Chapter 759

【Inorai raised her eyebrows and said: "Oh? What is going on?"】

【"Because among the explorers of Albion, there were spies who had infiltrated beforehand under the orders of the Zhong Ta faction."】

【Luvia said directly: "Among the five disciples, at least the Karlg who was killed was a spy. By the way, I'm not the only one who investigated this matter; Miss Touko over there is the same."】

【"Throwing the topic to me?"】

【Aozaki Touko laughed: "Come to think of it, I remember you heard the conversation between me and Heartless; there's no helping it."】

【"Although she was hiding on the side and heard it, facts are facts. I will admit it based on responsibility."】

【"Hmm, I questioned Heartless like this, and his answer was—I told them, 'Dedicate your life to the most brilliant things; they have things they should dedicate their lives to.' So, they got the results they deserved."】

【"..."】

【Ashira's gaze wavered for a moment.】

【Since it was confirmed by the Grand Rank Mage, this fact is already unshakable.】

【She was afraid; denying it casually would cause her to lose her position all at once.】

【Helpless, Ashira had to change her attitude and ask: "Assuming that matter is true, so what? Basically, it is impossible to secretly kill my teacher—Dr. Heartless. If the department head of a major department died in London, the matter would be exposed immediately, right?"】

【Luvia: "Yes, the Zhong Ta monitors every corner of London."】

【"The assassination itself might be possible to carry out, but there will always be traces of a magic battle left somewhere. It should be difficult to kill a department head without anyone noticing. It's good that you can understand this. However, you have a location that won't be discovered."】

【"Didn't you invite Heartless into Albion ten years ago?"】

【Olga Marie: "That is the mechanism that made smuggling possible?"】

【Luvia: "Yes, just like the unstable cracks Heartless used under Sla, Ashira should have used this mechanism ten years ago."】

【"Except for Kuro, most of the disciples left Heartless's side. According to my investigation, you seem to be the last one to leave. Then, you might have told him that you wanted to take him to Albion to repay his kindness."】

【"From a mage's perspective, Heartless wouldn't miss the opportunity to enter Albion without going through the Department of Anatomy, so he must have been very happy. At the same time, the Zhong Ta's surveillance did not extend there. Because the Spirit Tomb of Albion operates according to Albion's independent rules. And that rule is a field you are familiar with."】

【"Of course, in terms of a mage's ability, Heartless, who serves as department head, is above you, but regarding this point, you are a team trained in Albion; to kill a mage focused on research, you should have plenty of methods prepared."】

【"..."】

【Ashira fell into silence again.】

【Luvia: "Ah, at that time, Heartless's favorite student Kuro should have been opposed to it. Although it would have been fine not to take Kuro with you, in terms of finding cracks, that favorite student was probably an indispensable character."】

【"Sigh, when Faker attacked Sla, I discovered that the cracks only stay for a certain amount of time, so you only needed to kill Heartless and Kuro immediately after transferring to Albion."】

【"You might have tried to persuade him, but judging from the duration of the cracks, it was almost meaningless."】

Rin Tohsaka: "So they succeeded in the end, but Heartless protected Kuro, letting the other person continue to live under his own identity."

Rin Tohsaka: "Wait! No! The answer was clearly that Heartless instigated the four disciples, which doesn't match the analysis in the video!"

Waver: "This shows that this analysis is wrong, or perhaps, I'm afraid even Ashira and the others don't know that their actions were completely within Heartless's calculations."

Shishigou Kairi: "This isn't right, why would Heartless design to kill himself? Could it be, he lost control?"

Kayneth: "The key is probably still on this kid named Kuro."

【Ashira: "... Your deduction is a bit too unreasonable, isn't it?"】

【Luvia didn't pay attention to her and continued: "It's just that you failed to check the body within that short period of time, right?"】

【Ashira: "What are you referring to?"】

【"I am referring to the question you just asked, about who Heartless is today."】

【Luvia said seriously: "If you failed to check the body carefully, the scope of who Heartless is today can be narrowed down. Because, didn't the Heartless of today find out the location and time of the unstable cracks? This kind of thing, only his favorite student Kuro could do before, right?"】

【Ashira: "You, do you mean to say that the Heartless of today is Kuro?"】

【Luvia: "Regarding Heartless—the transformation magic of the mage who calls himself Heartless today surprised us on the Magic Eye Train."】

【Ashira said with a painful voice: "... This, this is impossible!"】

【Luvia: "That's why I asked you, did you check the body at that time?"】