48. Shadows
"It's impossible to tell you little ones about this kind of thing...... But just let you enjoy the power you may get in the future in advance, don't take yourself too seriously!"
Aoife hates children, or rather, ignorant bear children.
But she hates even more the young people who take themselves very seriously when the half of the bucket of water is squealing—the reason is because she sees a shadow of herself in these people, right?
"But as a student union, you have to be responsible for the rights and interests of the students here! The exorcists of your church are stationed in the academy quietly and quietly, and if they don't give a clear explanation and answer, they will make people uneasy!"
The girl standing in front of Aofei also did not back down, and shot back-for-tat: "We won't force it if there are other circumstances, but you people are all exorcists! Although many students don't know, there are not a few students who can recognize your costumes - don't say that you don't know the way, what kind of circumstances the Holy See dispatched exorcists!"
The exorcists are definitely the most diligent in changing clothes in the Holy See - because if the white garments are stained with blood, they can't be washed without washing...... Strictly speaking, exorcists whose work is not much different from that of a butcher who wields a knife and slices flesh are, in the eyes of the public, a group of murderers with holy light and blood, and a long body of evil spirit. Although they are legal and law-abiding, and what they do is righteous, it is difficult for people who have seen them "work" to equate these exorcists with good citizens.
In fact, this is quite a degree of wrongdoing.
After all. They face a lot of opponents, weird and evil, chopped up and then purified is quite an efficient means. It's been a long time. Naturally, it became an occupational disease - except for the skeleton frame being smashed apart, other flesh-and-blood evil things are usually treated like the one mentioned earlier.
Therefore, although the reputation of the exorcist is not bad, in a sense, it is also about the same level of bitterness as the funeral crow. In general, an exorcist is seen. Basically, good times rarely happen - in fact, this is true, it is not a difficult "big event" to deal with, and there is no need for the Holy See to dispatch this group of masters.
And now. Because the academy has an exorcist stationed in, it has already caused panic among some students. Nothing else matters, the point is that the academy has not given a decent explanation.
This makes a lot of people sit still.
There's something called a conspiracy theory...... Most of the exorcists know the purpose of their dispatches, and that's not a good thing. As a result, the academy now gave a vague explanation. Let's not panic - how is it possible! While watching this group of battle maniacs who can't hide their evil spirits, while listening to the academy's nonsense about the so-called "ordinary small tasks", if there is no insider in this, not many people will believe it?
"If it's a confidential mission, at least we have to have a bottom line, right?
The girl who confronts Aoye is the current student council president.
The academy is an opportunity for ordinary children to transform themselves and change their lives. But in the eyes of those rich and noble, this is also a place to let those little guys be gilded. By the way, it's just a noisy place a few years later. Of course, it is not always the case, there are still many people who are from rich backgrounds but are still very serious about studying, and the most outstanding of these students with good backgrounds and good grades will be elected to the student union.
Generally, the college itself rarely goes back to directly interfere with the students, and it is usually managed by the organization of the student union, so in the small place of the college, the student union itself has a feeling of dominating the body. Based on the origins of these students, Aofe has always believed that this should be a platform for students who have the opportunity to engage in the same business in the future.
This is also the reason why the college limits the origin of student council members.
It sounds like a sense of discrimination, but over the years, except for some people who have a more radical personality and are very hostile to the children of the nobility, everyone has also acquiesced to such an order. For a very simple reason, students from ordinary families don't actually have the time to worry about this kind of thing - because no matter how beautiful you are in school, you are also a civilian after graduation, and it is basically impossible to reach the sky in one step if you have a high starting point. Instead of spending time on those things that you don't have, it's better to seize your time in the academy and make good use of the resources here!
"I've told Dean Andergar anyway, so you can ask him if there's anything. ”
"The dean may have a lot of scruples there, but since you have already told the dean, it means that this is not top secret, why can't you tell us?"
Aoife glanced at the girl with a strange expression, as if she had heard something very interesting, and the corners of her mouth curled up viciously.
"Do you think you are worthy of Dean Andgar's ability and determination? Do you need me to be more plain? I told Dean Andergar that it was not my own decision, but the instruction of the Holy See—because of his ability, his wisdom, and his influence, the Holy See must also pay attention to it! But what are you?"
"You ——!" The girl didn't expect Aofei to say so explicit and cold, and she was also angry for a while.
"You're a big name in this academy, but that's it. Aoife propped his head in one hand and glanced at the other party impatiently, "The mayor of a remote town, can he still go to the governor of one side to make conditions?"
"But I need to be responsible for the students of the academy!"
"Then if you are the mayor of that town, and one day your superiors do something that harms the townspeople, such as the most common forcible collection of unreasonable taxes, what can you do? How do you want to be responsible for the townspeople under your governance? Since you can become the president of this student council, I think you also have some net worth background, you don't understand this, right?"
can become the student council president, and the ability and vision of the girl in front of her will not be low. Since childhood, I believe that I will not fail to understand the key. If it's a stunned young man, maybe he will answer the stupid answer of "taking the lead in rebellion" with enthusiasm. But this person ...... You can't think of it that stupid, right?
Some things are cold "realities", and if you don't bow your head and obey, you can only get destruction.
“...... I can only obey, in that case, I have no capital to resist...... And I'm afraid no one will rebel with me......"
"It's good if you understand......"
"But I'm just going to 'be 'obedient'! If this doesn't change, if it goes on like this, I'll do everything I can to change it – build performance, grow the economy, get joints, flattery...... As long as it works, I will try it by any means! It may take time, but I'm sure I can replace it!"
“......”
Aoife stroked his forehead with some headaches.
I thought it would be okay to scare it a little, but I didn't expect it. Is it just a guy you can't underestimate? You can't fool around......
"You've won, stubborn little one. In order to avoid any unnecessary trouble for you, I can tell you what you want to know, but you must not tell the second person - don't look at me like that. You'll understand in a moment. There are some things that can't be said even if the people's hearts are unstable. ”
"Can't you really say it......"
Seeing the girl's expression, Aoye couldn't help but be stunned, and then laughed heartlessly: "Don't you have that kind of psychological preparation yourself? So the biggest reason why you are calling yourself 'responsible for students' is actually to make yourself feel at ease, right?"
"Uh!" The weakness he showed for a moment made the other party find out, which made the girl very embarrassed.
"Then the student, after all, I still need an explanation......
"That's your business, mine alone - let's talk about it first. If anyone other than you knows what I say today, don't blame me for doing anything extraordinary. I told Dean Andgar that it was because of the Holy See's request. I'm telling you that it's just a whim, and no one else has it, and I hope you don't think that my compromise is a cheap product—well?
The young exorcist who pushed the door in displeasure.
"Commander...... Something's wrong!And it's a big deal!The guy you're driving away...... It is said that you died on the way back to the Holy See! There is also some news from the Holy See headquarters that is very unfriendly to you!"
When Aoife heard this, his face turned gloomy. She no longer needs to ask the other party what the so-called "unfriendly" remarks are—let's talk about it, what are the only kinds of remarks that will be produced in this situation? In the face of such a black cauldron with obvious meaning, it is simply impossible to expect a few words of comfort and encouragement from there.
The girl stood in astonishment, not knowing what to say about what was happening.
"After reading it, remember to burn it. Aoife threw a key to the girl, got up and walked out the door, "Find the drawer yourself, anyway, that's the information in it—by the way, because it's a 'personal view', you can skip the third and seventh pages, that's fake." ”
Ignoring the stunned expression of the girl behind her, Aoife dragged the exorcist past her, turned and disappeared into the doorway.
......
said that he died on the way back, but the place where he died was not far away, and he still didn't leave the imperial capital. It's just that Aoye would rather spend a day on his own than rushing to the scene of the incident in half an hour now.
This is the imperial capital...... The death of the Holy See personnel here is a rather unrequited matter, after all, no matter what, the status of this unlucky person who was sent to supervise himself is not comparable to that of ordinary church priests. What's more, he still fell in the imperial capital with such a tragic death......
The scene has been quarantined and heavily guarded.
Although it was true that at first, there were many curious people who gathered around to find out, but at that time, when they finally poked their heads out of front of the soldiers who maintained order and saw the tragic situation in the field, the appearance of vomiting in the street immediately dispelled those who were eager to try it behind them.
In fact, they didn't know that these soldiers had just let a little water out so that they could see the scene of the crime so easily—those soldiers wouldn't tell him. How dark it is to see someone spit out...... The quality of the soldiers in the imperial capital is indeed very high, but even if they don't vomit, it is certain that they will be nauseous. I saw that there were also people who were shot. The situation is even more serious than himself, not to mention how happy these evil taste soldier brothers are.
"That's a ...... It's been a time since I've seen it. ”
Aoife looked at the mess on the ground, and instead of showing a look of disgust and displeasure, there was a hint of solemnity on her face—for her, this situation, to be honest, was only very miserable.
For exorcists. That's true.
After all, they have seen too many scenes of the same degree or even more terrifying, and they have long been used to it.
The corpse on the ground...... Barely a corpse, right? If it weren't for that distorted face. Aoye didn't even dare to decide that this was the guy who had dragged 25800000 in front of him before. Except for the head, the rest of the parts, calling it a "corpse" are very reluctant.
This poor fellow. Every bit of flesh and skin on the body. They were all torn off and stuck to the ground next to him, and his internal organs disappeared without falling to the ground...... If it weren't for the bad scene, it would have looked a bit like a pork stall?
However, not a single drop of blood was spilled. Or rather, not a single drop of blood was seen at the scene.
Aoife came all the way without any hindrance, and easily passed through the blockade of the soldiers and walked in. Inside the wall, surrounded by the bodies of soldiers, Aoife met people who were also troubled by the matter.
"Are you the head of the exorcist unit? Long admiration for a long time......"
"Leave this at the dinner table. Aoife glared impatiently, "I shouldn't be free right now." If there's anything you'd like to say, next year. ”
“......”
Next year?This makes it clear that I don't plan to answer the call?I've seen it direct, but I've never seen such a direct one...... The person in charge present was still a little indignant, but when he thought of Aowie's identity, he immediately coaxed.
It's not because he's afraid of Aophee's status and status in the Holy See, but because of Aophee's simplest and most straightforward identity profession - exorcist.
The several exorcists who came with Aoife, like Aoife at this time, suddenly exuded a somewhat suppressed momentum. Men who understand the profession and character of these people, after all, are also understanding people, and immediately reacted - the situation that can make these exorcists high, you can understand it by thinking about it with your toes, right?
"This person is a fat man, pampered and doesn't exercise much, and a fat body is absolutely indispensable...... But now, there is a lot less subcutaneous fat spilled on the ground. ”
When the man was still a little hesitant, the voice from Aoife behind him made him pay attention on the spot, and he endured the churning gastric juice in his abdomen and fled the scene in embarrassment. At the same time, the crowd, which was still a little noisy, fell silent almost immediately, and the sound of someone vomiting could be heard before long. Even the shoulders of the soldiers who were facing outward with their faces shaking involuntarily.
"What do you guys think?"
"I don't think that's what humans can do......
"I know this too! Even those ordinary people must think so!"
Aoife sighed deeply, and was already speechless for this group of unobtrusive guys - thinking about it, exorcists are mostly dispatched after receiving exact tasks, and they are generally assisted by special personnel in the past, and they are basically responsible for cutting by hand. It would be naïve to expect them to have any ability to observe and generalize. Even if you know the Tao, it is not easy to express it in words.
"The blood all over the body has been drained, and it was drained before it was disintegrated, otherwise there wouldn't have been a drop of blood on the scene, could it be the hand of a vampire?"
An exorcist made his opinion, but Aoife rejected it.
"I don't think so...... Those guys weren't so tasteless, and they wouldn't have the leisure to do this. And you ignore one point, this is the imperial capital, the heavily guarded imperial capital, and it is simply unrealistic to spend so much time in such a place to tear off the flesh of the whole body. ”
Aoife bowed his head and was silent for a moment.
“...... Could it be that the blood was drawn and disintegrated at the same time? Or could it be that this guy was torn off all of his body in a short period of time, and then the blood was absorbed?"
"But wouldn't the blood spill out in that case?"
Objections were raised, but Aoife shook his head.
"What if it's a creature like a slime, it's wrapped in and torn apart, and all the blood is drained......
Aoife said with a flat face, but beside her, the exorcists couldn't help but change their faces - obviously, after Aoifie said this, they also made up for it...... With their knowledge, they can't help but be creepy.
"The imperial capital, why is there such a terrible thing?"
"Isn't it strange? I don't think it's strange at all......" Aoife looked at the towering tower in the distance with disbelief at the confusion and confusion of his teammates, "Anyway, the important thing is not how miserable he died, but that he died, died in this troubled place." ”
[So, does Grandpa want me to be careful? Forget about the Holy See, what does the Empire want to make a fuss about? Or does the target I want to find have anything to do with the Empire?]
"I thought, I'll have to find somebody...... You guys 'deal with it' here. (To be continued......)