Crossing the Griffon's Bridge, Sherlock, who was walking aside, glanced at Lily, the maid pushing a wheelchair behind Evas, before whispering:

"Seriously, I didn't expect Master Janis to give you that painting."

"I didn't think of it."

Ivus replied honestly.

"Although Master Janis seems to be very friendly, she is actually quite a proud person. If you don't get her approval, Master Janis will just smile and stare at you like a fool, without saying a word. ”

Sherlock whispered, "The Master values you very much...... Do you want to embark on the path of beauty? ”

"Yes."

Ivus nodded and joked, "She wants me to be the younger brother of Her Royal Highness." ”

"I guess you refused."

"Indeed. How did you guess? ”

"Because I don't see in you a passion for art."

Sherlock smiled, "Actually, I like to play the violin. I think I'm pretty good...... It's just that I didn't have the opportunity to walk on the path of beauty. ”

"It's not too late, Mr. Sherlock."

"It's late. Or rather, I shouldn't have taken the path of authoritarianism in the first place. Balance, Wisdom & Beauty...... Either one suits me better. ”

He looked at Ivus and said from the bottom of his heart, "I don't want you to go down a path long before you realize that you don't have a passion for it. Adaptability is based on talent, but not a hobby...... But I think hobbies are more important than talents. Talent determines how high you can go, and interest determines your adaptability on the way.

"If you don't have the slightest interest in a path, but the gravitational pull at the top of the path makes you want to go further...... Trust me, that taste of self-pulling torture will torment you to madness. ”

“…… Thank you very much for sharing your experience, Mr. Sherlock. ”

Ivas knew that all that Sherlock said was valuable dry goods. This is his heartfelt exhortation, and there is sincerity in it.

And he doesn't see Sherlock much, and he's not the emotionally driven type of Isabel - the source of this kindness undoubtedly comes from his big brother Edward.

So Ivas became a little intrigued.

Because he didn't know Edward that well. The age gap between Edward and himself and Yulia is too great, and he is more of an uncle than a big brother. They don't usually interact much...... In Ivus's memory, there weren't many episodes that belonged to Edward, and he didn't even remember Edward's name.

However, Edward is the direct cause of Ivus's death in the plot - he is ordered by his adoptive father to sneak up on the player with a deadly spell, and Ivus blocks the fatal blow for the player.

Even though the primary target of his attack was not Evas, Ivas couldn't help but shudder at the thought of Edward now.

"I have a question, Mr. Sherlock......"

Ivus couldn't help but ask, "How did you meet my brother?" ”

"We're classmates."

Sherlock replied succinctly, "He's the only friend I've ever made in my college career." ”

“…… But if I'm not mistaken," Ivas asked, "Mr. Sherlock is only in his twenties, isn't he?" ”

"I'm twenty-six years old."

"But my eldest brother is thirty-five years old this year...... How did you become classmates? ”

Hearing this, Sherlock couldn't help but laugh.

"You young people who have come up from secondary school are not the only ones who can go to university," he explains.

"Edward, he looks like when he was your age, he didn't graduate from the University of the Law. Rather, he graduated from Milton University in County Grey. ”

While the University of Law is the largest and oldest transcendent university in Avalon, it is not the only one.

More than 300 years ago, several professors at the University of the Law were accused by their students of "teaching heresy not permitted by His Majesty the King" and were sentenced to cruel cooking sentences. Specifically, it is the mystical knowledge of the path of wisdom and the path of balance.

After an outcry, the kings of that generation reluctantly stripped off their clothes and paraded through the streets. Unwilling to accept this humiliation, the professors fled from the Royal Law University.

Bishop Milton, from the Eternal Church, happened to open a seminary in County Grey, far from the Isle of Glass.

After hearing what had happened to the professors, the young elf was sympathetic and took them in. Later, many people wanted to escape the glass island of the Inspector and the "Eye of Avalon", so Milton University gradually gained a strong faculty. Although the enrollment scale and the area of the college are far less than that of Wang Li Law University...... But the quality of their teaching is not low.

Before Queen Sophia opened the Fifth and Sixth Divisions of the Royal Law School, Milton University was the only transcendent college in all of Avalon to teach "heresy" and "forbidden arts". Because of Bishop Milton's intimate relationship with the Eternal Church, the Temple of Silver and Tin chose to turn a blind eye to this.

Today, Dean Milton is still alive – even after the destruction of Avalon by the Star Antimony, Milton University still exists as a refuge in times of war.

After graduating from Milton University, Edward went on to study at two more universities. Eventually, he skipped the Inspectorate and joined the Inspectorate and got his own griffin.

Seven years ago, he studied law and law at the Faculty of Law of the Wangli Law University...... He was twenty-seven years old and I was eighteen. ”

Sherlock said with some nostalgia: "When I first entered college, I was very withdrawn. Because I think everyone else is a bunch of noisy idiots, naïve, stupid and impulsive. I'm already a college student, and I'm still in a place like Wangli Law University, but it doesn't look much different from an elementary school student. Basically, a very small number of smart people from the countryside can communicate normally...... However, their knowledge is far from enough, and there is nothing in common to talk about.

"So I don't want to socialize with my peers. The people I have the most contact with are the professors at the school, and I want to borrow their private books from them. And my way of talking to all kinds of mentors will keep those fools away from me.

"Once, I went to Professor Moriarty for an astronomy question, and was bitten by Edward's griffin at the door of my office.

"His griffon bloodline is not pure, and his feathers are darker and slightly larger than the average red griffin. Perhaps because of this, its temper is also a little more explosive...... Edward was not a light cavalryman, so he was unable to communicate with his fellow griffons. He had also come to see Professor Moriarty, and the griffin had stopped at the door.

"But when it saw that I wanted to push the door, the griffin guarding the door bit me directly. My flesh and blood were blurry with just one bite, and I almost broke my thigh in two bites...... Edward hurriedly sent me to the Cathedral of Candles and asked the Bishop to use the illumination for me himself, so that I was not disabled or scarred.

"Although the Bishop healed all my wounds, I was frightened. And I still had a lingering pain in my leg that didn't go away until two weeks later. Edward came to visit me at my home and talk to me. I soon found out that this was a very smart man...... He also has extraordinary intelligence. Although we have different personalities from mine, we are undoubtedly the same kind of people – smart people who have no friends.

So we became friends with each other. We study law together. I'm a beginner, and he's a meditator. But we can still have common ground. After that, he taught me boxing – he was good at it, and he could even put the power of authority into his fists. More powerful than any of the best fighters I know. If he's going to get in the ring, he'll still be a star at Avalon...... That's what a genius is, no matter what field he goes in, he will be equally good. ”

Upon Ivus's questioning, Sherlock talked about his experience with Edward.

He was clearly happy to talk about it. Until he delivered Ivas to his doorstep, Sherlock didn't change the subject.

When he reached the gate of Moriarty's manor, Ivas noticed a dark griffon in the courtyard. It has scarlet pupils that resemble darker rubies.

- He recognized it at a glance as Edward's griffon.

Didn't Edward leave and let Sherlock pick him up?

Why did he come back first?

Thinking of this, Ivus casually asked, "What was my brother going to do before?" ”

"Or the warehouse explosion," Sherlock replied, "probably something to do with the guys at the Pelican Bar."

"In terms of all traces, they are very similar to the deflagration incident of the 'Little Jack Cod Warehouse' a few days ago - there are also traces of the flame essence, and it is also an unmanned warehouse, and there are no casualties. However, this time it was an abandoned stone warehouse...... We haven't found common ground yet. However, Edward rushed over to accept the case as soon as possible, and he should be able to find out.

"Oh, yes. Do you know what a flame spirit is? ”

"It's like demon's blood, a red powder as salty as salt. It's just the traces left by the fire attribute illusion in the material world. Ivas replied.

"Yes, but that's the standard definition. Fire-attribute illusions are quite rare, but it is not complicated for Yan Jing to imitate them with alchemy, and the raw materials are just ordinary sulfur. Therefore, when the Supervision Bureau mentions Yan Jing, it generally refers to [imitation Yan Jing]. The purity of imitation flame essence is lower than that of natural flame essence, but the effect and use are actually similar. ”

Sherlock explained, "It's a common spellcasting ingredient for mages. At the same time, it is also one of the ritual materials that must be used by Demon Scholars to summon any demon.

"Just as 'salt' is the essence of the sea, if you put it into the water in proportion, you can turn the water into seawater, so that the water has a stronger concept of 'water'. The Flame Spirit only needs to put a little bit into the fire to make the fire burn more vigorously and strengthen the concept of 'fire'.

"For low-level mages, it is difficult to use high-temperature flames without relying on the flame essence. It is considered a necessity, but it is also a dangerous good that is restricted from being purchased.

"If you add enough Flame Essence, things that can't be burned can be burned because the concept of fire is strengthened...... For example, ice, steel, or stone. This time, it was the stones of the stone warehouse that were ignited. ”

Hearing this, Ivas's expression froze slightly.

…… Wait a minute?

Something seems to be wrong.

Eivers remembers...... Wasn't it Veronica, the evil magician from the Pelican Bar, who first set the warehouse on fire? Because he controlled the Shadow Fiend, she went to re-summon the demon the next day. If she fails to summon demons, then there is a real chance that the failed ritual will cause the warehouse to burst into flames.

But she had already been killed by Aiwas's own hands.

Could it be that the Society has sent someone to summon demons again?

That's not right either...... It's already failed once, and it's impossible to let another rookie who might make the ritual fail, right?

Sherlock comforted: "Don't be afraid, this case is actually equivalent to being solved."

"Because the purity and structure of the flame essence synthesized by alchemists of different schools and techniques are all slightly different, just like the salt composition extracted from different seawaters. The previous batch of Yan Jing has been sent for testing, and this time the Yan Jing ...... When the final results come out, we will be able to know where their flame essence came from. ”

Confused, Ivas said goodbye to Sherlock.

The Oswald butler who came out of the manor nodded to Lily and took over Ivus's wheelchair.

"You're back just in time, Master Ewass."

The old elf, who had been silent, bowed his body slightly after entering the door and said softly, "Please come and treat Miss Yulia first." The young lady is not in very good shape. ”

…… Strange, didn't I have a treatment in the morning?

Ivas was a little confused, but didn't say anything.

He motioned for Lily to leave, then pushed Ivus into Yuria's room.

Eivus's eyes widened suddenly.

He saw that Yulia was restrained in silver, glowing shackles, and Edward stood by with a serious expression, his pupils shining with a white glow.

And Yulia's head was soaked in cold sweat, and her consciousness was obviously a little blurred.

She didn't even notice Ivas entering, she just wanted to have a high fever and mumble to herself, talking nonsense that others couldn't understand.

Her pajamas had obvious scorch marks, and her fair skin was covered with glowing red cracks, like cracked porcelain in ice, like shattered glass in the summer heat. From time to time, a faint tongue of fire emerged from the crack for a moment, and then it was suppressed back.

Edward manipulated the silver chains to bind Yulia, squeezing her body, forcibly "sticking" her shattered body back with external force.

It was only when Ivus got closer that Yulia's sweat was not transparent...... And like a very light blood.

- When it dries up, it leaves a red powder.