Chapter 224: Mikhail Is the Clockmaker!

{Unfortunately, if you were expecting a profound answer, you'll be disappointed. }

{The imagery it carries is very simple.... }

{This is merely the true flavor of the Dreamland Paradise, nothing more. }

Galahad shook his head and explained.

{This true flavor.... is it related to that Mikhail? }

Himeko asked.

{Mikhail.... that's a name that appeared in the dreams.... }

Stelle suddenly said.

{Ah, right—I thought I'd heard it somewhere before.... }

{When Stelle was bewitched by that masked Fool girl, didn't you hear someone muttering that name? }

With Stelle's reminder,

March 7th suddenly realized.

{... }

{Hmph... you know quite a bit. I didn't misjudge you. }

{Now I have no reason not to be frank with all of you. }

{Then let me lay out the case in detail—of course.... }

{I'll also include the story of that Mikhail. }

{First, the conclusion: according to the clues in our family's possession, this Firefly is neither a local nor an invited guest. }

{In other words.... she is a genuine stowaway. }

{I was fooled by this girl too—truly, I'm getting old. }

{But in the Star of the Grand Festival, stowaways aren't rare, and they're not hard to track down. }

{After the incident, the Hounds immediately acted, pursuing the trail from both the dreamscape and reality. }

{But the result.... was only one bad piece of news—the most troubling one. }

{The girl vanished without a trace. No trace remained in the dreamscape, and her physical body was nowhere to be found in reality—as if she had never come to Pinoconny. }

Galahad laid out the full details of the case,

telling the three of them in full.

{Huh? }

{Doesn't this mean....? }

March 7th covered her mouth.