Perspective – Teenager

Everyone's reaction to my remarks varied.

Rhaenys and Grey blinked, and the twin maids fell silent as if they were saying they had no voice. Those three magicians, to be honest, are now all focused on their bodies—oh, if they continue like this, two-thirds of them will be gone.

Silver Hime...... I don't know.

And also

"Hahahaha. ”

Aozaki Orange laughed out loud.

"Not bad. It should be said that it is worthy of ...... Forget it or don't talk about it. But to be honest, I thought it was a bit boring at first, but now it's not quite enjoyable. What do you think, Bai Longqing, I think there is some truth in his words. ”

“…… I admit it. ”

Bai Longqing said heavily.

"However, I can't allow you to move freely. After all, you're still a suspect. ”

Do you need to talk so hard about "we", and if you keep talking, I'll beat you up, stinky old man.

I muttered inwardly.

"What do you think of this? ”

Orange Aozaki placed her hand on her chest.

"I'll spy on them. What do you think? ”

"I'm sorry, Miss . Aosaki. Have you forgotten that you are one of the suspects?"

“…… Truly. That's a problem. ”

The woman with dull crimson hair shrugged her shoulders and gave up easily.

"-In that case, what do you think?"

There was the sound of footsteps.

That's right.

There was one less figure present.

In this miserable scene, the woman wielded authority that made it impossible for anyone to object.

"Sorry for being late. I've heard about the general situation, and it's come to this point, so it's okay for me to come and watch them, right?"

“…… Monarch Barujeretta. ”

Inollet ? Baru Yereta ? Atolohom.

One of the three nobles. An old woman at the apex of the Baru Yereta pie.

Indeed, there is no more trustworthy person here than her. Even if the Clock Tower were to investigate later, her testimony would hardly be questioned.

"Everyone, are you okay?"

The old woman looked around at the crowd and asked unhurriedly.

Silver Ji and her maid Regina. As a father, Bai Longqing. The three magicians of the Mayastia faction were present. Aozaki orange of the crown position (Grand). And, of course, Rhaenys and Grey.

Perhaps, there is also a golden Ji with only a head.

The old woman nodded in satisfaction and clapped her hands to signal everyone to disband.

"Alright, then disband. - Now it's the detective's turn. ”

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Perspective – Lenys

In the end, the other magicians did not object, and quickly left the room.

I was almost paralyzed by the tension just now, but the smell of blood that permeated the room was so strong that I wanted to vomit. Although the Witch Craft course made me get used to the smell to a certain extent, I didn't expect the smell of a person's entire blood to be so strong.

I haven't touched it yet, but I feel like my mouth and lungs are already filled with the smell of rust.

"So, where are you going to start investigating?"

"Yes, anyway. ”

The boy said.

"- Let's make a substitution. ”

With a thud, the boy fell directly to the ground. The blood that splattered from his body turned the ground blood-red.

“………………”

I can't help but make a stupid noise.

But before I could understand what was going on, the boy stood up again.

He shook the red liquid off his hand as if he was fine, and then seemed to notice it. Turning his head, he said something completely different from what he was doing at the moment.

“………… . ”

I guess it's Chinese in terms of intonation and pronunciation, but for some reason I instinctively refuse to understand the meaning of the word.

The boy, who seemed to have completely changed his person, scratched his head in annoyance, and then looked around the room—the bed, the lamp, the desk, the paintings hanging on the walls, the bookshelves, the books on the shelves, the windows, the doors, up and down, all in detail.

"—cage. ”

Came to this conclusion.

I nodded perfunctorily, but too hard and a little unconvincing.

Whatever the one in this room is a luxury worthy of the name of the golden lady, but in terms of type, it gives the impression that it is only equipped with the necessities of life.

There was a window and a door in the house. Although there is also a skylight, no matter how you look at it, people can't get in and out of it.

The cage – lives up to its name.

After carefully looking at everything in his field of vision, the boy finally turned to the key in this room in advance-

“…… It's pretty thorough. ”

Obviously, in the face of the corpses that were completely scattered, the young man's expression did not change at all, and he didn't even have an illusion in his tone. Maybe it was my delusion, but now he had the feeling that he was used to seeing such a scene—blood all over the ground, and a miserable corpse.

"The torso and limbs are neatly sliced apart, and the cross-section is so sharp that you can't help but widen your eyes. There is no sign of resistance - judging from the cross-section, it is likely that he was killed before he could resist. ”

While picking up the scattered body parts, the boy analyzed.

Inolai looked at the situation here, narrowing his eyes slightly.

"But...... I can't figure out the murder weapon when cut into this way. ”

Yes, I nodded in agreement.

At the end of the day, once magic is included in the murder weapon, the cause of death is infinitely probable. As Orange points out, [one] Trimumau should be able to simulate most physical weapons. Just as the "secret room" is meaningless, the concept of "murder weapon" is almost meaningless.

"Let's think about it another way. ”

As he put the parts together, the boy turned his back to us and said.

"—Why did you cut the corpse into [this]?"

Why (WHY_DUN_IT)

As the opposite of a superman who can even be deceived by the laws of physics, the only thing a magician can't hide is thinking.

After all, in a sense, it can be said that it is a creature that exists for this purpose. In order to be able to move towards the unreachable, all the will is concentrated here. Concepts that were concentrated.

…… Even after all this, I'm still one of them.

"It's set. ”

The boy's words brought me back to reality from thinking.

As she said, the former golden Ji reappeared in bed.

Just like the name of Jigsaw_ puzzle, it is as if a corpse has been cut into nearly twenty pieces by Jigsaw (chainsaw). That beauty can make people forget the fact that she is dead, and even make people feel like vomiting.

"Without magic marks, it seems that they are just 'fruits'. The engraving must have been on Byron, who was in charge of the spell. ”

“…… I see. ”

In this case, the appearance of her falling for that magic may be a dedication to her father and family.

I endured the torment of the conflicting sensation of vomiting caused by the smell of blood and the intoxication of beauty, and observed the scattered corpses for a while. It's like art from the hands of demons, and it feels like your soul will be taken away if you're not careful. It's also because I'm a magician, but I can't really compare this blasphemous magic to a god.

"Hmm......?"

There was a slight pain in the eye.

It's the broken door side.

I reached out my finger and gently touched the shards of wood and the stone floor, feeling something.

(This is ...... Powder?isn't it ashes?......)

"Judging by the color and taste, it's the ashes of some kind of leaf. ”

Probably aware of my actions, the boy didn't look back to explain.

Ashes of leaves?, but since it hurts my eyes, this thing must have some kind of magic. It's not surprising to think that this is the magician's quarters.

“…… Miss Leenys?"

"What's wrong with you?"

Gray and Enolai asked.

“…… It's nothing. ”

I wrapped it in a handkerchief and carefully hid it in my pocket.

I touched my eyeballs, which were starting to get hot, through my eyelids, and smiled slightly.

“…… Anyway, let's get our thoughts in order, let's go back to the room first. ”

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Perspective – I

The morning sun vividly imprints the shadow of the tower on the earth.

In autumn, the south wind (Notos) is very cool, blowing through the green grasslands. It turns out that this is the environment that [created] the golden and silver hime? I couldn't help but sigh.

- To be honest, I'm not in a very good state right now.

The blood was stopped in time with my abilities, but it was only stopped—the energy and fatigue I felt like I was about to turn to ashes like a vampire just in the sun.

Leenys asked the mercury maid back to the suitcase, and after dropping eye drops as usual, she slumped on the bed.

After a short break, I stood up.

"What's wrong?"

Rhaenys asked me while lying on the bed.

I waved my hand indifferently, and to be honest, I'm tired right now, both physically and mentally.

"It's nothing, it's just another person. ”

“！！！”

So, for the overly violent reaction of the two, I just treated it with a blank face.

In the next instant, the door was directly opened.

"Can I come in?"

"It's not something to be commended for breaking in without knocking. ”

Rhaenys, who quickly returned to her state, narrowed her eyes slightly and replied.

I looked at the comer.

Shaved flat head, muscular body type.

"Are you...... Mick Gulagille. ”

The dark-skinned man clumsily closed one eye and affirmed.

The man reached to the side.

His fingertips made some kind of stamp.

Pounds, a loud and rude noise echoed through the room, and I felt something that made the interior of the room feel like a veil.

"What do you want to do?"

"Let's open the barrier first. After all, it's not surprising that someone is eavesdropping. ”

The man nodded to himself, then bowed exaggeratedly.

"As you can see, my magic is a personal style of Tantero Buddhism. Because of his poor background, he mixed a lot of messes. So, can you trust me a little more now that I've reported myself like this?"

“…… In other words, what you are going to say is something that no one else can hear?"

"Haha, that's pretty much it. ”

The dark-skinned man scratched his head and curled the corners of his mouth.

Put on a false smile.

Then he made a shushing gesture and whispered.

"Actually, I'm a spy. ”

…………

The dark-skinned man left.

A moment after the arrogant aura left the room, Rhaenys lay heavily on the bed.

I, too, sat slowly on the ground, leaning against the cold wall.

To be honest, the conversation just had little impact on me, and I'm confident that I'll convince everyone here that Mick is a spy. But those words are a sign from that point of view that this incident will be swept into a larger vortex—

"I'm so tired......"

Speaking of my exertion in Chinese, I leaned my whole body weight against the wall behind me.

The morning dream still ravaged my spirit, and my eyelids were very heavy.

How happy it would be if we could sink like this......

"Huh?"

When I came back to my senses, I realized that I was closing my eyes. It seems that he just leaned against the wall and fell asleep.

I broke out in a cold sweat.

I immediately looked up and saw that I was alone in the whole room—neither Leays nor Grey were nowhere to be seen.

"Space Replacement" + "Malicious Tracking"

I didn't hesitate to use the ability that I would never have been able to use in my current state.

The field of vision is blurred, and the wound bursts. The air of the same mass as mine and my position were displaced. I arrived at my destination.

It's very open there.

It's a spring.

In the midst of the lush forest, this is the only space that looks special. Judging by the gushing water, it may be that this is the case. In a certain oriental concept, the spiritual cave is often in the same place as the spring. Also in the West, the miracle of making spring water gush out of the spring has long been considered a miracle of a saint.

But, for now.

"Is it finally here? ”

Monarch Barujeretta, Byron, and a twin maid appear in the field of vision.

"It's ......"

Before I could finish speaking, the familiar smell coming from behind me made me immediately turn my head.

A dazed Grey and a lip-biting Lenys are there—

Wrong.

Beside Rhaenys, I saw something that stopped me breathing.

The Mercury Maid, Triumau's hand, was stained by Red.

That's fatal, there's no cure.

I slowly turned my head to the fountain—

“…… Kalina. ”

No, it's also possible that Regina.

One of the maids who served the golden and silver queens turned into a corpse and floated in the spring.