Sword of the Philosopher

"How's it going? Is it progressing?

While closing the door, Lizzie asks me.

"Oh, more than I thought."

"That's good... I've come up with a solution, so I thought I'd talk to Leon."

"Consultation......?

"Yeah, well, it's not exactly a solution. Simply that the scholars known to Lord Forna... that is, the scholars who entered the ruins survey will be summoned here for an interview."

Interview, or... let's find out who was acting suspiciously during the ruins investigation via a friend of Forna's.

"But isn't that what the King is doing?

"I've checked there. In conclusion, they haven't turned their hands on everything. Then I wonder if we can get the information through Lord Forna before the King finds out about it under the name of Prince Livina."

Well... it's more likely that something will leak to Poirot than hearing from the King.

"Okay. I'm on my way. Can I ask you something? For the time being, when I'm listening, I'm going to use the wizard to listen to things."

"Yeah, that's fine."

Leeze will take the lead... and I'll even get on with my work.

So, for now, nothing happened... and Gark and the others started to achieve certain results because of the information they got from the Bredge. At this rate, even if the arrival of the star gods is faster than expected... no, the battle will end if we lose. Is it limited to ensuring as much preparation time as possible?

When I was still working on it, I received a report that I had decided on a date for an interview from Lise. Moreover, it seems that the professor was involved from the early days in the ruins investigation.

So, I'm going to listen to Forna and the others with the wizard. I got permission from Forna, and she was also very motivated to get information, so it was a situation that was expected...

On that day, a person visits Forna's Mansion. An elderly man with mixed gray hair... his name is Gordon. I think I had some connection to Lord Forna and had the opportunity to talk to him.

However, basically it was just a friendship, and they didn't really talk about what they were studying with each other... just a friend, but knowing that they were one of the investigators this time, Forna nominated them.

Nice to meet you.

Oh, it's been a while.

I'll start by saying hello. Gordon looks like a white robe with a scholarly vibe.

"I was told that I wanted to ask you something about the ruins survey and I visited....."

"Oh, we didn't tell Roku about our research, but my research is also about ancient times. If there's any useful information,"

"I see... but I can't do it for free. I have also invested quite a bit in that ruins survey. It's really hard to do that without a reward."

"What's the price? I am studying it, but you will have more information. Whether I can provide useful information....."

"Oh, no. That's not what I meant. The big difference between me and you is whether or not you are a lord and have a people. The next study... will be available for a little while, but I plan to conduct another ruins survey. I'd appreciate it if you could invest a little bit there."

"I see... that's fine. I would be happy to cooperate if there was any progress on the research topic with me. I just don't like to stand up and move. If this kind of research becomes public, it could damage our reputation by being told that we are indulgent."

That's how you explain it... and Gordon laughed.

"I see, that's why I didn't tell Lok. The lord is in trouble."

"I have nothing to do with the people because the money comes from me personally... but the world doesn't see it that way. Even though I didn't use it, I was told to make fun of it with taxes..."

"Oh, okay. Let's just keep this conversation to ourselves... but it's a difficult position for a lord not to be able to see historical discoveries due to differences in position."

"Absolutely. I contacted Gordon this time because I learned a lot later... but I'm not asking him to dig for roots or leaves. Ask what you're paying for it, and you'll give me the details."

"Is that all right?

"Ask and decide if you want to pay an additional fee"

"Okay."

Just one thing before that.

Forna stepped forward and asked.

"In the first place, I'd like to hear from you about what you found in the ruins and how you tried to investigate them. It's not related to the research theme, so it's free, right?

--That's the part we want to know the most, but Forna told us something good.

In fact, we currently have a lot of information related to the star gods, such as the video of Bredge. You can listen to Gordon and add more information to it, but before we do that, we need to solve the most important part.

"Ah, okay... first of all, where do we start... yeah, let's talk about Prince Livina."

That said, Gordon took a breath.

"Of course you know about the prince.

"Of course. If Prince Livina had been involved in the ruins investigation... why would they have been investigated?

"Not for me yet. Nevertheless, it will be a matter of time. However, I can guess why the prince…, but I don't know the details. Rather, I felt like I was in danger if I went deep."

"That's... why?

"There were many people gathered around Prince Livina. Based on that, I thought deep pursuit would be troublesome."

It seems that this man is close to the prince's case because he was only working on the ruins. From that level at first, it won't be a problem. Suddenly inviting people from the organization could be a troublesome development.

"Well, I'm not that connected to Prince Livina, so if I were a knight, I'd be evacuated right away... Hmm, looking back, there might have been signs that the prince would have caused the incident."

"What do you mean?

"Prince Livina had talent apart from his Servants... and I wondered if he was okay as an outsider... but after all, I didn't talk much. Let's talk about it from the background."