Chapter 671 Lily's Free Will
March 2nd, morning.
The day after the meeting with the cardinals, Aiwass woke up and was performing his daily morning prayers.
The biggest difference after signing a contract with the Lord of Scales and Feathers is probably that there is an extra step in the daily prayers - after finishing the prayer to Sizhu, there is another round of prayers to the Lord of Scales and Feathers, your own master.
Of course, you don't have to be too respectful, and it's not very troublesome.
In fact, it is nothing more than reporting to the Lord of Scales and Feathers every morning, reporting the itinerary, seeing when the boss's power might be needed, and making an appointment; then giving a few summary sentences in the evening, reimbursing the Lord of Scales and Feathers if the power has been used, restoring and recharging one's own path crystal, and finally giving a polite compliment and that's it.
In a sense, it feels much more "tactile" than praying to the candlelight.
The priests' daily prayers to the candlelighter are never answered. Essentially, it's like clocking in and out; the normal response is for the clock-in machine to respond as usual.
You can't expect a time clock to become a spirit and suddenly say to you in a powerful voice, "Good morning, Night City!"
But you can just look forward to the Lord of Scales and Feathers' reaction.
"Good morning, Night City!"
The Lord of Scales and Feathers shouted in Aiwas' mind with full spirit.
"So what is Night City..."
Aiwass closed his eyes and complained in his heart.
“Tsk.”
The Lord of Scales and Feathers smacked his lips and said, "When you kill Huan Tiansi, you can pick up my joke."
"Was I such a weird person before?"
Aiwass muttered, "I feel like the mysterious aura of Huantiansi is gradually breaking..."
"Oh yeah, Aiwass."
The Lord of Scales and Feathers suddenly said, "By the way, if you need to use the [Liang Yi Gap], it's best to tell Sand Timekeeper a day or two in advance."
"Why?"
"You've seen Lily being divided, so you should know that this thing is quite damaging to the body. After all, it completely separates the essence of the soul. Resting for a day or two is already enough for me to consider your possession of the [Dissolved Soul]."
"All right……"
Aiwass replied casually, "I've got that in mind."
Apart from anything else, at least after mastering the advanced divine arts, Aiwass felt that his mental state had stabilized a little more - sometimes, having a "friend" who could complain about anything at any time was much more comfortable than being alone in a daze.
Of course, it could also be because his path has returned to a state of balance.
At this moment, there was a gentle knock on the door of Aiwas's room.
As Aiwas opened his eyes and emerged from his prayer state, the chilly feeling, like wearing slightly damp clothes under an air conditioner, faded from him.
The flame butterfly that was perched on the blazing candle shook off the flames again and flew back to Aiwas's shoulder.
"What is it, Lily?"
Aiwass didn't turn around, but asked directly.
He didn't hear any footsteps the whole time.
If the person knocking on the door wasn't a ghost, it could only be Lily.
After returning yesterday, Aiwass thought for a long time about whether or not to tell Lily about the fate she bore.
From the perspective of controllability, it's definitely better not to say anything. Once Lily starts to have wild thoughts, things might change.
But Aiwass decided to respect Lily more.
Putting aside the lack of human intelligence in "Little Lamb Selene," Aiwass didn't simply consider Lily his personal maid... Honestly, with Aiwass's status, he'd long since outgrown the need for a personal maid's services and protection. He still kept Lily with him simply because she stubbornly accepted this role and refused to leave Aiwass's side.
To him, Lily was a close friend who was almost a family member, almost an elder - although part of Aiwass's memory was confused, and the things his sister Freya had done were transferred to Lily... but even so, Lily was still someone Aiwass trusted very much.
The same level of trust as Yulia and Edward.
Therefore, Aiwass decided not to make decisions for Lily or make decisions for her... but to tell her the truth directly.
She had told Lily all about her identity as the Beast Child, her animalistic instincts, the possibility that Gray Sky could possess her at any moment, and the fact that Aiwass had received a letter of introduction and was going to Xingtan to help her solve her problems.
And Lily was much calmer than Aiwass had expected.
Because Lily is very smart.
As a personal maid, she was able to seamlessly connect the knowledge learned in university classes simply by using the knowledge she gained from reading in her spare time without falling behind... This was enough to prove her intelligence and excellence.
Lily had actually guessed most of it when Cardinal Cyril sent her and Selene away from Aiwass.
——And the result was even better than she imagined.
At least Aiwass would not abandon her, nor would he let her be sealed or "treated".
Lily was actually ready to give up her power...but if possible, she still hoped that she could continue to retain her extraordinary abilities.
At first, she hoped to gain extraordinary powers in order to help and protect Aiwass. She hoped to be useful to Aiwass... At that time, she was even so extreme as to regard herself as an emotionless tool.
And now, she wanted to continue to maintain her extraordinary abilities... largely because she wanted to do so. Just like she longed to study back then, Lily now wanted to be able to grasp her own destiny - when she learned that she was chosen by the Gray Sky Division, Lily felt a strong sense of being bound by fate.
Only by having your own power can you decide your own destiny.
She was unwilling to give up, but decided to cooperate with Aiwass's plan and continue to move forward and take a look.
Frankness and respect brought relief to both of them - after knowing the specific source of the disaster, Lily became much more determined.
——As for the fact that she has the nature of a murderer, Lily accepted and acknowledged it very calmly.
Clearly, Lily had sensed something was amiss with herself long before Aiwass mentioned it. Not only had she become aware of her beastly nature, she had even developed a technique to suppress her instincts through adaptive pathways.
Now that Lily had been split into two, she no longer possessed such a strong desire to kill. However, this desire for destruction and killing had not disappeared, but had completely transferred to Selene.
Selene's goat eyes are proof that she is the child of beasts.
After learning of Lily's personal determination to fight against Gray Tiansi to the end, Aiwass was also very relieved.
What he feared most was that Lily would give up on herself and come up with some strange idea, or give up on herself out of sheer random thoughts. It was like an elderly person in a long-term hospitalization who, thinking "I don't want to cause trouble for my children," started doing something drastic, but it might actually cause even more trouble.
And now, Lily has a firm will to live and is willing to fully cooperate with Aiwass's plan according to her own wishes - this is enough.
In a sense, Lily was finally considered as Aiwass's companion at this moment, rather than his servant or his little maid.
(End of this chapter)
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