Raven's past determines that this girl's personality is somewhat extreme.

It took months for Merlin to give her a little girlish feelings, but when it came to Raven's bottom line, she would turn back into the cold raven she used to be.

But she doesn't have instinctive malice, she's just asking Merlin to be a perfect brother in a childlike way.

This is the common wish of all sisters.

Of course, Merlin himself is not a complete scumbag, and the reason why he is reluctant to start a new relationship is also because of his attachment to past relationships.

But now, both external and internal pressures have made Merlin realize that it is indeed time for him to end his solo life.

I don't know why, he always has a feeling of embarrassment in his heart.

At nine o'clock in the evening, after dinner, Merlin arrived punctually in Zatana's room, and on the other side, Raven Victor also folded his wings and stood honestly on the table in front of Raven.

It will once again act as Merlin and Raven's microphone, helping Merlin disguise himself as a master occultist.

"You're recovering well."

Merlin walked into the room and saw that Zatana was able to walk slowly against the wall.

"Yes, Mr. Merlin."

Zatanna turned her head and smiled at Merlin, and she said:

"I should be glad that the reckless question from before only hit my spirit, but didn't hurt my soul, and at this rate, maybe tomorrow morning, I'll be able to regain my ability to cast spells."

"Speaking of which, I've always been a little curious."

Merlin sat in a chair decorated with black velvet, he looked at Zatanna, and he said:

"Why did you become a magician? Is this a disguise of identity? Or is there something else? ”

"It's fun."

Zatanna said calmly:

"I've loved magic since I was a child, probably because of my father's disguised identity as a world-famous magician. I still remember when I was a child, I used to follow my father's side, sit in the audience and watch him perform, and every release of brilliant magic would make the audience fascinated... I love the feeling of being able to bring joy to other people. ”

"Later, I studied magic with my father, and at that time I realized that the birth of magic is the pursuit of unattainable magic in the hearts of ordinary people, and it is essentially a pursuit and interpretation of mysticism."

Miss Magician leaned against the window, looking at the eerie scenery between dimensions beyond the mystery house.

The beating light, the discorded lilac nebula and the distorted matter, a sailboat embedded in stone, a castle fortress with its top half intact and its bottom half collapsed, and the twisted bones banished into this disordered space.

She said:

"Since then, in addition to studying magic, I've also tried to become a magician... It's not a disguise, it's probably a fulfillment of my hobby. ”

She brushed her long, silky black hair, looked back at Merlin, and asked:

"What are your hobbies? Mr. Merlin. ”

"Well, I guess it's magic."

Merlin thought for a moment, and he said:

"I'm in a job that's always nerve-wracking, and I'm always relaxed when I'm studying magic alone, and I thought, that's just my hobby."

"Your hobby is really different."

Zatanna Says:

"No wonder you're a master of the occult..."

"Don't talk about that."

Merlin Says:

"Tell me the questions you want to get answers to, let's hurry, for a patient, you still need a good rest."

"Okay."

Zatanna picked up her notebook from the table at hand, flipped through a few pages, and then asked:

"A few days ago, I tried to summon the Hounds of Xonos, the lowest spirit summon in the occult realm, but I have not been able to sense the call of those Hounds, I seriously suspect that I used the wrong rune, but I couldn't find the mistake myself."

She handed Merlin the notebook scented with violet flowers in her hand, and she said:

"Maybe you can help me take a look."

"Well, let me see."

Merlin took the notebook, looked at it and felt dizzy.

The strange runes and words in this notebook were something Merlin had never seen before, and Merlin, the Hound of Xsonos, had almost never heard of them.

This is occult magic, a spell casting system that is very different from the traditional magic that Merlin has learned. Wizards who excel in occult magic are gifted spellcasters, and those who don't have occult talent can't get started at all.

"There's nothing wrong with the runes she's using."

Raven's voice soon sounded in Merlin's heart, who was pretending to carefully examine the arrangement of the runes, and the little girl said in a calm voice that spoke very quickly:

"The summoning sigil was also correct, but she had an oversight, the old sigil she used in the summoning ritual was too advanced, and this well-made old sigil was used to summon more advanced spirit creatures, such as the astral tiger or the phantom of the dream eater. To summon the Hounds of Xsonos, Zatanna must change to an old low-level seal. ”

"In the summoning system of occultism, each different old seal corresponds to a different summon, this system is very strict, the wrong use of any item will lead to the failure of the ritual, in some high-level mystical summoning, the wrong placement of the old seal, will make the summoned spirit directly into a berserk state... Tell her it's a fatal mistake! ”

Merlin nodded quietly, he put down Zatanna's notebook, and he asked inwardly:

"Tell me first, what is the old seal?"

"You can understand that this is a specific item used to lure summons in traditional summoning, but of course, the old seal is more dangerous than the normal inducements. It is essentially a magical item with the breath of a spirit attached to it, which can be used to summon or banish spirit creatures. ”

Raven quickly explains:

"But holding this special magic item requires the user's own will to be strong, and there must be no relaxation, otherwise it will be easy to be invaded by the breath of the spirit."

"Hmm."

Merlin breathed a sigh of relief, he raised his head and looked at Zatanna with a stern gaze, and he said:

"Your knowledge of runes is solid, which makes me feel relieved, and it seems that you have mastered what I taught you before. But it's a pity that Zatana. Zatara, you made a fatal mistake. ”

He said in a serious tone:

"You're using the wrong old seal... The old sigil you use should be used to summon more powerful spirit creatures such as the Astral Tigers. The Hound of Xonos is too low-level, it can't and doesn't dare to respond to the call of the Old Seal of this level, unless you want to summon the cruel and crazy Germic of Xonos, but that kind of spirit creature is something you can't control right now! ”

"You need to try again with the lowest old seal, and that shouldn't be a problem for you."

"The old seal is too high?"

Zatana looked stunned and said:

"But it's the lowest and worst old seal I can find in my family's treasury... Is there really an old seal that is lower than it? ”

"Absolutely."

Merlin said to the rich girl in front of him in a tone of envy and faint jealousy:

"You can go to Diagon Alley in London and buy low-grade old seals that are not hard to find, and you can buy the right old seal for just a few gold Galleons. Also, I would like to remind you that before you can re-summon, you must first grasp the contrasting connections between spirit creatures and different old seals. ”

"Zatana, you are very talented, but in the realm of occultism, mystical summoning is a very serious matter, low-level summoning rituals are fine, with your strength, you can easily repel those wrong summons, but in high-level summoning rituals, the consequences of using the wrong old seals and materials are quite serious... What happened to your ancestors should give you a real reminder. ”

Merlin's tone was like that of a tutor teaching a student, and Zatana, who was opposite him, was also serious, like a student listening to a lecture.

"Now I'll tell you about the different old seals and materials needed for several spirit summons, you can remember them."

In Merlin's mind, Raven's voice kept ringing, and all Merlin had to do was to describe Raven's words in his own voice, as if he were interpreting them simultaneously.

A series of complicated, awkward materials and incantations that Merlin had never heard of before were uttered by him, and Merlin felt as if he was reciting scriptures, but he still had to make a very serious, knowledge-transmitting appearance.

In front of him, Zatana held a notebook, quickly jotting down the words Merlin had uttered.

Judging from her expression, these things that Merlin didn't understand should be very valuable knowledge.

After a few minutes, Merlin finished what Raven had given him, and he raised an eyebrow and looked at Zatanna, and said:

"Any other questions?"

"Yes, there are many more."

Zatanna, a beginner in the occult, had too many questions in her notebook, and she turned another page and said to Merlin:

"I'm not going well with what you've taught me before, that the real world uses different astrological comparisons to determine the orientation of the spiritual dimension, especially about the mapping between the constellations Celius and Ursa Major, how to guide the magical tides when the first and second quarters of the moon alternate, and the spiritual phenomena represented by the change of images between the zodiac signs."

"I thought I was pretty good at astrology."

Zatanna said with a self-deprecating face:

"But I don't understand what you've taught me... Compared to you, Master Merlin, I'm really far behind. ”

"Don't say that."

Merlin said calmly:

"You're just a beginner, and being able to ask these questions means that you do have a talent for the occult, and all you need is time."

In fact, although Merlin has also studied astrology, his understanding of these astrological knowledge is estimated to be less than one-fifth of Zatanna's, let alone Raven, who has studied astrology with magical aliens since childhood.

"These are very simple questions."

Raven's voice rang in Merlin's head, and there was a hint of confusion with it.

"With Zatanna's talent and ability to learn, she shouldn't be unable to understand these questions... How do I feel that she is dragging her feet? She seems to want to spend a little more time with you. ”

"Are these really simple questions?"

Merlin Says:

"I don't understand any of them."

"Do you think every wizard is just like you and only uses magic for combat?"

Raven replied with a disdainful face:

"In Aezalath, wizards like you will be stripped of their magical cores and thrown into confinement! Each of the scroll wizards of Aezalas is well-versed in some of the secrets of the stars, and magic is not a weapon in their eyes, but a tool to study the truth of the world... Merlin, you really have to make up for the basics, starting tomorrow, I will teach you astrology, which will be very useful when we go to hell in the future. ”

"Okay, okay."

Merlin rubbed his forehead, and he said:

"I'll ask her."

With that, he raised his head and looked at Zatanna with an insightful gaze, and said:

"With the talent and learning ability you have shown in your previous letters, Zatana, you should not be unable to comprehend even such a simple question... You seem to be dragging time, why? ”

Merlin looked at the slightly flustered girl in front of him, and he asked in a deep voice:

"Is there anything you want to tell me?"

"No... No. ”

Zatanna replied in a panic:

"I don't have anything to hide."

"Okay."

Merlin stood up, and he said:

"Then I'll leave and have a good rest."

"Wait, Mr. Merlin."

Zatanna quickly called out to Merlin, who turned around and looked at Zatana, the magician was about to tell Merlin about the parchment, but the moment she spoke, the parchment she had placed in her pocket suddenly vibrate.

It's like a warning.

Obviously, the parchment and the will behind it did not want Merlin to know, and they had been following Merlin's private life.

Under this warning, Zatanna's voice was sharp, and she said to Merlin with a pitiful gesture:

"Please don't go, Mr. Merlin."

"Why?"

Merlin frowned and asked:

"I need a reason, I have a lot to do."

"I... I'm afraid of the dark. ”

Zatanna Says:

"Ever since I learned the message of that spirit, whenever I was in the dark, I could hear whispers of nothingness, probably because of the power of that spirit remaining in this house. Only in the company of a mysterious master like you will those whispers disappear... Please, please stay with me tonight until I leave this house tomorrow morning. ”

She said:

"I'll pay, 5 strange things with divine powers... Please help me! ”

"Hmph, little vixen!"

Raven's disgruntled voice echoed in Merlin's head.

Merlin also knew that Zatanna was lying.

Because he was not a master of the occult at all, he knew nothing about the occult, and his presence could not have helped Zatana to eliminate the "whispers", the girl was lying.

She just wanted Merlin to stay.

"Should I turn her down?"

Merlin asked in her mind, and Raven on the other end sat cross-legged on the bed with her arms crossed, staring at Raven Victor, the kind of gaze that made Victor shrink his head.

But in the end, Raven did not object, and she said to Merlin:

"5 sacred and strange things, not one of them is missing!"

"Also, you can only accompany her, and you can't do anything beyond that! I'm keeping an eye on you, Merlin! ”

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