Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 316 Mission: 05-1 The Only Truth
Gifted Game Name: [Miracle Bearer]

Contestant: Jiuyuan Feiniao
Cracking conditions: Make the automatic puppet "Dean" made of divine iron obey your orders.

Losing Conditions: The contestant cannot meet the above cracking conditions.

Oath: Respecting the above, based on honor and flag, [Nameless] will participate in the Gift Game.

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The iron figure's mysterious disappearance from the exhibition attracted some people's attention, and its reappearance also surprised some people.

In Jiuyuan Feiniao's hand, a piece of yellowed parchment was emitting a faint glow. She looked up at the tiny elves dancing in the air and asked, "What is this?"

"This is our gift to you."

"So that you can put an end to that hypocritical fairy tale."

So, from the mouths of the elves, Bird learned the truth behind the fairy tale "The Pied Piper" -

Among the demons summoned by the "Grimoire of Hamel", "Nero" corresponds to "evil rule" and represents "sacrifices and offerings caused by cults and heretical beliefs."

"Weser River" corresponds to "earth change", representing "disappearance and death caused by geological disasters."

"Hurricane" corresponds to "hurricane" and represents "disappearance and death caused by meteorological disasters."

"Pest" corresponds to "plague", representing "isolation and death caused by plague."

Beside Kasukabe Yō's bed, Izayoi closed the notebook in his hand, frowned slightly, and sighed: "But this is all I know now. The explanation of the rules is basically complete, but I am still missing a key clue to crack it."

"Is that right?"

Yao, whose mind was a little hazy due to the fever, asked in a daze.

Five days had passed since the negotiations concluded, and the participants were gradually becoming ill. Yao was the only one among the "Nameless" to be infected, and under the special care of Sandora, he was isolated in a room at the headquarters.

Normally, no one would go into the room of someone with an infectious disease, but Izayoi wasn't a normal person. Sickness or curses wouldn't work for him.

Because he really didn't want to listen to the arguments of the other people who were researching game cracking methods in the conference room, Izayoi hid in the quiet ward alone. It was a while after he arrived that Yao woke up from his coma.

"Among these demons, finding the 'false heritage' and 'true heritage' mentioned in the game files, and uncovering the 'truth about what happened in Hamel Town' should be the key to cracking the game."

Izayoi said, his tone becoming a little hesitant for a moment: "But as to which one is the real truth... it's really hard to see right now."

Because the sandbox contains countless possible worlds.

Izayoi began to explain the partial deductions he had made little by little: "Yao, do you still remember the [Three-Dimensional Cross Parallel World Theory] that Black Rabbit mentioned when he summoned us?"

This is one of the key means of connecting the small garden with the outside world: finding a "reliable convergence point" in the history of the outside world. Even though historical developments in different parallel worlds may differ significantly, there are still certain "inevitable events." And in the truth of the "Hamel Town Incident," the "death of 130 children" is the "convergence point" of the incident. No matter how the story unfolds, a stone tablet containing those words will eventually be erected in Hamel Town.

"So, multiple different equations that yield the same value?"

Even though he was still running a fever, Yao was still sharp enough to condense what he heard into a simple sentence.

"...Yes, your explanation is indeed easy to understand." Izayoi nodded and continued to explain.

Since they can be summoned to the small garden by the magic book, the equations represented by the four demons can be said to be valid, which means "existence is reasonable." However, even if they are equally reasonable, there will still be differences in credibility.

In other words, the most convincing explanation for the "death of 130 people in Hamel" is found among the "cult belief theory", "geological disaster theory", "meteorological disaster theory" and "plague theory" - this is the essence of this gift game.

But "credibility" is, to be honest, a rather ambiguous term. "Belief" and "skepticism" are also difficult to quantify. Consequently, various groups are now arguing endlessly over their respective beliefs, and the discussion is stalling.

As mentioned before, Izayoi came out alone because he wanted to think quietly, while Jin was still having a headache in the meeting room.

"How about using the process of elimination?" Yao suggested quietly, "During an exam, if you can't directly choose the correct answer, eliminating the wrong options first might help you think more clearly."

“In fact, that’s what I’m doing.”

Izayoi answered immediately.

When he ruled out the first answer, he was very confident that it was the Black Death, because the Hamel Inscription had a precise date, June 26, 1284, and the plague would not break out or end in a day.

"This is the biggest flaw in the 'plague theory.' Even if 130 people were quarantined or buried in the mountains in one day, new cases would still appear on June 27th and 28th. Therefore, 'Pest' must be a fake."

"...Hmm?" Yao tilted his head. "If that's the case, then all we have to do is defeat her."

"But then the two victory conditions would overlap, so there's no need to have two."

Izayoi said this, closing the reference book he had just finished reading and setting it aside. He then explained another reason why Yao's view was wrong: "Also, the thing that needs to be 'destroyed' and 'established' has been revealed. It is the stained glass placed in the festival."

This is the hint given by Pumpkinhead Jack, and it is also an important reason to explain why Pest can activate the host authority.

Pumpkin Head Jack, who participated in the festival as a "gift from the exhibition creation department", was neither a contestant nor an organizer. Therefore, although he participated in the festival, he was not one of the contestants in the Demon King Game.

Therefore, when [Grimm Fantasy Grimoire Hamel] invaded the base, it naturally used the same method. Since they joined the festival not as festival participants but as "part of the exhibits," Pest's authority as organizer would naturally not be sealed by the rules written by Shiroyasha.

"Izayoi...what's going on in your head?"

In response to Yao's somewhat strange compliment, Izayoi burst into laughter.

(End of this chapter)