might even stand a chance against the Eternal Pope in a frontal confrontation.
“Vinesse.”
With a gentle call from Aiwass, the raven that sat quietly in the corner of the room suddenly opened its blood-colored eyes.
It fluttered into the air, landing on Aiwass’s shoulder.
Then, Aiwass picked up his scepter and with focused intent, bestowed three blessings of “Strength,” “Lifedrain,” and “Bravery” on the little raven.
The Pure White Saintess only needed to summon a beam of light effortlessly, whereas Aiwass had to stack three layers of BUFFs to achieve a similar effect…
and the numbers were probably still far less.
“…The legacy of the Eternal Saintess is indeed powerful,” Aiwass remarked.
“Indeed.”
The raven, now Vinesse, produced an ethereal and melodious voice, “During the Empire’s era, there was a legend amongst the Sons of the Moon…
it was said that if a Son of the Moon was fortunate enough to consume the blood of the Eternal Saintess, they might even have the chance to become a ‘Perfect Human.’
“…Perfect Human?”
Aiwass was momentarily taken aback, “The ‘Perfect Human’ who has reached the Sixth Power Level in both Transcendence and Love?”
It wasn’t that he had never heard of the term…
he was just too familiar with it.
“My great master, you’ve heard of such secrets confined to the inner circles of the Sons of the Moon?”
Vinesse praised, “You are truly an all-knowing lord.”
“What you mean is, the transformation into a Perfect Human requires the blood of the Saintess; or is it that the Sons of the Moon who consume the blood of the Saintess have the potential to become Perfect Humans?”
Aiwass inquired further.
“How would I know…
it’s just a legend after all.
I even suspect someone made it up, hoping to provoke the brainless Sons of the Moon to attack a candidate for the Holy Maiden, thereby drawing the wrath of the Holy Nation, with the intention of destroying the Sons of the Moon.
Tell me, doesn’t my speculation sound more plausible?”
Vinesse spread its wings.
To be fair, that made sense.
—If it wasn’t for the fact that Aiwass knew the 2.0 version of the Holy Nation would actually introduce a ‘Perfect Human’ BOSS.
Aiwass memorized this information quietly, then took the lift to the eleventh Ring, where Cardinal Loki resided, with Vinesse disguised as a pet raven.
Unexpectedly, Cardinal Loki seemed to have anticipated Aiwass’s visit.
He had specifically asked for guides to wait for Aiwass and then escort him through various levels to his presence.
“You’ve come.”
Loki’s voice came clearly, his back still to Aiwass.
“I once asked you to leave, Aiwass Moriarty.
You should understand…
that was an act of goodwill from me.
Implicitly, it means I have no intention of standing with the Bear Celestial Marshal.”
Loki turned around, emphasizing as he looked at Aiwass, “I am not your enemy, Aiwass.
But I knew you would come today…
with intent to kill.
“I know what you want to say—what I know is far more than you can imagine.”
He spoke calmly and seriously, “Your father, James Moriarty, was my student.
That’s why I addressed you by your full name, simply because you are a Moriarty.
“‘My past is chasing me, and I will be compelled’…
Remember what I said yesterday?”
Cardinal Loki spoke word by word, “What I referred to was not the Supreme Heaven, not the Bear Celestial Marshal.
He indeed possesses brute strength, but that’s all there is to it.
“‘My past’—refers to James Moriarty.
My enemy, and also…
your enemy.
“My rebellious and mad student.”
