After leaving the Spirit Tower, Iver's mood grew somewhat heavier.
He didn't know why Adolf, who wasn't even particularly close to him, had been willing to make such a sacrifice for him...
All Iver could do was firmly remember his Self-Sacrifice.
If he ever used Adolf's blood in the future, he only hoped he wouldn't end up wasting Adolf's sacrifice.
After that, Iver returned to Avalon and began preparing for another matter.
May 9—without almost anyone else knowing, Iver went alone to Antimony and returned to the place where he had fought the Fallen Angel.
The Fallen Angel was dead, and the second Angel had yet to be summoned by the Ouroboros Ring Ritual... It was a rare moment of peace and leisure.
Iver had deliberately chosen this date.
The sum of five and nine was exactly "14." And No. 14 marked the beginning of the first time Iver had truly obtained the identity of "Aleister," as well as the source of Aleister's appearance and body.
A week had passed, and the liveliness here exceeded Iver's imagination.
Some had come here as tourists, some to kneel and pray, some to paint, some to take photographs, and others to secretly dig up obsidian. Iver even saw a sect that worshiped him preaching among the crowd. The preacher was harshly condemning those who dug up obsidian and intended to damage the "land of miracles," while someone else was being interviewed.
Compared to the rather deserted streets of Antimony nowadays, there were surprisingly many people here. Iver had to use the trait of Illusory Blood to take on Bayard's appearance for the first time in a long while, carrying a great many things on his back so that he wouldn't be pursued and surrounded by the fanatical crowds.
Iver stood there and watched