"Elle" went to the kendo hall of the delicious wind goose alone.

It should be said that they are a group of players with the strongest psychological quality...... Before "Elle" arrives, Delicious Wind Goose has settled down and is investigating while assuming her identity.

And when "Elle" arrives, he's just like the rest of the players...... It was easy to give Annan his trust. And agreed that at twelve o'clock in the night, he would take Longjing Tea and the street children to meet at the door of Elle's house.

But Annan did not personally go to Longjing tea.

Because it's no longer necessary.

After that, he helped "Elle" start depicting the ritual scene in the basement of his dojo.

That's why Annan asked the homeless children to bring the ritual materials here.

[Annan, what are you...... Are you going to call Granny Bone? 】

"No, it's not."

Annan said leisurely: "This is not a ceremony to call the mother-in-law who buried the bones. ”

"Did Elle ask anything?"

The delicious wind goose who was kneeling on the ground on the side and carved the ritual line with a silver ritual knife looked up when she heard this, and explained with a smile: "She thought this was a ritual in the realm of burying bones? How could she think that? ”

"It's simple, because I've tried it before...... As Elle, she is completely unable to use the magic of the [Bones] and [Betrayal] realms. And I've tried it, but I can't use the rituals of the righteous gods......"

"Elle" sat on a chair with her legs crossed, carving wooden runes with a knife, chuckled and turned her head to ask, "If it were you, if you wanted to verify whether this was the Misty Continent, how would you use the ritual to judge?" ”

"My words...... I guess I'm going to call out to Sir Silver. After all, the success rate of the Silver Jull Ceremony is the highest as long as the price is sufficient—He will not refuse any kind of deal, as long as the price is right. If there is clearly trading behavior and currency in this world, but the silver lord does not respond to the ritual...... That's definitely not right. ”

Delicious Wind Goose thought for a moment and nodded in response.

"Well said."

Annan praised: "You are worthy of you who have studied ritual with Nefertari...... When I get back, I'll send you to Rasputin's house. I've taught you some of the top-secret rituals. ”

“…… That, Boss. Your argument is called a flag in our place, and it's not a good behavior......"

Delicious Wind Goose said embarrassedly.

Annan just smiled.

"Elle" quickly turned the subject, and as she looked down and carved the wooden blocks cut from the chair, she commented, "You are doing the right thing. Because among the gods, Silver Sir and the Lady with the Cup are the gods with the highest response rate without 'influence' to assist and position-

"It's like a bone-buried mother-in-law when she doesn't encounter a ghost, a red knight when she doesn't encounter a fight, and a moth mother when a woman performs a ritual...... It is rare to respond to the ritualistic demands of non-believers. There are also Miss Good Luck who responds to your mood, and Lady Mystery, who is extremely demanding of accuracy, and their presence will also greatly disturb your judgment.

"Like you, I tried the Silverlord ritual and found it ineffective; But because this nightmare was created by the Buried Mother-in-law, I tried the ritual of the Buried Mother-in-law again, and found that there was a response......"

"Elle" said this, chuckling, "So I will judge that this is a world where 'the rest of the righteous gods do not exist, only the buried mother-in-law exists'. That's what Elle heard, too. ”

But hearing this, the delicious wind goose frowned.

He had just finished carving the ceremony, stood up, and glanced at "Elle", who was hunkered in a chair with her legs crossed, and was about to say something, when the doorbell rang.

"It's a street child."

"Elle" added.

So the delicious wind goose nodded, and went to open the door first.

Because there were outsiders, although they couldn't hear what was being said, Ai Lei, who was still trying to keep quiet, finally couldn't help but ask:

[Uncle Delicious Wind Goose, I seem to have something to say just now...... Am I missing something? 】

“…… You don't have to call him uncle, he's very good-looking...... Steady, but he's only twenty-nine years old. ”

The corners of Elle's mouth lifted and she chuckled, "I'm glad you realized that something was wrong...... It's still a little late, though. ”

"—because this reasoning is wrong."

The calm voice of the delicious wind goose came from the door: "Why did you only conclude that there is only one righteous god in this world, after only trying Silver Sir and Granny Bone?" This is completely unreasonable, and I don't think it is possible for His Highness Annan to make such an inference......"

"Elle" just smiled when she heard this.

She stepped forward and took the ritual materials from the delicious wind goose.

- Three black ram horns, three black ram horns, and three pairs of bull horns. There are also three black candles, three mirrors, a vial of crocodile tears, twenty-seven rat hearts, twenty-seven centipede venom glands, and a vial of silence ointment.

【…… Hey? 】

When Elle saw it, she was stunned.

[This is not ......]

"Doesn't that sound familiar, Elle?"

"Elle," asked softly.

Of course, Elle will look familiar.

Some of these ritual materials...... In other words, the three candles, three black ram horns, three black ram horns, and three pairs of bull horns are the materials used by Amos to use the ritual of "touching the bones" when he sacrificed Elle to the bones.

"You know what, Elle."

Annan said softly in a calm tone and word by word: "This ritual of [contacting the skeleton male] is actually a low-level version of another ritual.

"Speaking of [3], what comes to mind?"

[Veto and the Dark God...... Lady Silence? 】

"—that's right."

Annan replied.

As he spoke, he embedded the ritual materials in order onto the ritual array carved on the ground by the delicious wind goose.

Each "horn" has its own place. Around the nine horns, there are rat hearts and centipede venom glands in groups of nine, forming nine triangles - a ritual substitute for the baby's heart and the villain's brain.

After that, Annan placed three black candles on the outermost ...... Three mirrors were used to form two overlapping triangles, and the candle was lit.

The moment the third candle is lit, the warm orange flame turns into a cold icy blue flame. Annan then extinguished the original light source in the room.

"Delicious Wind Goose is right. I only confirmed that the ritual of Silver Sir was invalid, and that the ritual of Granny Buried Bones was valid...... Why do you believe that there is only a bone-buried mother-in-law in this world?

"I'm wondering to myself, could it be that only the mother-in-law is special? But then, I heard Amos say something about the "Reward of Jaon" and the "Ritual for Jaron...... Only then could I be sure that there is a concept of 'ritual' in this world, but it is not so powerful that it cannot call on supernatural power.

"Then here's the problem. Why is it that in this slice of the world, the righteous god exists and at the same time cannot respond to the ritual? Or why doesn't the 'ritual' itself have supernatural powers? ”

Annan said...... The three wooden runes that he had carved with the Silent Lady rune burned on each of the three candles.

The rune also flickered with a cold glow when it touched the candle that burned with a cold blue fire. It was not like the wood was being burned by fire, but more like it was gradually being "consumed" by the fire.

Soon, the rune disappeared into Annan's hands.

The phantom runes appeared directly above the candle's flame.

The answer is simple, because the righteous god who does not exist is not the Silver Sir ...... It's the Mystery Lady. ”

Annan said, dropping crocodile tears on three candles to extinguish them.

The flame was gradually extinguished, but the three spinning runes were still directly above the candle.

Finally, the flame was completely extinguished.

The three runes swirled silently.

"This is the main body of the ritual of 'Touching the Skeleton Gong'...... [Touching the Night]."

- Not in contact with the Silent Lady, but in contact with the night.

At the moment when the ceremony was successful.

The whole world fell into dusk at a speed visible to the naked eye.

And this ceremony was successful...... This means that all of Annan's previous inferences are correct.

It's not the sun setting, it's the passage of time a thousand times - if you can see the people outside, it's like seeing them fast-forward on footage.

This ritual, without anyone noticing, directly set the time of the world to nine o'clock in the evening.

The delicious wind geese and stray children around me have disappeared without a trace...... They should have found Longjing tea by now. According to Annan's previous instructions, they may be on the way to the rice fields, or they may be in the assassination of "unscrupulous descendants".

But none of them are in the kendo hall...... If all goes well, they shouldn't have gone crazy by now.

"It's blackjack now. Two plus one is three; Blackjack is also the ninth of the night, and nine is three times as three; There is also a three-hour gap between nine and twelve...... That is, there are still three hours until zero o'clock. This is the 'holy hour' of the Silent Lady. ”

"Elle" looked up calmly.

"—I'll be here and now, and I'll begin to announce the answer."