Hearing Zhou Yao's words, Artoria couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.

"What do you mean by this, you are directing everything she does?"

"Heaven and earth conscience, I really don't know anything about this." Zhou Yao shouted that he was wronged.

Artoria was noncommittal.

"Did you succeed in the end, and Gilgamesh didn't go crazy?" Zhou Yao forcibly changed the topic.

"Didn't succeed, and wasn't discovered by that guy Gilgamesh. Thanks to Enki, they stopped it in time. ”

"That's really...... That's great. ”

Zhou Yao almost said what was in his heart, but fortunately he changed his words in time.

"There are still a few days left before the end of the Knight's Ceremony, and I hope you will keep an eye on her. Really, why didn't I notice that there are guys who like to cause trouble besides you, no wonder it is said that things gather people in groups......"

Hey, Miss Artoria, you can tell your heart, can't you wait until I'm gone?

Looking at Artoria's helpless muttering, Zhou Yao couldn't help but complain in his heart.

"I'm sorry."

Wu Ma Yuqing, who was thrown on the sofa, said softly.

Damn, what do you mean by apologizing at this time! It's easy to make people wonder if it's good or not.

Zhou Yao's heart was restless, and his ten fingers twitched and he couldn't wait to pull Wu Ma Yuqing's cheek. She apologized at this time, it seemed that she was apologizing for affecting Zhou Yao, but it could also be understood as another meaning.

"I'm sorry, I didn't make it."

Well, that's what it means.

Sure enough, the corner of Zhou Yao's eyes noticed that Artoria's eyes were a little wrong.

"Sakiya, open the door!"

Zhou Yao hurriedly called out to Sakuya, and casually lifted the delicate body of Wu Ma Yuqing.

"Yes."

Sakiya nodded slightly, waving his hand to open the entrance to the inherent enchantment.

Zhou Yao's arm was forced, and he directly threw Wu Ma Yuqing into it. The action is really neat.

"Alright, the trouble is gone. I sent Yuqing back to the Central Province. ”

Zhou Yao clapped his hands with satisfaction and said to Artoria.

Without Wu Ma Yuqing, he suddenly felt refreshed.

This is long overdue.

"Is it my trouble or your trouble."

Artoria's expression was smiling.

"Yes, of course...... We're in trouble. Zhou Yao said with a dry smile.

"Let's go back to their rooms and rest. The search has already resulted, so I'll come to my study in a moment. ”

Artoria did not dwell on this issue any longer, leaving a sentence and going up the stairs.

"Master, Yuqing has been sent back to the old mansion."

Sakiya stepped forward and reported.

Just now, he just threw Wu Ma Yuqing back to the inherent enchantment, and now he can be regarded as sending her back completely.

"Well, get someone to send them back to their rooms."

Zhou Yao commanded and followed up the stairs.

Inside the study.

Zhou Yao had been here several times, and walked straight to the familiar seat and sat down.

"There's good news and bad news, which one do you want to hear first?"

After he sat down, Artoria spoke.

"Whatever." Zhou Yao didn't care.

Even if Artoria didn't say it, he could have guessed a little.

"The good news is that after a city-wide search, we found more than a hundred dolls." Artoria said lightly.

"So much?!" Zhou Yao was taken aback. He predicted that there would be no fewer dolls, but he didn't expect them to be in the triple digits.

It's only been a few days, and you've accumulated so many dolls?

No, it should have existed for a long time, but it was not perceptible before. Otherwise, there would be no spare hostel for Gassalami to escape.

"Hmm. The bad news is that we haven't been able to determine the ontology of Gasalami yet. Ignoring Zhou Yao's surprise, Artoria told another piece of news.

"Can't you figure it out of a doll?" Zhou Yao had expected it, but he still couldn't help frowning.

"The time is too short, the scope of the goal is too broad. There are locals and outsiders, and they have little contact with each other. ”

Artoria said with a headache.

"Using some magic tricks, like hypnosis or something?" Zhou Yao proposed.

"If you use extraordinary means, you can't guarantee 100% of the clues, but it is likely to surprise you." Artoria shook her head.

"Probably not 100 percent." Zhou Yao sensitively noticed.

"You're right. So I want to slow down and wait for tomorrow's sword drawing trial. Artoria nodded.

"You think it'll do it tomorrow too?"

"After a search, I found out one thing, none of the contestants who won the place at the Gate of Trials were puppets."

"Not a single puppet among the more than 100 contestants? If something really had to happen, it would have to be Ghassalami himself. ”

"yes, I think so too. Once the nature of Gasalami was determined, I immediately had all the dolls disposed of. ”

"Okay, it's up to me then."

"And me, I'll hold the sword drawing trial myself." Artoria corrected.

Regardless of whether there is such a thing as a gasalami or not, she has to be present to supervise the sword drawing trial.

"What if it survives?" Zhou Yao asked again.

"If the sword is drawn, the trial ends safely. I'll also have people dispose of all the dolls, and I'll try to find the clues about Gasalami in the shortest amount of time, trying to find its body before Gasalami reacts. ”

"Looks like you don't want to delay any longer."

"It's a matter of course. In any case, it will not affect the subsequent battle for the king. ”

"Okay, just do as you say."

Zhou Yao nodded, got up and left the study.

Whether it succeeds or not, everything depends on the result of tomorrow's sword drawing trial.

……

Zhou Yao had just finished discussing tomorrow's actions with Artoria. There is also a slight situation in the old mansion in the central province.

Wu Ma Yuqing stood motionless in front of the door of Sakuya's room for a long time. Then she opened the door, only to find that there was no inherent barrier.

It turned out that in order to prevent her from going back, Sakiya had taken the initiative to close the spatial link on both sides.

“……”

Wu Ma Yuqing tilted his head and was silent, and it was another long day's work. Then she turned and left the hallway.

The white beast shrugged its head and lay in the courtyard, looking listless.

That's right, the whole family went to the University of Britannia, so it's strange to leave it at home alone, which is listless.

Soon, Wu Ma Yuqing appeared in the courtyard, and the two instantly met each other.

“……”

“……”

There was an eerie silence.

It's as if you're using some method other than sound to communicate.

Anyway, after the silence, the white beast suddenly lifted its spirit and got up from the ground.

The two seem to have reached some kind of agreement.

Wu Ma Yuqing glanced back at the old mansion and walked out of the gate with the white beast.

The backs of a man and a dog gradually disappeared into the night.

(To be continued.) )