This time, there was another ten seconds of silence.
After a long time, finally, she heard Aslan's voice again.
"Have you ever heard of the... Bloated woman?"
"Bloated Woman? Not sure..."
The translated meaning is "swollen daughter". This is one of Nyarlathotep's many avatars, and very few of them female.
However, "not very clear" is just Fukasawa Rikai.
(Of course I know... Bloated Woman! More than 40 years ago, since the release of "Three Holy Demons", many forces in the hell world have tried their best to obtain more information about the original god of Sanzhu. After the expansion of theater power, they collected a large amount of top-secret information about the "Three Holy Demons". Among them, many incarnations of Nyarlathotep were also included.)
"Swollen Daughter, this is an extremely rare female incarnation among the many incarnations of Nyarlathotep. In the archives of the Tiklo Magic Society, the sighting information about the Swollen Daughter can only be traced back to the 1930s China's Shanghai Bund in the 1990s."
"China...Shanghai Beach?"
"Yes. The swollen daughter, according to the archives of the Tiklo Magic Society, is a beautiful girl who always hides her face with a fan. However, this is just a disguise. Later, because of the outbreak of the Second World War, Japan invaded China... and the follow-up materials of the archives were completely cut off."
"This... I'm sorry..."
"Why do you say I'm sorry?"
"I... I'm Japanese..."
"This has nothing to do with you. That was the era before you were born."
"Okay... okay... Actually, the Fukasawa family, in order to develop their own power, has been attached to Japanese right-wing politicians these years. But I am a Christian, so I dislike the family's approach, but I don't have the courage to resist, so I also I have done some things against my will. Now that I think about it, this should be the crime I recorded in the book of hell in the Book of Revelation."
"Nowadays, whether it is Chinese or Japanese, ninety-nine out of ten are dead. It is meaningless to say this..." Aslan said this, and continued to get down to business: "Although the appearance of the swollen girl is a beautiful girl, But this is an illusion created by the fan, and the real body is a huge and bloated tentacle monster, which will exclusively feed on human brains."
In the darkness where you can't see your fingers, hearing such words also makes Fukasawa Rieyi feel horrified.
"Twelve years ago, after more than eighty years, the branch of the Ticcolo Magic Society in Shanghai, China, discovered again... the trace of the swollen daughter!"
This made Fukasawa Rieyi gasp.
"So that's why... people from the Interstellar Wisdom Sect appeared in Shanghai, China?"
"Yes. So back then, the Vatican even sent the previous generation of 'foreign travelers' to Shanghai."
"Before that, I have to explain the situation. At that time, besides me, Ethan also became an exorcist. But unlike me, he joined the Tiklo Society of Magic. But I was different, joining Most of the people in the Tiklo Magic Society need to travel around the world to perform missions, but I just want to be with Ashara in my homeland. Of course... there is also my selfishness in this, that is... Tiklo Magic Most of the work of the society is quite dangerous."
"I can understand, Tiklo. It is human instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages."
"At that time, I had already become a very powerful exorcist under the training of the European Exorcist Guild. Therefore, although I had no experience in actual combat before, Earl Klein strongly recommended me to join this Action. Of course, the frontline work is in charge of the elite exorcists of the Tiklo Magic Society. However, Ethan is different. Although he was not strong at the time, he also invited himself to go to Shanghai with other exorcists. .”
"Going to Shanghai to perform missions is very secretive. At that time, Ashara didn't know that we were going to carry out such a dangerous mission. After all, the other party was from the Interstellar Wisdom Sect in New England. Since the last century, The sphere of influence of the Ticcolo Magic Society only dares to operate in Europe, and they dare not act easily in North America. However, since the people of the Interstellar Wisdom Sect have come to Asia, it is completely different."
Speaking of this, Fukasawa Rieyi clearly felt that Aslan Tiklow's voice was a little choked up.
"Back then... that mission was indeed dangerous. However, I only learned about many inside information later. Because I didn't join the Ticcolo Magic Society back then, Earl Klein couldn't tell me too much, and I didn't even know much about it. How terrifying the Interstellar Wisdom Sect is. At that time, Earl Klein, as the liaison between the European Exorcist Guild and the Ticcolo Magic Society, just told me that this time I need to go to Shanghai to protect an important person. Others, I don’t need me Do."
"That important person is... the 'Foreign Traveler' from the previous generation?"
"Yes. In order to protect the 'Foreign Traveler' to the maximum extent, the Vatican has dispatched a large number of exorcists. The job of the 'Foreign Traveler' is to... Calculate the cycle of the weakest mana value of the Interstellar Wisdom Sect within a month .”
"The cycle with the weakest mana value?"
"Yes. After all, according to the extremely limited information about the Interstellar Wisdom Sect, they must take advantage of the Interstellar Wisdom Sect's disadvantages to ensure the success of the mission to the greatest extent. They must not let the Interstellar Wisdom Sect and the 'Daughter of Swelling' produce touch."
"On the eve before leaving for Shanghai, I finally confessed to Ashara... no, it should be a marriage proposal. And then..."
"She... agreed? Or refused?"
"She agreed. For me, that was the happiest day of my life. Even though I knew that this task might be dangerous, I didn't worry about it. We even agreed that after the task was completed, we would choose to be on 5· 21st day to get the marriage license, we are all Christians, so the wedding will definitely be done in the church…”
In the darkness, it suddenly fell into dead silence again.
A long time... a long time... After about half a minute passed, Aslan spoke again.
"And the unforgivable sin I committed was because of this..."
"Because... Ashara?"
"No, this has nothing to do with Ashara herself. After that, I was completely immersed in happiness. I looked forward to the future with Ashara, and told Ethan about it, and he also blessed us. Later, we When we came to Shanghai, several other exorcists and I protected the 'foreign traveler' and stayed in a very secret residence in the suburbs of Shanghai, and prohibited contact with the outside world, and restricted the scope of activities when we went out."
"The calculation of the 'Foreign Traveler' requires a close distance. This is already the most secretive area we have approached on the basis of the Interstellar Wisdom Sect. But what we did not expect was that the 'Foreign Traveler' suddenly, in He woke up suddenly one night, and I happened to be in charge of the night watch, guarding in front of his bed. And the moment he woke up, he told me the date when the magic value of the Interstellar Wisdom Sect was the weakest!"
"The date he said was May 22. The date was actually the day after Ashara and I agreed to go to get the marriage certificate. At that time, my first reaction was, it's over, there is no way to get married on that day. Ashara went to get a marriage certificate. But what I didn't expect was that after the 'stranger' finished speaking, he died suddenly."
"Dead... dead?"
"Yes. He was very strange, as if he fell asleep and died. Watching that scene, I even felt horrible. Then I woke up the other exorcists, and everyone didn't understand why the 'Foreign Traveler' He would wake up in his sleep, tell the result of his calculation, and then die. They originally thought that this calculation would take a certain amount of time, and it would take a few days to say it. After all, the 'foreign traveler' at that time, did not Klaus is so strong right now."
"Then... what happens after this?"
"You told me just now that it is natural to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, right? But, I realized at that time that I am an extremely selfish person. In fact, becoming an exorcist is more about gaining status and letting Ashara Like me, I didn't care much about this mission at all, I came only because of Earl Klein's appreciation and Ethan's participation. I didn't know what the mission meant, so I was only thinking about Ashara things, and then... I... committed the unforgivable sin..."
"Because of the death of the stranger, the exorcists could only ask me what date the stranger said. And because my mind was full of Ashara, I lost my mind, and when I answered them, it was a strange coincidence Let's say... that day is May 21!"