Chapter 469: Coincidence Vortex

"I guess Ms. Blood Diamond once rewarded you with a potion that could prolong your life...right?"

Aiwass asked with a smile: "But you didn't use it. You are lucky."

"...Yes, it's an amber potion that can extend your life by three years and grant you the first level of the Twilight Path."

Droste nodded grimly: "Fortunately, I hesitated for a moment..."

In fact, it wasn't hesitation—the trembling of the True Fire made Droste immediately change his words: "To be precise, it was because I had already embarked on the path of twilight, and I felt that I could prolong my life by my own strength. I also felt that I didn't trust the efficacy of the medicine they told me, so I presented this medicine to Her Majesty as a 'birthday gift purchased from overseas'..."

No wonder……

Ai Hua suddenly realized.

So Queen Sofia, in Aiwas's world line, seemed not to have such a close relationship with Droste; but in the entrance CG of this promotion ceremony, her trust and intimacy with Droste was even comparable to Aiwas's in the main world - that was an absolute trust in Droste, treating him as "unique".

Because without that bottle of medicine, the Queen would have died of natural causes in the winter of 1898.

Sofia knew her own body, which was why she trusted Droste so much. Her body was already unable to bear it and there was no way she would live to the autumn of 1899.

And Droste's tribute is like the guilt after cheating on his lover.

He knew he had committed treason, and perhaps deliberately, perhaps subconsciously, he wanted to make some amends for it...

...From this point of view, Droste's brainless actions almost disrupted everyone's plans.

From Star Antimony to Avalon, their plans were thrown into confusion. Before this, the Star Antimony prophets may have sensed that the queen's life was coming to an end, and they only needed to deceive the weak and naive Isabelle and control her through Droste and Lloyd.

That's why they planned to plot against Lloyd's - if they had planned to assassinate Queen Sophia from the beginning, the plot against Lloyd's would have been meaningless.

But because Droste gave a bottle of life-extending potion given to him to Queen Sophia, the Star Antimony people's plan was directly disrupted - their economic problems were already very serious in 1898, and the incident that the "king" mentioned about alchemists squeezing out the living space of botanists happened in the spring of 1898.

As a result, it was not until 1899 that Queen Sofia died.

She might even have reached the level of the Twilight Path, gaining the ability to extend her lifespan and potentially live for many more years... From the imported CG, her physical and mental condition is clearly much stronger than it was "a year ago" in the Aiwass worldline. She can walk without assistance and even speak without panting.

That's why she didn't train Isabelle's abilities, nor did she plan to find an assassin to kill her and activate the Shadow of Avalon Ritual.

In Aiwass's world line, she had already asked Isabel to take over government affairs when she was about to die.

Because Sophia felt that she was getting better, she wanted to do it herself again.

As a result, the Star Antimony people were forced to come up with a new plan - assassinate Sophia and replace Isabel.

Avalon is recovering, but Xingti can no longer hold on.

...Just looking at the results, Droste's unconscious actions delayed the war for an extra year, resulting in the fact that even if Star Antimony took over Avalon, it would still be divided in the end.

All this is because during the years when the economy was bad, the conflicts in various regions of Xingti had accumulated too seriously.

——Thinking of this, Aiwass couldn't help but feel a little ridiculous.

It turns out that the fall of Avalon and the division of Star Antimony were all due to Droste's inexplicable actions...

A "little man"... although not very small, his unintentional action directly changed the entire world situation.

It's simply a vortex of coincidences. Or perhaps it can be said to be the root of all evil.

It was because of his unconscious actions that all the coincidences spread out, causing misfortune for everyone...

It was because Aiwass killed him in advance that none of this happened.

“…How interesting.”

Aiwass sighed and shook his head slightly.

The question that has troubled me for a long time has finally been answered.

He raised his head, smiled at Droste, and said very tolerantly: "Very good, now I allow you to ask me a question.

"But let me be clear...if I don't want to answer the entire question, I won't say anything at all. Then your question will be wasted."

...Droste felt that "this lord" was becoming less and less pretentious.

Your tone now is nothing like "Evans", right?

"Hurry," Aiwass said coldly, "You don't have much time."

"If it's a question..."

Droste immediately began to think.

—Are you Aiwass Moriarty?

No, absolutely not. This is such a stupid question, such a waste...

So……

——When did your noble will descend upon this body?

No, it still doesn’t work…

Droste thought quickly and finally decided on a sentence: "Who are you?"

The corners of Aiwass' mouth rose slightly.

He laughed happily, as if he was finally relieved.

"Some people call me Aiwas Moriarty."

Aiwass said slowly: "However, some people in Xingbi will call me...

"—Aleister Crowley."

The candle flame did not flicker at all.

It's the truth.

Droste blurted out: "The Crawley family that Earl Crawley belongs to?!"

"Yes, that Crowley."

Although it was the second question, Aiwass still nodded tolerantly in response.

The candle flame still did not flicker.

——It turns out to be the family that Earl Crawley belongs to!

Droste felt a sudden enlightenment.

The Crowley family is a very powerful family of demonologists, arguably one of the leading families in the "demonologist" faction. While the Royal Family represents alchemists, the Red Phase represents witches and moon children, and the Black Phase represents prophets and necromancers, the Crowleys and several other demonic families collectively represent demonologists.

Although there were no world-class masters like the Red Phase and the Black Phase, each family had a fifth-level transcendent. When they united, they could fight against other forces.

The Carl family, to which General Leo Carl comes this time, is also one of the several demon families.

They weren't completely obedient to the royal family, nor were they particularly close to the Red and Black Prime Ministers. That was why he came to me to gather information, that was why he didn't fully understand the situation, that was why he opposed them...

The slight doubts that had arisen before because "Evans" asked too many detailed questions have now been completely dispelled.

As for how "Aleister" entered Aiwass's body... Droste didn't know, but he didn't dare ask. Perhaps it was some Crowley family secret... In any case, it was clear that he was related to Earl Crowley!

"Mr. Crowley!"

Minister Droste immediately knelt on the ground: "Please save me! I am willing to sign a contract with you!"

"Can."

Aiwass answered simply.

His eyes were deep. "I can protect you, if I have the final say... I can also make sure that Blood Diamond never touches you again. You can still go to Star Antimony, to your Droste Manor, and be Viscount Droste. I will never stop you."

"But that depends on your sincerity—what you had before wasn't enough."

"...What do you want?"

Droste asked cautiously.

This time, Aiwass did not say anything like "I have everything I need".

He gave a very clear price:

"I want Diomedes."

Aiwass drummed his fingers on the armrest and said calmly, "Right now. I want him to be useful."

"...But, that's to protect the Droste family..."

"Guardian spirits can also be transferred. All you need to do is adopt me as your son, voluntarily give up the Droste name, and transfer the position of head of the family to me. As long as you give up the Droste name, you don't need to die to transfer the guardian spirit."

Aiwass's lips curled up slightly as he gently coaxed, "You can't possibly take the guardian spirit the Theocracy gave Avalon with you to Star Antimony, right? It'll only take a few months... You'll be safe here, right? As for giving up your last name... I won't give it to the newspapers, and no one else will know, right?"

Seeing that Droste's eyes were entangled and hesitant, Aiwass did not give him room to think.

He closed his eyes lazily and casually ordered, "Alright, go get the ceremony paper. I speak, you write."

"...Yes, Mr. Crowley."

Droste finally made up his mind.

——Just sell Diomedes to him.

I wonder what he'll do with Diomedes... But if the order threatens the life of the guardian spirit or restricts its freedom, the guardian contract will automatically be terminated. This was what Diomedes had warned Droste personally when he was a child.

...Perhaps "Aleister" will be killed by this backlash, Droste thought darkly.

Even though he really didn't need Diomedes after arriving at Xingtan, and might even have to find a way to get rid of Diomedes...but having such a precious thing snatched from his hands still made him feel heartbroken.

"Not Mr. Crawley, Miss Crawley."

Aiwass narrowed his eyes and said leisurely, "'Aleister Crowley' is a woman. Don't make a mistake, or the contract won't take effect."

"Yes, beautiful lady."

Minister Droste said respectfully, "I'll be back soon."

——What are you so proud of, you bitch!

Minister Droste, who seemed to have escaped danger of death but had suffered heavy losses, said fiercely in his heart.

And Aiwass just smiled silently and looked at Droste quietly.

That gaze made his scalp tingle - could she not read minds?

Watching Droste leave the Queen's bedroom in a somewhat embarrassed manner, Aiwass slowly walked to the floor-to-ceiling mirror.

He stroked the mirror, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

"We have gained another powerful fighting force."

Aiwass muttered to himself, "Is this what it feels like to speed through the second round with a guide?"

I have to say, it feels pretty good.

Soon, his soft palm turned into a fist and gently hit the mirror.

Guardian spirit, Diomedes.

He doesn't need to defeat or kill.

——Because he is the highest-level resource that can be obtained from the NPC "Minister Droste" in the promotion ceremony!

Update completed!

(End of this chapter)