Comprehensive Manga: The Master is not here today.

"No problem at all,"

Holmes nodded slightly and said with a smile:

"In fact, this is not a difficult puzzle. Because we have obtained enough clues so far, we can get the answer with just a little thought."

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As soon as the other party opened his mouth, the Versailles atmosphere that came over them made everyone's expressions freeze, and a row of question marks immediately appeared in their heads, including Fujimaru Ritsuka.

Many of them can't even understand it, is that not difficult?

Feeling that his intelligence was insulted, Fujimaru Ritsuka glared at him fiercely. Seeing this, Holmes chuckled and passed over the subject, then began to formally explain the whole story.

Break the false heritage and establish the true heritage.

To achieve the above, we must first confirm the false and true inheritances respectively, which requires confirming the true identities of the four demon kings.

Both this gift game and the identities of the four people are related to the German folk legend "The Pied Piper of Hamel" and the related heritage. There is no need to elaborate on this.

Based on this most basic folk legend, several well-known derivative traditions were born about the death of 130 children:

One is the story of the Pied Piper in Grimm's Fairy Tales, which is based on this story. The Pied Piper is described as a mouse-catching clown who can control mice.

Second, people suspected that the 130 children who were said to have disappeared actually died in a natural disaster;

Third, considering that the Pied Piper can control mice, people speculated that the cause of death of the 130 children might be the large-scale plague that broke out in the Middle Ages, also known as the Black Death.

Given the above story prototypes and heritage, the identities of the four demon kings are clear -

Among them, the identities of La Ting and Weser are the easiest to guess.

Ratten is the German word for rat. Considering the fact that the opponent uses the sound of the flute to control humans and rats, it should correspond to the inheritance of the Rat Catcher.

Weser is the second longest river in Germany. The city of Hamel, where the story takes place, is built beside the Weser River. It corresponds to the 130 children who disappeared in the hills. People think that the hills are a metaphor for the children's death in a natural disaster.

The giant soldier named Storm is also a metaphor for the missing children who died in a natural disaster.

At this point, Holmes paused for a moment, then smiled and said:

"As for the identity of the 'Black Death Demon King', it is the only point that requires a little thought. However, as long as we understand that she is a descendant related to the Black Death, we can also deduce the correct truth."

Because among these four people, La Ting and the 'Black Death Spot Demon King' are wrong options that can be directly eliminated.

Regarding the former, the original legend did not mention the rat-catching clown at all, and this was a legacy created by later generations;

The same is true for the Black Death. The legend mentions that the story took place in 1284, but the Black Death occurred after 1346. The time alone does not match at all.

As for Weser and Schustrom, after comparison, Schustrom can be excluded.

Because both of them are metaphors for natural disasters, but the storm is too broad compared to the Weser River, it should be a deliberate deception set up by the other party.

"...At this point, it can be confirmed that the inheritance of Weser is the real [Flute Player of Hamel], which is the so-called [true inheritance]."

"I see!"

As Holmes explained in detail, everyone showed an expression of sudden enlightenment, and at this time, Holmes smiled and said:

"But this is only the truth of this gift game. As far as I know, the above inheritances are not the most convincing hypotheses at present."

"Eh?"

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and then Jiuyuan Fei Niao asked curiously:

"So what is the most convincing hypothesis at the moment?"

Holmes smiled and replied:

“It’s the population migration theory.”

The Germanic peoples within the Holy Roman Empire migrated eastward and settled in Central and Eastern Europe, reaching their peak in the 13th century.

At that time, the city of Hamel was overpopulated. Due to the existence of the law of primogeniture - the family property and land were inherited by the eldest son - and the government's encouragement of migration eastward, many young people who were not the eldest sons began to migrate eastward, open up land, and settle down there.

The 130 children who were said to have disappeared corresponded to the young people who chose to move east to open up the land and settle there;

The Pied Piper in the story corresponds to the noble official who was dressed in gorgeous clothes and came to Hamel City on behalf of the government to promote the policy of eastward migration.

"Whatever the truth is, I prefer this hypothesis."

After listening to the story, Kuon Asuka said this, and Kasukabe Yōya nodded in agreement.

Because in this hypothesis, the children did not die, but embraced a better future.

At this time, the elf who had been hiding in Jiuyuan Feiniao's arms suddenly came out and cheered happily:

"Rattenfanger~! Rattenfanger~!"

Jiuyuan Asuka smiled at her and said:

"You like this hypothesis, too, don't you?"

"……Um!"

Seeing the elf suddenly appear, Holmes raised his eyebrows slightly with some curiosity, but at this time, Black Rabbit asked in confusion:

"But why did you mention stained glass just now?"

"Because the legend was originally recorded on a tablet and displayed with a piece of stained glass."

It was Jen, not Holmes, who answered her. He went on to explain:

"In fact, I have already found a piece of stained glass depicting the story of the Pied Piper of Hamel on the street we passed just now, but the stained glass depicts a mouse-catching clown controlling mice."

"And the 'breaking' and 'establishing' in the victory conditions should not only refer to finding the inheritance that is closest to the truth, but also to finding the piece of stained glass that depicts the 'true inheritance'."

"Yes, that's exactly it."

Holmes smiled and nodded in affirmation, and at this point, the victory conditions of the game had been established.

Black Rabbit felt happy but also a little depressed.

"In other words, are there really no problems with the game conditions given by the other party?"

The deliberation and resolution authority she had just activated was the authority to initiate a pause and conduct negotiations and arbitration when she believed that there were problems with the game set up by the Demon King.

However, initiating the review and resolution does not come without any cost.

If after the review and resolution, it is confirmed that there is indeed no problem with the Demon King's game, then the participating parties must also provide corresponding compensation and allow the Demon King to add an additional condition within a reasonable range.

In other words, if there is really no problem with the other party's game, then the review resolution she initiated will actually make the other party more advantageous.

Thinking of this, the black rabbit couldn't help but feel a little guilty, and the rabbit ears on his head drooped down.

At this time, Izayoi Sakamaki spoke again:

"But isn't it too early to say that now? Because there is still an important issue that has not been resolved."

"——What is the seal of Shiroyasha?"

"indeed!"

Black Rabbit suddenly raised her head after reacting, and finally remembered that this was the most crucial point that made Shiroyasha suspect the other party of cheating and asked her to initiate the deliberation and resolution.

However, at this time, Holmes poured a bucket of cold water on everyone -

"Regrettably, the other party probably also used compliant means to do so in this regard."