Season 4 Chapter 69 Countdown

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Bell: At first I thought maybe she was deranged...because there's no way Miss Ryuu would leave that place where Boris and the other adventurers had gathered after she had attacked you.

That is, if they were indeed attacked, as this man claimed. Why would Ryuu create an explosion but then purposely not put an end to things? Because she hadn't been attacking anyone in the first place. Why hadn't they found any signs of magical power or heard any spells, like Bell did this time? Because she hadn't been blowing up the floor. So what's the big picture? Even this miscast detective can figure that out. The answer was simple. Everything was a performance created and acted out by these people.

Bell: I found this in the other passageway where we found you.

Bell flip the scarlet fragment toward him. It's still giving off heat, and he was seen that before.

Bell: It's an Inferno Stone, isn't it? A item drop that's incredibly combustible

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Bell: It's an Inferno Stone, isn't it? A item drop that's incredibly combustible.

Bell think back to something that happened four months ago, right after he met Welf. He'd brought Bell and Sora to see his workshop, and he showed him a device made for use in the furnace. In order to forge minerals from the Dungeon, he had to use a powerful explosive that enhanced the heat of the flames. The catman's face twitches.

Bell: Miss Ryuu said she didn't kill anyone...and I believe her.

The only thing Bell still don't understand was the murder on the eighteenth floor. If her rage truly drove her to kill that man... Bell need to know the answer to this last question. If she has once again reverted to a blood-soaked avenger, then all Bell's reasoning will crumble under the force of her overwhelming desire to kill.

Ryuu: Mr. Cranell...

But Ryuu said she didn't do it. She told Bell that with unclouded eyes—eyes filled with an elf's fierce pride, hatred of lies, and strong sense of duty. With the sky-blue eyes Bell know so well. That was enough. More than enough. With his back to the catman, Bell turn his face toward him and stare intently.

Bell: If Ryuu isn't the one who caused the explosions... Then the explosion that happened in the passageway was actually your doing, was it not?

All the explosions so far have been their destructive work. Bell still don't know why they're blowing up this floor. But finally, all the different strands have come together in a single rope.

Bell: Please show me the wound on your arm.

If Jura shows Bell that, he will feel sure.

Bell: Show me the wound she gave you as proof of her guilt.

Bell was aware that his own eyes are cold, red, and glittering. Bell scowl at Jura, speaking in a tone that leaves no room for argument. Ryuu was staring at him, the one person who believes her. The catman gulps. Then, unmistakably, he clicks his tongue. As he glares at Bell, the drained face of a severely wounded victim transforms into that of a brutal villain. The next instant, the hand that had been stretched out by his side flashes forward.

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