Chapter 280 Enlightenment Susie's words made Lumian laugh: "Isn't this a good thing?" Susie followed with a smile: "It's a good thing. One of the happiest things for every psychiatrist is to see his or her patients gradually recover." Lumian asked tentatively: "Then can we move directly to the next stage of treatment?" "Let's talk first, I'll assess your mental state." Susie neither refused nor agreed, her voice was gentle and her attitude was calm. "What to talk about?" Lumian had almost finished telling about his experiences during this period. Susie hummed for a few seconds and said: "You can talk about what you are confused about or what is troubling you." Lumian was silent for a moment and said:

"Am I really an 'unlucky person' who will bring disaster to those around me?" This time, it was not Susie who answered, but the other lady. She smiled softly and said: “If disaster is the destiny of the people around you, then it has nothing to do with you. If it is because of you and destiny slides towards disaster, then it means that such destiny can be changed and reversed. "The one sealed in your body by Mr. Fool is not the one with the name of destiny. He is just an angel in the corresponding field. When you cannot use your own power and can only rely on others, it is impossible for the changed destiny to still be destined to come." “So, I did have the chance to change the fate of those people, but I missed it?” Lumian took another sip of the espresso in his hand, his voice unconsciously becoming deeper. The lady maintained her previous tone: "First, we need to make sure that the one who affected the fate of those people and brought them an unfortunate ending was the companion of the angel of fate lurking around you. He came for the seal and for Thermipolos, and has no direct relationship with you. “Your only problem is that you’re not good enough, and no one can guarantee that they’ll be good enough at anything.” At this point, the lady said in a self-deprecating tone: "I can understand your feelings. Over the years, I have tried hard to do many things, many of which have failed. I even had good intentions but brought greater harm and pain to others. This hit me hard and made me feel very guilty. I was shaken and wanted to retreat to a place where I could have peace of mind and never leave. “Fortunately, during that time, I also succeeded in doing a lot of things, helped a lot of people, prevented a lot of disasters, and eliminated a lot of pollution. This gave me confidence and motivation, and made me firm in my own ideas and thoughts. “Later, whenever I was full of confidence and optimistic about what I wanted to do, I would recall the mistakes I had made and the failures I had encountered, awakening the hidden snake of guilt in my heart and reminding myself not to be careless, subjective, or look down on anyone. “Similarly, when I am frustrated, feel guilty and miserable, I will think back to the people I have helped and the disasters I have prevented, and tell myself that you are not that bad, and that your ideas and thoughts do have a good side. “The things we have experienced in the past are both our burden and shackles, but also our wealth and motivation.” Lumian listened attentively, gradually facing up to his guilt and no longer suppressing it: If I had more experience and more knowledge of the occult, perhaps some tragedies would not have happened. This is indeed my fault, but it is not me who brought about the disaster. I just did not do well enough. What needs to be made up is the weakness in this area. I will strive to do better and more thoroughly in the future, so that I can truly save the people I want to save and let those bastards who deliberately create misfortune suffer disaster... As his thoughts raced, Lumian's mind flashed with the images of the vendors, pedestrians, and tenants falling from the Shadow Tree, and he recalled how he had smiled and watched at that time. Huh... He exhaled slowly, tilted his head back slightly, leaned against the back of the sofa and said: “I feel much better.” He then sneered: "The guy who helped Thermipolos and influenced the fate of me and the people around me would never have imagined that the blows and pains he brought me time and time again not only did not make me collapse, despair, give up, or really go crazy, but also helped me with a good psychological treatment, which significantly improved my mental state.

"I really want to find him and thank him in person." The lady chuckled: “So I often tell Susie that psychotherapy is a very complex and subtle matter. If you are not careful, you will get the opposite of what you expect. You can’t be fearless just because you are an extraordinary person. "Well... here, I need to remind you something: "One cannot assume the target's current intentions based on his previous image and purpose in the absence of sufficient evidence." Lumian didn't quite understand: "What do you mean?" The lady explained in a soft voice: “Many people are deceived because they always assume that the other person is who they were before and who they are now, and that their human nature and ideas will not change due to environment, experience or objective conditions. "Take what you just said as an example. Have you ever considered another possibility? The companions of Thermipoulos deliberately brought those misfortunes not to make you collapse, but to stimulate you, awaken your inner strength, and let you break free from the prison of your mind and recover your mental state?" “How is that possible?” Lumian responded subconsciously. Would Thermipol's companions be so kind? The lady smiled: “I’m just giving an example, it doesn’t mean it’s true. "But why is it impossible? Maybe he wanted to cooperate with Thermipolos at first, and use various methods to influence your condition and create a chance for him to break free from the seal, but gradually, he found that this was an opportunity for him to become an angel. “Once he receives more gifts and sees the door to the angelic realm, he will be able to control you and drain Thermiporos’ power. He can even open the seal and swallow him directly when he is weak. "And in order to increase the probability of success, he must ensure that you are in good condition so that you can draw power from Thermipolos again and again, making Him weaker and weaker. "How is it? Is he motivated to help you improve your mental state?" Lumian fell silent. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that from the perspective of human nature, this was a possibility that could not be ruled out. After several seconds, he retorted: “Isn’t that person afraid of angering the being named after fate? "The power from the gift is definitely more influenced by the higher-ups. We take pride in carrying out their will and are unlikely to have blasphemous thoughts." The lady in the "psychologically invisible" state smiled meaningfully: "The being named Fate only hopes that an angel who obeys Him will descend on the earth. As for whether it is Thermipolos or another giver of grace, I think He should not have any particular preference or inclination." That's right. If that person swallowed Thermiporos, wouldn't he become an angel of the realm of destiny? Maybe this is the expected development of the existence named after destiny. If Thermiporos can come, he will come. If he fails, is sealed or purified, let other gift-givers find a way to swallow his relics and become angels. In short, an angel of destiny is destined to appear on the earth. It doesn't matter which one it is... Lumian nodded gently while thinking. Suddenly, he had an idea. He felt that the lady who seemed to be holding the "Justice" card was not only taking the opportunity to teach him, but was also saying these words to Thermipolos: Was she creating a rift between Thermiporos and that being, causing Him to no longer trust His companions? I can think of this, Thermopylae can think of it... Well, he could think of it, but since his companion had been discovered, he probably wouldn't dare to show up again for a long time, and he wouldn't be able to communicate with him. At times like this, it was easiest for them to suspect each other. Once the seeds of doubt take root and grow, they will not be so easy to eradicate in the future! The audience is horrible... Lumian sighed and said sincerely:

"I understand." The lady smiled and said: “So, you can’t assume that a person won’t change, that they will remain the same as they were before, and you have to always pay attention to their specific circumstances and understand their thoughts. "Other Beyonders may not need to think so deeply, but your next sequence is 'Conspirator'. You must learn to analyze human nature." Lumian nodded slightly, gaining a new understanding of Gardner Martin's words, "The devil is our friend, and hell is others." He continued the previous topic and said with a smile: "Is it possible that Thermipolos' companion intended to help me improve my mental state from the beginning?" "That's possible." Susie answered, "But why?" “Why?” Lumian asked himself. His expression suddenly changed, his body straightened up, and he trembled slightly: "Maybe, maybe she just wants to help me, she is..." The lady who seemed to be the holder of the Justice card sighed softly and interrupted Lumian's words: "Your memory shouldn't deceive you." Lumian let out a long breath and leaned against the back of the sofa again. The lady said in a soft voice: “However, in other matters, there are indeed cases where a person’s death may not be truly dead. “There are so many mysteries in the world of occultism. "I once encountered a follower of the evil god. He died suddenly when I was about to eliminate him. Because it was too coincidental, I checked his body, his fate and various occult connections. There was no problem. He was really dead. His family and friends also believed that he was dead without a doubt. “Later, when I was cleaning up a branch of an evil cult, I met him again. He had changed his identity, had a new destiny, and had a new connection with the occult. "This time, he died completely. I also learned from him the name of a sequence of the Heretic God's Path, 'The Dead', the 'Dead' who used death to escape from his original fate." This is a bit similar to the "Art of Substitution", but it feels simpler and does not require any prerequisites. Moreover, after the "substitute" dies, the original identity and fate do not seem to be restored... Lumian thought of a ritual magic that comes with the "Mendicant Monk". (End of this chapter)