Breathing, suddenly, became heavy.

The spacious hall, for a moment, fell into dead silence.

"Answer me, the reason for your betrayal."

"I, there is no betrayal."

Unexpectedly calmly, facing the tip of the sword, the merman girl's face was still lowered.

chuckled, and then, loudly, unbridledly, with a head raised by Kazama.

"Tell me, then, why would a careful maid who pays so much attention to the trivial matters of Her Highness's life be indifferent when I behave so indiscriminately towards Her Highness, but instead the stream from afar arrives first?"

"That's ......"

"So, tell me, why did the mermaid clan, who are more sensitive to bright light, discover the disappearance of the Night Pearl before the other races present, instead of paying attention to the safety of Her Royal Highness the princess out of the instinct of a maid?"

"So, tell me, why when the bright light appeared, Liuhui was the first to rush in front of Her Royal Highness the princess just in case, while you still stood still instead of running to Her Highness's side to guard?"

"That's because ......"

"That's because what you care about is not Her Royal Highness the Princess herself at all, but everything but herself! Clothing, jewelry, behavior, speech, everything! ”

Calmly, but as if roaring, Kazama Hiroha said his truth in such a gesture.

"Of course, there's another reason, and that's that you have more important things to do at the time of the incident!"

The tip of the sword, in an instant, rushes forward, with unparalleled speed.

Everyone's eyes widened for a moment.

Except for Xiao Yuan.

Calmly, as if defiantly, closed his eyes.

Let the cold tip of the sword, gently, touch the throat, touch, the skin that can be broken by blowing.

The air, in an instant, stagnates.

Then, flow again, with an eerie silence.

"If only at the level of slander and coercion......"

Smiling, opening his eyes, Xiao Yuan's words, but suddenly choked.

"Ding—"

A soft groan, melodious, and loud.

The sharp blade of the sword touched the ground straight to the ground.

There were a pair of hands, a pair of hateful, dirty, but unexpectedly slender palms, fiercely grasped on the merman girl's breasts.

The soft, elastic touch came over in an instant.

"If, just that, I don't think you're going to show a flaw...... But ......"

There was light, a soft light, which suddenly shone from above the hall and, in an instant, spread all over the room.

Let everyone's hearts be quiet in an instant.

"Pearl of the Night?!"

Ji's voice was the first to sound.

Then, it quickly turned into a commotion.

"Actually, it reappeared!"

"When did it ......?"

……

"Obviously, it's such a beautiful light, why do you still do such things that should be hidden in the shadows under this light?"

Turning around, looking at the fist-sized bead that glowed softly on top of the chandelier, Kazama let go of his hand and stretched out as if enjoying.

Then, look back at the mermaid girl.

Smiling, waiting for the angry and unwilling eyes of the other party, and, from all around, glorious applause.

But...... No...... Eyes, or applause...... Nothing.

Yes, it's just ......

"Perverted!"

"Indecent!"

"Shameless!"

"Dirty!"

……

Kazama turned around in embarrassment, looking helplessly at the group of friends he had brought over.

Although people other than them did not attack so unscrupulously and verbally, from the disgusted little eyes, they always expressed the same meaning.

"Uh...... That ......"

Kazama touched his nose and glanced around quietly, a reluctant smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Although the method used is a bit ...... Unusual, but at least, it's all just for the truth......"

"Is your so-called truth obtained through your own subjective speculation, and then through coercion and attack on a girl's breast?"

A slight sneer came from under the face that could not be seen clearly.

Unexpectedly calmly,Even in this situation,The merman girl who still maintains a quiet state of serving.。

"But, Pearl of the Night, haven't you found it? In the moment when I felt that softness. ”

chuckling, defiant, and uttering words that should not have been said.

Since it has been said to be "shameless", it doesn't matter what happens.

"If you can doubt me, why not doubt the little ??! Why don't you suspect those little ghosts who took advantage of the chaos to escape?! Couldn't it be that the prisoner deliberately revoked the warp light magic at this time to frame me?! ”

The voice, finally angry, the face that could not see the expression, was raised for the first time, with a resentful look.

"I didn't say that...... It's the magic of the light that hides the pearl of the night. ”

Her face stiffened for a moment, and the corners of the mermaid girl's eyes twitched violently, and then she quickly regained a smile.

"This ...... Just think about this kind of thing...... This ......"

"You already know it when you think about it, but you keep it silent?"

It's like a sharp blade that stabs the enemy when he finally gets hysterical with rage.

The face finally became completely gloomy, and the merman girl raised her head suddenly, and her pretty face suddenly became extremely terrifying.

"I need the exact evidence of your accusations against me, not the absurd conclusions of this series of subjective speculations through personal attacks!"

"Well, well...... Although, I thought it would at least leave you a little room for self-redemption, but it seems that you don't need it......"

With great regret, Kazama Hiroha let out a long sigh, and his face suddenly became serious.

"I confess that all my assumptions, inferences, and even results so far have been based on inferences about human nature, motives, and common sense, the so-called, perceptual inferences!"

The head, tilted up slightly, was scattered, and the long silver hair was dressed.

"However, the so-called detective does not need that, because in many cases, in addition to uncontrollable common sense, motives and human nature are hidden in the shadows beyond our reach, like, so far I can't know the motives of what you do."

There was a sneer, hooked from the corner of the merman girl's mouth.

But Kazama didn't look at her, he just looked quietly, at an angle of almost ninety degrees, at the ceiling of the hall.

"So, what I am going to say below is a logical inference based entirely on the facts of the present situation, that is, a rational inference! An irrefutable fact! ”

Turning from the strange elevation angle in an instant, Kazama's right hand suddenly stretched out, pointing straight up in the middle of the hall.

"Pearl of the Night?"

I don't know when I came to Kazama Yangyu's side, and asked puzzled.

"Nope! Chandelier! A silver chain tassel under a chandelier, to be exact! ”

Walking swiftly under the chandelier, Kazama raised his head again, and then, under the astonished gaze of everyone, he gently stretched out a finger and slowly stretched out towards the top of the chandelier where the night pearl was placed.

Finally, cautiously, very slightly, touched it.

It's like touching, a dream flower that shatters at the touch of a button.

"Jingle Bell ......"

Melodious, and crisp sounds, like wind chimes in March, sounded in everyone's ears.

"The truth is, no matter how careful you are, no matter how cautious you are, as soon as you touch the chandelier, these silver chain tassels will collide with each other and make a sound."

Kazama slowly withdrew his hand and quickly glanced around.

In other words, it is almost impossible to directly remove this night pearl from the chandelier through physical means! Even with the power of mind and space, it is inevitable that the chandelier will be touched, causing a sound. And as everyone said just now, at the time of the incident, except for the sound of coral jade shattering, no other sound was heard. ”

The volume suddenly increased, and Kazama's eyes suddenly widened.

"So, that is! From the very beginning, the theft of the Night Pearl is a fact that does not exist! ”

Silence, silence all over the place.

But Kazama is clearly not satisfied with such an effect.

"So, since the Night Pearl wasn't stolen, how could it suddenly disappear? Moreover, it was in an instant, and suddenly disappeared! The answer, of course, is warp light magic. ”

Intentionally or unintentionally, the corner of Kazama's eyes quietly swept over Xiao Yuan's face, the one who had calmed down again, with the same cold eyes, face.

"Although many people use warp light magic, it has a flaw - it must be maintained by casting spells continuously. In other words, the caster, it is absolutely impossible to leave this hall! So! ”

Kazama suddenly turned around and pointed at the three sisters of the Nan family, several mermaid guards, and Liu, one by one.

"A few of them can't be criminals at all! In other words, except for Her Royal Highness Princess Xi, the prisoners are left with Ji, Xiong Ignorance, Xiao? And Xiao Yuan, and this beautiful girl! ”

Slightly, he smiled at the girl, but Kazama did not stop, and continued to speak.

"However, one thing to be clear is that the warp light magic cannot be modified after the scope is determined, so the prisoner, that is, the caster, must accurately find the dot and range of the spell at the moment when the bright light appears, when the vision is completely lost! Otherwise, the top part of the chandelier will be covered, resulting in a sense of disobedience that not only the night pearl disappears, but also a part of the chandelier disappears strangely! ”

The silver eyes, as if burning with raging flames, were so dazzling that they could not be forced, like an emperor looking down on his subjects.

"Therefore, if you want to do this easily, you will undoubtedly need thousands of times of practice to achieve it, and those who have this kind of practice opportunity are the only ones who already live here. and Xiaoyuan. ”

Everyone's breath suddenly became cloudy.

Because they know that the last moment will come.

"Everybody knows, small? Originally, one warp light magic was maintained, and if one more was maintained, it would be two at the same time! Although there are people who can use both of their hearts and minds at the same time, not to mention that there are very few such talents, just for the purpose of covering up the Night Pearl and causing its theft illusion, this is undoubtedly a thankless and redundant move! What's more, if she was a prisoner, why did she just expose this decisive element of reasoning, the warping light magic, in front of me! ”

Slightly towards the small who cast a grateful gaze? Smiling, Kazama slowly walked to where he was at the time of the incident.

Gently, raise your head and look in the direction of the Night Pearl.

"And Ji, that's even more impossible! In addition to the actions I have already said that he should not have as a prisoner, the most important thing is his position, because this position happens to be the blind spot where the night pearl is blocked by the chandelier itself! ”

Silence, deathly silence.

Then, there was an abrupt applause, which slowly sounded.

With a chuckle.

"Smack! Syllable! Syllable! ”

"Brilliant reasoning. Well...... It's me who lost...... Sure enough, the boring way of heaven is to nail the loser to the cross of failure forever......"

It's like self-deprecation, Xiao Yuan, laughing softly, gently, laughing, the one that doesn't exist, the other self......