Chapter 191: The Truth about the Death of the Golden Princess
["In this way, the analogy we were just discussing becomes valid."]
[El-Melloi II continued: "If it is a spell to make the Golden Princess beautiful, the period of the celestial body does not match. However, if it is a spell to transform other women into the Golden Princess, and Venus is compared to the Sun, the magic will work."]
["If the Sun and Moon are used, the positions must be in opposition, and Saturn, the planet of formation, must be in a 120-degree aspect. However, the case of Venus being compared to the Sun is another matter."]
["Although it is a metaphor, the fact that Venus is a planet remains unchanged. This means that as long as the Moon, Venus, and Saturn are at 120-degree intervals from each other, it will be sufficient."]
[El-Melloi II waved his hand, and Reines's hand moved, causing the celestial map floating in the air to rotate.]
["The actual period should be about a month ago, which coincides with the auction when Iselma obtained the cursed body."]
[Mick: "Hey, is that Golden Princess really the maid over there? Then how do you explain why Carina was there at the first appearance party? And when the Golden Princess' body was found..."]
[El-Melloi II: "At the first appearance party, the hall was not only far from the balcony, but only the Golden Princess and the Silver Princess were introduced. It would be fine to use an artificial life form, a Homunculus, or a mechanical doll instead."]
["It wouldn't be a big problem if they didn't use magic at all and just had servants of similar builds wear the same clothes. Because if only one party was accompanied by a maid at the first appearance party, it would arouse suspicion, and Lord Byron would probably do his best to cover it up."]
["As for finding the Golden Princess' body, it was even simpler. Even if this technique was effective, it wouldn't last long. After all, it was Cinderella."]
["Whether it's Perrault, Basile, or the Grimm brothers, the result is the same. The magic cast on the protagonist will be unraveled after the banquet is over."]
["After scattering the body of the real Golden Princess and locking the magic lock on that room, Aozaki Touko's spell was probably lifted."]
["By the way, whether it's that the Grand Magus's plastic surgery was so thorough that even the wavelength of magic power was the same, or that the lock of the room was replaced with a special one for Carina, it doesn't matter."]
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Waver: "Really? It was a scam from the beginning."
Chihiro: "Yes, the Golden Princess died at the beginning."
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["Can I please interrupt?"]
[Inorai said: "Since it is called plastic surgery, the purpose is to imitate the original Golden Princess, right? However, my stupid disciple's fake Golden Princess has reached a level beyond the real Golden Princess. Why is that? Is it because of the stupid disciple's strength? Because of the cursed body she used?"]
["Both Aozaki Touko and the cursed body are factors."]
[El-Melloi II said calmly: "However, there is a more important reason. You should be very clear about the effect of beauty in magic. People who see beautiful things will become more beautiful. This is part of the beauty of magic."]
["The Golden Princess and the Silver Princess are designed to complement and enhance each other's beauty, also known as complementary beauty. However, the Golden Princess cannot see her own face, and the same is true for the Silver Princess."]
["Even if they were reflected in the mirror, it would damage their beauty at that stage."]
["So, if you want to use this technique, you'll need a third person at a certain stage."]
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[El-Melloi II: "Of course, when Byron decided to have plastic surgery on Carina, he probably didn't have such an intention. He was just anxious about losing the Golden Princess and tried his best to fill that gap."]
["Nevertheless, the ritual was completed with the arrival of the third person. The maid Carina, who had been looking at the Golden Princess and the Silver Princess, gained the same beauty, and the ritual reached a higher level."]
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["Wait a moment, teacher."]
[Svin raised his hand and said: "If it is as you say, wouldn't the Silver Princess also reach the ultimate beauty with the birth of the new Golden Princess?"]
["That's a simple point."]
[El-Melloi II looked at the Silver Princess and said, "Miss Estella, you can't see, can you?"]
[Silver Princess: "...How do you know?"]
[El-Melloi II: "It is said that the Golden Princess cannot hear. This is probably a common way to hone magic by blocking a sense."]
["Iselma's technique has been perfected to the point where it has sealed off one of the five senses and imprinted it on the genetic characteristics. Even Aozaki Touko's plastic surgery imitated this aspect and removed Miss Carina's eardrum."]
["By the way, there is no mirror in the Golden Princess' room. I think it's to match your room."]
["You are arranged as a pair in terms of eating, sleeping, and other aspects of life. The presence or absence of a mirror is too important in terms of magic. It would be much easier to cooperate with one of you than with both of you."]
["Of course, they should use magic to avoid inconvenience in daily life, such as using magic like bat acoustic measurement, etc. There are many ways to use it. However, it is definitely invisible at the root."]
["She did not enter the same cycle of beauty as the Golden Princess."]
["But I don't think Ms. Aozaki, who had the surgery, didn't expect this result."]
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Semiramis: "Trading beauty at the cost of lacking the five senses? What a pathetic thing to do."
Fiore: "That's what they call a loss for every gain."
Sola-Ui: "No wonder there's no mirror in the Golden Princess' room."
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["Huh, I don't remember it, but I can roughly imagine it."]
[Aozaki Touko narrowed her eyes and said, "By the way, the one who asked me to attack the El-Melloi faction was Regina over there."]
[Regina was pointed out, but she was not panicked at all. It seemed that she had made up her mind.]
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Sisigou: "I didn't expect that the employer would be this maid."
Caules: "Why did she do this? Was she instructed by someone, or was she afraid that the truth would be exposed?"
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[Reines looked at Regina and said, "So, you framed me for the murder of the Golden Princess?"]
["..."]
[Faced with Reines's question, the maid did not attempt to refute anything, and the Silver Princess standing next to her also remained silent.]
[Reines: "What's wrong? You must be pretending to be Carina who visited my room with the Golden Princess. Whether you want to refute or just go with the flow, how about at least trying to say something? Oh, it doesn't hurt to just let your master say it."]
[The maid still didn't speak. She was serious, and her expression didn't change even when she was teased.]
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Tohsaka Rin: "Really, if I didn't already know that Maio was another murderer, I would have thought she killed her own sister."
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[Atrum: "Hmph, the clever El-Melloi II should have figured that out as well."]
[El-Melloi II: "You mean, I should say everything?"]
[Atrum: "Of course. You were the one who boasted that the case would be yours. If that's the case, isn't it the detective's duty to get to the bottom of the case, from the blood vessels to the internal organs?"]
[El-Melloi II: "Alas... the real Golden Princess must have died from the side effects of the research. Iselma's technique has reached a deadlock and has eroded the genetic characteristics of the experimental subject. If it is over-consumed, death in the process is inevitable."]
["But Lord Byron did not give up, at least not until this first appearance party."]
["Diadra, who was once the Golden Princess, died, but he invited Aozaki Touko to transform Carina into the Golden Princess, and the result was beyond imagination. This result may have strengthened the determination of the Silver Princess and Regina who served her."]
[Islo: "You mean, the Silver Princess will die sooner or later?"]
[El-Melloi II: "No, there are more pressing issues than that."]
["At that debut party, many magus must have thought that if they could reach the Root, they might be able to do so. What if the Magic Association heard of that possibility?"]
[Aozaki Touko: "Hehe, is the sealing specified?"]
[El-Melloi II: "Strictly speaking, the Golden Princess and the Silver Princess are not magus, so they may not be designated as sealed. This is Iselma's research, not limited to the first generation. However, the Clock Tower will not let go of someone who shows the possibility of reaching the Root, and this is the only thing that is certain."]
[Aozaki Touko: "So, we need to expose the Golden Princess' body before escaping. Hmm, so the Silver Princess and the maid originally planned to escape after the body was exposed, right?"]
[El-Melloi II: "The reason for framing Reines is probably the same. As long as we drag other factions, and if possible, pick famous magus from the opposing aristocratic faction, and drag them in, the matter cannot be handled by Iselma and Valualeta alone. In this regard, Reines is an impeccable choice."]
["Thanks to someone, I have become somewhat famous in the Clock Tower."]
[Reines said self-deprecatingly: "In short, the Golden Princess's desire to escape was not entirely a lie. She probably seriously considered it."]
[El-Melloi II: "Basically, Lord Byron should have known that this was the real Golden Princess when he saw her corpse. After all, it was you who dissected the real Golden Princess into pieces. By the way, there is no need to emphasize the reason for the dissection, right? As a magus, it is natural to obtain various data from the specimen for future progress."]
[Byron: "…"]
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Tohsaka Rin: "The Golden Princess was dismembered by this old man."
Tohsaka Tokiomi: "That's not surprising."
Caules: "It really is true that even after death, we will be squeezed dry of our last bit of value."
Waver: "How sad! She seems to be a glamorous princess in front of others, but in fact, she is just a test subject."