Chapter 399

Caules: "Wait a while until the truth is exposed; he will probably jump over the wall in a hurry."】

Kayneth: "Hmph, jump over the wall in a hurry—he doesn't have that ability."】

【Atrum: "In this way, the preparation work is finished, right?"】

【II: "No, two people are still missing."】

【"Arrived!"】

【"Sorry, excuse me."】

【Flat and Svin came in at this time and also brought Karina's corpse.】

【Regina: "Sister..."】

【Svin put the corpse down, and II immediately walked up to start the autopsy.】

【It stands to reason that it had already been investigated, but he seemed to have new ideas.】

【"Sure enough."】

【After a while, II muttered, "The eardrums were peeled off; this is a trace of deliberately taking away hearing. Since it's going to be done thoroughly, that's how it would be. Just as she herself said, in an environment where magecraft can be used for assistance, this is almost not a problem."】

【Islo frowned: "What does that mean?"】

【II stood up slowly, lit a cigar, and spoke.】

【"Then, I'll start directly from the conclusion."】

【He pointed to Karina's corpse and said loudly, "She is the Golden Princess."】

Everyone: "!!!"】

Tohsaka Rin: "This—what does it mean?"】

Waver: "The maid is the Golden Princess..."】

Kirei Kotomine: "This maid is the Golden Princess—could it be!"】

Darnic: "I see, this is unexpected."】

Fiore: "Uncle, what's wrong?"】

Darnic: "Watch, the truth will be revealed immediately."】

【"!!!"】

【The scene suddenly fell into silence as if it had been cast with magecraft.】

【"Hey, hey, what are you saying?"】

【After a moment of dead silence, someone took the lead to break the deadlock; it was the spy Mic.】

【"It's exactly what it sounds like."】

【II said in a deep voice, "Although I didn't attend the banquet, the Golden Princess who made her debut at Izelma's social gathering this time is her."】

【Everyone's expressions expressed one meaning, which was 'Are you crazy?'】

【Atrum: "Do you mean that projection like a surprise box just now? But didn't that only work because she originally resembled the Bai Yin Princess?"】

【II: "The method is naturally different. Rather, I have never understood this point. Because in the end, the timing to complete the Golden Princess was really bad... Flat!"】

【"Yes! I've drawn it."】

【Flat immediately held up a drawing.】

【Seeing the drawing, Reines immediately blew at Trimmau's arm.】

【The breath containing magical power made the mercury maid's arm disappear instantly, and hazy mist covered the surroundings.】

【Not long after, the mist that absorbed the surrounding light reappeared in mid-air, depicting the drawing drawn by the boy.】

【That was the Celestial Map.】

【It was the celestial map that II had been troubled by for a long time, such as the sun and moon not matching.】

Avicebron: "It's drawn quite exquisitely."】

Illya: "This mercury maid is truly omnipotent; she can even act as a projector."】

Kayneth: "Really, what have you turned the Volumen Hydrargyrum into?"】

【The various planets and orbits appeared in the air one after another, and then were replaced by several floor plans.】

【The graphics do not necessarily match the geocentric theory or the original orbits of the planets because this is not science; it is data needed for observation in magecraft.】

【"Everyone present, remember the Celestial Map of the current period, right?"】

【II explained, "The Sun Tower and the Moon Tower, the Golden Princess and the Bai Yin Princess—Izelma's spell is completely established on the spells of the sun and moon. However, if Izelma used the spell-body that competed with Galliasta to complete the Golden Princess, the timing doesn't match at all. Because they got the spell-body at most a month ago, and the period when the sun and moon's mutual relationship was suitable had already passed several months ago."】

【"The best time is the solar eclipse at noon, when the sun and moon are at the same ecliptic longitude. Secondly, the opposition phenomenon where the sun and moon are opposite, and Saturn, which governs the shape, is at a 120-degree position, but neither matches the season."】

【"You!!!"】

【Byron's face was angry to the extreme, turning black.】

Tohsaka Tokiomi: "Heh, this can be considered a complete analysis of Izelma's magecraft."】

Shishigou Kairi: "Now that the truth is known, there is no need to save face for the Izelma family."】

Kayneth: "From the moment Byron calculated against Reines, Izelma and El-Melloi had already torn their faces."】

【II: "However, if you compare other things to the sun, there is no problem."】

【Atrum: "Oh, what do you mean by other things?"】

【II: "In magecraft, sometimes other planets are compared to the sun, especially Venus, which is often like this because it is the brightest planet in the entire sky."】

【"Based on this reason, Venus is feared as the Golden God in the Far East, and the Bible also calls Venus Lucifer, the Morning Star, and the Evening Star who fell from heaven."】

【"Venus is also the star of Venus. Tracing the source, it is also related to Ishtar of Mesopotamia. Like this time, it can be said to be the best comparison for magecraft applied to the essence of beauty."】

Ishtar: "Hmm-hmm."】

【Bai Yin Princess: "Lord El-Melloi II, although I don't know what the relationship between the spell-body and the comparison is, what is the corpse of Sister Tiadra we saw? The corpse should still be in the room now."】

【II: "That is naturally the real Golden Princess, but not the Golden Princess who attended the debut banquet."】

【Gray and others: "???"】

【"I see, no wonder it was dismembered so finely."】

【Inorai seemed to understand what was going on and smiled faintly: "Sigh, if the position were reversed, I would do the same."】

【II nodded and said, "It's mostly like that. The real Golden Princess died long before the social gathering, and those corpse parts were just scattered in the room after the debut banquet."】

Caules: "I see, the Golden Princess died long ago."】

Fiore: "Truly ironic. Izelma's greatest masterpiece actually died before the release banquet."】

Darnic: "Heh, once people know, the Izelma family will instantly become a laughingstock, so he carefully designed such a big show."】

Waver: "He even designed Reines, planning to use the Golden Princess's death to seek profit. Truly a disgusting old man."】

Kirei Kotomine: "But something unexpected happened, and that is Karina's death."】

Shishigou Kairi: "So that's why it's said to be two cases."】

【"!!!"】

【Hearing this speculation, everyone present was shocked.】

【Byron panicked: "You—what nonsense are you talking about!"】

【"There's no need to hide it at this point, Lord Byron."】

【II said coldly, "Basically, it couldn't be hidden at the stage where Galliasta intervened. Even if scientific forensics are not used, inspection by professional magi of the Clock Tower would at least reveal that the time of death does not match."】