Chapter 43 Elle's Diary

Annan is quite skilled in demolishing homes.

In less than five minutes, he searched Elle's room... just like when he searched Don Juan's room.

Because unlike the room on the ship Don Juan, Alley didn't seem to be in her room very often. In Elle's room, Annan didn't find much valuable things.

There were no weapons in the entire room, not even a pair of sharp scissors. The only lethal things might be Ellie's comb and quill.

But in Annan's view... this is actually a bit abnormal.

But instead of jumping to conclusions, he continued to rummage for things that might bring him some additional information.

In the cupboard in her room, except for the skirt and underwear, there is nothing useful. There was nothing hidden in the pillows, under the sheets, or in the cracks in the floor.

Except, Elle's diary.

This is the only hint that Annan can get in Ellie's room.

[Diary of Elle Morrison]

【Type: sundries (white)】

[Description: A diary that has been used for about three months, but some pages are missing]

"Are some pages missing..."

That doesn't matter.

Annan muttered, and without hesitation, opened Elle's diary.

While his main quest is to investigate the secrets of Amos Morrison, there's always a beginning... a thread.

"March 15. Amos seems to be in a better mood recently."

This is the first diary belonging to Alley that Annan sees after opening the diary.

"March 18. Amos was suddenly in a bad mood again today. He drank again, and tore up another painting...that he was supposed to give to Mrs. Barber on April 1.

"Silver Jue is above, what should he do if he can't bring out the gift on April 1? Amos will lose face."

...

"March 22nd. It's really strange. Amos didn't drink alcohol for two days, but he didn't get angry. He was hiding in the study and reading... It seemed to be his mother's relic.

"I think he probably misses his mother."

...

"March 25th. It's been almost a week, and he hasn't come out of the study. I'm a little worried about him... He hasn't eaten much recently. Is he sick? I'm going to ask the bishop tomorrow."

...

"March 26th! Before I went to see the bishop, Amos came out of the study! And he seemed to be in a good mood... It's rare, the silver lord is on top, I haven't been there for almost half a month. Saw him smiling.

"And I saw him start drawing again!

"That's great... Life will always get better as long as you keep your spirits up. I have to make him something delicious, and Amos is going to repaint a portrait of Mrs. Barber tomorrow."

...

(a page torn from here)

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"April 1st, today is the holy day of Javon. I saw a lot of famous artists come to Frozen Water Harbor, including the Norman masters, and the masters Harold! I actually want to go to their concerts, but I Still have to go to Roseburg with my father first, ah, unfortunately, unfortunately.

"That strange painting really satisfied the Viscountess, and my father got a lot of reward money. He said that the money was enough for me to buy a lot of clothes...

"But I don't want clothes, we're not short of money. As long as Amos can be happy!

"It felt like the painting was looking at me when I left. What a weird painting."

...

"Amos cried today, April 20th.

"I saw him painting in front of the garden and halfway through the painting he stared at the garden with tears in his eyes. Then he tore the painting up.

"This was Amos's favorite garden ever,

He often paints here, and his paintings are very beautiful. But he hasn't painted here for months...he's too busy. During this time, Amos has been painting portraits of big people, making a lot of money, and buying me a lot of clothes.

"But I don't want clothes..."

...

"On April 24th, Amos had the garden levelled. I'm not very happy, but Amos has not been in a good mood recently, so I didn't say much.

"But I'm still not very happy."

...

"April 30th, April is finally coming to an end. When May comes, it will be Silver Jue's Sanctuary Month, and Amos won't have to attend so many ceremonies...

"Sir Bishop told me that Amos is famous. His recent skills have risen again. It is said that the portrait he painted allows people to see the soul of this person through the picture. They say that it was kissed by Javon Hand, this skill has surpassed history, and he will be remembered through the ages... If it is in the United Kingdom, he may even become a god-given honorary viscount on April 1 next year.

"Although I don't quite understand it, it's always a good thing. I'm very happy~"

...

"On May 2, Yinjue's festival was very lively, but it was very tiring. I fell asleep yesterday when I came back, and I didn't write a diary, so I will make it up today.

"I told Amos yesterday that my birthday was coming up. He said he wanted a nice present for me, and I told him I didn't want a present, I just wanted him to paint a portrait of me, Amos His face suddenly turned ugly... Did I make him angry?

"Another: He doesn't seem angry."

...

"On June 10, I have two days left to celebrate my birthday!

"Talked about it to Amos again today. But he wasn't angry today, just bet me I couldn't sit there waiting for him to finish. He said it would take him a few hours to paint a portrait, and the middle can't move...

"It's just sitting, what's the problem... not standing.

"Wow, will it be difficult not to go to the toilet for a few hours? Then I won't be able to drink water the day after tomorrow...

"Another: In the past two days, Amos began to drill into the study again. I wanted to go in and see that he was murdered. After a few days, I will find a chance when Amos is not at home. I have to go to the study to see if he is sneaking. What book do you read?"

This is the last page of Ellie's diary.

"Spooky painting..."

Annan murmured and closed the diary.

Not as he expected, there was indeed a lot of crucial information in this diary.

Combined with the previous conversation between Amos and him, Annan roughly inferred Amos' secret.

Amos is indeed in love with his daughter Elle, and their relationship is very close. And his wife died a few years earlier.

He seems to have fallen into the bottleneck period of artistic creation, so he is suffering to the extent of autism. But by looking through the books of his deceased wife, he found a special kind of paint that can enhance his ability to draw portraits. Portraits painted with this pigment will be like living creatures, with their own souls.

But people who are painted as portraits can have some bad consequences. And Amos himself knew the price.

...is it some kind of ceremony?

For the first time, Annan thought of the strange ceremony he saw in the copy on the ship, "the tongue in the mirror".

Totally unreasonable strange ability, but at a strange price. This fits the situation very well.

He suspects that Amos may have made some kind of private deal with the false god known as "The Bone Lord", and got a weird and evil ritual...

Gotta go to his study.

Annan thought so and prepared to leave Elle's room.

Before going out, he inadvertently glanced at the portrait of Ellie.

"This is--"

He couldn't help but exclaim, his eyes widened.

... Even as harsh as Annan, he must admit that Amos's paintings are indeed very delicate. Of course, Elle is also really cute, which is a key plus.

The painting is astonishingly real, yet aesthetically pleasing, like an art photo. It's so real that it looks like it was taken by a camera... At least just showing this painting to Annan, he can't tell whether it was taken or painted.

...he called it a failure?

So what does a successful product look like?

The ones in the gallery outside...?