Next, Shen Er, what's your business?

Chapter 727

From the second day on, the atmosphere in the castle became tense.

After breakfast in the dining room, everyone entered the standard state of magicians - mysticism.Everyone kept alone as much as possible and did not communicate with the outside world. Even the meals were sent to the room by the servants in the castle.

This meal in the morning also became the last meal that everyone attended together. This was the prelude to the battle for Grivan's inheritance, and it was also the signal and farewell between the magicians.

If there are any exceptions, there are probably only two teenagers, Shinji and Grey, who didn't intend to solve the mystery from the beginning.But because everyone else maintains mysticism, the two are also isolated.

Teenagers and girls don't care about it.Seeing that Gray is wearing a hood all day without showing her face, it is clear that she is not good at contacting people. The more people there are, the more uncomfortable she will be.Shen Er knew that there was a ghost in it, so he took the time to teach Grey, and didn't ask her to help him, at least not to hold him back in the battle.

Soon, the event happened.

Someone died.

In the middle of the hall, where the stairwell is located, late at night, before dawn.

There is a huge statue of an angel holding a sword and scales.Among the many angels, it is the symbol that belongs to Michael - the scale judges the sins of the dead, and the sword repels Satan.

But this time, Michael's sword pierced not Satan, but a woman.

Furisode kimonos from the Far East are hung on the statues of angels, making them even more mysterious.Even if the blood of the angel sword is stained, this beauty cannot be compromised.Even if the blood turns black as it starts to coagulate, the fact that the pierced woman is so attractive doesn't change it.

Huaye Hishiri! ! !

All the invited magicians recognized the identity of the deceased.

"……Well!"

Gray involuntarily covered his mouth.As a grave keeper, it was not that she had never seen a corpse, but the corpse in front of her was a little different.

Her eyes, those beautiful eyes like black pearls, were cruelly gouged out.

"I'll go and put her down." Heine gently reached out to the statue.

No one disagrees.Magicians have long been used to death and know how to deal with such things, except for Rosalind who is still a child.

A hair-thin metal wire protruded from Heine's hand, and instantly severed the statue's sword.The young man gently embraced Hishiri's body.He didn't care if his suit was soiled, he carefully placed the corpse on the floor, hesitated for a moment, and lifted the kimono that wrapped the corpse.

"excuse me."

Still no one spoke. While Heine was doing the autopsy, the magicians were also using their own methods to confirm the cause of the woman's death.

The eyes were violently gouged out by a large sharp weapon similar to claws, and a large part of the back was also peeled off. It is speculated that it is the magic seal of the deceased—normally, as long as the magic seal is still there, the magician will not die easily. It can linger for a while even if it is fatally wounded.

There is a letter in the sleeve of the kimono. Inside the letter is an invitation letter of the same style as the other invitees. The only difference is the name of the invitee and the corresponding "angel name".

Someone involuntarily read the last words heard yesterday.

"—Ask for the name of an angel."

"Those who cannot answer the question must be stripped by the angels."

Angel name.

Stripped.

I thought this sentence itself was a mystery, but I didn't expect it to have such a simple and crude literal meaning.

The law of stripping was also deduced later by the magicians, which is related to each person's "angel name".

The angel name of "Strip City" follows the Kabbalah system, one of the magic bases. The "angel name" of Kagino Hibishi is Hachasiah, the angel whose house is ruled by Aries.

Aries is the first house of the zodiac. Based on the theory that the macrocosm corresponds to the microcosm of the human body, the protected part is the head, and the Hachasiah protected the eyeballs.

Aries [-]st house, Hachasiah strips the eyeball.

The invitation letter is not only an invitation letter, but also a death notice, foretelling how you will die.

So what's next?Taurus?Or another Aries?After all, there are 72 angels in the Kabbalah system, so where are the parts to be stripped?
silence.

An eerie atmosphere filled the air.No fear, no sorrow, just mistrust of the surroundings and equal joy.

Gray, who possesses super psychic properties, captured these emotions, but she didn't understand them. After returning to the room, she asked her doubts.

"It's actually quite understandable."

Shinji replied while making some kind of preparations.

"Hano Hishiri is the only one who knows Ashbourne's secret technique among the people gathered in the stripped city, and there is no need to obtain it. He is also a symbol of the rules."

"She died, which means two things. First, there are indeed very precious treasures here, otherwise no one would dare to kill Huaye Lingli at the risk of being hunted down by the Law and Political Division. Second, once Huaye Lingli died, the future The deterrence of the Law and Political Department guarantees the implementation of the rules are gone, and what follows is the reality of the magic world that I told you the day before yesterday—the strong prey on the weak.”

Gray recalled all the voices he heard not long ago, and the emotions revealed in the voices.

conceited.

hostility.

curious.

greedy.

All kinds of emotions are intertwined, like an assembly of goblins talking and laughing loudly on a stormy night.

At this moment, Gray finally understood that this was not a simple treasure hunt at all, but something deeper.Mysteries are no longer things to be solved, but some kind of bait, an ominous shadow.

"Instructor, what should we do?"

"Everyone is about to move, and we naturally can't be idle. Take this, bring the topographic map I drew, and keep an eye on someone for me."

"Who."

"Heine Istari."

"Mr. Heine?"

There was obvious hesitation on Grey's face, and it could be seen that he had a very good impression of Heine.

"The instructor thinks he is the murderer who killed Miss Huaye? Because he was the first to find the body."

"No, on the contrary, I think he may be the next victim."

"Hey hey hey hey!!!"

"A certain elementary school student who will never grow up told us that the first person who finds the corpse is often not the murderer—ahem, I'm sorry, I forgot that you are not the dead house of Weber, and you don't read comics. Seriously, on the night the corpse was found , the 'eyes' under my cloth told me that Heine left the room very early and never came back until the body was found. If he is the murderer, there is no need to take the risk of arousing suspicion and find the body first. If he is not, Then he probably discovered something, and it is reasonable for him to be silenced by the real murderer—Miss Rosalind is only eight years old, how can she bear the blow of losing her brother?"

"Hey, I don't see that you still have this habit."

Yade's voice of shaking the scenery sounded.

(End of this chapter)