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"......"

When I asked, she looked at her food without affirming or denying my question.

Today\'s menu was teriyaki chicken, rice, miso soup, and a salad consisting of tomato and cabbage.

It\'s typical commoner cooking, and from her point of view, who had only eaten the so-called high-class dishes from the royal court chef, it was all unknown to her. I guess it was understandable.

"Olivia, it\'s delicious."

Looking at Lilinoa eating heartily without even showing a shred of Saint-like attitude, Olivia finally cut a piece of teriyaki chicken with her fork and brought it to her mouth.

Interesting. Is she going to eat it?

I thought she would undoubtedly leave it behind without even taking a bite.

".........."

She lightly shut her eyelids and brought the piece to her small mouth with trembling hands.

It wasn\'t like it was a dish made with insects or snakes, so there was no need for her to be so cautious.

Finally, she put it into her mouth and chewed for a while.

".........Ah!!?"

Olivia\'s eyes widened, and she moved her mouth for a while. But the next moment, she started to eat vigorously.

Lilinoa\'s cheeks loosened as she looked at Olivia, who was reluctantly staring at her plate after finishing up all her dishes in an instant.

"I\'m glad my elder sister also liked it."

Still though, elder sister, huh.

Actually, as the daughter of Olivia\'s brother, she counted as an aunt for Lilinoa. However, they only had a couple of years of an age difference. So, probably calling her elder sister was more appropriate for her.

"I-It\'s not like I like it."

Lilinoa gave a wry laugh while looking at Olivia, who turned her head to the other side as if she was sulking.

It was really hard to tell which one of them was older.

"Time is pressing. After a bit more rest, we are going to look for information," I put on the mask and activated the voice changer.

"Gray, do I really not have any choice but to wear this mask and voice changer?"

"Yes, there are various things I need to be careful about, and besides, it\'s Shirabe Sagami outside."

I had been receiving words of rejection from Lilinoa regarding the voice changer and mask. It seemed like my disguise was receiving a pretty low evaluation from her. Well, I didn\'t really care what the kid thought of me.

Now then, I should have some tea for myself. I got up from my seat and started walking towards the self-service tea corner.

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We stepped out into the streets of Straheim.

The first destination we headed to was the bar, Kumabachi, where the incident took place. This was where about 32 people dissolved into mush.

What\'s more, from the material I had received from Willy, all of the people turning into mush were even alive for more than half a day.

"Here, I guess?"

The Kumambachi was located in the back alley leading to a large street running from north to south in the northeast of Straheim.

Perhaps because of the incident, one-third of the surrounding shops were closed. Even the pedestrians walking past here were so few that it was hard to believe it was Straheim. It was natural, I guess, after that incident.

In front of Kumabachi were two guards looking like Adventurers.

"Thank you for your hard work," I quickly approached them and raised my right hand in greeting.

"Ah, finally! A replacement! I was hoping to be done guarding such a dangerous place soon!"

They weren\'t that much surprised while looking at my childlike appearance, probably because they recognized me.

Well, I\'d been pretty conspicuous lately, dealing with Munch and his little friends.

"I shouldn\'t have taken this job just because the pay was high. I don\'t feel like I\'m alive!" one of the slender adventurers breathed a sigh of relief.

Meanwhile, the other began to pack up his belongings.

Looking at them, it was very difficult to say it.

"Sorry, but we are here on the guild\'s order to investigate the event and not as the replacement for guard duty."

"Are you kidding......."

"That\'s.........."

Their faces looked as if they were about to cry. It was much more dangerous for us to investigate.

"I\'m coming in."

"Please, and be careful."

I lightly thanked the Adventurer, who held out his right hand to me, and entered the room.

Inside the store, chairs and tables were scattered all over the place, and there were stains of red paint all over the floor.

Apparently, the guild had left the crime scene untouched in order to solve the crime.

"Terrible......." Lilinoah said, blood draining out from her face.

"........"

On the other side, Olivia pretended to be calm. However, her shivering legs sold her out.

It might have been a little bit too for them. I should have just let them rest outside and had Hatch and Krama take turns protecting them.

"Lili, Olivia, you two go outside and wait for me."

"No need."

"Not necessary."

They immediately rejected my proposal.

The two of them looked too much alike, especially with their silver hair. As if they were twins.

"Don\'t force yourself."

Seems like they\'re staying. Well, as long as I am here, there\'s no danger. Do just as you like.

Once again, I began to examine the room.

I searched here and there for about an hour, but I wasn\'t able to find anything that might be a clue.

"I don\'t see anything new, what about you?" Lilinoa, who seemed to have finally gotten used to this disgusting room, said.

"Not really. I have learned a lot of things. First of all, it\'s not only humans that have turned into mush, but also tables and chairs too."

"What difference does it even make!? It doesn\'t make any big difference!!" Olivia shouted with a pale face while putting a handkerchief over her mouth.

"There is. With this, I was able to figure out the position the perpetrator was at."

"Did you really know it!?"

"Where!?"

As both of them leaned closer to me, I pointed at the table placed in the corner and declared, "Most likely, the preparator sat there."

"I would like to know why?"

"First of all, only the table placed there hasn\'t been turned into mush. On top of that, there\'s not a single drop of blood there. The technique must have been used from there. If not, the perpetrator would have turned into mush as well."

"If that\'s the case, then the perpetrator must have been sitting in this seat, right?"

Olivia was quite perceptive, I must say.

Only half of one of the overturned chairs at this table had been dissolved into mush. Which meant the one sitting opposite this seat was the person who activated the technique.

"So, let\'s examine this place again very carefully."

"Right."

At Lilinoa\'s proposal, Olivia and I nodded and restarted our investigation.

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However, the world wasn\'t that convenient. I couldn\'t find any clue that led to the perpetrator at all.

Or rather, if there was any clue leading to the preparator, I would have found it in the report submitted to the Adventurer\'s Guild.

"What are we going to do next?"

Olivia seemed to be a different person from her initial reluctance.

"You seem quite motivated."

"Of course. There\'s no way I can let this kind of folly go unnoticed in my homeland!" she forcefully declared, clenching her right fist tightly.

I see. She has a strong sense of justice.

That in itself was fine. This kind of anger could be the driving force behind an investigation.

However, there was also a danger that if she got too involved in the case, she might end up being dragged up to the main cast of the tragedy. The case wasn\'t over yet. I hope she cooled down a little.

According to the data given by the guild, there were 28 people who went to Kumabachi to drink that day and were lucky enough not to encounter the incident.

Maybe we should interview a few of them today and call it a day.

"Let\'s go," I urged the two of them to leave the horrific crime scene.

"We didn\'t get much useful information, did we?"

The interview with the third person was over. All of them seemed to be in a mood of not wanting to get involved anymore. It was going to be very difficult to solve this problem.

"That\'s right. We\'ve gotten enough information for today. I\'ll go back to the company and sort out the information I got."

Olivia was overly enthusiastic. I thought she would cool down after a night of sleep.

"Do you think I would want to continue the investigation for a bit more?"

"Let\'s go."

Olivia puffed out her cheeks and turned away. Meanwhile, Lilinoa, who understood my intention, only smiled wryly and agreed. So, we returned to Sagami Co.