"That is a self-destructive story, cliché and old. The devil worshipers tried to entrust me to help investigate some secret and dangerous information. They are extremely wealthy, and this card is just a deposit. They will use this card as a deposit.
The card is regarded as a sign of trust in me.
But when I left Yuewan this summer and wanted to go back there to hand in the investigation report, I found that their family had disappeared there."
"That family disappeared? Like the Kant family, was it captured by the church?"
Although this is not a follow-up to previous demon stories, Shade is also interested in it.
Sean Asmon shook his head again:
"No, not the church. It is said that their youngest son went from the country to the city, gambled in the underground Rhodes Casino, owed a large debt and signed a contract, so the debt collectors took away all their property.
.Without the property, demon research could no longer continue, and everyone left within a few years.”
"this"
Shade had nothing to say. This seemed to be a story in which "gambling is more terrifying than studying demons":
"So, what do you want to do with this card now?"
"Of course I will bet with you again, and I find that I have never beaten you."
Although his black eyes looked at Shade and the people behind him, Shade felt that everyone except the two of them was just irrelevant background.
"I'm not pursuing material comfort. If I lose, you take this Rhodes card, which I don't know is real or fake, give me 200 pounds and continue to support my travel and research; if I win, you buy it for 500 pounds."
Now that this card, Devil Worshiper, is gone, I have no intention of keeping this card."
It's a pretty good bet, and it's even worth losing outright, because Shade is almost certain that the card is real:
"And we can also tell stories while playing cards."
As he said that, he took out his spare deck, but Mr. Asmon shook his head and signaled to Shade that he didn't need to take the cards:
"This time we will play something special. Using my deck of cards, we will draw cards in turn. The first one to draw this [Angel·Gakel who announces the doomsday] will win."
As he spoke, he stuffed the special card into his deck, while Shade cleared all the plates on the table aside. After shuffling the cards, Mr. Asmon placed the deck in the center of the table.
Although this kind of rule is simple, it is really fun. Because once you start, it does not rely on technology at all, but purely on luck - unless it is cheating technology.
Mr. Asmon filled himself up with wine again, and the two of them raised their glasses and clinked them:
"Mr. Watson, before we begin, do you remember where we are in our story?"
"certainly."
Shade nodded, he remembered this story very clearly:
"A wonderful existence, because of people's recognition, has the power of the rumored devil. It brings disasters to the world, until it meets a person who has no wishes, and because of the other person's 'desire' to seal the devil, he accompanies that person
Live a life.
After the man died, the devil took his soul and returned to his hometown, devouring all his relatives. But those respectable people tried their best to protect the last boy. The boy did not protect himself by keeping silent, but
I made the same wish as the first man: just like my grandfather, I will spend my life to seal you.
He then walked a long way and met the girl he loved, but he killed her in advance because he was worried that the devil would harvest her soul; he met the noble lady and her cat and dog in trouble, but it was only after many years that he discovered that he had sent her away
The noble lady who returned home had already been sacrificed, so he took the cats and dogs he had given wisdom to and left the city that was destroyed by plague and disaster in the fire."
This is a story that the two people told before in Yuewan, and the story told in the library of Yuewan is even more bizarre and interesting:
"Many years later, the boy who had become an old man was determined to find a successor and pass on the responsibility of sealing the devil by devouring his soul. Cats and dogs helped him find a boy. The old man promised the boy that if he followed him, he would become
A great person, but he will forget everything in the past; the devil promised the boy not to keep his promise, and it will let his soul get everything after the boy's death.
So, the boy committed suicide after agreeing to the old man's contract. He returned with a powerful posture and turned the old man back into a child so that he could continue on his own. However, the boy's soul collapsed due to the use of this power and disappeared completely.
Already."
After summarizing, Shade nodded slightly:
"So, children are sometimes really determined. They may not know the good and evil of the world, but sometimes they see the world more clearly than adults."
"Yes, this is a story related to wishes, but in the end it defeats wishes."
Mr. Asmon said, turning over the first card on the deck, and then casually put the Star 13 aside:
"So at the end of the last story, the child who sealed the devil with himself like his grandfather, after nearly completing his life's journey, changed back to the way he started. Of course, the devil is still sealed. This
The story continues from here, Mr. Watson, do you remember? The child is not traveling alone now."
Shade opened the second card on the deck and placed the Sun 4 and the Star 13 thrown by Mr. Asmon next to the plate of beans.
"Of course you remember, he also has cats and dogs, and they can talk and have some supernatural abilities."
"Yes, cats and dogs. Although they experienced the story of the child who voluntarily sacrificed, after accepting the reality, they continued to walk into the distance as before."
The demonologist continued to open the third card with his withered hands, and threw the 8 of stars to the previous position:
"Many, many years have passed since then, and they have traveled a long, long way. Although the body has turned back into a child, the boy's mind and soul have long since matured. He has discussed many times with cats and dogs, when he
When your second life comes to an end, how can you find a suitable heir?
Countless nights and days of discussion yielded no results. Finally, the cat and dog suggested to him that if he really couldn't find the right person to seal the demon, they could eat the boy's soul after his death and continue to pass on this responsibility.
.”
Shade couldn't help but was speechless, but after thinking about it carefully, this idea was a good one. He opened the fourth card, saw the king's card, smiled and shook his head, and continued to throw out the cards:
"If we were playing Rhodes with the proper rules, I would have won. Did the boy agree to Cat and Dog's proposal?"
"I don't agree, because he thinks that cats and dogs have the wisdom and ability to speak because he used the power of the sealed evil spirit. If the terrible evil spirit is given to them, they will exist.
The possibility of the evil spirit escaping as a result.”
"But has he noticed? He is actually the person most affected by that demon."
"Yes, but he believes in himself but not others."
Mr. Asmon continued to draw cards as he spoke, and then showed Shade the "Queen" in his hand:
"If we were playing with the normal rules, this would be a lot of fun."
He threw away the cards, clasped his hands together, and continued to narrate amid the noisy and lively background sounds around him:
"Fortunately, he still had a lot of time to think about and prepare for this matter this time. He spent so much time with the evil spirit that he himself became an immortal species. In addition, the respectable boy made him
The power used to rejuvenate one's youth is too powerful, and there is no end in sight for this journey.
During the following journey, they experienced many more stories. On an unknown starry night, the young man suddenly realized something:
Is it possible for me to completely eliminate the evil spirit? This is not the first time he has had this idea, but the many attempts in the past have only caused more serious consequences. It is not that the young man is tired of responsibility, but that he
I really can’t imagine who else can take on such an important responsibility after I leave.”
Shade drew the sixth card, but unfortunately it was not Sun 2 but Moon 2:
"I understand his thinking, but there seems to be something wrong with this idea. Since he still has time, he should be able to find it. Before he met the child, his thoughts were very positive. The child's self-sacrifice made him
Changed your mind?"
The demonologist did not answer this question, but put aside the seventh card, Sun 1:
"Not long after, when passing by a small town, the young man heard that many, many years ago, a hero with extraordinary power passed by this place and helped the townspeople defeat the evil spirits. So out of curiosity, the young man went to visit the small town.
The statue of the unknown hero on the outer hill.
And what he saw was the statue of his grandfather who said "I have no wish" and was devoured by the devil at the end of his life."
Shade felt he had discovered a flaw in the story:
"Does he recognize the appearance of his grandfather? Judging from the time, when the first man traveled far away, today's young people were not yet born."
"The young man knows how the devil devours all the people."
The demonologist said very cruel words:
"The appearance of my grandfather gave the young man a new idea. Since he cannot find a suitable successor and there is no way to completely eliminate the evil spirit, is it possible to rediscover the person who once sealed the evil spirit?"
"His grandfather? He wanted his grandfather to take over his responsibilities?"
Shade asked in surprise, turning over the eighth card, but unfortunately it was Moon 8.
"So the young man expressed his thoughts to the cat and dog under the statue, but they both opposed this approach: 'You will not resurrect the dead. After avenging the mistress, you took us away and were destroyed by plague and natural disasters.
He said this when he was in the city.
But the young man believed that this was the safest and most secure thing to do. Even though his grandfather's soul had been devoured by demons, now that he had mastered more demonic power, it was not impossible for him to get his grandfather, or part of his grandfather, back.