After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

This is a rather large space, in which various objects are stacked in an orderly manner.

There was a large number of precious, glittering golden ornaments, as well as a sword that exuded an ominous aura and seemed to have once belonged to a high-ranking demon.

There is even a huge dragon head that has turned into bones.

Rather than a treasury, it is more like a museum used to show off the kingdom's various achievements.

I don’t know if it’s because of some kind of magic, but even though no one has been here for a few years, this place is still very clean and tidy.

Not only is there no dust accumulation, there is also no musty or smelly odor.

It really cost a lot of money.

Kings of all generations would use this place as a place to show off, tirelessly showing it off to any visitor and taking pride in adding more precious collections to it.

By Heidi's generation, the royal family had declined to such an extent that these symbols of past prosperity only showed irony.

So she didn't come here for a few years.

After all, it's painful to watch.

"Let's go, don't go too far away from me, otherwise it might trigger the trap."

After calming down briefly, Heidi said this and walked in first.

Passing through various collections that were either luxurious or strange, they came to the innermost part of the treasury and stopped in front of a wall.

"Here we go, this is it."

This wall on the side of the treasure house is occupied by an extremely large stone slab, which is engraved with various abstract patterns and densely packed incomprehensible text.

The symbols contained in the ritual are also included.

"About 200 years ago, the king at that time discovered a prehistoric site during an expedition, and this stone tablet was found there."

Heidi introduced with a deadpan expression.

"The kingdom's scholars believe that the inscriptions represent some extremely ancient and powerful magic, and have been conducting research, but to no avail."

Prehistoric relics are a general term for a series of relics distributed throughout the mainland.

Even in the most ancient human or demonic documents, there is no record of their origins. The time when they were built may be so early that it is beyond imagination and cannot be estimated at all.

As a result, there is still no conclusion about the race of its previous owner.

Aize also visited one.

It was a piece of town ruins buried underground. Even after a long time, the small part that remained still showed its former prosperity.

But the stone slab in front of me is completely different.

Although it is visibly old to the naked eye, the densely packed words engraved on it are extremely clear, without the slightest sign of wear and tear.

This cannot be explained by simply saying "it's well preserved".

It seems more reasonable to think that the slab itself has some kind of self-repairing ability.

"Um……"

Villian's expression was more serious than ever.

She took a step forward and scanned every character carefully with a focused gaze, afraid of missing anything.

After a long while, she nodded:

"There's no mistake. The additional ritual added to the blood plague came from here... It seems to be a section from a larger ritual."

It is an ancient technique with an unimaginably long history, and its underlying logic may not be compatible with any current technological system.

No wonder Villian didn't gain anything.

No matter how good she was, she only spent one day and one night on it.

The kingdom's scholars and magicians have been scratching their heads for two hundred years without any results.

Then the problem is coming.

Why did the results of a two-hundred-year-old unsolved academic problem appear in the capital today?

Or in the form of a combination with blood plague.

Thinking of this, Aize looked at Heidi:

"Who was responsible for the research on this stone tablet? Where are the relevant records?"

This is much more solid evidence than the previous fragmentary ones. If we continue to investigate, it should be easy to get to the bottom of it.

However, Heidi shook her head:

"Previously, the Royal Society and the Magic Guild had been jointly conducting research, but all related work was stopped four years ago."

After all, this thing burns money and keeps people idle.

The royal family used to be rich and didn’t care about this kind of investment, but after the previous king passed away, when even normal turnover became a problem, how could they have the resources to spend on this?

So Heidi just stopped the project with a stroke of her pen.

The relevant information is directly sealed and the participating personnel are directly optimized.

Just think of it as sending talents to all walks of life in the kingdom, so that people don’t have to live a life of idleness and waiting to die.

"Before sealing it, I checked the relevant contents one last time and there was nothing of value."

In other words, if we look for the relevant records now, we will probably not find anything.

Aize, who rarely had any hope, couldn't help but feel a little discouraged.

Then--

"It's okay. It will be much easier if you have this."

Villian, who was carefully studying the contents on the stone tablet, suddenly turned around and looked at Aize with a smile.

"Give me a few days, and I will definitely show you how to crack this spell."

Before Aize could react, Heidi glared at him first.

"A few days? The kingdom hasn't been able to solve the mystery for 200 years!"

"so what?"

Villian crossed her arms, looking nonchalant.

"Two hundred years without any results doesn't necessarily mean this thing is difficult, but it definitely means your scholars and magicians are useless. Don't compare me to those guys."

He was too calm and didn't seem to take it as a big deal.

On the contrary, I don’t feel like I’m bragging.

Heidi was completely choked and didn't know how to react.

Aize took the opportunity to ask:

"Are you sure?"

"Hmm~"

Miss Witch smiled back.

"Before, due to the encryption, I had no idea where to start. But here is the complete procedure, perhaps even more complete than what's included in the blood plague. So what's the difficulty?"

"Uh……"

Aize knows nothing about magic.

But no matter what, even judging from the rationality, things should not be as easy as she said.

But since she expressed this, Aize naturally had nothing to say.

After a brief hesitation, he nodded:

"Well, I'll leave it to you then. Don't push yourself too much. If you keep neglecting your sleep and food, I'll be really mad!"

Villian tilted her head, as if considering something.

Then he licked his lips lightly and asked with a wicked smile:

"What happens if I get really angry? Is there a punishment? What kind of punishment? Preferably something physical... Yeah, right, like tying me up and doing whatever they want to me?"

"……ha?"

Aize's face was full of an expression that showed he couldn't stand seeing dirty things.

This guy, the XP structure is becoming more and more complicated.

And Villian's madness was not over yet.

"What a scary expression~ No, this expression is also great. I'm so excited that even down there..."

“Stop!!!!!”

Feeling that this would never end, Aize quickly cut the other person off.

Then he sighed, rubbed his eyes, and said with a little fatigue:

"...Anyway, I'll leave this to you. I still have a lot of things to deal with over there, so I'll be leaving first."

The information from the Adventurer's Guild has been delivered.

But the number was extremely shocking, even completely useless content such as the cafeteria menu was included, which was obviously intended to make things difficult for Aize.

But Aize had no good solution and could only look at it bit by bit.

Next I feel like I'm going to suffer.

Villian also put away her playful expression and nodded seriously.

"Well, go well, just leave this to me."

So, Aize left the treasure house.

In the huge underground space, only Heidi and Violet were left.

Villian gathered her magic power, and a large number of magic circles appeared in front of the stone slab, and then performed various operations that Her Royal Highness the Princess could not understand.

Her Royal Highness the Princess looked at her back and fell into deep thought.

Sure enough, this ability doesn't seem human at all.

Could it be true...

"I'm talking to Your Highness the Princess."

"...Hmm? Oh, what's up?"

Heidi was lost in thought when she was suddenly called out, and she didn't react for a moment.

"Please have someone bring the magic-removing stone and table from the workshop over here, and also bring a bed. I'll be staying here until this thing is solved."

It was a very normal request, and Heidi agreed immediately.

"Okay, I'll have someone do it right away."

After saying that, he turned around and prepared to leave.

"Wait, there's one more thing."

Just as he took a step forward, he was stopped again.

"You don't have to guess. Just as you thought, I am one of the thirteen leaders in the past, the great witch Villian."

Miss Witch said this in an unusually calm manner.

Chapter 68 Princess, You Choose

The sudden words made Heidi freeze in place, and she was even at a loss for a full two seconds.

Then, when her brain finally realized what had happened, Her Royal Highness the Princess's emotions suddenly became unsettled.

"Are you...really Villian? One of the Thirteen Leaders, the leader of the witch clan, the Great Witch Villian!?"

"Well, I am."

Even at this moment, Villian's attention was completely focused on the stone slab in front of her.