Chapter 198

[Except for the confessing Karina and Touko Aozaki, everyone else was in an uproar because of her words.]

[Reines: "Oh no..."]

[If she didn't understand that she had been set up by now, she would really be stupid.]

[Now even if she explained anything, it would be meaningless; she was already deep in the mud, no one would care about her defense, and no one would help her.]

Rin Tohsaka: "Sure enough, she was pointed out as the murderer."

Gilgamesh: "Hahaha, this kind of plot full of conspiracy and calculation is more to this King's taste."

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "This is a premeditated action; even the Golden Princess's request for help was probably..."

Rin Tohsaka: "Sigh! In other words, the murderer is this Byron?"

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "It's hard to say, but in the current situation, his suspicion is clearly the greatest."

Darnic: "What a ridiculous double-act performance."

Fiore: "Wantonly using people's sympathy, it's disgusting."

Astolfo: "Are magi such despicable existences?"

Everyone: "..."

If you want to complain, complain, don't just fire indiscriminately.

["This really cannot be ignored."]

[Byron looked at Reines in a pretentious manner and said hypocritically: "I hope you can explain what is going on, young lady of El-Melloi."]

[He couldn't have just found out now; from the moment he called Karina in, it could be seen that at the latest, during the period between learning of the Golden Princess's death and coming here, he had already grasped the general situation.]

[Reines: "Indeed, Lady Diadra discussed this matter with me, but I swear I did not kill Lady Diadra. In the end, there is no point in killing the object who proposed to flee here, right?"]

["Is that so? If the conditions for fleeing cannot be agreed upon, isn't it possible for a conflict to occur?"]

[The black-skinned man Mick suddenly spoke up to make trouble.]

[Reines was so angry that she gritted her teeth, but she didn't dare to act rashly.]

[She knew that these bastards were waiting for an excuse, an excuse sufficient to kill her directly.]

[Once she died, all the charges could be added directly to her, dead men tell no tales, and they could Matsuwanko Matsuwanko Take the opportunity to make trouble and Matsuwanko Matsuwanko Take away the remaining power of the already declining El-Melloi.]

[Gray was also very angry, her right hand already tightly gripping Add under her cloak.]

[She wanted to Matsuwanko Matsuwanko Take action, but was secretly stopped by Reines.]

[Once she took action, the crime would be confirmed, and there would be no turning back.]

Rin Tohsaka: "Well, this confirms it's a trap."

Kiritsugu Emiya: "No, this case doesn't seem that simple."

Waver: "I think so too."

Rin Tohsaka: "Hey hey, can't their behavior explain everything?"

Feng Xi: "That's just their base nature at work."

Feng Xi: "No matter what happens, their first thought is to suppress their opponents and plan benefits for their own family. Who killed the Golden Princess, they don't care at all."

Feng Xi: "Even the parties involved don't care, right?"

Rin Tohsaka: "...Stop talking, my impression of the Jewel Jewel Mage's Association is getting worse and worse."

Artoria: "Despicable conduct, how can such people deserve to sit in a leadership position."

Darnic: "Therefore, such a rotten organization as the Jewel Jewel Mage's Association should have been overthrown long ago."

Feng Xi: "Hehe, you are half a catty to their eight taels; don't laugh at each other."

Darnic: "..."

[Byron: "In any case, it seems necessary to investigate you in detail."]

["Yeah."]

[Reines pretended to be calm and said: "I hope to receive polite treatment, especially since I can only drink good black tea with delicious scones for breakfast. Otherwise, it would be a waste of my intention to provide special assistance."]

[Byron: "Assistance? What do you intend to do, Reines El-Melloi Archisorte."]

[Calling the other party by their name directly means that the face has been torn, and there is no need to pretend to be polite and respectful.]

["That goes without saying, Byron Valuleta Izelma."]

[Reines said in a joking tone: "I will find the murderer for you to see, betting on the reputation of our El-Melloi."]

Kayneth: "Hehe, Izelma, very good."

Waver: "Teacher, calm down."

Kayneth: "Don't worry, I'm very calm."

Illya: "So this time it's Reines's turn to be a detective?"

Kiritsugu Emiya: "Impossible, she is not good at this at all; in the end, I'm afraid she will still have to rely on II."

Kiritsugu Emiya: "If the party involved before was II, he would absolutely not be so easily schemed against."

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "And with such a big thing happening, II, as the head of the family, naturally cannot stay out of it."

Kayneth: "Sigh, Reines seems smart, but compared to those old foxes who are full of schemes, she is still too far behind."

[A moment later, everyone left, leaving only Reines and the other girl and Lord Valuleta.]

[That's right, this Lord took the initiative to express her willingness to stay and monitor Reines.]

[Originally Touko Aozaki volunteered, but Byron refused on the grounds that she was also a suspect.]

[Inorai, who arrived last, was very interested in this situation, so she took on this task herself.]

Kayneth: "Hmph, Inorai, this woman is really haunting."

Rin Tohsaka: "Lord, it shouldn't be the murderer, right?"

Because of Touko Aozaki's previous lesson, they didn't dare to believe Inorai's performance anymore.

These magi are all good at turning their faces and not recognizing people.

[Inorai: "Then, where do you intend to start investigating?"]

[Reines: "If possible, I want to start with the room layout and the corpse."]

[Although she said so, facing the cruel corpse and smelling the thick smell of blood, Reines almost vomited.]

[Inorai: "I see, do as you please."]

[Spending a few seconds to calm herself down, Reines began to investigate the scene.]

[The room size is equivalent to an ordinary cafe; the main furniture includes a bed with a canopy, a table with a jellyfish-like lamp, several paintings that look like Impressionist works, and a simple bookcase with several introductory magecraft books called 'Grimoire'.]

[Every item is a luxury item worthy of the Golden Princess's name, but in terms of variety, there is a feeling of only collecting the minimum necessary.]

[There is a window and a door in the room, and there is also a skylight, but the structure is not something humans can enter or exit.]

[If you want to include the skylight in the consideration, it is better to think about what magecraft can pass through walls.]

[Finally, there is the corpse.]

["...This is also divided very thoroughly; I can't even tell what the murder weapon is."]

[The torso and limbs were neatly cut and separated, and the cross-section was so sharp that one couldn't help but widen their eyes.]

[There were no signs of resistance on the body, and from the appearance of the cross-section, it was probably killed before it had time to resist.]

[The investigation ended, and the task of collecting the corpse pieces was naturally handed over to Trimmau.]

Illya: "Ugh, it seems there are no clues at all."

Kiritsugu Emiya: "Neatly cut, no signs of resistance, and the activated Mystic Lock, these are all clues."

Kiritsugu Emiya: "But because the murderer is a magus, the usefulness of these clues becomes minimal."

Rin Tohsaka: "Yeah, magi commit crimes; there is nothing they can't do, only things you can't think of."

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "It's impossible to have no signs of resistance; could it be that the Golden Princess was bound or drugged and killed?"

Waver: "It should be drugged; there was no pain in the other party's expression."