"Don't thank me in a hurry. Next is the question and answer session. I hope you can answer truthfully and don't hide anything."
Crestet's facial muscles trembled, as if he was trying to put on a smile, but his lower jaw and mouth were hidden in the shadow outlined by the raised collar, making his expression unclear.
His dark green eyes stared at Angel, as if he wanted to see through her soul and see if she was lying. The color of his eyes also became darker, almost pitch black.
"Tell me about your thoughts on mastering 'Assassin' Potion."
Angel took a deep breath, and the excuse of "getting inspiration from Ms. Daly" that had been modified and perfected countless times came to mind.
"I heard this from Ms. Daly..."
"Stop," Crestet interrupted Angel, "Ms. Daly Simone is upstairs. I can hear these words from her. What I want to know is you, your 'own' feelings. For example, how did you sum up the code of the 'assassin'."
My own thoughts on "Assassin"?
Angel felt relieved, threw aside the clichés in his mind, reorganized the language, and said:
"During the battle with Madam Sharon, I managed to kill her with the help of Mr. Ms. Daly and Mr. Leonard. At that time, I felt a... Although I hate to say it, I did feel the pleasure of killing at that time."
She did not explain the battle in detail, because before the senior deacon came to examine the two Nighthawks who made special applications, he must have read all the reports about them, and he must have been aware of the original battle.
As she thought, Crestet just nodded clearly and signaled Angel to continue.
"Then there was the action of tracking Antigonus Family Notebook through Sealed Artifact '2-049'. During this action, I was attacked by an assassin on the wanted list and killed him in the counterattack. Then, with the assistance of Klein, I solved the members of 'Secret Order' who tried to snatch the notes. In these two battles, I experienced the above-mentioned pleasure of killing..."
"Based on these few battles, I summed up the 'assassin' rules for counterattacking and killing the opponent when the opponent unexpectedly attacked me. I became an 'assassin' who waited and pretended to be the target."
"When I realized this, I felt that I had truly mastered the power of Potion, and I had a special and wonderful feeling..."
Angel told "Goddess's Sword" in detail how he digested "assassin" Potion, except for concealing the "little bit" of the truth that he already knew about Acting Method.
Crestet nodded, her eyes returned to dark green, and her gaze became much softer. From this, Angel did not feel any hostility or scrutiny, which made her relieved.
"From the various combat reports sent to Holy Cathedral by Tingen City, I can see that you are an outstanding Nighthawks. Of course, this has the ability brought to you by Potion, but more importantly, it is your own extraordinary talent and keen intuition. Believe me, this talent has surpassed that of most Nighthawks."
Crestet sighed.
"You have summarized your experience through this talent and intuition. So, have you shared this experience with other teammates?"
"Yes, I think this experience will help to quickly master Potion and reduce the probability of losing control. Why not share it with my teammates?"
"All teammates?" Crestet asked.
"Well... yes, all Beyonder, excluding civilian team members. When communicating with Klein, I found that he also had feelings about this. This is why we submitted a special application together."
Angel thought that it would be Klein's turn to take the test next, so he "paved the way" for him in advance with Crestet.
"Very good, very good. You are a person who is good at sharing your thoughts with your teammates."
Crestet The corners of his eyes narrowed, and Angel guessed that the corners of his mouth under his collar curled up into a smile.
"There is one last process to follow."
He picked up a metal suitcase from the side of the high-backed chair. The box was silver-white, about a little over a meter long, and slightly flat, like a weapon box containing firearms.
Angel then discovered that there was a box next to Crestet. Just before the other party picked up the box, she seemed not to feel the box at all and ignored the existence of the object.
Putting the box on his lap, Crestet's pupils turned dark again. He pressed his right hand, and the invisible shield on the surface of the box collapsed and shattered.
At the same time, all the surrounding light disappeared. The gas lamp on the wall could only illuminate itself, but the scattered light seemed to be sucked into the metal box. Only Angel, Crestet sitting opposite, and the metal box reflecting silver light were left.
Is this... somewhat similar to the test session just now? Is it the Beyonder Ability of "Goddess's Sword", or is it the characteristics of the object in the box?
Angel realized something and watched as Crestet opened the metal box with a "snap" and turned the box to face her, revealing a pure white dagger inside.
The length of the sword is less than one meter, and its body is made of white bones, quietly emitting pure white light. In the dark environment, it looks like the bright moon hanging high in the night sky, attracting Angel's attention.
If you look closely, you will see that the smooth sword is densely covered with overlapping logos and symbols. The more you look at it, there seem to be more logos among the symbols, which makes people just want to count them one by one and study them one by one.
Bang——
Crestet moved the high-backed chair slightly, making a noise caused by friction with the ground, making the box and the dagger inside leave the focus of Angel's eyes, allowing the latter to wake up from the thoughts that he could not break free from.
Taking a deep breath, Angel turned away his eyes, not daring to look at the pure white dagger again.
"Goddess's Sword"... recognized by "Holy Artifact"...
Angel suddenly remembered Dunn's evaluation of this senior deacon.
It seems that Holy Artifact is this weird dagger.
"Put your hand on the sword, recite the oath after me, and make an oath."
Crestet said.
Angel obeyed the instructions, stood up from the high-backed chair, walked towards the only light-emitting "Holy Artifact" in this lightless environment, bent down, and pressed his right hand towards it.
A cold feeling spread throughout her body through the contact point, but it didn't feel bone-chilling.
"Evernight Goddess, which is nobler than the starry sky and longer than eternity."
She heard Crestet chanted with Hermes.
"I swear to you by my real name and my Spirituality."
"I, Angel, from now on, will never reveal the corresponding details to people who don't know 'Acting Method'."
Acting Method... Sure enough, this is what Ms. Daly said about "making a vow"...
Angel thoughts flowed, and then the senior deacon recited the oath in Hermes.
"And answer the three questions of the person in front of you truthfully."
"If there is any violation, I will let you punish me."
"Please bear witness to my oath."
Halfway through the recitation, she already realized that something was wrong. She could never say the arbitrary oath of "answering three questions truthfully" in ordinary times. However, a magical power seemed to come from the end of the arm that was pressed on Holy Artifact, making Angel follow suit and complete the recitation of the oath following "Goddess's Sword".
Vaguely, she felt that the connection between herself and a certain existence in the infinite distance was strengthened by the oath.
"Praise Goddess."
After reciting the oath, Crestet drew Crimson Moon on his chest, and Angel followed suit.
The senior deacon then re-closed the metal box lid and pressed his right hand on it as he did when he opened it, re-establishing an invisible barrier around the metal box and isolating the gravitational force in the box that attracts all light.
The dim but warm light of the gas lamp filled Alchemy Room again.
"Okay, the oath is established. I think you should also be able to feel the connection with Holy Artifact, so I hope you can answer the next questions truthfully."
Different from the previous request for Angel to answer truthfully, this time Crestet's tone was particularly serious, reminding her of what Ms. Daly said when he mentioned "oath".
"First question."
The senior deacon regained his dark green eyes and looked at Angel with burning eyes.
"When did you become 'Instigator'?"
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