"……Well."

Aiwass got up from the bed in a daze, making an unexplained whine.

Lily came over immediately, holding Aiwass's back with one hand, and handed over water at a suitable temperature with the other hand: "Drink some water, Master."

Aiwass was gently fed warm water by Lily, and his consciousness, which was stuck and dried up like an unoiled machine, quickly recovered.

...Am I broken?

His last consciousness was at the moment when Isabel left with Edward, and the subsequent memories disappeared out of thin air.

It's really strange.

How can an extraordinary person on the path of devotion at the third level be so drunk?

"I'm much better...Give me a candle, Lily."

Aiwass raised his head, drank the last sip of water, and then said in a slightly hoarse voice: "Is it time to have dinner?"

Only then did he suddenly realize that there were lit candles everywhere in the house.

Lily handed over a candle and stood up to open the curtains.

Looking at the sky outside, Aiwass was stunned for a moment: "Is it already the second day?"

Aiwass held the candle and quickly reacted: "Is it because I am making 'that' magic card?"

His memory and rationality gradually returned.

Aiwass recalled that the last step in making the magic card "Lust" was to make the card maker fall into a completely uncontrollable drunken state under the surging passion.

At that time, you can use your own will to drip blood with high concentration of alcohol on the card surface. This will also sacrifice a small part of the last memory to the eternal self... The final effect is like

It's like "fragmentation after drinking too much".

...but does it consume so much memory?

He couldn't even remember whether he had eaten.

While using the Fire Sacrifice Technique to restore his physical condition, Aiwass asked: "Did I have dinner with you yesterday?"

"have eaten."

Lily went to pour water and explained softly: "You didn't perform the last step of the ceremony until ten o'clock in the evening last night."

As she said that, she showed Aiwass the tarot cards on the table that were sealed by Aiwass into two crystal plates and soaked in blood.

It was flashing a hazy phantom light at the moment, making the card surface blurry, distorted and constantly fluctuating.

It's like a distorted scene seen through the air above a barbecue grill.

Seeing that this card had been produced, Aiwass finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"...Did I say anything while eating? I mean after I was drunk."

But then, Aiwass suddenly became worried: "And, when did I get drunk? Was it when I was eating with everyone? Or after that?"

To create this card, you need to get yourself into a state of complete excitement and intoxication. That state is too dangerous.

——There is a considerable risk of death in both a physiological and social sense.

The people who had dinner with Aiwass last night to celebrate New Year's Eve are basically the people Aiwass can trust the most in the world. At most, Sherlock and half of Haina... he can trust the most.

Ina will not betray him, but he does not trust Haina's mind.

Aiwass wouldn't dare to make this card if he was with them, under their care... let alone under other circumstances.

And this card is a necessary prop to completely "kill" Succubus Emma.

Without the seal of the Phantom Card, even if Emma is killed, she will be reborn again.

And at that time, Aihua's secret may be leaked, and it may even attract the attention of the Fallen Sky Division. Therefore, if she wants to kill her, she must be sealed to silence her - or in other words, before the Fallen Sky Division is pulled down, Ai Hua

All high-level phantoms beyond the path that Si killed using the Beast of Sin must be silenced in this way.

Although I know this is an inevitable move, and this card has been completed.

But now Aiwass suddenly began to worry about gains and losses.

In order for Aiwass to be completely drunk with ordinary wine, he most likely used the banquet master's ritual to ensure that he entered a state of chaos. After that, he lost his memory for about four hours.

...I am excited and drunk at the same time.

Although Aiwass was quite confident in his own rationality... he still dared not be 100% sure that he was not drunk and crazy, or said some crazy words with unknown meaning.

Aiwass looked at Lily expectantly and asked, "What did I do at that time? Or rather, what did I say?"

According to Aiwass's understanding of Lily and himself, Aiwass would definitely keep Lily by his side before he got out of control no matter what. In other words, Lily must have watched the whole process.

But Lily just smiled and shook her head.

It was extremely rare that she did not answer Aiwass's words, but just comforted: "Master, you were not drunk at the banquet, nor did you go crazy with alcohol. You got drunk in your bedroom after the banquet, and you only had time to say something later.

Some drunken talk.

"Her Majesty the Queen and Miss Ligeia were drinking with you at that time. You used a special ritual to get yourself drunk quickly...and the second one who got drunk was Her Majesty Isabel. But after you were all drunk, Ligeia

Miss Jiya took His Majesty away.

"As for what you said at that time... let's ask Miss Isabel."

The corners of Lily's mouth raised slightly, as if she was holding back a smile.

……Huh?

Aiwass was explicitly rejected by Lily for the first time.

But Lily's words made Aiwass feel a little relieved. He definitely didn't say anything crazy that he shouldn't have said. Otherwise, Lily and Isabel would definitely not have this reaction.

But this made Aiwass even more curious: "Can't you just tell me, Lily?"

"This was your own order at that time."

Lily said seriously: "After you completed the ceremony, you were briefly awake for a moment. You said it yourself. There is no need to let your waking self know about this matter. Tell me - unless Her Majesty Isabel is willing to tell you, otherwise

What you say must be kept confidential."

"……Um?"

Avas suddenly became even more curious.

"You can't tell me what I said...but you can tell me what I didn't say, right?"

He could only confirm in a roundabout way: "I didn't say anything excessive or rude at that time, right?"

"No."

"I didn't say anything about another world or the future?"

Aiwass's words actually revealed something.

Lily glanced at Aiwass in surprise and said firmly: "No."

"That……"

Aiwass hesitated: "Did I confess to Isabel?"

"……nor."

Lily paused and thought for a moment before replying firmly: "Yes, no."

So what else can I say?

Moreover, why did Isabel have to agree to tell me? Did Ligeia hear it too?

Aiwass felt that his brain, which had just recovered from the hangover, had not fully recovered - or that his thinking was not thinking in that direction at all.

"Not a bad thing, right?"

Aiwass finally confirmed: "It will not affect the relationship between Isabel and I..."

The corner of Lily's mouth suddenly rose for a moment, and she answered simply: "Definitely not - rather, the relationship may get better. At least in my opinion."

Isn't that just a confession? What else can I say? But Lily said that it's not a confession...

... Could it be that I went crazy with her?

Not really.

Aiwass couldn't think of an answer for a while.

But since Lily said it wouldn't be a bad thing, Aiwass simply ignored it.

Isabel will definitely tell herself - at worst, he should coax her seriously!

I just thought it was me who said something flirtatious, and when I woke up I realized it and felt it was not appropriate for Lily to relay it...

...but in that case, Lily's suppressed smile becomes very strange again.

It’s amazing, what else can I say?

Although Aiwass was still a little confused, he finally relaxed and said with some regret: "It's just a pity that I forgot how Edward behaved at the dinner table... By the way, where is Isabel now?"

"There is a candle ceremony outside now. Your Majesty has gone to watch the ceremony."
To be continued...