Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 57
Isabel's talent is not weak.

Now it is halfway through November, and the time of Avalon's demise will be next autumn.Both are members of the protagonist team, and their levels are about the same.

In other words, it took Aiwass and Isabel almost ten months... without feeling any pressure, they easily advanced to about thirty levels.And level [-] is already considered the fourth energy level, even in the entire Avalon Kingdom, it can be regarded as a leader.

There are no player characters in this world, and there is no "adventurer team" that players don't know where to buy, and gods and Buddhas block and kill Buddhas—that is, other players who form a team through matching. Aiwass needs Form your own team.

Relying on some settings of his friend's usual thoughts, Aiwass was able to know the character, life, talent direction of these important characters... and the growth path that only existed in theory.

He knows many secrets, and the secret of this world is power.

But he can't use them all for himself after all.

In the case of being able to fully mobilize resources, the lone hero is the most stupid.After all, there is always a limit to what a person can do.But choosing the right person is even more important - bastards, traitors and white-eyed wolves will only play a negative role.

Only those who are sufficiently reliable and trustworthy are worthy of Aiwass sharing his valuable experience.

Isabel is one of them.

The future "Queen of Flowers" is his pre-booked teammate.

Therefore, in fact, without Yanist's request, he would take the initiative to intervene in Isabel's growth path.Seek better development for her.

After all, Aiwass lacks companions.To help her is to help oneself.

Although according to Yannis' request, Aiwass can actually delay until the third promotion at the latest - that is, when he is promoted from level 29 to level 30, and then form a permanent team with Princess Isabel...

——But Aiwass felt that there was really no need to do so.

He first took the identity of "fox" just to show it in the public.It's pointless to delay it for too long.

The reason why Aiwass did not immediately take the initiative to disclose the information of "I am a fox" when he met Isabel this time is because Isabel's current character has not been tempered and she has not gained sufficient self-confidence.

Because of Master Yanis' own growth trajectory, she is the type who believes that "as long as people have real talents and practical learning, and continue to overcome difficulties, they can grow rapidly in pain".There is no need for too much interference from others, and there is no need to modify the direction of others' destiny-every life will have its own way out.

Therefore, Master Yanis tends to keep accumulating "history" for Isabel.Give her an incredibly solid foundation on how to handle situations when faced with them.But it will not teach Isabel the principles of life, nor will she enlighten her little emotions.

Yanis hopes that Isabel's own life can move forward based on the principles she has realized.

This is not wrong, and it can even be called prescient.Because according to the original historical trajectory, Isabel did stand up strong quickly after encountering a sudden change in her life, relying on her accumulated background, and continued to suffer and grow rapidly amidst the thorns.

It took Isabel less than five years to grow from a soft and sticky little girl to a reliable and mature queen in the future.

But now, she is still used to subconsciously choosing to escape when she is at a loss.

She's like one of those shy, closed-off girls.Although she also has a little affection for him, but if the confession is too early and too sudden, so that the other party is not mentally prepared and unable to react, she may be affected by the chaotic emotions in her heart, because she doesn't know how to deal with it And subconsciously choose to escape this relationship.

——Obviously, it seems that the favorability is almost enough, but when A goes up, the other party suddenly runs away.Isabel is that troublesome type.

Aiwass knew how to handle the situation.

This is essentially because she was not prepared.The girl will run away because she subconsciously hopes that "the current sense of comfort can be maintained forever", and does not want to go further and then step into the unknown.

In other words, it is essentially because Isabel is afraid of the unknown.

And this sense of fear is precisely because she is always worried about the "royal curse" that will take effect at any time.

Every day she fears whether her father, elder brother, and younger brother will die of illness; every time she falls ill, she wonders whether it is a curse and whether she is going to die; because her grandmother is old, she is also afraid because of the queen's death And it may lead to chaos and war.

But after the demise of Avalon, she was able to stabilize—because all the worst outcomes she was worried about had come.

Then there is nothing to be afraid of.

So Isabel, who calmed down, did not choose to continue to escape for the first time under the situation of "no retreat", but went forward bravely——

...However, this solution cannot be established in this timeline.

It is impossible for Aiwass to hurt Isabel specifically for her growth.

Before history changed, Isabel's family was ruined; after history changed, if her family was still ruined, wouldn't I be in vain?

——It’s almost like traveling to the beginning of the animation game’s plot, obviously changed a lot of things, but let the “original plot” familiar to me develop at key points, so as to let the changed plot return to the original route The same as the protagonist of the same person.

So Aiwaste arranged another preparation.

As early as in the first advanced ceremony, Aiwass had already prepared the groundwork.He originally planned to talk about it later, but now the timing is very coincidental... Master Yanis offered to ask Aiwass to form a team with the princess.

Now, then, is the time to activate.

At the dinner party, Aiwass chatted with Isabel while eating happily.

Perhaps because of the presence of the teacher, Isabel was a little reserved and silent at first, preferring to listen rather than speak.

But after the two drank a few glasses of white wine, the atmosphere gradually heated up.

Music, poetry, philosophy, anecdotes... are similar to the topics that Aiwass talked about in the abandoned chemical factory when he met Isabel in his dream.And this time, there is Master Yanis who has a wider knowledge, who can really communicate and talk with Aiwass, instead of asking questions like himself in a dream.

This brings the fun and gold content of the chat to another level.

Although Aiwass deliberately avoids repetition, he is very similar to "Fox" in terms of point of view, tone and degree of erudition.

——This is some flaws that Aiwass deliberately revealed.

He hoped that Princess Isabel could vaguely guess or realize that "Aiwass may be Mr. Fox", but he dared not say it because of insufficient evidence.

And the fact that "Aiwass, the friend I met in reality" and "the fox, the secret friend I met in the dream" are the same person is not a bad thing for Isabel... On the contrary, it is something she would rather believe to be true "good thing".

Because the identity of "Fox" is too mysterious.

Although mystery can make people curious and want to find out, but the sense of mystery that remains after establishing a connection can make people feel uneasy.Isabel happened to be particularly afraid of this uneasiness.

If "Fox" continues to maintain this kind of mystery, Isabel can't help but start thinking about whether he has a reason for not being able to reveal his identity-and then thinks that his identity may not be clean.At least she couldn't introduce her father, grandmother, and teacher's identities openly... In that case, no matter how close their relationship was, they could only become a private friend that she couldn't share or show off to others.

But Aiwass is different.

The Moriarty family is one of the twenty Founder families and has a high prestige and status in Avalon.

Although Aiwass is only the adopted son of Professor Moriarty, as long as the old Moriarty is alive, he will always be a member of the Founder family.And if Professor Moriarty makes a will before his death, and inherits the Moriarty family to Aiwass... Although there may be some difficulties in the process because of the lack of blood relationship, the possibility of a smooth succession in the end is not small.

After all, Professor Moriarty has no biological children, and no relatives of the same generation are still alive.He can only inherit it to his adopted children.

Just like Aiwass can be directly invited by her to the Temple of Silver and Tin now - his identity is clean and his future is bright.

Becoming friends with such a person will certainly not be blocked by the elders.

Can I only meet Mr. "Fox" in a dream?Would Mr. Aiwass be angry if he knew of the existence of "Fox"?What if the "fox" becomes hostile or takes advantage of me after knowing my true identity?
——As long as the "fox" is Aiwass, the problems that Isabel is worried and worried about will not exist.

When Isabel hoped so in her heart, she was actually preparing herself mentally.

Facing such a little beast-like girl who would run away in fright when under the slightest pressure, what others said might not be effective, even if it was her most trusted teacher Yanis, she might not be willing to listen to it.

Only her own inner thoughts can be accepted by her.

In the end, what she expected was successfully achieved, and everything went smoothly without any reversal or shock—so she could build up a kind of "hope".

Among the many ways to fight fear, hope is a medicine that does not harm health.

The thing Isabel lacks the most is self-confidence.And true self-confidence cannot be instilled by others.Only when one's determination and decisions get good feedback can the wounded mind be healed and comforted by the feedback.

But also because of this, Aiwass couldn't delay for too long.

Because the "prank" that I voluntarily revealed is different from the "lie" that was exposed.

Aiwass can't really be caught by her, but must take the initiative to disclose his identity and admit his deception.Otherwise, their relationship will gradually be mixed with a peculiar smell called "doubt".And that would also hurt Isabel, turning her "escape" into "suspicious".

That would be crooked.

For Aiwass, the process of raising Isabel from now on is like a beautiful girl dream factory——

Although they don't have the father-daughter relationship like in the game.But compared to Isabel's irresponsible and non-existent father, he will help Isabel in her dreams, choose a brighter future for her, chat with her and play with her, urge her to grow and learn, and heal her psychology. Disease, Aiwass who cultivated her self-esteem and self-confidence by himself, and prevented her from being harmed in the future...

—Maybe more like her own father than her own father, maybe.

(End of this chapter)