The cold-faced earl doesn't want to trigger the plot

"...?"

The corner of Riber's mouth twitched as he listened to the black crow's urging words.

This...doesn't seem like the first time, does it?

From Black Crow's point of view, what kind of person and character is he, or Earl Riber before he crossed over?

Why does it sound like a lunatic, and there is still enough power to support that madness.

why...

Just relying on that phantom blessing that is slightly stronger than the little ones of the Scourge Church?

In fact, it's not that Riber didn't try to understand what kind of existence the unlucky Earl of Campret was like in the past.

However, the gains are very limited.

Because, beside him, the only person who understands him in the past is Sebastian.And when Sebastian was asked similar questions, Sebastian would definitely answer like this.

"Young master, you will always be the best young master in the world."

Gee...

It's really a housekeeper who can't play a big role at any time.

Seeing that the black crow was ready to fly over to hold him down at any time and prevent him from attacking the Cathedral of Light, Riber could only say that he had no such plan, and then explained his purpose for coming.

"I'm here for other things. As you know, I'm currently working with the Knights in Greenwater."

Listening to Riber's words, Crow nodded.

...

Eh?

Do you really know?How do you know?

Riber, who was suddenly startled, suppressed the panic in his heart, and continued,

"From their head, I got a message. That is, she will ask for help from the Church of All Things and summon a heresy interrogator who specializes in dealing with witches. Counting from now, it will be about three days ago."

"Three days? That's about the same. You should be in the city soon. Then..."

As the black crow spoke, it spread its wings and fell from the window sill.

After she fell to the ground, her whole body suddenly turned into a large number of black feathers.

Inside the house, it seemed as if there was a whirlwind, and these black feathers were rolled into one place.Finally, a tall black-haired woman walked out of the group of feathers.

Black Crow · Lacquer Night Witch VER.

Seeing the woman in a conservative black dress with long black hair dragging directly to the ground, the atmosphere was quiet and mysterious.The Taoyuan brothers, who hadn't been moved in Ribel's mind for a long time, began to visit the thatched cottage.

The second time I saw the Urushi Night Witch, Liber was even more sure that he really liked the appearance of the Ururu Night Witch.

Moreover, this kind of liking seems to override Riber's will, which is an uncontrollable feeling.

For the time being, Ribel can only attribute this feeling to the witch's special power.And, fortunately, my self-control ability is strong enough.

"Then recently, I'd better not use the witch's power."

"This..."

Ribel couldn't help being a little surprised to see the Night Witch who sat down dignifiedly opposite her instead of looking out the window after the transformation.

Although it is very elegant, in fact, this is cowardice, right?

"Heretical Inquisitor, is it strong?"

"They are pure monsters that have transcended the category of strength and weakness."

After changing into the posture of the Night Witch, Crow's voice is no longer hoarse and deep as before, but gentle and peaceful.There is no sense of high pressure in the tone and tone, and it is full of patience and relief.

"According to the organization's intelligence collection, there are a total of 23 heretical interrogators of the Church of All Things that can be confirmed now. They all have a common alias called 'The Scourge of Action'. When witch-related incidents occur, the local area is often destroyed. And Most of the time, it was the Inquisitor who caused this result."

real or fake...

Because the person who is now working for Riberkop is the opponent of the Inquisitor, the real witch.Therefore, Riber is not sure whether Black Crow's words can be fully believed.

"Only 23 people?"

"The Heresy Trial is a very large organization, but there are only more than 20 people who can serve as official interrogators. I don't know people inside the Church of Everything, and often confuse the members of the Tribunal with the interrogators."

It turned out to be the case.

Riber knew it.Probably Erhard, the kind of guy who gets mixed up.

"If there are so few interrogators, this time it's just the head of the Knights who just made an excuse to ask for help. Wouldn't it attract the real interrogators?"

"No, I'm sure, it must be the interrogator who came this time."

As the black crow said, he turned his gaze to the direction outside the window.

Riber couldn't tell when she was in crow form.But now that she was transformed into a human form, Riber saw obvious worry on her face.

"In your eyes, the sky of this city is just an ordinary sky..."

Uh, not really.

Riber groaned.

Black Crow didn't believe it, if it wasn't for a plot point, he would be able to see a string of Big Dippers when he looked up.

"But in my opinion, the sky is full of turbidity that makes me sick to my stomach. It seems that there is a distorted face under the constant gaze. This phenomenon only started not long ago. I can feel that there is A primordial witch, recovering."

"The original witch?"

Another new word appeared, which really aroused Riber's curiosity.

Starting from GALGAME, which is closely related to this world, "The Witch is Wailing", everything seems to be unable to escape the word "witch".

It's just that Ribel never understood the specific meaning of this seemingly simple word.

And now, Riber thinks it is a good opportunity.

After turning into a human form, Crow obviously became much easier to talk.Moreover, as the Witch of the Painted Night, she also knows more secrets and mysteries.

So, even knowing that there might be risks, Riber continued to ask,

"Before that, can you tell me, what the hell is 'Witch'?"

...

In the dilapidated room that became silent, Black Crow stared at Ribel for a long time with deep eyes, and finally opened and closed his lips slightly.

"can."

Volume 120: Chapter [-], The Witch's Genealogy

"Speaking of witches, we must first start with the 'original witch'. The existence of the original witch is similar to a 'phenomenon', an 'established fact' or an 'imposed rule'."

"..."

In the room of the old mansion, Black Crow and Riber were sitting opposite each other, talking seriously about the witch.

After listening to Black Crow's words, Riber felt that his language translation function suddenly failed. He could understand every word, but he couldn't understand it together.

He really wanted to habitually pick up the teacup and take a sip to help himself think and digest.Unfortunately, the Old Mansion is one of the few places where he won't be served tea.

"Perhaps, it's hard for you to understand, and you can't imagine it. Because, in your opinion, it is a matter of course that there are special powers such as the 'power of gods' in this world. But in fact, The essence of this world is purer. Special powers are just things that have suddenly appeared since one day..."

Black Crow, who explained it, looked very embarrassed instead.It's really like the kind of librarian who doesn't know how to explain advanced knowledge to scumbags.

However, Riber felt that the black crow might not believe what he said.In fact, he is understandable.

Because, he happened to come from the so-called "purer" world.So, for him, everything about gods is strange and hard to get used to.

"It's not without warning. But in short, since the beginning of history, the originally pure world has been imbued with various 'laws' that are more beneficial to them by many gods."

"I see... But, aren't we talking about the original witch? Why, keep talking about the gods?"

"Because all the signs indicate that the original witch and the god are very likely to be the same existence. The one who is still alive and high above is the god. The god who has disappeared into this world is the original witch."

"what?"

Riber couldn't help but make a sound.

When he heard the words of the black crow, Riber's back felt inexplicably cold.

It seems that in a moment, he imagined all kinds of struggles above the clouds in the ancient times.But if you think about it carefully, if the existence of the level of the gods is still intriguing and excluding dissidents like humans, it seems to be quite cheap.

"As I said before, only when she dissipates in the world can she be called a primordial witch. Therefore, there is probably no primordial witch in the world who is still 'alive' in the true sense. Therefore, she is still in the world now Most of the active witches are 'derivative witches'."

"Derivative Witch..."

Riber recounted it like a joke.

If he hadn't plucked up the courage to ask Black Crow to learn about the witch, he wouldn't have known that there were all kinds of ways among witches.

"Although the roots are the same, the powers of the gods and the derived witches are completely different. The gods will distribute their own power to their believers to varying degrees. The essence of this power is that the gods add their own laws After injecting into this world, the preferential treatment received in this new order and rules."

These concepts, Riber heard a little foggy.However, fortunately, his comprehension ability is strong enough.

Probably taking the example of the fraternal God of the Church of All Things, the fraternal God added a concept called "level" to the world that is beneficial to him.And, let people in this world, as long as they have a level, they will get the corresponding power.And the god of fraternity who has set a very high level for himself will benefit from such laws.Then, if the god of fraternity passes this benefit to the believers, it will become the result of the believers "just need to increase the level to become stronger".

"But the original witches are different. Because the original witches have dissipated in the world, so their power is not passed on to the believers, but like...inherited to the successors, that is, the derived witches."

"The derived witch is the continuation of the original witch, but it is not the original witch. Just like, the offspring comes from the parents but will not completely become the same existence as the parents."

"So, the derivative witch who has the power of the original witch, that is, the god, has the right to have the qualification to impose new rules for the world."

"It's just that, after all, the original witch was born from the remains of the original witch, and her power is far from that of the original ancestor."

"Thus, the thing that appeared was the 'witch's garden'. In the courtyard, the derived witch can give new rules to the space that temporarily belongs to her."

"Although the scope of the courtyard is limited, the duration of the courtyard is often not long. But on the other hand, it represents a limited time, and within a limited range, the derived witch, no, the witch is comparable to a god, or even the god itself. "

...

After Black Crow finished speaking, he gave Ribel some time to digest.

And Riber's heart is indeed turbulent.

Even though the gods in this world are relatively "friendly to the people", the power of the gods is beyond doubt.After all, it is a "god"...

According to Hei Ya, the gods really have the ability to shout "Let there be light" and fill the world with light.

But the question is, compared to the gods who don't appear at all except for bestowing blessings, do witches who are really active in this world also have such power?

Although there are restrictions, the so-called courtyard, where the witch insists, is still a dead place where one cannot come out alive if one enters it.

This witch is no longer a concept of strong and weak, it is completely different in dimension when fighting.

"The witch, how was it born? Uh, I mean the derived witch."

"The birth of a witch? In fact, it is very simple, there are only three steps. First, you must have the core of the witch. Second, you must gather the power of the original witch. Finally, use your own soul as a bridge to become the core of the witch." Resonate with the power."

"..."

Tsk, it's really simple. .It's about the same difficulty as putting an elephant in a refrigerator.

"What is the Witch's Core?"

Riber asked patiently.

"I don't know, and no one knows. Even until the moment she became a witch, the witch herself didn't know whether she had a witch's core. And since she didn't know its existence, naturally she couldn't determine the source of the witch's core. Is it innate, or does it exist in some way, when, where, and in what way, it was quietly implanted into the body of others."

Black Crow shook his head and replied.

"Then, what about the power of the original witch?"

"The power of the original witch is generally called the witch power. The original witch dissipated in the world, but her power will not dissipate directly, but will linger around the corpse of the original witch. Of course, the surrounding It is also very broad. Witch power is not only attached to people with witch cores. Rather, ordinary people are storing and consuming more witch power."

"Why is this again?"

"Because the witch's power is absorbed in the magic spar. And there are many labyrinths that can 'digest' the magic spar, which are actually part of the original witch's body."

"!"

Since the beginning of the conversation, Riber didn't know how many times he was surprised.

The power from the original witch's corpse can actually strengthen the power that the believers got from the gods.

In addition to further proving that there is an inseparable connection between the original witch and the god, this is still information that will collapse some people's three views?Especially for those who are hostile to witches because they are too pious.

She really said something incredible with a calm expression, Miss Black Crow...