At this moment, in a corner of the village not far from the St. Margaret's School where Night Moon's face was scratched-
Everyone gathered in the village office building opposite the red brick police station, busy moving things. The director of the art exhibition room on the first floor of the building gave orders. He was a man in his fifties with a half-white beard. He had been yelling and shouting since the beginning, ordering the workers to move things everywhere.
"Really, they are all useless fellows. Alright, open that. That should be placed here. Phew ~ It can't be that I won't be able to make it to the exhibition tomorrow, right?”
He wiped the sweat off his forehead and continued,"
"After all, we're going to display the famous 'Ribbon-wearing Maiden Statue'! Yes, I must succeed no matter what…"
Then, he roared at a worker who looked like a teenager. The other workers could not help but tense up and open the boxes, arranging the paintings and sculptures according to the instructions.
"Really, they're all the same…"
The supervisor continued to nag.
"Then I'll leave it to you, everyone. Even if I'm not here, you have to do your job well. Hahaha-"
As for the red-brick police station that stood opposite the village hall, the famous police officer Gurewin, who had recently made a name for himself with his recent achievements, was standing there. Debrois was walking along the corridor, swinging his shiny drill head from side to side.
As usual, she was wearing impeccable clothes that were suitable for handsome men. She wore a silk shirt with shiny sleeves and a silver watch on her wrist. He held a document bag in one hand and an expensive porcelain doll that was said to be worth a house in the other. The exotic black-haired, blue-eyed doll seemed to look up helplessly at Officer Broyer's strangely streamlined hairstyle…
A pair of young men in rabbit fur hunting hats, holding hands, followed behind Officer Blois, who was striding in as he spoke, and kept nodding.
"Yes-"
"No problem at all-officer-"
The two of them looked like young men in their twenties, and they gave off a similar feeling. The skinny one with drooping eyes was Ian, and the round one with drooping eyes was Ivan. Even though the two of them were holding hands, they still nimbly walked through the crowded corridor of the police station and followed behind the police officer.
Just as he was about to leave the police station, Officer Blois suddenly turned around, his sharp drill head shining in the setting sun.
"Ian and Ivan."
"Yes-"
"Yes-"
The two men who answered at the same time smiled innocently and looked up at the police officer.
"I'll leave it to you guys while I'm away. What if…"
The workers rushed out of the village office across the street. The man in charge was complaining loudly. A young worker holding a large flat parcel seemed to be refuting, but he was stopped by an older worker.
Officer Blois looked back at the commotion as if to ask what was going on. However, he immediately narrowed his eyes and adjusted his mood. His gaze fell on the two of them again.
"If anything happens when I'm not around, the two of you have to settle it.”
"Yes-"
"Yes-"
"Even if I'm not around, you have to work hard. Otherwise, I'll fire the two of you.”
"Eh?"
"Eh?"
The two of them revealed miserable expressions at the same time. Ian muttered,"If I get fired, Mom will…" Ivan also lowered his head and muttered,"I'll be fired.""Little sister…she eats better than me…"
Officer Brois, who was looking back and forth at them, continued,"
"As long as it can be resolved smoothly, there won't be a problem. I'm leaving. I'll be staying in Suvalon for two days before coming back. I plan to buy a new doll at the auction. See you later."
"Yes-"
"Yes-"
The two of them waved at Officer Brois, who was walking away with the doll in his arms.”The door closed with a bang.
It was late at night, and the orange light of dusk began to surround the village.
At the end of summer…
The next morning.
There were only a few days left of the long summer vacation. The lonely St. Margaret's Academy…
"Victoria, I'm sorry. Don't be angry, okay? You're not a child. Hey!"
The sunlight also became gentle, and Victoria, who was propped up by the fluffy lotus leaves, lay on the comfortable grass and curled up into a round shape.
"You…"
Ye Yuehuan, who was wearing a casual shirt and shorts, stood beside him with a helpless expression. In order to prevent the snow-white petite Victoria from being damaged by the sun, he helped her create a circular shadow on the grass.
However, Victoria stubbornly pretended not to hear him and focused on the books on the grass. There were decorative bows that looked like white wings on its shrunk back, swaying in the dry summer wind.
"You've been angry since early in the morning. At least give me a response."
"…Hmm."
Victoria moaned in a low voice with the same expression as yesterday. Her little face, which was immersed in boredom and fatigue, was still expressionless, but it was not like she had never seen her blush before…
"Yesterday, you were on the tree the whole time. We didn't talk at all. It's already come to this. Don't be angry anymore. Let's chat. Oh right, let's talk about some of the difficult knowledge that you like. I'll listen to the last part."
"Oh…"
"So…"
"I…"
"Look at me and stand up obediently. Look, look, the wind is blowing the dress-"
"Stomach…"
"-it's up. His underwear was exposed! This is underwear! Although I don't know how much I can reveal, I have to sort it out…What did you say just now?”
Victoria got up with a displeased expression. She used her two round hands to slowly tidy up the messy dress skirt, the whale bone round petticoat that was used to support the skirt, and the underwear embroidered with rose patterns. Then, he sat in the circular shadow under the parasol and stared at Night Moon.
"What, what's wrong?"
"I'm hungry."
"Oh, I see…"
Hearing Victoria's answer, Night Moon finally heaved a sigh of relief.
(I almost thought Victoria was angry because of Julie and the others, but now it seems that Victoria was just a little upset.) Sigh, I feel a little disappointed. However, the current world was polygamy! Thank you for this world!
"Huan, go buy some delicious food.”
"Yes, I am. Eh, where should I buy it?"
"There should be some in the village…"
Victoria, who was muttering to herself, lay on the ground again and kicked her slim legs in her ribbon shoes. As he flipped through the book, he urged,
"What are you still waiting for? Alright, go buy it."
"Hmm…Pfft! I know…Victoria loves to put on airs!”
Night Moon, who was complaining in a low voice, left the petite Victoria and the parasol on the grass and walked on the path with a serious expression…
Just then, a commotion broke out along the largest road in the village.
The supervisor standing in front of the village hall shook his beard and shouted,
"It was stolen! Someone come quickly! The important painting…[Ribbon-wearing Girl Portrait] was stolen!”
The loud cries and the tone of being forced to a dead end made people gather from all directions. Among them were the village girls walking on the street, the shop assistants and customers of the grocery store opposite, and the aunties holding laundry in one hand...
"Someone come quickly! This guy, this guy stole it!"
The supervisor grabbed a young woman with elegant manners. It was obvious that she was not a woman from the village. She was wearing a high-class white dress and shoes of the same color. Her long light brown hair was tied into two bunches with a white ribbon, and the marbled hair fell to her waist.
The supervisor grabbed the woman's hand, shook it, and shouted,"
"The moment this guy left, the painting disappeared. The painting that was there just now disappeared in an instant. She stole it!"
The woman was so scared that she couldn't make a sound. Her pale face kept shaking as if saying,"It wasn't me."
"What happened?"
The murmuring village chief finally appeared and looked at the two of them.
The supervisor suddenly became polite and said to the village chief,
"The 'Ribbon-wearing Girl' that I borrowed from the Suvalen Art Museum for the exhibition was stolen!”
"W-What did you say?!"
Village Chief's expression was instantly clouded.
"But I saw it in the showroom on the first floor less than thirty minutes ago.”
"That's right! This foreign woman came in and circled around, planning to leave secretly. When I looked up, the painting disappeared.”
The young woman murmured with a tearful expression,
"But I was just traveling during the summer vacation. I came here by chance and stayed in a nearby hotel. I was planning to take the train home this morning, just wanted to come in and have a look before I got on the train... and I..."
The woman spread her hands. The village chief, the supervisor, and the villagers who had surrounded the human wall made a sound at the same time.
The woman didn't bring anything. She only looked at the villagers with a tearful expression.
"But…"
A villager pointed at the woman and said,"
"But after you came in, just as you were about to leave, the painting disappeared.”
The supervisor said in three directions,
"Actually, I didn't see her come in either. When he noticed her, she was already in the showroom. So I think after the show started, she came in through the open door and didn't hear any footsteps. When the woman was about to leave, I turned around and looked in the direction of the painting. The painting was already gone. No, it's not that the painting disappeared-"
The supervisor looked in the direction of the showroom. In the most eye-catching spot in the middle, there was a completely white canvas. The supervisor pointed at it and said fearfully,
"-but a canvas all white. The scene became empty."
The other villagers stared at the woman and said,"
" But this foreign woman is exactly the same as the girl in the ribbon [Maiden Portrait]…"
The villagers looked at the woman in a white dress with a white ribbon in her hair with strange eyes. A villager muttered,"
"It's as if he ran out of the painting. Is that why the painting became empty? How did this happen…"
The woman kept shaking her head, and the villagers looked at each other.
At the same time.
On the third floor of the police station across the street from the village office.
The two men held hands and stood by the window overlooking the street. They were Ian, who was hanging from the corner of his eyes, and Ivan, who was drooping from the corner of his eyes. Ian was holding the newspaper in one hand, and Ivan was holding a lollipop in the other. They were licking and eating. Ian shifted his gaze away from the newspaper, and Ivan took the lollipop out of his mouth.
The village chief and the supervisor surrounded a woman who looked like a foreigner on the street. They were talking excitedly about something. The villagers were also helping by the side, shouting,"Who stole it?"””That's a very expensive thing!" What should we do?" Words like that.
Ian said in a trembling voice,"
"This, this is an incident, right?"
Ivan shook his head and denied,"
"No-they're probably rehearsing.”
"Ah, the Autumn Harvest Festival is almost here-no, it's still a long time before the Harvest Festival. And rehearsing in the middle of the road early in the morning? Is there such a thing?"
"I don't think so."
"No, I didn't."
“……”
“……”
The two of them could not help but look at each other.
The merciless clock ticked, and the commotion outside the window grew louder and louder.
After looking at each other for a few seconds, the two of them sighed at the same time.
"Oh, no, this is an incident.”
"It's an incident."
"This is bad."
" This is bad... I have no choice, let's go--"
Walking down the stairs of the police station hand in hand, Ian muttered,"
"Actually, I had a hypothesis a while ago.”
"Assuming?"
"Is Officer Blois really a police officer? You should have had this question before, right?”
Ivan stopped in his tracks.
The two people standing on the stairs looked at each other again.
"Yes, yes. And Officer Blois is really weird.”
"Weird, right?"
"Very strange, very strange."
"But this strange police officer can sometimes become extremely smart and easily solve difficult situations.”
"Yes, I am."
"Eh, isn't this strange?”
“……”
" In other words, if you go out with a silly smile as if you don't know anything, you can easily solve the problem after you go somewhere and come back. We've encountered this situation several times, right?”
"Yeah... like the 'Bike Beheading Incident' and the 'Strange Thief Quayana Incident.' It was the same situation before. And at that time, for some reason, he said that he had to do this in order to solve the problem, that it was an order from the demons, and so on. He asked us to hold hands. Because I didn't say that I could let go, we've been holding hands ever since…"
"Anyway, I'm already used to it.”
The two of them continued down the stairs. Ian continued enthusiastically,"
"In other words, before the incident is resolved, the police will definitely go to that place for some reason. Do you understand? The key is that place."
Ivan tilted his head and thought, then,"Ah!"”He shouted.
"Do you understand, Ivan?"
"That library tower!"
"That's right. Why did Officer Brois always rush to St. Margaret's School in a hurry and with an unhappy expression when he was fine? And they all went straight to the top floor of the library tower and asked us to wait below. When we come down, the more unhappy police officers will take it out on us again, but they can always…"
Ian,"Pa!" A finger snapped."
" Solve the matter."
"What's going on?"
The two of them reached the first floor. Ian, who was holding hands and walking quickly through the corridor towards the door, said,"
"In other words, Detective is on the top floor of the library tower. Do you understand?"
"There, there's no one up there at all? Although a long, long time ago, it was rumored to be the place where King Suval hid his mistress, it was now just an ordinary botanical garden.”
"Actually, there is, Ivan."
Ian smiled confidently."
"Think back. We're taking orders from Officer Blois. The students we bring to the library tower are always there, aren't they? It was obvious that this guy was not an ordinary person.”
"Ah…"
Ivan opened the door and shouted,"
"That guy is a secret detective?”
"Definitely."
The two of them left the police station and went to the main street. The dazzling noon sun made the two of them squint at the same time. Ian took a deep breath."
"Night Moon Illusion! That foreign student from the East! He was Officer Brois 'secret detective!”
"…Yes? What do you think I am?"
Ye Yuehuan, who was running on the street with her wallet in one hand, couldn't help but stop and ask Ian.
"Hey, stop! Why are you pulling me? I'm going to buy things…buy desserts…if you pull me, I'll make a move.”
In the middle of the street, Ye Yuehuan was held by Ian and Ivan. Although Ye Yuehuan warned them, they didn't care at all.
(Even if this student, Ye Yuehuan, has a good brain, he is still a student. How could he attack us?）
Seeing that the two of them didn't plan to stop, Night Moon Magic waved his hands and threw Ian and Ivan more than a meter away.
"Ah, it hurts."
"It hurts, it hurts."
Ian and Ivan cried out in pain as they got up from the ground.
"How can you hit someone so casually?”
"Yes, yes."
Looking at these two clowns, Ye Yuehuan felt that he actually had a lot of integrity, right?
"The two of you are sick and need treatment. How dare you attack me in broad daylight? Tell me, what's the matter?"
Although he did not know what Ye Yuehuan meant by 'good friends', he did not ask further since that was not the main point.
" Help us solve the problem-"
"Just come over for a moment. You should be able to solve it immediately, right?"
"…Incident?"
(I'll solve it, my ass.)
Just as Ye Yuehuan asked, they arrived in front of the village hall. Paintings, canvases, and women who looked like the girl in the painting-the village chief and the supervisor talked non-stop. Ian held a notebook in his hand, and Ivan started to question them. As for Ye Yuehuan, he still greeted them politely with a serious expression.
Yi An and Wen Wen brought the foreign woman back to the police station. Ye Yuehuan couldn't help but tilt his head and think about what was going on.
(I don't know how to do that. I'd better tell Victoria. Maybe she'll be bored.)
Thinking about it, Night Moon walked back to the school.
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