Reiri Kano was cautious and shrewd enough, and she had been on the lookout for Shinji by keeping an eye on every muscle in his body. As a magician who can fake her own corpse, she can predict the movement of a human body by the condition of her muscles.

In the moment before Shinji stepped forward, she was already on guard. Waving her sleeves is only the first step, the purpose is to buy time to launch the technique, and the technique engraved on the kimono in advance is her killer move.

Unfortunately, she made a mistake. Her analysis of Shinji was based on the battle with Luvia two days ago, and although the stats had been turned up by 50%, Shinji had been reduced to less than half of his speed and strength in order to show Grey that day. That is to say - she underestimated Shinji.

The sleeves didn't serve the purpose of blocking, and at the moment when the spell was about to take shape, Shinji had already come to her, grabbed her by the neck, and pressed her directly against the wall behind her, and the violent magic completely dispersed the spell on the kimono and the magic gathered by Ryori Kano.

"—I'm sorry, I'm more confident than you. Give you thirty seconds to reorganize the language. ”

As he spoke, Shinji let go of his hand and used the dagger against the woman's heart instead.

Yes, the magicians of the Masis Department are very difficult to kill, but that doesn't mean that you can still live if you break your heart and pierce your head.

Kano Ryori didn't rush to speak, first covered his neck with his hands, coughed twice, and took several deep breaths in a row, not caring that the retraction of his chest would touch the dagger.

Even if she was restrained, her expression remained steady.

"There's no need for that. ”

"Oh, aren't you afraid that I'll kill you and destroy your body? Anyway, everyone in the city knows you're dead, and the body is in the back. ”

"You're not going to kill me. ”

"Why do you say that?"

"Because I'm from the Department of Law and Politics. ”

"This reason doesn't work for me - since I dare to attack you, I am sure that the Law and Political Science Department will not find out about me. ”

As if afraid that she wouldn't believe it, Shinji specially pushed the dagger forward a few centimeters, and the sharp tip pierced the surface of the kimono to the skin.

Unexpectedly, Ryori Kano not only did not panic, but also nodded seriously.

"I'm sure you have what it takes. ”

"Then you're still so calm?"

"Because I also have a guess. ”

"Tell me about it. ”

"The purpose of the Hosei Division is the continuation of magic and the continuation of the clock tower, and for this purpose it can do whatever it takes. But the current lord, Lord Barseromero, Her Majesty the Queen of the Temporal Clock Tower, has a different opinion. She agrees with the ideas of the Legal and Political Science Division, but does not agree with some of the practices of the Legal and Political Science Division, and has been seeking reform since taking office, and has also received the support and followers of many people. One of the most mysterious is the one who has never been seen in public in the Law and Political Science Division, but he has helped the Lord deal with many difficult problems, and has also dealt with some members who disobey the Lord's orders on his behalf. No one knew who he was, no one knew what he looked like, and everyone called him 'The Queen's Dark Hand'. ”

Speaking of this, Ryori Kano deliberately paused and stretched out his hand to Shinji.

"Right now, this 'hand of darkness' stands in front of me. ”

"......" This time it was Shinji's turn to be silent.

"Why didn't Mr. Shen speak? Did I say it? Or that you are not called Shen Zhong at all, your name and current appearance are actually disguises. ”

"Well, I'm wondering how to answer it better - think about it, or to paraphrase Miss Ryori's own words, do you have any proof?"

"Nope. Reiri Kano shook his head as well.

And so—

"Thank you for telling me such an interesting story, but no evidence is just speculation, whether it's a detective or a puzzle solver, it's not qualified. ”

"Mr. Shen is such an interesting person. Then I will paraphrase you, many times only one guess is enough, man is inherently a subjective creature, and women are often more subjective than men. Isn't there a saying? Women's intuition is more accurate than men's. ”

Hearing this, Shinji was really convinced. The beautiful words that seem unfathomable to me are due to the advantage of foresight, and through the process of inverting the results, Kano Ryori is different.

She has the highest level of secrecy on Lorelea's side, and even the killing of "Valazia Night" attracted the attention of the world, and she was covered up by her danger. In the past few years, he has traveled to various places around the world in various capacities, and he has never been suspected, and his hometown of Fuyuki City is also calm, which can be seen in Loreleia's intelligence operation skills.

Loreleia sent herself here to prove that the person in charge here, Reiri Kano, was not her person, at least not her descendant, and it was impossible to know her identity. In other words, Ryori Kano guessed his identity completely through intuition and a little bit of clues. is worthy of the woman who impressed Weber in "The Second Book of Events", and this thinking ability is indeed terrifying.

In the face of such a woman, it is useless to say anything, whether you admit it or not, you can't change the mind in Ryoshi Huaye's heart, it is better to repeat the previous conversation, so there is a suspicion.

"But many tragedies are the result of subjective speculation. If memory serves, there are more tragic women than men in all kinds of art — well, I'm already threatening you. ”

In the last sentence, Ryoshi's lips turned up slightly: "So I can only choose to gamble." ”

The gambling here is not a simple right or wrong, guess the right and live, guess the wrong and die, but a more complex psychological control.

It doesn't matter if Shinji is the "hand of darkness" or not. Because Kano Ryori didn't dare to say this speculation, with the lord's emphasis on the "dark hand", as long as there was the slightest hint, it was very likely to be snuffed out by the lord from the source.

Therefore, today's events will not be leaked, and Ryori Kano has no threat to Shinji, so why kill him if there is no threat? Judging from Shinji's previous performance, he is by no means a simple-minded, impulsive person, or a person who likes to kill. What's more, Ryori Kano still has what Shinji wants in his hands.

Shinji didn't rush to put down the dagger, and asked with great interest:

"How do you know I'm not sent by Her Majesty to deal with you? ”

"Then I'll have to wait for death. However, I think this is very unlikely, because although I am not a follower of Her Majesty, I still agree with her reforms, and I have never violated her wishes, and I don't think that Her Majesty will punish me, and I have sent a 'dark left hand'. ”

"And what am I doing with this 'dark left hand'?"

"The internal rules of the Law and Political Affairs Division, don't ask about other people's tasks, and don't ask questions that shouldn't be. ”

Tsk, what a meaningful answer.