Boundary Labyrinth and the Foreign Magician

"I mean Mallane's voice, back...?

We need to get through this with Rosemary. Helfried and Stephania and I decided to split up there and report back to King Melvin.

Albert also talked to Mallane because it involves him. King Melvin and Albert round their eyes when they talk about the mermaid's mourning.

"When the vessel that sealed my voice is destroyed, I go back to it, because it's in the literature. Probably something you can't dispose of even if it's evidence."

You have to be careful with the state of preservation of the goods to keep Mallane in condition.

Even if we were to be demobilized and the role ended, it would not change that it was an important piece of evidence. If we can't even dispose of it in a broad way... we'll have to manage it to keep it out of sight.

As for me... I think Mallane's free will is the choice not to talk. Therefore, it has already been decided to move in the direction of retrieving it... but that really requires the process of smashing the killer. Of course, there's no objection there either.

"I see..."

"Hmm. The inventory... doesn't have a record of the time."

King Melvin says as he turns the bundle of paper.

If I bought supplies at the Royal Castle, I needed to check past ledgers because it was about that inventory and the buyer being booked and left behind. It's not easy to get and view around here as long as King Melvin cooperates.

Well. Mermaid mourning recipes have only one thing that is quite valuable. That's Blood Pearl.

It is a material that can be stripped from a shellfish demon called Gratonic Oyster, which appears in the demonic waters. I was wondering if I could keep up with that purchase history...

"You've been missing it for days, this is..."

King Melvin frowned uncomfortably as he rolled through the ledger.

"What about other dates"

When asked, King Melvin wrapped a bunch of paper around it for a while, but eventually he put the ledger on his desk to see if he had finished confirming it, he said.

"Don't keep everything else. If only a few days before the incident had passed, I would have to feel something manipulative."

"Eighty-nine, I believe."

Albert sighed small at King Melvin's words.

I guess we should accept that the same aftermath has been done for the date of purchase of other materials, not just for Blood Pearl, but for Mermaid Mourning.

So we can be sure that the day the record is lost is the date of purchase of the material, so maybe if it hadn't even been for time, we could have tracked it down to who bought it and where - and now it's hard to follow.

The passage of time and the weathering of memory also reduce the accuracy of magical interrogation. Because what we need is our perception.

It's just not like I still don't have anything to gain.

"On the contrary, it seems certain that someone in the royal family is involved."

Naturally it will. Nodding at King Melvin's words.

The ledger is a record of the purchase history of items that the royal family needed and sent them to buy. I mean - the fact that there is evidence obliteration on this ledger...

"The candidate will be squeezed into the royal family."

"That's what happens. Unfortunately,"

King Melvin said in a tired voice.

"The rest - I've been meaning to clarify the descendants, though. I wonder if Rosemary's is something that doesn't involve reality. And the other one stands around carefully to keep himself out of the table. It's completely lamentable."

Who wants to see things like bone meat feuds between relatives? I know it's a pretty spirit-cutting story for King Melvin, but there's nothing I can do when the backing comes out like this.

Mallane's attempted assassination is a measure to keep Mallane off the throne inheritance and also strike Rosemary. There is no return commensurate with the risk if it is not a story involving succession to the throne.

Well, then... Was Rosemary's leg loss and claustrophobia - a gain or a loss for the killer?

If you think about Rosemary falling off the trail contention, if you just cut it out there, you should see it as a gain for the killer - what if, for example, in that idea, it was incorporated to the point where you would end up dressed in wet clothes on Rosemary?

In that case, the story changes. At this point, it can never be said that Rosemary's evil has been revealed and it is clear that it has nothing to do with the assassination, or that her freedom of movement has been denied by being shut down, is a welcome thing for the killer. Because it means that any amalgamation of the roles that the killer was expecting from her would be blank.

Then... something could happen soon.

When I let them hear those thoughts, they both shook their little ones as if they were fed up.

"The possibility of taking action...... Father. When that happens, shouldn't we be more vigilant about this year's rest and recuperation or stop?

"Tranquility?"

"There is an island just off the harbor where royal villas are built. The geysers are erupting... and it's a scenic place to put them in the hot springs overlooking the sea."

...... oh. That island. BFO, but there was.

Landing is not allowed for the average person. The guards are in place and I was wondering if it would happen at any event... because it was an island used by the royal family?

"I get a little tired of having a lot of dinner parties, balls, and nightclubs. It's supposed to be done in the spirit of taking a vacation in the winter to nourish your English spirit."

"So the royalty stays on the island for a few days..."

"That would certainly be... a good opportunity to set something up"

"I think... Though it is also an island to maintain the harbor side of the border, so it is well prepared for the devil -"

"Preparedness for human assassins would be thinner than being in the royal castle"

King Melvin is putting his arms together to look like he's conceiving.

"Actually, there are other issues that have been raised. Theodore. Do you know that it is the Duobelis Church operating in the South?

"... a cult group of devil worshippers"

The Duobelis. They worship demons who wield power beyond people's knowledge. It is characterised by the use of witchcraft on the body in the form of tattoos in order to help the demon.

They're cooperative with demons, offering sacrifices, etc. Naturally, it is a category that is treated as cult in any country.

But why does Duobelis come out to talk at this time? Their activities are closely related to the region. Talk about the consequences of a people who could not stand your oppression seeking salvation from the demons, which has nothing to do with the Kingdom of Verdogal in the first place. How can you afford to be extending your hand to a distant country?

"Mm-hmm. That's just brilliant. There's information coming in that they're hostile to the famous demon - or the demon killer who defeated Zevion. Otherwise, we're increasing our vigilance at the gates and all over the city."

I see. False information about the demon killer is also a countermeasure against them.

"From the way the information is spread, we should be alert to the fact that it will be possible to travel by road from next spring. Various problems have been raised, and just in case, I was thinking about stopping the rest of the season this winter."

"Bye -"

I suppose Albert thought the rest of the year would be decided by the discontinuation, but King Melvin still looks somewhat lost.

"... if you change your mind, you might also see it as a good opportunity to broil those people out."

"Uhm...... Theodore. If only that were the case. What about following us to rest together?

Whether it's a militant killer or a denomination, that's when the other one comes set up, which is also a good opportunity to feed the counter. Yes, King Melvin is watching.

"We have a problem. If I follow you, you'll be on guard."

When I was ambushed in the labyrinth or when Sheila and the others were tailed, I beat them to pieces. I did it extraordinarily flashy to hesitate future handouts.

"That's it there. Isn't there something just right?"

"Uh...... Maybe you should use that on me?

"Uhm."

... laughing like a prank. I laughed bitterly when I understood what King Melvin was trying to say.

If you wear that disguised ring and accompany them, the enemy will be cautious. Well, do I need to wear gloves and other equipment as well?

Take it to a situation where it's easy for the opponent to act and smash it where it moves. That kind of measure is quicker, and even for me, I don't like it.

"Then I'll go quiet too. In the name of my servant, you'll be able to secure as much freedom of movement as you want."

"Okay. If that's the case."

... Hmm. Do you want to work out measures to crush enemy hands even in Term Wills in parallel? I can think of measures to be taken if it is within the scope of my assumptions.