Chapter 205

【"My medicine is also perfect. Like Miss Tiadra, please let me assist Miss Esther in becoming a competent Silver Princess."】

【Byron: "Even without Karina, the preparations should be fine, right?"】

【Regina bowed her head: "... hat is what I believe."】

【Mio: "Um, Lord Byron, is there no need to search for the culprit?"】

【Byron: "Oh, are you trying to say that the girl named Reines is not the real culprit?"】

【Mio: "... o, that is not what I meant..."】

【Byron: "You need not concern yourselves."】

【Mio: "But..."】

【Byron: "I said, you need not concern yourselves."】

【Mio: "... es."】

Fiore: "Heh, this is getting interesting. Birds of a feather."

Rin Tohsaka: "Two people died in their home; how can they act like nothing happened?"

Feng Xi: "Haven't you seen the true colors of these guys yet?"

Mrs. Emiya: "The Golden Princess is nothing but a tool in their eyes..."

Illya: "A bunch of bastards, truly."

【"Very good."】

【Byron said in a low voice: "I don't know what conclusion that Lord who fancies himself a detective will come to, but that has nothing to do with us. We only solemnly pursue beauty."】

【"Depending on the situation, let's hold El-Melloi accountable. Although their assets were completely seized after the previous generation died, there are still other benefits to be gained. After all, the El-Melloi Classroom is the star of hope for the new generation."】

【This is a magus. Even though a murder case occurred, everyone's focus is definitely not on searching for the real culprit.】

【The core is the factional struggle and proxy war between magi; the culprit who killed the Golden Princess and her maid is merely a card in that struggle.】

【Although it is a very important card, as long as there is no decisive evidence, it ends there.】

【What is most significant is what kind of ripples will be stirred up by using this case as a catalyst.】

【If El-Melloi collapses, the Aristocratic faction's Barthomeloi faction will suffer a blow, the scales will tilt toward the Trambelio faction, and it might even lead to a war between magi.】

【From a cold war, turning into a hot war.】

Kayneth: "Heh..."

He had already sentenced Byron to death in his heart.

If he doesn't destroy the Izelma family, he shouldn't be the Lord of El-Melloi.

Barthomeloi—he wants to see if they will go to war with him for the sake of an Izelma.

Rin Tohsaka: "Hey, hey, what does he mean by this? Didn't they agree to give two days?"

Ishtar: "Truly disgusting. Talking is like passing gas."

Emiya Emiya Shirou Kotomine: "Human nature. Everything can be discarded in the face of profit."

【On the other Reverse Reverse Reverse Reverse Side, the Moon Tower, Touko Aozaki's laboratory.】

【Although she is a guest living in the Sun Tower, she actually arrived before the banquet was held and has an unknown cooperation with Byron.】

【The laboratory is filled with old globes, messy stationery, vulgar gossip magazines, philosophy books, and grimoires, as well as a large number of clockwork and tin toys that are almost indistinguishable from junk.】

【From this, one can see that Touko Aozaki is a beauty in a messy room.】

【At this moment, she is sitting at the table, fiddling with an old film projector.】

【"Izelma has indeed preserved them well. Things from about a hundred years ago—because the year is subtle from the perspective of value as an antique, most of them are in disrepair."】

Waver: "I didn't expect this woman to be interested in these things."

Rin Tohsaka: "Clean up a little, won't you? Aren't you afraid of not being able to find things?"

Illya: "Gossip magazines—she even likes reading this stuff."

Kayneth: "..."

I really have seen an unknown Reverse Reverse Reverse Reverse Side of Touko Aozaki.

【"What have you projected until now? What do you want to project from now on? The child I made last time had defects no matter what I did, so I left it at the Reien Girls' Academy."】

【Touko Aozaki seemed to be talking to the projector, then suddenly changed the subject, saying nonsensically: "You'd better come out quickly."】

【In the originally empty room, a figure suddenly appeared beside the door.】

【"How about that, it's you."】

【Touko Aozaki took off her glasses and said: "I didn't expect you to come at this late hour."】

【This is not a habitual action, but for her, these glasses are a switch to change her attitude toward the outside world.】

Rin Tohsaka: "What is that thing?"

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "I can't see clearly, and the screen didn't focus on it specifically."

Kiritsugu Emiya: "It should be some kind of magical projection."

Waver: "Judging by this woman's tone, it is highly likely to be someone from the Izelma family."

Caules: "Will there be a sudden change?"

【Touko Aozaki: "You say you aren't the culprit? Hm, that sort of thing is irrelevant. I'm not interested in finding the culprit of the case. Most of the people gathered here are like that, right?"】

【"Professor Inorai seems very infatuated with him. Sigh, this bunch of magi really hasn't changed at all."】

【"So, how is it? Did his arrival make you tremble with fear?"】

【"That person is indeed mediocre as a magus, but he is a first-class researcher. Plus, only in the matter of seeing through others' magecraft, he might be called super outstanding."】

【The figure responded with a few words, seemingly proposing content and conditions.】

【Touko Aozaki: "Oh? You're really going all out, aren't you?"】

【"Hm, no need to explain the reason; that reward is enough."】

【"Since you've offered that condition, I will be an enemy to him, that Lord El-Melloi II."】

Waver: "!!!"

Rin Tohsaka: "Good guy, an enemy added for no reason."

Illya: "They were already enemies; don't forget that doll from before."

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "That shadow is indeed someone from Izelma; it's either Byron or that young man named Mio."】

Rin Tohsaka: "Indeed, that guy named Mio looks very familiar with Touko Aozaki."

Kiritsugu Emiya: "Borrowing a knife to kill—a truly simple and useful strategy."

Kayneth: "Although I don't like this woman Touko Aozaki, I have to admit that this woman is very troublesome."】

Sola-Ui: "Although I know this case will be perfectly solved, having an extra Grand-ranked enemy now still makes one worry inevitably."