Mystery: Paradox Path

After throwing Elaine in the old castle to receive the education of the maid, Snow turned around and returned to Backlund. At this time, Backlund was obviously deserted compared to a month ago, not only because there was no strike on the street, but also because The most free aristocratic class is already empty.

Although the social season and hunting season are just a custom evolved from a tradition, the Loen nobles are happy to maintain the tradition to show the difference of the nobles.

Even if many nobles are stretched to repair their family residences, and it is difficult to even pay for their travel expenses, in order to stay in this circle, they still have to maintain their "decency", hire a sufficient number of servants, and spend far more than usual. Travel expenses for vacation, going back and forth between the family residence and Backlund.

Snow was walking on a street where the air quality had obviously improved by more than one step, and a boy holding a doll came across him...

Oh no, it's Hugh!

"Mr. Penredax, have you returned to Backlund?"

Xio, who was holding the [Gluttony] puppet and preparing to go home, suddenly noticed that handsome face that was not human-like, and immediately stopped, greeting him nervously and joyfully.

"Well, it looks like you've been doing well recently?" Snow's eyes swept across the [Gluttony] puppet, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, Xio nodded lightly, and then said impatiently:

"That, arrow..."

"This is not the place to talk, go to my house and talk."

Snow shook his head lightly, interrupting Xio's digging for arrows, and walked towards the house with this girl who was obviously twenty-four years old but looked like fourteen or sixteen.

"..." Xio originally wanted to say something, but he forcibly endured it and followed Snow all the way through the West District to the expensive mansion.

"Little... Meow!" The door opened, and Lily rushed out impatiently, but she seemed to notice the existence of Xio, and immediately changed the "Xiaoyu" that had come to her mouth to "Meow".

"Give."

Snow didn't talk nonsense. He took out a small dried fish from the paper bag in his hand and threw it to Lily. Then he sealed the rest with his spirituality and put it in a cupboard that Lily could easily open.

Lily grabbed the dried fish in one bite, turned it into a black lightning bolt, and disappeared into the depths of the room, while Snow took Xio all the way to the familiar living room.

Xio carefully placed the doll on the sofa, and then sat down, watching Mr. Pandre Dax's familiar brewing black tea, and said:

"Mr. Penredax, Viscount Grelint gave me the arrow, but I came here a few times before, you were not at home, and your messenger refused to carry the arrow..."

"I know,

You can take that. "Snow waved his hand indifferently, pushed the black tea in front of Xio, and said directly without waiting for her to speak again:

"Have you watched "Diamond Unbreakable"?"

"Well, although it's still serialized, I've watched every issue." Xio nodded affirmatively, with a "surely so" expression on his face, and took out a handkerchief wrapped in a handkerchief from his pocket. arrow--

"Could it be that the arrow that Viscount Grelint gave me is the kind of arrow in jojo that can inspire a stand-in?"

"Almost." Snow nodded lightly and said:

"The so-called avatar is actually a special kind of magic. Because it is very difficult to learn and master, it is recorded in the Beyonder items. As long as you use arrows and cooperate with specific meditation methods, you can get a avatar, and Because the Beyonder has sufficient spirituality and a strong spiritual body, the speed of obtaining a substitute will be faster."

"So Mr. Penredax means, let me use it to get a double?" Hugh's eyes were obviously moved, but her knowledge of occultism and common sense told her that this kind of good deed that fell from the sky was usually poisonous.

"It's up to you whether you want to use it or not, I just need the power of a stand-in to spread, whether you use it or give it to someone who desires power, it's the same for me, as for why... I only I can tell you that it involves a promotion ceremony."

"Promotion Ceremony..." Although Xio is only a Sequence Eight, her father is a high-ranking powerhouse, so she somewhat knows that after the Sequence is promoted to a certain stage, taking medicine needs to be done with a specific ceremony.

"So Mr. Penredax wrote Jojo's novels and made these arrows for promotion? No wonder Jojo's update speed is so much faster than normal newspaper serialized novels."

Xio sighed inwardly, but continued to ask:

"Will the avatar disappear after the ceremony? Will there be any side effects from using the arrow?"

"No, I actually use it myself. A stand-in is the 'potential' that every life has, just like every life may become an evil spirit after death. The function of the arrow is only to stimulate this potential. If you If you don't plan to use it, then help me spread its power. If you don't create a substitute messenger, I will give you a mission. Well, I believe you will not create a substitute messenger for the number of missions. "

Snow shook his head gently, the trust in his eyes made Xio think "I can't live up to this trust".

Taking a deep breath, Xio nodded, accepting the commission, but Snow noticed that she seemed to be hesitant to say anything...

"Do you have anything else to do?"

Snow refilled Xiu a cup of black tea and watched her expression gradually soften in the scent of tea. After a while, Xio seemed to make up her mind and said solemnly:

"Mr. Penredax, please give Fors some tasks!"

"Eh?" Snow originally thought that Hugh wanted to ask some more about her father, but he didn't expect such a request.

As if noticing Snow's puzzled eyes, Xio's cheeks flushed slightly, but he immediately explained:

"Forsi has eaten, slept, slept, and ate these days. I'm afraid that if she goes on like this, she will be lazy..."

"I remember she just became a juggler? Doesn't she need to act?" Snow was quite surprised by this, because in his impression, after Fors became a juggler, she went to the circus to perform. ...

"It's a performance, but the circus she made an appointment with seems to have an accident. In short, the new circus will not arrive in Backlund until next month..." Xio was also quite helpless about this matter. She always felt that, If Fors is allowed to lie down like this again, when the circus arrives, what he will see is not the juggler, but the ball the clown stepped on...

...

"Ah!" Forsi, who was lying on the sofa reading a book, sneezed abruptly, almost feeling like he was going to spit out his brain. He scratched his head lazily and yawned. Then he slowly turned his head and glanced at the wall clock on the wall——

"Why hasn't Hugh come back..."