Shirou, who returned from the Fairy Kingdom

Shirou returned to the room and half-squatted next to Olga Marie.

"I see, it's someone important's belongings that got lost... right?"

The silver-haired girl nodded slightly.

When I returned to my room after breakfast, I found it was gone, and then I searched for it for a long time...

We searched the rooms and the food cart, but couldn't find it..."

Shirou asked, "When was the last time you saw it?"

Olga Marie replied, "I didn't see it last night."

So that's why they turned their room upside down.

The mess on the floor wasn't her venting her emotions; she was searching for something important that she had lost.

"Lady Olga Marie, this Lord Shirou actually possesses the ability to find lost items."

"Reines suddenly said."

"what?"

Olga Marie and Shirou spoke at the same time.

...How come I didn't know I had this ability?

"is this real!?"

Olga Marie's eyes widened, revealing a look of desperation, as if she were grasping at a straw.

"Of course it's true, so let's leave it to Lord Shirou."

"Hey!"

Shirou glared at Reines.

I thought she would have a mischievous, triumphant expression, but Reines looked completely convinced. Was this her acting?

Looking at Olga Marie, she had already taken Reines's words to heart.

"Help me find Tereza's belongings!"

Perhaps it was because she saw hope in despair that the girl lost her usual ability to think rationally and believed that Shirou could definitely help her find what was important.

"Okay, I'll try to look for it," Shirou said.

"As expected of Lord Shirou!" Reines clapped her hands happily.

On the other side, Olga Marie pursed her lips, sometimes opening them and sometimes closing them tightly, as if she wanted to say something.

"...I'll thank you when I find it."

Shirou reached out and pulled Olga Marie up from the carpet.

"So where should we begin our search?"

Reines adopted the demeanor of a detective's assistant and asked the question.

Shirou glanced at her, thought for a moment, and said, "Let's go back to the dining car."

Reines asked, "Did Lady Olga Marie leave her amulet there?"

"Hmm, it's more likely that it was left there."

Shirou said, "There are traces of magic in the room, Olga Marie. You already used the exploration spell before, didn't you?"

The girl nodded.

After discovering that the amulet was missing, Olga Marie first calmly searched for it using exploration spells, but after several fruitless attempts, she excitedly turned the place upside down.

“Olga Marie has been searching for so long without any results, which means it’s unlikely she’s lost here. Let’s go to the restaurant,” Shirou said.

"Okay, let's hurry up and go... before someone else picks it up."

Just as Shirou and Reines were about to leave, Olga Marie followed them.

"I...I'm with you."

"Olga Marie, why don't you rest in your room? You must be very tired."

Olga Marie, of course, did not want to stay in the room like that.

"I'll help too!"

"No, I alone, plus Reines, is enough."

"But……"

Olga Marie was about to say something when Shirou interrupted her.

“I will definitely find it, so leave it to me... Olga Marie, please rest well in your room.”

"........."

Olga Marie met Shirou's gaze with teary eyes.

She saw absolute confidence in the red-haired boy's expression.

After a few seconds of silence, the girl asked, "Can I trust you?"

"Yes, please trust me."

"I understand, I'll trust you this once..."

Olga Marie nodded, then obediently sat back down on the edge of the bed.

This was the first time the girl had decided to trust someone since Tereza left her.

After calming down a bit, Olga Marie herself also found it very suspicious. What exactly was this ability to find lost items?

but……

why……

Olga Marie thought it would be better to leave this to Shirou.

After a brief hesitation, she mustered her courage and decided that this time she would choose to "believe".

“Let’s go, Lord Shirou,” Reines urged.

"Ah, coming right away."

Shirou closed the door to the room.

Olga Marie sat quietly on the edge of the bed, her hands gripping her dress tightly.

……

……

Shirou and Reines returned to the corridor and headed towards the dining car.

"What 'detective game'... Oh, it's just helping to find lost items."

"Otherwise what? Does Lord Shirou think a series of murders is going to happen?"

Reines chuckled, "It's not a mystery novel..."

In the real world, do detectives spend their days searching for lost items and investigating extramarital affairs?

"That's really impressive... This is the first time I've ever seen Lady Olga Marie so obedient."

"The blonde girl exclaimed sincerely," Shirou said.

"She must have been very tired, which is why she was so obedient. It wasn't because I did anything."

"Yes, in order not to disappoint Lady Olga Marie's expectations, let's do our best to find the lost items."

As Reines was saying this, she noticed that the boy behind her suddenly stopped.

"What's wrong, Lord Shirou? The dining car is still inside."

The girl turned around and found Shirou standing there, extending a hand towards her.

Reines was stunned for a moment, then smiled with relief.

"As expected of you, I now understand why Brother Kenneth and Sister Sora speak so highly of you..."

The girl walked up to Shirou and stood in front of him.

Then she took a pendant from her bosom and placed it in the other person's palm.

“We’ve found it.” Shirou said, holding the pendant.

"When did you realize that I had stolen Lady Olga Marie's belongings?"

"In the beginning."

"Oh dear... this is really..."

Reines gracefully covered her surprised lips.

When Shirou heard from Olga Marie that her belongings were missing and could not be found, he wondered if Reines was behind it.

There's no need to search for evidence like in a detective novel, or notice any clues the culprit makes; you can simply rely on intuition to determine that she's the prime suspect.

That was something Olga Marie treasured, it wouldn't be so easy to lose, and the possibility of it being stolen should still be taken into consideration, even if it's not high.

However, Olga Marie herself, though extremely anxious, never considered this situation in the slightest.

It seems someone nearby gave her the preconceived notion (hint) that she had "lost something"—that person was undoubtedly Reines.

"It's really amazing."

Reines smiled and clapped her hands.

"Why would you do something like this?" Shirou asked.

“Aren’t you angry?” Reines asked in return.

"Whether you get angry or not depends on your reasons," Shirou said.

Reines said without changing her expression: "For testing—"

Let's see if Lord Shirou is really as powerful as Kenneth and the others say.

Shirou snorted: "I think it's not that simple."

"Phew... You really can't hide anything from me."

Reines said with an air of self-righteousness, "I want that child to owe me a favor—"

Although this is just a hypothesis.

But if Shirou-sama could help Olga-Marie-sama the way he helped Kenneth and Sora-sama eight years ago…

As the one who introduced you to her, I can naturally make Animusphia owe me a favor, and I can also become good friends with the next monarch of the Astronomical Department.”

Shirou frowned: "You bastard..."

Is her personality already this bad and twisted at only 15 years old?

Despite his adorable appearance, he's actually a power-hungry politician at heart...

Kenneth, your niece is really not likable...

"Although there's an element of wanting to take advantage of her, my desire to become friends with Lady Olga Marie is genuine, isn't it?"

"At this point, who would still believe your nonsense?"

"It doesn't matter if you don't believe me, I really like Lady Olga Marie very much."

Considering her status as the daughter of an astronomy scholar, I believe that Lady Olga Marie will become an important figure whose every move will influence the Clock Tower in the future.

However, she is currently facing a difficult situation in her life.

Reines looked at the scenery rushing past the car window and said calmly.

"Several years ago, my father suddenly changed his personality and stopped paying attention to me."

The only tutor she could rely on for emotional support, Miss Theresa, passed away not long ago.

Olga Marie is currently in a state of confusion and helplessness, and needs someone to give her a push.

"If you want to help her, then do it yourself. Didn't you want to be friends with her?"

Reines shook her head and said, "No, no, no, I definitely couldn't do it. If Miss Theresa were still here, it would be different..."