"Are we going to celebrate the New Year together tonight, Ivus?"

After lunch, Isabel immediately invited Ivus.

Tomorrow will be the candle offering on the first day of January. When Bishop Mathers came to the Temple of Silver and Tin the other day to carry Queen Sophia's coffin, Ivas returned the key to St. Genevel's Chapel.

Otherwise, Bishop Mathers would not have been able to open the door of the chapel, let alone let Queen Sophia stop there first.

And tomorrow, Bishop Mathers will call on the apostles of the crowned lord and the deceased members of the House of Dulac to bless Avalon. It was one of Avalon's most important festivals, and as such, it was inevitable that the bishop would be the highest in rank, status, and rank in Avalon.

When the candle festival is over, it will be Queen Sophia's funeral.

According to Avalon's rules, it is actually buried seven days after death. But because the state funeral day coincided with the candle ceremony, the queen's funeral could only be postponed by one day.

In most countries of the world, the candle offering is the most solemn day of the year. It is also the beginning of the new year.

Although Si Zhu has been a pillar god of dedication to the path since before the age of the dragon. But in fact, most people don't know what kind of dedication Si Candle has made in order to firmly occupy the position of pillar god since ancient times.

In the version circulated by Avalon, it is said that the Candle is the primordial god who opened the heavens and illuminated the world in a world without sun and moon; In the legend of the Star Antimony Man and the Iris Man, the candle is the origin of all intelligent life; The mages and monks of the Path of Wisdom believed that the greatest merit of the Candle was to find the source of the River of Dreams and give the other eight to the other gods.

In short, each has its own sayings.

But that's normal, too.

After all, all the true knowledge directly related to the Nine Pillars God is the highest level of mystical knowledge. Whether it is the beast lord falling in love with the eternal self, or the crown lord defeating the supreme heaven, it is a secret that cannot fall on paper and pen, and is only passed on by word of mouth in a very small number of people.

But even so, people still respect the candle. And Ivus even knew that even the other celestials who were dedicated to the path respected the candle very much. Whether it was the Candle Heaven Division or the Xi Heaven Division, they were not interested in the position of the pillar god in the slightest. Even the Flame Heaven Division, who has the power of transcendence and ranks second in the path of dedication, is also not hostile to the Candle.

Because of this, Ivas believes that the version of the church is the closest to the truth.

The Church of the Nine Pillars believes that the candle has lit a fire in the cold, dry dream world full of sin thorns, illuminating the eternal darkness of the dream world, and allowing the nine dream rivers that have been sucked dry by the sin thorns to circulate again. It was only then that the world began to give birth to material beings with "souls".

Because of all the pillar gods that Evas knew, they must have become pillar gods later than the candles. Only the hourglass and twin mirrors are not so certain...... Assuming that Si Zhu is the original pillar god, then all this can be explained.

And because the customs of each country are different, the content of the candle offering is also different. Anyway, the candle doesn't care about these things, and he doesn't even blame him for not doing it.

It was just a polite tribute to the pillar god – or rather, to show respect for the spirits who believed in the candlesticks.

In Avalon, people return to their homes as much as possible the night before the candle festival; If you can't do that, or if you have a conflict with your family, then go to your friends to stay with.

It's like Sherlock.

Even the poorest people will try to make something delicious on this day, a little luxury. Not just to pay homage to the candle, but also to treat yourself.

The most important ritual on the eve of the candle festival is to boil a large pot of hot soup.

Any kind of soup is fine. The rich have the rich man's way of boiling, and the poor have the way of the poor man's boiling. Again, it's just a pot of boiling water.

When the soup is boiling, each family member can throw something they like into the pot, and then the family will get together and drink the soup together. This soup is the blessing of the candle to the people...... Even if a person is seriously ill and dying, he will stay on earth for two more days.

Although the candle does not care about the respect that people have for him, he also takes special care of believers who pray for his peace on this day. If there are homeless people, they only need to light a candle, or even just a match, and the candle will give them some strength, so that the flame can continue, so that their bodies can gradually recover to health, so that they will not freeze to death in the cold wind, but can safely see the sun tomorrow morning.

Because of this, even the most ruthless killer would not kill on this day.

It is not only the restraint of conscience, but also the reverence of the pillar god.

And obviously, Edward will not work overtime.

If Ivus had stayed in the Temple of Silver and Tin, then only Yulia and Edward would have been left in the house; If Evas had brought Yulia with him, Edward would have been the only one left in the house.

- It's too lonely.

"Yulia's side must be fine," Ivas thought, "but Edward's side...... Can I bring him along? ”

"Anyway, I'm okay here."

Isabel moved her ass a little nervously, sat upright, and said casually, "I also want to meet Brother Edward." ”

"He should only dare to call you Her Majesty."

Ivus teased, "Don't you dare to call your sister." ”

With that, the two looked at each other and smiled.

Lygia held her hot beer, sipping and squinting at the dead fish.

After that natural kiss, there was a subtle change in the atmosphere between the two.

Most notably, Isabel has visibly become bolder.

Before, she obviously didn't dare to joke with Ivus, nor did she dare to be coquettish, and only dared to take the initiative to come to Ivus when she was talking about business...... The rest of the time waited for Ivus to come to her.

And Eivers had previously been respectful and distant from Isabel. It's not so much a friend as an elder or a teacher.

Although on a verbal level, the two of them have not officially confirmed their relationship. But in essence, the atmosphere and the way we get along have changed.

This change in atmosphere was easily perceptible to Lygia.

It's not like she didn't fall in love when she was young. Looking at the smile on Isabel's face, I only felt a little tooth soreness.

- Tsk, this beer has too much lemon in it, and it's a bit toothy. Lycia thought to herself.

As for Ivus, in fact, he had also hoarded some work and waited for Isabel to deal with it.

After the new king ascended the throne, he toured the country for five days, and when he returned, he was bound to hoard a lot of work.

And the half-day that came back early was used to deal with the backlog of work.

The contract on Grande's side, Emma's side, the new trade secretary who was killed by Ewas, the pressure on Minister Camelot, the gifts that the ministers gave her...... These things were originally kept by Isabel.

Because in the previous opinion of Ivus, the relationship between him and Isabel must be maintained.

Isabel trusts Ivas enough, so Ivas can't consume that trust at will. Therefore, although he can do something on his own with his own will, he still has to make up for the process when he comes back.

…… But in the eyes of Eivus now, he felt that he could be busy again.

Those things that must be agreed to and signed by Isabel in principle, he can also implement them in advance and sign them himself. For example, the business contract on the Grandet side.

The main thing is that Ivas is starting to feel a little sorry for Isabel.

After all, this is the last day of the year, so let's give her half a day off...... Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow will be busy for two more days.

Let her rest this afternoon. When she is completely idle here, she will give Isabel a summary report.

"Lily," Ivus commanded, "you'll go to the Inspectorate in a moment. Let Edward come directly to the Temple of Silver and Tin after work...... Or give him a call. Forget it, let's call directly, so as not to make another trip. ”

"Okay." Lily nodded in response.

"Lulu, have you figured out where to go this afternoon?"

Ivas turned his head to look at Isabel and reminded, "But it's still the mourning period, and if you want to watch an opera or something like that, I'm afraid it's difficult." And the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and there may not be a few orchestras left on Glass Island. ”

"No, you don't."

Isabel shook her head slightly, and said obediently: "I want to accompany the teacher." ”

"Master Janis......"

Ivus suddenly said, "Speaking of which, where did she go today?" ”

He suddenly realized that he didn't seem to see the elf who was always noisy today.

I can always hear her cheerful and elegant laughter from the paintings.

Today he and Isabel kissed in the bedroom...... If it were normal, Janis would have smiled and smacked her lips and popped her head out.

And even at lunchtime, she didn't show up.

After the funeral is over, Master Janis will be leaving.

It's a year ago...... She's not in the Temple of Silver and Tin, so where is she going?

"I don't know."

Isabel shook her head: "But I guess...... She was supposed to be at the place where she first met her grandmother. It should be in the Red Queens, but I don't know where it is. ”

"Then I'll accompany you to find it."

Ivas chuckled and held out his hand to Isabel, "By the way, I'm going to visit the teachers......

"But you're not fit to walk outside with this look. In other words, when you go to those people to investigate intelligence, you shouldn't be wearing this face, right? ”

"Of course!"

Isabel straightened her chest proudly, as if begging for a compliment, "I've mastered the power of [Illusion of Toughness]...... Appearance can be changed at will. ”

As she spoke, her pupils lit up with a green path glow.

Isabel put her hand on her face, the pale pink glow blooming between her fingers. As she gently wiped her face, Isabel directly changed to another look.

Under the influence of the illusion, Isabel's hair turned white and her pupils turned blue. The whole person looks a few laps shorter.

- Except that the eye color is blue instead of red, it looks very similar to Yulia.

Ivas tried to reach out and touched her head. And Isabel also smiled and leaned her head over for Ivas to touch.

It's amazing, there is no molding, and there is no invisible head in the void.

Evas was indeed lower than Isabel and felt almost exactly the same touch as Yulia's hair.

Obviously, it was because Isabel had enough contact with Yulia that she was able to transform into her with great precision.

“…… Is this the illusion of resilience? ”

Ivus sighed, "If I hadn't watched the illusion you used, I'm afraid I would have been deceived for a moment. ”

The reason why I say it is a moment is because Yulia would never bend her eyebrows and show a coquettish smile like a kitten like this.

"I deliberately left a flaw," Isabel was somewhat unconvinced, "if I became a complete Yulia and focused on playing it, I don't think you would be able to see through it - I'm a 'jack of all-rounder'." Cosplay is also something I specialize in. ”

But when she said this, Ivus suddenly reacted: "Then who did you use when you asked before?" It can't be Yulia, right? ”

“…… Huh? Isabel suddenly began to play dumb.

"It can't be me, right?"

Eivas immediately guessed probably.

Isabel defended: "I've made a lot of changes! If they meet you later, they will only think you are familiar at most, and they will never recognize you! ”

- If it had been before, she would have to apologize cautiously now. How can there be such a vitality as it is now?

But this way of getting along can make Ivas more relaxed.

So Aihuas smiled and stretched out his hand and rubbed Isabelle's hair, who played "Yulia", "Then it's clear." ”

Isabel hugged her head and twisted back into her form. Her own hair had become messy, too.

“…… Hum. Isabel wrinkled her nose, but couldn't help but laugh out loud.

She doesn't usually like to laugh so much, but today she always can't stop laughing. It's like seeing a sunny day, and my heart is relaxed.

Use your face next time!

Isabel clutched her head and thought viciously.

It's an update of nearly 7,000 words again, and the update is complete!

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(End of chapter)