Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 40 The Detective with a Child's Body but an Adult's Mind

"That's not necessarily...Mr. Detective."

Aiwass raised his mouth slightly, and responded in a low voice, "Is it really all right if you don't sell newspapers to us?"

This boy with brown-red curly hair, tiny freckles all over his face, and a slender body, who looks only seven or eight years old... must be Sherlock.

Aiwass easily recognized Sherlock's identity as soon as he got out of the car.

Because Sherlock didn't hide at all.

He didn't even play his identity well.

As a newsboy, he didn't try to sell his newspaper.Instead, he calmly and silently hid in the shade, and looked at everyone passing by with his sharp and gloomy eyes.

His gaze was like a cold sharp blade, making passers-by feel obvious discomfort.Several people looked at him in surprise and vigilance, and they were slightly relieved when they saw that it was a gloomy child.

"Fox, you're smart...but you should be new, right?"

The boy sneered coldly: "Teach you a hand. In most cases, it's okay to choose not to pretend to be yourself.

"Although 'playing identity' is a necessary task. But the criterion of failure is not your failure to play the role, but being questioned and exposed.

"I'm just a paper boy, and even if it's weird to be here standing still, who would jump out at me and say 'You don't look like a decent paper boy'? Nobody would talk to me... because I'm nothing."

"I see……"

Aiwass was thoughtful, with a warm and bright smile on his face: "Does that mean that as long as I kill all the people who might doubt me first - as long as he can't speak, then don't worry Have you been dismantled?"

"Well, that's right. But with your ability, it shouldn't be possible."

Detective Sherlock, who descended in the form of a little boy, was not at all moved by the cruelty and danger in Aiwass' words, but calmly analyzed: "That old man should have done just that.

"He was the first to arrive, which means that he is also an Avalonian. Since we were unable to exchange information with each other and were asked to go to the Hanging Square by the mission, we should be able to realize it through the hint of 'ready to fight' in the mission. Our current unified goal is to 'obtain weapons'. From the most effective way of obtaining weapons, 'black market trading', we think of the Pelican Bar that just appeared in the newspaper.

"A further possibility is to realize that other people also need to obtain weapons through empathy, so they will also associate with the 'black market'-and then judge that other people may also come to the Pelican Bar. So we can come here to gather. Teammates are obviously more valuable than 'weapons'. Whether he's on the first floor or the second floor, he's going to the Pelican Bar as soon as possible. And this is the way to go."

"But the 'Bone Carving' didn't come here."

"Yes. This shows that he doesn't intend to cooperate with us...or he thinks that most of the people who will come here to gather have already abandoned the twilight path. Even if they come, they won't be able to get teammates."

"...In other words, Mr. Detective has long thought that we will come here?"

Lulu couldn't help but whispered: "Then if the old man 'Bone Carving' doesn't come... are you planning to form a team with the three of us, plus Mr. Knight?"

"In fact, in my plan, the three of us including 'Knight' should meet here. It doesn't include you."

Sherlock looked cold: "It is an accident that you will appear with the fox.

"Although I don't have a transcendent who opposes the path of beauty—but with all due respect, if you appeared alone without a 'fox' by your side, you would never have thought of gathering at the door of the Pelican Bar."

"...Ugh."

Lulu groaned a little.

A beautiful woman with a plump figure, showing a girlish look of helplessness.

Because she knew that Mr. Sherlock was right.

"It's more than that," Aiwass said suddenly, "It's not just because he knows that he won't meet his teammates when he comes here."

Little Sherlock looked over in surprise.

The boy made an immature voice, but his tone was mature and cold, and he encouraged with a look of interest: "Tell me a little bit?"

"Before you were very concerned about the cane of the 'Bone Carving'. The apostle said the rules, the items that can be brought into the ceremony can only be supernatural items 'made by yourself' - that is to say, his cane is not An ordinary cane, but a creation of the twilight path. But this is the first advanced ceremony he participated in, which means that he has just embarked on the twilight path. I think his cane may be made of human bones Extraordinary item."

"To be precise, it is made of a completely stripped spine."

Little Sherlock raised his brows and added precisely: "Female, 26 to [-] years old. She has not done heavy physical labor, and the traces of exercise are not obvious. But she should often work or study at the desk. She is also slightly hunched.

"It could be a student, a painter or a writer. It can't be too bad or too good. It should be a native of Glass Island. There is a high probability that the students who have just graduated have been bewitched. They have just set foot in the twilight path. It can produce extraordinary items... It shows that before entering the twilight path, he has been practicing bone carving or carving techniques from time to time, and has a lot of experience in making extraordinary items.

"That is to say, his other identity is likely to be one of the balanced path, the beautiful path, and the transcendent path that is good at making extraordinary items."

Speaking of this, he glanced at Lulu: "I am more inclined to the path of beauty. He may be a sculptor, or he may be a collector.

"Do you understand now, Fox? The allies of the Path of Beauty are unreliable. When their strength is low, they usually appear normal, but their perception is too sharp and their nerves are too sensitive. This makes them easy to lose control, Going crazy will become an unstable factor in the advanced ceremony.

"And a senior holder of the path of beauty can easily become indifferent to life. They value art more than law and morality. If this is not the case, it is difficult to observe the world with pure 'beauty', and it is difficult to Go deeper."

"Not necessarily..."

Lulu retorted subconsciously: "I also know very kind art masters..."

"I know," the newsboy nodded calmly, "I know it too. And you are an exception. Because in my opinion, you are not a standard 'believer of beauty'. You attach great importance to morality...that's good. "

"...You just said that this is dangerous."

"It doesn't conflict."

The boy didn't bother to explain further, so he fell into his own thinking again, and murmured in a low voice: "When I go back, I have to go to the Supervision Bureau to check the files of the recent missing persons. Maybe it can bring me some inspiration...

"I'm already an old man, why did I suddenly embark on the Twilight Path? Is it because of a serious illness? Is it a terminal illness? Is it because I feel that I have not lived a long time, and I suddenly have a strong attachment to life? I hope to live... Yes Is there no student to inherit, or is my offspring too unlucky to snatch the inheritance?"

"...If it's an old artist from Glass Island," the neglected Lulu mustered up her courage, and suddenly whispered, "it might be old Lars. He was diagnosed with a bone tumor this summer."

"Old Lars?"

Sherlock was stunned for a moment, and it took him a long time to think: "Mr. Lars Graham? He's not for the Queen..."

Having said that, he suddenly stopped talking.

He looked at Lulu with deep eyes and stopped talking.

Aiwass also glanced at her.

... Good guy.

This fully automatic box opener can also be used to open other people's boxes?

Her Royal Highness actually has this function.

"...Mr. 'Knight' hasn't arrived yet. Perhaps he hasn't thought of it, after all he seems to be a very careless man."

As soon as Sherlock changed the subject, his attitude changed significantly: "But it doesn't matter if it's only us. Remember to follow me closely..."

Compared with the previous priority of helping the knight and the fox, Sherlock's strategy suddenly changed to giving priority to helping the fox and Lulu who had already arrived.

obviously.Sherlock should have guessed that Lulu is Princess Isabel... For him, this is not difficult.

Fortunately, Sherlock is loyal to the Queen's faction.

Aiwass knew that his father had been a minister.Get framed for something and get into trouble.Queen Sophia had specially pardoned his father's crimes, and was kind to him.

Since then, Sherlock has been secretly serving the royal family.In some cases, the queen will specially invite Sherlock to participate in the investigation.On the one hand, it is because of reliability, and on the other hand, it is confidential.

So compared to normal people, Sherlock will know some royal secrets better.

At this point in time, it's still a secret.Even Isabel herself probably didn't know.

I see……

Aiwass reacted.

Before I changed history and appeared in this advanced ceremony that I should not have participated in, Princess Isabel's advanced ceremony really relied on Sherlock to lie down and win.

--at this time.

The three suddenly fell silent at the same time.

Because right in their hearts, a clear bell sounded suddenly.

No one around heard it, only the three of them heard it.After about a few seconds, another bell rang.

"...it's the death knell."

The boy's expression suddenly became serious: "There is bad news...or good news. Two people have been eliminated. The probability of you passing the ceremony has increased."

"Two people?"

Having said that, Lulu subconsciously looked at Aiwass beside her: "Are they also together?"

In fact, the first thing she wanted to say was, are they also husband and wife?

But these words were too shameful, so she swallowed them back before she could say them.

Aiwass asked the newsboy: "What does the death knell mean? To be exposed, or to die?"

"Death. If the identity is revealed, the rest of the people will hear the sound of 'loud laughter'."

Little Sherlock's speech speed more than doubled: "It's just started for an hour, and there are still three hours to survive. And the murderer has already started to attack, and two people together can't stop them. And in the 'safe' difficulty In the ritual, we will only encounter one enemy, and it will not be too strong. It must be easy to fight against when we cooperate.

"Considering that the bone carving may act alone, apart from the little girl from the path of love and the drug dealer from the path of equilibrium, the combat effectiveness of the others will not be bad.

"Unless the two of them happened to meet the murderer together..."

"—That also means that the monster can kill two people in a short period of time."

Aiwass continued: "The speed is so fast that the other person did not escape."

"It must be a sneak attack."

Sherlock judged: "They didn't come to Legal Plaza, which means that the enemy is not waiting here. It is possible that this is a safe zone instead, and the enemy will only be encountered at the last moment."

"uncertain."

The young priest lowered his eyes slightly, and added other possibilities: "It is also possible that foreigners met the Stranglers, after all, they don't understand Avalon."

"Well, you're right."

The boy nodded, and looked around vigilantly: "Anyway, be careful of shadows and corners... I will follow you in a while, so that I won't be attacked and dragged away without you noticing."

"Where are we going?" Lulu asked softly.

"The Pelican—now give me a reason to take you to the Pelican."

Hearing Sherlock's whispered order, the young priest immediately showed a warm and sunny smile on his face.

"You are so polite, Mr. Little. May the candlelight illuminate you."

Aiwass let go of his voice slightly, and said in a voice that could be heard clearly by the people around him: "Thank you for your compliments to my wife—it's so hot, why don't I buy you a drink? Do you have anything you want to drink?"

"...don't give me a drink, fox."

Little Sherlock lowered his voice and reminded: "I can only drink milk now...Alcohol will disturb my intelligence and weaken my spells."

"How about milk? After all, you are too young to drink."

Aiwass is good at what he does.

"...I know a bar."

Little Sherlock's volume also became normal, and he uttered a childlike voice: "We call it the Pelican Bar!"

Hearing Sherlock's clumsy and tender voice, Aiwass' expression suddenly became a little subtle.

You can act or not act, Mr. Sherlock.

Your artificial voice reminds me of another famous detective with a child's body but an adult's brain...

But at this moment, they heard a long death knell again.

Aiwass' expression became serious.

—the third person died.

It was only 2 minutes away from the previous two sounds.

"Wait a minute," Little Sherlock's expression changed immediately, and he didn't care about his performance, "The situation is wrong! He died too soon!"

Fortunately, the two of them may have been attacked together.The second man was caught up and killed as he fled.

——However, when there is clearly only one enemy, three people can die one after another, which is very unreasonable!

This is not a ritual of competing and killing each other. The nine people came to different places with different identities.

The difficulty of this ceremony is obviously wrong!
——Is it because of the existence of Sherlock or the bone carving that the enemy's strength has been increased?
Soon, Aiwass realized another thing:
The two he thought died were foreigners.But three is not necessarily the case.

The Cavaliers never came, maybe it wasn't that he didn't expect the Pelican Bar.

Rather, he went elsewhere, and may have died on the way!

Where did they go?

"We can't go to the Pelican Bar anymore. It's not necessarily safe there, and we can't escape once it's blocked. The knight didn't come or he's dead. We can only rely on detective spells, and the spell power of the first level is not enough. .”

Aiwass immediately changed his plan and took Sherlock's command skillfully:

"—We have to take a detour and hide first to see if anyone continues to die. I know a secret passage here. Come with me."

　The early copy is very simple, it won't take too long, it will be over in about two or three days~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)