Chapter 729

【"Our Rail Zeppelin can take you to the mining city of the Spirit Tomb Albion. If you intend to track Heartless alone, I think this is the best means."】

【Gray: "Master..."】

【"... Reines giving him so much information means she has made up her mind to bear the Grand Resolution herself."】

【Waver says helplessly: "I see, no wonder she didn't answer my phone. Compared to explaining casually and being questioned by me, she thought it was easier to throw me into the vortex."】

Kayneth: "Reines, that girl, she says it's troublesome, but she still prepared everything for you in secret."

Kayneth: "Don't let her down, or I will never let you off."

Waver: "Uh..."

【"However, Gray and I alone are powerless."】

【Waver shakes his head: "Judging from the time difference, Heartless should have already entered the great magical circuit that serves as a labyrinth. If only Gray can be a combat force, there is no way to discuss it. Moreover, I cannot accept dragging my students into the water any further."】

【Rodin: "I know this, so several passengers have already boarded in advance."】

【Waver/Gray: "Several passengers? Boarded?"】

【A magus walks out from the other door of the train and waves at them playfully.】

【This person has a robust physique and tanned skin, wears unkempt facial hair, and has a dirty turban on his head, dressed like a Saudi oil king.】

【"What are you staring at? Did you forget me completely? Come, say the name 'Furiuga' and see if you can remember."】

【This person is an old acquaintance of Waver and the others, someone they met at the Adra Castle of Separation—the elusive astrologer, Furiuga.】

【The Castle of Separation can be considered the first case Waver solved.】

Kayneth: "The Castle of Separation, mentioned before; did a case happen there too?"

Shishigou Kairi: "It wasn't broadcast, which means there was no sign of Heartless in that case."

Kayneth: "Furiuga, huh... I've heard his name; he is a low-key but powerful fortune teller. More importantly, he is also a survivor of Albion."

Waver: "A survivor of Albion! Is he one too?"

Tohsaka Rin: "I see, they found a guide."

Kayneth: "Although few people know, I have heard some things, but it's another bad reputation."

Waver: "Bad, reputation?"

Looking at this lively uncle in the video, he really can't see what bad things he has done.

【Waver: "Mr. Furiuga, why..."】

【Furiuga: "Hehe, if you want to reveal the inside story, I accepted your foster sister's commission a long time ago to participate in various investigations. And this time she wants me to go to the Spirit Tomb Albion and arranged for me to take this train. My goodness, she really knows how to force people to work."】

【Gray: "It's Miss Reines's..."】

【If it were her, she would probably do this.】

【After Waver pulled himself together and left Sra, she probably contacted Melvin immediately, and then while Melvin was arranging the Rail Zeppelin, she gathered the manpower needed to break into Albion.】

【Considering the time issue, before Waver saw through Heartless's purpose, she probably already envisioned the possibility of things developing to this point?】

Shishigou Kairi: "Impressive, Lord, the wisdom of your foster sister is not to be underestimated."

Kayneth: "Hmm, not bad."

【After Furiuga gets off the train, a young man missing his right arm walks down cautiously.】

【"Long time no see, El-Melloi II, and Miss Gray."】

【He wears a black eye patch over his right eye, a small crown called a 'doujin' tied on his forehead, and is dressed in RB ascetic robes.】

【Gray has a deep impression of him; after all, the other party's right arm was broken by her.】

【"Tokitou Jiroubou Seigen."】

【Waver says with a strange expression: "No, um, is it okay to call you Seigen?"】

【Tokitou Jiroubou Seigen, a religious figure from RB known as a 'shugenja'.】

【The reason Waver's expression is like this is because this person is the murderer of the Castle of Separation case.】

【No, calling him the murderer isn't right either.】

【Because Seigen's personality was occupied by a restored magical crest—that is, possession—the person who possessed his personality committed crimes through his body, so the real culprit should be that personality.】

【"... Just call me Seigen."】

【The young man says bitterly: "I am still Seigen now; the memory of the son of the Castle of Separation's lord and my own memory are mixed together. As long as I relax, I can't tell whether I am Tokitou Jiroubou Seigen or Geryon Ashborn."】

【"Even so, I am Seigen. If you call me that, I will be very happy."】

【Waver: "I understand."】

Fiore: "Ah, it seems this Castle of Separation case is also quite interesting."

Waver: "Geryon is the lord of the Castle of Separation, right? To actually possess the other party through a restored magical crest... he's really daring."

Kayneth: "Hmph, the Castle of Separation, it seems I have to pay attention to it too."

【Seigen asks gloomily: "Do you still remember Heine Istari's sister, Rosalind?"】

【Waver: "Of course I remember."】

【Heine was a monk who sacrificed himself at the Adra Castle of Separation; nicknamed 'Knight', he was a noble and polite good young man.】

【In order to repair the Istari family's magical crest, which had become malignant due to the influence of his sister Rosalind's constitution, the holy knight went to the Adra Castle of Separation, where he was murdered by Seigen—that is, Geryon Ashborn—whose personality had been occupied.】

【Seigen smiles bitterly: "Your foster sister is definitely a villain. Saying things like 'I will take care of Rosalind in the name of El-Melloi to avoid her being involved in the family heir struggle and getting hurt, so you have to help too'—she just spouted nonsense like that."】

【This is something Seigen couldn't refuse. Although from the result, Seigen, who was occupied by others, killed Heine, before the incident happened, the two had established a friendly relationship, close to the point where Heine would entrust his sister Rosalind to him.】

【Waver: "I am very sorry; I also think she is indeed a villain."】

Shishigou Kairi: "Ha, that girl really has some skills."

Tohsaka Rin: "It seems her methods are much more brilliant than Kayneth's."

Kayneth: "Hmph, I just disdain doing such things."

【"Then, challenging Albion usually requires five people by convention. So, there is one more person waiting."】

【Seigen urges, and a sound of dissatisfaction immediately rings out in the train.】

【"Ah, seriously, we just said goodbye not long ago!"】

【A voice that Waver and Gray heard half a day ago rings out; it is none other than Luviagelita.】

【Looking at the other party, Waver smiles bitterly: "Even you came..."】

【"That astrologer over there caught me."】

【Luviagelita glares fiercely at Furiuga.】

【Furiuga: "Hahaha, I divined the suitable stars and found that the most capable young lady within my knowledge was right near London, so I had to try inviting her."】

【"Although it's very unpleasant, the development of the situation has also piqued my interest."】

【Luviagelita smiles: "That's right, the opportunity to take the Rail Zeppelin is rare, and we are going to Albion."】

【Looking at the three people in front of him, Gray is filled with emotion.】

【These three are all people Waver met at the Castle of Separation.】

【That's right, Waver and Luviagelita first met at the Castle of Separation; at that time, their relationship was not like it is now.】

【At that time, Luviagelita was dissatisfied with her parents making her Waver's student, so she hired Furiuga, attempting to kill Waver.】

【Of course, this killing was not a physical killing, but wanting to make Waver suffer social death.】

【At that time, Luviagelita wanted to prove Waver was incompetent and bury his reputation in the industry, but the final result was that she was convinced by Waver.】

Waver: "Uh..."

I didn't expect such a thing to have happened.

Kayneth: "This is reasonable; after all, she is the young lady of the Edelfelt family, how could she show favor to you so easily."

Kayneth: "But social death, huh? That's really ruthless; if things went wrong, the El-Melloi reputation would have been ruined by you."