"But...... How is this possible?" Lucina stared blankly at the frozen Bachelor, "When did you find out that the Scholar was frozen?"

"Just this morning. One of the guards nervously replied, "I just knocked on the door and called him for breakfast, but I didn't get any response." So I wondered if the bachelor had fainted because he hadn't eaten yesterday, or if he couldn't think of committing suicide - and I slammed the door open. After that, ......"

"Isn't that right?" Lucina felt a cold sweat break out on her back, "I just saw the bachelor come out of the kitchen on the first floor. ”

"What did you say?" Eddes was stunned for a moment, "It must be a mistake, right? It's been a few minutes since the Bachelor's body was discovered. ”

"Absolutely!" Lucina recalls the scene carefully, "I saw his face. That's Maester Nadia, huh?"

"How long has it been since you saw him until now?" said Edus, tapping his helmet anxiously.

"It's only been a few minutes?" I grabbed the bread and cheese and rushed back. Lucina looked at the frozen bachelor in confusion, only to feel creepy: "No...... According to this time difference, the bachelor with bad legs and feet did not have time to go back to the fourth floor and shut himself in his room. ”

"Miss Lucina—were there any other witnesses around when you spotted the Bachelor?" asked a small guard standing beside Edexcel who had been in a daze since the beginning.

"Nope. Lucina looked at the bachelor's wide eyes and couldn't help but shiver a little: "There is not even a person in the hallway. ”

"Did you think of something, Denor?" said Edus, looking at the little guard expectantly.

Dereno shook his head, "Just thinking of something that might be connected...... During this time, the cooks were not in the kitchen because they were going to deliver food to the barracks next to the fortress. And the guards on patrol will also change shifts during the time just now. If you want to do something in the kitchen, it is best to choose this kind of time for each person to witness. ”

"It can't be. Eders hurriedly took over: "The patrol time was adjusted yesterday. And the Bachelor had been shutting herself in her room and refusing to talk to anyone, how could she have heard this? Besides, it couldn't have been the Bachelor at all! Lucina was definitely mistaken. ”

"I'm not mistaken! How many more times do I have to tell you?" Lucina was a little swaying in her own opinion, but she still insisted on her opinion: "That's the Bachelor's face, even every wrinkle is the same! The gray robe and white velvet coat are the ones worn by the Bachelor frozen in the black ice. ”

"Since there is a conflict in the time period, and Miss Lucina insists that she has seen Maester Nadia...... Well, it can only be someone pretending to be a bachelor. And it has to be almost identical. Deerno put on a sluggish expression, and after a moment asked again, "Have you spoken to the Bachelor, Miss Aya?"

"Nope. I called his name, but the bachelor didn't hear him. Lucina shook her head suspiciously, "The main question is, is the mage who froze him still in the Cold Snow Castle now? ”

"I've sent someone to search for suspicious people in Chill Castle. Eders frowned and yelled, "Have you seen enough?" and join the search, focusing on the kitchen, to check for anything suspicious! Dereno, keep following me here. ”

The crowd quickly dispersed, but the man named Ockat turned around again after a few steps away and looked at Edders hesitantly, "Captain, what should I say to Lord Mace?"

"Just tell him all the things that are going on here. Make sure he knows all the important details. Eders sighed and tapped on the helmet in his hand, "Got it? ”

"Oh. Ockart hesitated: "But, sir. Where should I start with him?"

"Let's start with the discovery of the Bachelor!" Eddes waved his hand impatiently, "Go, don't bother me." ”

"But, sir. If—" The soldier still wanted to ask, uninterestingly.

"Fool, have you asked enough?!, and I'll tell you a few more times!" Edus's tone was furious, and both Lucina and Denorn were startled—the latter cowering into a corner.

"I ...... I understand. Ockat hurriedly turned to leave.

"No need to report to the lord!" Edus's voice was terrifyingly high, and his neck was flushed, "Go and search for the intruder with them - disappear from my eyes immediately!"

The man hurried away as relieved, quickly disappearing around the corner of the hallway.

"I ...... How did I get so angry. Eders stood there for a few seconds, then leaned against the wall in frustration and covered his head: "Damn, if only Quill were here...... When I asked him to report, he never asked this nonsense. ”

"The one who was killed by the Ice Crusher?" Lucina looked at Eddes sympathetically, "It must be your friend." ”

"That sneering king is not my friend. The captain sighed and shook his head, "I'll go to the lord's side first, and you stay here to accompany Miss Lucina to investigate carefully." ”

With that, Eders turned and walked away quickly. Deenor remained stunned, as if he hadn't reacted at all.

"Hey, don't be in a daze!" Lucina looked at the bread on her plate and remembered that she should go and deliver food to Annun first, "Denor, you stay here first." I've got to go get the food back to my room. ”

"Oh, I'll send it for you. I know which room you guys ate in and saw it when you passed by in the morning. Deerno ended his stunned: "Miss Lucina is a mage, right?

"Oh, you know a lot. I was going to measure it in a moment. Lucina looked at the little guard in front of her in amazement: "By the way, Edus told me about this the day before yesterday - you studied at the Mage Academy on the continent of Nafrea, didn't you?"

"Hmm. Since he didn't have mana potential, he didn't learn spells. Dereno smiled embarrassedly and took the plate: "I'll be back as soon as possible." ”

Looking at Denor's back in the distance, Lucina stepped into the room and approached the black ice that froze the Bachelor.

Looking at the Bachelor's pained expression, Aya felt a pang of sadness. Lucina closed her eyes, stretching out her hands, sensing the remnants of mana in the space around her.

Dense Frost Elemental ...... And it's a variant mana construct. Lucina strengthens the mana of her perception spells, trying to figure out the exact time when the spell will be released.

However, after continued efforts, she still didn't get any clue - the caster had interfered with Lucina's perception with a powerful and clever shielding spell. She had no way of knowing when the spell was released.

The caster deliberately concealed the timing of the spell's release, which meant ......

A terrible thought crossed Lucina's mind: that meant that the maester might have been frozen yesterday, not this morning.