After learning part of the truth from Annan, Dmitry lost his mind.

His whole body slowly collapsed into the sofa seat like a cut pearl lava cake.

"It's so ......"

He suddenly whispered, "No wonder ......"

Obviously, he had finally solved some of his previous puzzles.

The information Annan gave him was like a crucial piece of the puzzle - after picking up this puzzle, Dmitry realized that the pattern he had put together was completely wrong.

“…… Sorry, Annan. ”

Dmitry whispered, "I need to smoke a cigarette." ”

He took a new cigar from the humidor on his chest, cut off the head with a guillotine-like cigar cutter, lit it very carefully with a match, and took a slow breath and exhaled deeply.

A mixture of exhaustion, remorse, sadness, and reminiscence...... The extremely complex gas was also dispersed in the room along with the smoke.

He took a deep breath, and an indescribably complex aura overflowed from his chest.

It was a long sink.

About a third of the time had passed before Dmitry said slowly, "Anyway...... She betrayed her mission as the Hand of Winter and indirectly induced the Icebreaker Rebellion, which killed thousands. Not to mention the follow-up, the chaos caused by the werewolf trying to enter the Ten Fingers......"

"Even if her intentions are good?"

"But she ended up messing up."

Dmitry closed his eyes: "I am a consequentialist. ”

His voice seemed to return to its former calm.

- I'm afraid you wish you were a consequentialist.

Annan thought to himself.

He could see that while the gloom had dissipated from Dmitry, chagrin and sadness had been haunting him.

Even if Dmitry now learns of Bella's intentions, the damage caused by her actions will not go away. Her "self-sacrifice", under the guidance of Annan, did eliminate even greater damage......

However, if Annan hadn't controlled Vladimir and the two sides of "Professor Wolf" in advance, and took advantage of Bella's foolishness to complete as many plans as possible, I am afraid that the disaster caused by Bella's would have been even greater. Maybe it won't end now.

Even in terms of teleology, it does not clear Bella's sins of foolishness at that time - she did intend to sacrifice Dmitry's fertility, and knowing that Dmitry could not have a werewolf child, she also made a deal with outsiders, betrayed her lover, and tried to introduce foreign forces into the upper echelons of the country.

And Dmitry said...... He was a consequentialist, so Bella was still guilty.

From here, Annan can see that Dmitry has actually lost the ability to think calmly. For such a long time, Dmitry did not think at all...... He's just calming down.

It is precisely because Dmitry [does not want to] think about the "causes" of this matter.

Or rather, he didn't want to recall anything about spending time with Bella.

When Dmitry knew nothing and hated Bella, the "betrayer", he was able to tell Annan the story of the past - with a mocking smile on his face, criticizing his naïve folly in the past.

And now, he has learned a lot of the truth.

Then the love of the past has been the hatred he once had...... It all turned into heavier and more complicated feelings.

It oppressed Dmitry, even making him unable to think normally.

“…… By the way, if I'm not mistaken...... Do I still have a baby? ”

Dmitry was biting on his cigar, his voice a little muffled and hoarse.

"That's right, and I've probably guessed who."

Annan said slowly.

“…… It can't be Doreen Angel, right? ”

Dmitry's brow furrowed: "She seems to be a little older. ”

"No, it's definitely not her."

Annan shook his head: "But if nothing else, Doreen should be directly related to this matter-"

Whether it is the real "Frederick Melvin" or the "Wolf Professor" who is now parasitic on him, they are all wizards of the idol school.

When Bella saw him, she immediately let her guard down and behaved unusually. But this sense of security is somewhat similar to the spell "Trickster and Missionary" from Professor Wolf that Annan obtained from Doreen.

As everyone knows...... If you want to make a spell with a certain ability, you must first possess that ability. Spells, aberrations, or influences are fine, but be sure to hold them first. It's like a gramophone that can go back against time, and I'm afraid that only the person in the mirror can make it.

Since he was able to give Doreen a "trickster and missionary", it means that he is also good at "friendliness".

And if you think of this sense of security as the effect of idol spells.

So how much weight Professor Wolf's "good deeds" have is another matter.

Maybe he will be able to adopt so many "werewolf orphans......

It is because he single-handedly created so many "family tragedies" in the first place.

The Melvin family is adept at the law of similarity, and is able to transfer power between two destinies that are similar but different; And Professor Wolf's ontology, "Gray Professor" Trisino Setty, is good at touching the law...... That is, to exert direct influence on the other party in the absence of a direct causal link.

Among the idol spells based on the law of touch, the one that best expresses the idea of the law of touch is "gratuitous poison".

The effect of this spell is to poison the body by poisoning the recipient's vomit, hair, or saliva, so that the body is cursed and poisoned out of thin air.

The hair that has fallen out, the saliva that has been spitted out, and the food that has been vomited have no physical connection to the body. It's like spitting saliva on the feces without contaminating the mouth, but people will instinctively feel uncomfortable.

This spell is to forcibly "perpetuate this connection" by touching the idea of the law.

Hair that has been cut off can also be related to the scalp attached to the head. Saliva that has already been spit out can also contaminate the mouth in turn, and the food scraps that have been vomited out have some kind of illusory connection with the food that is still in the stomach.

And the connection between the bloodlines is naturally also a connection.

"Professor Wolf is proficient in both the law of similarity and the law of touch...... That's why he was able to create a fictional life for others and create a fake body for others. ”

For example, his gift to "Solnik".

A life called "Celicia".

"So," Annan said slowly, "since Doreen Angel grew up with Professor Wolf...... Does she really look like this? It's almost exactly the same as Bella, and even the habits are very similar, isn't it too strange even if it's a blood relative? ”

“…… In other words, is she a spy sent by Professor Wolf? ”

Dmitry paused, his voice sinking down.

Annan hurriedly shook his head: "Stop, Dmitry." You really can't think about it...... There's no way Professor Wolf could do something so pointless. The more like Bella, the less likely she is to be a spy. This only increases our vigilance. ”

"Then she ......"

"If I'm not mistaken, she must be related to Bella. But it's not that she has anything to do with Bella herself...... It's her mother, who may have some connection to Bella's mother. ”

Annan said in a deep voice: "Do you remember how Doreen was raised by Professor Wolf? ”

"I remember...... It seems to have been caused by her mother's murder......"

"Yes, but her father was a wizard. Is it true that the corpse will be buried in the yard without any treatment? As a cub, can Doreen have the physical strength to dig up the body of the deceased directly? And her parents just watched her turn into a beast and dig in the dirt without stopping it? Just as she was digging up the body, a passerby who was a witness came? ”

Annan cites the suspiciousness in Doreen's story.

Dmitry frowned.

At the time, he really didn't pay much attention to these details. Or rather, his dislike of werewolves kept him from thinking intently...... It's like the sadness in his heart now that makes him unable to think rationally.

"I'm afraid there's only one answer."

Annan did not give Dmitry time to think, and directly announced the conclusion: "The tragedy of Doreen should have been induced by Professor Wolf." As an idol wizard who is proficient in the Golden Order, it couldn't be easier for him to do this kind of thing.

"The ultimate goal is to get a werewolf girl who can gradually become similar to Bella."

The Melvin family is good at cultivating people into gods.

Let young children have divinity, and they will gradually become like God.

Then if you consciously cultivate, you can also make "Doreen", who is related to Bella, exactly the same as Bella.

"Doreen and me, Bella and you...... This is undoubtedly a similarity. He's trying to exert some kind of influence on me through your affair with Bella, through Doreen......"

But it was clear that Professor Wolf seemed to have failed.

A failure, at least for now.

Annan had no idea what influence he was exerting on him......

"But we can't rule out the possibility that he has actually succeeded."

Annan said slowly: "And there is another phenomenon in the idol school...... That is, all idol wizards who have learned the law of touch, even if they are far away, fate will inevitably connect them. The actions of one of them will inevitably affect the others.

And the induction of distant echoes between blood relatives...... It's a kind of 'touch'. ”

Hearing this, Dmitry's pupils shrank slightly.

He looked at Annan and his eyes widened: "You mean ......"

"Russell was able to escape from the convoy where the frostbeasts were imprisoned without causing any movement; There are so many werewolves who freeze to death outside the small enchantment, but she can win the mercy of her grandmother and be reborn as a frost beast...... I'm afraid it's all because she inherited your 'Heart of Winter' talent.

"And you have no reason to worry about her safety, looking for her everywhere...... It is precisely because there is an illusory 'touch belt' between you and her. I'm afraid she suddenly fled from the convoy because she sensed that you were nearby and wanted to look for you. ”

Annan said slowly: "That's right, your daughter is dead. She died once due to the negligence of her biological mother...... But she was reborn in the form of a frost beast. It's like Ivan being reborn as a dragon after death...... The unhatched Heart of Winter is obviously not enough to provide her dragonization power, but as a frost beast it is more than enough.

"—yes, she's Russell."

Chapter 2, update complete!

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