The two continued their way into the city.

In this childlike and cute world, Ronald once again experienced the joy of childhood.

The fountain in the plaza closes and opens with a single poke of your hand, the roadside well where octopus tentacles emerge and sweeps onlookers into the ground, and there are even full-fledged spellcasters who perform for the surrounding audience in a festive mood......

These things that were never seen in the city in the past.

It can be seen everywhere around the road at the moment.

While it's a bit of a hassle to find your way through the city labyrinth, there's no denying that both Ronald and Patricia found it a very interesting trip.

And then...... Even more unimaginable circumstances have emerged.

As the two of them left the border forest and struggled to make their way through the next labyrinthine city, and then as they were about to enter the intersection of the church's district, a new obstacle came to them.

At this moment, in the middle of the road is a monster with a beautiful upper body and a lion lower body, just seeing the appearance of this thing, Ronald knows that this is an eternal classic in the maze genre - Sphinx.

Ronald blinked, then turned around and asked Patricia, who had a simple and brisk body:

"Patricia, I haven't been in Springs for long, and there's still such a thing in this city?"

Patricia shook her head.

The cartoon image of her making this action is very cute:

"Don't say you haven't seen it in the time you've been in Springs. Even I, a local who grew up here, have never encountered such a thing? ”

Between the two talking, the good-looking Sphinx bent down slightly and put his head in front of Ronald:

"Yo, isn't this the Great Detective Ronald?"

"I have a guessing challenge here, would you like to try it?"

"If you can pass this challenge, I'll get out of the way for you, but if you can't ......"

Before the Sphinx could finish speaking, Ronald interrupted it without thinking:

"The mystery is human."

“……”

"I haven't even asked any questions, why did you rush to answer!"

The Sphinx's expression was shocked.

Obviously, she didn't expect the interlocutor she met to give an answer before she even asked a question.

And more importantly – the answer is correct!

Ronald said with a calm expression:

"It doesn't matter if I can answer this matter. Anyway, don't you just want to play a guessing game? Let's just say that I answered correctly or not. ”

“……”

The Sphinx was silent for a few seconds.

Then an awkward smile appeared on her beautiful Kafu face, and then she continued in a very unconvinced tone:

"No, I have one more question!"

So Ronald continued to answer:

"Those sisters are day and night!"

“……”

"Alas???"

The Sphinx was visibly frightened.

The lower half of her lion's body slammed back a few meters with its beautiful upper body, and even trembled like a frightened little animal:

"This ...... Is this the strength of the Great Detective? ”

"That's right, this is the strength of Detective Ronald!" Ronald nodded with a strong sense of substitution, and then pointed to the street behind the Sphinx, "Can you get out of the way now?" We're busy on our way now. ”

"Of course you can......" The Sphinx replied almost with a dull expression, and involuntarily gave way to the edge of the road. It wasn't until Ronald and Patricia left her more than ten meters later. The guy woke up suddenly, and then said loudly:

"You answered me two questions, I can't just do the one thing of getting out of the way!"

"Detective, go to your house!"

"You're going to get something!"

Ronald waved his hand at the Sphinx without looking back:

"Thanks for the suggestion!"

“……”

Bidding farewell to this test link, Patricia pondered on the road to no avail, and finally she couldn't help but squeeze her eyes and ask:

"Ronald, what's going on with your Q&A with that thing?"

"I don't understand it at all."

Ronald immediately replied to the girl:

"It's the answer to two riddles."

"The first question - what kind of animal has four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening, which is a metaphor for the three states of human beings in infancy, adulthood, and old age."

"The other problem is that there are two sisters, the elder sister begets the younger sister, and the younger sister begets the older sister, and the riddle uses this contradictory relationship as a metaphor for the rule of the alternation of day and night."

Patricia nodded with her cute head:

"I see......"

Patricia didn't ask much how Ronald knew the two riddles.

In terms of the depth of the conversation, Patricia's level is completely worthy of her status as a nobleman, which will not change even if the painting style is different.

Then continue into the parishion.

The two saw a huge stone statue in the church square.

This is a sculpture of one of the great popes of the Church.

And in this picture book world where everything is full of fantasy, this sculpture comes to life as a matter of course, turning into a stone giant that can move at will.

At this moment, a group of clergy were surrounding it, clinging to the thighs of the stone statue with their bodies, crying out:

"Statue-sir, you must not run! When Her Majesty comes over today, you will be an important part of the celebration! ”

It's a pity that the tone of the stone statue is not so good.

The huge sculpture, almost in a fugitive tone, shouted there:

"Have you fools considered my feelings!"

"Three hundred and sixty-five days a year, twenty-four hours a day, without even a minute of vacation, standing in this square in the wind and sun, why don't you try this torture yourself?"

"I'm quitting, let me go!"

Ronald and Patricia, of course, did not stay in the church district because of this phenomenon.

While walking through this place, though

They couldn't help but glance at each other at first, and then they laughed and talked:

"Ronald, what do you think would happen to this statue if it escaped?"

"I think he's going to be very happy that he doesn't have to work anymore."

"In that case, the adults in the church will be very sad."

“……”

Woowoo woo –

Just when the two were talking and laughing, they were about to leave this square.

A sound made by a trumpet-shaped instrument came from afar.

The cartoonish Ronald and Patricia both realized that something had changed, so they started running on their short legs, and finally climbed a tower in the church district around the maze of the square.

Then, a picture of the direction of the sound comes into view.

"It is a procession of the celebration......"

"Her Majesty ......"

Ronald never thought of it.

I actually came into contact with this harvest day celebration in such a way!