Walking in the Question and Answer System of Heroic Spirits

"Um... Good morning."

The dilapidated door opened by itself again, but the person outside, out of politeness, immediately pulled it shut.

Reines: "It's alright, you can come in."

"Okay, okay..."

The door was pushed open, and there stood Grey, the girl we'd seen yesterday.

"Um, Mr. Bersac asked me to show you the way... uh, we met at Mr. Bersac's hut yesterday..."

Reines: "Oh, of course I remember."

The girl breathed a sigh of relief, whether out of exceptional timidity or simply discomfort in front of strangers, it was hard to tell.

Wife: "Oh my! She's just so adorable!"

Artoria: "..."

I never expected Grey to be so timid in her early days; she was nothing like the person she would later become, always charging ahead in battle.

Was it because he followed the Second Prince and changed his personality under his tutelage?

From this perspective, the Second Prince was quite a good teacher.

[When the two finished tidying up and walked out of the cabin, they saw Grey looking up at the sky, seemingly helpless.]

Whether it was bad luck or just right, the previously clear sky suddenly changed, becoming covered by dark clouds.

However, standing beneath the overcast sky, she blended into the somber scenery, like a fairy from a distant winter wonderland.

Reines: "Hi, sorry to keep you waiting."

[Grey: "...No, it's okay."]

As she lowered her head, a gust of wind blew from the side, lifting the girl's hood.

【"ah!"】

Upon seeing that face, the Second Prince cried out in astonishment.

Rin Tohsaka: "I was startled."

Weber: "They'll definitely be shocked, since they look almost exactly alike."

Chapter 230 Investigation

Reines: "What's wrong, my brother?"

[Second Generation: "...No, it's nothing."]

"Hehehehe! I didn't expect you to be so slow..."

Suddenly, a sharp, piercing sound rang out, then abruptly ceased.

The Second Prince and Reines exchanged a glance, looking at the girl who suddenly waved her right hand forcefully in front of them, somewhat bewildered.

"Who was that voice just now?"

"It's probably just an auditory hallucination. No, please don't worry about it."

Grey's serious tone left Reines momentarily stunned.

However, since it's someone else's privacy, they shouldn't pry too much.

Ilya: "Hehe, this box is always so funny, no matter what."

Webber: "Is the Holy Lance already in Gray's hands by now?"

[Then, guided by Grey, they head to the cemetery, talking with the residents along the way and discovering several things.]

For example, although this is the Welsh region, English is still the primary language of instruction.

[Furthermore, the village is roughly gourd-shaped, concave from north to south, with the church in the center, the cemetery and swamp on the north side, and the hunting lodge where they stayed last night on the western outskirts of the village.]

[And, surprisingly, Grey is revered by the villagers.]

While not all of them did this, about half of the villagers along the way would bow very respectfully to Grey before speaking to her.

This wasn't respect, but rather the kind of cautiousness one would show when encountering a nobleman.

Their attitude was one of reverence, as if they were facing a holy icon.

Kenneth: "It seems that Grey's identity is no secret in this village at all."

Lion Robber Jie Li: "Did the whole village get involved?"

Artoria: "..."

They stopped by the church again along the way, but Grey wasn't entirely clear on the origins of the Black-faced Mary.

However, Grey told them that the villagers were very devout to the Black Mary, and that whenever they got married or had a child, they would always report to the statue of the Virgin Mary.

They soon arrived at the cemetery from the previous day.

I didn't look closely yesterday, but today I realized that this can't even be called a cemetery; it's simply a mass grave.

Tombstones, each bearing a name and a brief account of their life, were casually stuck in the ground. The tombstones further back were the oldest, showing signs of wear and tear, suggesting they were quite old.

[But it's quite clean here, probably because Belsac and Grey clean it regularly.]

The only thing here that could be called a cemetery was the rusty iron gate on the side.

The Second Prince examined it carefully and noticed that it was carved with a crow pattern.

"A crow...?"

Now the king was even more certain that this village was related to Morgan.

Because the raven was Morgan's familiar.

"Does this cemetery consider crows sacred?"

[Grey: "Yes, Mr. Belsack manages this place, but the landowner seems to be someone else."]

This statement surprised the Second Prince; he hadn't expected the cemetery to already have an owner.

Grey: "Why has Lord El-Melloi II come here?"

[Second Generation: "Well, I have something I hope he can help with, so I've come to ask him to lend me a gravedigger."]

[Grey: "So, is Mr. Belsac going to town?"]

[Second Generation: "If he accepts my request, is there any problem?"]

[Grey: "...No, that..."]

After their conversation, the Second Prince gained a partial understanding of the young girl.

[Never left this village, enjoys reading detective novels, and lacks self-confidence.]

[She is also the next caretaker of Blackmore's grave, chosen by Belsak nine years ago. She and Belsak are, in a sense, master and apprentice.]

Grey was born with the ability to see spirits, but this also made her afraid of them. Therefore, she never understood why Belsak chose her to be the gravedigger.

The Second Prince also learned that the caretaker of Blackmore's grave would only be chosen from within the village, as if the village had a pact with the Blackmore cemetery.

He comforted Grey, and the three of them were about to head to Belsac's hut when a slender middle-aged woman appeared at the cemetery entrance.

"Ah, so you really are here."

[Grey: "Mom."]

Yes, this woman is Grey's mother.

She was about thirty-five or thirty-six years old. While not particularly striking in appearance, her composed expression exuded a gentle warmth that instantly put people at ease; she seemed to be a mild-mannered woman.

[Grey's mother: "It's time for worship. Let's go back and pray."]

[Grey: "But Mr. Belsac asked me to show the way to his guest..."]

"That won't do. The work of a gravedigger is important, but you can't miss services. Besides, haven't you always said you're afraid of this cemetery? You can't be stubborn."

She stepped forward and took Gray's hand, saying, "Because your body is precious."

The Second Prince frowned. Something about that sentence sounded odd; was it something a mother would say to her child?

[Grey's mother: "I'm so sorry, our two guests. You don't mind, do you?"]

[Second Generation: "I understand. She's given us a general overview of the village. Thank you."]

"...Please, please, whatever you do, don't go to the swamp."

[Leaving these words behind, the girl reluctantly followed her mother away.]

At the same time, the Second King also took the opportunity to ask Grey's name.

Rin Tohsaka: "Seriously, what do you mean by 'body is precious'? Is that something a mother should say?"

Liu Daolingxia: "Although her words were unpleasant to hear, I could tell from her eyes that this mother's love for her daughter was genuine."

Wife: "What a pitiful child. His life is completely planned out for him, and he has no way to do what he wants."

The wife said, "Fortunately, she met the second generation and was saved."

Weber: "..."

Second: "..."