Chapter 700

【At the same time, the city of the Modern Magecraft Department—Sla, library.】

【"Hmm... it really can't get through."】

【Reines put down the phone and shook her head helplessly.】

【Flat: "Still haven't contacted the Professor?"】

【Reines: "Unfortunately."】

【The Department of Sealing Designation is a secret organization after all, so it probably has a protective net that cuts off signals.】

【Or, Waver is not convenient to answer the phone now, so he turned off his phone.】

【No way, they can only busy themselves.】

【While having to process the accumulated documents from beginning to end, while also having to be careful not to be discovered by others, it's really too troublesome.】

【"... There are indeed omissions."】

【After processing, Reines looked at the plan results and couldn't help but frown.】

【Heartless did it really too cleanly; if it weren't for meeting Aozaki Touko, they probably wouldn't even know the news that the other party's students were survivors of the labyrinth.】

Kayneth: "Why did Heartless eliminate all the information about his disciples? Could it be to cover up some secret?"

Waver: "It's very likely, and this secret is related to Albion."

Seeing it now, I feel more and more that Heartless's disciples don't seem to be easy to deal with.

It's really not a family that doesn't enter the same house.

【Reines: "After getting so much information, I added several investigation methods. By the way, in the modern society that accurately records things, it is very difficult to clear human traces, even in the world of magi. Since I know the number of disciples and their later situation, there are various clues to trace."】

【Svin: "They are a five-person team, one is missing, two are unaffiliated magi, and two entered the Department of Sealing Designation?"】

【Reines: "That's it. About a dozen years ago, the survivor team at that time became Heartless's disciples. Locking onto that period, some discrepancies in amounts can be found in the account books of the Modern Magecraft Department. I originally thought that money was funds not entered into the account by Lord Norwich, but if that were the case, that old man should spend money more blatantly everywhere."】

【Svin: "Could that be Albion's smuggling income?"】

【Reines: "Hmm, I hope to further clarify the period, spell body, and flow of money from this part. Let alone the integration of detailed theories, Flat, your intuition is also very accurate, right? Let me look forward to the performance of you and Svin, who is good at handling numbers."】

【Flat: "So～ that's it! I understand! Then Doggy, let's fuse with Easter eggs this week!"】

【At this time, Svin was stunned and looked at the skylight.】

【Flat: "Hmm? What's wrong, Doggy?"】

【"... I just feel like there's a strange smell outside."】

【Svin twitched his nose and frowned: "Am I overthinking it?"】

【At the same time, in the dark corner of the street outside.】

【Aozaki Touko raised her hand to catch a mechanical mayfly and said: "Oh my, that was close. I should have done it completely soundlessly and odorless. Hmm, this means he didn't smell the scent, right? Really, the students there are hard to deal with; I really want to find them and complain, telling them not to make me too happy."】

【"Although according to conventional practice, it's time to retreat temporarily. Having said that, this is indeed the beginning. There isn't much time left until the Grand Resolution. Although I feel sorry for El-Melloi II, let me investigate for a while longer."】

Kayneth: "Aozaki Touko! This woman is actually following in secret!"

Shishigou Kairi: "It seems she is also very curious about this case."

【On the other side, Waver and Gray have also arrived at the location on the iron piece.】

【This is near Belsize Park, and there are relatively few people.】

【The two walked forward quickly and suddenly found that there were fewer and fewer people around, just like yesterday.】

【Gray: "Teacher."】

【Waver: "Hmm, it's some kind of barrier. It's just that there is no magic power operating; it's a modern magic barrier that only appeals to human psychology. I see, as expected of the previous Modern Magecraft Department Head. Although it is essentially the same as the barrier I set up on Druid Street, the spell is quite refined."】

【He said this, having confirmed that the person who set the barrier was Heartless.】

【A few minutes later, they found an old wooden house deep in the overlapping paths; this is the address Karger left behind.】

【Pushing the door in, it was plain inside, but there was an eye-catching staircase on the floor.】

【Waver and Gray looked at each other and walked down vigilantly; what rushed to their faces was a rich wine aroma.】

【Below this is a wine cellar.】

Tohsaka Rin: "Below this, shouldn't it be the place where Heartless was hiding at the beginning?"

Waver: "Hmm, eight or nine out of ten."

Kayneth: "Hmph, Karger actually knew Heartless's hiding place; it seems the connection between them never broke."

Shishigou Kairi: "Or rather, Karger was also guarding against Heartless, it's just a pity that he didn't guard against it in the end."

【The stairs were very long, and it took Waver and the others a long time to reach the bottom.】

【Gray cautiously took the lead, pushed the door open and drilled in quickly, but it was empty inside.】

【Several wine barrels that had already been drunk were placed here, as well as a test bench full of experimental equipment.】

【"It seems this is Heartless's workshop..."】

【Waver lit a cigar, and the firelight reflected the complex shape made of a large number of papers and strings hanging on the wall in the depths.】

【"Affinity diagram..."】

【Gray recognized this familiar thing at a glance.】

【Waver: "He did it on purpose. Because he had enough time to deal with these, so we wouldn't discover them... This means he deliberately left things here, as if saying to me: 'If you can solve it, then solve it'."】

【Or: "Once you solve it, you're done".】

Waver: "Heartless knew I would come, which proves that Karger's actions were all under his control."

Shishigou Kairi: "Sure enough, he is a dangerous man."

Tohsaka Tokiomi: "The affinity diagram he left behind is probably a war post, or—"

Kayneth: "... A nail that can be driven into the opponent's heart."

After all, the final duel is about to begin.

【"Since he left such a clear message, it won't be too troublesome to interpret."】

【Waver didn't seem to care, directly took out a notebook and a fountain pen from his arms and started to analyze.】

【A moment later, he let out a groan.】

【"What is listed here are all spells for Sealing Designation..."】