The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

　As expected of a disciple of the "Sage of Mystery," Selma's speech and demeanor exuded elegance, unconsciously revealing her profound knowledge.

　Dak and he chatted happily, and in just over ten minutes it felt like they had known each other for years.

　But apart from that, Emma's family is actually quite ordinary, not even belonging to the wealthy class among ordinary people, barely reaching the middle class, only because Selma herself owns patents for several products.

　Selma is the sole breadwinner for this family of three, while Emma's father, though a church teacher, is, as anyone who knows, a semi-public institution.

　However, through his work teaching at the church, Emma's father did build a good reputation for the family; he was well-known and highly respected in the neighborhood.

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　Emma's family and Robert's family seem to have had a connection since long ago. They are both native Phoenix residents, and Emma's father and Robert's father have known each other since childhood.

　However, there has always been a barrier between boys and girls. Robert was mischievous and naughty since childhood, while Emma was introverted and quiet, so the two did not have much interaction.

　But with two students from St. Mary's College appearing on the same street, they were often compared... Robert always became Emma's foil.

　Selma was also very kind to her daughter's classmate, often taking his thoughts into consideration and speaking to him on his behalf.

　Robert is a big mouth, and he hadn't said anything before when no one asked. But now that Selma specifically asked, he spilled out everything he knew.

　Selma immediately realized her daughter's behavior at the academy was no different from that at home.

　Then she learned that the blond boy sitting in front of her was the top student in the second year and had a good relationship with her daughter.

　In addition, Dark's original purpose in coming here was to find Emma.

　This is something she takes very seriously.

　Emma was constantly compared to a child who didn't like to study on this street, and as a mother, she was naturally very worried.

　Now, finally, a peer who excels in both character and academics has appeared, and it's Dimon... That special kind of sentimentality that parents have triggered it.

　Darko Dimon is indeed a perfect son-in-law candidate from every angle.

　To say he's universally loved is a bit of an exaggeration, but from the perspective of choosing a son-in-law, it's really hard to find someone his age who can compare to him.

　Having realized this, Selma became even more enthusiastic. So when Emma arrived home about half an hour later, she found her mother treating her like a son, with even more enthusiasm than she had shown her, and they were chatting happily.

　Robert the Fool, on the other hand, became a pillar.

　But when Emma opened the door and came in, Selma didn't give her a friendly look: "Didn't you say you'd be back before noon? What time is it now?"

　“Something happened at the library.” Emma sat down next to Dark and casually reached for the pastries on the table.

　She hadn't eaten lunch and was quite hungry.

　"Slap!" Selma slapped her daughter's dirty hand away. "What is it?" Emma glanced around and knew that the situation was not in her favor. She couldn't help but spit out her lips and said, "Bad luck. A staff member of the library died in the break room and it was staged as a suicide."

　Selma frowned and quickly asked, "Which one?" Emma replied, "Not someone I know."

　Selma breathed a slight sigh of relief before asking seriously, "Tell me what happened."

　Both Dak and Robert were also drawn to it.

　Emma easily obtained the pastries and, while eating, said, "Here's what happened..."

　In short, she had calculated that Dark wouldn't arrive before noon. So she went to the library in the morning to return the books she had borrowed and finished reading, and also borrowed a new book to read on the way.

　As she was checking in at the front desk after finding the books and getting ready to go home, she heard screams coming from inside.

　Then, a locked-room murder case came to light!

　In the "locked room murder case," Dak's ears twitched, and he almost thought he had traveled into the world of the famous detective, Ke.

　But then again, he had never encountered this type of case in the fourteen years since his transmigration and rebirth, otherwise he might have been able to indulge his detective fantasies.

　Although the profession of "detective" does not exist in this world. After all, in an era where magical technology is so advanced, being a "detective" is really not easy.

　However, Emma Meutis took on the role of detective this time. "The victim hanged herself in a room with all the windows and doors locked. Not only that, but she also left a suicide note expressing her despair. All the evidence pointed to it as a suicide, and the detectives who arrived quickly also thought so and were ready to close the case. However, the killer overlooked a very important detail."

　Emma spoke in a flat tone.

　But the locked-room murder case was so captivating that Dak and the others couldn't help but listen intently.

　A slight smile played at the corners of her lips, revealing the answer: "He didn't remove the lingering magical aura from the room."

　Magical crimes—this is the core reason why detectives don't exist in this world. Because the bizarre and varied magic renders reasoning meaningless.

　However, Emma was very lucky this time to encounter a mediocre magician.

　With such careful and meticulous planning, it is theoretically impossible for them to overlook the most crucial step of eliminating residual magic.

　But he didn't actually clean it up.

　Based on this reasoning, it's very likely that he didn't "forgot to clean up," but rather that he lacked the ability to do so.

　This provided the foundation for Emma to transform into a detective and solve the case. "It was a very ordinary crime of passion," Emma said casually. "The murderer was a traveling circus magician who knew a little hypnosis. The victim and the murderer were childhood sweethearts, practically inseparable since they were little. But the problem was that there was another girl who was also their childhood sweetheart, and that girl was originally the murderer's girlfriend. But because the murderer was often away performing, their relationship was interfered with by the victim. This gave the murderer a motive to kill. It all started when a circus performance was canceled due to an accident, and the murderer returned home several days early, catching his girlfriend in bed with him. However, after discovering the affair, he did not expose it, but waited patiently for an opportunity to finally strike. If he hadn't been caught, his next step would have been to kill his girlfriend using the same method and make her leave a suicide note saying that she had cheated on him and wanted to die for him."

　The murderer used hypnosis to control the victim to lock the door from the inside and then hang himself, which was originally a flawless crime.

　However, the library staff discovered it too early. The magical remnants he hadn't removed hadn't dissipated naturally, and Emma happened to be there to borrow a book. These coincidences led to the murderer's capture.

　However, Emma wasn't overly happy after solving the case. On one hand, she felt it was a very ordinary thing.

　On the other hand, she also felt that the victim deserved to die, and even regretted that the female protagonist in this crime of passion was still alive.

　Of course, she didn't regret her actions, knowing that murder should be punished with death.

　"It sounds exciting, but why don't I ever encounter such events?" Dak pondered for a moment, then noticed that Robert was thinking about something similar.

　The two exchanged a glance and sighed.

　Why do these novel protagonist-like experiences only happen to other people?

　"Since you have a valid reason, I'll go cook you a bowl of noodles," Aunt Selma said, getting up after listening. "By the way, has Dark eaten yet?"

　Dark smiled and said, "I had some snacks after entering the city. If it's convenient, Aunt Selma immediately smiled and said, 'Of course it's convenient, I'll make you some noodles.'"

　Dark blinked and said, "I mean, could we have another bowl? Actually, I have another companion."

　After confirming her companion's identity, Selma happily went to the kitchen to cook noodles.

　“Speaking of which, I also bought a few things as a gift.” Darke got up from the sofa and walked outside.

　Aisha was still guarding inside the carriage.

　He went outside and called Aisha over. Together they carried the gifts inside. The bags and packages quickly filled a corner of the room.

　Emma's eyes twitched. "What are you planning to do with all this stuff?" Darke casually replied, "They're all just everyday items, nothing expensive." He then brought in some food and started sharing it in the living room. "After all this talk, did you come to see Emma for something?" Robert finally couldn't help but ask again.

　Dark looked at Emma.

　Emma opened her mouth and said, "What's it to you?" Robert immediately shut his mouth.

　The steaming noodles were served quickly. Aunt Selma made not only portions for Dak and Ash, but also for Robert.

　Although Robert had just finished lunch, he had a large appetite and could eat a lot.

　Just as they finished their noodles, Robert's father, Ronald, called out from outside.

　"Coming, coming," Robert said, quickly wiping his mouth. "I have to go help my dad now. Come visit me tonight if you're free!"

　"Definitely," Darke waved and laughed.

　After Robert left, Aunt Selma's smile faded, and she said to Emma, ​​"Now that the outsider is gone, is there anything you want to say to me?"

　Emma pursed her lips and said, "It's nothing serious. I'm planning to go on a long trip with Dark, and we'll probably be back in early July."

　Selma frowned and asked, "You have about twenty days. Where do you plan to go to the ends of the earth?"

　Emma said, "Twenty days isn't enough to get to the end of the world."

　Selma squinted, looking Emma and Dark up and down, and suddenly blurted out, "You're not eloping, are you?"

　Dak was somewhat taken aback.

　Emma's face flushed instantly, and she exclaimed, "What nonsense are you talking about? I'm just going out to find something."

　Selma chuckled and said, "What is it that can't be said?"

　Emma shook her head firmly and said, "I can't say."

　Selma said, "Have you considered that if you don't say so, do you think I can agree?" Emma immediately retorted, "Have you considered that if you don't agree, can you stop me?"

　"Well, you've really grown wings!" Selma said with a sneer. "You've only been like this for two years, what will you be like after graduation?"

　Emma sneered, "That's real strength. I told you long ago, there's no future in just theoretical research!"

　Selma sneered, "Wait until your theoretical research surpasses mine before you talk!"

　Emma continued with a cold laugh, "It won't be long." Selma echoed, "I'll be watching." Emma: "Hmph!"

　Selma: "Hmph!"

　As Dak watched the two men locked in their fierce confrontation, he felt as if a million hedgehogs were running through his mind.

　He finally understood why Selma knew so little about Emma's life at the academy.

　Given their personalities, these two might start arguing after just a few words, so how could they possibly understand each other?

　However, he understood why Emma didn't want to reveal her true purpose.

　After all, the orc territory and the Death Desert—just mentioning these two place names exudes a dangerous aura.

　If I told them, Emma's parents definitely wouldn't agree.

　In this situation, planning a relatively safe adventure destination would be a better option.

　Emma, ​​however, clearly wouldn't lie to her parents, so she chose to remain silent. But Dark, habitually inclined to see things from his parents' perspective, felt it necessary to tell them after hearing their conversation.

　Moreover, he was confident that he could persuade her parents.

　"actually……"

　But as soon as Dark began to speak, Emma glared at him.

　Undeterred by his imposing presence, he retorted, "Selma, do you know about the Golden Country?"

　"The Golden Country," Selma frowned and immediately said, "You want to go find the Golden Country?"

　The story of the Golden Kingdom is not a secret.

　Selma has not only read "The Golden King and His Secret Treasure" but also "The Golden Sheep and the Golden Dog," and has also done research on the Golden Kingdom.

　After all, no matter which story the El Dorado appears in, it always possesses countless gold and treasures.

　As a disciple of the "Sage of Mystery," Selma certainly couldn't ignore this legend.

　She had also heard that the "Sage of Mystery" himself had searched for the Golden Kingdom... but no information had been released about whether he had found it or not. Selma leaned towards the conclusion that he hadn't found it; otherwise, given the "Sage of Mystery's" personality, the whole world would probably already know that he had unearthed the Golden King's secret treasure!

　But knowing her daughter as she did, Emma must already have some clues if she was ready to go to the Golden Kingdom.

　This stirred up the long-dormant adventurous spirit within Selma.

　She couldn't help but ask, "Could it be that you've determined the coordinates of the Golden Kingdom?"

　"The research has always been conducted by Emma," Dark said.

　Emma took a deep breath and finally said, "The Orc territory, the Death Desert, I'm sure the coordinates of the Golden Kingdom are in this area."

　Selma couldn't help but ask, "How did you find it?"

　Emma said, “By piecing together the clues in the documents, I was able to find all the books I needed in the library of St. Marian College. Of course, the most important thing was the eight murals that Dak and I found in the secret passage of the college.”

　“The murals…” Selma caught the key point and subconsciously asked, “Can I see them?”

　“I’m fine with it.” Emma glanced at Dark.

　Dark laughed and said, "It's nothing that needs to be kept particularly secret."

　Emma frowned and said, "Then come with me."

　She stood up from the sofa and walked towards her bedroom. Selma eagerly followed.

　Dark shook his head slightly, instructed Ash to guard the carriage, and then followed. He had already learned about Emma's specific research process through his notes. It had to be said that it was a rather enormous undertaking.

　The process of studying El Dorado also allowed Emma to grow considerably, primarily in her research thinking.

　"Click."

　Emma unlocked the door and went inside.

　Dark stood outside for a while, and seeing that Emma didn't say anything, he went into the bedroom.

　Emma had already taken out the paper with eight murals painted on it and was quickly explaining them to Selma.

　However, she then briefly recounted her derivation process to prove that it was correct.