Boundary Labyrinth and the Foreign Magician

Grab a secret book and head from the inn room to the underground stash room. I must first check the contents of Princess Adriana's secret book.

Rendezvous in a hidden basement from each room.

"Let me take my seat off. Whatever the facts, His Highness Adriana does not wish to convey the contents of the writ to me."

Elliot said, the Marquis Gilbolt nodded as well.

"I see. If that's the case, I guess I'd better take my seat off too"

So Elliot goes back to the inn, and Marquis Gilbolt goes back to the separate mansion. It's instrumental.

"Go ahead."

and hand the secret book to Princess Stephania.

"Thanks"

Princess Stephania smiles and when she receives the secret book, she glances at it.

The look on Princess Stephania's face as she glances through the text... seems to have some strong color of confusion.

"... that's a lot of metaphor. I don't want to misinterpret you, so I'll make you all listen."

Princess Stephania says so and looks around before reading you a secret book. The secret book starts with a greeting. The problem is, after that.

"... as a royal constant, I wonder if there are many people around and cramped thoughts. Nevertheless, there are many competent people around your brother, and if they are on guard, be calm and safe during your stay. I'm feeling a little cramped too, but I accept that this is also like a royal fate"

So once the words are separated, Princess Stephania looks up.

... I see. That's a metaphor for sure. Even if they take away a secret book, it's just a public story.

"It's going to be difficult for me... but does that mean I have Zadias' eye for surveillance?

When Tefra tilts his neck and says, Mallane nods to affirm Tefra's words.

Mallane barely speaks either, but he was born royal. Both of them are following closely.

"Well, if it's literal, you don't have to be so vigilant."

"When it comes to it, does the part called 'I also have slightly cramped thoughts' mean that His Highness Adriana herself has eyes for surveillance and is not free to act?

"I guess. Could serenity and safety also mean that there is no danger if we are adults?

Rosemary nodded as Grace tilted her neck.

"Or it sounds like peace and security to Zadias."

"... it doesn't clearly say who it's calm and safe for. I wonder if it depends on both. If this one doesn't act, he'll be safe for now."

Claudia answers Ashley's words with her hands on her mouth.

There's a good chance Zadias is up to something, but if there's nothing to upset him, there won't be a problem either. Well, I guess so.

Princess Stephania nodded and said, "I'll keep reading." I'll read the letter further.

"I've had totally boring days too, but I'm looking forward to hearing that Stephania is coming to Vinesdora and when I can see her again. This is how I write to you, it reminds me of the old days. Do you remember when you were little? Behavior like that back then made it harder for us to be in each other's shoes...... sometimes I think it might not be bad to return to our childhood hearts. Although I can't even say that adventure days like treasure hunting and demonic exorcism are generally good because peace is also valuable. I'll see you at the royal castle."

and...... read that far, Princess Stephania puts the letter on the table. That seems to be the end of the sentence.

"... metaphors around here too?

"Maybe. But... maybe we don't know."

Sheila and Illumhilt are looking at each other.

Hmm...... Unlike the first one, it's hard to interpret around here. I can also accept it as if I'm only trying to tell Princess Stephania that I understand.

"The last one, he says it's peaceful again."

Serafina on Lavine's back says what she notices.

"... doesn't that mean you want us to cooperate, but don't even force it?

Grace says as she conceives. Will that be the case given the meaning of the first half? If the meaning of peace depends on both, it can also be taken to mean that this is inconvenient for Zadias.

"... you must be asking me to be ready. He said he wouldn't blame me for saying no."

Princess Stephania closes her eyes.

"Do you have any idea?

"… maybe. I used to play in an orchard owned by Adriana and His Majesty Everbert. In the orchard there was a sapling planted by Adriana... called treasure hunting, hiding the treasure at the root of the sapling and playing with it. Which seedlings, while making a puzzle to hit the spot."

... That's right. Perhaps he hid his fateful errands from you. If the destination is an orchard, Zadias will be less alert, and so there is a degree of freedom of movement.

"... if the sun falls, I will make Cadkeus turn. Do you remember where His Highness Adriana planted the fruit trees?

"Yep. I remember that, but... it's okay if I don't?

"I don't think there's a problem if you just go...... Zadias might be suspicious. I don't think it would have been a problem if it was just one of them, but it won't be long before His Highness Adriana went to the orchard to find out about His Highness Stephania's visit."

Separately, a visit to continue standing for a short period of time would result in Zadias' vigilance. Even if we don't get right to it, Cadkeus should be enough.

"We will create an orchard model with earthly magic from Cadkeus' visual information. Guide me."

"I see...... It's convenient."

Bring Cadkeus to the orchard based on the map received from the Marquis of Gilbolt after sundown. If it's night time, it's already Cadkeus' place.

As soon as we arrive, we make an orchard model from the edge with earthly magic. The orchard is well maintained. It's like a garden surrounded by walls.

"This will be the main entrance"

"Uh..."

Years have passed. Princess Stephania follows her fingers over the model as she follows her memory.

"Over here...... not. Right. Up the stairs here... Just ahead."

Follow Princess Stephania's guidance to advance Cadkeus.

"Third from the right. This tree. Though considerably bigger than I remember."

"Let's look for the roots"

Let Cadkeus examine the underlying soil.

"... there was"

From under the dirt, a small crate emerged. The look on Princess Stephania's face becomes bright when I tell her about it. Let's try to retrieve it and make it return.

Then Cadkeus returns after losing as much. Crates, no doubt.

"Thank you, Cadkeus"

Receive the crate from Cadkeus and give it to Princess Stephania.

"Thanks. I'll open it..."

With a slightly nervous face, Princess Stephania opens the crate.

In it - there was another letter in it. Is this our destiny?

"I'll read it."

Princess Stephania reads the letter again to make me listen.

"You remembered a long time ago. Thank you, Steph. And I'm sorry I got involved."

The letter had begun with such an offering. It's more shattered than the first letter.

In the letter...... it was written there that Zadias was looking for a Sorcerer of the Sage's Scholastic Union. That's all we know.

Princess Adriana said she had hidden one of Zadias' searching magicians in her princess's territory.

And - I hear the mage died a while ago. She was originally elderly. At that time, the magician told me he had something for me.

But Zadias has been following the magician's footsteps.

It doesn't necessarily mean there's no leak in some kind of applause. It is also opaque how Zadias will treat those who have the other right to inherit the throne after he has become king.

So... he wants Stephania to keep what the sorcerer left behind. He wants it stored in Verdogal until he needs it. That's what it said.

"... entrusted by the magician is an incomplete surgical ceremony. That's the magic shard Zadias is looking for…"

"Incomplete, surgical......?

I had an idea of the content of Princess Stephania's reading letter.

That's... maybe a half-deficient magic circle that was written in my mother's notebook... is it?

Is it in development or what? There are fewer descriptions than other objects, and I thought if I decrypted them on the other pages, I would know the full story of the procedure.

"... here it is."

It was depicted on a finely folded second sheet. It's a half-deficient magic circle. - It was established as one technique in my head so that the pieces of the puzzle fit perfectly.

"I'll keep going.... the cornered elders closed their memories with their own magic. Doing so also invalidated torture and all other means of confession and prevented the leakage of secret surgery. Someday - after the tyrant has passed, hope to reclaim closed memories. I split it it up and entrusted it to my buddy's hands. And this technique is the one that cracks it. I know it's an unsolicited favor. I wonder if you could deliver this magic to Vinesdora one day when true peace returns to Silvatoria.... that's the end of the letter."

When Princess Stephania finishes reading the letter, she meditates and exhales heavily.

The art of freeing sealed memories…. Right...... Is this the magic of the mother Zadias was looking for?

... No, maybe that's not all. Because the elders' letters are thick if they are to be entrusted with the protection of the art of memory liberation, and they will most likely have other secrets of the sage's academic union.

And if Zadias understands the situation, he can't kill the elders of the Legion in a way. So... Mother left the country to protect them.

If so, they could be locked away somewhere behind the Academic Union or elsewhere. If we get rid of Zadias, we'll be able to return our memories with the finished procedure, won't we?