Glass Island, Arbitration Hall Side Hall.

A noble lady with long black hair was sitting elegantly and calmly in the interrogation chair.

Her hands were crossed in front of her with her slender fingers crossed, bound by silver-white triangular shackles of light. And her feet were together, bound together by the same triangle of light.

The gorgeous dress she was wearing before was obviously not suitable for this kind of occasion, and now it had been taken off and put away by Lycia.

Areste is wearing a black turtleneck sweater on the upper half of his body at the moment. The lower half of the body only shows the pants and boots in the skirt.

She was looking at the person in front of her with a smile. The blonde man sat across from the interrogation table.

"Miss Crawley......"

Great Guardian George clenched his left fist while his right hand held his left fist.

There was an oil lamp in front of him. The wick burned with a brilliant silvery-white flame, and the flame was extremely stable.

This is the "fire of truth" used to detect lies, and it is expensive and stable in nature.

If you lie within the enveloping range of the lamp, the flame will shake; The more the lie goes against the will, the more the flame will tremble.

Only a "foreign nobleman" like Aleister Crowley, who was of such a noble position that he could not use brute force to directly obtain testimony, would use this prop for interrogation.

His sharp Adam's apple slid up and down a few times, and he said in a deep voice, "Can I call you that?" ”

"Please, sir. You can just call me Alest. ”

Aleister replied softly, unusually friendly. This also made the Great Guardian breathe a sigh of relief.

- He didn't really want to come.

George was well aware of Her Majesty's attitude.

He knew who the sudden appearance of "Lygia" was, who she was going to live against, and he knew that Evas Moriarty, a brilliant young man, would become the ruler of Avalon. The old knights' scramble for fame and fortune was so ugly that he couldn't stop frowning, and even wanted to make trouble for the ministers appointed by the queen herself......

In this case, the personal inclination of the Great Guardian in this incident is already self-evident.

- But on the other hand, the identity of Star Antimony and Iris as a spy makes it difficult for Aleister Crowley to stay.

"You shouldn't tell reporters about that."

The Great Guardian was half warning, half regretful: "Then there is no turning back." ”

"Sounds like you want to protect me, Lord Guardian."

The corners of Aleister's mouth rose slightly: "Speaking of which, I thought you would lock me up in the dungeon chamber." ”

"No, because I believe in you."

George replied in a sonorous voice.

Such a decisive reply made Aleister a little stunned for a while.

"Oops...... May I ask why? ”

"Actually, Miss Crawley—you were originally listed as a royal agent on my offer."

The Great Guardian said calmly.

Hearing this, Aleister's eyes widened in surprise: "That's the case?" ”

"Yes. Because I can see that you and the noble red are not all the way. ”

The Grand Guardian whispered, "It was originally after the arrest of the former Minister Drost. The Noble Red took the money from the Star Antimony and wanted to rescue or destroy Droste in order to protect their intelligence network.

"Your assassination of Drost at that time has already proved that you are not all the way."

George's eyes burned: "I have always believed that words can be lies, evidence can be forged, and only the perspective and cognition hidden behind the actions can prove a person's position."

"Even if you are really a spy for the Star Antimony, you must not belong to the same faction as the noble red. The Star Antimony people will get stuck at this point in time to sell your intelligence, and I think that is a testament to their attitude - they don't want you to stay in Avalon, no matter who you are or where you come from. ”

“…… Oh, the Inspectorate was attacked. ”

Aleister recalled.

She laughed, "I almost forgot." ”

George nodded, "Yes, we identified you as Lily, Ivus's personal maid at one point. ”

"That's right."

Aleister said lightly, "I do know Lily, and I have a good relationship with her. Lily was with me around the time I hid 'Ivas Moriarty' from the time I hid it. ”

The Great Guardian was keenly aware that what Aleister was telling was the truth. After all, he is an authoritative and transcendent person of the fifth energy level, and this intuition is still there.

But just in case, he glanced at the lights. The silvery-white flame was incomparably stable.

…… Or rather, since he met Aleister, the eldest lady had never told a lie.

She has a calm temperament. It was not feigned composure, or pretended innocence, but a complete undaunted embarrassment to the authoritarian way's ability to detect lies when it was perfectly clear that he had done nothing wrong.

"The first time you appeared, it should have been the Pelican Bar that saved Ivus."

The Great Guardian wrote in his notebook and asked, "Was that also you?" Or did you dispatch the Shadow Fiend and save Ivus at the hands of the Noble Red? ”

"In fact, the Shadow Fiend was following Ivus at the time, hiding in his shadow."

Arest chuckled and said calmly, "It's only because he's in a wheelchair that he hasn't been spotted - you may not know that when you sit in a 'wheelchair' or other seat with a footboard, especially a seat where the footboard is not in direct contact with the ground, the shadow demon hidden in the shadow cannot be detected." ”

“…… We really don't know about that. ”

The Great Guardian nodded sincerely, and recorded the words as well. There is also a sentence "transcendent knowledge" next to it.

"The kind of special bullet he used to kill the bald woman with bruised skin came from the power I extracted from the Shadow Fiend."

Aleister knew everything, and took the initiative to say: "But in that incident, the Shadow Demon didn't directly attack. He was only responsible for the destruction of part of the evidence. ”

"When did you first get to know Ivas Moriarty, Miss Crawley?"

"Oh, that's early......"

Aleister looked up, lost in memory.

She thought for a moment and replied affirmatively, "Three years ago." ”

- This refers to the time when she was dragged into the pit by that screenwriter friend and started playing the game "Ouroboros".

If it was only calculated from the time she awakened the memories of her previous life. That was three years ago.

The candle flame flickered slightly for a moment, and the Great Guardian saw it. But he didn't ask directly.

He continued, "In middle school...... And what about the opportunity? ”

"A friend's recommendation." Aleister replied.

The Great Guardian's pen paused suddenly.

He looked up and repeated, "Friend?

"Who is he? What profession? What is your name? ”

"Oh, he's a screenwriter. Just an ordinary person, not a transcendent being. Nor are they Star Antimony. ”

Aleister laughed, "He praised Eivas, so I was a little curious. ”

"Men?"

The Great Guardian judged from the part of speech that the friend Aleister was referring to was a man: "What is his relationship with you?" ”

"It's a roommate who lives together." Aleister said lightly.

The Great Guardian coughed lightly, realizing something, "Oh, it's rude...... But I have to ask, where does he live now? ”

"It's been a long time since I've seen him, and I don't think he's in this world."

Aleister whispered, "He has nothing to do with this. After all, he hadn't actually met Eivus, and I didn't like Eivus because of his words. This is just an opportunity. ”

Her words are mixed with real sadness and nostalgia.

“…… Well, mourning. ”

The Great Guardian hung his head, feeling his conscience condemned.

He only felt that he was a bad person when he was constantly interrogated.

He collated Aleister's testimony. Aside from the "time to meet Eivas", there is a little concealment here, but not much...... Everything else is true.

"One last question, Aleister."

The Great Guardian looked up solemnly and asked, "What do you think of Avalon?" Do you have any form of ill will towards Avalon, Queen Sophia, Princess Isabel, Ivas Moriarty and his relatives and friends, or any intention that may endanger their personal or property without their knowledge? ”

That's the question he really asks.

Now the queen is in a coma and cannot give her opinion. And Lygia means "you look at it".

The Great Guardian deliberated over and over again before finally finalizing this final question.

He wanted to leave some leeway for each other, at least good friends and collaborators not to turn against each other. That's why he didn't get to the bottom of it and asked every question thoroughly.

Because the most important thing is this last question.

- Are we friends?

(End of chapter)