2nd Round Villain

179 – The Mischievous Magician’s Riddle – 4

damn it, that’s it That’s right!

There shouldn’t be that much information left in the human world, so you’re just inferring it from that? Are you crazy?

“I’ll hear you later, at midnight. When you have time after Maria falls asleep.”

Once I sat down in a chair with Maria. Maria, not understanding our conversation, tilted her head.

“hate. Do you have any guarantees that you won’t insist on a timeout then?”

“Hey, don’t be annoying. Because I’m not being so mean. It’s because I don’t want to spend precious time with Maria on my work with you.”

“Evans? What are you talking about?”

Maria doesn’t know what happened between me and Albrecht. I have no intention of distracting you by informing you.

“I just made a small bet while Maria was sleeping yesterday.”

“What bet… ?”

“It’s trivial. Come on, let’s read some more of our books.”

Naturally, he put his arm around Maria’s shoulder. The warm and fragrant fragrance stimulates the sense of smell. I’m slowly getting used to this warm feeling.

“Um… If Evans-sama said so… .”

As if she had finished reading the criminology books she had read before, Maria picked up a new one from the bookshelf. The title of the book was ＜What is the difference between the devil and the angel?＞.

I rested my chin on Maria’s shoulder and looked at the letters of the chapter she was turning.

Of course, the contents of the book did not enter my head. All I care about is Maria.

You can’t turn on the lights in the library at night. Because the guards will come right away to ask what’s going on.

So, Maria reads a book by relying on the moonlight, or receives help from the halo of light surrounding her body. Its appearance was very similar to that of Maria in Tartarus in the past.

Albrecht lay down on the floor across from us. As if it was not a lie that he had found out the answer to the riddle, he was truly carefree. She no longer picked out books from the library and researched the material.

Are all geniuses like that? Lying down facing the wall is very funny. I’m also curious about what you’re thinking of doing in that state.

Dori-dori shook his head. It makes me angry that Maria is left behind and that she cares for a mean human being. In any case, that princess had no favorites from one to ten.

At that time, Maria, who was reading well, suddenly closed the bookshelf. The cover of the book is facing up and the contents are in contact with the desk.

“hahahaha… .”

“Maria, why? Is there anything that bothers you?”

“To think that Evans-sama is having a private conversation with Your Highness and hiding it from me, I should be able to bear it because I’m curious.”

“Um… okay? Then there is nothing you can do I’ll let you know.”

If Albrecht had been male rather than female, would Maria have reacted this sensitively? Reminds me of an insignificant question.

“Albrecht was curious. The story of how we fell in love and where I came from. So I made it a riddle. If you guess where I’m from, I’ll tell you a love story, but if you’re wrong, don’t talk to me in the future. Called. I understand?”

“aha… Is the due date tonight? As I heard earlier… .”

“Yeah, I didn’t want to take time off when Maria was awake.”

“How could you leave me out when you bet my story as a riddle reward? It is rude.”

Although she said it was rude, Maria smiled lightly. It must be because of the pretext that I value my time with you.

“is it?”

“Yes, it is.”

“If so, what would you like me to do?”

“Please allow me to listen as well. I’d like to leave this to you during the day, I heard that Your Highness disappeared during class today, but it was because of the mystery of the two of you.”

That’s what Maria wants. I have nothing to say.

“You say so? Your Highness, the reasoning must have been finished long ago anyway, so tell me now. Are you fine?”

“I feel bad about being allowed. This is part of the strict ‘negotiation’.”

“Come on, sit there and talk. You have to clearly state the answer and the reason.”

“… You really don’t care about other people’s feelings. Who is not a demon?”

Saying that, Albrecht quietly followed my instructions and sat down on the chair. Maria looked back at me, greatly embarrassed by the word ‘Evil’ that came out of Albrecht’s mouth. I put on a trusting smile to reassure Maria.

“Don’t worry too much. I’ve already been caught.”

“… ! It’s okay, it’s not a good thing… ! If Your Highness says anything about Evans… !”

“It’s not such a big deal to find out that I’m a demon. Because you can come back with a new identity. I wonder if Maria gets caught doing this with me and is returned to the church.”

It would be a shock to Maria in the daytime, who doesn’t know anything, but it’s a matter of getting to know her with a different identity. You can say your name before leaving. I don’t know about other priests, but Maria will look at me regardless of class or race. that’s maria

“Your Highness, can you tell me the answer first? Or would you slowly reveal the reasoning process and give the answer at the end?”

Knock your legs together and put on your pods at the same time. Like a strict judge.

Albrecht, who is sitting in front of Maria and me, smiles and begins to open his mouth.

“Let’s do it slowly. First of all, the original woman guessed last night that you were a demon from one of the demons. That’s why I started to find out information about ‘Sagong Artist’ first.”

“It wasn’t easy. There was no exchange between the Pandemonium and the continent, and because of the information control of the Holy Church, the part related to the devil could only be found by looking at data such as folk beliefs. Even that had a lot of human imagination added to it.”

“As a result of chasing each one somehow, I was able to find out only when I touched the information power of the imperial family. Information on the only four dukes in the Demon Realm. From the most famous ‘Lucifer Family’ in the north, to the ‘Clanain Family’ in the west, to the ‘Asmodeus Family’ in the east, to the ‘Satan Family’ in the south.”

Albrecht stretched out four fingers at the same time as he chanted. Soon, one finger was folded.

“It was the only way to check each one. Shooting based on luck is not recognized by you. First, the Klanine family was excluded the earliest. Because the only demons in this family are succubus. You’re a bizarre and eccentric guy, but aren’t you sure you’re male?”

“… .”

“… right?”

“Hmm, that’s right. don’t be suspicious I am a male.”

“Next, we excluded the Satanic family in the south. It’s the first time I’ve been researching this time, but there are almost no demons of this satanic family? The only one who has information is the Grand Duke of the South, ‘King’, who has lived since time immemorial… .”

“This King is quite interesting. Because he lived too long, he lost interest in life and has been sleeping for a thousand years. There are times when I wake up, but even so, external activities are extremely few, right? So, the southern duchy was excluded.”

“for a moment.”

I interrupted and interrupted. Because the explanation is so cool.

“Why is that a reason for exclusion? You have to make sure you have an excuse.”

“Yeah, to have offspring, you have to mate with the opposite s*x through s*x. Would a person who has been so indolent in everything that he spends every second in sleep do such a tedious task?”

“… ok, got it. Go on.”

“There are now two families left, the Lucifer family and the Asmodeus family… Picking one of these two was the most difficult. Even if there were no clues, there were too many of them.”

“Lucifer is the devil of arrogance. Once an angel in the heavens, one of the 7 demons. The one who was defeated by Archangel Uriel.”

“Asmodeus is a demon of lust. Lee Ja was also once an angel in the heavens, and along with Lucifer, he occupies one of the 7 devils. The one who was subdued by the archangel Raphael.”

“Both are known for their beautiful appearance, and there is nothing particularly angular about them except for their personalities being ‘arrogant’ and ‘s*xy’. Because of that, their respective families also prospered considerably within the Pandemonium. So I did some tricks.”

wit? what trick? Can’t you feel it at all?

As if to clear my doubts, Albrecht pointed at Maria’s bosom notebook with a finger like a signpost.

“Open it up. The answer will be there.”

“… ?”

Perhaps because she was the princess, she had a special aura that seemed like she had to follow Albrecht’s orders. Maria and I obediently listened to that and opened our notebooks. Today’s notebook.

There was written the ‘conversation I had with Her Highness in the evening’ written by Maria during the day.

[His Highness, who had never been seen during the day, only appeared in the evening. So I politely greeted you, but you asked me right away.]

[“Saintess, has your lower stomach ever gone numb one day since you came to the academy? Strange bodily reactions, such as trembling legs or stomach aches.”

“no. no. Why are you asking that?”

“I don’t know.”

“Oh. There was a time when my heart just felt stuffy. I wasn’t like that before, but lately I keep seeing Evans… .”

“It is just love.”

“yes yes?”

“It is nothing. I want to have a pretty love.”]

[I mean, what does this mean? Judging from the context, it seems that he is talking about love between the opposite s*x, but as a saint, there’s no way I could harbor such wrong feelings!]

“uh… hmm… .”

By the time Maria and I were speechless at that innocent memo.

Albrecht covered his mouth with his hand and pursed his lips with arsenic.

“If you were a demon from the Asmodeus family, you would have already turned the saintess into a mess because of ‘lust’. But the saintess wasn’t like that. The glimpse I saw yesterday was just a kiss.”

It was a face full of confidence in his own logic. It’s obviously nasty, but it leaves me speechless.

“Therefore, the eastern duchy is excluded. Then, the only thing left is the Lucifer family of the Duke of the North. How is it, is it correct?”

Can’t help but cheer this up

I got up and gave a standing ovation.

“bravo! That’s the correct answer, Her Highness the Princess!”