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In a room laid with thick, soft carpet.
The quill held in a hand stopped moving and ceased writing.
The notebook spread open beneath it contained lines of words and numerous crossings-out:
(Crossed out)
"The target attempted to escape control, but unfortunately, Detective Sherlock Moriarty had already left before she came downstairs."
"The target influenced the maids around her, but Prince Edessak's butler, Finkel, happened to discover the problem and dealt with it."
(Crossed out)
"The target deviated from her course again, attending Talim's funeral in Prince Edessak's place. However, after quickly returning to normal, she discovered that she could not identify Sherlock Moriarty and could only pitifully miss her chance."
"Sherlock Moriarty went to Red Rose Manor to investigate, but his timing was poor. The target happened to have gone riding at the Golf Course."
(Crossed out)
"The target overcame the arrangements once again, encouraging Prince Edessak to visit Detective Sherlock Moriarty. Unfortunately, Sherlock Moriarty happened to have a stomachache and spent 7 minutes and 45 seconds in the washroom, while the prince could not wait."
The middle-aged man with sculpted features and one blind eye put down the quill and looked at the woman beside him.
"What exactly did you put on her? Breaking through the restrictions again and again will cause serious problems."
The woman chuckled. "It was just an accident. Don't worry too much. There won't be any problems."
"That angel's arrival earlier was the real..."
She sighed softly, still faintly shaken.
Ince Zangwill remained silent. Although the records explicitly stated that 0-08 had caused an angel's death when it performed beyond its usual limits, without further information, he could only guess that the dead angel had been the Scribe, and that what 0-08 had done was cause the angel