The Righteous Player(s)

being attacked by the other party.
Instead, they could sit down and talk calmly.

Annan sighed at the effect of this spell.

What a way to stop a fight.

“Can we talk?” Maria turned her head and looked at Annan earnestly, “Why separate them?”

Annan seemed to see his reflection in her pupils.
Everyone else looked at Annan.

Or rather, all looking at Gerald.

Annan chuckled.
He clapped his hands and took a step forward.

On the ordinary and gentle face that belonged to Gerald, there suddenly appeared self-confidence disproportionate to him.
The smile was so brilliant and even seemed a little wild.

“Sir, gentlemen and our esteemed Highness,” said Annan.
He turned back gracefully to bow and to pay respect to Maria.

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Maria also politely returned a curtsy to him.

Immediately afterward, Annan said calmly, “In fact, I have found out the truth.”

As Annan said, he looked at his watch, “Although the reasoning will be after dinner, I almost ran out of time.
Let this boring farce end here.

“The reason I want to stop you from fighting is simple.
Because if one more person dies, we will only have five people left.
What does that mean?

“If the person who killed Master Michelangelo hasn’t killed anyone yet, he can kill one person and end the ritual directly,” probed Maria.

Annan nodded and shook his head again.

“You can be right, but that’s not the problem.”

He sneered, showing an elegant and reserved smile.

He raised his voice and replied, “The crux of the problem is that if there are six people alive, the murderer can’t kill anyone no matter how powerful he is.
Otherwise, there will be a flaw in the ritual, or perhaps an endless loop.”

Annan’s attitude today was not at all as humble as he had shown before.

Every move seemed to be shining, attracting everyone’s attention.

“Let me put it this way.
The way to end all this is simple.
It’s just a simple question.”

Annan said straightforwardly, “Since the very beginning, we have ignored this.
Why? Everyone present has more or less taken people’s lives before.
So, we’re fine with hiding our identity from others.

“But here is the crux of the problem.”

With that, Annan looked at Maria and asked, “Does the Edict school have a spell that can tell the real name of others?”

Annan had seen something similar at Viscount House before.

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Maria blinked, realizing something.

She quickly replied, “Yes, there is.”

She immediately took out a flat emerald green jade tablet from the small waist bag she carried.

With a light touch of her right hand, the strange marks were burned on it.

“Hold it and ask people for their real names.
If the answer is correct, it will flash white; if the answer is wrong, it will flash red.” Maria handed it to Annan, explaining the usage.

“Okay, Your Highness.”

Annan smiled slightly, looked straight at Ghirlandaio of the Prophet school, raised his hand, and passed the jade tablet.

He said gently, “Your Excellency Ghirlandaio, would you like to test it?”

Ghirlandaio, who had been silent, looked at Annan and suddenly laughed.

He walked over without fear and held the jade tablet tightly.

As everyone watched with different expressions, Ghirlandaio said calmly,

“My real name is–

“Michelangelo Buonaro.”

—The white light came on.

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