Chapter 104

N Realm - a world of virtuality and reality, positive and negative, where everything exists and nothing exists. It can also be said to be the world in the heart, the world in dreams; it is the battlefield where the seven rose girls play Alice's games; anything that can reflect something can become its entrance.

When the evening bell rang that day, Fujimaru Ritsuka looked out the window at the end of the castle corridor at the setting sun that dyed half of the sky in magenta. The direction of the N domain and its entrance was too vague, "something that could reflect something", and the world in his heart...

"Now is the perfect time..." Fujimaru Ritsuka stroked his chin and slowly joined the last group of people entering the banquet hall for dinner. "It may not be as peaceful tomorrow as it is now - the curfew will probably be lifted, but the safe zone probably won't..."

"However, to promote the occurrence of the battle, the easiest way is to cancel the daily work schedule."

Everyone tonight seemed to be fully aware of the changes that might happen tomorrow - after dinner time was over, members of the three camps disappeared from the public area in groups faster than the last; and the new Group A still followed the same routine of the previous two days and held a summary meeting in the rest area belonging to the White Camp.

"...Anyway, it's best not to sleep tonight." Ritsuka Fujimaru sat on the sofa in the center and reminded his teammates, "I think we should still be prepared for the possibility of rule changes at midnight - although the rules that may be cancelled will not include the safe zone, it does not necessarily mean that the safe zone will still be a safe zone after some rules are changed."

"So we'd better stay in the same room starting tonight." Kirshtalia looked at the situation of his teammates, turned around and asked Fujimaru Ritsuka, "Ritsuka, can you accommodate more people there?"

"If all the servants are spirits, there is still room for them..." Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at her teammates and decided, "Senior Ophelia, Senior Mustard Namiko, and Mash will sleep in the bedroom with me; Senior Kirshtalia, Senior Peperoncino, and Senior Kadoc will live in the living room next door - there is enough space there, and the sofa can be moved slightly to make room for sleeping on the floor."

"Then everyone else should go back to their rooms and move their things—" Kirshtalia got up first and went back to her room. "In addition to bedding, remember to take your magic costumes and useful magic props. By the way, if you don't sleep tonight—you won't have to tell stories in front of the mirror, right?"

"Ah, speaking of mirrors..." Fujimaru Ritsuka raised his hand and pointed at the huge full moon hanging outside the window, "I remembered that the moon also reflects sunlight, a kind of 'thing that can reflect something'? Hmm... But if we want to confirm this conjecture, it turns out that the current information alone is not enough."

"No, rather... the true situation regarding the anomaly is entirely pieced together by us based on pure speculation."

"If we want to confirm this... we must at least see a chessboard corresponding to the 'Pawn Promotion' in the newly opened areas - however, the two new areas that appeared today are the Tea Party Garden and the Court of Trial. Both are areas related to the Queen of Hearts, not the White Queen's territory that we need."

"Article 4 of the Black Camp Accommodation Rules." The blond knight sat in front of the black dressing table, took off the D'Artagnan hat with a wig, and removed the makeup on his face, revealing a face that was more like a sharp young man than a graceful girl. "No matter what kind of disguise you use in the outside world, you must reveal your true face when you return to the guest room."

The blond beauty standing behind him changed her outfit from the prima donna of the former Warsaw Royal Opera House into a more maneuverable Heroic Spirit outfit, took off her own hat, which was identical to the one taken off by the man sitting in front of the dressing table, except for the wig, and held it against her chest.

Unlike other combinations of Lords and Servant, if we only consider the Lord's understanding of the Servant - they can surpass most of the participants.

"William has been gathering a lot of intelligence—whether or not it will be useful in the operations Moriarty is planning."

This is what Irene Adler... no, James Bond said to his Servant when Dion just left the Summoning Array.

"That includes you, Knight Dion."

Although there is a gap between the times they lived in, it is not too long - Knight Dion died in England in 1810, and Irene Adler joined the Moriarty family as James Bond in 1879 and became a member of MI6; their world just does not have the mysterious side of the gang, and most of the history is still moving along the normal track.

It was like when he had just transformed from Irene Adler to James Bond, he got from Louis a set of information that William had collected in the past because of his interest - the information recorded the life of the knight Dion who belonged to their world, and also included the rumors about the knight's gender that were widely circulated in Britain and France.

In fact, James Bond did not remember most of the content in the file - because his boss's boss, the man who could be regarded as the British Empire in a sense, threw away the information of Knight Dion when he came to MI6 to inspect the work leisurely one time.

"You are a member of MI6, not a member of the 'Royal Secret Service'. Besides, there is no such thing as the 'Royal Secret Service' anymore." Mycroft Holmes said with a smile.

Therefore, in James Bond's memory, there are only two impressions of Knight Dion - first, when he sneaked into Russia for a secret mission and communicated with the Russian Empress as Lady Leah de Pomont, leaving behind an anecdote of being praised for his beauty by the Empress and his subjects; second, the gender rumors that almost haunted him throughout his life.

- If he remembered correctly, in order to verify Knight Dion's gender and complete the gamble, Knight Dion was even autopsied after his death.

However, the first time he saw Dion, James Bond discovered the peculiarity of his Servant - he had nothing to do with men's clothing or behavior, and had a face as pretty and lovely as a young girl; at the same time, in the Servant information that the Lord could obtain, James Bond saw a question mark in the column of Dion's gender.

Then he knew that Dion's autosuggestion skill could change the gender of the body - so except for the first time when the three camps gathered, James Bond and Dion exchanged each other's identities when they went out... Although there was a clear difference in height between the two, there was still a suitable solution.

When James Bond also fell into bed tonight, Dion counted the time, and after his suzerain fell asleep, he began to explore his past - Dion rarely had the time to be curious about his suzerain, but James Bond was undoubtedly an exception.

——After all, this is a former American woman and current British man.

Out of some damn French nature, after knowing that James Bond already knew about his past - Dion chose to wait for the right opportunity to learn about the past of his suzerain who had the attributes of a damn British person; he couldn't be the only one who was known to James Bond about everything, he had to find some leverage over his suzerain.

——Which Frenchman would trust his life to the British? Not even a former American.

So Dion saw a magnificent masquerade ball - James Bond's disguise was seen through by Dion at a glance, and then Dion discovered that this was the period when his master still existed as Irene Adler.

The mini-game for entertainment at the party is a puzzle game, and the theme of the puzzle is the "Crime Lord" who has been very famous in London recently. One of the participants in the party will play the role of the "Crime Lord", and the "Crime Lord" will take action in the middle of the party. The participants who are splashed with red wine will be eliminated as the dead killed by the "Crime Lord"...

However, if the "Lord of Crime" is discovered, he will also "die".

From a bystander’s perspective, Dion saw the man playing the role of the Lord of Crime spill red wine on the clothes of a man with brown hair and green eyes. At the same time, Irene Adler also quietly spilled red wine on herself.

——Did we agree to exchange information at the dance?

Dion is very experienced in how to quickly obtain intelligence while drinking - so when Dion saw the real "victim" take off his mask, he easily dealt with the regrets of the noble ladies at the ball, and came to the center of the stage to introduce himself.

"My name is Albert James Moriarty, and I've been tricked."

Dion skipped the customary donation content of the noble charity gala, and as expected, when Albert turned around and went upstairs, he saw that his master had taken off his mask.

The premise of this interview is that Irene Adler stole a document from Buckingham Palace that was a huge scandal for the British Empire in this world; and Albert, as an MI6 officer appointed by the British government, was responsible for handling the matter, but at the beginning, McCoffe's order was to let Albert take back the document and kill Irene Adler.

"... As long as these two conditions are met, I will return the document immediately." Irene Adler, who was disguised as an adult man under a ball mask, made her own demands to Albert, "First, guarantee my personal safety; second, do not pursue the crime of stealing this document."

"As the British government, my answer is No," Albert replied.

"Then why did you call me here!?"

"Although I am from the government, I did not call you here in the capacity of the government. However, before we officially start the negotiation, I need to know the content of the document." After hearing the content of the document relayed by Irene Adler, Albert suddenly laughed, but still calmly shook the red wine glass in his hand and pointed to the dance floor downstairs. "It turns out that this is not a scandal of the royal family, but a scandal of the British Empire... I have the power to save you, and now - I will show you a corner of that power."

"See that man with the white mask? He's the 'Crime Lord' in tonight's puzzle game."

Then, while Dion listened to Albert recounting the crimes this gentleman had committed to Irene Adler, he and they witnessed a murder in public.