"Your biological father's name is Julio Alexander. He was not an aristocrat, but the child of a small-town poet. He also graduated from the seminary where you are studying today. ”

Bishop Mathers' first words calmed Ivas: "And your mother, Anne Alexander, was a nobleman with irises. She gave up her surname and eloped to Avalon. ”

…… There's a lot of information in that.

Ivus choked as soon as he came up.

"—Anne is a close friend of mine and a former roommate. We came to Avalon together and were classmates when we were Iris. ”

At that moment, a soft, mysterious female voice sounded from behind Aihuas.

Ivus turned around when he heard this, and saw someone he had never seen before, but who was extremely familiar—

She has long, thick black wavy hair that reaches to her waist. The skin is fair, the chest is high, and the facial features are deep and three-dimensional. It looks a bit like an elf, and it smells of the ancient kingdom of rest. But the most impressive thing is that her jasper-like pupils seem to shine like a starry sky.

She was dressed in a black veil and walked barefoot on the soft carpet at home. There are jade rings on the wrists and ankles.

This is none other than Lady Mina, the manager of the in-game store - the one responsible for gachasing, opening limited pools, selling various bundles and discounts.

When she stood with the young version of Matthers, the two of them were a good match—although they were forty-six and thirty-five, they both looked like young people in their twenties. There is no trace of time left on them at all.

Ivus doesn't remember her ever appearing in the plot. But he can guarantee that all players will be impressed with her.

When the Shameless God Studio has not held promotions for a long time, there are often players who go crazy every day, posting posts such as "When will Mrs. come", "Mrs., I miss you so much", "Mrs., you don't want me to put money in other games".

And now, the first thing she said when she met Ivus caught his attention.

"You are...... Lady Mina? Ivus asked.

Bishop Mathers was a little surprised: "How do you know her name is Mina?" ”

"I guess Maya said it."

Mina smiled and said, "Didn't she come to my divination shop last year and persuade me not to lie to people. ”

"That guy just likes to be eventful."

Mathers snorted a little dissatisfied: "You just ignore her." ”

Lady Mina looked at Ivus, a little distracted, and sighed softly, "You really ...... Looks like both Julio and Anne. No wonder Mathers gave you the key to the chapel when he first saw you. ”

"Is my father also a classmate of yours?" Ivas asked curiously.

"Julio is our senior, two levels older than us."

Mina looked at Ivus and said with a smile, "Julio was very popular with girls back then. His father was a poet, so he had a special artistic temperament, but he did not have the frivolous character of an iris man. A handsome guy who is calm and gentle, serious and romantic, and has mastered illumination before he graduated - I don't know if you still have it, but when we girls had menstrual cramps, we would go to the seniors of the seminary for treatment. A lot of people are staring at Julio.

"He's not athletic, but he's good at singing, and he's a tenor.

"Julio and Anne met in a student troupe, where he was the main performer. And Anne is a rising star with a lot of acting talent. Your mother was optimistic and cheerful when she was a student, and she had a gentle and generous personality. Although I am an international student, I have many friends. Plus her profession is this, so when she first joined the troupe, she was voted as the heroine by a high vote.

"I remember the first opera they performed was Lulu's Magic Flute, which was very difficult. But their performance went so well that even the royal family came to see it. Your parents played the roles of Prince Tamino and the Queen of the Night's daughter, Pamina...... It was also from the end of that performance that they began to secretly date. ”

Mina said this, glancing at Mathers, "But since then, I have married Mathers and moved from the school dormitory to his house. I don't know what happened after that.

"All I know is that Anne is pregnant before she graduates. She took a long leave of absence to give birth to you, so she didn't have enough credits to stay one level. Your mom was taking you to class at the time...... I hugged you when I was a kid. ”

Mina's voice was gentle, but also a little sad: "At that time, Anne had already changed her surname. It should have fallen out with his family and forcibly married Julio. ”

When she saw Evas, she immediately thought of her close friend who had been dead for more than a decade.

The memories of the university that I could never go back to came to my eyes along with the people I would never see again.

After all these years, Mina thought she had forgotten. And when he saw Ivus, the memories that had turned gray suddenly resurfaced, and all the memories of the past regained their voices and colors.

The atmosphere between the four of them fell silent for a moment.

Mathers led Ivus into the living room and sat down. There was already a wheelchair seat around the table, and Mina poured a cup of hot tea for both Ivas and Lily.

The bishop's home was anything but luxurious. The only thing that is commendable is that his family lives in the Red Queen district.

But it was small, much smaller than the villa in Ivace's school. It has only two floors and three bedrooms. They entered through the front door and went to the living room, and the "Lady Mina's Fortune Shop" was at the back door on the first floor, which was also connected to the living room.

"What do you want to add?"

Lady Mina gathered her emotions and asked Lily to sit next to Ivace, then asked the two of them.

"Just add milk." Ivas replied.

"I want milk too...... I also want to add some honey. Lily whispered.

While waiting for the milk tea, Bishop Mathers sighed, "Your father was my student, but Professor Moriarty was also kind to me. So I actually struggled for a while about whether I should talk to you about your background and whether this is unfair to your adoptive father......

"But since you've been attacked by demon scholars many times, I think it's time to make it clear to you.

"Your parents were cursed to death by demonic scholars, in connection with the case of Jack the Ripper ten years ago. It is very likely that the prisoner is the mentor of the Ripper, and the contract demon is the Iron Hook Demon. ”

Mathers' voice was a little hoarse: "At that time, the entire Alexandrian family was cursed, and many people died because of this curse of unknown origin. He came to me for help...... I was the only one who wasn't at the Cathedral that morning. ”

As he spoke, he glanced at the crimson key hanging from Ivus's wheelchair, "You should know by now, this key is sealed with a holy sword." But I'm going to tell you, this holy sword is cursed, and the curse is very strong.

"Just the night before, the curse inside was accidentally leaked. In order to prevent innocent people from suffering, I took it to an abandoned warehouse far from the crowd and asked several arbitrators to seal it for me. By the time I got back from my errands, it was already one o'clock in the afternoon.

"By then, it was too late. Both of your parents were killed by the Hook Demons, but they did everything in their power to protect you. Since then, you don't have any relatives in Avalon. I'm also seriously thinking about whether to adopt you, after all, I know your father, and Mina knows your mother. I had that chance...... But I ended up sending you to an orphanage. I'm sorry, Iwas. ”

Mathers sighed, a little remorseful: "Because I was also in trouble with my family at that time...... Mina alone was too much for them to accept, and the reason for adopting a student's child—hundreds of whom I had taught—was not convincing them. So I finally backed down...... And I'm really scared, I'm worried that something will happen to Mina, Meia and Mom and Dad.

"To this day, we don't know why House Alexander was attacked by the Demon Scholars, because House Alexander is already dead—only two days after your parents died, your grandfather was killed for the same reason.

"The Inspectorate's claim is that your grandfather may have hidden a special secret in an unpublished poem. Because when he died, all his manuscripts were lost and lost. Of all the 'Alexanders' who died, only his belongings were stolen. But this argument is obviously untenable, because then there is no need to kill your grandfather's children at all.

"So I'm worried about somebody you're messing with. So I sent you to the orphanage that Professor Moriarty had invested in.

"Professor Moriarty is a good man, and the orphanage he invested in is at least guaranteed. At least not like in other orphanages, when the children reach the age of nine, they are sent to work in factories, or given to Lloyd's as newsboys or doormen, or directly to the beds of adults.

"Finally, when Professor Moriarty went to adopt Yulia as his adopted daughter, I mentioned you to him. It turns out that he really adopted you...... It made me owe him another favor. ”

Mathers slowly recounted what had happened before Ivas could remember.

Bishop Mathers...... I want to know, where is my grandfather from? ”

Ivus asked solemnly.

"He lives in Eagle Cape Village in Muwan County, which is also your father's hometown."

Mathers replied without hesitation, apparently having already guessed that Ivas would ask the question, "I know you care a lot about this, but I wouldn't advise you to go over there now to look for clues." Because although you are very talented, you are still too weak...... And your talent will increase your value. The evil scholars who delve into demonology will sacrifice you once, and they will sacrifice you a second time. ”

As he spoke, Mathers looked at Ivas with a somewhat complicated expression: "I was thinking about ...... If I had completed the advanced level two or three years ago and stepped into the fifth energy level, would your parents not have to die?

"But no matter how much I calculated, it didn't work...... Because I'm just a transcendent being who dedicates the path. This frustrates me. As long as the curse of the red-hilted sword leaks out that day, I will have to deal with it - I can't deal with the curse in the Cathedral of the Candles, it will only make more people infected by the curse, and the curse will spread to the entire glass island. I have to be held accountable for more innocent people.

And the criterion of the way of devotion is to sacrifice those who are close to oneself and to save those who are far from themselves. This is also a kind of 'altruism' in a broad sense. In other words, if I can step into the fifth energy level, and even predict the catastrophe that your parents will suffer, I may still choose to save more ordinary people. That is the result of being influenced and manipulated by the path.

"I was terrified by the devotional, yet unforgiving state. I realized that there were also things that the transcendents of the fifth level could not do, and that they would also be calculated or tragedies due to coincidences.

"So from then on, I didn't go any further. If the problem can't be solved by the fourth energy level, most of the problems can't be solved by the fifth energy level...... At least that's what I thought at the time. ”

Mathers sighed, reminiscing with some silence.

Aihuasi slowly drank the warm milk tea and fell into thought.

Obviously, the death of Eivers' parents also cast a psychological shadow on Mathers.

It was then that Bishop Mathers lost his desire to continue his advancement and chose to live a messy life. He then enlisted the help of Professor Moriarty and became a clergy councillor - that is, as a representative of the church, an unofficial councillor who could enter the Round Table without knights or armor, participate in meetings and vote.

To date, there are only six members of the Guardian Council in Avalon. It's quite a valuable identity. It also meant distracting Mathers from a lot of energy, and he was no longer focused on improving his supernatural abilities.

"—Cape Eagle?"

At this moment, a somewhat sleepy, but cold, voice came from above.

That's Sherlock.

Dressed in thin clothes and slippers, he slowly walked down the stairs.

His hair was a little messy, and just by looking at his face, he was clearly a little confused.

Sherlock, who woke up but didn't wake up completely, subconsciously said, "Isn't that Haina's hometown?" ”

(End of chapter)