Lunar phase

The pouring moonlight illuminated the surface of the lake like a mirror, Edgar entered the shadow of the main hall, and the cold wind flowed into the teaching building through the gaps in the doors and windows, making him shiver.Edgar knocked on the watering can filled with holy mist and walked up the winding stairs. Rom was waiting for him by the sofa in front of the observation platform on the second floor.The two saluted and sat down, and Rom served tea.

"It's not Lawrence's intention to detain him. Lawrence has long since ignored him. Although he can summon the ancient gods to descend, he can't do anything about his own disease." Edgar took a sip from the teacup, "Ludwig doesn't give up, he still wants to Redeem."

"Have you seen Xiao Mi?" Rom drank his tea.

Edgar picked up the package he was carrying, took out a crude wax-sealed letterhead and handed it to Rom, and took out several ritual offerings and spread them on the ground.

"I sealed the seal," Edgar said, "I can't guarantee that I will get here. I left Yanam for a few days, and this happened when I came back."

This is another man who is tortured beyond measure by secret sweetness, Rom thought.She scanned the offerings, removing all kinds of solids needed for routine dream rituals, and there were two bottles of blood in the frosted glass bottles that are common in Yanam.A large bottle with the Church of Healing and Hunter logo on it, and a small bottle with a cloudy white label.Rom has already guessed part of it.She opened the letterhead, and there was scrawled writing on it.

"Unless this precept is broken, there is no other way; the day after tomorrow at a quarter past two in the morning, we meet in a dream. Your little eyeball in a glass bottle."

See you in a dream.Rom sniffed the paper, uncorked the vial—without the eyeball, of course—and dipped a drop on his finger.The taste of blood is sour, mixed with the bitter rust feeling like ink.

"Thank you," she turned to Edgar, "and what would you like in return?"

Edgar adjusted his glasses and showed his usual smug smile.

In the first half of his life, Miklesh seldom got close to people with reason, he was not interested in anything other than the mysteries of the universe, he would not respond, and he lacked reassuring talents and money. People who want to see him can easily have nightmares.Such people, regardless of gender, are insulated from starting a family.As for how Rom let him into the house, even their witnesses couldn't tell.

Even so, if you walk the path of the world, you must follow the rules of the world.Before getting married, Miko Laish asked Rom: "I never thought of pleasing the lady. I'm afraid it's too late to make up lessons now. I don't want to let you have regrets. So can you tell me what gifts you want?"

“After the wedding, I think there will be a little time we spend together, and there will be a lot of time in the future ... For that first ... special moment, I want a bottle of freshly brewed blood cocktail,” Rohm said.

"Although I'm not a person with a sense of ritual," Miklesh scratched his head, "but for a wedding, this gift is too insignificant."

"With your blood," Rom added, "will you?"

"Of course I would," Miklesh almost scratched himself bald, "it's just that the new brew won't taste good."

"I have an uncle who works as a steward in the city of Cain. The nobles of Cain know how to use blood better than the Church of Healing. This bottle of wine will be a permanent ritual offering to connect you and me. I will also prepare a bottle for you."

"In school style, I'd like to give you an eye."

"People's eyes will disappear after eating them. When the ancient gods take pity on you, give me eyes again."

"it is good."

Before the wedding, Mikou Laishu ate bright flowers for a week, for fear that his blood would bleed indecently.They held a ceremony at school, and went to church for civil registration and simple ceremony.Miklesh was very curious about the taste of wine made from his own blood. Rom refused to let him drink it, saying that it would not work well, so he obeyed obediently.

The cocktail brewed from Romm's blood was tasteless, but more intoxicating than any spirit, Mikkelish passed out halfway through, and didn't wake up until the next afternoon.Rom scolded him with a smile. When he drank too much, he still hugged her leg, which made half of her body numb all day.

Edgar also asked Rom, the dignified preparatory principal, why he chose such an annoying guy to share the bed with.The answer I got was as expected.Roma has seen too many people who are mentally distracted by secular affairs, from the common people to the bishop, and they all suffer from it, but she loves the purity of spirit.Neither the dusty background nor the cruel world can stop Miklesh's purity—or madness.

Roma regarded him as a gift prepared for her by the ancient god of the universe.As for the fact that Mikoor Rash turned into an unambitious person addicted to house dust removal not long after he followed her, she did not expect it.According to common sense, no one would expect someone to use the puppet secret method to sweep the house.If Kos's mother had known about this episode, she would have shown mercy and let the two of them escape the misery of the world together.

When Roma stayed at the school due to academic affairs, Miklesh would occasionally invite Edgar to their residence for a night of drinking.He didn't drink much, but he got drunk quickly, and if he wanted to get drunk faster, he would take out the rest of the wine from the wedding night and sniff it.Edgar knew the story of the wine, and thought that if the nobles of Cain were killed by knives and axes, he would be able to inform them.Edgar would rummage through their things when Micklerash fell asleep, and businessmen were happy to observe their fellows, both to Byrgenworth and to the Church.

Edgar once found a note in their pile of old papers. The note paper was rolled and yellowed. One side was written in beautiful Sumerian language, leaving some gaps;Because the notebook was beautifully bound, Edgar made some old-fashioned treatments, took it back to the church and presented it to the bishop, falsely claiming that it was discovered during archaeology.

"The isolated copy of Sumeru imitated by later generations is also worth fighting for by underground explorers," Lawrence said, "if they can understand the secret method above."

"Secret method?" Edgar was puzzled.

"Different from Byrgenworth's rules, it records the usage of some heretic secret weapons."

Edgar didn't dare to say much, and turned his gaze to Ludwig next to him.After Lawrence showed signs of becoming a beast, Ludwig was always present every time he met with the clergy.This is an open secret in the Healing Church, but no one in Yharnam City knows it.

"How wicked?" Ludwig asked.

"It uses modern mathematics to derive a new style of warfare." Lawrence shook his head. After becoming a bishop, he seldom directly explained the essence of a thing. "Alas..."

That sigh might be the last voice Edgar heard from Lawrence, and he didn't know whether it was out of fatigue or emotion.The next time he saw Lawrence, Edgar also saw the weeping Amelia. The bones of the animal head were placed on the altar of the church. There was no fur, no antlers unique to clerics, only horrible damage, It tells the fate of the original owner.

"I want to see what the real old god looks like. Lawrence never showed us his favorite, his nameless monster of the moon, and now he can no longer summon it," Edgar made his request, " I will get the record of the summoning ceremony, you can perform the ceremony, let me see the ancient gods, any new one is fine."

"What do you want the ancient god to do?" Rom asked calmly.

"Without the ancient gods, there is no religious authority. The only one in the church who can summon the ancient gods is Lawrence, and he is dying. Ludwig said that he wants to restore the relationship between Byrgenworth and the church. He definitely wants to be a bishop in his heart. .”

"That's right... I also read some classics on summoning the ancient gods when I really wanted to be the headmaster," Rom raised his eyebrows.

"Okay, very good."

"One thing I can't guarantee..."

"what!"

Edgar suddenly raised his voice, and the cold wind passed through the observation platform, making bottles and cans rustle.

"I can't guarantee that the summoned ancient god is the one you want."

"Don't expect Miklesh to come back alive either," Edgar said through gritted teeth.

"Oh, ahahaha," Rom laughed, the laughter swept away her usual elegance and gentleness, and it was more like the sarcasm of an annoying guy at the peak of madness, "Is that what you think about such a superficial thing? ?”

"why are you laughing?"

"Little boy, you don't know anything about the ancient gods," Rom put away his smile. "When the dream ceremony is held, show me Xiao Mi. Only when his body is alive will you have a chance to get the bishop's scepter."

"What if he dies?"

"I summoned all the ancient gods that have been recorded, and led them to crush the poor church, and everyone fell apart."

"How do you know if he is dead or alive..."

"I just know it."

Edgar glared at her and fled in despair.Later, when he visited Megao with the Mensis School, he also had the same doubts.