Chapter 112: The Hidden One
The light source in the church is rekindled, giving off a soft warmth.
The white linen robe stepped back, and the priest, whose beard had obscured most of his face, looked at the candle flame that had just been lit in front of him, and asked the figure sitting on the first bench:
"You let Him take away a portion of the 'medium light.'" Adam said this, walking slowly over to the figure with his head hanging down.
"Well, deal with some 'hidden' omissions. I didn't tell the clone, but they always had a habit of stealing, so I let him take some of it. Esther's eyes were closed, and her brow, which had not been much expression before, was furrowed.
The footsteps gradually stopped, but Adam did not move closer to Zoya's direction, but sat down on the bench on the other side of the aisle: "You trust him a lot. β
"Esther's" eyelashes trembled violently, but she still closed her eyes, as if she was trapped in a nightmare and struggling, but the expression on her mouth unconsciously curved upwards made her suppressed pain faintly revealed:
"I just know him...... They. If there is anyone in the world who understands them, it is a pity that I am the only one left. Even between them, they are strangers to each other. β
For a long time, Adam did not speak, nor did he pray as usual, but he rubbed the cross on his chest, and likewise lowered his head and looked at the ground in front of him.
"Esther" didn't need to rely on vision, perception was enough, and from the illusory degree of that figure, she could easily tell that sitting on the other side of the bench was just a personality clone.
"If you let him know the truth about this, will he still trust you?"
"Because of Amon's little tricks, I have no better choice."
Adam smiled under his beard, consciously ignoring the complaint in that sentence: "I have seen you as the first person to be chosen by 'fate', very courageous and very decisive. β
There was a bit of a buzz in Esther's voice, "Even if I didn't get into the real world with him, you still chose to bet on him." β
"Because we all know that the choice of 'fate' will always come true, and chaotic and uncontrollable probabilities will become possibilities when the dice land."
Seeing that "Esther" remained silent about this, Adam sighed: "Just as you know them, I know you." β
"I don't know why, but I ......"
Esther's words were interrupted, and as she tried to open her eyes, the points of light on the tips of her hair suddenly fell off.
Several MΓΆbius rings with broken marks were glued together directly around "Esther", and then shattered due to the gap, such a strange abnormal movement, and even had a tendency to spread to the entire church.
Adam raised his head, his golden and indifferent vertical pupils locking on Esther's figure, and at the same time locking on all the light that spread outward.
Yet instead of using "pacifying," He used the more aggressive "breath of the heart"!
The dots of light flying in the air were swept into the invisible transparent breath, trembling and quieting, slowly drifting back to the top of "Esther"'s head, "Esther's" frowning brow gradually loosened, and no longer tried to open her eyes.
Adam released "reassurance" again, and felt the other party sink into a trance again: "Do you trust Him too?" β
"No, the gods can't be trusted."
The vertical pupils in Adam's eyes gradually returned to roundness: "Do you think that if he does this, he will really doubt you or me?" β
"Esther" sat silently on the bench, she raised her hand and touched her forehead lightly.
But Adam didn't need a response, he already had the answer in his own heart: "After all, I am in the same interest as him, and he needs an opportunity as well." β
"I'm getting weaker and weaker on the 'medium light'." "Esther," said softly, her brow furrowing again.
"Because your candidates will also influence them in reverse." Adam said mildly, "After all, as he promotes, they will naturally gravitate towards the true masters of the Grey Mist, rather than vassals. β
"Esther" put down her hand, and the corners of her mouth were slightly hooked: "Yes......"
After a moment of silence, Adam thought that "Esther" had returned to his dream, but he did not expect to hear a question:
"What about you? Hulse has a strong desire for fulfillment. β
"It's a pity that I can't get the upper hand, so I'm not going to agree to this." Adam replied with a calm face, "The time I am waiting for to become a god is just to prepare for this. β
After a pause of two seconds, Adam got up from the bench and walked to the huge cross in front of him: "Even if Amon knew, He would only help me more firmly." β
"Really?" The smile on Esther's lips became even more pronounced.
"I'm worried about your condition with your mentality...... Zoya. β
As Adam's deep voice pronounced the word, Esther's body fell limply backwards, falling into a deeper dream.
The eyes that stared at her were calm and clear.
ββ
There are always some unexpected situations in life, but he has never seen such a situation.
Thinking so, Crane held the fearful lark next to the pit in his hand, and the weak-hearted Nornes kept making a low roar, almost burying his head under his wings.
But only if you ignore what this little guy was just doing.
Crane glanced at the clawed pit on the ground, it wasn't deep enough to bury the stiffened body of the lark next to it.
The world is so big that there are no surprises, and Nornes can do anything, I should have gotten used to it...... But why wouldn't it speak? Otherwise, I'll just ask it what the hell is going on.
Crane's frosty glaring at the lark in his hand made Nornes gradually shut his mouth and shrink his head even lower.
Just a few minutes ago, Klein spotted a lark sneaking up in the back garden through the eyes of a secret puppet.
A self-proclaimed responsible keeper, he had long since summed up the daily routine of Nornes' daily routine, and knew that the bird did not stay much in the back garden.
Seeing Norn running to the garden today, instead of staying in the trees and singing, plunging headlong into the bushes, Klein would of course be puzzled by this.
The spiritual instinct gave a gentle feedback, and Crane no longer hesitated, and instantly switched places with the secret couple, so as not to miss the opportunity to seize Nornes.
Although he is the de facto owner of this little lark, he rarely restricts what Nornes can do, and the degree of willfulness of this bird happens to step on the bottom line of Klein's indulgence.
Instead of squeezing directly into the bushes, Crane restrained his movements, turning a nearby ant into a secret puppet, and letting it walk through the back of the bushes to see where the noise was coming from.
However, the moment he saw the Lark's corpse, Crane once again switched places with the Ant Secret Puppet and stood directly behind Nornes.
Nornes seemed to sense something, but when he turned around, he saw that it was Crane standing beside him, and the lark let out a scream that almost punctured the eardrums.
There was hardly any other explanation for this than the scene where he was caught doing something bad, and it was even the first time Crane had seen Nornes so panicked, his feathers all upside down, and it looked like a crown of skyrocketing.
What is this, bird stolen goods? No, no, it's the carcass of another bird...... Where did this lark come from?
To be honest, the scene in front of him was quite funny, thanks to the "Joker" ability was very effective in helping Klein control his facial expressions, he had a gloomy face, and he made himself look quite angry.
Sure enough, Nornes became even more timid, and tried to jump in front of the corpse of the other lark, spreading his wings to block it.
Klein leaned down and asked with a cold face, "What else do you have to explain?" β
Noons shook his head tremblingly, his watery eyes looking like he might cry at any moment.
Klein narrowed his eyes: "Don't deliberately pretend to be pitiful, you'd better explain what you did." β
Ever since experiencing the dreams of the people in the cocoon, and seeing the anomalies of the points of light in the "city halls", Crane has found that he has developed a stronger connection with Nornes - the communication between the two has become more effective, and he can now understand most of Nouns's chirps, including the meaning of the lark's eyes and movements.
This is not a small windfall.
Of course, there are also not so friendly places, such as when Nornes is locked out of the house, the swearing is always extra loud, even if he is reprimanded by Klein several times, he does not change in the slightest.
Nouns landed on Crane's outstretched palm, shook the tips of his wings at the other lark on the ground, whispered twice, but closed his mouth tightly.
"You said they came out to send a message......"
Klein immediately remembered that during his battle with Herwin Lambis, a lark had flown to the Viscount's Palace, met with Miss "Justice", and spoke to Audrey in the voice of a "lover", asking the lady to bring a message to the "Fool".
And that message, of course, was not just for the "fools", but for me. Crane sighed silently, it seemed that after the mission of delivering the letter was completed, in order to prevent possible follow-up tracking, the lark's life had come to an end.
However, the lark also knew whether it was because they had found Nornes and asked their companions to help hide the body, or because they had contact information that I didn't know, or because they were ...... Esther knows where I live, so they know too?
Klein pinched Noons's sharp mouth: "I see, I really don't blame you for this, you just happened to meet it, didn't you?" β
Nornes nodded, and called out twice more hesitantly.
Crane sighed heavily, "Okay, okay, I'll help you dispose of its corpse." But why do you have to emphasize burying it? Will there be any other anomalies? β
In Klein's opinion, the best way to deal with it is to burn, which leaves fewer marks and does not have the possibility of being turned over by wild animals.
Nornes shook his head, indicating that he didn't know either.
It reminds Klein that someone once said something like "bury it": "So you learned some nonsense from her......" (end of chapter)