"150 million!"
"200 million!"
"280 million!"
"350 million!"
The atmosphere at the venue was incredibly heated. Adashino Riri, Yvette, and Waver had all offered high prices.
In the end, Yvette called out the staggering price of 520 million, and only then did Waver reluctantly lower his hand.
Just as the Bubble Mystic Eyes were about to be sold, Waver called a halt to the auction and suddenly began explaining the murder case.
When Caules appeared carrying Theresa's head as evidence, Adashino Riri suddenly struck. White silk ribbons transformed into a massive white snake that coiled around Caules.
"The truth of the matter is this..." Waver continued explaining the truth.
Seven years ago, dozens of murders had occurred in Britain. The victims had all been Magi with Mystic Eyes, and the person from the Holy Church assigned to investigate the case at the time had been Caleb.
But what Caleb did not know was that, because he could not control those powerful Mystic Eyes, he had carelessly allowed Dr. Hartless to hypnotize and control him. Most of those dozen-plus dead Magi had been killed by Caleb under Hartless's manipulation. Caleb himself had no memories of being controlled afterward, so he had remained in the dark all this time.
Theresa had also been killed by Hartless through his control of Caleb. The reason was that Theresa had recently been investigating Hartless, so he had taken the opportunity to silence her.
"What a splendid deduction. The truth is indeed as you say. However, I am very curious about when exactly I was exposed. My disguise as Caules should have been perfect."
Seeing that he had been exposed, Hartless simply stopped pretending and reverted to his original appearance.
"The reason was Uchiha Kanade's attitude toward you." Waver pointed at the heavily bandaged Higashino Kanade