9. Truth is magic
"Princess, she has been out of the ship since the beginning!"
The detective, who claimed to be Kreel, waved his hand with great certainty, and the smoke from his pipe arced.
"I don't know where she went, but I can see from your cousins that you're suspicious now, aren't you?, but unfortunately, we detectives can't be criminals, so the princess is either kidnapped by the workers or ...... Watson. β
"Don't give me half of what you say......"
Watson sighed, and then said word by word, "Otherwise, the princess would have disappeared into the cabin by her own will." β
"It can't be!"
Lilith was the first to shout.
The princess left her room on her own mind, didn't this mean that the princess was now deliberately hiding from herself? Nothing had happened, and no one except the maid had disturbed her, so why did she hide herself?
No, it's too early to believe these people, and the detectives they call themselves are just talking, and no one knows their true identities. Now the main thing......
"I said, 'Why don't you know?'
"If you don't believe me, go to the princess's cabin and pry the door open?"
"Guys, what's going on?"
Jessica, who hastily put on her coat, walked up from the cabin and was surprised to see Claire.
"You...... You are. β
"Yo, head maid, although you ordered all maids to wear ties to distinguish them from outsiders, I still found out?"
Who cares now why you can get in!
"Jessica, I ask you. β
Lilith looked into Jessica's eyes, but the other party immediately avoided them as if she had a weak heart.
"Is Her Highness the Princess on the ship now?"
β......β
"Then she's not in the room!? You always know that, right?"
β...... I, I don't know. β
"Good, sure enough, there was a problem. Then I'll see for myself. β
Lilith immediately made her way to the cabin, but was stopped by Jessica.
"I'm sorry you can't enter the princess's room!"
So nervous, nervous as if she already knew that the princess was not on the ship.
"Lucifer!"
Three pairs of black wings flashed, and Lucifer, who knew that Jessica was not as weak as she looked, naturally showed no mercy, and took advantage of this opportunity to burrow into the cabin.
Because the movement on the deck was too big, most of the maids who were asleep had already woken up, and Elena, who was still rubbing her eyes, had just noticed Lilith's intentions, and was already blocked in the corner by Asmon.
The rest of the maids are left alone, these two maids are really weird and a little strange, they must be the ones who know the truth of the matter.
Although no matter how you look at it, Asmon didn't stop her because of his own orders.
"Princess!"
Lilith shouted as loudly as she could, and for now, she could only hope that this qiΔ was just an illusion.
Soon the rest of the people arrived, and the crowd formed a circle in front of the princess's room, but ......
After all, this is the princess's room, and she broke into it rashly......
"Lilith, Lilith, let's not be so reckless. Anne carefully tugged at Lilith's sleeve, "If the princess is inside...... And he slammed the door open. β
"Don't worry, everyone. That's our detective time. β
Pipe-smoking, Claire and Watson walked over with two very different expressions, looking like a detective looking forward to the event and her assistant who was tired of solving the case.
"What are you going to do?"
Lilith moved out of the way, after all, she didn't want to do such a thankless task as hitting the door.
"I'm going to open the door, but of course I don't use my hands. Claire waved his pipe, "Watson." β
β...... Yes, yes. β
"I'm Claire Holmes. β
"Rael Watson. β
"Conclude that the princess of the empire is no longer in the room at the moment!"
After saying his judgment together, Claire took a step forward and said as if he had already discovered the truth: "In the two days since boarding the ship, the entire crew on board has eaten the same amount of food as the total number of people, but the amount of food dumped in the trash can is obviously more than the amount of food that should be left, so it can be concluded that there is an unknown person X who has not eaten during this time." β
"However, people who have not eaten for two days are still less likely to be able to move. When Krell took a break, Watson continued to pick up Kreel's words, "So, there is a second possibility, that is, the actual number of people on the sailing ship is one less than the total number of people, excluding the detectives and assistants. β
The door to the princess's room suddenly creaked, but Claire and Watson didn't do anything.
It's as if they used the facts to open this locked door that only two maids can open.
"On boarding, however, I concluded that the princess of the empire had indeed boarded the ship with the people, but the number of labourers, excluding the guests and the princess, could not be counted at the same time. Therefore, there is a possibility that the unknown character X pretended to be the princess of the empire before boarding the ship, creating the illusion that there were actually eleven guests along with the princess!"
The door trembled louder and louder, as if it was about to burst overwhelmed.
"I found in the grass on one side that the princess of the empire had not spoken a word from before or after she boarded the ship, and was wearing a mask. As a result, the possibility of someone else pretending to be one has increased dramatically. β
"Combine that with the ship's possibility, and from this, I, Krell Holmes, conclude!" Claire waved his pipe, "I conclude, Imperial Princess, that she is not in the room now!"
γBangγ
As if by magic, the closed wooden door suddenly opened back, and the princess's room appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
Simple beds, empty groceries, clean table.
No, the room is so small, even if you hide under the bed, you will definitely be discovered immediately.
Her Royal Highness Princess, disappeared?
"Detective, detective, what if there is a secret passage?" said Anne suddenly in a panic, "yes, what if the princess hides in the secret passage?"
"It is forbidden to store a secret passage for the detective without prompting in the case!"
With a wave of Krell's pipe, a blue light immediately covered the room, which was not very large.
Although I don't understand what she means, I'm afraid it also shows that in this room, there is no secret way for the princess to escape, right?
Sure enough, the princess was gone.
But judging from the current situation, most of them are no longer a routine like "a mysterious organization kidnapped the princess".
The detective named Claire had just made it clear that the princess before boarding the ship was dressed as one of the workers he had not seen at the time. And because the princess had always been wearing a mask and didn't speak at the time, no one noticed the abnormality and raised questions.
So as soon as they got on board, the actual number of workers was indeed correct. However, the number of guests, plus the princess, had already subtracted one from his own judgment.
This person is the princess.
The princess didn't come at all?
No, it's certainly not possible. The princess I saw in the palace at that time was undoubtedly true, after all, even the emperor was present at that time.
That is to say, the princess has already arrived, but for some reason, she wants to travel with the guests without being known, so she uses this method to have a maid pretend to be a princess, and then "put" the princess who can't speak in the room all the time.
In this way, the real princess can play freely and unfettered with everyone. In other words, the real princess of the empire now is actually a person in the ship.
Worker?
No, it's still a little unrealistic, how could the princess run away to work as a worker when she has nothing to do, and she always feels that the princess just doesn't want to recognize her.
That is to say, the princess is actually among the guests, one of the guests.
Cole, who looked visibly flustered, or her two younger sisters?
No, wait, think about it.
The princess now seems that the encounter in the palace at that time was certainly not the first time she had seen herself.
Come to think of it, who is there who can't see the princess when he sees her. When he could see her, he couldn't know about the princess.
This person, I'm afraid, is hiding by his side.
Princess.
(Don't ask me, I don't know.) οΌ