Naturally, Edward would not refuse an invitation from Her Majesty, and arrived at the Palace of Silver and Tin on time.

As Edward walked to the Bridge of Griffons, he even met the Minister of Court, who had just left the Palace of Silver and Tin. After a brief greeting with this honest and gentle old man, he strode to the Temple of Silver and Tin.

At Ivus's request, Edward was not led into the side hall by the servants, but was taken directly to Ivus's bedroom.

Naturally, Edward had been to the Temple of Silver and Tin before. He is also more or less the Inspector General of the Glass Island.

But every time he had come to the Palace of Silver and Tin before, he had either been ushered into the parlor, which could accommodate more than forty guests at the same time, or he had gone to the round table to attend the meeting in place of his adoptive father, James.

Edward only had one experience meeting Queen Sophia alone - and that was when he had just returned from the Iris Kingdom.

Edward went to the Queen's study and explained to her in person what the irises were asking for and what they were willing to pay.

This is where Edward traveled deepest. As for arriving at the bedrooms of the royal family, it is absolutely impossible.

He was even a little nervous—his palms were sweaty, even though his face was still expressionless.

Edward politely knocked on the door, and only after hearing Ivus's "Please come in" did he relax a little and push the door in.

As a result, as soon as he entered the door, his pace paused for a moment.

- Because there are so many people in the house.

Ivas was sitting at his desk, seemingly trying to figure something up.

Isabel moved a chair and sat beside him, very close to Ehuas. There was also a crow perched on her shoulder.

Lygia stood across the table, looking down intently at Ivus's work. Yulia stood far away at the corner of the table, holding her beloved Ragdoll bear "Mr. Daddy" in her arms, her eyes still glancing over to Ehuas.

There were a lot of people, but no one paid attention to him. Edward thought to himself.

"Master Edward."

The only one who had time to meet her was Lily, who suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Edward added in his mind.

Lily led Edward to sit aside and served him hot black tea.

"Thanks, Lily."

Edward politely complied, took a sip of black tea.

But then, he felt the unexpected smell and almost squirted it out.

Lygia let out a crisp and rampant laugh like a prank, "How's it going, boy? The taste is okay, right? ”

"This is a black tea made by Miss Lygia."

Lily explained thoughtfully.

“…… The taste is not bad, Your Excellency the Great Arbiter. ”

Edward sat down and replied politely and solemnly.

"Tsk."

Lycia smacked her lips.

Although his expression is calm, his sitting posture is standard, and his breathing is steady...... But Ligia could tell at a glance that the kid's sweat was about to fall. This kind of person who is too well-behaved, Lygia finds it a little boring to tease, so she no longer talks to Edward.

She tapped Isabel on the shoulder, signaling that Edward had arrived. Then he returned to his place and continued to watch Ivas write and draw on the tarot cards.

Isabel reluctantly looked away from the table in front of Ivus, stood up and smiled at Edward. The raven on her shoulder took off and landed again on Ivus's shoulder.

When Edward saw Isabel walking towards him, his heart jumped, and he immediately got up from his seat, respectfully knelt on one knee and bowed his head: "The silver crown dragon is above...... Greetings to you, Your Majesty. ”

"Bless you, Edward Moriarty, the dragon of the silver crown."

Isabel expertly reached out and touched Edward's head, signaling "motherly love".

This is a more intimate etiquette, which is one level higher than kissing the dragon head power ring.

It was only after being touched by Isabel that Edward was allowed to look up.

After meeting Edward's eyes, Isabel calmly showed a bright and generous smile and took a half step back: "Good evening, Brother Edward." Hurry up. ”

Hearing this, Edward suddenly looked at Ivus.

He seemed to understand something for a moment, and immediately turned his head as if he was afraid of angering Isabel.

He breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, nodded respectfully and politely and got up.

"I want to keep Ivas and Yulia with me for the New Year, but then you'll be too lonely. So I willfully asked Ivus to invite you as well. ”

Isabel's smile was bright and confident, and her slightly curved eyebrows looked like an extraordinary affinity: "Why don't you live here with Brother Edward tonight?" There are still many empty rooms in the Temple of Silver and Tin. ”

In fact, this request was originally made by Ivus. But Isabel instinctively realized that if this was the case, Edward might blame Ivas for not being polite or unruly.

So she took over this responsibility very smoothly and took this as her own statement.

Evas, who was making cards on the table, naturally heard this.

He glanced up at Isabel in some surprise, just in time to meet her gaze as she turned back.

Isabel blinked her right eye quickly, the smile on her face unchanged. It's like the best actor, leaving no flaws.

She was obviously aware of Edward's stiffness and crampedness, so without waiting for him to reply, she smiled and said, "By the way, Brother Edward—can I call Moriarty?" ”

"Qing" is Avalon's unique honorific title for knights.

To be called "Qing" means to be a knight who has been awarded armor by the queen.

Edward's prowess itself has reached the threshold of the Arbitration Hall. But he had previously declined the invitation to the arbitration hall because of his adoptive father's opinion.

Then as a member of the "Moriarty" family, he is unlikely to enter the round table room. The armor inherited by the Moriarty family is the armor left behind by Mordred, the founder of the country, and this armor is worn by James Sr.

It is impossible for the queen to bestow armor on other members of the founder's family, which is essentially a divided family. Therefore, Edward, unlike a commoner, was able to enter the Round Table Hall simply by granting armor.

In order to bypass this rule, it is necessary to obtain armor in the name of a person that is not inherited from future generations.

And this armor is generally the armor of the minister's position. Acquired at the time of inauguration, given up upon resignation.

So Isabel's words are actually equivalent to "Do you want to be a minister?"

But Edward hesitated for a moment, but shook his head and refused, "Father taught me...... If you are not promoted because of your ability, you must refuse. Because my abilities can't harness my power, ......"

"Naturally, it's based on your merits, Secretary Moriarty."

Isabel just chuckled and replied calmly, "Your peace talks with Iris are of great significance, bringing peace and abundance to Avalon. This is beyond the scope of your role as an Inspector General—"

Although the Inspectorate is essentially an espionage agency, it also functions as a superintendent inspectorate. Senior inspectors are basically at the same level as the director of the Inspectorate, but they are half a level higher because of their functions; And the senior inspector is the chief inspector, who is responsible for commanding all the senior inspectors within a certain range.

There will only be one inspectorate in a normal-sized village or town, while there are usually more than one at the municipal level. Municipalities are combined into a county, and each county has one inspector general. Since the island is the capital, it is a city-level city, but it has a county-level establishment.

But even so, signing a contract of this size with Iris in his own name is still a bit inadequate for the status of the inspector general.

"That's why, in order to make this contract more enforceable, and to prevent the iris from backlashing — after a phone call with Prime Minister Iris, I will appoint you Minister Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Iris at a round table on the first day after the state funeral and grant you knightly armor."

Isabel said solemnly: "This is not to ask for your opinion, but to inform. ”

She added, "That's what grandmother meant at the same time." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Edward immediately fell to one knee again and accepted his new appointment without hesitation. Minister Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, which is the second-highest position of real power in Avalon's diplomatic system. The only problem is probably that I have to go to the iris residency.

This kind of thing has to be agreed to by the irises. In other words, the iris also hopes that she can stay there.

Realizing his new mission, Edward did not question, refute, or say anything superfluous. This is what a purely authoritarian and transcendent person would do.

And then, the smile on Isabel's face became friendly again.

She took Edward's arm with one hand and enthusiastically led him to her study: "That's right, Moriarty. I still don't understand something about this document......"

Edward was clearly very nervous and even a little overwhelmed by Isabelle's relationship with Ivus. I don't know what to do to be rude, or what to do.

But if it's about work, he'll be able to calm down right away.

Ivas did not give Isabel any information about Edward in advance. It was Isabel who became aware of Edward's personality after coming into contact with him, and instinctively chose a way that Edward could accept and became familiar with him.

“…… I'd love to show Sherlock. ”

Ivus sighed under his breath.

Sherlock hadn't been in contact with Isabel for a long time, and it must have been unknown how quickly she had grown up after she was really under pressure. He would have been very surprised to see Isabel again.

She's the type who, as long as she's not crushed by the pressure, becomes stronger and stronger at a speed that is visible to the naked eye.

Thinking of this, Ivas shook his head and continued to bow his head to make cards. Lygia, on the other hand, watched as Evas allowed him to make magic cards.

Every illusion card used by the Scholar of Mortal Sins records the knowledge of blasphemy.

It differs from regular tarot cards, the main one of which is that there are no cards for "Justice", "Strength", "Judgment", "Temperance", etc.

But the magic cards also have a few brand new cards that correspond to the tarot cards one by one.

Among them, the card "Strength" corresponds to "Lust".

It can also be translated as "desire" or "desire".

This is a card that belongs to the realm of love, and the attribute is also dark.

In the "Strength" card, there is a goddess of victory with the mark "Infinity" on her head, or the ring of Ouroboros, bending down to pet a ferocious lion.

The lion symbolizes the lower animal instincts and can also be called a "beast". For example, impulsiveness, or chaotic passion...... It is tamed by the love of the Goddess and guided by the mercy of the Goddess.

Therefore, the "power" card is actually a card that symbolizes the "controlled power". It is a sign of the Eternal Self, and at the same time a sign of the Beast Master.

And in its alienated "Lust" card, it is almost the exact opposite of the "Power" card.

On the card face is a beautiful goddess with no strands, lying drunk on a lion with seven heads.

In her right hand she held the chalice dripping blood from the moon, from which countless snakes snaked outward. In her left hand, she held the reins of the lion, which were taut and tight, as if they could fall off her hand at any moment.

This is another explanation of the state of the Constant Self and the Beast Master - that is, the Constant Self is not actually completely tamed by the Beast Master. It is also an explanation of the chaotic and savage animalistic nature of the path of love.

Chaos, Love, Passion, Reins, Lust, Drunkenness, Snakes, Out of Control, Blood, Fertility, Moon...... With so many keywords, it's enough to prove the stability of this card and the succubus.

- This card is the magic card that Aihuas carefully crafted to seal the succubus Emma.

The process of making this card is, in a sense, very dangerous......

But Ivus was not afraid.

(End of chapter)