Kanono Hishiri is very cautious and shrewd enough. She has been on guard against Shinji by keeping a close eye on every muscle in his body. As a magician who can fake her own corpse, she can predict the movements of the human body through the condition of the muscles.
The moment before Shinji took a step, she had already prepared herself. Waving her sleeves was only the first step, the purpose was to buy time to activate the technique, the technique engraved on her kimono in advance was her ultimate move.
Unfortunately, she made a mistake. Her analysis of Shinji was based on the battle with Luvia two days ago. Although she had raised the data by 50%, Shinji's speed and strength were reduced to less than half that day in order to demonstrate to Gray. In other words, she underestimated Shinji.
The sleeves did not serve the purpose of blocking her. At the moment when the ritual was about to take shape, Shinji had already arrived in front of her, grabbed her neck, and pressed her directly against the wall behind her. The violent magic power completely dispersed the ritual on the kimono and the magic power gathered by Kanono Hishiri.
"—Sorry, I'm more confident than you. I'll give you thirty seconds to reword your words."
Shinji said, loosening his grip and pressing the dagger against the woman's heart instead.
Yes, magicians from the Law and Politics Department are difficult to kill, but that doesn't mean they can survive even if their hearts are smashed or their heads are pierced.
Hua Ye Hishiri did not rush to speak. He first covered his neck with his hands, coughed twice, and then took several deep breaths in succession, not caring that the contraction and expansion of his chest would touch the dagger.
Even though she was restrained, her expression remained calm.
"That's not necessary."
"Oh? Aren't you afraid that I will kill you and destroy the body? Anyway, everyone in the city knows that you are dead and the body is left behind."
"You won't kill me."
"Why do you say that?"
"Because I'm from the Law and Politics Department."
"This reason doesn't work for me - since I dared to attack you, I'm sure the Law and Politics Department won't find out about me."
As if afraid that she wouldn't believe him, Shinji pushed the dagger forward a few centimeters, and the sharp tip pierced the surface of the kimono and reached her skin.
Unexpectedly, Hanano Hishiri was not only not panicked, but also nodded seriously.
"I believe you have the ability."
"Then why are you so calm?"
"Because I have a guess, too."
"Tell me about it."
"The Law Department aims to continue magic and the Clock Tower, and will do whatever it takes to achieve this. But the current lord, Lord Barthamero, the Queen of the Clock Tower, has a different view. She recognizes the philosophy of the Law Department, but disagrees with some of its practices. After taking office, she has been seeking reforms and has received support and followers from many people. Among them, there is one person who is the most mysterious. He has never appeared publicly in the Law Department, but has helped the Lord deal with many difficult problems. He has also dealt with some members who disobeyed the Lord's orders on his behalf. No one knows his identity or what he looks like. Everyone calls him 'the Queen's Dark Hand';."
Having said this, Kanono Hishiri deliberately paused and stretched out her hand to Shinji.
"Now, this 'Hand of Darkness' stands before me."
"..." This time it was Shinji's turn to be silent.
"Mr. Shen, why don't you speak? Did I get it right? Or maybe your name is not Shen Zhong at all, and your name and current appearance are actually a disguise."
"Well, I was thinking about how to answer this question. After thinking about it, I decided to use Ms. Hisari's own words. Do you have any evidence?"
"No." Hanano Hishiri also shook her head.
then-
"Thank you for telling me such an interesting story, but without evidence it's just speculation, and I'm not qualified to be a detective or a mystery solver."
"Mr. Shen is such an interesting person. I'll use your words. Sometimes, a guess is enough. Humans are subjective creatures, and women are more subjective than men. Isn't there a saying that women's intuition is more accurate than men's?"
Hearing this, Shinji was really convinced. The seemingly profound and beautiful words he said were because of his advantage of foresight, and he could reverse the process through the results, but it was different for Kanano Himori.
I have the highest level of confidentiality with Lorelea. Even the killing of "Valachia Night" attracted worldwide attention, but she covered it up without any danger. In the past few years, I have traveled around the world in various identities and have never been suspected. My hometown Fuyuki City is also peaceful. Lorelea's intelligence operation skills are evident.
Loreleia sent herself here to prove that the person in charge here, Kanono Hishiri, was not her person, at least not her direct descendant, and could not possibly know her identity. In other words, Kanono Hishiri guessed her identity entirely through intuition and a few clues. She is indeed the woman who impressed Waver in "The Second Generation Case Files". Her thinking ability is indeed terrifying.
Facing such a woman, it was useless to say anything. Whether she admitted it or not, it would not change the thoughts in Hua Ye Lingli's heart. It would be better to repeat the previous conversation and create confusion.
"However, many tragedies are based on subjective speculation. If I remember correctly, in various works of art, there are more female tragedies than male ones - well, I am threatening you."
At the last sentence, Kanono Hishiri's lips curled up slightly: "So I can only choose to take a gamble."
The gambling here is not a simple right or wrong, where if you guess right you live and if you guess wrong you die, but it is a more complex psychological control.
Whether Shinji is the "Hand of Darkness" or not, it doesn't really matter. Because Kanano Hishiri doesn't dare to tell anyone about this speculation. Given the lord's emphasis on the "Hand of Darkness", if there is even a little sign, it is very likely that the lord will nip it in the bud.
Therefore, today's incident will not be leaked. Kanono Hishiri is not a threat to Shinji. If there is no threat, why kill him? Judging from Shinji's previous performance, he is definitely not a simple-minded, impulsive or murderous person. What's more, Kanono Hishiri has something Shinji wants.
Shinji didn't put down the dagger in a hurry, and asked with interest:
"How do you know that I wasn't sent by Her Majesty the Queen to deal with you? You mentioned that the 'Dark Hand' has done a lot of dealing with tasks."
"Then I can only wait for death. But I think this possibility is very low, because although I am not a follower of Her Majesty the Queen, I agree with her reforms and have never violated her wishes. I don't think Her Majesty the Queen will punish me and send out the 'Hand of Darkness'."
"Then what am I, the 'Hand of Darkness', here for?"
"According to the internal rules of the Law and Politics Department, do not ask about other people's tasks casually, and do not ask questions that you should not ask."
Wow, what a profound answer.