Walking in the Question and Answer System of Heroic Spirits

Rin Tohsaka: "I see. It's because it can only be activated during a full moon, so the timing doesn't match up."

[Second Generation: "Was the one who died really the Golden Princess?"]

Reines: "???"

[Second Generation: "To go a step further, is either the Golden Princess or the Silver Princess a puppet? That's what I wanted to ask."]

Reines: "A doll... But the Golden Princess we saw was indeed..."

[Second Generation: "That's right, just like a human."]

[Originally, there should have been no objection to this, but let's not forget, there's that one person currently in the Izeruma family.]

"Aozaki Touko achieved many things while at the Clock Tower, but two of them are particularly noteworthy."

"Firstly, she rebuilt the runes that had weakened the foundation of magic; secondly, she became an exceptional puppeteer."

[Grey: "Dolls, I remember that's a kind of magic that creates replicas of the human body, right?"]

"That's right, although it differs somewhat from rune magic, the concept of human-like magic has also declined."

The Second Queen slowly said, "In other words, she successfully rebuilt these two magic arts in the modern era."

[I must say, Aozaki Touko's Grand rank is truly convincing.]

Koles: "She actually rebuilt those two declining magic tricks. I didn't expect that woman to be so amazing."

Diarmuid: "The legendary runes of Odin, can she even rebuild that?"

Gold: "More importantly, age, age."

Gold: "That woman achieved this around the age of twenty."

Fiore: "That's the talent of a Grand Magician."

Danic: "..."

Sora: "Aozaki Touko, this woman's talent is truly enviable."

Kenneth: "Hmph, though I don't want to admit it, I have to."

[Grey: "So, the automaton that attacked us was also..."]

"Generally speaking, that's true, but..."

Reines hesitated; she couldn't understand why Aozaki Touko had done this.

After a long pause, Reines changed the subject, saying, "Your previous deduction was that the deceased Golden Princess was a doll made by Aozaki Touko, and the real Golden Princess might still be alive, right?"

"Yes, that's correct."

The Second Prince frowned and said, "Actually, I've considered whether this is a carefully planned scheme by Izeluma, but the rewards outweigh the risks. Baron shouldn't be doing something so thankless."

This is also what the people in the group are currently struggling to understand.

All the clues point to the fact that the culprit in this case is definitely that old guy Byron, but what is the reason, and what is his purpose in doing so?

As the second generation said in the video, this was a thankless task.

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "Could it be that he has some grudge against El-Melloi?"

Kenneth: "Impossible, El-Melloi and Izeluma have absolutely no connection."

Kenneth: "However, I don't know what happened in the video, since I've been dead for almost ten years in there."

Weber: "..."

"That's true."

Reines then remembered the powder she had secretly hidden earlier, and took it out to hand to the Second Prince.

"Brother, may I take a look at this powder?"

"Huh? Wait a minute."

The Second Prince took a magnifying glass from his small leather bag and carefully examined the object.

"Is it the ashes of something?"

The Second Prince stared at the powder for a while, then suddenly reached out, picked up some, and put it directly into his mouth.

Reines jumped in surprise and exclaimed, "Hey! Are you crazy?!"

Rin Tohsaka: "Hey, hey, you're putting that thing in your mouth!"

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "Quiet down, Rin. If the Second Prince did this, he must have made sure that thing wasn't poisonous."

Ilya: "But it still looks disgusting."

【"Pooh!"】

The Second Prince didn't swallow the powder; instead, he sipped it, then spat it out, murmuring softly, "Now I have a clue."

Reines: "Hey, Onii-chan?"

[Second Generation: "Quiet down, let me think for a moment."]

Rin Tohsaka: "Thank goodness I didn't swallow it, or I would have thrown up."

Koles: "But you know what it is just by tasting it?"

Kiritsugu Emiya: "Is it some kind of medicinal herb? It's really hard to tell just by looking at it."

Ilya: "I hate being kept in suspense the most. Can't you just tell me directly?"

Feng Xi: "Aren't all mystery stories like this?"

[On the other side, inside the workshop on the top floor of the Moon Tower.]

[Byrone held his meerschaum pipe, smoking silently.]

The Second Prince's remarks, which so directly targeted the core of his family's magic upon their first meeting, still left him feeling uneasy.

Chapter 183 - Everyone's an Enemy

【"hateful..."】

Byron gritted his teeth; he was afraid, afraid that his family's centuries of accumulated wealth would be trampled upon.

[The reason he was so arrogant before was because, historically speaking, the Izeluma family was clearly older than El-Melloi's original main family, the Archibald family, but due to the long-term stagnation of magic, they could only become a subordinate family.]

However, in their generation, their family's efforts finally saw the light of day, and the family's glory, the Golden Princess and the Silver Princess, were finally approaching that ideal.

But it's still just a little bit short.

Even so, this is a golden opportunity for the Izeruma family to turn their fortunes around.

This is why he dared to provoke a monarch so much, even if it was a fallen monarch.

But that brat who appeared out of nowhere and became the monarch by sheer luck made him lose face in public.

He had struggled relentlessly until now, employing every means at his disposal, even bowing to that blond girl from the Far East who had usurped the throne, trying to take the last few steps.

Even though Lord Baruyeleta praised him highly at his debut banquet, and even that blond girl couldn't ignore him now, but...

Kenneth: "Heh, I see."

Baron Balereta Izeruma, just wait, he'll teach this guy a lesson about how El-Melloi got his current status.

Sora: "Seriously, how should I put it, a strange kind of confidence."

Lion Jie Li: "That's right, I thought this guy had some kind of confidence, but it turns out it was all just empty talk."

Rin Tohsaka: "Two-faced, disgusting."

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "Hmph, what utter nonsense."

From his words, it's clear that this guy looks down on Eastern magicians; even Aozaki Touko, the Grand Master, is a usurper in his eyes.

I really don't know where his arrogance comes from. Besides his long history, what else does the Izeruma family have to offer?

Danic: "I'm quite curious about what exactly Izeruma wants to achieve that gives him this inexplicable confidence."

Grand Duke: "Hmph, it's more than just confidence, it's downright arrogance."

"Bai Longqing."

At that moment, a voice roused Byron, who was harboring deep resentment and anger.

[It was the maid Regina who led Maio and Islo into the workshop.]

"Oh, you've arrived."

[Byron immediately donned a mask of hypocrisy and slowly said, "As long as the Silver Princess is here, losing the Golden Princess is not an absolute defeat."]

Although the case caused a huge shock, it was still enough to salvage the situation.

The Golden Princess and Silver Princess, created from the bloodline of Izeluma, also serve as backups for each other; losing one does not signify decline.

[Byron: "But what about your dress?"]

[Islo: "My dress is perfect."]

[Byron: "So what about your medicine?"]

"It hurts so much!!!"

For some reason, Mai suddenly bit his tongue in a panic.