I'm Shenji, what are you doing?

From the next day, the atmosphere in the castle became tense.

After having breakfast in the restaurant, everyone entered the standard state of magicians - mysticism. Everyone stayed alone as much as possible and did not communicate with the outside world. Even meals were brought to the room by the servants in the castle.

This meal in the morning also became the last meal that everyone attended together. It was the prelude to the battle for Grevin's inheritance, and it was also the signal and farewell between the magicians.

If there were any exceptions, they were probably Shinji and Gray, two young men who had no intention of solving the mystery in the first place. However, because everyone else maintained mysticism, the two of them were isolated.

The boys and girls didn't care. Looking at Gray wearing a hood all day long without showing her face, you can tell that she is not good at interacting with people. The more people there are, the more uncomfortable she will be. Shenji knew something was going on, so he took the time to teach Gray a lesson, not to ask her to be busy, but at least not to hold him back in the battle.

Soon, the incident happened.

Someone died.

Late at night, before dawn, in the middle of the hall, the stairwell is located.

There is a huge statue of an angel holding a sword and scales. Among the many angels, it is a symbol unique to Michael - the scales judge the sins of the dead, and the sword repels Satan.

But this time, Michael's sword pierced not Satan, but a woman.

The furisode kimono from the Far East is hung on the statue of an angel, making it even more mysterious. Even if the blood stains the angel sword, it cannot damage this beauty. Even if the blood turns black as it begins to coagulate, the fact that the impaled woman is so beautiful will not change.

Hisori Kano! ! !

All invited magicians recognized the identity of the deceased.

"……Well!"

Gray couldn't help but cover her mouth. As a tombkeeper, it was not like she had never seen corpses before, but the corpse in front of her was a little different.

Her eyes, as beautiful as black pearls, were cruelly gouged out.

"I'll put her down." Heine gently reached out to the statue.

No one had any objections. Magicians are already used to death and know how to deal with such things, except for Rosalind who is still a child.

A hair-thin wire stretched out from Heine's hand and instantly cut off the statue's sword. The young man gently caught Hisri's body. Not caring if his suit was stained, he carefully placed the body on the floor, hesitated for a moment, and lifted up the kimono wrapping the body.

"excuse me."

Still no one spoke. While Heine was conducting the autopsy, the magicians were also using their own methods to confirm the cause of the woman's death.

The eyes were violently gouged out with a large sharp weapon similar to claws, and a large area of ​​​​the back was peeled off. It is speculated that it is the magic mark of the deceased - normally, as long as the magic mark is still there, the magician will not die easily, even if Even if you are mortally wounded, you can survive for a while.

There is a letter in the sleeve of the kimono. Inside the letter is the same invitation letter as the other invitees. The only difference is the name of the invitee and the corresponding "angel name".

Someone involuntarily recited the last words they heard yesterday.

"——Ask me about the name of the angel."

"Anyone who cannot answer the question must be flayed by the angels."

Angel name.

strip.

I thought this sentence itself was a mystery, but I didn't expect it to have such a simple and crude literal meaning.

The law of stripping was later deduced by magicians and was related to each person's "angel name".

The angel name of "Split Castle" follows the Kabbalah system, which is one of the basic foundations of magic. The "angel name" of Hanano Hisri is Hachasiah, an angel with Aries as the dominant palace.

Aries is the first house of the zodiac. According to the theory that the macrocosm corresponds to the microcosm of the human body, the part protected by Hachasiah is the head, and the eyeballs are protected by Hachasiah.

Aries 1st house, Hachasiah peels the eyeball.

The invitation is not only an invitation, but also a death notice, predicting the way you will die.

What about the next one? Taurus? Or another Aries? After all, there are seventy-two angels in the Kabbalah system, so where are the parts that were stripped?

silence.

A weird atmosphere filled the air. There is no fear, no sadness, just distrust of the surroundings and equal joy.

Gray, who has super psychic qualities, captured these emotions, but she didn't understand them. After returning to the room, she asked her doubts.

"This is actually quite understandable."

Shinji answered while making some preparations.

"Hisori Hanano is the only one among the people gathered in the Castle who knows Ashborn's secret method, and there is no need to obtain it. He is also the symbol of the rules."

"Her death means two things. First, there are indeed very precious treasures here. Otherwise, no one would dare to risk being hunted by the Legal Affairs Department to kill Hanano Hisri. Second, once his death, The deterrent power of the Legal and Political Science Section to ensure the implementation of the rules is gone, and what follows is the reality of the magic world that I told you the day before yesterday - the law of the jungle and the strong."

Gray recalled the various sounds she heard not long ago and the various emotions revealed in the voices.

conceited.

hostility.

curious.

greedy.

All the emotions were mixed together like a gathering of monsters talking loudly on a stormy night.

At this moment, Gray finally understood that this was not a simple treasure hunt at all, but something deeper. The mystery is no longer something to be solved, but a decoy, an ominous shadow.

"Instructor, what should we do?"

"Everyone is ready to move, so naturally we can't be idle. Take this, bring the terrain map I drew, and keep an eye on one person."

"who."

"Heine Istari."

"Mr. Heine?"

There was obvious hesitation on Gray's face, and it was obvious that he had a very good impression of Heine.

"The instructor thinks he is the murderer of Miss Huano? Because he was the first to find the body."

"No, on the contrary, I think he may be the next victim."

"Eeeeeeeeeeeee!!!"

"A certain primary school student who never grew up told us that the first person to discover a body is often not the murderer - ahem, sorry, I forgot that you are not Weber's dead nerd and don't read comics. To be serious, on the night when the body was discovered , the 'eyes' I laid told me that Heine left the room very early and did not come back until the body was found. If he is the murderer, there is no need to risk arousing suspicion by being the first to discover the body. If he is not, Then it is very likely that he discovered something, and it is reasonable for him to be silenced by the real murderer - Miss Rosalind was only eight years old, how could she bear the blow of losing her brother."

"Hoho, I can't tell you still have this hobby."

The sound of Yadsha scenery rang out.