episode_0154

Five years of data?

The reason I didn’t officially start the investigation right after the Spring Festival was not because the Crown Prince pushed me. Are you saying it was to investigate my activities over the past five years?

No, let’s not judge hastily. Even if he was an investigator directly under the royal family, he wouldn’t have been able to follow a nobleman carelessly. That is absolutely impossible unless the king himself gives permission.

for a moment… … . Let’s think about it for a moment. If he was going to say so openly that he knew about the princess’s past, it can be said that he obtained the king’s permission a long time ago.

but.

“You said you investigated his activities over the past 5 years, right?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Now I feel sorry for each and every one of those pods, so I have to catch them all.

I quietly uncrossed my arms and tried to open my mouth, glaring at the investigator who was looking at me with a calm expression.

Yes, I tried to open it.

“I’m telling you this first just in case, but I did some research on the princess. We inform you that it was only part of the investigation and that the King himself approved it.”

“The King himself… … ?”

Before I could open my mouth, he realized what I was going to say and blocked my attempt to get the point.

“And this is a letter containing the message that after the King personally confirmed the contents and reasons for the investigation, there is no problem with this investigation and that, as the King’s representative, he can exercise his authority on behalf of the King in matters limited to this investigation. . Please note that everything written here was written by the King himself.”

After finishing speaking, he even took out a handwritten letter from the king and showed it to him, as if to say that what he said was true. At the bottom of the letter was even the king’s seal on red wax.

It was not a hallucination or fabrication, but a real handwritten letter from the king.

Headrotos Rey del Trueno… … . Really, it’s not even the slightest bit of help in my life. What a scum.

“I see. If it is something that the King personally approves, it would be right for me to cooperate.”

I understood, but answered with a look of disbelief.

… … Well, okay. I didn’t expect the king to intervene in this incident. At the very least, they had in mind to some degree that there would be an investigation due to the incident of that day.

“So, what should I do?”

“It’s not that difficult. Just answer my questions honestly.”

At his words, I rolled my eyes and nodded.

When I nodded, he closed the notebook until it made a clicking sound, put the notebook in his chest, and said,

“The first battle between the Crown Prince and the Princess, during the finals of the entrance exam. I heard that the way the Princess defeated the Crown Prince was through a curse. Is that correct?”

“You managed to figure it out. no… … . Since the play was performed in a place with so many people, looking into empty space, it would be even more strange not to know.”

“Please only say what is absolutely necessary. Is what you used back then a curse?”

In response to his rather pointed attitude, I narrowed my eyes and answered.

“Yes. That’s right.”

“The curses used at that time were hallucinations and auditory hallucinations. Is that correct?”

“… … Yes.”

“I see.”

He said that and nodded.

I said, frowning at him like that.

“Now, just because I can use curses, are you accusing me of being the culprit of the Spring Festival? Like the crown prince?”

“No. I am trying to find out why the crown prince was suspicious of the princess, and I have no intention of accusing the princess of being the culprit of the Spring Festival.”

“That means, isn’t that question and answer just related to the Spring Festival incident at all?”

“Because both the Crown Prince and the Princess were involved in the Spring Festival incident. So this is within the scope of the investigation.”

Offensive pun. He had been working as an investigator directly under the royal family for only a day or two, and his ability to sneak around like a snake was unusual.

I was so dumbfounded that I burst out laughing.

“I see. So, what else did you find out?”

“I’m still figuring it out. So, next question. Do you remember Miss Sarah Petra, your maid and classmate?”

“Yes.”

“I see. Then, you must also know that Sarah Petra’s condition has worsened significantly since one day.”

“Sera’s condition did not worsen from one day, but after the day she became my maid. Because of my clumsy personality, I made all kinds of mistakes and my self-esteem and self-esteem fell a lot. It seems that after entering the academy, his condition got worse because he felt inferior when he saw other students being compared to him.”

“Indeed… … . The fact that the crown prince became suspicious of the princess was just a coincidence… … . Is that what you mean? By placing a curse on the Crown Prince, the Princess realized that she could use the curse. Soon after, Miss Sarah’s condition deteriorated rapidly, and because of that, the Crown Prince began to doubt the Princess. So you’re saying it wasn’t all intentional, it was just a coincidence?”

As he said that, he raised his eyebrows and looked at me.

Seeing him like that, my eyes fluttered and I pursed my lips.

“Are you saying that you want to say that I personally moved the Crown Prince to have no choice but to doubt me?”

“I am only pointing out suspicious parts, not saying that the princess did such a thing.”

The sight of him shrugging his shoulders and shaking his head was so disgusting, and his shamelessness was so extreme that I almost burst out laughing without realizing it.

At this point, rather than feeling angry or annoyed, I felt like I wanted to applaud because I thought it was amazing.

“… … Ha.”

Finally, I couldn’t bear it anymore, so I let out a sigh and brushed my bangs back.

“At this point, it feels like I’m making a pun rather than an investigation… … . Am I mistaken?”

“You look quite upset.”

“I can clearly see that they have laid out traps that are clearly visible, and have tied a noose at the end of the road that can be avoided and are preparing to tie my head. How can you feel good?”

How can I like it when I use the same tricks I used, both intentional and unintentional.

As I looked at him with half-opened eyes, he, who was quietly making eye contact with me, lightly raised both hands to shoulder level and took a slight step back.

“As expected, you are the head of the academy. You can see through just by saying a few words.”

“Are you planning on shaking me up with a compliment this time? Sorry, but you’re already late.”

When I responded by shaking my head, he raised one corner of his mouth, grinned, and shrugged his shoulders.

“I guess I’m not good at giving compliments.”

“Please tell me only what is absolutely necessary, right? Investigator directly under the royal family.”

I said that and smiled brightly.

He smiled faintly and nodded, as if he had been hit.

“Sorry. I guess my tongue is a little long. Then, let’s go back to the investigation.”

He said that and took out the notebook again from his pocket.

He opened the notebook and read it slowly, then frowned and started pressing his temples.

“The Spring Festival incident was mainly about brainwashing, not auditory hallucinations. The culprit who carried out the brainwashing was the bastard son of the Galbarun family, and there were a total of four victims. Three female students and one male student.”

He read the notebook and recited the outline of the day’s events. The order of events, who was brainwashed, when and where the murder occurred, and even how the male student who murdered the criminal died.

After telling everything, he looked at me and said.

“I felt something strange here. A normal curse disappears when the caster dies, but the moment the male student who brainwashed him died, only two female students and one male student were brainwashed.”

“So, are you saying that a male student who was released from brainwashing brainwashed another female student?”

“Yes. The first criminal—for convenience, I will call him Criminal A, and the male student who committed the murder and was brainwashed will be called Criminal B. The conclusion was that criminal A brainwashed criminal B, and had criminal B brainwash the female student. It’s a kind of subcontract.”

He was tapping his notebook with his index finger, looking at me and saying.

“If criminal A brainwashed all four people, it is still understandable. But A told B to brainwash someone else? I felt something strange here, so I dug into this part a little deeper. What I found out was that B was not a student whose main subject was cursing. A Also, the fact that I am a half-penny who did not achieve outstanding grades in the subject of curses.”

“There will be external help… … . Is this the story?”

“Well, it would be a similar story. Anyway, after delving into that strangeness, the item we found in A’s room was――”

He took out a black and purple piece of paper from his pocket and continued talking.

“This is the casting.”

He said that and looked at me.

His eyes looked like they were looking at a prey that was about to be hung by a noose.