Chapter 832 The Painter's Imagination
With a target in mind, Aiwass continued to sway in the middle of the dance floor while secretly listening to the conversations of the people around him and observing their every move.
Just like that, four or five minutes passed.
If it were a normal dance party, this song would have ended long ago, and the dancers would have taken this opportunity to take a break and have another group of people take over... But the people here didn't stop at all.
The band, with smiles on their faces, continued to play, and the sad dance music showed no sign of stopping - the music was basically a repetitive loop, never ending.
Still noticing anything unusual happening to the people around him, Aiwass kept up his smile and softly greeted the girl in front of him, "Hello."
"Good morning, my Lord."
The girl made a clear sound and answered politely.
Hearing this name, Aiwas' heart moved.
This probably means that the other party doesn't know me at all...
So he followed the other person's words, and in a voice similar to that of the surrounding guests and with a nonchalant smile, he asked, "When did you come?"
"I came late, almost two days ago. But I came earlier than you, my Lord."
The girl said with a smile.
Aiwass was a little surprised: "How do you know?"
The girl looked at the wine glass still held in Aiwass's hand. Even though her right hand's five fingers were tightly clasped around Aiwass's left hand, Aiwass never let go of the glass. He had no idea what this thing was used for.
But the girl replied: "Because you haven't finished your wine yet."
“…Hmm.”
"If you feel tired later," the girl said with a smile, "remember to stop and finish your drink first."
"Thank you."
Aiwass said gently: "What should I call you?"
"My name is Sasha, sir."
The girl said softly.
Hearing this name, Aiwass was slightly stunned.
He remembered... the painting he was finishing was called "The Feasting Tower."
If he guessed correctly...
"Which Sasha are you?"
Aiwass asked uncertainly.
He almost wanted to say, "Are you Sister Sasha from the host's family?"
But he changed his mind and suddenly stopped - there might not be a "host of the banquet" in this era.
If this happened before the Banquet Master became an apostle, he wouldn't be called the Banquet Master. If this happened after the Banquet Master was promoted, he would be called the Banquet Master. Even in the distant future, it's possible that he could become a Pillar God.
The girl smiled gently at Aiwass.
She spoke softly, “I am the lover of my master Zagreus.
"—When will your cup be empty? Do you need me to serve you?"
“No need…”
Aiwass smiled and declined, drinking the wine in the glass.
He was roughly aware of the timing of the painting.
He finally realized where the inconsistency lay—
Whether it is "Sister Sasha" in front of him or the guests around him, they all look like human beings!
Their ears are round, not pointy like those of elves. But in the time of the Banquet Master, humans had not yet been born—humans were the last creation of the Beast Master and the first creation of Hengwo. And Hengwo and the Banquet Master were once mortals of the same era...
In other words, even if the host has achieved enlightenment, humans are still likely still in a barbaric and primitive stage. If such a grand banquet existed, it would most likely be attended entirely by elves.
There might even be some superior races left from the Beast Lord era... but in any case, they couldn't have been extinct by then.
And the most important thing is that Aiwass has seen what Sister Sasha looks like.
He had once used rituals to pray to Sister Sasha—even though Sister Sasha was only an apostle, not a deity, and needed the host to act as a transfer agent. But he had indeed seen Sister Sasha in the material world... and had even been hugged by her once.
The "Sasha" in front of him was subtly different in hair color, eye color, body shape, height, and even race. The only similarity was probably the hairstyle.
Sister Sasha is an elf first—she's not human!
Secondly, Sister Sasha actually had a very good figure under that nun's uniform, but this girl's figure was much more ordinary...
Then Aiwass understood completely——
Although he had no knowledge of art history and could not accurately determine the time of this painting, he was certain that it was not painted during the time of the host, but rather during the human era.
This is the banquet imagined by the human painter!
He knew of Sister Sasha's existence, and her hairstyle was correct. This showed that the artist had done some research and looked up information—and judging by Sister Sasha's figure, hairstyle, and hair color, the artist most likely saw a stone sculpture of Sister Sasha.
In this case, it is clear where the painter got his inspiration from.
The secret order that enshrines the relics of Sister Sasha - Theresa Monastery, the holy place of the Sons of the Moon during the Helasar Empire era!
The architecture here has a distinctly ancient elven style, but people's clothing and conversations are more like those of the Imperial Age... and the exaggerated red-carpeted banquet floor and the white candlestick bust are actually illogical.
The reason the artist made the candlelight bust white was simple: the carpet was red, the guests' gowns and skirts were mostly red and black, and the building was decorated with golden wood. If the large bust had been red, the center two-thirds of the painting would have been entirely red, which would have been unpleasant.
But he obviously lacked common sense of divine arts, and his understanding of the Elven Age was not deep enough—
As a Pope who had studied advanced divine arts, Aiwass immediately saw through the painter's numerous common sense errors. Perhaps it was precisely because of these errors that Aiwass was unsure whether this was from the era before the Master of the Banquet ascended to power...
The custom of "red carpet at banquets" itself comes from the beggar's imitation of Zagreus by later generations.
He often held "orgies" where guests would strip naked or wear only bathrobes and frolic in a giant pool of wine. With an endless supply of delicious food and wine, people would become excited, drunk, revel, and howl like wolves without even needing to drink.
…That’s actually because your skin absorbs the alcohol.
Ancient ritualists believed that wine mimicked blood, and thus, like being in a pool of blood, one would regain youth, thus filling the guests with vitality. Because this theory made sense through ritual theory, the ritual was established - people could indeed restore their vitality through the wine pool ritual.
But not all banquets can be so extravagant.
For this reason, people believe that laying a red carpet at a banquet can borrow the power of the host through rituals to make the banquet more lively - it is red after all, so just pretend that it is a wine pool.
Since this custom itself originated from the imitation of Zagreus after he was promoted to the host of the banquet, how could there be such an exaggerated red carpet at the banquet in Zagreus's time?
And this cake-like stage itself is unreasonable...
If we say that these are all the painter's imagination, then it makes sense.
—In other words, what Aiwass saw was not real history, but rather the imagination of the artist who created the painting...
At this moment, seeing Aiwass drink the wine in the glass, Sasha, who was not a nun yet, also smiled sweetly.
She came closer and looked towards the door again.
"The host of the banquet is coming," she said.
“…Who is it?”
Aiwass was a little nervous for a moment.
Zagreus?
The girl, who looked quite young, replied, "It's my son, Cain."
"……ah?"
Aiwass was stunned for a moment and couldn't hold it in for a moment.
—Wait a minute, this isn’t right!
The Blood Sky Master is a human and son of God who only appeared after the host of the banquet was promoted!
When Zagreus was the host of the feast, Cain had not even become pregnant!
For a moment, he couldn't help but want to punch the painter on the head.
Can you please do some research before you paint religious paintings!!!
(End of this chapter)
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