My mother's love song

"Oh, Aiko really knows everything about you."

Rhodes narrowed his eyes and smiled sadistically.

Murasaki Shikibu stared at the ground in embarrassment.

"In short! Xiaoxiang doesn't have a Command Seal on her body! She is not the murderer! I don't allow you to think so!"

In response to Sei Shonagon's challenge, Rhodes began his final explanation to everyone.

"I did say that Xiangzi was the Tenran Warrior [Master] who killed Aiko."

Looking down at Murasaki Shikibu, who was shivering as she stared at the ground with her head down, he spoke calmly to Sei Shonagon.

"But, I never said that the person behind you is the Tianlan Warrior [Master], right?"

“……………………Huh?”

Goosebumps appeared all over his body at this moment, and Sei Shonagon opened his eyes wide and his mouth opened.

Not only him, a creepy chill swept through the backs of all the women present.

"Of course it's impossible for her to have a Command Seal on her body.

No matter how hard you look, you will never find her, because she is not a Master."

Rhodes said word by word.

"The beautiful lady we see now is the Caster summoned by Fujiwara Kaori during the Tenran Holy Grail War."

"…………"

After a brief silence, a voice rang out.

"Dress up!?!?"

Everyone was shocked. Is this woman a fake Murasaki Shikibu?

"But, but... Even if the other party used super advanced sorcery to disguise himself as Miss Xiangzi, we have lived together for two days. It is impossible that he didn't notice any clues during this period!!!"

Rhodes nodded: "That's right."

After all, the design of having a murderer in a detective novel who uses magic to disguise himself as someone else to commit a crime is too stupid and boring.

I'm talking about you, "Magic Eye Collection Train".

Rhode said, "Besides, I hugged this woman last night. I know my woman very well. There is no way I would make a mistake."

"Yes, yes... She was intimate with you last night, uh..."

Rhode sorted out his thoughts and said, "No matter how skilled a sorcerer is, it is impossible for him to completely imitate the original. There is no way to be completely identical to the original, but there is one exception."

"what?"

The boy changed the subject: "Among the Ten Commandments of Mystery, there is a rule that forbids the use of twin characters in mystery stories.

Unless the reader is told about the twins beforehand, the murderer could never be a twin.

If you think about it carefully, this is only natural. Twins are complete cheats in detective stories and can easily shatter things like "alibi".

The most important thing is that it greatly damages the reading experience. Telling readers that the murderer is twins is no less than telling them that the murderer is an invisible man. They will only feel like they have been fooled.

The twins' design is so destructive that it must be specifically prohibited in the Ten Rules."

"I'm sorry... Light dear, I don't know what you are talking about... What do you mean..."

Sei Shonagon, who had been so aggressive just now, was overwhelmed by the boy's presence and shrank back.

"Do you want to say that Xiaoxiang has sisters?"

"No, that's the consistency that overrides identical twins."

The boy smiled: "The only exception to completely disguising oneself is that the disguiser is also the real person."

"what?"

Facing everyone's confusion, Rhodes calmly pointed out the widow in black hair wearing a singlet and announced.

"She is none other than the heroic spirit Caster, Murasaki Shikibu, summoned by Kaori during the Holy Grail War."

Chapter 742: The world where only Aige is hurt is completed

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A long, extremely quiet period of time came into the spacious room.

Everyone had a stunned expression, trying to think about the huge amount of information contained in the name of the magician proposed by Rhodes.

The boy was silent for a while, then cleared his throat.

"Well, let me prove that the Xiangzi in front of us is not the human we are familiar with, but Caster who came from another world..."

"That's not necessary."

A steady and familiar voice came from behind, at the door of the hall.

Everyone turned to look at the same time.

I saw a beautiful lady with glasses and wearing a Western dress, exuding an atmosphere that was out of place in an Oriental island country, slowly walking into the house.

Gorgeous purple-black long hair, a dignified face full of magical charm, a tall and slender figure, and a plump figure that is too abnormal for a Japanese.

"……what."

Although there was a moment of confusion and hesitation, Sei Shonagon immediately realized it.

The woman in front of him, except for her clothes, looks exactly like someone in the palace.

She was stunned for a moment: "Xiao, Xiaoxiang actually has two!!!"

However, this Murasaki Shikibu had one obvious difference from the Murasaki Shikibu in the palace.

The red mark clearly visible on the back of her right hand revealed her identity.

"I originally thought that this would be a perfect crime."

The woman in Western clothes came to sit next to Murasaki Shikibu, who was wearing a kimono, and said, "Excellent reasoning, worthy of the Lord of Light. It is a complete defeat for us [Murasaki Shikibu]."

All the truth is revealed.

She holds the Command Seal.

She came on stage late.

She has been hiding deep in the mansion until now.

This is the real Murasaki Shikibu (human being).

……

……

……

I don't know who took a breath of cold air.

It’s not like I know who whispered “As expected of you…”

Mixed emotions lingered within the hall, and the whispered praises were filled with awe and emotion.

"Will the following instructions be given by me or you?"

Rhodes asked the two Murasaki Shikibu in the hall.

"You should do it."

"I see. Let me explain."

Rhodes nodded and began his final explanation.

"It dates back to a few days ago. Not long after the decision was made to hold the Holy Grail War, Xiangzi was also chosen by the Holy Grail and received her own Command Seal.

Then, at about the same time I summoned Miss Aiko, Xiangzi also summoned her Caster

From myself on the Throne of Heroes, Caster Murasaki Shikibu."

"Uh, is it possible that even something as ridiculous as this could happen in the Holy Grail War?"

The hypothesis that he summoned himself during the séance was too far-fetched.

However, the two Murasaki Shikibu present in the room tell us that this is not just the boy's delusion, but reality.

"Heroic spirit Xiao, Xiaoxiang will become a great and powerful person in the future...!"

"That's not the point."

Rhode smiled bitterly and continued, "After summoning their other selves, the two of them immediately hit it off and decided to swap their identities...

The Master put on Caster's dress, and Caster put on the Master's kimono, playing the role of Murasaki Shikibu who lived in this era."

Musashi asked, "Since then, Miss Xiangzi has decided to hide her identity as a Tianlan warrior from everyone?"

"No, I don't think she has thought of such a thing."

Rhode shook his head. "At first, they might have just wanted to play a little trick on us... They just wanted to play a trick on us and see if we could detect any clues."

The two Murasaki Shikibu nodded in approval of the boy's reasoning.

Rhodes took a sip of the tea on the table and continued.

“At first, it was just a sideshow for the start of the Tenlan Holy Grail War.

However, the "entertainment" part ended the moment I brought my son home.

Next is the time of "war", and the Tianlan Holy Grail War has officially begun. "

Murasaki Shikibu pursed her lips: "..."

"I think Xiangzi must have been struggling with this for a long time.

Since she was chosen by the Holy Grail, she must have a wish to fulfill, but this means she will become my enemy.

Neither the master nor the practitioner is willing to fight me."

Rhode said: "So they came up with a strategy, which was to skip me and directly destroy my Caster."

Everyone listened to his story quietly.

Everyone's expression was so focused.

Among the two Murasaki Shikibu, the sorcerer played the role of the real Murasaki Shikibu, and since he was the real one, it was impossible for others to detect any clues.

The human had been hiding in the mansion for the past few days, observing the situation. Of course, she was also well aware of Rhodes' actions last night.

When the murder happened, Rhodes entered Murasaki Shikibu's room, and Murasaki Shikibu also entered Aiko's room.

"Oh, right. I don't think the reason why I chose the time when I entered Xiangzi's room to commit the crime was actually to create an alibi.

They simply wanted to cut off Caster's possible backup."

Rhode smiled and said, "When I was obsessed with Xiangzi, I naturally didn't care about the distress signal sent by Aizi."

"……Um."

Both Xiangzi agreed with Rhodes' reasoning.

"You are the one who is responsible for defeating Caster."

Rhodes looked at Murasaki Shikibu (a human) who was wearing a purple dress.

“…After all, I cannot allow you to notice the Command Seal on the back of my hand.”

She admitted, "Last night, Caster used magic to strengthen my body, and then... killed Miss Aiko."

"So, it was Caster that the Light King hugged last night..."

Sei Shonagon covered her mouth and looked at Murasaki Shikibu on the servant side. Her face was calm, as usual.

Human magi are weak compared to Servants, but that is just common sense in the Holy Grail War.

In the Tenlan Holy Grail War, the best option is for a Tenlan warrior [Master] strengthened by Caster to attack the opposing Caster.

After being strengthened by Caster himself, even the weak Xiangzi has the power to kill Caster

But what about the corresponding enlightenment?

Because she didn't want to face a direct conflict with her husband, the quiet literary girl who had never fought a battle decided to fight on her own.