Chapter 13

As the doorbell rang, a teenage boy of about 16-17 years old with black hair and red as blood eyes opened the door.

???: Hm, Good afternoon. You must be a Lord El-Melloi II please come in my older sisters are waiting for you in the hall.

Waver: You must be Joshua. Nice to meet.

Joshua: Yes, now please follow me.

And after those, all three had a short walk the corridor reaching the hall where we were greeted by two beautiful young ladies that looked extremely similar to each other with the only noticeable difference being their age and outfit. They both had beautiful blonde almost white hair and pale green eyes. The older one 23 years old miss Alice Addington was wearing more modern clothing namely a pair of jeans and a black tank top and a white leather jacket. Her hair was gathered in a ponytail.

Her younger sister White on other hand was wearing and as you may guess white conservative dress that did not leave any portion o her skin lower her neck exposed and her hair was freely flowing.

They were sitting on the white sofa with a small tea table with one armchair on the side of the sofa and one on the opposite side of the table. The room itself was mainly in green but one strange thing there are no photos anywhere. As we entered the room, they greeted us.

Miss Addington: Good afternoon lord please have a seat.

And while saying those words she pointed out to the armchair that was placed opposite to her while her brother sat down to the one on their side. Looks like no one expected me to come.

Waver: Nice to meet you. Thanks for having as miss Addington.

Miss Addington: You are too kind. We honored to have Lord El-Melloi interested in our problem. But considering the nature of the issue is it fine to bring your…?

Shinji: I am his assistant and yes it fine.

Sometimes I forget that I am currently on the body of 11 years old.

Miss Addington: If you say so.

Joshua: Please, if you have finished the chit chat let's move directly to the business.

Miss Addington: Yes, we hope you will be able to figure out the cause of our mother's death.

Waver: The cause of death, didn't your announcement say that you want to find the killer?

Joshua: Yes, we want to find the killer!

Miss Addington: Joshua, stop it! It was my brother who made it. He can't believe that our mother killed herself.

Joshua: She did not!!!! She was killed!

White: Calm down.

Joshua: Fine, sorry for causing the scene Lord El-Melloi.

Waver: No need to. However, I agree to let's focus on the main reason for our meeting. So, if I am correct about 4 days ago you have found the previous head of house Addington dead in her workshop?

Miss Addington: Yes, we were worried due to our mom not coming out of the workshop for 18 hours straight without giving us warning beforehand. And then when we entered to check it at 11 a.m., we found her half molten body in the middle of the magic circle. We have hired a number of necromancers in order to summon her spirit and find out the cause of death but they all failed. So, now we a forced to will rely on the help of detectives.

Waver: Hm, so death has occurred at the night from 5 p.m Friday to 11 a.m Saturday. Can you tell me who was the person who found the body?

Miss Addington: It was Joshua and White. I was staying outside of the house due to some issues.

Joshua: Issues?! Why do you not just say that you were with that beggar!

Miss Addington: Joshua!!!

White: Calm down you two. You are embarrassing us before Lord. Lord El Melloi I am sorry for this disgraceful scene.

Waver: No need for your apologies, but I have to ask. What are the issues that made Miss Addington to stay outside that night?

White: Our mother and Alice had a conflict lately due to our sister forming a romantic relationship with the first-generation magus. Mother was especially enraged when she learned of our sister's pregnancy and demanded her to perform an abortion.

Joshua: What an abortion? Sister why you did not tell me?

Hm, that is expected. The first-generation maguses are the people that were not part of the magic world and lived a normal life before accidentally discovering a magicraft, and for maguses a group of people whose entire society is based on the pedigree they are nothing more than pests. Yeah right pests. Is not even like a daughter of a billionaire decides to have a relationship with the homeless and create a family with him, after all, today normal people don't have a strict social hierarchy, it would be more like a medieval princess deciding to marry a peasant.

With the previous head of the family demanding abortion her death clearly benefits Alice, however, there is no evidence to support that version. But as my boss's future favorite phrase says "why done it" or the motive is the most important factor in any supernatural related crimes.

Waver: Hm, I see. Now I would ask you to enlighten me on what the rest of the family was doing during the night of the incident.

Joshua: I was doing my studies that night. I was planning one graduating from General Fundamentals. Due to family traditions as a third child in my generation, I almost don't have any access to the family's magicraft and will have to create my own family after the children of my older sisters are born.

White: I was busy with housework. Joshua can testify for me, and I can testify for him.

Waver Thanks, for your cooperation now I and my assistant would like to see the places where the incident occurred.

Alice: Then let's go. I and my siblings will show you the way.