It was almost evening when the show ended.

Hyuga Masamune received the order from the Judge from Oshikiri Hasebe, wiped the dirt off his hands and walked into the castle tower. This time, there was no Kokarasumaru accompanying him, and he sat alone with the Judge face to face.

Hinata Masamune thought that the judge called him here because he wanted to say something, but until he waited quietly for half an hour, the judge did not say anything.

The windows on the wall were still tightly closed, creating a sense of oppression for no reason, making people feel uncomfortable after staying there for a long time. I don't know how the inquisitor got used to this environment just because he didn't like sunlight.

"Who are you looking for?" Hinata Masamune broke the silence and asked first.

The inquisitor was holding a small thermos cup in his hand. The outer shell looked worn out from long-term use. The lid was tightly tightened, and it was unclear whether it contained water or something else.

"I'm wondering if I should contact the current affairs department." The inquisitor said in shock, speaking slowly and not very clearly. "After all, although the fall can be reversed, it can only be done with the help of current affairs instruments."

"What do you think, Hinata?"

"It's up to you." Hinata Masamune replied. He smelled a hint of blood in the air, but when he smelled it carefully, it seemed to be an illusion, there was nothing. The communicator in his sleeve had been turned on before coming here, and the flashing indicator light was turned off to avoid being exposed. Now all these conversations will be clearly transmitted to Huoji.

The inquisitor was completely unaware of this, and the bottom of the cup made a clicking sound when it touched the table.

The room fell silent again. The Inquisitor was speechless for a moment, thinking about what he should say next. Suddenly, he looked at Hinata.

"Are you still wearing the Yushou I gave you?"

This reminded Hyuga Masamune of the Yushou that was supposed to be hung around his waist. He checked it carefully the moment he received it. It was indeed an ordinary Yushou, full of spiritual energy, with his sword pattern sewn on the surface, and there was no problem.

Putting aside the inappropriate thoughts, Hinata Masamune replied: "I haven't been on the battlefield recently, and I'm worried about the wear and tear, so I'm temporarily keeping it in the room."

"Really?"

The Judge seemed to have just thought of this and asked a question, his tone not caring much. He paused for a few seconds and reminded lightly: "Protection is still very important. It's better to carry it with you."

Hinata Masamune remained silent: "Yes."

“You seem to like this tea very much.”

"I can't say I like it, I'm just used to the taste."

Mikazuki Munechika was rarely wearing the familiar thin sweater that had pilling at the edges and looked very warm. Instead, he changed into sportswear that was more convenient for movement. Judging from the style, it didn't look like something he would have in his closet.

The tea leaves float in the water, sometimes sinking quietly to the bottom of the cup, sometimes floating up in a spiral, but the tea stems, which symbolize a good omen, never stand up.

Hinata Masamune did not drink tea every day like Mikazuki, so he did not know much about different types of tea, but he could tell that it was the same kind of tea that had been drunk these days, and the taste was exactly the same, except that it seemed a little more bitter.

The sword master with a hairstyle like a crow's wings passed by and saw the two of them sitting together chatting and drinking tea, so he stopped and sat next to Hinata Masamune.

Xiao Wuwan took the teacup and took a sip. The sunlight made him feel relaxed unconsciously. He squinted his eyes lazily and said, "It's good tea."

After talking alone with the Shinsengumi two days ago, Hyuga Masamune was no longer assigned to perform in the inner circle, and he and Kokarasumaru were free and removed from the battle team.

Not long ago, the two of them had a private conversation and discovered that they had both heard the crisp sound like breaking glass.

This was reported to Huoji truthfully, and the latter's voice came after a long time. It was not Huoji's voice, but a short audio frequency. It was probably because of the equipment that it was not very clear, but Fu's hearing was enough to recognize that it was almost the same as what the two heard at that time.

The person on the other end of the communicator was not in a good mood, and he did not remember what the sound was at first. It was not until Hinata described it that he found a matching sound from his memory.

The audio was transmitted as clearly as possible through the communication device. After the two confirmed that this section was almost exactly the same, Huo Ji frowned and became a little annoyed.

The government of the time provided the Honmaru with the same level of protection as it did to the judges and the gods of the underworld.

Every official main castle has a protective barrier built with great effort. After all, there have been precedents where the tracing army broke through the main castle and left no one alive. This was especially the case before the investigation. Even now, the government of the time has not relaxed its vigilance. This can be seen from the stable operation of the formation and passages of the Wanwu, which are like seven or eight layers of nesting dolls.

After the first incident of the Time Travel Army breaking through the Honmaru, the Time Government made large-scale modifications to each Honmaru.

This means that the Honmaru has no fixed coordinates and will automatically move its position after a period of time. The reason why it can always maintain contact with the government of the time is that points in different directions inside the Honmaru are connected into lines to form a hidden detection array.

The function of the formation is to transmit the coordinates to Kitsunesuke in time after the main maru is moved, and then Kitsunesuke will go to the current political headquarters to change the old coordinates.

This is the only function of this formation. It cannot detect and transmit the Dark Fall or the foul aura together. This is why the Government of Time established a search team. An inflexible formation barrier is often not as suitable as a team search.

What was played to the two people now was a few seconds of audio recorded when the nodes of the Honmaru formation were broken by external forces.

In other words, there may be a problem with the array node of 098 Honmaru.

Active Attack originally planned to explain the key points in as simple terms as possible, but the communication was quickly cut off at the beginning. In the end, Active Attack only heard a faint sound of footsteps.

"This is really an unfortunate coincidence..."

Almost the next second after the communication was cut off, there was a regular knock on the door, and the warm yellow light in the corridor cast a blurry figure on the sliding door.

Hyuga Masamune stood up to open the door, his eyes widened in surprise: "Mikazuki-dono?"

"It's intrusive of you to visit me so late at night." Mikazuki Munechika withdrew his hand from knocking on the door, "Do you mind letting me in?"

At this time, everyone else in the main palace had almost fallen asleep, and the lights in the corridor were about to go out. Mikazuki Munechika had arrived almost on time. If it was later, with the night vision ability of the sword, he would probably have to grope his way through the dark inch by inch, holding on to the wall.

"It's past your bedtime now." Xiao Wuwan said, "Why did you think of coming here?"

The sliding door closed silently behind me, blocking the cool night breeze from blowing in.

The three of them sat around the quilt, with endless warmth spreading from under the table to their calves.

The uninvited Fukui took a cup from the table and poured himself a glass of warm water. When he met Xiao Wuwan's gaze, he paused and said, "I think you have guessed it."

Mikazuki Munechika mentioned the word "search team" to Masamune on the same day, which means he knew a lot. It is even possible that the video clip received by the search team was sent by him. However, the latter guess is not true.

The search team did not fail to confirm the address of the anonymous sender, but in the end they found nothing.

"Are you thinking about those reports?" Mikazuki Munechika smiled, "Indeed, I sent them."

Strictly speaking, the source of that short video clip was not him. Even Mikazuki only knew about the foul aura of the Tracing Army outside Honmaru after receiving that video clip.

Touching the wall of the cup with his fingertips, Mikazuki Munechika was thinking of what to say. There was no expression of surprise on Koyanagi's face, as he had already guessed it.

098 The judge of Honmaru lives in seclusion and has few connections, nor does he have any close friends. Under such circumstances, the only people who can fully understand the situation of Honmaru are the judge himself or the deity in Honmaru.

Of the two, the Inquisitor himself has problems and cannot possibly report himself, so there is only one answer left.

In addition, there is no shortage of computers and other tools available to the gods of the dead in this main castle. The government of the time prohibits the incumbent judge from allowing the gods of the dead to access forums and other places. Because of this rule, it is extremely easy to send anonymous reports to the search team.

To a deceased god who has lived for hundreds or thousands of years, the concealment of secrets by the inquisitor is often like the lies told by a child. If you observe more, you will find some problems, and the more you try to cover up, the easier it is to make mistakes.

Although they don't know what the Judge is hiding, the Tantos are basically unaware of it, especially Awataguchi, who usually uses a one-shot to divert the attention of Toushirou and others when they find something wrong.

At first, Mikazuki Munechika didn't want to get involved in these things. After all, this judge didn't do anything bad to the dead gods, and he was doing his best. The situation in the main maru was similar to that in other maru. In this way, it was not special for the judge to have two or three secrets.

As for the sending of those reports, there is another reason.

The secret of the judge faded a little bit, or rather, he deliberately gave up the secret. This incident made Fukujin, who knew something about it, think that the judge can still correct himself, and the reason why Kokarasuma and Hyuga Masamune could not find the problem was because they helped to cover it up.

However, an hour before the report was sent out, Mikazuki Munechika discovered that the little secrets that the judge had hidden that had nothing to do with the itchiness were just another layer of disguise.

Thinking of this, Mikazuki Munechika sighed slightly. For the first time, he realized that the Judge was not that simple. He was trapped in another vicious circle by layer of lies.

"The Guardian of the Inquisitor..." He paused for a moment, "It would be best if it is not used."

"Father has checked the Mori, and there is nothing wrong." Xiao Karasuma continued. In fact, the Mori that belonged to him was placed in a small wooden box together with Hinata's, and he had not taken it to the battle in the past few days.

As we talked, time passed and the lights in the corridor outside were turned off on time, leaving only a dim light from inside the house to illuminate the scene indoors.

"It's getting late." Mikazuki Munechika stopped talking abruptly, not intending to continue. "Maybe there will be an accurate answer soon."