Chapter 553: The Truth Only Emi and Extra-Sama Know

The Truth Only Emi and Extra-Sama Know

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On the way from the treasure vault to the staff room… Extra-sama was getting incredibly excited in my mind.

She’s always liked mystery situations.

…Although she’s terrible at being a detective.

Extra-sama, dejected for a moment after I said that…

…Immediately recovered, and declared that triumphantly.

…She declared that, as if she had already won.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Ah, yeah, hiding something…

Certainly.

The information Akashiterika was organizing earlier contained a contradiction that only Extra-sama and I know.

That is—

Right.

That’s the thing…

From what I’ve heard, the Frozend Living Dolls are the women that skeleton general Tekigataa immobilized with his 【Dollfication】 special ability…

If that’s the case—

So there’s no way they existed until last night.

Extra-sama, ranting up to this point, and then—

…Declared that again, triumphantly.

But.

You can’t say that for sure yet, can you?

I don’t know.

Anyway, so Deputy Director Gaisha is suspicious, but we can’t conclude that he’s the culprit.

Not yet.

Let’s just look forward to Akashiterika’s questioning.

Extra-sama, her terrible deduction completely denied, was dejected.

Sorry.

Hmm?

Hmm…

But, Extra-sama.

If I suddenly said, ‘The Frozend Living Dolls are the victims cursed by a ghost. I defeated the ghost, so the victims were all freed, and disappeared.’… What would you do?

Right?

Since this is a fantasy world, I don’t think they would outright deny it.

But there’s no proof for the truth I know.

So even if I try to question Deputy Director Gaisha about his secret, based on that… it’ll just be an endless argument.

So I think I’ll keep quiet, unless it becomes absolutely necessary.

It’s fine… Akashiterika will surely find the culprit from other information.

Well, she’s a detective.

…Hey, don’t be sulky, Extra-sama.

I trust you the most, when it comes to things other than deduction.

You’ve been, and always will be… my best partner, right?

…So easily pleased.

So, well, like that.

Outwardly silent and expressionless.

Inwardly… slightly exasperated by Extra-sama’s gullibility.

I was walking down the corridor of the museum, following Akashiterika and Director Rakigataa.

And then, just as we reached a T-junction in the corridor…

“…!”

A truly… truly faint… killing intent.

I definitely felt it.

“…………”

I stopped walking, silently, and looked towards the right corridor, different from the direction we were heading.

The corridor where the magic lamps aren’t lit.

Even if I move my sunglasses… all I see there is darkness.