Walking in the Question and Answer System of Heroic Spirits

Kiritsugu Emiya: "Perhaps it's an act."

Weber: "Or did you use some kind of memory-erasing magic?"

[Aozaki Touko laughed: "Oh dear, I had plastic surgery for the Golden Princess? Although it's glorious and regrettable, I have absolutely no memory of it."]

"My memory is indeed quite bad, but now should I start to wonder if I have dementia?"

"Please check on her first."

The Second King stepped back half a step, clearing space in front of Karina's corpse.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony."

[Aozaki Touko crouched down and began examining the contours of the corpse's cheeks and behind its ears.]

"...Yes, although it's at the very least, there are definitely signs of surgery on her face."

"If it's plastic surgery using magic, depending on the technique, there will only be indirect surgical scars. As long as the treatment is done using magic, there's no need to even suture the wound, and it won't be noticeable in normal life."

After a moment, she continued, "Ah, I apologize for all this trouble; there's no doubt I did it."

[A single sentence caused an immediate stir among everyone present.]

Rin Tohsaka: "It really is true. The previous Golden Princess was an imposter."

Koles: "That's incredible."

Gold: "Did they even get plastic surgery to recreate that breathtaking beauty of the Golden Princess? No wonder she's a Grand Magician."

[Aozaki Touko: "But why would I forget something so important?"]

"It's not that I forgot."

The Second Prince said calmly, "I simply don't remember."

[Aozaki Touko: "Oh?"]

"Mr. Maiou."

The Second Prince looked at the pharmacist, Maio.

[Mao: "Yes, yes..."]

[Second Generation: "I heard you used a hangover drug at the beginning of the event, didn't you?"]

[Mao: "...Yes, yes."]

[Second Generation: "In that case, you should be able to concoct a medicine that doesn't leave people with memories, shouldn't you?"]

[Mao: "Uh..."]

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "A drug that makes people lose their fixed memories? There's even such a drug?"

Kenneth: "I've never heard of it. It must have been developed by this guy named Meo."

Lion's Robbery: "That Pharmacist Maio is really amazing."

Empress: "Indeed, this child has a remarkable talent for medicine."

Kotomine Shiro: "Unfortunately, he is now a murderer."

[Aozaki Touko: "Hmm, you mean I unconsciously drank a drug that hinders memory?"]

[Second Generation: "No, I don't think you would be that careless. But if taking that kind of medication was already included in the terms of the request, wouldn't you have accepted it depending on the circumstances?"]

[Aozaki Touko: "I see. It depends on how interesting the request is."]

Kenneth: "She actually drank it herself? This woman is really crazy."

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "Are you really not afraid of being schemed against?"

[The Second Prince looked at Byron and asked, "Why did you commission her to have plastic surgery? Why are you hindering Aozaki Touko's memories?"]

"It's not a complicated matter," Byron said in a deep voice. "We can't let news of the Golden Princess's death get out. For this purpose, we'll pay any price to bring her back to life. For example, even if it's by creating a fake."

"As for what technique was used, that's almost entirely clear."

The Second Prince lit a cigar and said, "It's probably this one."

Aozaki Touko laughed loudly, "Hahaha! Is she Cinderella? I see, so things were that simple after all?"

[Second Generation: "That's right, things are much simpler once you understand."]

"Byron Baljereta Izeluma, Atram Gariasta, I mentioned them earlier, but let me ask again."

"Could you please elaborate on the cursed artifacts you bid on at the auction?"

[Byron: "Hmph, whatever you want."]

Atram: "If necessary."

[Second Generation: "Then I'll tell you, the cursed body you're fighting over is related to a certain heroic spirit, a Bodhi tree leaf stained with dragon's blood."]

Although no name was mentioned, everyone immediately knew who that Heroic Spirit was.

Gold: "Hmph, that issue has already been confirmed."

Feng Xi: "It's just God's perspective, nothing to be proud of."

【"etc!"】

Atram seemed to have realized something, and suddenly stood up.

[Second Generation: "What is it? Is there really a problem discussing the cursed body?"]

Atram: "Weren't you just talking about Cinderella? Could it be...?"

[Second Generation: "That's right. No matter what, it's stained with dragon's blood, so the Bodhi leaf shouldn't be damaged by ordinary methods. A magician deliberately used an unusual method to burn the leaf, turning it into disposable ashes."]

【“!!!”】

Having received confirmation, Atram stared at Aozaki Touko as if she were suffocating.

Not only him, but the other party involved was also visibly startled.

Gold: "What do you mean?! He means the linden leaves have been destroyed!"

Siegfried: "..."

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "They actually burned such a precious relic to ashes..."

Weber: "It seems that this was done behind everyone else's back."

Lion's Robbery Realm: "That old guy Byron, his eyes are practically popping out of their sockets."

Fiore: "After all, it was a relic that cost a lot of money and offended the Gariasta family at auction, and now it's gone just like that."

Kenneth: "That woman, Aozaki Touko, is such a waste of talent."

[“Bang!”]

[Byron's cane slipped from his hand and fell to the ground. His eyes widened in disbelief, and he said in a trembling voice, "How could this be, Miss Aozaki? Even for you, that kind of thing..."]

"No, I will do it."

[Aozaki Touko said calmly, "I see. Using a Bodhi leaf stained with dragon's blood to perform Cinderella's spell? The compatibility is excellent."]

"The legend of Siegfried focuses more on his reincarnation as an immortal hero than on a human becoming immortal. The same applies to Cinderella; makeup and costumes are undoubtedly magic."

"In the stage of moving from mere attire to plastic surgery, the Bodhi leaf, which had once been the subject of reincarnation as a hero, was an overly perfect cursed body."

"Ugh, I really want to smash my head open and figure out why I don't remember this."

Danic: "I didn't expect this woman to be such a perfectionist."

Koles: "I don't understand at all. What kind of thinking is this? It's simply not worth it."

Fiore: "Since it's not my own stuff, I don't feel bad using it."

【"Why..."】

[Byron exclaimed in disbelief, "Why, Miss Aozaki?!"]

"I only got it because you asked for it as payment, so why would I use it for my request? That's really strange!"

"Oh, is that so? Thank you so much for providing this valuable treasure."

Aozaki Touko shrugged and said, "Although I've forgotten, if the monarch's speculation is correct, I know very well what I was thinking back then."

"I received an interesting commission, but with the client's funding and materials, the quality of the final product would obviously suffer. So I used my own money to create a piece that I was satisfied with."

"You think that makes perfect sense, right?"

[Byron: "Nobody asked you to be so skilled. I said from the beginning that just being able to handle that one night was enough!"]

[Aozaki Touko: "Oh well, just accept it, that's just my personality."]

【"..."】

Aside from Lord Baruyeleta, who wore a wry smile, almost everyone was speechless.

Rin Tohsaka: "He really got what he deserved this time. This old man has finally been tricked."

Weber: "It's just a pity about that linden leaf; it's been wasted like that."

Kenneth: "Yeah, to use it on magic that won't last more than a few days, that woman, Aozaki Touko, is really..."

Kiritsugu Emiya: "The battle launched by the Gariasta family has suddenly become a farce."