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——The Serpent Celestial Marshal really dares.

This is also the reason why as soon as the Fog Sky Department took office, they immediately started a race, started a profession.

Because she really knows that the Serpent Celestial Marshal will kick out those reclusive Celestial Marshals who idle away their time, so she immediately used half of her power to construct the "Fog Demon" and "Mist Walker" to solidify her divinity.

"Aren't you...a werewolf of the Shadowy Celestial Marshal system?"

Aiwass frowned and asked.

He remembered very clearly, this Ye Zhi was Vivian's sycophant.

Initially, Merlin's ex-girlfriend, Lake Fairy Vivian, used the Wolf Transformation Curse to create the werewolf Ye Zhi, giving him the power of revenge. Because of this, he became infatuated with Vivian.

Later, Vivian, to escape the Ring of Ouroboros ritual, reincarnated into the Material Realm under the name of Angel Envoy before ascending to become a Celestial Marshal and was adopted by Aiwass's prayer studies teacher, Bishop Mathers's sister, Miss Maya.

After that, Ye Zhi, like a big dog, traveled far and wide from the Iris Flower all the way to Avalon, then circled around Vivian... Of course, Aiwass actually knew that Vivian didn't love Ye Zhi at all. She only loved herself, like most Transcendents on the Path of Love.

Vivian's past near-mad pursuit and love for Merlin were merely to complete the ritual... As soon as the ritual was completed, she immediately turned on Merlin and murdered him.

She is a pure seeker on the Path of Love.

Vivian's every love was wholehearted and sincere. Once she fell in love with someone, she would fervently dedicate everything to him, and after receiving complete love from the other party, she would kill him to eliminate her distractions and prevent future turmoil in her heart. Thus she could love the next person wholeheartedly again.

Like a ruthless leveling machine. If there were professional players in a love simulation game, it would probably be of this level.

Such a person... Can they still mess up?

Has big dog Ye Zhi started licking someone else? Or has Vivian turned against him as well?

It shouldn't be... Vivian has now lost all her power, with Ye Zhi, this Fifth Power Level werewolf, closely guarding her, she shouldn't give up voluntarily. At least she should guard against the love turning into hate and shouldn't turn against him face to face.

But, it's hard to say...

Vivian's attitude toward Ye Zhi wasn't very good, not even like raising a dog, more like trying to break free from a piece of sticky candy.

"I remember you guarding Vivian," Aiwass curiously asked, "how did you leave from over there?"

"——I proposed to my master three times."

Ye Zhi said somewhat sadly, "But she rejected me each time."

"...Eh, wait? Eh?"

Aiwass's brain froze for a moment.

He asked uncertainly, "Proposal? You should know... Vivian Mathers is only eight now."

"Reservation, sir. That was just an engagement."

Ye Zhi solemnly said, "With master's beauty and charm, she will inevitably be pursued by many. And she has said she doesn't plan to return to the heavens anytime soon... which means she might stay in the Material Realm for a long time. During this time, she will inevitably be pursued.

"My master has a longing for love, like a moth madly longing for the flame, even if that flame will destroy her. Perhaps during one of these pursuits, she will feel romantic. Thus in her girlhood, she might commit to someone for life. That unnecessary love will undoubtedly weigh down her ascension process again... So I said if she'd be willing, she could get engaged to me, thus having an excuse to fend off the suitors."

Ye Zhi sighed like a poet and hung his head, speaking softly, "But she refused."

——That's something that must be refused, brother.

For this crime, in Avalon, you'd likely have to run on the dynamic bicycle for five years.

"She even reprimanded me." Ye Zhi added mournfully.

That's deserved.

Aiwass added in his heart.

"So Vivian threw you out?"

Aiwass confirmed, "Or did you two... 'break up'?"

Actually, Aiwass said the word "breakup" quite unscrupulously—because Ye Zhi and Vivian were never together. Perhaps only in Ye Zhi's imagination, they ever had a good time.

Perhaps because when Vivian was an Angel Envoy, she once rewarded Ye Zhi with her body, which had too much of an impact on Ye Zhi, this rare, pure young man from the Iris Flower, that he directly assumed in his heart that they were already a pair.

But brother, you can't go on like this.

According to Aiwass's information, the men... and women Vivian had been with couldn't be less than a few hundred even if not a thousand.

But Ye Zhi is indeed one of the more unique ones.

At least he didn't die.

For someone like Vivian, akin to a female praying mantis who would eat the husband after mating, not killing Ye Zhi... that was already a powerful hint to Ye Zhi.

However, there is actually another possibility.

...Isn't it possible that Vivian never truly loved you?

Aiwass wanted to speak but stopped.

"The master wants me to return to the Iris Flower, to do what needs to be done."

Ye Zhi replied calmly but earnestly, "I don't know what the right things to do are. My family is all dead, killed by Hawkeye; and I was hunted by the Son of the Moon. I have no home in the Iris Flower.

"It was the master who adopted me when I was at my wit's end, gave me strength, love, and warmth...gave me the courage to live on, the strength to seek revenge. I don't know what else I can do when I return to the Iris Flower. Probably just kill off some of Hawkeye's assassins.

"But after I returned, I found out...the era of the Son of the Moon has ended. And the Fog Sky Department appeared right in front of me, promising me a new future—a chance for further strength. Not just the power of a werewolf.

"...So, I abandoned the blessing of blood the master once bestowed upon me, and I'm no longer a pureblood werewolf. Instead, I gained professional power and became a Mist Walker."

"So you...want to become a Fog Demon?" Aiwass asked.

"...I will try my best."

After a moment of silence, Ye Zhi answered, "I've thought long and hard...if I'm only the master's dog, all I can do besides protecting the master is nothing. Because I'm just a dog. But if I also become human, maybe I can do things I couldn't do before..."

"Even you want to become a Fog Demon..."

Aiwass sighed.

Earlier, Sherlock conducted an investigation into the Fog Demons...and found them to be essentially harmless.

Perhaps due to the Path contamination from the Fog Sky Department, these were once merely the conservative faction among the Son of the Moon, very few and kind, but now they have almost completely changed.

They have become noticeably gentle, filled with strong paternal and maternal love...perhaps because after being transformed into Fog Demons, they lost the ability to reproduce, sometimes even actively taking care of and raising other people's children, such as orphans.

That's why one says "essentially"; the reproduction method of the Fog Demons is akin to the Son of the Moon's, both undergoing transformation through blood and ritual.

It's just that it's not the Son of the Moon's "forced transformation after death," but a "voluntary transformation while alive." Transcendents wishing to become Fog Demons on the Path of Love must drink a tea brewed with Fog Demon's Blood, make a vow to be a kind "Oath of Fog Demon," and then be nailed to a coffin and submerged in water...ultimately transforming into a wisp of white mist that seeps through the seams of the coffin, floating on the lake's surface, thus completing the transformation.

This is why Sherlock feels uneasy.

Being a conservative Avalonian, he has difficulty accepting this method of increasing population through means other than pregnancy mainly because this ritual is too much like the Son of the Moon's...which means, should they wish, the Fog Demons could significantly increase their numbers. As long as they are Transcendents of the kind Path of Love, they can be transformed into Fog Demons.

Although the Fog Demons' range of movement is limited to areas rich in moisture, and their immortality is far less than the Son of the Moon...they even struggle to survive in deserts. But this is still, in some sense, immortality. Even if it's not a free form of immortality, it's still immortality.

To put it bluntly, as long as they have a pond with running water at home, and don't harm others, don't go out, and don't engage in intimacy, they can achieve immortality...this requirement is actually much simpler than sucking blood for most people.

Without someone to rule over these Fog Demons, it's possible that some extreme factions might indeed develop among them.

One can even say—it is inevitable.

Based on Sherlock's understanding and knowledge of human society, he absolutely does not believe the Fog Demons can maintain their current purity and kindness.

He's been to the Holy Nation and understands deeply the lesson that "good people and Contributors may not be normal people."

That's why Aiwass has come here to seek Little Cain's opinion.

—Now, Ye Zhi's existence further proves Sherlock's investigative results are correct.

As an extraordinarily loyal werewolf, Ye Zhi was willing to transform into a Fog Demon. This means that more Transcendents on the Path of Love likely have the impulse and target of transforming into Fog Demons to some extent...The reason they haven't done so now is probably just because "they haven't heard of it" or "dare not to act rashly."

The assimilative ability of the Fog Demons, in some sense, even exceeds that of the Son of the Moon.

Their benevolent stance makes more neutral observers choose to join...and among them are no lack of charismatic individuals, nor lack of strong ones.

Although Fog Demons are just a newly formed race now, it probably won't take a few years...the Fog Demons will become a highly mighty group in the Material Realm, their voice potentially competing with that of the Elves. And if this race causes chaos...

"Miss Cain."

Aiwass looked at Cain and softly began, "I'd like to have a private conversation with you."

"...No problem."

Cain cautiously nodded. She more or less guessed what Aiwass wanted to say to her.

The current Cain is neither purely the Blood Celestial Marshal nor purely the Moon Princess. Compared to the Blood Celestial Marshal, she is softer and more peaceful, and not as irritable and arrogant...nor as naive as the Moon Princess.

She counts as a new individual, with a personality distinct from both.

She now also realizes that she must shoulder the duty of being born a queen.

After all, at the core...the Fog Demons, or rather, the Son of the Moon race, all originated from Cain's willfulness back then, even Sasha's ascension resulted from Cain's birth, leading to today's Fog Sky Department and Fog Demons.

Now, it's her responsibility to solve these problems.

All causes and effects in the Material Realm, match accordingly. The cause of the past is the effect of today.