Joseph Buckle ...... That is, Elle's biological father, the "Sledgehammer Brother" in the gallery.

At that time, Elle Morrison's name was still called Ariel Buckle.

At that time, Joseph left Ariel and divorced her mother because of Elle's mother...... It was his own apprentice, Clara, who planned to use the child to blackmail her mentor.

She hopes to get more out of Joseph...... For example, to become a real wizard, or even to become a great wizard and mentor.

- Actually, Joseph has already given her a lot of things.

After Annan completely cleared the gallery, he explained the final result of this matter to Joseph...... Joseph told Annan the whole truth.

Also fragments of the last part of history:

In fact, Clara has no talent as a wizard at all.

The occult knowledge that Joseph gave Claire - including a secret book written by someone from the House of Winter, which contains Black Widow and Skeleton, and many other gods, as well as books that include the secrets of many false gods. All of them belonged to Joseph's gift to her.

His original meaning was also very clear.

Joseph knew that he did not have the talent to become a wizard, so he gave her the book in the hope that he would become a ritualist.

Claire isn't the type of person who is particularly keen on the wizarding way anyway. It learns spells in the hope that it will improve its status and become a great person.

It's just that Joseph can't think of it...... In the end, Claire chose to become a "spider whisperer".

…… He didn't want to stay with the Black Widow believers for long.

Maybe one day, he will be poisoned unconsciously.

But Joseph's fate of being separated from his wife can be regarded as his own fault.

Because Clara was selected for the White Tower that year because of his direct recommendation...... At that time, Clara had not yet begun to believe in Black Widow, nor had she been exposed to the taste of power and wealth, and was still a young girl of thirteen or fourteen, innocent and lovely.

To put it simply, he is hungry for other people's bodies. Therefore, he directly shot and changed the trajectory of her life.

- Clara's appearance can be seen from Elle.

And her family is a real, real ordinary person.

Her father was a dock worker and her mother was a textile mill worker. Not to mention that he is not from an aristocratic background, he doesn't even know a few words. Her greatest strength is her outstanding appearance and willingness to endure hardships.

This is also the reason why Joseph fell in love with her. He even made Clara his silver-level secret keeper - the power of the oath directly added some basic perception attributes to Clara, making her barely pass the exam.

By the way, Annan's curse keeper was Dove, who was guarding his advancement at the time. Later, he thought it wouldn't be good not to tell Kaphne, so he told Kaphne again.

There's no value in keeping it secret anyway.

If I had to say anything, "he can't see things in his left eye." Other than that, it's gone.

After Annan discovered that the Silver Tier "Curse Bind" could improve his stats, he planned to use it as a reward for the next stage of the main quest - both to strengthen the player, to show that he trusted them, and to strengthen the power of the oath.

It's called killing three birds with one stone.

As a result, Joseph didn't expect that Clara's personality would soon change after she was invited into the White Tower...... But she had learned of Joseph's spell, and gradually began to blackmail him in turn.

It may not be enough to call it blackmail, but she is constantly asking Joseph for more things.

It is better to say that it is precisely because she is used to living a hard life and lacks a sense of security that she will be particularly concerned about her future quality of life. And because of Joseph's desire to control, she doesn't know other wizards, so she can only ask Joseph for more.

If she had followed the original trajectory of her life, she would have married a foreman, a government clerk, or a teacher...... The best of luck can only marry a young priest.

Unless the priesthood suddenly rises to the rank of bishop, she will not be able to make a class leap in her lifetime.

And after she came into contact with the wizarding world, it became possible-

As long as she can graduate and become an official wizard, she can be hired by the local nobles and eat and drink for the rest of her life...... Even the nobles had to treat her with deference. Coupled with her carefully cared for appearance and figure, if you are lucky, you can directly become a noble lady.

Yes, although the status of a silver-level great wizard is much higher than that of a local noble.

But Clara still hoped that Joseph would get a knighthood, preferably a fief, or some extra money...... But Joseph himself knew that he didn't need to do that at all.

As an edict wizard, he is the only transcendent person who has the ability to "check the truth by a third person". Whether it's checking who belongs to an item, whether the person is lying, whether they are carrying poisons or dangerous items, or checking the cause of a wound and seeing through someone's real name...... and the ability to use space for easy use, such as pushing someone out or swapping places between two people.

The Imperial Decree School is actually the most convenient school in real life.

He will be the best cop, detective, bodyguard. Any nobleman must befriend at least one edict wizard, or else trouble will be unstoppable.

Rather, if the edict wizard had his own territory and title, it would be much more inconvenient to act...... Because he is no longer objective.

However, Clara could not understand this. He even contacted some of the jobs and asked him to use his spells to do something illegal - and if Joseph refused, Clara would mention that Joseph, as her mentor, had not allowed her to graduate and advance to the wizard.

- This is actually the direct cause of the intensification of their contradictions.

Considering age......

Louis is Chinese New Year's Eve years old, his father died shortly after his birth, and he was taught by his eldest brother Alexander himself when he was in the Order, so Alexander must have been on a mission fifty years ago. And the time of Elle's mother's death was almost forty-six or seven years ago.

So, maybe Joseph even fought Alexander back then......

It was because there was a major problem with the intelligence that Alexander must have spared many people...... Among them may be Elle's mother.

Annan thought of this, so he immediately asked:

"Your Excellency Alexander...... Do you know a man named Joseph Buckle? ”

“…… Where? ”

Perhaps because of the long time that had passed, Alexander was a little confused.

And after Annan reminded him that this was the incident of the frozen water port forty-five years ago, Alexander's eyes suddenly flashed with a hint of surprise.

"You mean...... 'Hand of Justice' Bakir? I do know him, but I haven't seen him in a long time, so I'm supposed to be dead.

"Yes...... I've seen him. Actually, I was the one who was chasing his ex-wife at the time, and I didn't succeed in arresting her in the end, because she died of a failed ritual when she overstepped her strength and forcibly used a ritual to concoct a poison that could poison me. ”

He shook his head with some pity: "It's a pity.

"Although his ex-wife is still legally punishable by death after her arrest......

“…… But actually, Bakker had already talked to me at that time. ”

When he said this, he paused and added calmly: "Or, rather, I accepted his bribe." Of course, it was within the scope of the 'deal' allowed by Sir Silver - after all, his ex-wife had not been a believer in Black Widow for a long time, and had only had time to kill one person. If her charge were to be changed from 'living sacrifice' to 'murder', and the bond would be paid in full, the sentence could be reduced to 10 years' imprisonment.

"It's just that his ex-wife doesn't trust me...... Or rather, she didn't trust Lord Bakir, and she died in the end. I have already taken the potion that Lord Bakr gave me, and I cannot return it to him. I'm very sorry for that, too.

"So when he returns to the royal capital, I can only compensate him with my weapons. Although he didn't want to take it, and said it wasn't my fault, I eventually gave him the hammer.

"That's my favorite spell...... And not the spell he needed most. But this is to discipline myself, so I need to give up what I value most in order to warn myself in this way. ”

Alexander sighed, and said with some remorse and nostalgia: "Although I know that this does not correspond to the value of what he has given me, this is the greatest compensation I can make." ”

Paper Ji asked curiously on the side: "Is it to warn yourself and promise others to be more serious?" ”

"—No, don't make random promises. Especially things that you can't necessarily do on your own. ”

Alexander's gaze was calm and his pupils were deep.

…… Wait, hammer?

Annan was suddenly stunned.

No way?

Annan suddenly felt a wave of amusement.

Fate is really ...... The best and worst director.

Alexander indirectly kills Clara, causing Amos to delve into ritual spells, calling on the Skeleton Princess, betraying Elle, and eventually creating the Nightmare: Gallery. And Amos himself was killed by Bakir, who held the "right arm of the barrier".

…… At the same time, without Annan's intervention, Louis would probably have died in the frozen water port in the end. And with the degree of his head iron, perhaps by that time the betrayal angel would have almost hatched.

If the big hammer was given to Buckle by Alexander...... Everything is connected.

- This is cause and effect from outside the nightmare.

from a predetermined fate.

Annan tentatively asked, "May I ask?" Do you remember the name of that spell? ”

The result is not surprising, and the answer is as Annan expected-

"It's called the 'Right Arm of the Barrier', and it's a one-handed hammer. It was the blacksmith in my church who made a spell for me. ”

Alexander replied wistfully.