Ivus, who had been shrunk by the fairy queen, looked at the sapphire bird, which was about the same size as herself, and narrowed her eyes slightly.

- Fate.

It's fate again.

It had not long been since the Lord of the Feathers had told Ivus about his fate—like a lamb in the captivity of a shepherd, he would protect and shepherd for the last feast. And all he can resist is the beast that came out of the sheepfold and died in the dark forest, inflicting an unbearable loss on the arrogant shepherd......

A little further back, Cardinal Loki is such a riddler.

So Eivas spoke, half peacefully, half sarcastically: "Cardinal Loki has chosen the successor of his destiny, he has chosen you, and you have rebelled; And now, my father ...... You say that my arrival is fate.

"Am I your chosen successor? Or is it just ...... A key? ”

Hearing this, the jewel robin was obviously a little surprised.

He looked at Ivus in astonishment, as if he couldn't figure out for a moment where Ivus had learned these secrets.

But Professor Moriarty did not deny Ivass's words.

"Looks like you know a lot of things......"

Bird James sighed.

From its sharp beak, a heavy sigh stood out: "But there are some things that are not suitable for knowing too early." ”

"Why?"

"Because knowledge is toxic."

The bird replied, "I don't mean the kind of curse that pollutes the sanity...... It's something that, once you know it, will be guided by your actions. From this point of view, isn't it a kind of worm that exists in the form of a 'secret' and can manipulate the mind?

"For example, you know that I'm here, and you know that 'Moonlight' has the ability to enter the fairy kingdom. That's why you're here to find me—so why didn't I manipulate you to get here? I said it was fate, what's wrong? ”

The Sapphire Bird spoke softly and calmly, not angered by Ivus's words.

Instead, he earnestly taught: "Evas, you have to understand a truth. When you're moving forward and you're at a crossroads, it doesn't often mean you have the freedom to choose. All you have is the freedom not to choose. Even the freedom not to choose may be in fate.

"Because the things that determine which way you're going to go have been [determined]. This is the history of the past, and your answer will be the same even if you revisit it a hundred times. You will come to the same crossroads at the same time, and choose the same direction after the same thinking.

And that kind of thing is fate. It is the future, but it is also inevitable. It is an inevitability determined by the past. ”

“…… Deterministic? ”

Ivus muttered.

He didn't know what it was—it just popped into his head when he heard Professor Moriarty's words.

Later, Ivus thought of the first magic card he made after awakening the memories of his previous life: the moon.

He remembered that the creators of the tarot cards were the prophets who "adapted" to the path.

The ability to predict the path is top-down, but the principles of prophets and astrologers are completely contrary:

The prophet believed that the future could never be predicted accurately, because every prediction actually changes the future, and there are so many people who can predict the future that the act of predicting the future itself is meaningless and imprecise enough. Astrologers, on the other hand, believe that all the unexpected changes in the world are due to the fact that the forecasters have not yet learned all the information, so they predict the future and cause the future to change, in fact, precisely because they know too little.

Professor Moriarty, on the other hand, is different.

On the one hand, he agrees that "knowledge is poisonous"—this happens to be the thinking of the prophets; On the other hand, they agree with "determinism", which is the philosophy of astrologers.

But instead of choosing either side, he united them.

Other words......

"So your claim is that fate can be changed?"

"Nature."

The sapphire bird said calmly and confidently: "Fate must be changed. Although it is a necessity determined by the past, the only thing that can be determined is the past, and the present is still a part of the past for the future. Therefore, if you grasp the present, you can change the future. ”

Aihuas's brows furrowed slightly: "But you also said that everything now is determined by the past......"

"That's right, so there's only one exception."

"That's the information from the future," the bird said.

"It is like forbidden knowledge, which must be erased to those who know it; But those who intend to erase it must understand it if they want to know that it is forbidden knowledge. This is a paradox. The same is true for the future. ”

Really......

Eivers made one thing clear.

He realized that Moriarty was indeed not from the Celestial Division.

In this way, he basically clarified the respective camps of the players on several sides - what Loki wanted, Ivas did not know for the time being; And his grandfather, Jacob, who is most likely the summoner of the "Divine Entity", should be a believer or apostle of the Celestial Division; The purpose of the Celestial Division is to devour the developed self before completing a certain great feat......

— and Professor Moriarty's goals are different from none of them.

"Iwas, I have a question for you."

The Sapphire Bird suddenly spoke, "Do you remember why you came after me?" ”

Hearing this, Washton was stunned.

…… Oh, yes.

It was only then that Ivus suddenly realized that he had somehow strayed from his original goal.

Originally, Eivas investigated his adoptive father because he learned a secret during his first promotion ceremony - his biological parents were most likely murdered by Professor Moriarty. Ivus had been looking for a chance to ask, but he didn't dare to reach him.

Because all kinds of evidence show that his adoptive father is deeply hidden, and he will become the final boss in the future.

Later, it was because Professor Moriarty faked his death and disappeared. Evas didn't think he would die that easily, so he wanted to find out where he was and what he was doing.

As Ivas deepened his understanding of Jacob, the Golden Dawn, and the Divine Entity, he felt that Moriarty, though he was gone, seemed to haunt him all along. He wanted to know desperately what he wanted to do and what his purpose was.

It wasn't until Ivas came into contact with Freya, Cardinal Loki, and the Lord of the Feathers that he learned about Moriarty's past and his own fate...... The first thought in his heart, but I don't know when it became "Does the adoptive father have anything to do with the Huantiansi"!

Before he knew it, Ivus had strayed from the course.

Like a sailor sailing in a storm, sweating profusely with a compass trying to break free from the waves and sharks. But when the wind calmed down, he was completely disoriented.

“…… I do have a question for you. ”

Eivus's expression became serious: "Did my biological parents—I mean, Julio Alexander and Anne Alexander, die directly or indirectly from the Cursed Master you hired, directed, or controlled?" ”

"I did it."

Without hesitation, the jewel bird said lightly: "You guessed right, I did it." ”

(End of chapter)