"So, I'll sort out what Miss Aqiu said first, and then we'll analyze it together. ”

Although the witch has always been a very serious character, it is actually difficult to see the way Alice Margot Royd is doing her best to get serious.

Right now, on the surface, she seems to be no different from usual, but only the same table as Barnyard Aqiu and Motoi Kosuzu can faintly feel the difference in aura - but this only makes them full of energy.

Even Miss Alice is so serious, and the two of us as humans can't be left behind. The two of them glanced at each other, smiled and nodded, needless to say.

Let's hear what Alice Sand has to say.

According to Miss Aqiu, I will summarize the possible clues. ”

"The first is the number of masked people - there is a suspicious masked man who went to Xianglin Hall to exchange books from another world, and a masked cloaked woman who stopped Fujiwara Meihong in the human world. ”

"The "mystery man" we focus on refers to the latter, and the former probably has no connection with the latter, except for the relationship that also wears a mask, so Miss Aqiu took it together for discussion. ”

"Miss Aqiu said that although she was said to be a masked man for the first time, when she asked Rinnosuke of Korindo for the second time, "Is it possible that she is a girl?", she said ambiguous things such as "not completely impossible" and "It is not particularly rough to say it...... Since gender has become uncertain again, let's refer to the two of them as 'masked man' and 'cloak woman' respectively. ”

"As for the focus of our attention, the masked cloaked woman who appeared in the human world, which is what we call the mysterious person, she somehow learned that Mei Hong had a badge that Mo Ming had when she was in the outside world, and went to the door to take it for herself. ”

"The known characteristics are - not tall, but imposing, with a slightly camouflaged voice, but a female voice. This person used an 'item that Mei Hong herself did not want to reveal' to exchange a badge with him. ”

"I'll say a little bit what I think. ”

"First of all, we must be talking about a non-fictional, real person whose existence was witnessed by Fujiwara Meihong, so let's first summarize the characteristics of this person through hypotheses. ”

"First, the person is male or female—according to the narrative, there is a greater probability that it is female. But it is not ruled out that I am disguised as a woman to hide people's eyes, if this is the case, then the suspicion of overlapping with the mask man of Xianglin Hall will be greatly increased. ”

"Second, whether this person is human or not - I can't say for sure, but I suspect that it is more likely that it is not human for two reasons - first, most of the inhabitants of the human world respect the self-police force, and Fujiwara Meihong, as the leader, is even more so, and according to the tone of this person, he is aggressive and contemptuous when talking to Meihong, and seems to lack due respect - of course, there is no lack of this person's tone that is unbalanced due to strong obsession. ”

"As for the masked man who came to visit Xianglin Hall, it is more likely that he is not human. ”

"Third, whether this person is the same person as the masked man in Xianglin Hall who exchanged for books - there is not enough evidence for the time being, so it is difficult to deduce. ”

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……

After some analysis by Alice, Suzu interrupted weakly with a question, "That'...... Could this be the case...... We don't even know the real prisoner......"

A moment of coldness.

Alice's momentum couldn't help but stagnate. This is indeed a very likely situation, in the three of them, only Ah Qiu has a wide range of contacts, and the real situation is likely to be - although this person does exist, several people don't know each other at all, and it is impossible to focus on a stranger who has never met.

Ah Qiu further raised doubts: "It is even possible to ...... This mysterious man has only recently entered Gensokyo, and if so, even with my experience, I am afraid that I will not have a clue at all. ”

Alice's Big Crisis!

Miss Witch realizes the seriousness of the problem - if the conversation stops, the memories called 'Girls' Intimate Topics' will end before they even start......! Not at all the expected enough wonderful experience.

Gotta do something.

"No, it's too early to give up. ”

An unfathomable smile appeared on Alice's face again.

……

……

"If it's true that this person has only recently entered Gensokyo, then I have nothing to say, but if not-"

"We're going to be able to get her out. ”

"The threads that lay out in front of us are too scattered, we need an entry point, and I'll try first...... Throwing bricks and stones. ”

"In my reasoning just now, it was true that this person was more likely not human-but she knew that Miss Fujiwara, who had stayed in the world for most of the time, had that badge on her body, and was able to exchange the corresponding items according to Miss Meihong's preferences- And there is one thing that we ignore, she can even know that this exchange item Mei Hong is reluctant to reveal, this is the so-called blind spot, because if someone really starts to investigate her, according to the items she exchanged with Miss Mei Hong, the scope of suspicion can be easily narrowed down - for example, if it is a large amount of money, it must be a person with rich status, and if it is a magic prop or something like that, it is likely to be a collector or a magic practitioner, but in fact, this item was concealed by Miss Mei Hong, so the clue to continue the investigation was cut off. If all this is in the plan of the cloaked mystery man, it is a bit ...... Fearsome. ”

Honju Kosuzu and Barnyard Aqiu exchanged glances again.

Alice's analysis gave the two of them a feeling of 'rekindling' - it was the feeling that the mountains and rivers were in doubt, and the willows and flowers were bright and the villages were bright.

But before the two could express their thoughts, Alice spoke again.

"To sum up, I also said that it is a brick throw, and I put forward the hypothetical suspect one - Shang Bai Ze Huiyin. ”

"Ah......" "This ......"

If it was really Huiyin-sensei, it was obvious that she would be able to easily learn about the wears on Fujiwara Meihong, and it would be easy for her to find out what Miss Meihong was interested in and exchange for what she liked...... Even, according to the relationship between Teacher Huiyin and Miss Meihong...... The reliability of Miss Meihong's testimony must also be reassessed...... Then all the inferences established will have to be overturned......"

"Ah, I'm really confused, Teacher Huiyin has no motivation to do this at all, and there's no reason to talk to Meihong in that tone......"

Barnyard Tian Aqiu ended with a sentence: "If it was Teacher Huiyin's disguise, Meihong should be able to recognize it at a glance......"

"Sure enough......" Alice fell into frustration.

"However, it is not easy to point the finger at Teacher Huiyin, Miss Alice. "The barnyard field smiled meaningfully.

"I'm so sorry, I was so rude. ”

"No, thanks to Miss Alice's prompt, I was reminded of a possibility. ”

"Huh?"

"First of all, I am most likely in favor of Miss Alice's reasoning, and I will deduce it from the other side. ”

"Miss Alice has summed up the external characteristics of the cloak woman, and I would like to say the character. One of the premises in our hypothesis is held by default, that is, 'this person cares very much about Mr. Mo Ming's affairs in the other world and knows a lot', but even so, is it reasonable to conclude that 'I don't hesitate to wear a cloak and disguise my voice in the world to get that badge'? Or to put it another way – is there something we haven't taken into account – for example, because of other characteristics of the mystery man, such as ...... 'collector'. Because the mysterious person with the above characteristics is also a 'collector', it makes sense that he wants to get his hands on this commemorative badge anyway, right?"

"In this way, the suspect I have brought up is Marisa Kiriyu, a magician who has a large collection and does not live in the human world, but appears in the human world without attracting any attention, and who has also been in contact with Miss Mei Hong and may have known her preferences. ”

"No, how could it be ......" didn't expect to hear the names of her few friends, and Alice subconsciously wanted to refute.

Barnyard Aqiu smiled slightly, "To borrow Miss Alice's argument just now, if such a person is really Marisa, then the reliability of the testimony obtained from Rinnosuke will have to be re-evaluated." Why did Rinnosuke give different answers during the two inquiries? Although it is also possible that he did not pay attention at the time and was not impressed, as he said, could it be another possibility, because it was Marisa's relationship with Kiri Rain, and he was instructed, or although he was not instructed, he consciously maintained Marisa's image and disguised the identity of the suspect when he dictated the rumors?

Alice immediately found the problem: "No, the news of Rindo has come from Linnosuke's mouth, if he really wants to maintain the disguised Marisa who he recognizes, he doesn't have to tell this rumor at all, right?

Ah Qiu was slightly silent and said, "However, there is no contradiction in the part of the human world. If the truth is as assumed at the beginning - the Cloaked Woman in the Human World and the Masked Man of Xianglintang have nothing to do with each other at all, and their appearance is just some kind of coincidence, then so dependent, Miss Marisa's suspicion still exists. And the reason for the suspicion that 'because of the collector's addiction, he will do it at the expense of disguise to get that badge' still exists. ”

Alice rubbed her temples and said unadmittedly, "If it's really Marisa, I don't understand her reason for making a disguise, because even if she really wants the badge, since she can get the collection that Meihong is willing to exchange with, it doesn't matter if she doesn't hide her identity, right?"

Hearing this, Barnyard Aqiu couldn't help but laugh.

"Alice Sand~"

"How, what's wrong......"

"Put yourself in your shoes, Miss Alice, if you are obsessed with and obsessed with the anecdotes of a young man, and this person is really present and living in the vicinity of your life, do you think it is okay for him to know about your thoughts?"

"Hmm......" Alice's rosy cheeks became redder and redder, and finally turned bright red.

Fortunately, it was night, and only red braziers and lanterns were lit around, and the red light reflected in it would not be particularly obvious.

Even so, Hida Aqiu sensed the shyness of this witch, and couldn't help but smile proudly: "The conclusion is exactly - even Marisa, who is usually very aggressive, will have to hide her identity because of her girlish heart." ”

"Hmm......"

"No, if it's Marisa, I always feel that something is wrong," Suzu Motoi, who had been listening for a long time, finally decided to speak, and just one word hit the arrogance of her best friend, "I think all three of us have been misled and stepped into a misunderstanding." ”

"Oh, what new ideas does Suzu have?"

Motoi Kosuzu didn't answer, just looked at the two people who had just walked out of front of the shrine. Mo Ming beckoned the visiting ghost and the half-spirit to sit down, followed by Miss Witch - who is also the protagonist of this festival - the witch of Bo Li, Hakuri Reimu.

“…… You mean?"

“…… Miss Reimu?"

Motoi Suzu groaned, and finally spoke, "Do you remember her expression when we told Reimu-san about this incident at Suzuna-an that day?"

Ah Qiu tilted his head: "Uh, I can't remember...... There doesn't seem to be any obvious reaction, right?"

"Exactly...... It's also an anecdote anyway, and it's directly related to her own teacher, but she doesn't react in the slightest, which should be strange?...... But I also noticed that the subtle expression that appeared for a moment was the expression that appeared when I heard that I already knew something, and that I was the protagonist in it."

"This ...... It's a bit far-fetched to say anything, isn't it?" said Aqiu.

"Have you two forgotten the starting point of our analysis just now? Neither Teacher Huiyin nor Miss Marisa actually have any real motive - why do you care so much about Teacher Mo Ming's affairs? In all fairness, if one of us is one of us, even if we know that Teacher Mo Ming has done a lot of great things, at most we only feel admiration in our hearts, will we really do that part?"

"But if it's Miss Reimu, it makes sense to explain it, whether it's the motive of interest, or the concealment of her identity because of the girl's heart, you can get an answer. ”

The three of them looked at the smile of the Boli witch standing beside Mo Ming from a distance, and fell into deep thought, and in the contemplation, it seemed that the smile of the girl standing in their eyes became mysterious.

"So...... It's become a family affair for these two. Suddenly feeling a little deflated, Aqiu shrugged his shoulders.

"Indeed, it seems that there is no point in analyzing it here. Suzu nodded.

Alice, however, is still a little reluctant to give up on this topic: "Is that really the case?"

Barnyard Aqiu stretched out, boredly picked up two slices of preserved fruit with both hands, and brought them to Alice and Suzu's lips.

"It's good that the topic of interest is just the end of the interest.,The infinite curiosity in Gensokyo is not necessarily a good thing~"

"Mmmmmmmm," agreed the little bell chewing the preserved fruit, "after all, it has nothing to do with us who that mysterious man is. ”

"But, the conversation was quite enjoyable," looking at Alice, who was stunned by this action, Ah Qiu's body leaned forward slightly, and made a feeding gesture with the preserved fruit handed over, "Yes, Alice San?"

“…… Hmmm!"

Chewing on the dried fruit in her mouth, Alice felt a hint of warmth in this long-lost winter day.

At the same time.

At three o'clock, the festival became more lively.

A few shows with a small number of digits are about to start.