In the game, when searching for Veronica's body, you can get a letter from someone to the Noble Red Society.

This is a must-explode early main quest item. Directly used to start the next stage of the main quest.

And this "someone" is the agent of "a certain minister" who was later implicated in the incident.

Ivas couldn't remember who this person was, and he couldn't remember who the minister was...... But it is enough to know an approximate range.

It's like when the final exam takes place, the teacher delineates the scope of the exam in advance.

Excluding those who Ivus had no impression of, and those whom he knew knew could never be, there were only three people left who could possibly be.

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretary of State for Law, Secretary of State for Trade.

The common denominator is that the three of them are middle-aged fat men who are high-powered, over half a hundred years old, usually kind and popular, and can't see shoes when they look down when they wear regular clothes - this is Ivus's impression of this "certain minister".

The classic choice of one of the three belongs to yes.

One of the three of them was paid by spies sent by the Star Antimony Kingdom to regularly and secretly send some top-secret high-level information to the Star Antimony Kingdom. And the remaining two are innocent.

- The medium they use to convey information is the "Noble Red Society".

The Star Antimony Kingdom, behind the Noble Red Society, intends to subvert the Kingdom of Avalon - this was the main story until version 2.0.

This minister is the inner ghost of the connection between the Star Antimony Kingdom and Avalon.

A true traitor.

The correspondence exchanged with him was, naturally, top secret. This kind of important thing will definitely not leave your body.

After all, there are many thieves in Avalon, and if they steal this kind of thing quietly and make it public, they will not have enough lives to die.

If the letter falls into the hands of the Inspectorate, it may not be effective. If he had buried the nail in the Inspectorate, he might have been cleared out.

But when Ivas got it, it was a different story.

He could have followed the letter and traced it back to that "someone". Then you can know which of the three choices in this classic is a traitor.

【…… My Master]

A low, roaring, hoarse voice like a newly awakened lion rang in Ivus's ears.

It was the Shadow Demon under Ivus.

A slender black snake the size of a girl's arm made of pure shadows crawled down Ivus's left leg, waist, and chest, all the way to his throat.

The Shadow Serpent's eyes glowed scarlet, hissing and spitting smoke-like black snake letters.

So the lion-like voice became a snake-like hoarseness:

【Are you ...... What to do? 】

"As you can see, destroy the evidence of my own crimes."

Ivas was not afraid in the slightest, and did not even look down at the black snake wrapped around his neck.

He was just concentrating on retrieving evidence from Veronica while casually replying, "And searching for evidence of other people's crimes." ”

When communicating with these demons, you must not appear tired or afraid.

Because the more you fear it, the more you fear it, the more the devil looks down on you.

The so-called "demons" are not otherworldly creatures from the abyss in other fantasy settings, but a type of illusion.

The most accurate way to say it is that the illusion that comes from the transcendent path is called a demon. However, after the generalization of the name, the illusions that do evil in other paths, the illusions of the dark attributes, and the illusions that look like demons are all generalized and called demons.

The illusion is a special life that has no physical body, no lifespan, and will not die completely, but only belongs to a single path, and has the possibility of self-consciousness and gradual strengthening. Most of them are born from different paths, and a small number are biologically transformed.

Ehuas's sister Yulia is in very poor health, specifically in a state of near-perpetual fever - this is because she has the seeds of illusion in her body, and in this sense, she can be regarded as a sacrifice for the birth of illusions.

And the demon scholar who has advanced the wrong level can also transform himself into a demon through a complex ritual. In other words, I directly became an illusion.

These are the two main ways to transform into illusions.

Because the demons of orthodoxy all come from the path of transcendence, they all have the pure characteristic of "intending to surpass the strong and despise the weak". That is, there is strength and action, and the character of a careerist who is extremely proud.

The demon who has signed the contract will be able to gain experience in practicing the path while his master walks on the path of transcendence. They can't do that on their own.

Because the demons of the native species lack a desire of their own—they lack a goal to transcend.

As long as you have a promising future and have clear goals and strengths...... That is, to prove his determination and ability to walk in the "path of transcendence", the demon will not betray his master for the time being.

If the demons approve of their temporary masters, they will not defect even if they fall into a desperate situation, and will even fight for them until the last moment. Because demons don't dissipate with the death of their master, demons are not afraid of death. If the master can survive the mortal end, this strong fate that transcends the predicament will greatly satisfy the demon.

So, if the devil thinks you are not pure enough, you are not capable, and you have no hope for the future. If you can't give him enough food from the following behaviors, it will be thinking about how to leave you.

It doesn't sound like much, but it's quite normal - if you think your boss can't do it, you just change jobs.

But after signing the contract, the demon scholar does not die, and the demon cannot leave his body. So once the demon dislikes the owner of the contract he has signed with, he will find a way to kill him. Demons can't hurt their master, but there are many ways to kill a person.

Many demon scholars will only summon demons that are only a little stronger than themselves. It is because they are too jealous of the devil and are afraid that they will not be able to satisfy the devil's appetite.

But Ivas wasn't afraid at all.

Because these demons are like ambitious workers in Aihuas's eyes.

Let him look very kind.

Some of them have the ability and the heart to go to big companies, that is, to submit resumes to high-level demon scholars; But there are also demons who like to respond to low-level demon scholars, those who are like migrant workers who like to go to startups.

Some of them are incapacitated and not wanted by large companies, which are also lower demons and small demons; Some of them want to start their own companies but have no capital, so they invest in start-up companies with the intention of one day seeking power and usurping power, these are high-level demons who deliberately respond to the call of low-level demon scholars, and they come because the other party can't control themselves; There are also some who were simply cheated - they submitted resumes to a large company, and they were assigned to a subsidiary with more work and less money.

It's like being summoned by a high-level demon scholar, and then being given a contract to a low-level demon scholar after it is controlled. In the Kingdom of Star Antimony, where the path is legitimate, this is how their mentors catch demons for their students.

Eivus's Shadow Fiend is also of this type.

Of course, the situation of the Shadow Fiend is a little more complicated - because Ivus itself is the sacrifice that tricked it.

The salary card became a good turn, and he became the boss, which belongs to yes.

Later, when Ivus makes a blank card that can hold it completely, he will be able to seal the Shadow Fiend into his own beast once and for all. At that time, it will no longer be a demon, and it will be impossible to betray itself.

But now, Ivas also needs to show his abilities in particular.

…… No way, it's the labor market now.

He still has to put on a show.

After signing a lifetime contract, you don't have to be afraid of the Shadow Demon Devourer.

Although the Shadow Fiend was sealed in a wheelchair by Iwas, it remained in Iwas's shadow. Everything that happened before, it must have seen it.

This is also another purpose of Ivance's trip - to stabilize the deceived job seeker by showing his layout ability, conspiracy level, and lie level along the way. Give the Shadow Fiend enough food for him to recognize himself.

"Now, what do you think of me?"

Ivas asked casually.

Hearing this, the black snake around his neck melted and dripped, turning into a pure black hound.

It rubbed Ivus's calf affectionately, making a low sound.

【Perfect, delicious, excellent ......】

Apparently, Shadow Fiend was satisfied.

The black dog opened his mouth word by word, and said in a low voice: "I am extremely looking forward to your future...... OUR FUTURE]

"—in that case."

Ivas casually threw away the letter that belonged to him: "Then destroy it, and leave." ”

[Hehehe......]

The Shadow Fiend chuckled lowly.

It took several seconds before it responded:

【Your will...... Host]

[Looking forward to you, wake me up next time......]

[At that time, I hoped to eat real flesh]

The black dog jumped up and picked up the letter, and when it landed, it disappeared into the mire-like shadows.

The letter melted directly into the invisible by it. Like a plastic bag roasted by fire, it blackens, shrinks, abruptly, shrinks, and disappears without a trace.

There is no doubt that if it bites a living creature, it will be dragged directly into the shadows and melted.

This is not something that Ivas can do with only a level 1 "shadow ability." It's the result of Shadow Fiend's own hands.

- This is exactly what Shadow Fiend is showing off to its owner, its ability to "hunt".