The Mansion of Trials and Trials

Vera's Prediction

"If you don't, let me continue then. If you want to find out who kill Luna, let's find it then. But are you sure the one who killed Luna is between us? It could be someone else......such as the people who died in the trials."

"I'm sure of it. The Residents said so."

"Alright then, then the rest of the suspects are Levi, Haddie, Von, Keira and Inga. It can't be you, Reed. If it is you, you aren't that foolish to start this topic."

"So, do any of your guys have any alibi?" Brian said.

"Me and Inga have. We were in the kitchen and the dining hall drinking water to calm ourselves down from 11 o'clock to 5:10 am. Inga spilled water in the dining room. Isn't that right, Reed?"

"Yes, that's right. I got tripped over by that pond of water. Keira saw that too. It looks like we can limit the suspects to Haddie and Keira."

"What about Levi?" Brian asked.

"It can't be Levi. Levi saved too many people in front of our eyes. It can't be him."

"I presumed you're right. He is too kind after all. I guess being kind do have an advantage."

"Me too. I don't think it is Levi too." Keira agreed, "It got to be you, Haddie?"

"No, of course not. Although I don't have an alibi, I will question you back. Do you have one?"

"No, I don't. I was staying in my room at that time, sleeping. It has to be you! I knew deep in my heart, you are not a kind person. You killed Luna!!!!" Keira yelled.

"Keira, please do calm down. I have a way to prove it is one of your guys."

"How? It's easy. Let's think about why the murderer killed Luna. In the first trial, 'The Beginning Draw', we are required to pick a ball. If we picked, '-1', one of our obols will be taken and we won't have enough money to pay for the second trials. Reed, is Luna's obol bag empty?"

"Yes, it is. I checked it out. It's empty." I answered.

"See. I told you. The murderer had picked the ball with the '-1', which triggered him or her to steal and kill. All we have to do is check the ball you guys picked. Isn't that easy?"

"True. But I didn't keep the ball."

"Me neither."

"What did you guys' pick?"

"I picked '0'." Keira replied.

"Me too. " Haddie agreed.

"Puppet. Are they saying the truth?" Von asked.

"Yes, they are. They both picked '0' in the trials. How adorable. Hehe......" Puppet answered.

"Wait a minute. If they both picked '0', why do one of them need to kill Luna?" Inga asked.

"Oh it's easy, Inga. There is a very significant reason why they need to steal obols."

"What do you mean by that, Reed?"

"The reason why they steal obols is because they want to gather information about the next trial."

"In a secret room, I found out there is a music box which collect obols. When you insert an obol in it, it will give you a scroll. And the scroll inside have some words written on it."

"Wait. Do you mean that.....?"

"Yes. The scroll gives information about the next trials, isn't that correct, C?"

C stared at me, "Why did you say my name suddenly, Reed?"

"Don't fool me, C. I know you know about the music box on the first day when the trials starts. If you don't know what the next trial is, you wouldn't be able to prepare a pair of shears to cut the maze. You have hidden the fact that you know the existence of the music box, right?"