It was already deep into the night. Sylvia, who had just been rescued and her magic power had yet to completely dissipate, had gone to bed early. However, we didn't feel the slightest bit of sleepiness as we gathered in the room.
"Visca, what kind of person is Belavilla?"
This was the question I was most concerned about right now. A series of evidence seemed to point towards one fact, and that was that Sylvia's identity was the former Fallen Apostle Belavilla. Not only had Visca proven this point, even Pandora's scanning system had revealed that the girl wasn't human. Right now, less than five meters away from the door, one of the most dangerous life forms in the entire universe, or even the entire void, was sleeping, even though the other party's current battle prowess wasn't even at 5.
Visca was nestled in my embrace, dozing off bit by bit. Even Pandora, who was leaning against the door on guard, yawned from time to time. Her elder sister's education was truly effective. Now, at night, if Visca didn't go to bed at a fixed time, he would be so sleepy that his nose would start foaming.
"Sister Belavilla … is a very good person …"
Even though he was half-asleep, Visca still instinctively replied to my question. Only, his voice sounded vague.
"When Visca was just taken in by the Fallen Apostle, it was sister Belavilla who took care of me … She said that as long as Visca listened to her orders, then … then he could stay …"
"What else?"
This kind of vague reply couldn't deduce anything. Was it only 'taking in'? Back then, the Fallen Apostle had Visca serve as cannon fodder. Was that considered taking in?
Visca comfortably arched his back and continued, "Sister Belavilla gave me things to do. She said that I was useful … She acknowledged my value … Hehe, I have always been together with sister Belavilla. She took care of me … En, took care of me …"
At this point, Visca's voice gradually became gloomy. A few seconds later, the sound of the little fellow's even snoring could be heard. Not far away, Pandora sighed softly and walked over to carry her younger sister onto the bed.
We were left staring at each other.
"Lin Xue, what do you think?"
I knew very well that I couldn't leave this to Shallow Shallow to analyze, so I focused my attention on Great Prophet Lin, who was currently playing with his fingernails.
"There's no reference value," Missy shook her head. "It sounds like it's Visca's subjective feeling, and it's a feeling she had when she was mentally unstable. At that time, it's still unknown whether she had a normal view of the world and the concept of friend and foe. The gentle sister in her memory is probably just a figment of her imagination."
Cold sweat trickled down my forehead. "It can't be that serious, right?"
Lin Xue rolled her eyes. "I learned psychology from Liliana a while ago."
Me: "..."
Lin Xue continued to analyze, "And what can you analyze from Visca's words? That 'Big Sister Belavilla' has obviously been using Visca as her tool. What did she pay in return? Just by acknowledging the value of Visca as a 'tool', she was able to make Visca fall head over heels for her. We all know how weak Visca was back then. This reason was enough to fool that lass. In any case, I don't believe that there's a Lei Feng character among the Fallen Apostles. Of course, there's no value in saying anything now. Belavilla is already done for. What's left is the slow-witted Sylvia. Not to mention, who knows if she can still control her abilities. I finally understand why I can't see her future. With the energy vacuum, I'm afraid that her magic resistance is almost at the magic immunity level. "
"But her physical defense is close to zero."
I smiled as I consoled Miss Lin, who was a little depressed because her ability was countered. Sylvia — or should I say, Belavilla, her energy conversion ability was a typical Shiring Apostles. Just like Alaya, her energy resistance was heaven-defying. However, in terms of physical combat ability, yup, she could probably fight against Bubble and win a pyrrhic victory.
"Ah Jun, what should we do next? How do you intend to deal with this Belavilla? "
Shallow Shallow looked into my eyes with a conflicted expression. It was obvious that she was conflicted as well.
"Let's bring her back first. She's a former Fallen Apostle. She has many secrets on her. Those are all precious things to us. Also, from the looks of it, Belavilla's consciousness has disappeared for some reason. You probably aren't willing to kill an innocent person who doesn't know anything for the sake of that identity that has already disappeared, right? "
Shallow Shallow revealed a relieved smile. It was obvious that even though Belavilla was her enemy, she still had quite a good impression of this Sylvia.
"Alright, alright. The discussion is over. Let's go back to our room and sleep."
Lin Xue clapped her hands to remind us of the passing of time. Then, she pulled on my arm and pushed me out of the room.
"It's late at night, aren't you ashamed of being a man in a girl's room … Let's go, let's go …"
Not allowing me to protest, Miss Lin had already pushed me out of the room within 10 seconds.
Standing outside the door, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry as I shrugged my shoulders at Lin Xue who had a victorious smile on her face. "You lass …"
"Blockhead." The cheerful Lin Xue suddenly revealed an expression of wanting to say something to me. "I say, could it be that you have fallen for that white-haired girl inside?"
I was immediately shocked. "Lass, what did you eat tonight?!"
"I'm talking to you about serious matters!" Lin Xue raised her fist and was about to greet me, but she actually put it down at the last moment. "I realized that you are quite concerned about Sylvia — — Of course, I have to admit that other than her identity as a fallen apostle, I quite like Sylvia's current personality."
I immediately waved my hand. "Don't let your imagination run wild. You have already admitted that Sylvia's personality is very approachable. That is also the reason why I am concerned about her. Don't you think that the current Sylvia is like a younger sister who needs someone's sympathy and care?"
Lin Xue pondered for a moment before nodding her head. "Indeed, you really need a more normal and soft girl."
… Do you dare to reveal your own thinking process to others?
After bidding goodnight to Lin Xue, we returned to our respective rooms. I didn't know if that carefree lass, Shallow Shallow, would be able to sleep peacefully. In any case, I was suffering from insomnia.
Regarding Sylvia's past identity, I felt that I wouldn't be able to get anything out of Visca. The latter had been living a muddle-headed life. No matter how close she was with Belavilla, I didn't think that she would have a clear and accurate impression of the situation back then. Just like what Lin Xue said, the once amiable Sylvia might just be a figment of Visca's imagination.
The second point was Sylvia's current state. She only had the body of a Shiring Apostles and a small portion of her talents, but she had lost all of her memories. She even treated herself as an orphan who grew up in Gakuen City. I found it hard to believe what she encountered after leaving the World of Azeroth. What kind of situation could cause a powerful fallen apostle to become like this?
What role did Aresta play in this period of time? Without a doubt, Sylvia's previous experience of being "adopted" was completely fake. She only had a few months of memories, which was the time after she came to this world. Everything before that would naturally be fabricated by a certain old fox in Gakuen City. It was impossible for Aresta to not notice the abnormality of this girl. What exactly was he planning? First, he allowed Sylvia to be kidnapped by the Roman Orthodox Church. Then, he used her as a threat to force us to be embroiled in the conflict between Gakuen City and the Roman Orthodox Church. That pipe-boy, just how many secrets is he hiding …
Various speculations flashed across my mind. After an unknown period of time, I finally fell into a deep slumber.
I was awoken by a heavy weight. This was a rather tearful incident that happened the next morning.
When I suddenly woke up from the terrible dream of being crushed by a mammoth, I felt a fragrant and soft body pressing down on top of me. Fine, I admit that at this moment, I had as many as 20 gigabytes of high-definition imagination. But in the end, what I saw when I lowered my head was, unsurprisingly, a certain little loli wearing cartoon pajamas, who had slept soundly through the night.
Feeling her body sway, Visca arched her head twice. Then, she slowly opened her eyes. Her red cat eyes curved into a joyful arc when she faced me. "Brother, brother! Good morning! "
… Alright, at least she was the only one this time. If it was any other time, Little Bubble might have joined in as well …
"Brother Monarch, good morning …"
Just as I was rejoicing, a soft voice beside me caused my entire body to stiffen.
I creaked as I turned my head around, only to see a certain silly angel rubbing her sleepy eyes as she sat up from her bed. Her silver hair was gilded with a layer of brilliant light under the golden morning sun. The girl's beautiful face seemed a little hazy due to the lingering drowsiness, making her seem all the more adorable. Her soft white dress was pressed out of shape by its unconscious owner, and a 1080p HD image was faintly discernible. Alaya stretched her body lazily. While muttering a good morning to me, she got up to prepare for her daily routine of spreading her wings. Then —
With a plop, she fell on her back — I was pressing down on her wings.
"Ah … Alaya! Why are you here … No, no, speaking of which, how did you get out of my mental sea!? "
While grooming her precious feathers, Alaya answered in a daze, "I think I fell out after I fell asleep …"
Fell out of someone else's mind after falling asleep? Don't you think that this is a little too much?
Speaking of which, could it be that I hugged my angel sister to sleep for the entire night? Damn it, did I sleep too deeply because I slept too late last night? Why don't I have any recollection of it?
"Brother Monarch?"
Alaya looked at me in confusion, suddenly moving closer to me and placing her wings in front of me, "The feathers at the back can't reach. Brother Monarch, can you check to see if they are messed up?"
"Wait wait wait, let's not talk about this first. Alaya, that … Last night … Nothing happened, right?"
Alaya's expression was pure and confused — — Her expression was always one of confusion.
Forget it, I let the little brat Visca cover her body. I don't think anything happened anyway. Speaking of which, do I have any expectations for this silly light source — — Alaya, can't you straighten your dress first before studying your own pair of top-grade wings that can chase up to 13? Don't you know that young men can't take any stimulation at this time in the morning?
On a rather chaotic morning, when I came out of my room with a yawning Visca on my neck and Alaya who was busy tidying up her clothes, Lin Xue's expression immediately twisted to the extreme. I felt that if she dared to think of even one of the ideas in her head, this book would be finished. You should know that in such a situation, the filthy thoughts that appeared in the great prophet's head wouldn't dare to be seen unless they were censored.
Think about what I could do to a little brat who was 1.2 meters tall and a huge flashlight that could turn into light at any moment — — Alright, in reality, there were still many things I could do.
At this time, it was about time for people to wake up. I had the eye-catching Alaya return to her energy form and hide in my mind again. Then, as I was about to wash my face and clear my mind, Shallow Shallow coincidentally came out of the room opposite us, yawning. Lin Xue immediately went up to her and tugged on her arm, "Hey, Shallow Shallow, Shallow Shallow, this beast slept with my angel sister last night! The innocent and cute Alaya has been tainted … "
Shallow Shallow nodded nonchalantly, "They have always slept together! Alaya and Ah Jun can fuse together at any time. "
Lin Xue was instantly embarrassed. On the other side, an old man who had just come out of his room sighed about how good it was to be young as he floated down the stairs.
That afternoon, we brought Sylvia, who had almost completely recovered from the aftereffects of the magic, to board a plane back to Gakuen City. Visca seemed to have realized that her "kind and reliable Big Sister Belavilla" was no longer with us, so she didn't bring up this topic on the way back to Gakuen City and continued to stick to me. However, from the depths of the little brat's eyes, I could see traces of disappointment that were hard to detect. Naturally, Pandora shared this feeling even more clearly, and for the first time, she chose to indulge Visca's overly clingy behavior toward me.
The first thing we did after returning to Gakuen City was to give Sylvia a comprehensive checkup. Of course, it was just a routine checkup. I realized that this girl was too gullible. Basically, other than killing her, she would listen to anything you told her without any hesitation. She didn't seem to have any thoughts of her own. This was also related to her slow thinking ability. There were many things that she didn't have time to think clearly before it was over …
"That's amazing — —" Even though she exclaimed in surprise, Sylvia still had that unhurried look on her face. "You said that you were working in the research institute, but I didn't expect you to be the director …"
Do you really not have any thoughts about the suspicious checkup process that you went through?
After arranging a temporary room for Sylvia in the research institute, I let her rest there obediently. I even arranged for Vega and her elite Scorpions to personally guard the room. No matter what Aresta's intentions were, I would never allow a former fallen apostle to enter an uncontrollable state again. Meanwhile, in the underground information center of the research institute, three Schilling mainframes were processing the information we had received.
"Speaking of which, why didn't I see Mushiyama Harusei?"
Aside from the three high-speed Schilling mainframes in the underground information center, I was a little surprised that I didn't see the female researcher who seemed to be working through the night every day.
A Schilling technician who was responsible for helping Mushiyama (in fact, helping him to operate the special Schilling equipment) replied, "She is in the third expansion area with the children who just came back. Since the simulation experiment was going well, she is much more cheerful than before. At least, persuading her to leave her work is a hundred times easier than before. She is really an admirable human, whether as a teacher or as a researcher."
This researcher's tone was not without praise, which piqued my interest. "A Schilling scientist would actually show respect to a scientist from a primitive civilization?"
"It has nothing to do with the level of civilization. A true researcher's spirit is the most valuable. Her knowledge is indeed very backward, but I admit that she is an excellent researcher. To be honest, the energy that she exploded out has far exceeded the limits of what a human can achieve. I even considered this as a separate research topic."
As expected, she was a soldier brought up by Tawil.
"Regarding Sylvia's situation, did you find out anything?"
I looked at the three Schilling mainframes in the crystal prism in front of me and asked calmly.
"The scan on the target is very clear. It is a Shiring Apostles that have been modified by an unknown energy, but since her identification code and other special imprints have disappeared, we cannot determine what kind of Shiring Apostles she belongs to other than the fact that she is an energy-type being. Her memory core has obviously been heavily damaged, and a large amount of data is either damaged or lost. We have uploaded all of it to the Shadow Base and the Moonlight Base. The other Schilling Hosts are helping to analyze it, hoping to recover something from it, but the chances are slim. We are applying for permission to use the main Schilling Host. We have also conducted a simple test on the form of the target's ability. Her power seems to still exist, but it cannot be used on its own due to the dissipation of her soul. We can confirm that it is a talent that disperses all energy within an area, and will automatically release it when the body is under a specific impact. Currently, other than spiritual energy and Void energy, there is no form of energy that is immune to this dispersing ability, and we are still testing the specific impact that triggers this talent. This is part of the data that has been confirmed."
As the researcher spoke, he sent a holographic document to me from the air. It listed in detail a few external stimuli that could cause Sylvia to activate the energy vacuum that was simulated by the mainframe.
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