Julie!

He saw a strong threat and Bergrette appeared from the side alley.

"Ha ha, I'm just kidding."

The beauty of the wind shook her shoulders as if she had left.

"... cum!

Elsa turns her heel and attempts to escape by poking through such a gap.

"Just kidding, will you give up before it's over?

Let Julie flash her fingertips. The trick alone caused a whirlwind to roll in front of Elsa, making her slender.

"Ahh......!

Elsa, who had her legs wrapped, went into the spot without strength. It is impossible to escape the magician "Mage" in a human without the excellent favor "Oracle".

"Hey, let me tell you something. Elsa."

The light words, the back of the stomach, and the windy gaze looking down are sharp and cold.

Did Elsa realize that the resistance was in vain? Elsa repeated as if she was trembling.

"Well, why... why... why..."

"Why? What does that mean, how did you know where you were? Or why I showed up in front of you? Well, I'll explain both carefully."

Julie slowly spinned her words as she scratched up her long, wavy blond hair.

I wonder if this was about two hours ago. I asked Hefnell to find out your address and actually went there... but the house was barren. I've heard from my neighbors... you're going to live alone. And I knew at first glance that you were away for a while or already asleep. There was no snow around the house. "

It was clear from the surroundings buried in untouched snow that a considerable amount of time had elapsed since leaving home.

"About the museum... you left the house right after the body of the male employee was found, right? I'm scared."

Without waiting for Elsa's response, Julie continued indifferently.

"But you're not the Wing Magician, the Mage, or the nobleman with the money. A very mediocre city dweller who lives in a museum every day. Severe cold and snow have restricted our destinations, and checkpoints are laid at the entrances and exits of each city... there are quite a few places to go. It's not a good time to stay in a wild inn, and I don't have the money to spend nights in an expensive inn. Without the power to fight, it's hard to get away from the city."

Civilians are much narrower in scope than adventurers. Badalnois is even worse in winter.

And then...

"Above all, you were hesitant to go through the examination. I tried to hit a cheap lodging where anyone in the Imperial City could roll from one end of the communication. In the meantime, she said," Is there a woman with a big hokuro next to her nose staying? "

Elsa pressed her nose with a soft look.

"There were fewer such inns than I thought, and by the way, none of them had the same characteristics. Congratulations on attracting clams in the fourth case. If I could hide the pomegranate, I could buy some more time."

There are not many bounty hunters entering the Imperial Capital in the Lenore case, but these adventurers prefer large shops in the center of the city that are easy to move after combining taverns and lodging.

Even so, it is easy to leave the impression of the shopkeeper that there is only one civilian woman among the guests who are basically familiar with the journey, such as Mage and mercenaries.

Whether you were hiding the poker or disguising it, it wouldn't have been so hard to narrow it down.

"You wanted to hide from The Chaser in the first place, so I wouldn't have been able to stay in a big place where you could stand out."

Hmm, I keep sighing.

"So, next. Why did I come before you? [M] As you may have guessed, one of the things about this museum - no, you were behind the Sabel raid."

Elsa opened her eyes with consternation.

"The enemy has accurately targeted Sabel and I as they happened to be apart. It's a trick you can't do without surveillance. Then who was watching? That quiet museum... without any other visitors."

Someone who can keep track of Sabel and Julie without being suspicious under the circumstances.

"Isn't it natural to think of museum staff? I met Elsa twice."

Rather, there is nothing else. That's what the beautiful woman of the wind says in the dark.

"That explains why Sabel didn't say anything to me. For example, he said something like," Somebody's calling me in a hurry, "and he pulled me apart without even giving me a shout..."

Sabel is very popular and hooks up, I add.

"So... about the deceased male employee. I don't really want to tell you about the deceased... but maybe he was in that role? I wish I had Sabel and his enemies, but... for example, I was judged to be out of the way, so I was cut off."

Elsa trembled visibly. The hypothesis would have sufficed to frighten her deeply.

Hefner caught up with him from the alley behind him.

"Hmm... If you think so, you can be convinced of Elsa's words back then....."

Talk about it... no...!... how... why are you doing this...?!

"If 'complicity' happens like that, there's no reason to think of yourself as…"

Elsa, who shouted at him when he appeared, nodded as if he had thought it good because he was surrounded by three men, including soldiers.

"... nnh, I told you, but I'm just guessing so far. There's no proof."

As Julie shouted with her shoulders up, she laid down a beat and Elsa looked up slowly. And his expression was like, "Eh?".

"Isn't that right, Bergrette?

"Yes"

A knight nodded beside her.

"Surprised? It's a hypothesis made by this beautiful young lady because of my slight discomfort. That's what I'm talking about. As far as your face is concerned, it's almost as if it was clammy."

Julie talked about the beginning to the stubborn staff.

"So, about the discomfort, Back then... looking for the missing Sabel, I came in the halfway room on a regular route, Elsa... and I met you in a bowl. So I asked you if you saw Sabel, but he gave it back without telling me. That's fine. So, the problem is then. Remember what you told me when you left?

The questioned girl is just stunned. At least I didn't mean to say anything that would lead to this situation.

"You said that."

"... the customer. Please do not go the other way."

Well, that's correct. Regardless of how much you were looking for Sabel, the fact is I was going backwards. I'm sorry about that time. But, Elsa, something's wrong. "What you can do with that kind of attention." That's because I was in the exhibition room first. "

Elsa answers nothing. Rather, I don't understand what Julie pointed out. Such a face.

"Look, if you were in the exhibition room first, and I came back in the way, it would be natural for you to complain. It's because I'm going to witness the moment I'm going backwards. But actually, you came after me. The employee who was supposed to have entered the exhibition room along the route," You ", knew why. The customer who was in the room before me I said that the route had been reversed. I didn't see it, so I don't know how to do that."

In the first place, it is impossible for a person who arrives late to know what kind of directions the person in the room follows.

Nevertheless, I don't think any of the staff will be able to look at the guests in the exhibition room first and say, "You've been on a regular route back then." The sights of relaxing visitors and employees passing by the museum should be everyday in the museum.

"Well, when I see Elsa," Sabel, don't you know? 'I may have made you think,' This woman, she's looking for a man and she's back on her way. 'So, first of all, "Customers, why don't you go back on the route? I'll say," Hey. "

Either way, I couldn't get rid of my doubts when I decided from the beginning to say, 'Please don't go the other way.'

The words will have to be carefully monitored and grasped.

With the help of Bergrette and Hefner, I was able to get here.

"Can you tell me? Elsa. How did you get involved in this when you were supposed to be a very ordinary civilian? Are there any other accomplices? Maybe there's nothing you know."

A cold wind blows through the four of us in a narrow, dark back alley.

"... and more..."

Elsa, who had been silent for so long, finally opened her heavy mouth.

"What else do I have to do...?! If that happens, anybody... anybody...!

Tears are pouring out of her eyes as if it were broken.

"I want you to explain what's going on! I'm sick of it! Kill me if you hate me, if that's all you need...!

It is Bergrette who rests his hand gently on Elsa's upsetting shoulder.

"We hate people who use you. In order to bring him to justice... could you please tell me a story?"

"Ah, what...! What do you know!?

"Yeah, I don't know. As it is, nothing. So... can you tell me?"

Looking at the sincere Knight Girl's eyes, Elsa dropped her shoulders without strength or strength.

"... but... no, I can't. I can't tell you. It's useless...."

Still stubborn, Julie tells her in a taught tone.

"Where you've penetrated it, will they keep their promises? Do you have a guarantee of your life? Think about it."

A man who thought he was carrying a stick has been murdered.

Seems terrible, but once again pointing to the fact, Elsa wandered around in fear. Seeing the intent, Julie smiled.

"It's okay. There's nobody around. In the first place, I used Oracle, a concealed spell of wind peak magic, to chase you, so no one else would notice. Don't worry, Guerro.

As for Julie, I was going to smile gently, but Elsa's face was clearly drawn.

"Okay, okay...! What do I have to say...?

I'm finally getting angry, or I'm starting to talk.

"The day of the incident... it was about 10: 00 in the morning... The curator called me while I was at work. I was told that a customer was visiting me. I wondered who would come to the museum at work, so I went to see my guest room..."

"Who was that?

Whether you feel restlessness or deviation from Elsa, Hefner prompts you first...

"... I don't know. Someone I didn't know. There's no such thing as being everywhere... a young man."