The Kingdom of Star Antimony, the capital city of Lionheart.

Aurora wakes up from her dream and becomes conscious.

She endured the pain and completed the advanced level, reaching the fourth energy level. Now she has become a real "doom splicer".

Feel the body stiffen and soften...... Aurora slowly got up and tilted her head, looking at herself in the mirror.

Soft long white blonde hair, light purple nightdress. The delicate, expressionless face had turned pale and lifeless like a puppet. She reached out and grabbed it a few times, then felt something.

She touched her heart.

- The heart is no longer beating. Or rather, the heartbeat has slowed to the point where it can't be felt.

So Aurora tried to hold her head with both hands. With a slight rotation, he unscrewed his head.

She held her head carefully in her arms, but not a drop of blood came out of her neck. The cross-section is as smooth as jade, shimmering with a warm oily sheen like a cut of ham.

This is the special ability of the Splicers of Doom - every part of their body can be removed, replaced, and upgraded at will, and can also be spliced onto other corpses. From this point on, they no longer have weaknesses in the traditional sense, and it is difficult to die from physical attacks.

Before she could sort out her harvest, she heard a terrible scream.

Aurora's heart tightened, and she immediately put her head back on her neck.

She hurried to the door and opened it. Rushed to the ritual room where the mentor was.

When Aurora reached the door, she suddenly stopped, her eyes wide.

I saw their mentor little Fernando, and his whole person burned fiercely-

He rolled on the bed, his hands scratching at his skin desperately. He let out a terrible, hysterical scream.

Little Fernando was covered in blood and flesh...... An endless fire erupted in the depths of his soul.

Albert was waiting at the teacher's bedside, chanting spells to help the teacher breathe a sigh of relief.

But it was Fernando Jr.'s soul that was ignited - it was the lethal wounds brought from the promotion ceremony, so that Albert could not dispel the flames no matter how much he dispelled them. Albert also tried various mixtures, but none of them worked. His hands were already badly burned...... But he tried his best, and at most he could only pause the flames for a few seconds.

But he did his best.

If it weren't for Albert's efforts, I'm afraid that in a matter of seconds, little Fernando would have been burned to death. It can't hold out at all, and Aurora is rushing over now.

Aurora is a little distressed in rescuing the mentor's senior.

So she walked forward quickly and firmly pushed Alberta away, and whispered, "...... Let me try. ”

Albert turned his head and subconsciously whispered, "Aurora......"

He was more adept at necromancy and alchemy, and was much worse than Aurora in terms of his talents for petrification and preservation.

So he took a few steps back with confidence and began to treat his badly burned hands with alchemical concoctions.

Aurora's pupils glowed with a dim yellow glow.

She clasped her hands together, and they turned into stone statues.

"Teacher...... Don't resist. ”

She whispered.

Then she reached out her hands and touched the body of little Fernando, while chanting in a low voice.

The petrification began to spread rapidly, sealing the entire person of little Fernando in pain. His body was completely petrified, and that expression of pain froze into a lifelike sculpture of pain. It could almost be named "The Man Who Was Burned".

“…… Let's do it first. ”

Aurora pursed her lips and whispered.

Let's petrify and seal him first, and then there is a way to talk about it later.

She then used the preservation technique to solidify the teacher's body again. In case you accidentally break or break during transportation.

She looked down at little Fernando with a sad expression.

At that moment, many words came to her mind. But in the end, he didn't say a word.

So she could only close her eyes and silently miss in her heart.

“…… Aurora. ”

Albert looked at her and called softly again.

"The teacher died for me."

She whispered with some sadness.

"The mentor isn't dead yet."

Albert comforted with some weakness: "Maybe we will be able to save him later." Just extinguish the fire of his soul......"

Although the fifth energy level can't do it...... But maybe, what about the possibility of the legendary sixth energy level?

The next moment, there was an awkward silence in the room again. Albert was silent for a long moment, and then spoke again, without words: "Do you remember what the mentor told us?" Can you write it down with pen and paper? ”

“…… I've just woken up. ”

Aurora replied softly, "But I've been reading it silently in my heart." ”

She pulled out the pen and paper that had been prepared in the pocket of her nightdress and began to take notes.

And Albert apparently woke up a little earlier than she did.

He pulled out his small notebook, apparently having memorized all the key words that needed to be written down.

"While we still have an impression, let's exchange them with each other...... Do you know anything new that I don't know? ”

"Yes."

Aurora replied briefly, "The teacher said, 'Don't be an enemy of Ehuas, he is the blessed one of the twin mirrors.'" ”

“…… All I remember is what the teacher told me. Aiwath and Queen Isabel are not in the same group, and the psychic tower goes directly to Aiwath when it is in danger. ”

Albert flipped through his notebook: "Also, seriously investigate the Shadow of Avalon ritual......"

"The last one, I've already seen."

Aurora added: "That ritual was real. Lancelot was indeed resurrected, after which he ate Evath. And then I went crazy...... He was very strong after he went berserk. But Aihuas's soul seemed to be within him. I was supposed to have been saved by Ivus. Otherwise, I'd die. ”

She was honest about the last thing she remembered.

Despite the fact that Grape had said so many words in one breath, Albert blinked in confusion.

- To be honest, he didn't understand.

Aurora doesn't usually like to talk much, and is a very quiet girl. She often sat in the corner of the classroom quietly flipping through her textbooks, and when it came to the two practical courses of "Human Anatomy" and "Retouching and Splicing", which other students were most looking forward to, she always stood quietly at the outermost part of the crowd, did not squeeze through, and never snatched precious corpse materials with other students.

Every time the corpse was divided, all that was left of her was the parts that no one wanted.

Later, it was because she showed a very strong talent for preservation that she was recruited by the teacher as an assistant. Mainly responsible for the preservation of corpses - whether it is the preservation of fresh corpses or the preservation of spliced corpses that have been spliced, you need an assistant who is good at preservation. And Aurora's talent for preservation is the best.

She was in the same lab as Albert at the time. Albert was carefully piecing together the corpse, and she either shrunk in the far corner to read a book, or she stood far away and watched Albert assemble the corpse. Never spoke, nor bothered him.

Sometimes Albert would feel like she was gone. But when she looked up, she realized that she hadn't left, and realized her gaze and looked up at herself suspiciously.

…… Pretty cute.

Thinking so at the time, Albert remembered the girl.

Later, their mentor Fernando Jr. also realized that this studious and gifted student was also recognized. On Albert's recommendation, he recruited her as his student. Although Aurora is not like Albert, who can directly help her tutor with the project, she has always been meticulous and serious in fulfilling her duties as an assistant when she needs her help.

Unlike the harsh criticism of Albert, Fernando Jr. still cares about Aurora.

Knowing that Aurora's parents are dead, he doesn't have much money. Not only would he bring her snacks and drinks, but he would also take Albert to dinner with her, something he had never done when Albert himself was a student.

And after Aurora got acquainted with them, she talked a little more. But it's a little more, but it's not a lot, and basically Albert doesn't understand it well...... The instructor was surprisingly able to understand.

- I can feel that she is already trying to express herself, but it always feels like she has omitted a lot of things.

It's like saying all the words in your heart, but you don't say them in your mouth.

…… If it was a mentor, he would have understood what Aurora was talking about. Albert was a little frustrated.

Now the mentor is gone...... I've got to take care of Aurora.

Albert made up his mind.

After watching the final summary screen, he actually vaguely felt ...... The mentor may have been deceived.

For Albert finally saw the people on the ship on the griffin of the Great Guardian. Almost all the people who had gathered at Moriarty Manor were here.

At that moment, Albert thought of a new possibility-

A very simple method of elimination.

There are a total of six settlement screens, and grapes are not among them. If the knight who dies in the battle between the Silver and Tin Temple at the beginning of the settlement screen is a pirate...... Then there are no clear people, only foxes, doctors, Lulu, and cheese.

But "The Fox" was the first of all, and Albert first ruled out that he would be ridiculed and leave the game. The mentor also said that Bishop Mathers should be a fox...... Considering Mathers' retrograde movement at the time, it is possible that the final explosion was him.

The remaining three, whom they had never seen from beginning to end, and the only empty image was the flying ship. There is one contribution in it that is second only to one's own.

Albert could only think of one person.

That's "Lulu". She is the third, and she is still the path of beauty. At the same time, Princess Isabel is also the path of beauty.

- Is there a possibility that Princess Isabel is played by Lulu?

In this case, it would explain why Bishop Mathers says that "Ivas and Isabel are close." This is information that only outsiders know.

And Albert thought of something else.

As they entered, the little girl named Cheese who was the last to appear said a word.

She said—

"Sister Lulu? And Brother Fox - I'm Cheese, long time no see! ”

In other words, Cheese was once in the same promotion ceremony as Fox and Lulu.

It is unlikely that there could be such a coincidence, three people lined up in a row. So there is a great possibility that the fox and Lulu are together!

So the three of them are together, but the meeting point is snatched away by Fox and Lulu. And if the fox is with Lulu, the second "pirate" must be with them as well. Considering that the pirates are most likely from the Avalon Inspectorate or the Inspectorate, then Fox and Lulu must also be from Avalon.

- Could it be that Ivas and Isabel are playing themselves?

Albert's mind popped up with such an idea.

No, unlikely.

He dispelled this ridiculous conjecture.

If Lulu was really the Queen's Majesty, how could a pirate dare to treat her with that attitude? And in that case, the person who comes in to accompany the advanced is too weak...... Dead at the beginning.

And since it can be determined that "Isabel" is played by the promoter, there is a high probability that the information obtained by the mentor is inaccurate. Because it is highly likely that "Isabel" has already recognized that he is not Sherlock and performed an impromptu performance that misled him.

…… But.

The stranger pondered for a long time, but still chose to swallow this secret in his stomach.

If the information brought by the mentor is false, what could be the worst?

That is, the intelligence is the opposite - Ivas and Queen Isabel are a group, and the Psychic Tower cannot go directly to Ivas if it is in danger.

…… However, he did want to defect to Ivus now.

Or rather, Ivas doesn't care......

But he had some longing for the Great Guardian.

[-There is no why, because you are a civilian.] For I am a knight—I am a knight who has been glorified by Her Majesty, and I will guard her glory until death. 】

[——It has nothing to do with your origin, nationality or wishes.] If you are not involved in this war, you are not a soldier. You are a civilian. 】

[——Whether you are a Star Antimony Man or an Iris Man, as long as you are not a giant, I will protect you!] I'll be able to protect you! 】

…… Just when I think about it, I will have tears in my eyes and yearn for it.

Hearty, tenacious and straightforward——

That's what a man is! This is the knight!

The phrase "you weren't in this war, you're not a soldier" undoubtedly saved Albert, who was somewhat depressed. Even if he escapes from Star Antimony, armed gargoyles may be developed...... But what the result will be, has nothing to do with his personal wishes.

Now it's him who wants to go to Avalon. And the "last words" of the mentor are undoubtedly a powerful excuse for persuasion. Able to pull other people along.

Although Star Antimony now values and respects technicians far more than Avalon, that respect comes from profit. It is precisely because their results will be translated into benefits that their wisdom has value. And this benefit comes at the expense of the happiness of others.

For a moment, Albert was unexpected...... What research is sure to help others.

- He remembered that at the opening ceremony, the black lady said a shocking word to the students.

Necromancy, from the very beginning, did not appear for the purpose of war or murder.

"That's the technology that brings the dead back to the world, it's the miracle of reversing life and death, casting eternity! It is to make decay immortal, to make the incomplete complete, to make the parting reunited, to let the people of the past meet the people of the future - the art of existence in order to obtain infinite time in the limited fate! ”

The black phase gave Albert a sense of faith and pride in necromancy.

It had made Albert doubt himself, but now it had become a new goal in his heart.

"Let the decay become immortal, let the incomplete become complete, let the parting reunite, and let the people of the past reach the ...... of the future"

Albert muttered, his pupils slowly glowing with a dim yellow glow.

His life was undoubtedly a happy one.

Unlike Aurora, he has no particular person he wants to be resurrected, and he has no memories to remember.

But now, looking at the petrified and solidified mentor, he felt pain and nostalgia for the first time.

He seemed to understand the concept of the Black Phase.

- For the people of the past to reach the future.

It is possible for a splicer of doom to create a complete body without a soul, while an amber artisan can stuff one person's soul into another. If the two are combined, isn't that a kind of resurrection?

New research, just from ...... Prosthetics begin.

"—Let the broken become complete first."

On this day, a teenager who is ignorant of the world has become a young man with his own ideals.

(End of chapter)