"It's useless to look at me. I'll leave first. Victoria is still waiting for me to bring dessert back.”
"Hey, wait, wait. It's not my fault. Why should I be taught a lesson by you for no reason?”
"Why? Just because I'm your brother-in-law."
“……”
"Alright, take your time. I'm leaving.”
Avril, who had received the gift, snickered at the sight of Jiucheng's defeat. She then shouted at Night Moon, who had already walked away,"
"Brother-in-law, have a safe journey!"
Ye Yuehuan almost fell to the ground. Then, he looked at her with a face full of anger. This Avril actually started helping Jiucheng.) He walked towards the gate of Saint Margaret Academy like an elder.
--
Making full use of the gentle terrain in the mountains, a building stood in a corner of the school that occupied a relatively large area. It had an ancient history of more than 300 years and was also one of the few huge bookshelves in Europe. The tall tower was made of stone, and it was carved with years in the wind and rain, presenting a solemn appearance.
On the white stone path leading from the huge C-shaped school building to the library, Ye Yuehuan held the Indian hat and walked quickly. As he walked, he muttered,"
" Mother-daughter flower, mother-daughter flower, mother-daughter flower…"
Ye Yuehuan finally arrived at the entrance of the library.
A huge door wrapped in leather and nailed with brass nails stood in front of them. Ye Yuehuan gripped the doorknob with both hands and pulled it open.
The library was filled with humid and cool air, which caressed Ye Yuehuan's face coldly. The dust and intellectual aura that came at them made them feel devout.
She looked up.
In the corner library, all the walls were filled with books. At first glance, he thought that the walls were painted with some kind of pattern, but in fact, they were all books. In the center was a high hall with solemn religious murals painted on the high ceiling. Other than that, one could vaguely see green leaves, but most people would think that it was an illusion. Because at the top of the library, close to the ceiling, there was absolutely no large green leaves that made people think of the trees in the south.
There was an ominous darkness deep in the lobby, where a hydraulic elevator was hidden, which had been installed during the partial renovation of this century. That being said, only the teaching staff and a student were allowed to board, so it was not fated for Ye Yuehuan.
The miserable Night Moon Fantasy planned to climb up the shaky, narrow wooden stairs that connected the entire huge bookshelf. It looked like a huge maze that kept climbing up, with narrow stairs leading to the ceiling at right angles.
He couldn't help but sigh.
"Although the attributes are strong, but…it's still far. In the future, he would definitely find an opportunity to get the key to open the elevator door from the head of the plane.”
There was something hanging from the wooden handrail near the ceiling.
It had a golden glow and looked like a ribbon.
This was her long hair…
"Forget it, it should be there. I have no choice but to climb up."
Ye Yuehuan stood up straight, his shoes making clicking sounds as he began to climb up the narrow wooden stairs.
This large library was said to have been built by King Suval in the early 17th century. The king, who was rather henpecked, turned the top of the library into a secret room in order to meet his young mistress. In order to prevent outsiders from disturbing the two of them, they deliberately designed the stairs into a maze…
Night Moon thought,'Indeed, who the f * ck would climb to the top floor for no reason?'
As he thought about it, he climbed up the stairs, up the stairs…and up the stairs.
They had arrived.
Ye Yuehuan, who was panting, reached the top floor. Ye Yuehuan took a step forward. He knew what was ahead.
In front of them was the Botanic Garden.
The secret room at the highest point of the library was no longer the place where the king and his mistress met. Instead, it was transformed into a green botanical garden. There were all kinds of southern trees and ferns everywhere, as well as colorful flowers swaying in the wind.
The wind blew along with the warm sunlight from the open skylight.
It was quiet and rich, like a small paradise.
A cute porcelain doll with its upper body leaning forward was sitting on the landing of the stairs in the Botanic Garden. She was about 140 centimeters tall and was wearing dark blue velvet and lace.| It was a luxurious velvet dress. For some reason, her beautiful long hair wasn't tied up. It draped over her body like a velvet headscarf and naturally fell at the feet of her small leather shoes.
His slightly drooping profile and cold and clear expression reminded one of delicate porcelain.
The clear emerald green eyes of neither an adult nor a child were as elusive as a dream at dawn.
The porcelain doll had a white porcelain pipe in its mouth, and it was sucking on it. The white smoke spiraled toward the skylight.
Ye Yuehuan could not help but stop and stare at the scene in the painting. Then, she returned to her usual expression and approached this person who was mistaken for a ceramic doll. She was beautiful but unusually delicate.| A young girl.
"Victoria, I brought back some desserts.”
"Give it to me."
The girl's answer was very short. The hoarse and deep voice of an old man was completely out of place with Little Qiao's appearance. The young girl, Victoria, only replied with one sentence and continued to keep her mouth shut.
In front of Victoria, a large number of open books were arranged in a radiating pattern. There were words written in different languages, such as Latino, German, and Arabic-looking. They were all written in different languages and looked very difficult to understand. There were also curses, alchemy, chemistry, advanced mathematics, ancient history, and many more.
"What do you mean by giving it to me? My tsundere personality should be changed…Ah, it hurts.”
I don't know when I'll be tender| The little girl Victoria came to Ye Yuehuan, then raised her foot and stepped on it, causing Ye Yuehuan's right foot to hurt.
"Humph ~"
Night Moon Magic looked at Victoria's textbook tsundere and handed over the dessert bag in his hand.
"Look, your favorite dessert."
"I'll let you off for the sake of the dessert.”
After saying that, Victoria withdrew her jade-like foot from Ye Yuehuan's right foot.
Ye Yuehuan then noticed Victoria's side. The ground was piled with books, whiskey, candy, and macarons. A round French dessert made of egg white cream, almond powder, white sugar, and icing was scattered all over the ground.
"Victoria, as a girl, you should be neat.”
While Ye Yuehuan was preaching, he gathered the snacks on the ground in one place.
Victoria, who was eating dessert, said,"
"Do you believe in the existence of 'special races'?”
The sudden question made Night Moon raise her head. Victoria did not care and continued,"
"Let me tell you, it's a special race that appeared in myths. For example, the gods of Greek mythology, the giants of Northern Europe, and there are also immortals in your country, right?”
"What's wrong?"
"Powerful, omnipotent, a race that other races fear and revere as 'God'. If it really existed, it should not be something pleasant.”
Victoria did not care that Night Moon was concentrating on gathering the snacks on the ground. He continued to express his opinion,"
" If you look at the history of Eastern Europe, you can see many records about the ancient Seren people. They were a legendary race that controlled the land of Eastern Europe that had been at war since ancient times. They were short, weak, and few in number, but they relied on their intelligence to control the area. They fought bravely against the Hadzars in the ninth century, against the Pecheni in the tenth to eleventh centuries, against the Bolovins in the twelfth century, and even repelled the Mongol invasion in the thirteenth century. This race had always been very strong. Whether it was the horse-riding race that launched an attack in spring or the ferocious wolves that occupied the forest, the Seren people were invincible and were regarded as gods in myths. But now, it had disappeared, and there was no country called Seren. No matter which book it was, they all dated back to the 15th century, and there were no records of them after that. One day, they suddenly disappeared from Eastern Europe…no, from Earth. Where did they come from, and where did they disappear? Let me give you a hint: the 15th century was also the era of witch hunting and heretic interrogation. Huan, you've been to the village, right?"
“……！？”
Ye Yuehuan stopped collecting snacks."
"Why did you suddenly change the topic…You haven't finished talking about Gray Wolf, have you?”
" Shocked?!"
After a moment of shock, Victoria was relieved. Victoria had seen Night Moon's magical ability several times, and now he was only shocked before returning to normal. He let out a small yawn. Then, he casually reached out to the mountain of snacks that Ye Yuehuan had painstakingly organized. After messing around, he found the whiskey candy that he wanted, unwrapped the wrapping paper, and put it into his mouth together with the dessert that Ye Yuehuan had bought.
Her small face squirmed like a living creature. Ye Yuehuan picked up the wrapping paper that she threw aside and put it in her pocket. (Note: This is not fetishism, but there is no trash can!)）Victoria was chewing candy.
"Right, Victoria. I have something to do in the village today…"
"What?"
"I have something for you."
Night Moon handed the Indian hat to Victoria. Victoria looked up, glanced impatiently at it, then looked back at the book... and then turned around in surprise.
" What is this thing?!"
"What is it? A hat."
"This is a hat? Are you sure? You actually lied to me again."
He responded without thinking…but when he saw her reaction, he was not happy but surprised and angry. Ye Yuehuan knew that Victoria would get angry if he joked again.
"Alright, I won't tease you anymore. This is Cordelia's hat, and it's also…"
Before he could finish, Victoria suddenly turned around and snatched the hat from the book. Then, she turned around and returned to her original position, as if she wanted to cover the hat with her body and put it on the floor in the opposite direction of Night Moon.
Ye Yuehuan suddenly looked up and saw Victoria bending over to admire the Indian hat. It was as cute as a cat playing with a new toy, but it suddenly threw the hat away.
"I'm sick of it."
" Hey, hey, hats aren't for playing with. They're something to wear on your head. How can you get sick of it before you even wear it? Besides, this is…"
Before Night Moon could finish, Victoria interrupted him.
"How boring."
"So, that…eh? Bored? Don't you think it's boring?"
Ye Yuehuan had an ominous feeling and started to prepare to escape. " I should probably go back to the dormitory…" Victoria glared at him from the corner of her eyes as she stood up and said halfway. She pulled on Ye Yuehuan's pants, which was about to leave.
Ye Yuehuan fell to the ground and his face hit the ground hard.
"It hurts!"
"I said I was bored."
"Alright, alright."
Ye Yuehuan quickly got up from the ground."
"There's another gift. I forgot about it because it wasn't difficult. There was a theft at the village flea market..."
This is what happened at the flea market--
Just as Night Moon was about to leave after buying the hat, the nun who took care of the stall at the auction house recommended a small music box to Jiu Cheng and the others. When Avril, who was traveling with him, held it in her hand, the music box suddenly disintegrated for some reason, and a pigeon flew out. Just as everyone was looking up at the pigeons flying away, the expensive porcelain plates on display at the auction site disappeared like smoke.
Everyone present, including Jiucheng and Avril, were searched by the police who rushed over quickly to confirm whether they had committed any crimes. Although the nun made a fuss and asked the police to find the porcelain plate, they could not find it anywhere.
"This matter shouldn't be too difficult, right?"
"What the hell? So that's what happened. Can't you think about a complicated case?”
Victoria yawned hard.
Ye Yuehuan blinked and said to Victoria, who was yawning and stretching and playing with her hat,"
" Like the incident with Cordelia?"
"Humph ~"
Victoria knew that Ye Yuehuan was doing it on purpose, so she could only whine.
"Alright, alright, you can say it. I'll shut up.”
"There is only one criminal. Illusion, and it's the person beside you.”
"What a pure fragment. It could not be called chaos at all. Ah, how boring. Perhaps he would be bored to death. It was so boring. Huan is a big idiot."
"…Uh, what does it have to do with me?"
Ye Yuehuan was a little unhappy, so he said,"
"Aren't you going to wear Cordelia's hat?”
Furthermore, Ye Yuehuan cleverly avoided the words 'your mother' and only used Cordelia as a qualifier.
"…Hmm."
Victoria put on an Indian hat. Her blonde hair was gathered behind her back, and she wore a hat on her head like a crown. The size was just right for her small head, making Victoria look like a princess from a distant desert country.
At this moment, there was the sound of rough footsteps coming from far below. It was Bigfoot in leather shoes. When Ye Yuehuan looked down from the handrail of the stairs, her line of sight met the figure who had stopped in the hall on the first floor.
Ye Yuehuan turned to Victoria and said,"
"Again."
"…Hmm?"
Victoria frowned slightly.
"Kala, kala, kala!”
The hydraulic lift was activated.
Victoria's body moved slightly.
"Crack!"
The iron fence made a loud noise and stopped at the small elevator hall in front of the Botanic Garden.
On the other side of the thin iron fence stood a young man.
The fence made a sharp sound of "ji, ji, ji" before it opened.
Inside stood a man with a strange hairstyle, who had one hand raised and the other placed at his waist.
A well-tailored three-piece suit with a flowery scarf, coupled with a silver sleeve ornament on his wrist, he was an impeccable handsome man. For some reason, only his hair was strange. The front of her shiny golden hair was fixed into a streamlined shape like a drill. She was simply a living weapon.
Ye Yuehuan muttered in a low voice,"
"Anyway, you must be here to ask about what I just told you.”
Victoria, who was not interested, yawned.
The man was Victoria's half-brother, Gurewin, who had become a policeman on the whim of the nobles. de Officer Blois stepped on his leather shoes and walked in energetically. Then, he said confidently in the direction of Ye Yuehuan and the others,"
"I have something to ask you…"
He stopped halfway through his sentence.
His confident expression slowly turned pale. Dumbfounded, his fingers trembled non-stop as if he had seen a ghost.
Gurewin's face was ashen.| Ba opened and closed his mouth, and finally managed to squeeze out a voice.
"Cordelia. Gallo…? Why are you here?"
Victoria took off his Indian hat and replied in a deep voice,"
"…You're mistaken. It's me, Gurewin."
Her silky golden hair fluttered gently.
Gurewin's pale face turned red from anger, as if he was embarrassed by the fact that he had accidentally screamed out of fear.
"I, I saw wrongly!"
Victoria completely ignored the troubled Gurewin and started smoking his pipe. Gurewin, who had just arrived, also took out his pipe and lit it up.
Two wisps of smoke curled up toward the skylight.
Gurewin began to speak as usual.
At that moment, the clouds covered the sun under the breeze and blocked the light pouring down from the skylight of the Botanic Garden. Then, the gentle sunlight shone in again, illuminating Ye Yuehuan and the others. A gentle breeze blew past, and the large leaves that reminded one of the southern lands swayed a few times.
"…The Dresden porcelain plate sold by the church disappeared without a trace. Although the police searched the guests at the scene, they could not find anything. It is said that it is as big as a human head and cannot be hidden in clothes…"
Gurewin looked at Ye Yuehuan. He kept talking. Ye Yuehuan whispered,"
"I happened to be there at the time. I already knew about these things. Why don't you look at Victoria every time?”
"What are you talking about? I'm just here to ask you, a witness. There seems to be another person here, but I can't see clearly. Hey…"
"Isn't it just a plane head? Do you have to be angry all the time?"
“……”
Gurewin didn't reply. In order to hear Victoria's words clearly, he sat up again and turned his left ear to her. Her sharp hairstyle reflected the golden sunlight from the skylight.| Color light.
Victoria continued to concentrate on reading. From the title that he could vaguely see, it seemed to be a book about the history of Eastern Europe from ancient times to the Middle Ages. She was busy flipping through the book written in small regular script.
Victoria suddenly raised her head and yawned in boredom.
"…Didn't I just say it? Illusion. I said the criminal is right beside you."
"It's that nun, right?"
"That's right."
Victoria nodded and answered Ye Yuehuan's question. Then, she seemed to have forgotten about the two of them and continued to indulge in the world of books.
Officer Blois pushed Ye Yuehuan aside and squeezed to the front."
"Why?"
Several minutes passed in silence. Victoria, who was smoking a pipe, suddenly looked up.
Gurewin looked like he had something to say, waiting for Victoria to notice them. Victoria took out the pipe from his mouth and picked up the Macaron on the ground with his other hand. He peeled off the wrapping paper and stuffed it into Sakura's mouth.| peach fruit| She started eating and paused for a while before saying,
"What's wrong? Why did he keep staring at her face?”
"This airplane head is still waiting for your answer. I hope you can translate it into words.”
" Doesn't he understand?!"
Victoria looked at Gurewin's face with a frightened expression.
He picked up his pipe and took a puff. Then, he took out his pipe and blew out a puff of white smoke. Then, he reached out and took a MACARON. He chewed as he said,
"He's really stupid…"
"Yes!"
The two of them spoke one after another without any shame at all.| ashamed| Gurewin was so angry that his face turned ashen and he did not say a word. Victoria immediately put on a nonchalant expression.
"The criminal who stole the porcelain plate must be that nun. Gurewin, listen carefully. According to what Phantom said, when his companion held the small music box in his hand at the recommendation of the nun, the music box suddenly made a sound and disintegrated. This was because the music box was originally designed like this. At the same time, a white pigeon flew out from inside. The villagers in the square looked up in surprise at the flying pigeon. But the pigeon did not fly out of the music box.”
Ignoring Gurewin, Victoria continued,"
"It flew out of the nun's skirt.”
It was also a random illusion.
"Huan, didn't you say that yourself? The nun who should be cautious in her words and actions opened her eyes like a man| Sitting on your legs-you think it's very strange. The nun had her reasons for sitting in this position. Because she was hiding something between her feet.”
Ye Yuehuan tried to recall the scene carefully and said,"
"It should be in the double| A pedestal was set between the legs to hide the pigeon inside. When the guest put the music box in his hand, he lifted his skirt and released the pigeon. As long as it was matched with the moment when the music box disintegrated, it would look like a pigeon flying out of the music box. Then, while the villagers looked up at the pigeons in surprise, she hid the porcelain plate in her skirt and shouted,"The plate is missing."”
"That's right. However, according to what you said, the nun's body is emitting the stench of alcohol in broad daylight. It seems that there is something else going on. Moreover, the items at the auction belonged to the church, and the money from the sale could not be taken by her. In this case, it was not surprising that she was listed as a suspect. And…"
"Yes."
"Let me tell you, you have to investigate the nun's clothes and shoes. You said earlier that you could vaguely see white stains on the black leather shoes. According to my speculation, it's probably the feces of the pigeon hidden in the skirt. Logically speaking, how could the shoes under the nun's robe be stained with pigeon poop? It would probably be difficult for her to justify herself.”
After talking too much, Victoria seemed to be bored again and yawned. He even stretched his body and returned to the world of books with tears in his eyes.
Ye Yuehuan glanced at Gurewin beside him. Gurewin, who was always in a hurry to return home after learning the truth, was folding his arms today with a gloomy expression and deep in thought.
"Plane head? What's wrong with you?"
"This is so nerve-racking!"
"Eh?"
"Ah, no…it's fine, it's fine!”
Gurewin hurriedly replied, then stood up and slowly walked towards the elevator.
He even turned his head halfway, looking like he wanted to say something but hesitated. In the end, he pursed his lips and disappeared into the iron cage.
“！？”
“…………”
"Kala, kala, kala!"
The elevator screeched and began to descend.
The sound of Gurewin's quick footsteps could be heard in the hall on the first floor. When the footsteps faded away, silence returned.
The sunlight was blocked again, the wind seemed to have stopped, and the leaves stopped shaking.
A thin wisp of white smoke rose from Victoria's pipe to the sky window.
Ye Yuehuan was also silent. Just like in the past three hundred years, the garden on the top floor was surrounded by silence, like a world in the sky.
(Two chapters combined.)
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