When Lily finished killing the lone Moon Sons and slowly sneaked back to the hall in the shadows, she was shocked.

Why is it all white and gray-

She had only left the hall a while ago, and by that time there had already been some of the Moon's children killed by the Earthbound Spirits.

Lily probably guessed that it should be the young master's doing.

Because she had noticed that Ivus had gone to inquire about the haunted inn near Cape Eagle Village, and had prepared the materials for sealing the Flame Butterfly...... So she felt that maybe Ivas had gone to catch ghosts.

The result is really ......

But that kind of death is not complete for the child of the moon.

As Director Cornelius had said, it was difficult for Earthbound Spirits to deal direct damage to the Children of the Moon. The children of the moon that he killed were usually newborns who were weak enough. After all, their souls are too fragile...... Directly attacking the souls, crossing the immortality of the children of the moon and beating them into powder.

And the rest are basically the children of the moon who have fallen into hallucinations and kill each other.

The death caused by this kind of killing without a knife is not terrible - although they fall to the ground and lose their breath and heartbeat, as long as the blood is not completely drained, they are not really dead.

Even if the sculpture turns to gray and white, as long as enough blood is spilled at this time, it can still wake them up.

Even if the sculpture is destroyed by a supernatural force and only ashes remain, a certain amount of ash can be combined with the corpses of other transcendents on the path of love to form a new child of the moon. It's a kind of rebirth.

And if the amount of ashes is large enough, it can also be resurrected directly through rituals...... But that kind of Moon Child is all in one.

- and only those newborns are scared of this.

Because they don't have the common sense to be monsters, they still see themselves as the dead before them, so they are afraid of physical death.

In order to kill the Children of the Moon completely, the ashes must be soaked in the holy water of the Offering Path, or the liquid of other paths. Either they will be burned to death with fire and light, or they will be killed by attacking their souls - the burned Moonchild will skip immortality, turn into ashes instead of being a sculpture, just like the old man who died after being attacked by the Earthbound Spirits.

Such ashes cannot make a new child of the moon, nor can they be resurrected.

Lily was mentally prepared for the fact that there would be a large number of Moon Children gathered in this hall, and their rank would undoubtedly be higher than those who had escaped. And it's going to be a tough battle.

But as a result, there was only one child of the moon sitting alone in the hall.

It was a green-eyed woman with beautiful, smooth long black hair and glasses.

She tasted the blood wine alone, and the expression on her face was indifferent and arrogant.

Across from her, sat another woman who looked exactly like her. She was steaming with black smoke and looked at her with malice...... Except for the lack of glasses, he doesn't seem to be indistinguishable from the man.

She was holding another girl in her arms. The girl was looking at Lily with a fox-like gentle smirk on her face.

Lily relied on her senses to recognize the identity of the "other Bayard" without glasses almost immediately.

Is that......

- Miss Shadow Fiend?

"How could it be ......?"

Seeing this scene, I first fell into confusion and consternation...... But it's the shadow demon in Lily's shadow.

There is no doubt that she also sensed the identity of the other party.

"Good work...... Alai. You saved me a lot of time. ”

Ivus said with a smile and raised a glass of wine to Lily, "Thirsty?" Drink some? There's no blood in this. ”

She had a wicked look on her face that only she and Lily could understand.

And Lily was quick to react.

Reluctantly, he walked over, took the wine from Ivus's hand, expertly opened the bottle and poured two glasses for him—a red wine that had become extremely rare and expensive later due to the war in the Empire.

Ivus was probably too lazy to open the bottle herself, so she took it and waited for Lily to find it......

Lily said casually, "What are you doing, Mr. Gray?" Oh yes, I've already killed the ban......"

"That's great."

Ivas said lightly, "In this way, six people have already been confirmed dead—we are victorious again." ”

“…… Six? ”

On the contrary, Lily was a little surprised: "I thought you were ...... You have killed them all. ”

"There was one missing. He ran too fast to be able to. ”

Ivus smiled meaningfully, "But it's okay to keep him alive...... That's a talent, too. Killing him could take away his talent. ”

- Understood, the young master is moved again.

Lily thought to herself.

Lily was now all too familiar with the expression—the same look that Ivas had used to look at when he went to Mr. "The King". It was a strong desire to "I see, I want, I get".

However, with just such a short contact, can the young master actually have a direct insight into the other party's true identity...... This investigative ability is truly remarkable.

Lily sighed inwardly.

“…… Really. ”

The Shadow Demon in Lily's shadow sighed, as if a little confused: "This is a ...... Promotion ceremony. ”

When it heard "promotion quota" before, it vaguely sensed that something was wrong. But just don't want to believe it.

And now it's really decided.

Hatred, pain, confusion in my heart...... It's all false. And the desire for revenge is equally false.

Just thinking about it, the hatred that comes with seeing "Bayard" close in front of me becomes so absurd and so ridiculous.

- Looking at the shadow demon, it knew that it had eaten Bayard in the future. Otherwise, the silhouette of the shadow demon will not be able to have color.

If the person it conjures is colored, it means that it has devoured the other person and has completed assimilation. Include the other person as a part of yourself.

In other words, he has already completed his revenge in the future.

Today there are three bayards here.

Bayard as the son of the moon; Bayard, who was resurrected as a demon; Become a Shadow Fiend and follow her master back to the past......

Past, Present and Future. Intertwined, this contradiction and pain caused the Shadow Fiend to feel as if his non-existent brain was humming in pain.

But at this moment, as the desire for revenge faded, a new confusion rose in her heart......

Look at the terrifying and cold demonic posture of the "future self" - who is more like a monster compared to the "bayard" next to him?

"You guys should be leaving soon, right?"

Bayard, the son of the moon, suddenly spoke, "And then we will never see each other again." ”

She looked at the girl with nostalgia in her eyes.

"If, as you say, you've killed six of the promoted...... Even the crescent moon ritual should be completed. ”

Shadow Fiendor Bayard let out a low rumble, "Or do you have any other tasks to do while you stay here?" ”

"There's one more, indeed."

The girl replied.

She looked at the Child of the Moon, and a beautiful smile appeared on her face that made the Shadow Fiend startled.

She walked slowly over and hugged the child of the moon from behind.

She leaned over and whispered, "My master......

"-Excuse me, can I kill you?"

Miss Bayard, who had her back to Ivus, smiled when she heard this.

It was a smile that I had guessed and prepared for, so it looked extremely frank and calm.

"Yes."

Without looking back, she turned her back to Ivus and said softly, "We've already talked about it before. ”

And the shadow demon who witnessed this scene only felt that his non-existent brain was vibrating violently.

It felt as if it was missing something important.

The other "self" appeared in Lily's shadow at this moment. She entered so smoothly and naturally that she forced the Shadow Fiend straight into a corner.

And the Shadow Demon finally realized why this person's shadow was so attractive, and why he instinctively got into it...... It's like a puppy that sees a new kennel and runs into it.

"I have an idea."

The future self said, "I know you want to kill 'Bayard' once, and I want to too. But I can't devour her anymore. ”

"Didn't you devour her once?"

The Shadow Demon scoffed, "Do you still want to eat me?" But I'm fake, and it's just air when I eat it. ”

"No," the other replied calmly, "I haven't eaten Bayard.

"In the history I went through, it was she who gave herself to me in the end. Because of this, I no longer use the name Bayard, and I almost never use this body again. ”

“…… What? ”

The Shadow Fiend was stunned.

"We went through a lot and eventually even became friends. Her voluntary devotion put an end to my revenge and finally put to rest the anger in my heart. I regained my senses, but I was relieved of my anger, so I could no longer grow stronger. ”

The future Shadow Fiend said calmly, "However, my revenge did not end properly after all.

"I think this may be the only chance of my life. The Twin Mirror of Kindness allows me to get in touch with my past self...... Get in touch with your past two selves at the same time.

"Even if everything is fake, the experience left behind will be real – I think that's what the twin mirrors should be trying to say."

“…… Never mind. ”

The Shadow Fiend was silent for a moment, then sighed, "Whatever you want." ”

It felt itself merge with its other self.

Shadow Fiend is an amorphous body, with no body, no name, no color. Only a void of anger burned.

And now, it feels the cold and empty heart of its other self.

But now, in the midst of it...... It seemed to vaguely feel a touch of warmth that should not have existed.

It was like flowing blood and like a golden sun.

It was a deep purple glow, freedom from all bondage—

“…… That's great. ”

Shadow Fiend sighed silently.

- I really envy you.

I saw the shadow under Ivus gradually spread like a quagmire.

The Shadow Demon, who had turned into a hound, emerged from beneath the motionless Miss Bayard.

The dog's head, taller than a human, opens its mouth, revealing its huge, sharp teeth. Shadow Dog swallowed Bayard whole, dragging it into a shadow like a black swamp.

That's "Shadow Dog Devouring", the strongest move of the Shadow Demon. Devour and take people away in an instant - even if the other person tries their best to resist, they will be taken to the dream world and lose their body.

If the opponent's resistance is ineffective, or if they don't resist at all, they will become food for the Shadow Fiend.

- In this way, all the tasks are completed.

So Ivas took a sip of the expensive red wine, looked at the shadow demon who suddenly lost his voice after devouring Bayard, and said calmly, "As for the last person, it should be Mr. Stranger who was next door to me at the time. He was bought by Bashir Valentine, and should still be discussing alchemy with the other party in the carriage.

"As for the ...... next to me She wasn't Alai, she was Ash. I'm Alai.

"Is that all right, Lord Thepsicori? Does this qualify for the settlement of the secret reflection? ”

After a brief silence, an ethereal and melodious soft voice sounded:

"Trigger the victory condition of 'Secret Reflection', ignore the necessary tasks and settle early-"

All the ritual participants who had died, and all of them had a pure white glow in front of their eyes.

It was the light of the makeshift dream world that suddenly collapsed and disintegrated.

In front of everyone's eyes, a series of changing images emerged:

The young man who was bound with anger burning in his eyes cursed something loudly;

The young man walking in the dark passage was suddenly pierced through the back of his head by the ice spikes behind him;

A mass of unintelligible things was drowned out and swallowed by countless scarlet tentacles in a terrible scream;

The girl lying on the ground was bleeding and her eyes were empty;

The young man's naked body was covered with traces of strong acid, and his face showed a look of pain and struggle;

With a helpless but not panicked smile on her face, the girl was calmly pierced into a sea urchin by the shadow spear;

The girls chatted happily with each other at the wine table, and the atmosphere between the two was harmonious and warm;

Shadows lingered under the youth's feet, and the smile on his face became strange and terrifying;

And finally, the well-behaved girl sleeps peacefully in the arms of the black-haired woman.

The picture freezes on the girl's sweet sleeping face, and then the whole picture collapses and turns into a sea of blood, slowly dripping.

Washton couldn't hold back.

"—what a picture!"

Update complete!

Today is close to 9,000 words, so it's a little late-

I feel that it will be more than 10,000 if I write it again, and the entry can only be put into tomorrow!

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