Mystic Dominator

The two continued to rush towards the city.

In this cute and childlike world, Ronald once again experienced the fun of childhood.

There are square fountains that can be turned off and on with a poke of your hand, octopus tentacles that pop out, and then the onlookers are sucked into the underground roadside wells, and there are even authentic casters who perform shows for the surrounding audience in line with the festive atmosphere...

These things were absolutely impossible to see in the city in the past.

It can be seen everywhere around the road at the moment.

Although it is a bit troublesome to find the way in the maze of the city, it is undeniable that Ronald and Patricia both think this is a very interesting journey.

Then... something even more unimaginable happened.

When the two left the border forest area and tried hard to pass through the next maze-like urban area, and when they were about to enter the intersection where the church was located, a new obstacle came their way.

At this moment, standing in the middle of the road was a monster whose upper body was a beautiful woman and the lower body was a lion. Just seeing the appearance of this thing, Ronald knew that it was the eternal classic in the maze theme—the Sphinx.

Ronald blinked his peasy eyes, then turned around, and asked Patricia, who had a simple and brisk body:

"Patricia, I haven't been here in Springs for too long. Is there such a thing in this city?"

Patricia shook her head.

The cartoon image of her making this action is very cute:

"Don't say you haven't seen it during your stay in Springs. Even I, a local who grew up here, haven't encountered such a thing?"

During the conversation between the two, the glamorous Sphinx bent slightly and put his head in front of Ronald:

"Yo, isn't this the great detective Ronald?"

"I have a guessing challenge here, do you want to try it?"

"If you can pass this challenge, I'll make way for you, but if you can't..."

Before the Sphinx finished speaking, Ronald interrupted without thinking:

"The answer to the riddle is humans."

"..."

"I haven't asked any questions yet.

Why did you rush to answer! "

The Sphinx looked shocked.

Obviously, she didn't expect that the passer-by she met would give an answer before she asked the question.

And more importantly - this answer is still correct!

Ronald said calmly:

"It doesn't matter if I can answer this quickly. You just want to play a guessing game anyway? Just say I got the answer right."

"..."

The Sphinx was silent for a few seconds.

Then an awkward smile appeared on her beautiful cartoon face, and she continued in a very unconvinced tone:

"No, I have to ask another question!"

So Ronald continued to answer:

"The sisters are day and night!"

"..."

"well???"

The Sphinx was visibly taken aback.

The lower body of her lion retreated a few meters with her beautiful upper body, and she even shivered like a frightened small animal:

"This... is this the strength of a great detective?"

"That's right, this is the strength of the great detective Ronald!" Ronald nodded with a strong sense of substitution, and then pointed to the street behind Sphinx, "Can we get out of the way now? We are busy on our way now .”

"Of course..." Sphinx said this answer with almost a dull expression, and his body involuntarily gave way to the edge of the road. Until Ronald and Patricia left her more than ten meters away. The guy woke up suddenly, and then said loudly:

"You answered my two questions, I can't just get out of the way!"

"Detective, go to your house to see!"

"You will gain something!"

Ronald waved to Sphinx without looking back:

"Thank you for your advice!"

"..."

Saying goodbye to this test link that blocked the road, Patricia was thinking hard on the road to no avail, and finally she couldn't help but squeezed her peas and asked:

"Ronald, what happened to your Q\u0026A with that thing?"

"I don't understand it at all."

Ronald immediately answered the girl:

"This is the answer to two riddles."

"The first question—is there an animal that has four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening, which is a metaphor for the three states of human beings in childhood, adulthood, and old age."

"Another question is—there is a pair of sisters, the elder sister gave birth to the younger sister, and the younger sister gave birth to the older sister. The riddle uses this contradictory relationship as a metaphor for the rule of the alternation of day and night."

Patricia nodded with her lovely head:

"So this is ah……"

Patricia didn't ask how Ronald knew these two riddles.

Regarding the depth of the conversation, Patricia's level is completely compatible with her status as a nobleman, and this point will not change even if the style of painting is different.

Then continue into the mission area.

The two saw a huge stone statue on the church square.

——This is a sculpture of a great pope of the church.

And in this picture book world full of fantasy, this sculpture naturally came alive and became a stone giant that can move freely.

At this moment, a group of clergymen are surrounding it, hugging the thigh of the stone statue tightly with their bodies, crying and saying:

"Master Statue, you must not run away! When Her Majesty the Queen came over today, you were an important role in the celebration program!"

It's a pity that the tone of the stone statue is not so good.

This gigantic sculpture shouted there almost in a fugitive tone:

"Have you idiots considered my feelings!"

"Three hundred and sixty-five days a year, 24 hours a day, without even a minute of vacation, standing in the wind and sun in this square all the time, why don't you try it yourself What kind of torture is this?"

"I quit, let me go!"

Ronald and Patricia, of course, did not stay in the church area because of this phenomenon.

But when passing through this place

They couldn't help but look at each other first, and then they talked with a smile:

"Ronald, what do you think will happen if this stone statue escapes?"

"I think he will be very happy not to have to work in the future."

"In that case, the adults of the church will be very sad."

"..."

woo woo woo——

Just when the two were talking and laughing, they were about to leave the square.

A sound from a trumpet-shaped instrument came from a distance.

The cartoon-style Ronald and Patricia both realized that things had changed, so they started to run wildly on their short legs, and finally climbed a tower in the church district around the maze of the square.

Then, the picture in the direction of the sound came into view.

"It's a celebration parade..."

"Her Majesty..."

Ronald never thought of it.

I actually came into contact with this Harvest Day celebration in this way!