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"My mission is complete!"

"Isn't it your turn to shine?"

"……Um."

The Dragon Witch's panting could be heard again in the room.

She seems to be completely trapped in this kind of life.

but--

The investigation did not stop because of Jeanne Alter's words.

We really couldn't get any useful information out of the Dragon Witch.

But Ian knew he still had the fairly reliable Atalanta.

The man believed that this Archer would certainly give him enough opportunity to explain the problem clearly.

On the top floor of the castle.

Under the guise of a training exercise, Ian sparred with the Servants summoned by Jeanne Alter—he wanted to take this opportunity to understand their strength in case of need.

And the situation is indeed developing as the man expected.

He roughly figured out the strength levels of these Servants.

Vlad Tepes Dracula is probably the most powerful of these Servants.

After all, during their duel, Ian could clearly sense just how terrifying the Grand Duke, who claimed to dislike vampires, possessed.

Even if he only goes so far as to stop, he still brings a considerable sense of pressure.

The skills of Knight Dion and Charles Henry Sanson should be roughly equal.

But there seems to be some unspoken grudge between them.

As for Lancelot—

Ian felt that his strength was probably second only to Vlad Tsepesh Dracula.

The reason I say "probably" is because...

Because he didn't seem interested in making a move, Ian could only roughly place a queue based on his memory.

Thinking about it this way—

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However, this is understandable—after all, they are archers.

Just as Ian had secretly ranked the strength of the forces, Atalanta appeared before him.

Following the pre-arranged code.

The catgirl adopted a very dignified attitude and said:

“Ian, the Master sent me to find you.”

The man understood immediately and promptly offered a pre-prepared reason.

"Excuse me, everyone."

Once they reached a place where no one else would notice, Ian spoke immediately;

"Have you discovered something?"

"It's not exactly a discovery," Atalanta replied somewhat awkwardly.

"The Caster (magician) goes out around this time every day, and I'm wondering if I should..."

Catgirls are good at adapting to changing circumstances.

If you can't find suitable clues, then provide locations where there might be clues.

Ian understood perfectly what she meant—to go into Gilles de Rae's room.

"I see."

"Wait for me."

"Huh?!" The catgirl's tail stood up.

"Are you going alone?"

“Isn’t that obvious?” Ian hugged Atalanta and gently stroked her head.

"I'm not willing to let you do something with me that's so risky."

"..."

The blushing catgirl didn't answer Ian, but simply nodded silently.

Deep down, she still seemed to want to solve his problem.

after a while.

Following the intelligence gathered by Atalanta, Ian entered Gilles de Rais's room after confirming that no one was paying attention to him.

The man gasped as soon as he entered.

The concentration of magic in the room was so high that it was suffocating.

In addition, Ian also saw many strange props in the house—things that seemed to be related to alchemy.

However, he had no time to pay attention to these things at the moment.

He just wanted to know what exactly produced such a powerful magic.

The answer to the mystery was soon revealed.

Ian immediately spotted the human-skin grimoire that Atalanta had mentioned.

It was lying quietly on the table.

At the same time, he also confirmed one thing—this was François Plelatti's stuff!

He sensed almost the same magical fluctuations as on the day Joan of Arc was burned at the stake.

This means that Gilles de Rais obtained this book from François Plelatti.

That's why he was able to impersonate a Caster (magician).

But how did they get connected?

Ian realized that the anomaly on the soles of his feet might be closely linked to the memories he had acquired.

We need to figure out what's going on as soon as possible.

But at this moment——

Ian, engrossed in studying the grimoire made of human skin, was completely unaware that the door behind him had opened.

Immediately afterwards, Gilles de Rais appeared there.

Looking at the scene before him, he spoke in a hoarse voice:

"Ian?"

"What...are you doing here?"

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Gilles de Rais's voice wasn't loud, but it was very clear.

Ian turned around and saw him staring intently at him.

Those black eyes now held anger and dissatisfaction towards the uninvited guests who had invaded their "territory".

It's no exaggeration to say that Ian felt it wouldn't be surprising if Gilles de Rais pulled out a weapon and pointed it at him right now.

Seeing that Ian did not answer his question, the tall man asked again.

"Can't you... hear me?"

"I'm asking you, why did you come into my room?"

"..."

Even though he knew that Gilles de Rais would likely get angry if he didn't respond.

But Ian didn't know how to answer his question for the time being.

The room fell into a deathly silence, as if a fierce duel could break out at any moment.

But at this very moment—

Another figure appeared at the doorway.

It was Atalanta.

Although she agreed to let Ian sneak into Gilles de Rais's room alone, the catgirl was still worried about her master's safety.

and so--

She chose a method that allowed her to follow Ian's instructions while also meeting occasional needs.

That means following him directly from behind and observing everything in the dark.

This was not a difficult task for Atalanta, who was an Archer.

I don't know whether to call it lucky or unlucky.

The catgirl's preparations really came in handy at this very moment.

She witnessed Gilles de Rais return—which happened to coincide with Ian entering the room.

Realizing that she had unintentionally dug a huge pit for her master, Atalanta immediately took action.

"Ian?!" The catgirl feigned surprise.

"How did you get into Caster's (magician's) room?"

"Didn't I already show you the way?"

With these words, Atalanta took all the responsibility upon herself.