“…… Not. ”

Salvatore opened his bloodshot eyes.

It's nine o'clock.

He hadn't slept enough...... But I can't sleep anymore.

Black, cobweb-like splinters had crawled out of the bronze necklace on his neckline, silently covering his collarbone and throat.

As soon as Salvatore woke up, they began to shrink at a rate visible to the naked eye, gradually retreating into the necklace.

“…… It's almost enough. ”

Salvatore muttered, "I'm going to have to find someone to knock me unconscious...... The body can't stand it anymore. ”

Only if he suddenly fainted, the spell would not be able to react.

While in Zediheta, Salvatore would usually go to a Soul Reaver when he was too tired to steal his mind and control him to sleep.

Because it is not "Salvatore" who is sleeping.

In this way, the spell will be circumvented.

Similar to all transcendentals.

The power Salvatore gets from the spell is also related to the content of his spell -

"Can't stand it anymore? I smell the cleansing of nightmares, Thrall. ”

A low, madly echoed voice sounded in his heart: "Don Juan is truly amazing, much better than you waste." ”

“…… What the? ”

Salvatore was a little surprised: "Did he go into a nightmare?" ”

He wasn't surprised by this voice that was always hitting him.

Many people think that Salvatore's spell is something that can be done in a dream - such as studying in a dream or reciting something. That's why his strength has grown so rapidly, that's why he seems to be able to remember everything......

But as long as Salvatore knew, they all guessed wrong.

Few people know what Salvatore's real spell is......

Salvatore's spell is called "The Reflection That Never Sleeps".

It has the exact same memories as Salvatore, but has the exact opposite of its personality; In the vast majority of talents, he is also far superior to Salvatore because he is a reflection of Salvatore.

The less good the Salvatore is, the better the reflection is.

At the same time, it means that Salvatore can think twice at the same time.

Yes, the secret to how quickly he mastered a new skill was that he began to learn it at the same time as his shadow.

In general, Salvatore is slower than his own shadow.

Therefore, only Salvatore himself knows...... He wasn't a genius. On the contrary, he is a rare idiot.

Otherwise, why is his reflection stronger than himself everywhere?

But he is also grateful for his reflection.

It is under the never-ending mockery of the reflection that Salvatore's state of mind and emotions can be so stable;

It is precisely because of the reference of reflection that he can know what he needs to do and what kind of person he should become......

"You should ask Don Juan for some favors, Sal. You can get it. ”

The shadow whispered to him, "He owes you so much. ”

"Okay, then I'll get it."

Salvatore nodded knowingly, holding back his usual decision to take the exact opposite of the Shadow's advice: "That is...... I should go and say hello to Don Juan. ”

"Huh...... Go for it, waste. ”

The shadow did not oppose his opinion.

He just whispered mockingly, "You almost didn't wake up today."

"—You'll fall asleep sooner or later, and you're going to be overwhelmed."

The shadow's voice was like that of a hungry wolf, hoarse and reverberative: "Then give me your body." ”

"You're wrong, I won't ......"

Salvatore covered his eyes with his hands and closed his eyes expressionless.

Even in Zediheta, only his mentor, Benjamin, knew Salvatore's true spell. This is also the reason why Salvatore speculated that Benjamin did not die.

Because his spell didn't get out of hand.

This means that there should be another Keeper of Secrets......

According to Benjamin's speculation, the correct way to use this spell should be to exchange two selves with completely different ways of thinking and areas of expertise, studying and working at the same time, and alternating rest.

But here's the problem...... Benjamin tells Salvatore that because Salvatore has a very good personality, his "shadow" is absolutely untrustworthy.

Therefore, Benjamin specially placed a double seal on this spell.

At six o'clock in the morning, Mr. Yao sprinkled the world with the light of purification as the anchor point, and spread out to both sides for three hours. In this case, the starting position is three o'clock and the ending position is nine o'clock, which is three times as three.

- The number "three" is magical in this world.

The Silent Lady, the god of veto and darkness, is the protector of the third month, so all rituals involving seals must have the numerical element of "three". Many shamans believe that in a ritual of the same specification, the more number associated with the "three", the more power can be borrowed, and the better the effect of the ritual will be.

In other words, Salvatore did not sleep only "between 3 a.m. and 9 a.m."

It's that only during this time period will he not be robbed of control of his body......

In other cases, as soon as he actively sleeps, the shadow will crawl out of the necklace and gradually spread. When the black marks spread to the forehead, it means that another Salvatore has come out.

If you want him to go back again, you're going to have to let him sleep again.

"Don Juan is here, Sal."

At this moment, the shadow suddenly reminded him, "There is a terrible person following him...... I can't smell him. ”

“…… Terrible people? ”

Salvatore was a little puzzled and opened his eyes slightly.

It's for yourself...... Or is it for the shadows?

"Senior, did you sleep well?"

Annan knocked on the door very softly and asked in a low voice, "Are you awake?" ”

"Come in, Don Juan."

Salvatore's gentle voice rang out: "I've been awake for a while. ”

Annan walked through the door with a smile on his face, followed by Bishop Darryl.

Seeing Bishop Daryl, Salvatore was visibly stunned.

"This ...... Your Excellency? ”

"Yes, Bishop Darryl," replied Annan earnestly, "with his assistance and guidance, I have almost purified Gerald's nightmare. ”

Bishop Darryl just smiled and nodded.

On that chubby face, there was a kind smile without any scheming.

"May you also be loved by Silver Lord today, revered sons of the Black Tower...... And our esteemed lords. ”

Bishop Darryl said, saluting Salvatore and Annan, respectively, his chubby body making his movements look a little funny.

As he dragged out his notes, Salvatore could clearly feel his heart tremble.

"Ask him if he can see me?"

The shadow's low, hoarse voice sounded with some excitement in Salvatore's heart.

But Salvatore chose to remain silent based on the attitude that more is better than less.

"Looks like you have something to talk about."

Bishop Daryl smiled and said, "Then I won't bother the old man."

"My lord, I will wait for you at the police station with the body of Lord Viscount. Just come to me when you're all taken care of. ”

"Excuse me, Bishop."

Annan nodded earnestly and made a cold and crisp voice.

Soon, Daryl closed the door and left.

"Tsk, what a lovely child."

The shadow laughed in Salvatore's heart: "It's just that the scheming is too heavy...... If the scheming is too heavy, it can not grow tall.

"He's acting, Sal. Why don't you ask him, who are you? I promise you'll be able to trick him into identifying. ”

- You speak slowly, believe your nonsense, even if I lose.

As always, Salvatore completely ignored all the usual advice of the reflection.

From this point of view, he is also very grateful for his shadow.

It is undoubtedly a mirror of itself...... It can be used to warn yourself at all times, to remind yourself not to forget to be grateful, to remind yourself to maintain moral standards at all times, and to remind yourself not to doubt others easily.

This stubbornness, which is never willing to change itself, is also the opposite of the reflection – a characteristic that belongs exclusively to Salvatore himself.