Walking in the Question and Answer System of Heroic Spirits

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Koles: "Once the truth is revealed, he'll probably do something desperate."

Kenneth: "Hmph, a cornered dog will do the opposite of what he's capable of."

Atram: "So, the preparation is done, right?"

[Second Generation: "No, we're still missing two people."]

【"arrival!"】

"Excuse me, sorry to bother you."

[Flatter and Sfin then entered, bringing with them Karina's body.]

Regina: "Sister..."

[Sphen put the body down, and the Second Prince immediately stepped forward to begin the autopsy.]

[Logically, the investigation should have already been completed, but he seems to have a new idea.]

【"really."】

After a long pause, the Second Prince murmured, "The eardrums have been ripped off; this is a clear indication of deliberate deprivation of hearing. If the intention was to be thorough, then that's how it would be. As she herself said, in an environment where magic can be used to assist, this is practically no problem."

Islo frowned and asked, "What does that mean?"

The Second Prince slowly stood up, lit a cigar, and began to speak.

"Well then, let me get straight to the conclusion."

He pointed at Karina's corpse and shouted, "She was the Golden Princess!"

Everyone: "!!!"

Rin Tohsaka: "What... what does this mean?"

Waver: "The maid is... the Golden Princess..."

Kotomine Shiro: "This maid is the Golden Princess, could it be!"

Danic: "I see, that's unexpected."

Fiore: "Uncle, what's wrong?"

Danic: "Just watch, the truth will be revealed soon."

【“!!!”】

The scene fell into a sudden, almost magical silence.

"Hey, what are you saying?"

After a moment of deathly silence, someone broke the deadlock by speaking first; it was the spy Mick.

"It means exactly what it says."

The Second King said in a deep voice, "Although I didn't attend the banquet, the Golden Princess who made her first appearance at this social gathering in Izeluma was her."

The expressions on everyone's faces conveyed the same message: 'Are you out of your mind?'

Atram: "You mean that projection that looked like a surprise box just now? But wasn't that only possible because someone who actually resembled the Silver Princess?"

[Second King: "The methods are certainly different, in fact, this is something I've never understood. Because ultimately, the timing is really unfavorable for completing the Golden Princess...Flatter!"]

"Yes! I've finished drawing."

Flat immediately held up a drawing.

Upon seeing the drawing, Reines immediately blew on Trimmau's arm.

The magical aura caused the mercury maid's arm to vanish instantly, and a hazy mist enveloped the surroundings.

Soon after, the mist, absorbing the surrounding light, reappeared in mid-air the drawing the boy had created.

That is the Celestial Palace Map.

[This is the celestial chart that troubled the Second Emperor for a long time, due to the misalignment of the sun and moon.]

Avisbro: "The painting is truly exquisite."

Ilya: "This mercury maid is really versatile; she can even be a projector."

Kenneth: "Seriously, what have they turned the Moon Essence Liquid into?"

[The various planets and their orbits appear in the sky one after another, then are replaced by several planar images.]

[The diagrams may not align with the seismic theory or the original orbits of planets because this is not scientific; it is ultimately data needed for observation in magic tricks.]

"Everyone here remembers the celestial map of this period, right?"

The Second Lord explained, "The Tower of the Sun and the Tower of the Moon, the Golden Princess and the Silver Princess—Izeruma's magic is entirely based on the magic of the sun and the moon. However, if Izeruma used the cursed body she competed with Gariasta to complete the Golden Princess's work, the timing simply doesn't match. They obtained the cursed body at most a month ago, while the opportune time for the interaction of the sun and the moon passed several months ago."

"The best time is a solar eclipse at noon, when the sun and moon are conjunct at the same ecliptic longitude. The second best time is when the sun and moon are in opposition, with Saturn, the planet of form, at 120 degrees, but both are not seasonal."

【"you!!!"】

Byron's face had turned ashen with rage.

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "Heh, this completely deciphers Izeruma's magic."

Shiki-kai Kairi: "Now that we know the truth, there's no need to give the Izeruma family any face."

Kenneth: "From the moment Baron plotted against Reines, Izeluma and El-Melloi had already broken off relations."

[Second Generation: "But if we compare other things to the sun, then there's no problem."]

Atram: "Oh, what do you mean by 'other things'?"

[Second Generation: "In magic, other planets are sometimes compared to the sun, especially Venus, since it's the brightest planet in the entire sky."]

"For this reason, Venus is called the Venus God in the Far East and is feared by people. The Bible also refers to Venus as Lucifer, the Morning Star, and the Evening Star, all fallen from the heavens."

"Venus, the planet of Venus, is also linked to Ishtar in Mesopotamia. Applying it to magic that embodies the essence of beauty, as seen in this instance, is perhaps the best analogy."

Ishtar: "Hmm."

[Princess Silver: "Lord El-Melloi II, although I don't know the connection between the cursed body and the analogy, what was that Tiadea's body we saw? The body should still be in the room."]

[Second King: "That is certainly the real Golden Princess, but not the one who attended her first public appearance gathering."]

[Grey and the others: ???]

"So that's why the body was dismembered into such small pieces."

[Inole seemed to understand what was going on, and said with a faint smile, "Sigh, if our positions were reversed, I would have done the same."]

The Second Prince nodded and said, "That's most likely the case. The real Golden Princess died long before the social gathering, and those body parts were simply preserved remains scattered in the room after her initial appearance at the party."

Koles: "So that's how it is. The Golden Princess died a long time ago."

Fiore: "How ironic that Izeluma's greatest masterpiece died before its release banquet."

Danic: "Heh, once people find out, the Izeruma family will instantly become a laughing stock, so he meticulously planned this whole show."

Waver: "He even plotted against Reines, intending to profit from the death of the Golden Princess. What a disgusting old man."

Kotomine Shiro: "However, something unexpected happened, namely Karina's death."

Lion Robbery Jieli: "So that's why you said they are two separate cases?"

【“!!!”】

Everyone present was taken aback upon hearing this speculation.

[Byron stammered, "What nonsense are you talking about!"]

"Now that things have come to this, there's no need to hide it anymore, Lord Bai Longqing."

The Second Prince said coldly, "Basically, it couldn't be hidden from the moment Gariasta got involved. Even without scientific forensics, an examination by the Clock Tower's professional magicians would at least reveal the discrepancy in the time of death."

Chapter 190 - Aozaki Touko's Wasteful Act

"...You...you can't prove it on the spot."

[Speechless, Byron continued his desperate struggle.]

"Since you can't, I refuse your continued attempts to defame us with your pointless delusions."

"Then, may I ask you to be my witness?"

[The Second Prince looked directly at Aozaki Touko, his expression serious.]

"Oh dear, you want me to be a witness?"

Aozaki Touko walked forward with a curious look and asked, "What happened?"

The Second King pointed to Karina's body and said, "Please take a look at her."

[Aozaki Touko: "Hmm, according to what you just said, you mean she's the Golden Princess who attended her first public appearance party, right?"]

[Second King: "That's right, the Golden Princess at that first public gathering was her, Karina, the maid you had plastic surgery on, Aozaki Touko."]

【"..."】