Chapter 496

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "The mysteries of this village are getting more and more."】

【"Add?"】

【On the way, Gray called Add again.】

【For some reason, Add has become less lively than before these days.】

【"Hmm?"】

【The blurry sharp voice sounded slowly: "Ihihihihi, so sleepy..."】

【Gray: "... Go to sleep."】

【Although she didn't know what was wrong with him, this careless attitude made her feel at ease.】

【Add: "I will!"】

Kayneth: "The situation of the Holy Spear is also a bit wrong."】

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "It seems this is destined to be an uneasy journey."】

【Snowflakes drifted down from the sky, the group accelerated, and soon arrived at the village.】

【Perhaps because she had seen the vastness of the city, Gray only felt that the village was much smaller than in her memory.】

【Several people walked into the village and immediately discovered something wrong.】

【The whole village, there was not a single person.】

【The Second raised his eyebrows, took everyone to the cemetery first, and then went to Gray's house, but Bersac and Gray's mother were nowhere to be found.】

【There was only a thin layer of dust in the room, proving that they hadn't left for long, and it should be no more than a few days.】

【So the group went to the church, worshipped the Black Madonna according to the rules, then searched around, and finally found a basement in the church.】

【There were no figures of Father Fernand and Sister Irumia in the basement, but the teacups and biscuit plates on the table still had traces of being shared by people.】

【The Second touched the teacup, it was already cold.】

Rin Tohsaka: "This is too coincidental, how did they happen to come back just when the village had an accident."】

Waver: "Indeed, this coincidence is scary."】

Emiya Kiritsugu: "Perhaps, it's not a coincidence."】

Waver: "Then it's even more scary."】

Shishigou Kairi: "Yeah, it's like one's actions were inexplicably manipulated by someone."】

【"Being able to enjoy black tea leisurely before disappearing, it shouldn't be a sudden situation."】

【The Second touched his chin and said: "Svin, how is the taste?"】

【Svin sniffed and said: "There is no human aura at all, but the smell of magic is coming from everywhere."】

【Second: "Hmm, the flow of magical energy is indeed wrong. Although magical energy is easy to become dense on the mountain, the magical energy here gives me a heterogeneous feeling compared to being dense."】

【Flat: "Indeed, how to say... clearly it should be flowing, but it drew circles in place."】

【Svin: "Isn't that a spiral."】

【Flat: "No, no, it's a circle, circling in the same place, just like an infinite loop. Yes, the one everyone plays until they get addicted in the Super Plumber game!"】

【Svin: "It's not good to jump to conclusions in a hurry. Moreover, not all smells flow together. What is needed at this time is a correct understanding of the whole; it is wrong for you, Flat, to try to reach the essence in one leap!"】

【Flat: "Since it's the essence, what does it matter! Even RB anime always says there is only one truth!"】

【Svin: "The teacher also often says, only when the other party and the formula are operating correctly is pointing directly to the essence the correct answer. Because you won't make a mistake yourself, you substitute other things into it, which may not be without omissions. When encountering this situation, you should observe the whole and the parts at the same time to confirm."】

【The two argued like this, the Second looked at them, his eyes helpless but with relief.】

Kayneth: "Magical energy is constructed into a constantly circulating circle; this is the first time I've heard of this situation."】

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "Don't guess, just listening to the description of that kid in the video, without personally feeling it, we can't understand."】

Kayneth: "That's also true."】

【"Stop here for now. There are too few clues; at this stage, even if you keep stacking hypotheses, you will only be confused."】

【Stopped by the Second, the two also stopped.】

【Second: "A mass disappearance case? It's just like 'And Then There Were None'."】

【"..."】

【Having finally summoned the courage to return to the village, who would have thought that such a thing would happen as soon as they returned, making Gray's emotions fluctuate.】

【The Second lit a cigar and said: "Let's split into two groups."】

【Gray: "Split into two groups?"】

【Second: "Yes. Since all the villagers have disappeared, if we act together, we might suffer the same fate, so it's better to act separately while using magic to contact periodically."】

【"Svin, Flat, can I trouble you to find out the magical elements around here?"】

【Svin: "Sigh! Is it me and Flat together?"】

【Second: "If Flat goes alone, the investigation results will all become his mood at the time and inexplicable jokes. Even if it's not here, the only person who can keep up with him is you."】

【Flat: "Praising me so vigorously, I will be shy, Professor!"】

【"Shut up."】

【"It hurts!!! Wait, wait, Professor!"】

【The Second directly picked up Flat's body with the 'Reinforcement' bear claw move, making him float in the air like a chick and struggle.】

Iskandar: "Hahaha, kid, it turns out you still have some moves."】

Waver: "Cough, cough, although I'm not good at melee, I have to learn some self-defense skills for insurance."】

Iskandar: "Hmm, hmm, but you still have to exercise your weak body well."】

【After teaching the troublesome student a lesson, the two sides separated to act.】

【Flat and Svin felt that there was nothing to search in the village, so they walked directly into the forest on the north side of the village, intending to go to the swamp to see.】

【Svin: "The abnormality of this village clearly started from there. The teacher and the others should avoid breaking taboos for insurance, but there is no need for us to do the same, right?"】

【Flat: "Oh my, this village is really interesting! It's messy in every way!"】

【Svin: "Indeed, there is too little farmland around, not enough to maintain the village's operation at all. Since it cannot be self-sufficient, it should have relied on surrounding settlements to transport food from before, but if so, this village must have the value for surrounding settlements to do so. The village doesn't look rich in terms of economy, so it should be the power of faith."】

【Flat: "Are you referring to Blackmoore Cemetery and that Black Madonna statue? It's not impossible, but if so, its popularity in general society would be a bit higher, right?"】

【Svin: "I'm just saying there is that possibility. If it were the teacher, the idea might be more detailed. No, it must have reached an abyss that people like me can't reach."】

【The two moved forward in the bushes as if they didn't see it, and Svin frowned after a while.】

【"Strange, the taste of every piece of land is different, and it also has dense magical energy like the Clock Tower. However, the magical energy here is particularly distorted; it is clearly sticky and rich, but it will disappear immediately when I try to smell it, just like a bed sheet that is clearly pitch black but was just washed."】

【Flat: "Svin, your way of speaking is still the same, very simple and easy to understand! It's like the tutorial level of a masterpiece first-person shooter!"】