Although Sherlock looked nervous, he looked more weak than ever. But Ivas didn't let him go.

Or rather, Ivas didn't let go of this rare opportunity to tease Sherlock.

He pretended to be casual and asked Haipasha, "What's wrong with the Foolish Tantra?" I've heard that this is a pretty good tantric book. ”

"It's not bad, it's good."

Hypatha nodded: "In my time, seekers who walked the path of wisdom longed for the inheritance of the fool. But not everyone is fit.

"The path of wisdom must be at least the fourth level, and at the same time, the path of authority must reach the third level and have the adaptability to transcend the path in order to master the 'Song of Foolishness'.

"The author of this book is Dionysus the Fool, a half-mad dragon. He is an elf, dressed in a fox skin and a flower crown, with a cheerful personality and charming appearance. He has mastered the art of winemaking, as well as various instruments and singing.

Influenced by his personal charm, there are many female believers behind him, who travel and carnival with him to various places. Drunk, dancing and singing with him. He is generous and gentle to his friends, but aggressive to those who question or persecute him.

"In reality, the Fool is an unfettered dragon. He was always drunken and walked on the earth, criticizing everything he saw, even the cardinals and popes of the day...... At the same time, mortal monarchs, wise men, prophets, and shamans are also in his criticism.

"He called these revered people 'sages' and sang praises to them, but in reality he mocked their stupidity, arrogance, and greed; He also called ordinary people 'fools', sang them praises of sympathy for them, and helped them solve all kinds of difficulties. It can be said that he was the first bard.

"At that time, the age of the beast master was not over, and the rule of the Most High still existed. The earth is full of violence, darkness, and sin, and the fool is like a light that binds people together and reorganizes a new order of harmony between man and God...... It started with him.

"The fool stripped the apostles of their divine aura, denied the divine status of the celestial division, and made them no longer gods. lest people look up at the heavens, and the heavens and stars are gods......"

Speaking of this, Haibasha paused:

“…… His followers and followers wrote the Tantra of Foolishness to commemorate his story. ”

"Sounds like an amazing guy."

Sherlock finally relented.

Although this book deals with transcending the path, it doesn't seem like a bad thing. At least you won't be angry with the fox.

Rather than that, Dionysus the Fool was undoubtedly a hero with an eccentric personality.

But he wondered, "Why didn't such a man become an apostle?" ”

He notices that the pronouns for Hypatia to address the Fool are "he" instead of "he."

If the fool has now become a celestial division, then he should be called "so-and-so" celestial division...... But even if he is only sublimated to become an apostle, it is considered to be from God, and he should be honored as Him.

"Of course, the fool has the opportunity to become an apostle or a celestial priest...... Even Heng I was once his follower.

When he died, he was first invited by Wai Zhe and the Twin Mirrors. Later, he was invited by Huantenji and Getenji, but he himself refused. He also had the opportunity to become a celestial priest who transcended the path of the path and the path of beauty, but he himself rejected it—it was he who rejected eternity. He was also the only one who refused to sublimate, so people still call him a fool.

"Because he doesn't want to obey anyone, even if it's the supreme god of the Nine Pillars; He also did not want to become a celestial division, to become the unfettered god of external law that he criticized. ”

Hypatha replied, "The last thing he did in his life was to challenge the beast master with the body of a dragon.

"Rightfully so, he was completely torn apart and devoured. But the beast master left his most delicious heart as a precious collection.

Later, the heart was stolen by the Fool's friends. This friend was the later feaster. The feaster ate his heart and allowed Dionysus to rise in his body. With him, he sublimated into a constant self dancer.

"Therefore the feaster is a dragon with two souls, and he is the feaster on one side and the god of wine on the other."

“…… It's ironic. ”

Sherlock took a deep breath, his mood a little complicated: "The fool who has worked hard all his life to deny the 'generalization of God' has even taken the initiative to reject eternity. But in the end, he was revered as the god of wine......"

"yes. If the Fool had chosen to ascend from the Transcendent Path, he would at least have become a great Celestial Priest on a par with the Fallen Celestial Division," Hypatha also sighed a little, "His followers back then are still celebrating, speculating and discussing what kind of honorable name the Fool will have after he ascends to the Celestial Division." Wine Heaven, Rebel Heaven, Crazy Heaven...... As it turned out, none of his followers really understood him. ”

At this point, Hypasha's gaze dimmed a little, and his voice became a little softer.

Sherlock suddenly sensed something was wrong.

- Before, it could be said that Haipasha was erudite and knowledgeable, and knew many secrets before the opening of the "Forbidden Fruit" era. But she said that the perspective of this matter did not seem quite right......

If it is said that the fool did not sublimate into a celestial division in the end...... So how did the discussion of honorific names get out?

“…… You won't, right in the middle of it? ”

Sherlock was taken aback.

Although it was already known from Ivus, she was a reincarnated apostle......

But the little girl in front of me, who doesn't look as tall as the counter, is actually the same era as Zhu Shenheng and me?!

For a moment, a sense of absurdity that had descended on the Age of Mythology struck Sherlock as a strong sense of unreality.

- It turns out that the story that Hypatia told before was not the story she learned or heard, but the story she personally experienced!

"yes. I was one of the authors of this book back then," Hypatia said calmly, "that's why I said that this book is absolutely out of print—only I will have a legacy here." I didn't hide it at all, you were the first person to be recognized by this book...... If you can't hear it, I'll be disappointed.

"After all, although the Fool is called a Fool, he is not a fool. On the contrary, he is a truly intelligent person. ”

She looked at Lily with a complicated expression: "And it's a coincidence...... I also wrote this tantric book of yours.

"The full moon is the monster's egg - it is the beginning of the full moon ritual that gives birth to the strong, and it also symbolizes the birth of the child of the moon. In a sense, this book is a legacy of the Constant Self. ”

“…… Constant me?! ”

Lily was taken aback.

Even if she was as calm as she was, she was shocked by this fact.

But Hypatha laughed instead: "Don't get too excited...... Although this is the inheritance of the Constant Self, it is a part of what she has abandoned. When ascending to the pillar god, one must always cut out an unnecessary part of oneself that will contradict the divine self. The Son of the Moon is the madness that she cut out.

"With the skill of breeding monsters, she excreted the skill of breeding monsters itself from her body...... It's like putting the key to a safe in a safe. I thought it was a pity, so I kept it. ”

“…… So what is the use of this book? ”

Lily was a little uneasy: "Is it that if you learn, you will have children?" ”

“…… Ha? ”

Hai Pasha was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "Why do you think so?

"Hmm...... However, if the child is seen as an 'extension of the self', this understanding is not wrong. The inheritor of this tantra must be a twisted person, followed by the blood of a monster, and at the same time have the adaptability of love and adaptation.

"By studying this tantra at the beginning, you can completely split your self and the path into two different personalities. With further practice, one will be able to divide oneself from one path to another...... Put it on you, that is, you who adapt to the path and you who are on the path of love, you will be divided into two people. ”

"—like Dr. Jacques and Mr. Hyde."

Sherlock muttered.

It was a book that had been popular in Avalon a few years ago, called "Dr. Jacques and Mr. Hyde's Persona". It depicts a madman who constantly switches between good and evil personalities...... On the one hand, he is a well-balanced path alchemist with a lot of money but a gentle and kind personality; On the other hand, there is a demon scholar who kills innocents, is crazy, and has no humanity.

The book was later banned for some reason—Sherlock thought it was because the depiction of demonic scholars was too profound, causing discomfort to minors.

…… In retrospect, it may seem that because the book inadvertently fits into a broken lineage, the author may be seen as "a vague depiction of a mystical art that has passed away."

(End of chapter)