Chapter 215

【Waver: "On this premise, Lord Byron also did not know who the culprit was. At that stage, there were various possibilities, and there should have been infighting within the Baljelleta faction. At least from his point of view, almost everyone could have had a motive."】

【"However, the nature of the second case is different."】

【"The first case was ultimately a scam designed to expose the death of the Golden Princess; the Silver Princess and the others originally had to escape during the chaos, and Karina's death was completely unnecessary."】

【Gray: "What is that about?"】

【Waver: "A murder case did indeed occur; one was the accidental death of the real Golden Princess caused by Lord Byron, and as for the other, the person who killed Karina is you!"】

【Waver's hand pointed directly at the apothecary Mio Brishisan-Kleineers.】

【"N-no, h-how could i-it b-be m-me..."】

【Mio slumped directly onto the floor, trying to stay away from the teacher while shaking his head.】

Illya: "This guy is acting really well."】

Rin Tohsaka: "If I didn't know the answer, I wouldn't have thought he was the killer."】

Caules: "Looking at his performance, you can't tell at all."】

Fiore: "Truly, you can know a person's face but not their heart."】

【Waver said coldly: "Do you want me to be more specific?"】

【"Flat!"】

【"Yes!"】

【Flat couldn't wait to Matsuwanko Matsuwanko Take out a set of clothes and a leather bag; they were the Golden Princess's clothes and a travel bag.】

【"Just as the teacher said, the items were hidden near that fountain!"】

【Waver: "Several legends of Siegfried also mention that the fountain was the place where he washed off the dragon blood and met his death; in one aspect, there is also this magical significance."】

【"Correct, this is not difficult; I think it is nine out of ten likely to be so."】

【"However, I was truly only convinced just now that you were the killer; after all, the people Regina and the Silver Princess would protect are at most you and Mr. Islor."】

【"The reason it is not Mr. Islor lies in Trimmau; if it were Aoko Aozaki and Lord Baljelleta, they might be able to stop Trimmau from operating, and perhaps Atrum Galliasta could also do it."】

【Atrum: "Perhaps it is superfluous."】

【Waver: "However, your abilities are too specialized in weaving and apothecary work. Let alone repelling Trimmau, to make her stop operating requires seeing through the composition of the internal magic formula."】

【"By the way, my disciple Flat is good at this kind of magecraft, but this is more difficult than expected; at least it is not magecraft I can do."】

【"As for you, although it was a coincidence, your detailed investigation of Trimmau at the social gathering worked."】

【"Although in this sense, it was my foster sister who had a flaw at that social gathering."】

【Reines: "I was nervous in enemy territory."】

【Waver: "Moreover, staining Trimmau with blood was also going too far; there was no need to go to that extent."】

【"According to Reines's position, she would be forced into a predicament in this tower anyway. Because of this, I had the room to think that the killers of the Golden Princess case and the Karina case might be different people."】

Shishigou Kairi: "I see. Thinking about it this way, this kid's suspicion is indeed the greatest."】

Rin Tohsaka: "To be honest, I didn't see that the Silver Princess and the others were protecting Mio."】

Caules: "So, solving cases requires professionals."】

【Islor: "Then, is it really..."】

【"..."】

【This time Mio did not continue to deny it; he slumped and laughed, and the trembling from just now stopped abruptly.】

【"Because... why can't it be?"】

【It echoed extremely emptily in the hall.】

【"I, I have known her for a long time. Even though we have known each other for a long time, even though I am the one who understands her best, I didn't know that she..."】

【"S-so, I wanted to collect at least a little bit of her... traces before she died."】

【Before Reines took Gray and Trimmau to track the footprints, Mio was also trying to find out the killer of the Golden Princess.】

【Or he had no will to find the killer, just as he said now, wanting to collect a little of her lingering scent before she died.】

【When he met Karina at the fountain, she was most likely prepared to escape from Byron's Reverse Reverse Reverse Reverse Side.】

【"I questioned her, and she was very surprised. Because Karina said, said she was the Golden Princess."】

【"A-although I couldn't believe it immediately, do y-you understand my joy at that time? Because, because, e-even if Tiadra died, the Golden Princess didn't die! That beauty, it didn't suffer any damage at all!"】

【"H-however, she said she wanted to run away, wanted to escape from Lord Byron, and Matsuwanko Matsuwanko Take the Silver Princess and Regina out of this Twin-Faced Tower."】

【"She said, so Mi-Mio, you come help too."】

【"How, how could I possibly allow such a thing to happen!"】

【For Karina, Mio should have been a reliable childhood friend. It was precisely because she felt that even if the truth leaked, if he were willing to help, she would tell the secret.】

【However, her thoughts and Mio's were not necessarily the same; rather, they pointed in the completely opposite direction...】

【"Even if she died, she should have restored that beauty! E-even if I killed her, I had to leave her behind! The Silver Princess's research should also continue!"】

【"Because, w-we had already seen that e-end."】

【"Because we had tasted the fruit, we should move forward! As a magus, we must do that!"】

【The scene fell into silence again.】

Illya: "W-what kind of reason is this!"】

Shishigou Kairi: "Truly pathetic; the person trusted the most is the least trustworthy."】

Laeticia: "Magi, is there not a single normal person?"】

Feng Xi: "This is a problem of worldview. Because the environment they lived in since childhood is different, do not expect to understand magi with the worldview of ordinary people."】

Rin Tohsaka: "... he Root, is it really that important?"】

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "The Root is the dream of all magi."】

Feng Xi: "People have gone crazy; it is even more impossible to touch the Root."】

【"... hat you said, as a magus, is not wrong at all."】

【Waver said in a deep voice: "You didn't hesitate to use your childhood friend as a living sacrifice to achieve your wish; as a magus, it is a matter of course."】

【Mio: "S-s-since that's the case..."】

【Waver: "However, since that's the case, why didn't you ask her to die for you?"】

【"!!!"】

【The surrounding magi suddenly widened their eyes, as if they didn't understand what Waver was saying.】

Rin Tohsaka: "???"】

Illya: "What is he saying!"】

【Mio: "What did you say..."】

【Waver: "Before you didn't hesitate to kill your childhood friend to keep her, why didn't you ask her to die for you? Why didn't you beg her, saying 'for the sake of fulfilling my selfishness of wanting to witness ultimate beauty again, let me dissect you to my heart's content'?"】

【"Since you said it was an impossible dream, why not openly and proudly ask the Silver Princess and Regina to be living sacrifices?"】

【"H-h-how could there be such a ridiculous..."】

【Waver's words made Mio look like he would foam at the mouth at any moment, his mouth opening and closing constantly.】

【Waver: "You say what a ridiculous proposal? Is it only to this extent?"】

【"Not out of personal desire, without divine will or great cause, intending to trample on the countries of the world; not for a delusion of wanting to see the end of the sea with one's own eyes, completely depriving many war gods and great lords of their honor and pride, and still wanting to call them to be on par with oneself."】

【"If you can't even make people believe in a delusion of this extent, you still want to realize your dream?"】

【"Whether a magus or not, for a person, the self is absolute. No matter what kind of good or evil deeds, we cannot know if we have really saved or harmed others."】

【"However, whether it is a mistake or a misunderstanding, since you say it is the way of life you chose, then hold your head high."】

【"Since you want to fight for yourself, at least try to infect others with your self-righteousness."】

【"Wrong, from the beginning, before falling into this ridiculous case-solving action, you should have stood tall and declared, 'I killed Karina to prevent her from escaping.'"】

【"Your actions are purely despicable."】

【The sanction was given; everyone seemed to hear the sound of the guillotine blade falling.】

【Mio was stunned in place, unable to recover for a long time.】

Shishigou Kairi: "Oh, what sharp words."】

Emiya Kiritsugu: "Indeed, even if this kid says it in a high-sounding way, it cannot change the fact that he killed someone."】

Kayneth: "It would really be better to persuade Karina to commit suicide herself."】

Laeticia: "I cannot understand, I really cannot understand the thinking of you magi."】

【"Phew..."】

【Waver smoked his cigar with a dull look, slowly casting his gaze toward the Silver Princess and her servant beside him.】

【"Why did you protect him?"】

【"..."】

【The Silver Princess's expression was still hidden under her veil, and it was unclear, but she finally spoke this time.】

【"... ctually, if Mio hadn't killed Karina, we should have met up with Karina that night and escaped."】

【Waver: "Even so, why?"】

【Silver Princess: "You should know, right? You only know the reason, Regina."】