The disaster of returning without success could only provide Lelouch with this important clue that he had discovered.
"Kid! Are you sure?"
"Yes, it can be determined based on the other party's figure, and it seems to match the time."
This clue is very important, at least now the basic appearance of this phantom-like criminal with vast powers has been determined for the first time. He is a child who looks like he should be forty-five years old, maybe a little younger. In fact, Lelouch did not know that Claire, who committed the crime, was the same age as him. It was just that the boy who grew up as a slave was dwarfed due to lack of nutrition.
But there was one question Lelouch needed to determine: "Is he human?"
"It's true that he looks like an ordinary human being in terms of aura, but I'm not sure if he used some strange abilities to disguise himself┉┉" As he said this, Zed's eyes fell on Alyssa, or to be more precise, Alyssa. on the ring on Lisa's finger.
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Lelouch thought for a while. Logically speaking, a fifteen or sixteen year old boy could not be a genius mage who was proficient in magic circles. Of course, the prerequisite for this inference was that he must be a human being. Of course, other factors cannot be ruled out. For example, if the other party is a long-lived race disguised as a human being, it is not impossible for the long life to learn a lot of knowledge and crack the magic circle.
After a while, Lelouch finally said, "Call everyone present that night."
More than ten minutes later, all the people who stayed in the Chamber of Commerce overnight on the night of the theft arrived. On the night of the robbery, Gus was practicing swinging his sword in the open space behind the Chamber of Commerce, while Liu Tao, Blue Cat and Sephiroth fell asleep relatively early. , and Kenjiro returned to the room after handing over some things with Lelouch. However, under subsequent questioning, Kenjiro said something that surprised Lelouch. After several questionings, Lelouch corrected himself quickly. Contacted Yalin again.
After sending away Buanyani and Alisa who were not related to this mission to find the Soul Stone, communication with Ulduar City was established again.
"It seems that only Kenjiro and I felt it, but Buyani, who has stronger mental power, didn't notice it."
Recalling the strange feeling that night, Lelouch said hesitantly: "It's very special. For a moment, there seemed to be an inexplicable excitement in my heart. It seemed that there was a little inexplicable expectation┉┉"
Suddenly Yalin was the first to express this feeling, and Lelouch couldn't help but suddenly realized: "Yes, that's the feeling. Although it was just fleeting."
Yalin yelled out of control in the projection. Yalin, who had received the Soul Stone, knew very well that Miss Tohsaka Rin felt the same way when she faced the Soul Stone. The reason why Buyani, who has strong mental perception, did not notice the prisoner, but people with weak mental power like Kenjiro did, must be that the characters born in the summoning system are born with a special ability to the soul stone. Sensitivity. Even now the Soul Stone is in the hands of others.
"Are you sure? Yalin! Is that what you need called the Soul Stone?" Lelouch's expression became serious. He came to the Free City to build a stronghold that could protect his companions in the future, looking for the Soul Stone. This is the second most important task.
"This is not a troublesome problem." Lelouch nodded with deep understanding: "This kind of power that is immune to all detection methods is too troublesome. Besides, Kenjiro and I will also go to capture it by then. Capture, but even if you can sense where the other person is, you can’t see the other person’s figure┉┉”
Lelouch waved his hand and said helplessly: "We can't catch an invisible person."
Just like Lelouch said. Yalin was at a loss for a while.
"If you want to catch the opponent, you can only take advantage of the opponent's rest to suppress the opponent without giving him the chance to use the Soul Stone."
"Regarding this, I want Zed to collect some relevant information from the security team. I will try to find out the identity of the other party when taking advantage of the security team's recent operations."
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When the communication with Yalin was about to end, the Silver Wings Chamber of Commerce once again welcomed a companion. LeBlanc, who had stayed in the dark street and devoted himself to the construction of the 'Black Rose', suddenly returned to the Chamber of Commerce.
"Hi~ I just got up today and before I had time to have some breakfast, I learned that the famous Silver Wing Chamber of Commerce had been robbed. Dear Lord Lelouch, can you tell me what happened?" LeBlanc, the enchantress who came out of the mist, asked in a charming tone.
Zed concentrated all his energy on the communication projection with Yalin and ignored this woman who usually quarreled with him. Kenjiro and Gus looked a little helpless. Only Liu Tao still smiled like a tiger and whispered in LeBlanc's ear. A few words.
Noticing Yalin in the projection, LeBlanc immediately leaned forward respectfully and said: "I'm sorry, Your Majesty Yalin, I didn't know you were here ~ I was rude just now."
About ten minutes later, Lelouch briefly explained what had happened. After learning the cause and effect, LeBlanc did not laugh at Zed, nor did she try to take over the job, but seriously explained what happened to her. Condition.
"Some time ago, there were suddenly a lot of informants in the dark streets. Even the security team and the city defense team, which were not very popular at first, came here almost five times in three days to search. Later I learned that they were the three giants of the Free City. The warehouse of the slave merchant Philibers was stolen and set on fire. This was the first time such a vicious case had occurred against the three giants in the free city, so the inspection was suddenly so strict, in order to avoid being affected. I have temporarily silenced Black Rose completely, and I will wait until the wind passes."
Lelouch looked at LeBlanc and asked, "Does this mean that it is temporarily impossible to collect relevant information?"
"I'm sorry~ Sir Lelouch! But please don't underestimate my Black Rose. Although we can't gather information on a large scale at the moment, we are not lacking in certain aspects of information┉┉"
LeBlanc said with some pride: "If Your Majesty Yalin can confirm that the prisoner this time is the holder of the Soul Stone, then it will be easy for Black Rose to find out the relevant information about the prisoner."
"Didn't you say that the underworld is under strict investigation now?" Gus asked, holding his hands.
"Indeed~ But now Black Rose has started some cooperation with the security team in the free city. The security team has paid us to monitor many shops in the underworld and track the sale of stolen goods by prisoners. For this reason, my Black Rose is collecting these According to the intelligence, the security team will not embarrass us."
"Cooperate with the security team!?" Gus snickered: "The police and criminals are really like the same family."
LeBlanc showed a 'you don't understand' look: "This is not surprising, but rather normal. I promise that as long as the prisoner appears on the street in order to sell stolen goods, I will convey the relevant information back as soon as possible. Yes, please rest assured, Your Majesty Yalin and Sir Lelouch." (~^~)