The fairy maid cheers for her deceased master today.

The cast iron chains of Tower Bridge gleamed coldly in the twilight.

Axe leaned against the granite railing, watching Angel poke at the reflection in the Thames with her fingertips.

After playing for a while, the blue-eyed fairy girl wiped her hands and stuffed the fish and chips she had just bought into her mouth. Oil splattered on her dark gray dress, like a handful of diamonds.

"I'm so full!" Angel suddenly burped. "Master, aren't you going to eat?"

Have you ever seen a dead person eat?

"Oh, this isn't the first time I've seen this," Angel muttered softly. "No wonder Master hasn't been hungry for three days..."

Ex subconsciously touched his chest.

The magical heart there beat in its chest.

This body can finally hold on for a few more days. Thanks to the silver lamp in the Persian Pavilion and the fragment of the cross in the British Pavilion, the life-and-death energy gained from the two thrilling thefts is enough to last until next Tuesday.

"Master!" Angel suddenly tugged at his sleeve, her blue eyes wide open. "I think... I've awakened a new ability!"

Ok?

Ex couldn't help but examine it.

Name: Angel

Race: Fairy

[Level: 2↑]

[Contract Owner: Sir Axe]

[Attribute Type: Ice]

[HP: 350/350]

Energy Value: 123/350

[Attack Power: 60↑] (The average value of the five attributes for ordinary humans is 60)

[Defense: 50↑]

【Speed: 50】

Intelligence: 90 or higher

[Willpower: 190↑]

Special Ability 1: Position Swap (Level 2↑). Effect: Swaps the positions of two nearby items weighing less than 5kg (provided their existence and location are known).

[Special Ability 2: Soul Anchoring (Level 2↑). Effect: Grants the Contractor the "Monster Resurrection (Level 2↑)" status. This effect cannot be dispelled, but requires continuous consumption of "Living Dead Energy" to maintain.]

[Note: The "Resurrection of the Dead (Level 2)" state grants the body greater activity and functionality. Short-term, high-volume consumption of "Living Dead Energy" can temporarily enhance "Resurrection of the Dead" to a "Full Resurrection" state.]

X's finger hovered over the panel.

Full resurrection? That looks... tempting.

"Is it called the ability 'Complete Resurrection'?"

"Wow, Master also has knowledge inherited from fairies!" Angel exclaimed. "Yes, it's this new ability! It can make Master's five senses, body temperature, and heartbeat completely the same as a living person's!"

"Even if Master goes back to the Crystal Palace now, I guarantee the Templar Knights there won't detect any problem!"

Ax suddenly burst out laughing.

He'd been considering his strategy for tomorrow, but now... tomorrow's interrogation? The black-robed butler's gaze? To hell with it. I've already won this round.

However, knowing is one thing, doing is another. X still needs to verify the effect of "complete resurrection".

But why did Angel suddenly level up?

After thinking it over, it's probably because I used my ability multiple times today, which increased my proficiency, plus I absorbed a lot of "living dead energy"...

It seems worth further investigation next time. It's certain that living/dead energy is a good thing.

The most urgent task is to understand the new capabilities.

Soon, the brass lamps in the workshop lit up, emitting a warm yellow light.

Angel's fingertips glowed blue as she tried to use "Complete Resurrection." AX immediately felt the physical heart in his chest cavity revive, thumping and pumping warm liquid. The blood vessels under his skin burned all the way to his fingertips, like lit light cords.

The vague sense of alienation that X had felt towards this world vanished instantly.

My five senses were so clear that they seemed unreal.

My pain receptors were always intermittent, but now even a needle prick hurts terribly.

Why does it feel like a negative increase...? Can pain be specifically blocked?

Axe grabbed the silver thermometer on the table and tested it. Soon, the mercury column stopped steadily on the scale.

"37.1℃. That's still within the normal range."

After saying that, X looked down at the few chocolate beans in his palm.

These were replaced from her own stomach beforehand using Angel's upgraded abilities, in order to avoid any interference with the effects.

Sure enough, my stomach soon started rumbling, as if I was hungry.

Angel's blue eyes were already brimming with tears of excitement, but there was also a hint of worry: "Will this...will it be discovered? The Holy Way Society's detection equipment...I wonder if it can detect anything unusual."

"Heh, the Holy Path Society probably doesn't know about the living and dead energy, otherwise the Holy Path Society fairies at the Crystal Palace gate should have found out something."

"Master, are you really alive?"

"It's more real than the real thing." AX took her hand and gently pressed it against his chest. "Feel it."

The fairy's fingertips unconsciously roamed over his skin, from his chest to his carotid artery, then to his wrist, and finally back to his chest.

Angel's breathing suddenly became heavy, and her pointed ears turned pink: "Heartbeat! It's a real heartbeat! Master has really come back to life!"

"Calm down, this is 'Full Resurrection.' It's just a feigned resurrection." X looked at the energy consumption bar on the panel. "How long can it last?"

The "living energy" is being rapidly depleted.

[Status: Fully revived. Time remaining: 162 hours and 18 minutes.]

The amount of living and dead energy cannot be seen; the remaining amount can only be estimated based on the remaining time.

Intuitively, it feels like the amount of energy consumed is three to five times the usual amount.

"It can only last for about half an hour at most!" Angel replied, recalling the inherited knowledge. "Then you can rest for at least twenty-four hours before you can use it again."

Only half an hour?

Well, Ultraman's typical activity time is only about three minutes. Even the stronger Ultraman Joneus only lasts a maximum of four minutes.

At least I'm stronger than Ultraman.

However, since time is limited, we need to carefully consider when to use our abilities.

Therefore, to cope with tomorrow's inspection, we need to know ourselves and our enemy.

"Come, Angel, tell me about the Royal Holy Order."

"Huh? Doesn't Master know better than I do?"

"Yes, but you know, I died once, so I lost a lot of my memories."

This is basically the truth.

Although he was able to inherit fragments of the original owner's memories, he still couldn't remember most of them.

For example, the scene of the original owner arguing with someone in the Crystal Palace exhibition hall three days ago... He still can't remember who the other person was.

Angel immediately started counting on her fingers: "The Royal Holy Order's power is divided into three levels. Cardinals oversee regional church policies, white-robed priests manage churches, and black-robed deacons..." She suddenly shuddered, "directly in charge of 'censorship,' 'sanctions,' and 'purification.'"

"Purification?"

"I heard that last year in Birmingham, a fairy went out of control and burned half a street." Angel suddenly bit her lip. "The black-robed deacon came with silver chains to deal with it. The chains have thorn runes on them; if they touch the skin... well, it hurts a lot!"

Birmingham again?

That place is a land of outstanding people and beautiful scenery.

Axe suddenly recalled the silver chain of the black-robed knight in the Crystal Palace—and the faint smell of burning as the chain swept through the air. It seemed the Templar's silver chain was indeed extraordinary.

"According to Article 37 of the Holy Way Society's Handbook for Handling Fairies," Angel suddenly recited, her voice tinged with fear, "severely out-of-control fairies must have their abilities sealed with fairy chains and be executed."

Axe's gaze fell on her pointed ears.

The members of the Holy Church even measured the curve of a fairy's ear tip with calipers. This shows the extent of their control over fairies.

"Moreover, the number of barbs on the silver chain represents the number of times one would be burned at the stake." Angel's voice was barely audible. "Deacon Samuel's silver chain has three barbs."

Deacon Samuel.

It's the black-robed deacon I saw this morning.