Walking in the Question and Answer System of Heroic Spirits

"Trimmau, break through!"

"Yes, Master."

Trimmau emerged from Reines's suitcase, his right hand transforming into a warhammer which slammed heavily against the wooden door, shattering it instantly.

Reines dodged the debris and quickly entered the room, where she witnessed a shocking scene.

The Golden Princess was found decapitated, her body broken into pieces, laid out on the bed like a red rose.

Ilya: "Ugh! I'm still a child, why are you making me watch this!"

Rin Tohsaka: "Oh no, I'm going to have nightmares for days."

Fiore: "Hmm..."

Teacher Ma: "Are you alright, Master?"

Fiore: "I'm fine, um... could you take me to the restroom first?"

Teacher Ma: "I understand."

The scene was so shocking that not only the girls, but even Kiritsugu Emiya and Shishigaki exclaimed in disbelief.

Kenneth: "Sure enough, something bad has happened, and it's not a small one."

Sora: "Reines is in big trouble now."

As the first person to discover the intrusion, and having illegally entered the area, and possibly the last person the Golden Princess came into contact with, Reines is now a prime suspect.

Bluebeard: "Hahaha, what a beautiful work, full of artistic flair."

Feng Xi: "Shut up."

Bluebeard: "Ahhh, just you wait, Feng Xi, I'll make you into my art collection, just like in the video."

Feng Xi: "If you can do it, then come and see who kills whom."

Conqueror King: "To cut a human corpse into so many pieces, the murderer must be either a pervert or driven by extreme hatred."

Weber: "Yes, what a deep grudge that must be."

News of the Golden Princess's death quickly spread throughout the Twin Towers.

Due to the gravity of the situation, those who remained after the social gathering immediately gathered in the Golden Princess's room and witnessed the scene.

The corpse was in a truly gruesome state.

"Miss Reines..."

[Maio was the first to arrive, and his eyes widened in disbelief upon witnessing the scene.]

"Hey, this is a real problem."

The second person to arrive was a muscular-looking, dark-skinned man who scratched his head, looking like he had a headache.

Reines: "Who are you?"

"Hello, I am 'Mick Gragillier,' under the care of the cursed 'Gig.'"

[The "Gigmaliye" faction of the Cursed Sciences, like the Mayastia faction, is neutral.]

"Hey, hey, hey, what's going on here?"

The third person to arrive had a thin braided hairstyle. Upon entering the room and being confronted with the crime scene, he collapsed to the floor in terror.

"Damn it, my clothes are ruined like this..."

His name was "Islo Sebnay," and he was hired by Izeluma specifically to make the gowns for the Golden Princess and the Silver Princess.

He was clearly more concerned about the dress he had made than the Golden Princess.

The reason these three arrived so quickly was, according to them, to invite the Golden Princess and her companions to breakfast before leaving.

[At the same time, all three of these individuals can be considered neutral.]

Rin Tohsaka: "Does this mean all the suspects have arrived?"

Weber: "Indeed, it has the feel of watching a detective movie."

Feng Xi: "New machine, once, many times."

Koles: "What do you mean?"

Weber: "In Japanese, there is only one truth."

Weber: "That sounds like a detective's catchphrase. Who said that?"

Ilya: "I remember this is a line from a detective manga that started serialization not long ago. I didn't expect you to have seen it too."

Feng Xi: "Yes."

I not only watched it, I followed it for over 20 years, but I never saw the ending before I died.

"How could this be! Tiadera..."

【"elder sister!"】

Finally, Byron and the Silver Princess arrived together, their faces filled with shock at the scene before them.

The Silver Princess was still veiled, just like yesterday. Beneath the thin veil, her features were almost identical to the Golden Princess's, but her expression remained obscured.

"So that's it, there's been a huge commotion."

At that moment, Aozaki Touko appeared at the door, not wearing her glasses, and her tone was extremely cold and unfamiliar.

"Oh dear, does this mean that those of us who stayed behind are suspects?"

[Maio: "Miss Aozaki!"]

[Aozaki Touko: "I don't dislike detective novels, although I've never imagined myself in the suspect's position. If I had to say, I'd be more suited to being the victim."]

Looking around the room, Aozaki Touko surprisingly burst into laughter.

"Seriously, this is really something, it's gone too far, it made me laugh. What's the point of doing this with so many magicians gathered here?"

Rin Tohsaka: "Seriously? How can she laugh at this scene?"

Kenneth: "That's why I said she's a dangerous woman, and now you believe me."

Rin Tohsaka: "I believe it now. You can know a person's face but not their heart."

Ilya: "I can't believe it, she's the same person as before."

Weber: "It's like having a dual personality."

Chapter 177: Detective Reines (Part 1)

The Golden Princess's room was secured with a magic lock. These locks are designed to correspond to the individual's magical wavelength and are also used in places like the clock tower for storing treasures.

In other words, only the Golden Princess can open the door to her room.

The Golden Princess's body was found in the room, and the magic lock was locked, indicating that this was a locked-room murder.

"However, from a magician's perspective, killing a victim inside a sealed room from the outside isn't particularly difficult. For example, your Mystic Code—Moon Spirit Fluid—should be a piece of cake."

[Aozaki Touko looked at Reines and said, "It's in principle to suspect the first person to discover the murder, and besides, weren't you the ones who last met the Golden Princess?"]

【“!!!”】

Reines' heart skipped a beat.

How could Aozaki Touko know about last night's events?

[Aozaki Touko: "Bai Longqing."]

[Byron hung his cane on his wrist and gently clapped his hands.]

Two figures entered; they were the twin maids.

Kenneth: "Hmph, that's quite a tactic."

Now it's clear that Reines has fallen into someone's trap.

It's truly a case of a tiger fallen into the plains being bullied by dogs; even a small family like Izeluma dared to scheme against El-Melloi's people.

"You must be Miss Karina."

[Aozaki Touko looked at the maid who served the Golden Princess and asked, "What did Tiadea and Miss El-Melloi talk about last night?"]

"I... I left while Lady Tiadera was discussing matters, so..."

Karina lowered her head, indicating that she knew nothing about it.

Aozaki Touko said coldly, "I know you left, but you should be able to guess to some extent why Tiadera contacted her, right?"

【"..."】

Karina remained silent, her head bowed.

"Kalina!"

[Byron also urged them on.]

Karina couldn't disobey her master's orders, so she could only speak haltingly.

"Lady Tiadera wishes to flee to El-Melloi."

【"What!"】