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The answer he got was that the Phantom Thief had invited him on his own initiative, and he also took out a "challenge letter" from the Phantom Thief.

When the strange thief companion saw it, he was not angry at all.I have been a fake all my life, and now I am cheated by the fake!

So, this companion entrusted Miss Phantom Thief to find out which bastard who didn't have eyesight pretended to be Phantom Thief and recruited such a monster for her.

Then, Ms. Phantom Thief checked...and found Ribel.

"..."

After listening to Miss Phantom Thief's narration, Riber fell silent.

Not being a quiet wise man, but being really speechless.

He just thought it was ridiculous.

ha?

This kind of foreshadowing must be recycled?

This letter should be the letter of challenge from the phantom thief that the maid made forged in order to draw out the true protagonist of the Saintess Line back in the old house, right?

With this thing, can there be a follow-up?

its not right...

Aren't the maid and Melueita now traveling with this true protagonist and being protected by him?

Why don't you just explain this kind of thing?Why let the real protagonist continue to pester the Phantom Thief?

Riber is really inexplicable.

It can only be said that although Ribel has never really seen the real protagonist of the rebellious Calamity Witch line.

But in the Jianghu, his legends are everywhere.

"Eh? Earl, do you still do such a thing?"

Chris looked at Riber curiously and asked.

Previously, as if he had found an interesting plaything, Chris, who "tortured" Miss Phantom Thief, shifted his attention when he heard about Riber.

"This..."

This is all done by the maid.

Riber wanted to answer this way, but immediately realized that he, who had "amnesia", did not remember this incident.Or in other words, even if he didn't lose his memory, he shouldn't have ordered his maid to do this.

Therefore, in order to maintain the personality, he lightly changed his words,

"I don't know about that."

After finishing speaking, Riber pondered for a while.

Then, he suddenly realized that there was something wrong with the strange thief's words.

It's not that her motivation for Riber is far-fetched, but that this incident should be a "variable" brought about by Riber's time travel.

But even without Riber, the strange thief would actually trouble the "Greenwater's hero" at the commendation ceremony.

That is to say...

"You, why are you lying?"

Staring at Miss Phantom Thief in front of her, Ribel asked aloud.

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Phantom Thief, why are you lying.

This is not only a question, but also Riber's own doubts.

Generally speaking, lying means that the other party has something to hide.And does the Phantom Thief need to cover up things in front of Riber and Chris...

That's probably as many as there are stars in the sky.

But before the strange thief could answer, just when he was in a state of stiffness after being "seen through", perhaps because he was contaminated with Chris's detective aura, Riber suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

Yup...

It turned out to be the case.

Things are often that simple.

"The Dismemberer is also a member of your 'Phantom Thieves'?"

And the next moment, seeing the strange thief who was already stiff, he stepped into a state as if he had been hit knowingly, and Riber confirmed that his guess should be correct.

There are big differences between the original plot and the current plot, but the behavior of the monster thief has not changed significantly from the original plot.

What does this mean?

This shows that the purpose of the strange thief itself is not a variable in the plot of the two parties, but the one that has not changed.

In other words, the sad witch who is the heroine.

"Oh...that's right..."

Chris on the other side also showed a dazed expression, and then changed into a general expression of "I didn't think of such a simple thing".

"If I remember correctly, when the Dismemberer escaped, he used many methods, including the trick of the 'Phantom Thief'. Moreover, if the target of Miss Phantom Thief is really the Dismemberer, all your actions will become in line with It's logical."

Chris' eyes lit up.

"The reason why I aimed at the Earl and wanted to steal the painting in front of him in a form similar to a prank. It is to divert the attention of the Earl! The Earl, who was hijacked once by a dismemberer and has excellent detection ability, will be caught sooner or later. Dismemberment. Miss Phantom Thief does not want this to happen. So, it is for the same purpose to continue pestering the Earl here today!"

Chris became more and more excited as he talked, while Miss Phantom Thief's expression became more and more stiff.

"By the way, long before the Dismemberer committed the crime, Miss Phantom Thief had committed crimes in Greenwater City. It was the 'clock tower pointer' incident that shocked the entire eastern part of the kingdom. From the point of view of time, Miss Phantom Thief is Are you signaling the Dismemberer? Tell the other party that you have come to this city and ask the other party to contact you? In other words, the Dismemberer broke away from the team of strange thieves without authorization, but you will not regard the other party as a betrayal Or, just patiently chase her figure. Even when the other party gets into trouble, in order to prevent her from being in danger, you will take the initiative to show up to attract firepower..."

Seeing how happy Chris said, Riber also added a little bit,

"Although the technique used by the Dismemberer is the skill of the Phantom Thief, the degree of completion is obviously extremely immature, far less magical than yours. That is to say, she is only the 'apprentice' of the Phantom Thief, and she is probably very young, so young that she still needs you The extent to which such 'elders' carry out shelter."

The Sorrow Witch is a girl, this is the information Ribel learned through Goldfinger.

However, it is actually very easy to fill in the excuse after you have the answer.Therefore, he can also say a very simple thing in a serious way.

"Also, since Miss Phantom Thief..."

Seeing even the "reticent" Riber, he also said a few words.Chris, who was even more excited, wanted to tell more about the information he had noticed, but was stopped by Riber's voice.

"Stop, Chris."

Chris stopped talking obediently, and made a sealing motion with his hands crossed.

The reason why Liber called Chris to stop was because the face of the strange thief now had no room to control his expression at all, and panic was written all over it.

He felt that if this continued, Miss Phantom Thief might turn around and run away.

On the other side, the strange thief, who hadn't made a sound for a long time, was indeed on the verge of collapse.

She didn't know what she said wrong, but the two people she faced were like the legendary monsters who could read people's hearts, and they kept telling things that only she should know, one after another. Shake out one by one.

She really couldn't stand it anymore, she wanted to go home.

...

...

"My lord, I brought the case information."

"Well, show her."

Shortly thereafter, after downing a cup of Chris's "sweet" brewed coffee.The strange thief finally calmed down a bit, looking at the file bag Chris had just brought from upstairs, and fell into confusion.

"what is this?"

"All information related to the Dismemberer case."

"Huh? Why are you showing me this?"

That's what the Kaitou said, but he pressed the file bag with both hands.It seemed that he was angry, but he was actually afraid that this information would be taken back again.

"Don't worry, Miss Phantom Thief, we won't do such wicked things. Besides, even if it is really taken back, wouldn't it be enough for Miss Phantom Thief to steal it? Calm down, you have even forgotten your profession now."

Chris said with a smile.

"Oh, really... really uncute brat!"

The phantom thief who was said to be thinking in the center glared at Chris, and angrily unsealed the file bag.

"It's really hard to take apart, why is this thing in an unopened state!"

"Probably because the Earl, you don't even need to take it apart to look at it, you can already guess all the contents."

Chris shrugged.

Riber, who was beside him, twitched the corners of his mouth habitually.

Opening the file bag of the dismemberment case, among the thick stack of materials, the first thing to show to the strange thief is naturally the portraits and photos of the case scene.

"..."

The strange thief's face turned blue.

And Riber couldn't help but sigh with emotion that the strange thief's cross-dressing technique is really incredible, even his face can be disguised.

...

No, this is no longer something that can be explained by "cross-dressing", right?

"The bathroom is over there."

"I don't need it! Also, stop observing me!"

"Ok."

Soon after.

After reading all the relevant information of the case, the strange thief took a long breath of relief.

Then, it is naturally impossible not to observe the strange thief Chris, and he smiled and said,

"Judging from the relieved performance of Miss Phantom Thief, it is because the mutilated person has never really killed anyone and she feels at ease. That is to say, Ms. Phantom Thief does not want your junior, the Phantom Thief who is an apprentice Take that last step. After all, although the Phantom Thieves are criminals, they have their own unique aesthetics and modesty... right?"

Hearing Chris's words, the strange thief just squinted at Chris, then frowned and sighed helplessly.

How could there be such annoying people in this world?

"What do you see from this information? Or, do you have any information you want to provide us?"

On the opposite side of the strange thief, Riber put his arms on the table, covered half of his face with crossed hands, and looked at the strange thief with deep eyes.

how to say?

He feels a little strange now.

Because he felt it again.

The original plot in "The Witch Screams" is being "restored" in its own way.

Just when Chris almost gave up on chasing the dismembered, the strange thief appeared again.Moreover, a connection that was completely unimagined appeared between the phantom thief and the dismemberer.Let the line that was once disconnected restart the connection.

Therefore, if according to the next words of the strange thief, Chris regains his interest in dismemberment, and the plot develops according to the original...

Riber needs to really think about whether the so-called world line convergence really exists.

"I have seen a lot, and I know a lot. But, it is impossible to tell you, right? Detectives, and heroes!"

The strange thief threw the information in his hand on the table,

"Since your 'reasoning' ability is so strong, why don't you reason and see how many clues I still have in my heart."

Said with a tone that was quite desperate, the strange thief originally imagined that he put his legs on the table as before, and sat down with a big guy.However, after taking a look at Bell, he dismissed the idea.

Although the main force of verbal pressure has always been the detective Chris, Riber rarely speaks.

But the strange thief can be sure that Riber is the more terrifying person in all aspects.

So, she was really apprehensive.

"Eh? Is it really possible? Then I'm going to say..."

Chris is eager to try.

The strange thief with some shadows couldn't help but shuddered.