When Kolotia says "not herself", the rest of the conversation begins to be meaningless. In a world of magic and all sorts of rules that you know and don't know, there's no common sense or reason at all.

The so-called "detective" is to make deductions.

Even the most well-designed algorithms need to get meaningful input in some way to give valuable outputs. And now for these players, whether it is clues, knowledge or even common sense, it is very lacking.

In other words, it is difficult to make reliable inferences if you can't even be sure that "this kind of thing can happen" or "that thing can't happen".

Imbaca realized that if what Kolotia said was true, there would be no way for him to make any progress - or even worse, that the real prisoner might have the ability to twist people's minds, and that at that point, even Inbota himself would not be able to control his thoughts and ideas, and even if he was to be taken advantage of.

In fact, before coming to visit Kolotia, Imberka had already thought of this possibility. Therefore, he also investigated the various techniques used by Kolotia before, and brought Vanessa with him. I thought that even if a dangerous situation happened, Vanessa, who had a lot of escape skills, would be able to escape smoothly, at least with the ability to send a signal. That's why the balcony was chosen for dining.

To be honest, this chilly feeling is really not good. Fortunately, after Kolotia arrived, she cast a spell on everyone that could keep everyone warm and restore energy, which was considered a relief.

However, after actually meeting Kolotia herself, Imbaka gradually realized that these precautions she had made were not worth mentioning in front of the master who really understood the spells related to the soul.

"Spells that affect the heart and spirit of a person are not just mandatory, or most of them are not mandatory. It is not difficult for a mage who understands this path to direct the other person's mind in a way that is not even perceptible - not even magic - and then gradually lose self-awareness. If any of you want to try it out, I'd love to give it a try...... After all, you know, there aren't many people willing to cooperate with me in experimenting with this kind of spell. ”

Kolotia explains it this way. The pair of purple pupils with a look that seemed to be playful and seemed to be in high spirits made the hairs on the back of Inbacka's neck almost stand upside down.

Kolotia has done things like helping to stop the slaughter of the natives, assisting with the quest of the Traveler's Tears pass, teaching other Light healers how to ease the suffering of the wounded, and trying to help the Sun community...... Either way, it's actually something that's good for most people, and it's even done something that can almost change everyone's lifestyle. However, Kolotia is not as well-known as other active players, and even so, there are many rumors circulating in private that it feels like it is deliberately slandering Kolotia.

"Probably a nice guy, but I don't want to be in contact with him."

If you hadn't met me and only got information from various sources and rumors, Kolotia would have felt like "a little dangerous".

And after actually meeting me, Imbaka can somewhat imagine why this is the case: quite taboo things are casually said as if they were jokes, and anyone who sees such a person will feel a little uncomfortable.

The simple but exquisite lunch ended quickly. The investigation of Kolotia has come to an end for the time being, and not only Imperca, but even Vanessa, who is a friend of Kolotia, has a relieved expression of "finally over".

"That's how she was when you met Kolotia?"

As partners, Imberka and Vanessa still know each other to some extent. To be honest, Inberka is also a little puzzled by Vanessa, who seems to have been with each other for a short time but tries her best to defend Corlotia.

However, although he was puzzled, in order not to cause unnecessary conflicts, Imbaka did not ask much. It's only now that the right time has been found.

"No," Vanessa shook her head, "I have the impression that Kolotia always looks confident or even a little fugue, but that's not the case...... Well, how can I say that......" Vanessa frowned, as if considering how to phrase it.

"Originally, Kolotia was a very good talker...... It gives people the feeling that they are always in a state of being serious and not being serious. But today...... Seems to be a bit too serious. ”

"That's the case...... Inperka nodded, "Maybe it's because of the psychological pressure, but in short, it's better not to think too much about this kind of thing." Anyway, our minds are still completely foggy now, and we can't understand what she's talking about. ”

"After all, she's the only one of us who understands these things. If, I mean, if it was really her who did those things, then we have no chance of cracking the truth. ”

"It's like someone who has mastered the rules cheating on a chessboard." Imberka made an assessment.

"Maybe it's really cheating."

After leaving the elven zone, Imperka and Vanessa's trip for the day is over, and all that remains is to summarize - because the only "clue" is almost cut off, and they have no clear goal. Instead, Kolotia promised to help find more relevant information and let them know when there was progress. But it's quite difficult for them to do this kind of thing on their own. Even if those magic-related books can be read and understood literally with the assistance of the system, they read like heavenly books, knowing every word, but Cheng dù who can't understand them at all when connected.

So, the two of them, who actually had nothing to do, could only wander around the streets and the area where the disappearance had taken place at the moment, to see if they could get some more clues and the like.

"You guys look confused, may I ask you to try card divination?"

Just then, a girl suddenly came out of the roadside and stopped Imperka and Vanessa.

Imperka, who was still a little distracted, was stunned the moment she raised her head.

The girl in front of her looks ...... It's beautiful.

It's really indescribably beautiful.

is obviously in the divination business, but she is wearing a maid outfit with a short skirt with a little less fabric, and the well-developed body curves are also fatal all the time under the intentional foil of the clothing. With a little immature face and long pink hair, it gives people a sense of innocence and loveliness.

The two feelings, which should have been contradictory, were reconciled just right, almost to the point of being magical.

It's an NPC, and the name is-

"Fortune Teller Kia"