I kept being called incompetent at home, but it seemed super competent globally

"Um, what is it...?"

The contents of the materials were the diary of the investigation team issued by a certain country.

From the date, it looks like it was created about two hundred years ago.

The captain's name was Orlando, so it's called the Orlando Investigation Record.

The record begins where the king ordered him to leave the country, and this is quite interesting.

Depending on the character of the writer, the sex work at the time was well documented.

"Episcopal Record, April 10, 1450.

After a two-month journey, we arrived at Lake Lamia.

In a beautiful land where rumors could not be heard, our hearts were healed without much healing.

When I discovered the mermaid well, I wanted to build a vacation home here with a reward from the king. "

"Episcopal Record, April 11, 1450.

Visit the Valdemar family that rule Lake Lamia.

Although they were entertained, they were reluctant to provide information.

It seems to me that if we are to provide information, we should do so as well.

We need to get in touch with their home country and see how far we can get them.

It is one of the many evils of our kingdom not to give authority to the scene. ”

"Episcopal Record, April 17, 1450.

The pigeons have arrived from their native land, and the information they can provide to House Valdemar is within our control.

The Valdemar side has agreed to this, so we will share information with the Survey team.

They also seemed to be aiming for the mermaid's tears, and there was a lot of information available.

In particular, a map detailing where the mermaids appeared was very helpful.

Tomorrow, we'll leave the ship and head for the small island in the middle of the lake where the most sightings are made. "

"Episcopal Record, April 18, 1450.

The initial investigation failed, and it was impossible to find the mermaid.

However, our survey team has confirmed that a barrier has been erected around the island.

According to the sorcerer accompanying him, it is a fairly advanced object formed by bending the space.

Attempting a breakthrough by any means available on the spot is ineffective.

"Episcopal Record, April 20, 1450.

Discover the fact that there are many sightings of mermaids on the night of the full moon.

From this, it was hypothesized that the barrier would temporarily lose its effect due to the magic power of the moon.

The next full moon is ten days away, and we will have a rest.

You're in a great tourist spot, so you can enjoy your leisure time once in a while.

"Episcopal Record, April 30, 1450.

We succeeded in crossing the barrier into the mermaid colony.

They are beautiful. '

... oh, isn't that weird?

I rushed through the pages, but all the pages were blank.

What happened to the survey team in the mermaid village?

Based on the records in the library, it seems that the person who wrote this has returned somehow...

"What is this...? Isn't it a little creepy?"

A lot of meaning, isn't it?

Unexpectedly, Kurta and Nino looked pale.

Even more so when I heard in advance from the librarian that there were successive unreturned people.

Does seeing a mermaid have any unintended effect on the mind?

“Look for other mermaid materials.”

"That's right, if it's just this..."

When we searched the bookshelves, we checked to see if there were any similar materials.

Several notebooks are discovered immediately.

However, the description stopped when all the documents infiltrated the mermaid village.

Orlando's investigation records are better than anything in the record.

From what you can see, it looks like you've been trying to infiltrate a mermaid settlement for quite some time.

“Yes, but it seems to have failed in both cases.”

"Hmm, this looks much more troublesome than I thought..."

Why did the mermaids fail to infiltrate the settlement?

What we don't know is that we're going to take the same step even if we do.

At the very least, it would be nice if there were some documents about the returnees afterwards.

There is no record of why.

“This could be a deliberate deletion of the statement.”

Eventually, Nino snorted.

She takes out some material and points to the margin.

"This part is slight, but the colour is different from the others. Didn't you shred the paper?"

"Can you do that by shredding paper?"

"The old paper is hot, so I can scrape it with sand." That's how you can tamper with materials. "

Has Nino ever done anything before?

Kurta and I pulled off a bit of the detail.

Then she coughs a little shyly.

“Well, anyway, there's a possibility of concealment of these materials.”

"But what did you do that for?"

Once you know the motive, you'll be able to see the thread.

Would you like to ask Master Leonidas if there's anything he can do about it?

That's what Kurta suggested, but I didn't shake my head vertically.

In the first place, it seems like the Valdemars are leading the cover-up.

Considering that, it felt quite bad to talk to Leonidas-sama.

"For now, let's get down." So, I'll share the information with my sisters. "

That's right. I still don't think Leonidas can be trusted a bit after all.

After we finished viewing the materials, we went back to the castle and waited for the return of the sisters.