She is not an investigator.

"laboratory…?"

“Let’s go, Philina. Just like you said, we will help you find the truth and all the evidence of the crimes here.”

"what…"

Felina picked up her weapon from the ground and nodded slightly.

"Let's go, and let's invite the others too."

The two followed the strange creature out of the church, and then they saw…

"Igris?!"

"Not Igris."

Simia walked over, patted "Igris" on the shoulder, and made her turn her head.

She saw Felina and waved to her naturally and happily.

"Hello! Philina, I am her pet, you can call me Mirror Demon."

As she spoke, her appearance instantly changed, transforming into the likeness of Simia.

"How amazing..."

Should she be surprised?

Perhaps, if it were before this, she probably would have exclaimed in surprise.

But now, she seems to have almost gotten used to this unusual change.

However, Millie seemed very curious about the Mirror Demon who had transformed into Simia. She frowned and came to the Mirror Demon's side, lingering and examining the details of her body.

I even pinched its cheek.

"...Exactly the same."

"Of course, but... please don't lift my skirt!"

The Mirror Demon cried out in surprise, dodging Millie's sudden attack.

Judging from her appearance, she was probably very curious about whether the physical structure of the Mirror Demon after its transformation was the same as that of a normal person.

Although Simia was equally curious, she didn't want to lift her skirt.

"So the next goal is..."

"Well, there's not much we can do here, so all we can do is try to gather as many clues as possible and see if we can find the soldiers' weaknesses. Anfer and Constantine have gone to scout ahead and will probably be back in a while."

Just like the plan that Simia had thought of before, they were not really stuck here waiting to die. They could find a better opportunity to break through, as long as they found their weaknesses.

"I see... Then, what about Vicatina? The witch you brought back..."

"she…"

Simia was silent for a moment, then hesitated before speaking.

"She said that given time, she was certain she could create a legendary weapon that could save everyone, and then she went with Constantine and the others, probably going home to get her tools on the way..."

Although Simia didn't think she could really create anything particularly amazing in a short time.

The Gods' Fools - Beyond the World: Chapter Fifty-Eight, The Laboratory

"Constantine, come and take a look at this."

"what happened?"

At this moment, at an inconspicuous sewer entrance, a terrifying embryonic creature is floating there. It is the helper who guides the group and the navigator who leads Anfer and Constantine in their search for clues.

And now, it has stopped here, silently telling the story of its discovery.

"The sewers... I have a bad but familiar feeling."

Constantine will never forget what happened to him in the sewers; he still remembers it all very clearly.

But it must be said that he does indeed have a strong connection with sewers.

"Unfortunately, we can't escape their encirclement through the city's underground circulation system, but... there does seem to be some clues worth discovering below."

As he spoke, Anfer opened the sewer entrance and looked at Constantine.

"How about this? I can stay here and keep watch. You guys go back and inform the others."

"Are you alright all by yourself?"

Anfer shook his head.

"It's okay. At least I don't want to die right now. I'll protect myself and avoid any dangers in the vicinity until you arrive."

Seeing this, Constantine said nothing more, and instead waved to Vicatina, who had also come with them but whose purpose was to get tools from her workshop.

"Let's go back and inform the others about the situation here. Your tools shouldn't be in a hurry, right?"

"If it can be done as soon as possible, there is no rush... After all, if I only have tools but no materials, even if I get those things, I'm afraid I won't be able to make anything good."

The spherical magical device was still floating beside Vicatina; it was her only way to protect herself.

After all, she didn't even have a decent weapon.

"Well, let's talk about the tools later, since it's not exactly on the way."

"That's really the only way."

…………

Soon, the group quickly reunited, and nothing else happened along the way. It seemed that those people had really decided to let them roam freely. Although they might suddenly attack when they were off guard, at least for now, they were quite safe.

As they followed the creature into the sewers, everyone instinctively gripped their weapons tightly.

The sewers were extremely dark, and unfortunately, they had no means of lighting them, so they could only proceed very carefully and slowly in this dark environment.

However, because the city seemed to have been shut down for a long time, the sewers did not have anything strange or smelly, even though they were not maintained.

Although it will still happen.

"I've never been to a place like this before."

Seemingly sensing that the atmosphere was too tense, Felina also spoke up quietly in the group.

As a true heiress, even though she had indeed undergone standardized military training that was difficult for ordinary people to access, she had never actually been to a place like this before.

Therefore, Simia is much more experienced in this regard.

"This is nothing. I've been to places even more disgusting than this. Do you know what a slaughterhouse is? The sticky feeling everywhere, and the bloodstains and stench in the passageways that are almost impossible to wash off, are even more disgusting than this."

"...What kind of slaughterhouse did you go to? A normal slaughterhouse isn't as outrageous as you described."

Constantine thought what she was saying was a bit too fantastical, after all, he had seen what a slaughterhouse really looked like before.

Although most people don't like the feeling there, legitimate slaughterhouses have very strict hygiene controls.

“I never said it was a normal slaughterhouse. They don’t sell animal meat there, they sell human meat.”

"...Please stop talking, this will give me a phobia of meat from now on."

Felina let out a mournful cry, and Simia wisely shut her mouth, no longer tormenting the poor Felina with her bloody and gruesome experiences.

Finally, after some conversation, the group successfully reached the depths of the sewers, a place where it was almost impossible to discern their exact location.

The embryonic creature also stopped, standing in front of a wall that appeared to be almost completely normal.

"Looks like this is the place. Let's all look for any mechanisms or traps."

As Constantine spoke, he began to reach out and touch the surrounding walls.

However, it's clear that some people in the team don't have that kind of patience.

Boom—

A thick vine leaped out of the sewage and crashed heavily into the wall in front of them. With a tremor and a shattering sound, a ray of light appeared before everyone.

"All right."

Millie lowered her hand, looked at the crowd who were all stunned, and slightly raised her chin.

He looked... very proud, as if he wanted to be praised.

Although the group seemed oblivious to this, they were completely captivated by the sight behind the wall.

"This is…"

Anfer went in first, and what stood out in stark contrast to the sewer environment was the clean and tidy corridor behind the wall, which resembled a laboratory.

Countless pale lights shone, illuminating the empty building.

Once everyone had entered, the long corridor leading to countless rooms and tightly closed doors drew everyone's attention.

All the doors were made of steel, which was luxurious and sturdy, and each door had its own sign.

There are various types of rooms, such as storage rooms, machine control rooms, and conference rooms. In addition, there are many other rooms, but the doors are not labeled with specific contents; they are just marked with a series of meaningless numbers.

"Indeed, this is the source of all evil."

Simia tried to walk up to a steel door and pull on it, but the door was tightly locked and remained unmoved despite her efforts.

"It can't be opened, the doors are all locked."

"Perhaps we need to find another way."

Constantine stroked his chin, looking at the locked steel doors in front of him. He understood that forcing his way in would be extremely difficult, as the toughness of the material was something their weapons couldn't easily break through.

For some reason, he thought of Igris at this moment, probably because he felt that... there was probably no door that could lock her away.

I really don't know whether to praise her or... it's just weird.

"Cough-cough-"

However, just when everyone was still troubled by these doors, Vicatina stepped forward.

"Looks like it's time for me to make my appearance."

The Gods' Fool's Play - Beyond the World: Chapter Fifty-Nine, Exploring

"you?"

"Don't underestimate me. Go, Black Egg, and show them what you're capable of."

As she finished speaking, the metal sphere that had been hovering beside her flew out and quickly arrived in front of a door.