81_81228Unexpectedly, Arya readily agreed after thinking for a moment. Of course, she certainly didn't choose the first two methods.

chose the almost Chinese-style surrender method that made Frey linger, and, on top of that, she also had her own conditions, that is, about the fact that the royal city was set on fire, she would also join the investigation team.

At first, it was to prevent Anne from fooling her, but it was probably because she wanted to know the reason for the puzzle.

In this way, with various purposes, the group launched this investigation, which does not seem dangerous at the moment.

"Now, Lilith, why do you seem to be interested?"

This was the first problem encountered during the investigation, and that was when Anne discovered that Lilith had an extraordinary passion for the weathered ruins in front of her.

Although she has always liked to join in the fun, she always feels that this time the enthusiasm is too much.

"Investigate, if you're not interested, how can you investigate. ”

Lilith reached out and touched the stone fragments on the ground, it looked like it was a part of the broken city wall, considering that it was not only the fire but also the enemy attack, so it was not surprising that such a thing appeared.

But that's all there is to it, beyond that, it's impossible to know what's so strange here.

Originally, the ruins of the Blue Rose King City were unmanaged, but this time, due to the need for investigation, temporary measures have been taken, and Anne has sent a team to guard here all day.

It is enough to prevent ordinary people from coming to make trouble. However, it's just ordinary people who are preventing, and if they say they will come here secretly. Not ordinary people at all?

Ah, it's really strange, is it because of frequent contact with unusual creatures, the mind has become abnormal? Why every time I think, I can't help but move closer to this aspect.

"Speaking of Sister Anne, you said before that there was a fire here before. The truth was different from what Arya knew, what the hell was going on?"

“...... I'd love to know, too. ”

Arya also came over. Judging from her suppressed actions, it is obvious that she has a stronger feeling for this place than anyone else.

resisted, but couldn't help but want to figure out the reason, probably what she was thinking now.

"Hmm. In fact, it wasn't that I thought it was strange first, it was my father who noticed the anomaly first. ”

Anne said, "Arya, the fact that you know is that your capital was burned down by fire on my father's orders. ”

"That's right. ”

But when I asked like this, my father pushed aside all the unrelated people who were there at the time, leaving me alone. Then he sued me. In fact, he did not have the slightest impression of making such an instruction. In other words, he doesn't have such a memory. ”

"Deceptive tricks!" Arya clenched her fists, "if she hadn't done it." Why didn't he respond afterwards? I know, and instead of justifying anything, he began to speed up the construction of defensive fortifications. ”

"That kind of thing has already happened, and it is inconvenient for a person of his status to do anything surprising. ”

This is a first-hand experience, so Lilith can probably understand what kind of helplessness it is. So, even if it's contrary to the original idea. We have to keep the mistakes going. Let's hear Sister Anne first. ”

"Actually, I don't think my father is a monarch who would casually wipe out his enemies with brutality. This time, my plan was also adopted with his consent. Moreover, he also instructed me to carefully investigate the truth about the fire in the royal capital. ”

"Whew...... Sorry, I was excited. ”

Arya held her forehead, and it was not strange for her to be easily excited in such a place.

After all, this is the place she is most reluctant to face, but she wants to figure out the most.

"However, I and my friends who escaped are very sure that what we see is the troops sent by the Empire, and of course, they should be the ones who want to kill us all one by one by taking advantage of the night and the fire. I don't deny the possibility that some other organization is fake, but if so, what exactly is their purpose? They should want to kill us all, so naturally, there is no possibility of any frame-up. ”

"Let's go back to the previous question. ”

Lilith said, "If you don't have any memory of the strange things you've done, I've got a clue about that. Because although there are very few people who can do this kind of thing, it doesn't mean that there are none. ”

Anything strange can become possible if it has anything to do with magic. Anne's words didn't look like she was lying, and Arya naturally didn't need to talk about it here. Well, if both of them are telling the truth.

In other words, what the emperor who ordered at that time was true, but the memory of this strange operation was inexplicably forgotten by him at that time, so he could only admit it head-on.

This kind of thing is possible. First and foremost, it is......

"It's probably going to have a bad connection with magic, and it's too cumbersome to explain. So you just have to know that there are ways to control human actions and memories in a way that is similar to that. ”

It seems that even if you rest, you still can't feel at ease. Whether or not the fire had something to do with the two sisters or something else, the investigation certainly wasn't all smooth sailing.

"Speaking of which, Arya, have you ever noticed that anyone is going in and out of here?"

Although it was in ruins, the rubble always felt like it had been trampled out of a path that could be vaguely discerned. And the end of this road, of course, is to lead somewhere inside the ruins.

"I always feel that there is a way to walk into this side, and although it may be a little dangerous, let's go and see it, right?"

"No fire can burn a castle to ashes. I think there must still be some space inside. ”

Having reached this point, Arya naturally had no reason to give up, and with Lilith and Anne, she brushed aside the strange gravel of the road.

The rubble was thought to be piled up there, as Lilith could have determined.

Because anyway, it's too neat, it's like a masterpiece of some obsessive-compulsive disorder, and there really will be that kind of boring person who piles up the matching stones one by one.

In the ruins, where light is difficult to shine, cobwebs and moss have long occupied the entire stone wall. But surprisingly, the air in it is not as bad as expected. Even if a thief with ulterior motives came and gambled on the intersection with a stone before leaving, the air inside would not be so natural.

Unless it's a frequent frequent, and it's almost already home, there's no other possibility. But who would be bored enough to make this their place a place to settle down? The weather is cold in the north, and the nights are even harder when you add that uninhabited place.

Not to mention, in this ruin, where there are no lights. Even if the guys who live here are not afraid of bugs, nor are they afraid of ghosts and other things, but the pitch-black environment alone is enough to make people crazy.

"Do you want to investigate?"

"No, let's go back today, it's really inconvenient to bring nothing. ”

Lilith grabbed Anne, "And I have an idea, let's talk about it when we get out." ”

No one objected, because no matter what, this kind of empty and quiet, and always felt eerie place, for the three girls, the impact was still a little greater.

However, there was another reason why Lilith chose to leave immediately.

Maybe it's a delusion, but it's more like a hunch. That is, when I first stepped inside, I always felt that there was some secret in this half-ruined building.

Such as secret passages and traps are not impossible. Because no one knows who the guy who comes and goes here frequently and blocks the entrance with stones.

Therefore, at such a time, it is necessary to give full play to the power of the masses.

"That's what I intended. ”

After walking out of the ruins, Lilith asked, "Sister Anne, why don't we make the location of this ruin public, and then let those who have an unexpected attachment to exploration come to explore?"

"Huh?"

"What...... What? Lilith, you're kidding, aren't you?"

Arya frowned, "It's ...... here, anyway My childhood home, although it was already a pile of ruins, was a ...... for unrelated people to trespass on or something."

"There's nothing bad about it, in fact, we might even be able to charge for the entrance fee, of course, all of this income is your income. ”

"I'm not going to be short of this kind of money!"

"Well, Lilith won't laugh anymore. ”

Anne asked, "Why?"

"Hey, I really can't hide it. Actually, even if it's my delusion. ”

Lilith said, "I always feel that there are some secrets in this ruin that can't be told. A secret that you, I, and Arya, don't know. ”

(Ahh (To be continued).