When the plot-skips players into the game world-Chapter 939 - 306: The Echo of Jealousy

Chapter 939: Chapter 306: The Echo of Jealousy

“Yes, my lord. It is ready.”

The Mirror Demon respectfully materialized the contract in front of Aleister.

To prevent fraud, it was not a paper contract, but a ball of flame engulfed in fire—although some clever demons liked to deceive with this method, the Mirror Demon would never dare to cheat Aleister. Not that it couldn’t, but that it didn’t dare.

After all, the other party was also not a good person. In other words, the other party could show up at his doorstep at any time with burning anger in the future. Under such circumstances, it was better to be cautious.

Aleister briefly glanced over the contract and found that there were indeed no issues.

Rather than saying this was a fairly fair contract… it would be more accurate to say that this was a quite void and loose contract.

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This contract stipulated only one thing, and that was if one were to betray the other, or attack the other, a declaration of war had to be made at least seventy-two hours in advance. Before the relationship broke down, both parties should try to help each other as much as possible, but only to the extent that it didn’t affect their own interests, and the degree of assistance would be decided solely by individual will. At the same time, both parties must exchange identities, ensuring knowledge of each other’s true names and refraining from using that information to do anything detrimental to the other.

In addition to the clause of “helping each other,” the contract also included the feature of requesting temporary summons from each other.

All in all, it was a defensive contract…

“Heh, are you that afraid of me?”

Aleister simply flipped through the one-page contract and then signed her own name at the end of it.

As soon as she finished signing, the name shimmered with a golden light. Immediately after, it revealed the name Aiwass once used—namely, the name he had before being adopted by Old James.

“…Aiwass Moriarty. Formerly known as, Aiwass Alexander…”

The Mirror Demon’s deep voice gradually rose, becoming incredulous: “Wait, wait… this name—?!”

Wasn’t this the new Eternal Pope whom Count Dorn had been muttering about for a long time?!

He brought great trouble to the Stibnite, but it was also his mercy that gave the Stibnite a breather. Seen as an enemy by many of the Stibnite, yet also regarded as a savior by many others. Though he never reached Star Antimony, he left discussions and controversies everywhere…

Wasn’t he supposed to have succeeded as the Pope and then fell into an endless Sleep?!

This woman—no, who was this female Son of the Moon!

The Mirror Demon couldn’t help but shiver.

Originally, it was only worried that after her death she would become a greater Demon, but now it started to worry that after her death she might become an Angel Envoy or even a Celestial Marshal…

“Now you know my true name, and I also know yours. I suppose you won’t be running away now, will you?”

Aleister said with a smile: “You should know that those who follow the Path of Devotion are not bad people.”

“…Indeed, but…?”

The Mirror Demon felt like it was about to crash.

Clearly, it had very little understanding of high-ranking Contributors. Not realizing that while there are fewer bad actors among the higher ranks of the Path of Devotion, there is an abundance of lunatics crawling all over the place.

“Alright, Sunrise has come…”

Aleister squinted her eyes, looking towards the newly risen Sunrise outside the window.

Without engaging in “Sleep” to non-invasively contact the River of the Dream Realm and slowly replenish her Mana, her Mana had not recovered. However, as The Sun rose, those abilities that worked once a day were reset.

The only regret was probably that she couldn’t get in touch with Isabel anymore.

Aleister of today was no longer a Priest.

She could not employ the Fire Worship Skill, nor could she gain Mana by praying to the Candle Master… but as the Son of the Moon, she had her own ways of recovering Mana.

Aleister turned and walked toward Selene’s room.

About ten minutes later, she returned with a slightly flushed face.

As Aleister savored the strange yet addictive taste in her mouth…

“—This is mouthwash, my lord.”

A cup of water suddenly appeared at her hand.

The voice of the Mirror Demon followed: “I’m not sure what kind of breakfast you would like? Or was the earlier encounter already counted as breakfast?”

“How now, regretting it after knowing your master’s identity?”

Finally unable to resist, the Night Fiend, who was perched on the coat rack inside the room like an ornament, spoke out: “This obsequious fawning… do you think you can deceive the master with it? And besides, are you even qualified to make breakfast?”

As the Mirror Demon grew more and more attentive and affectionate, the Night Fiend felt an increasingly intense unease.

Although she had ascended to the Sixth Power Level by feeding on Aiwass’s Shepherd blood and had helped Aiwass deal with many powerful enemies… it was precisely because of this that she couldn’t manifest her true form at will like Little Butterfly, and had to accompany Aiwass in this foolish traveling guise.

This also led to a problem.

She knew all the skills of the Mirror Demon, yet she couldn’t possibly summon them as readily as the Mirror Demon could…

Moreover, the Night Fiend knew that this broken mirror was definitely not innocent—it knew this, and it was deliberately jumping around in front of her!

A Night Fiend was a Demon of the same level as a Shadow Demon. Becoming a Night Fiend signifies that one’s soul has been marked with the Brand of Jealousy.

Just as a Shadow Demon is the demonized form of an angry soul from those who have fallen from high positions or have been betrayed.

The Mirror Demon originated from those souls with a strong desire to spy and to control.

Those who wish to know others’ secrets, dominate their freedoms, manipulate their fates, if they have done something extremely vile, such as taking another’s life without repentance, their soul will fall and become a Mirror Demon.

Those fans fanatical enough to desire exclusivity over their idols, or spouses and parents with an extreme desire to control their other half or children, or unscrupulous tabloid journalists, or the wicked servants who try to control their young masters with their own will…

When they fall and become Mirror Demons, they lose their “hands” and possess only “eyes.” Devoid of a physical body, even with much they see, they cannot reach out a hand to do anything, their unfulfilled desires becoming more extreme, causing their souls to fall even further.

Letting someone who was once like that get close to Aiwass… or to Aleister, it only intensified the Night Fiend’s unease.

She so wished she could smash the mirror with one swipe of her claw!

She so wished she could bite it to death! Bite it to death!

“Relax, Vinesse…”

Aleister, who had just finished rinsing his mouth, embraced the little crow, whispering comfort: “Wasn’t it you who first started following me from the very beginning?”

He comforted her for a while, allowing the little crow’s jealousy to subside a little.

Bringing together two holders of the Brand of Jealousy, it felt like their jealousy could bounce back and forth endlessly…

Come to think of it, if two holders of the Brand of Fury stayed together, would they end up inflating with anger…

…I see, is this the Path of Fall?

Although “fall” itself is one-way, the contact and reactions between different fallers can produce new “easier paths”…

Aleister vaguely felt that she was beginning to understand the philosophy of the Fallen Celestial Marshal.

She shook her head, dispersing her wild thoughts.

“Let’s go, both of you—”

She called out to the two demons who felt like they could argue here all afternoon: “Open the door for me, to Alfonso von Pilotti’s house.

“I want to give him a surprise.”

“Yes, my lord.”

The Mirror Demon immediately responded.

But another confusion arose within itself:

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—Hey, wait a minute?

…Come to think of it, wasn’t I originally planning to take a vacation back to the Dream Realm?

It didn’t have time to ponder, as it instinctively threw itself back into overtime, post-work.