Walking in the Question and Answer System of Heroic Spirits

Shishi Jie Li: "There are all sorts of magic tricks in this world, so nothing is surprising."

After pondering for a long time, Reines had absolutely no clue.

She's definitely not cut out to be a detective.

However, she didn't leave empty-handed; she did discover something amiss.

That is, there was no mirror.

[Most women would have a mirror in their room, but the Golden Princess's room has none, not even a single item related to it.]

[Enolae: "At this point, she probably doesn't even want to see her own face, does she?"]

Reines: "But generally speaking, doesn't being that beautiful make one narcissistic?"

"Haha, I can understand your theory, but it's arrogance born of youth."

[Enola joked, "At my age, I don't really want to look in the mirror anymore. I even start thinking, since I've become like this, I should have had plastic surgery when I was younger."]

Reines: "???"

"Hehe, just kidding."

[Enolai laughed: "Would you believe me if I said that even now, I still spend thirty minutes every day staring at myself in the mirror, mesmerized?"]

"No, I'm sorry, I just couldn't help but make a joke."

Weber: "Another clue, isn't there a mirror?"

Fiore: "Even if I don't want to see my own face, I should still prepare one in case of emergency."

Koles: "Wouldn't it be that the maids were prepared? After all, their maids are with them almost all day long."

Fiore: "That's certainly possible."

[Later, Enolae brought up the acquisition of El-Melloi again, but Reines skillfully deflected the question.]

After that, Reines casually told the other party about the Golden Princess coming to see her the previous night.

"I see, that sounds like it's quite possible."

[Enolai nodded and said, "In my opinion, the Golden Princess's achievements are also outstanding. It's common for methodologies to become inapplicable as times change, and Lord Byron isn't exactly a quick-witted person."]

"Then, Princess Silver might know some information."

Reines: "Could you please assist us with a two-on-one interrogation?"

[Enolai: "Unfortunately, interfering so much would be blurring the lines between public and private matters. After all, this time I'm merely your monitor."]

Kenneth: "Hmph, this woman really doesn't miss any opportunity."

Sora: "You should be glad that Lord Enola is not the kind of person who takes a hard line. If it were any other monarch, they probably would have taken the opportunity to launch an attack and forcibly annex El-Melloi."

Kenneth: "Do you want me to be grateful to this opportunist?"

Shiki Jie Li: "The only one who might know something right now is Princess Silver, but if Reines asks, she probably won't get any results."

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "Yes, this girl is still a little lacking."

Grey suddenly murmured, "...When exactly did it start?"

Reines: "What did you say?"

"Ah! No, I meant the Golden Princess."

[Grey was startled, not expecting her mutterings to be heard, but she managed to say, "Of course, she may have been beautiful since childhood, but human appearances usually change as people grow up..."]

Reines sighed and said, "Grey, during the 'Adra' case in the city of peeling away, my brother talked about things like the mental preparation needed for the investigation, right? You know, normal reasoning is meaningless to a magician, and so on."

[Grey: "Uh, things like whydunit (motive) and howdunit (method) don't make sense in cases involving magicians."]

"However, the motive for the crime might be an exception."

Reines: "Hmm, that makes sense."

Weber: "The Adra case of stripping away the city? How come there's another case?"

Kenneth: "Breakaway City, what happened there?"

He had some connection with Gerrul Ashburn, the current lord of the city ...

Rin Tohsaka: "With cases constantly appearing, it seems like the young master is really heading towards becoming a detective."

Feng Xi: "Weber, you can switch careers now."

Weber: "Spare me, I don't want to get involved in these troublesome things."

"Master, the arrangement is complete."

[Trimmau spoke, having already pieced together the Golden Princess's body like a jigsaw puzzle.]

All parts are intact; nothing is missing.

Reines: "It seems there was no magic crest originally, but since the Golden Princess and the Silver Princess can be considered products of magic, the magic crest itself was probably kept by Byron, who cast the spell."

"Hmm?"

After examining the body, Reines's Mystic Eyes suddenly reacted, pointing directly at the corner of the damaged door.

Reines went over to examine it, gently rubbing her fingers between the broken door and the floor, and found something stuck to her fingertips.

"Is it some kind of powder? The fact that it hurts my eyes means it possesses some kind of magic. But considering this is a magician's residence, it doesn't seem so surprising."

"What's wrong?"

Grey and Enola also came over and asked.

Reines: "It's nothing."

She secretly tucked some powder into her handkerchief without telling them.

Lion's Tribulation Jie Li: "Very good, another clue has been found, and it's a crucial one."

Danick: "The smart thing to do is not to easily let others know about your discovery in this situation."

Kotomine Shiro: "If we can figure out what kind of magic powder this is, maybe we'll have a direction."

After the survey was completed, Reines planned to go back to her room to organize her thoughts.

[After returning to her room, Grey's stomach started growling.]

So much happened this morning, and they haven't even had breakfast yet.

But given the current situation, she dared not eat the food provided by Izeruma anymore.

Seeing this, Reines took out several cans of food and dry rations from her bag and gave them to her, even the drinking water was mineral water she had brought herself.

[Grey: "Miss Reines, do you always keep something like this on hand?"]

Reines: "I inherited El-Melloi's habit of frequently living a life on the run, which is why I developed the habit of always carrying only the bare minimum of food."

"Hehehehehe, another murder case. I think he's possessed by a ghost. No, no, being possessed by a ghost is to be expected. You're an elite gravedigger in England, it's inevitable that a magician would be cursed by his surroundings. Hehehehehehehe!"

Midway through, Ad couldn't resist his sharp tongue again, and naturally, Grey gave him a good thrashing.

Rebellious Knight: "I hadn't noticed before, but this guy's tone of voice is very familiar."

Lancelot: "...Kay."

Rebellious Knight: "Yeah, it's that big mouth. That tone is exactly the same as his!"

"Kaiqing, brother..."

Artoria also thought of her adoptive brother who had always supported and protected her since childhood.

When the three of them traveled together, whenever Artoria and Merlin got into trouble, it was this sworn brother who cleaned up their messes.

Although he has a sharp tongue and a big mouth, he is a knight that everyone can trust.

Yad's way of speaking is really similar to Kay's.

"..."

Seeing Artoria's expression, Feng Xi decided not to spoil the story for her. Yad's personality was created by imitating Kai.

Anyway, it's either tomorrow or the day after, so it should be the "Atlas Contract" episode. Everything will be revealed then, and Artoria will be able to meet Kai, albeit in a video.

I wonder if Kai will join the chat group, since he hasn't even landed yet.

However, since even the First Emperor of Pan-Human History has joined the group, Kai should be fine too, as long as the time comes.

Just as the two finished eating and were about to discuss business, Trimmau suddenly issued a warning.

This is a warning that someone is approaching.

"Excuse me for a moment?"

Sure enough, the next moment, a man in black leather walked in without knocking.

[It was Mick, the one who first attacked Reines.]

"Rudely barging in is not something to be praised."

Reines narrowed her eyes slightly and asked, "What is it?"

[Mick: "Sorry, didn't you guys hear that strange noise just now? Like a wild cat being thrown out of its cage."]

Reines: "...No, you're overthinking it."