The noise outside did not affect the three people in the room.
Inola asked, "Professor Velvet, where do you think we should start our investigation?"
"Start with the victim's body."
As Weber spoke, he took out a pair of white gloves and put them on his hands. He tiptoed to the bed where the body was placed, and his eyes were once again focused on the shocking and heartbreaking scene.
"It's very thoroughly divided."
The body was completely dismembered, with the torso and limbs neatly separated.
"The clear cross-section shows that the dismemberer was quite skilled, and the victim himself did not resist. It is currently impossible to determine whether he was killed before he had time to resist, or whether he was dismembered after being killed."
"From the edges of the skin and muscle, it can be seen that the deceased died earlier than I thought."
"There is no sign of a magic seal being transplanted into it."
Waver was focused on his work, and even the stunning beauty of Golden Princess did not affect his movements. His technique was skillful and quick, reminiscent of an experienced surgeon, and Inola, who was watching from the side, sighed.
"For a magician, this is a rare sight. Is Professor Velvet interested in this?"
"It's not that I'm interested, but I have to be interested. Since I don't have any talent in magic, I can only make up for it in other ways."
Calmly collecting the body parts, calmly examining each wound, calmly speaking words that were extremely cruel to every magician.
"Science is also an art, and it is equally beautiful. Unfortunately, most magicians do not realize this, or are unwilling to admit it." For some reason, the old woman who stood at the top of countless magicians said this.
Weber did not respond, concentrating on piecing together the bodies. Finally, he reached out to the breathtakingly beautiful head of the girl in the middle of the bed. When his hand touched the girl's small ear, Weber's hand stopped.
"Um?"
"Did you find anything?" the old man asked.
"Golden Princess... has no eardrum in her ear... and it doesn't look like it was removed later in life."
"I know a little about this. Many magic tricks are honed by closing off one of the senses, and Izeluma's secret technique is no exception. And it is used more deeply, even engraved into the genetic traits of the offspring - Golden Princess has no eardrum, and Silver Princess has no retina. However, because of the existence of magic, this will not affect their lives. They can hear, see, and communicate with others through other means."
Although magic is gradually being left behind by modern science, there are still many advantages that only magic has.
What Inolae just said - using magic to replace lost senses is the simplest example. For example, the information of pronunciation is not heard, and the image is not seen, but directly input into the brain. Although the level of this kind of magic is not low, Izeluma is a branch of Baruyeleta after all, so this kind of thing is not difficult for them.
However, if in a few decades modern science is able to implant chips directly into the brain, then magic is bound to experience another wave of decline.
"I see. In other words, the Golden Princess's lack of eardrums is an indispensable condition for achieving that beauty." After hearing the old woman's explanation, Waver nodded thoughtfully, "Then, perhaps we can find out who the Golden Princess who appeared last night was."
"Are you trying to find it through the eardrum?" Inola responded quickly.
"Yes, even for Izeluma, it is not easy to replace the missing eardrum."
"Instead of asking me, why not ask my stupid apprentice? She is the expert in this area. Do you want me to call her over?"
"Ms. Aozaki Touko? No hurry, I can visit her after I finish my on-site investigation."
As Waver spoke, he left the bed belonging to Golden Princess and began to investigate the room itself.
The size of Golden Princess' room is about the same as an ordinary cafe. The main furniture in the room includes a bed with a canopy, a desk with a jellyfish-shaped lamp, and several paintings by Impressionist masters. Some elementary magic books are placed on the simple and elegant bookshelf. No matter which item is a luxury item worthy of the name of Golden Princess, it gives people the feeling that it is equipped with only necessities of life.
There is a window and a door in the room. Although there is a skylight, it seems impossible for people to go in and out through it. If we want to take it into consideration, we might as well think about what kind of magic can penetrate the wall.
The door had been broken down by Grey. As agreed, Lenise and Grey came to visit Golden Princess, but no one answered the door no matter how hard they knocked. Lenise immediately ordered Grey to break down the door, and then they saw a scene that chilled them from head to toe.
After carefully examining several pieces of debris, it is not difficult to find that a "magic lock" is used on the door.
Magic locks, as the name suggests, are locks made with magic. Although they have many flaws such as high cost and difficulty in using without magic, they are indeed first-class in security. They are also used in the treasure house of the Clock Tower headquarters. They are a relatively common type of lock in the magic world. The biggest feature of this lock is that it corresponds to the wavelength of a person's magic power. In other words -
"Golden Princess' room can only be opened by Golden Princess herself, which means it is a 'locked room murder'; - is this really a meaningless design?"
Conventionally speaking, murder in a closed room is an impossible crime, but the existence of a magician cannot be measured in the conventional sense. For example, in this closed room, if you want to kill the person inside from the outside, there are many ways to do it. A complex fluid operation or air operation is enough to kill the person invisibly.
"Was it necessary to create such a secret room? Or was it just a coincidence?"
Waver squatted there, lost in thought, but after thinking for a long time, he still had no clue. When he decided to give up, he found that Shinji, who had been standing there as a wooden stake, had come to his side without him noticing and was lying on the broken door panel, sniffing something.
"When did you acquire Sfen's habits?" The young man with animal blood liked to identify things by smell the most.
"Because I found something strange."
Carefully scraping the ground with his gloved hand, he gathered some kind of powdery substance, then cut off the thumb part of his other glove and poured the powder in and wrapped it up.
"Although only a little bit is left, you can still feel the unique atmosphere of an old item. It must be more than a thousand years old."
After hearing what Shinji said, Waver also took it seriously. He took out a magnifying glass and stared at the ashes as if possessed. In the end, he even picked up a little bit with his hand and put it in his mouth.
Shinji couldn't help but complain: "You said I look like Sifen, but you are almost the same."
"... "
Waver ignored Shinji, moved his mouth for a while, spit the powder into his hands, and muttered softly.
"... Ah, now we have some clues."
PS: First the Empress, then Fujino, both failed. Today is Fujino's last day. Should I spend money? I am so confused. I haven't spent money since 2018 because my inventory is deep enough and I have less and less desire to spend money. Intellectually, the cost-effectiveness of a single four-star pool is too low. Emotionally, Fujino is so cute. Should I spend money on her