Ayanokouji lowered his head and carefully observed the tea in front of him.
The beautiful and small tea cup was filled with cloudy liquid. He noticed that there were no tea leaves in the liquid, not a single residue left.
He knew that the so-called tea in front of him was not real tea.
"What's wrong? Don't you want to drink?" Echidna opened her eyes wide and looked at him expectantly.
"This is not ordinary tea." Ayanokouji said calmly, his eyes fixed on the other party.
From Echidna's appearance, her intentions were too obvious, and she wanted him to drink this cup of tea with a purpose. It was almost written on her face.
Ayanokouji had been gathering information about the Witch of Greed Echidna, and had asked Beatrice some questions about her. He found out that she was given the title 'Greed' because she was very thirsty for knowledge and had a desire for almost all knowledge. Many people wanted to meet her during her lifetime and gain the knowledge she possessed.
Would a Witch like her reveal her thoughts on her face? Ayanokouji couldn't help but guess.
"Yes, this is not tea." Echidna said with a smile, "This is my bodily fluid."
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"What? I-it's actually bodily fluid!!!"
Roswaal, holding a cup of tea and preparing to drink it, looked up at the sky. The hand holding the tea cup also hung in the air. His body trembled uncontrollably, and his breath became very rapid.
"Is that really bodily fluid..."
Speaking to himself, Roswaal couldn't help but lower his head and look at the tea in his cup. Clearly, it was tea brewed from the highest quality tea leaves, but in his eyes at the moment, it felt dull.
He raised his head, looked at the sky, and focused his eyes on the tea cup in the illusion. He stuck out his tongue and gently licked the edge of the cup in his hand, as if he was holding tea in Echidna's hand.
"You actually reject Sensei's bodily fluid."
Roswaal clenched his fist, his eyes filled with jealousy and envy. If it were him, he would drink the entire cup of tea without hesitation, leaving not a drop behind.
"Ayanokouji... actually has the opportunity to do that..."
However, Roswaal also had doubts in his heart because he could feel a difference between Echidna in the illusion and the teacher in his memory.
Was it because he had been experiencing memory problems for years?
Roswaal denied it, as no matter how many years passed, he was sure he would never forget the appearance of his teacher.
But he didn't know exactly where the problem was, and the only explanation he could come up with at the moment was that he was too worried.
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"Bodily fluid? That's a bit worrying." Ayanokouji said nonchalantly.
"Huh?" Echidna opened her mouth, two red hues appearing on her cheeks, and waved her hand enthusiastically, "Don't worry, it's just ordinary bodily fluid, nothing strange!"
"Sorry, I wasn't thinking of something strange, and for normal people, no one would casually drink someone else's bodily fluid." Ayanokouji's eyes were calm, "If that's the case, I also have a question, Why do you want me to drink this cup of tea?"
Echidna showed a meaningful smile, "Don't worry, I won't harm you. Besides, I am very interested in you. I have never met anyone like you. By drinking this cup of tea, you can be considered my guest and have the opportunity to ask questions to the Witch of Greed. This is something dreamed of by many people!"
She paused for a moment, then continued, "And it can activate the sloth factor in your body."
"The sloth factor?" Ayanokouji paused. The last time he heard the word sloth was from the mouth of a crazy mushroom-headed person.
"Exactly, didn't you kill someone with the sloth factor last time? When he was dying, the witch chose you as the object of possession. That's why you are safe and healthy even after entering my tomb." Echidna said with a smile.
"Has your grave become Sanctuary?" Ayanokouji asked.
"Yes, where you are now is Sanctuary." Echidna nodded.
"Are you really using teleportation magic?" Ayanokouji began to think at this moment.
It seemed that he had entered the Sanctuary. Judging from the previous appearance, Frederica gave Emilia a pendant because something was wrong with the pendant. Why did Frederica move Emilia here? If it was Emilia, did she come to meet Echidna?
Ayanokouji couldn't rule out the possibility that Frederica didn't know. It was very likely she was just a pawn being exploited. So Roswaal was the only one who could do this.
What was his purpose in doing this?
And most importantly, Ayanokouji had just heard clearly that someone else mentioned his killing of the Sin Archbishop of Sloth, Petelgeuse, which confused him a bit.
How did Echidna know?
First of all, it was impossible for Roswaal to inform Echidna in any way because before Ayanokouji fought the Witch Cult, Roswaal had already left the mansion and gone to the Sanctuary to kill Petelgeuse.
Could Echidna, who was in the Sanctuary, have the ability to observe the outside world?
Wait, there was another possibility, that Echidna could read his memories.
Ayanokouji speculated that he was in a mental space created by Echidna, so it was possible that someone else had manipulated his mind, and it was possible to peek into his memories.
If this was the case, the other party was very difficult.
"Are there any side effects?" Ayanokouji asked, without revealing any doubts in his mind.
"There may be a slight reaction in the body during the fusion." Echidna said with a smile, "Don't worry, this cup of tea will only bring benefits and not harm to you. I swear on my name as the Witch of Greed."
Ayanokouji looked at her, at least judging from Echidna's expression, she was not lying, but he didn't know if the other party could hide her micro expressions.
However, he knew that if Echidna had ill intentions towards him, she should have taken action long ago. If the prerequisite for communicating with her was to drink this cup of tea, then this risk still had to be borne.
There was no doubt that Echidna was very valuable. Ayanokouji could use her to get information about the Sanctuary and Roswaal. Of course, this opportunity should not be missed.
And in this world, oaths were very important, and only a few people used oaths to deceive others.
After careful consideration, Ayanokouji took the tea cup, took a sip, then put down the cup.
It didn't taste good or bad. There was no special taste. After drinking it, it produced a very subtle feeling in his body.
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"Just a sip!"
Roswaal stared at the screen with his mouth open, hoping he could break through it now and drink all the liquid in the cup instead of Ayanokouji.
"This is Sensei's bodily fluid! This is a great gift, something that many people cannot reach in their lifetime! It's clear that he has received Sensei's help so easily, but he just sipped it. What a waste of natural resources!"
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"Just a little?" Echidna pouted slightly, looking like a mischievous girl, lying on the table, "But after drinking it, you were the first one without expression. Besides, most people would vomit at the sight of me for the first time."
"Because you said the condition to treat me as a guest and talk to you was to drink this cup of tea. There is no limit to how much I can drink. And because you said its function was to activate the sloth factor in my body, then as long as I drink it, I can do so as long as you drink it." Ayanokouji said lightly, "To drink it, no matter what it is or how it tastes."
"You are a very rational man... That's why you have reached your current position." Echidna always maintained a harmless smile on her face, "Tell me, what do you want to ask about becoming a strong person? What's wrong with me as the Witch of Greed?"
"How do I ensure the authenticity of what you provide."
"Oh? Are you questioning the knowledge of the Witch of Greed?" Echidna narrowed her eyes slightly, "You are the first person to dare to ask me in years, but I can assure you that everything I say is true and I will never lie."
"Do you know everything?"
"Sorry, even I cannot know everything. What I know is what I understand."
"Do you know what Felt and Rem are doing in the royal capital now?" Ayanokouji asked.
"Are you talking about the noble blood child and the blue-haired maid?" Echidna said with a smile, "Sorry, I really don't know about this, but I must follow your instructions honestly. Your command is to carry out various tasks."
"What is your relationship with Roswaal?"
"Roswaal? He is my disciple. Haven't you asked this question to Betty before?" Echidna showed a somewhat confused expression, not understanding why Ayanokouji.
Ayanokouji raised his eyebrows. Based on Echidna's answer, he was basically convinced that Echidna might have the means to access his memories.
Echidna did not know the current situation in the royal capital, indicating that she could not obtain information outside the Sanctuary, but she knew her conversation with Beatrice, which was enough to explain her issue.
And there were two things that Ayanokouji paid close attention to.
He only mentioned Roswaal, but did not say that it was the Roswaal from that generation. Since the Sanctuary had been managed by the Mathers family for several generations, he must also know about the Mathers family, but Echidna immediately decided.
It seemed that, as Ayanokouji suspected, Roswaal had always been the same Roswaal for four hundred years. From Beatrice's mouth, Roswaal's gender in each generation was not uniform, and indeed they also aged, but basically they died in prime condition, which indicated that Roswaal continuously changed his body.
Moreover, Ayanokouji was very confused about one thing, and as far as Echidna understood his memories.
Could she access previous regression memories?
"You know..."
"I know." Before Ayanokouji finished speaking, Echidna took the lead and said, "I know your purpose, do you want to test me? You actually want to test the Witch of Greed, you are very brave."
Echidna's face smiled again. The confused expression earlier was just a disguise.
Furthermore, even Ayanokouji could not see any flaws in this disguise.
"Instead of letting you continue the test, I might as well confess first. Yes, when you entered here, I already obtained your memories." Echidna said with a smile, "Another point is that all your memories naturally, including that one, should not appear this time, but belong to a previous regression."
Ayanokouji raised his head and looked at her, and Echidna also looked at him.