Verin glanced at the hand that was pressed against her shoulder, and then sat down sneeringly.

At this moment, all the affairs, responsibilities, and identities she now carried seemed to disappear, and she was once again the student who had stepped into Merlin's classroom for the first time, and sat quietly in her place, waiting for the professor to give a lecture on the stage.

Of course, this scene has nothing to do with the teaching, and Xiuge is not a professor, he is even a nominal student of Verin.

Viline's reaction suggests that she is in a state of mixed embarrassment and tension.

She sat straight across from Shug, motionless, her hands resting quietly on her laps, her eyes falling on Shug's face, but when Shug turned her gaze, her eyes fell back to the table, staring at the magic book she had lent to Shug.

This appearance made Xiuge couldn't help laughing.

His laughter drew Viline's displeasure, and seeing that those two beautiful eyebrows were about to turn into sharp blades, Xiug spoke, "I wonder how some things should be talked about...... Well, let's start with Salem. ”

"Huh?"

Verin's eyebrows calmed as she looked intently at Shug, and then she heard Shug say, "Actually, I've been confused by the prophecies made by the Black Sun Society...... You know what? When I look back at those prophecies, I see that they are actually very accurate and not wrong. ”

Wei Lin was a little puzzled: "Prophecy? Which paragraph are you referring to? ”

"The part about the city of Salem and me."

Shuge looked around, then brought a cup, poured himself a cup of hot tea, and took a big sip.

The taste is a little bland, but it is enough to refresh and quench your thirst.

Immediately afterward, that memory became clear in Xiuge's mind, and he slowly recited: "War will precursor the black sun, and the only son of the abyss will be born in the sacrificial pit...... Hehe, I remember that we saw this when we were about to escape from the city of Seren. ”

Wei Lin nodded slightly, "Yes, I remember, it was in the mansion of the Goblin Chamber of Commerce. ”

Speaking of this, she paused slightly, and then asked cautiously, "Do you want to tell me that you are the prophesied 'only son of the abyss'?" ”

"Not really."

Xiuge shook his head: "Judging from all indications, the so-called 'only son of the abyss' means something else, but its birth is very directly related to me, and I do have some secrets related to it. ”

"Do you mean the magic and power you wield?"

Wei Lin blinked, and she showed a rare smile: "If it's these secrets, you don't have to tell me...... The mad poet Azifu once vaguely mentioned in "Poems of the Night" that leaking and sharing these secrets could lead to unnecessary disaster and attention. ”

"Well, that's true, but what I want to tell you today is another secret."

Speaking of this, Shugg's body leaned forward slightly, he stared at Wei Lin seriously, and then said slowly, "If I told you that I wasn't really Shug Ernst in the first place, what would you think?" ”

Hearing this, Wei Lin's eyebrows finally rose uncontrollably.

Confused, surprised, vigilant......

A series of different colors flashed across Verin's face, and for a moment, she almost reached out to touch her spellbook, but for some reason, she finally stopped and stood up, adding two more layers of protective magic to the room that was already enveloped in the isolation ritual arena.

After making sure there were no omissions, she sat down again.

"When do you mean by 'in the beginning'?"

"From the first two days of our meeting, of course."

Shuge's tone was very steady, as if what he was saying was just some trivial thing that didn't matter.

Perhaps because Xiuge's tone was calm enough, or because she trusted the face in front of her enough, Wei Lin didn't question Xiuge's words in any way, but just looked at him quietly, and those shining eyes were urging Xiuge to continue to narrate.

The Verin that Shug was familiar with had probably returned.

The eyes reminded Shug of the first time she saw "Calron's Touch" and "Running Mouse", except that at that time, her gaze was only surprised and curious, and now it was clearly mixed with something more special.

In Viline's expectant gaze, Hug said, "I'm not sure if the Black Sun Society had made some arrangements for the real Shug Ernst before my 'arrival', but in short, I was brought into this world and became the master of this body like those creatures who were called in the summoning ceremony...... This happened a few days before you and I met. ”

Viline looked at Hug as if she wanted to confirm the truth of the words.

Then she blinked and asked curiously, "Before you became 'Shog Ernst', you were ......"

"He is also a human being, and he is an ordinary person, and even the name has a certain resemblance to 'Schug Ernst'."

Xiuge couldn't help but recall the past, and then laughed at himself: "Profession, from the perspective of Fan'en, he is probably an ordinary clerk, and he usually writes nothing particularly serious......

Hearing this, a subtle smile appeared on Wei Lin's face: "It matches this body very well." ”

"Thanks for the compliment, but what I used to write wasn't as popular as the original work of this identity."

"So that explains the stylistic changes in your later works?"

Verin thought for a moment, and she said, "In Merlin, quite a few spellcasters who specialize in summoning rituals and magic believe that the essence of summoning magic is actually to use magic and rituals to associate living beings or creatures in another world......"

"I've never heard of a case of directly summoning another human soul before, but if it's an ancient ritual outside of today's magical system that makes sense of this."

Wei Lin breathed a sigh of relief, and then she asked, "So, those powers of yours...... I mean the creations you can summon, and the lost magic you have, have something to do with it? ”

She thought for a moment, then nodded, "Well, it's no wonder that when we first escaped from Salem, you were able to recover from the entanglement of those 'sludges', instead of being 'infected' or devoured like everyone else. ”

Verin's receptivity was as strong as ever, and instead of rushing to ask for details, she chose to continue listening.

So, Shug truthfully confessed: "I suspected that the powerful being who brought me into this world had some ulterior motives, and I feared that He might affect my mind and order me to serve the ancient gods of the past or the Black Sun like the Black Sun Society...... But later, when I was forced to go to the meeting of the Black Sun Society, He helped me and allowed me to successfully escape from the encirclement of the Society. ”

"I shouldn't have to talk too much about the rest of the matter, you basically know it......"

Hearing this, Wei Lin couldn't help but raise her hand and point in the direction above her head: "So, the dome that should have existed above the Watch City was also destroyed by him?" He...... On our side? ”

"As far as I know, he still has a lot of grievances against the current Vane, but overall, he will be more disgusted with the ancient powers and the black sun."

After hearing these words, Wei Lin closed her mouth.

Instead of continuing to sit in her chair, she stood up and began to pace back and forth in the room with some anxiety.

After walking for nearly ten rounds, she finally stopped again in front of Xiuge: "These...... They should all be your own secrets, they are very important, if you let the Black Sun Society know......"

"Don't worry, they already knew."

Xiuge smiled and shook his head: "It's just that they have some misunderstandings about this matter...... They thought that the soul of Shog Ernst had long since been replaced by the 'sludge' they had summoned, but it was only some accidents in the process that caused me to stand against them. ”

Wei Lin pursed her lips: "So that's why they've been hunting you down and wanted." ”

"Ha, maybe, maybe it has something to do with me blinding their second leader."

Shuge casually made a joke, but there was no smile on Wei Lin's face, she just rolled her eyes slightly, and then said in a somewhat complaining tone, "Even if the Black Sun Society already knows about these things, you shouldn't tell me...... This only adds an extra layer of risk! ”

But this time, her student, who had always been "very obedient" in the past, answered in the negative.

"No, it seems to me that it is necessary."

Wei Lin was a little stunned, and was struggling, but saw that Xiuge had already gotten up and came to her without knowing when.

Sug was much taller than her, so when the distance between the two narrowed, Wei Lin inexplicably felt a sense of oppression, which made her instinctively want to retreat.

However, the hateful hand that had held her down before reached out again, and gently grabbed her shoulder, stopping her from retreating.

Then, the soft, familiar voice entered Viline's ears.

"In this world called Vann, among all my friends, comrades-in-arms, and allies, you are the first to truly hear these secrets...... Maybe for a long, long time to come, you will be the only one who knows about them. ”

Wei Lin stood stunned, her mind that could handle a lot of magical puzzles and complex plans was a little blank at this moment, and only the words of Xiuge were still drifting slowly.

"I have always firmly believed that only absolute trust can create stronger and more precious relationships and emotions."

"And now, Miss Verin, you're the person I can trust in the world."

"I hope the same will be true in the future."

……

In the middle of the night, Xiuge opened his eyes at his familiar "workstation".

Today's dream shelter is exceptionally bright and clear, and the lamps that normally emit only dim light seem to have been repaired, spreading the light evenly in all directions.

In the light of these rays, Hug saw many cracks and defects that had been hidden in the darkness before, making the shelter itself look dilapidated.

He quickly got up and hurried to the other side.

After turning a corner, Xiuge saw the familiar computer, and the black figure that was "paralyzed" in the light of the computer.

He breathed a sigh of relief, and stepped forward.

However, no sooner had Hug come to Theseus' side than he heard him muttering in a very funny, exaggerated, and strange tone: "Wow...... It's such an awkward two people, fortunately they are not my divine choice, otherwise they will be 'like a decline'! ”

There is even a bit of a familiar dialect of Xiuge.

Shugg didn't want to discuss the previous matter with the guy, so he sat down in the chair next to Theseus, and then looked at the "god of all faces" seriously.

He's been tattered.

Like a tragic doll that had been through a hail of bullets, Theseus's body was covered in holes and scars, some of which even spanned half of his body, tearing apart the not-so-dignified black dress and the chaotic body underneath.

It's hard to imagine what Theseus had been through in the past.

Xiuge asked cautiously, "What the hell are you ...... How did it come to this? Is it because of the 'Great Hunt' of the Abyss Court? ”

"The Great Hunt? That kind of boring cycle doesn't affect me. ”

Theseus, though a little weak, was a little unimpressed by the size of the gaps in his body, and as he spoke, he picked up a piece of clothing from his body as if he were playing, and pulled it twice very indifferently.

He was completely slumped on the back of his chair, looking like a social animal who had just worked overtime for two all-nighters.

Then Xiuge heard Theseus say: "If you want to do it directly against the abyss, after all, it is still a bit of a big deal...... In the end, I'm better to hide behind and play some yin than to stand in front and fight hand-to-hand, which is too rough and almost violates my own personality. ”

He just grumbled indiscriminately.

After a few casual words, Theseus raised his head slightly, and a classic expression of "sleepiness" appeared on his chaotic face: "Although I have completely escaped from the abyss, its mark has been imprinted in my origin since the beginning of my birth...... The destruction of the Black Sun Formation Ceremony completely exposed me to the gaze of the Abyss. ”

"This is very bad news...... I don't fear any big hunts, but I can't jump over my origin and clash with the Abyss itself. ”

"Once that happens, it can completely strip me of my power and make me disappear completely."

(End of chapter)