162 153 · The day the saintly lady disappeared from the world

On ──that day, the Saintess (Elijah) disappeared from the world.

Maria!

Seeing Maria in the castle, I called out in a hurry.

Have you found Elaine…?

With that in mind, Maria shook her head with her mouth closed.

"I can't find it... I'm talking to Douglas just in case, but he's not responding." After all, is it because of your [White Snake]? "

"... perhaps"

I replied with a surprisingly sinking voice.

I spent time searching for Cecilie all night yesterday.

In the morning, when she came back to her room to take a nap,── Abby shook her hair and told me that she couldn't find Elijah.

When I heard that, my head turned pure white. [M]

But if I panic── here, it's going to annoy everyone.

I went to Eliane's room with Abby,── but there was no sign of her.

"... it must be the work of the [White Snake] to disappear at this timing." Of course, if you're just out for a walk somewhere, you can't beat it.── ”

But that hope will be faint. Because she is not a woman who does such a thing at will.

"If that's the case, would that mean that you don't have the technique to do it?" According to your story, even if you go to the place where Cecilie and Elaine are, you need the [entrance], right? "

Yeah.

I'm sure of it.

However, the solution was also the power of the goddess. I wonder if I can go that far, even with the [Entrance] on my own.

It can be said that with her gone, the situation has become even more desperate.

But...

"... there's one thing that comes to mind."

That being said, I show Maria a stuffed animal in the form of Elaine and Cecily.

"I've had it for a while, but what is it?"

"It was left in their room. They were both rolling on the floor."

Either way, they're in the category of beautiful people.

It was hard to imagine that they had left their stuffed animals on the floor.

"So... what's the secret about this stuffed animal?"

It's a hypothesis.

But now that I don't know anything, I have no choice but to rely on this inexperienced clue.

"That doll..."

"Franz gave it to me. He might know something."

And I keep going like this. [M]

“I'm going to Franz's now. I'm sorry to Maria, but we need to keep searching for Eliane and Cecilie.──"

"Wait a minute."

Maria makes me stop trying to walk.

"That's my job." You stay in the castle. "

But...──

"Franz was one of your classmates when you were a student. Can you be ruthless towards your classmates?"

"If it's for Elaine and Cecilie, I'll be as ruthless as I can be." Or do you think I'm going to feel bad for you? "

"No,── you'll do well." That's why you shouldn't. If it works, you'll get hurt. I can't stand seeing my brother like that. For── my brother, he's always a cool guy. "

Maria and I wink at each other.

"... thank you,── Gert."

“It's okay, don't worry about it. Then again, you're wrong. My name is Ma Li 'a. Come on, just remember it."

Having said that, Maria left before me.