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The others also saw Jeanne Alter and were all taken aback.
The outspoken Gudako raised the question that had been on everyone's mind.
"Ma Ensang, how come you've captured someone? Isn't she the cause of the singularity?"
The others nodded in agreement.
They already agree that Jeanne Alter is the cause of the singularity.
After all, if we're talking about the most unusual existence in this singularity, it has to be Jeanne Alter.
Now that we have the cause of this problem, why not just deal with it directly?
Ma En shook his head: "No, she is not the cause of the singularity. I did not sense the presence of the Holy Grail in her."
This reason wasn't something Marne made up; he genuinely could sense the presence of the Holy Grail.
After discovering that Rafe had sensed their ill intentions, Maen roughly guessed that the Holy Grail's presence had been exposed.
He then began researching the Holy Grail, which led him to discover a certain fluctuation emanating from this particular Holy Grail.
Knowing that such a thing exists makes everything much easier.
Ma En essentially cheated himself, creating an ability to sense this fluctuation, or rather, this aura, but he didn't tell anyone about it.
Now that I've said this, it's a perfect excuse.
“I wasn’t quite sure before, but after this close contact, I’m certain that she doesn’t have the Holy Grail on her upper body.”
With that, Ma En put Black Jeanne down.
He didn't forget to warn her: "Don't make any rash moves. Without your power, you can't beat anyone now. Don't blame me if you suffer later."
"Humph!"
Jeanne Alter crossed her arms and snorted coldly, turning her head away, but obediently stood still in place as instructed.
"But she's clearly abnormal and so strong, so why isn't the Holy Grail with her?" Hinako frowned as she looked at Jeanne Alter and asked.
Because the communication had not been interrupted, Roman's figure was suddenly projected again.
"I'm afraid she's like Archer, whom we encountered in Singularity F, a secondary anomaly caused by a Grail holder, such as summoning, like those wyverns and berserk Servants."
He then glanced at the instrument in front of him and said, "However, Maren's judgment is correct. We also scanned her carefully just now and did not find any massive magical reaction that resembles the Holy Grail."
"Secondary anomaly?" A question mark popped up above Dazi's head.
Even the chibi version of her boss, Olga Marie, spoke up.
"To put it simply, it is an anomaly caused by some operation by the Holy Grail holder, the source of the anomaly, similar to a chain reaction."
"In short, she is currently the closest known person to the source of this anomaly, the Grail Holder, and is able to have a normal conversation with her. All we need to do next is get the Grail Holder's identity from her and then retrieve the Grail."
"Marne, you did a great job."
"And Ritsuka, she's also learned to think about problems now. Keep up the good work in the future."
"Although Hinako's on-the-spot decision-making was somewhat bold and reckless, her situation analysis was excellent, and she remained calm under pressure. Apart from being careful when making decisions, she should continue to maintain this level of composure."
Finally, Olga Marie also praised the three Masters.
Well, it's mainly to project an air of authority.
If she, as the director, doesn't say a few more words, she'll soon become almost invisible.
After discussing the remaining issues, the brief post-war debriefing meeting came to an end.
The fate of Jeanne Alter has also been decided.
Take him into custody for questioning!
……
In a makeshift interrogation room.
Ma En looked across at the woman opposite him, sat in the chair of regret, and Black Jeanne, who had been given a silver bracelet, slammed her hand on the table.
boom!
With an expression of utter fury, he said, "Confess and you'll be treated leniently; resist and you'll be punished severely! Quickly tell me the truth! My patience has its limits!"
Jeanne Alter simply gave him a speechless look, then ignored Marne, turned her head away, and adopted a "I won't cooperate, what can you do about it?" attitude.
Seeing this, Ma En sneered: "Very well, it seems you're unwilling to talk. Don't worry, I have plenty of ways to make you talk."
As he spoke, he stood up and pulled out a leather whip from somewhere.
Mashu, who was on the jury, said weakly, "Um, Uncle, you haven't asked anything yet."
You haven't even asked a question yet, so how are you supposed to get people to say anything? Please follow the proper order!
Gudako, on the other hand, had a look on her face that said she had learned something.
"I see, that way we can justify directly inflicting torture."
Hinako Akuta, who was watching coldly from the sidelines: ...
Why do you look so excited?!
What are you expecting, you idiot?!
"Ahem, I was just trying to lighten the mood."
Ma En coughed lightly and then sat down again.
Torture is out of the question. Not only would Feilu not allow such content to be written, but with these three girls watching, Ma En would never actually do anything to Black Jeanne.
"Well then, let's begin now."
As Marx and Engels said this, they raised their first question.
Who holds the Holy Grail?
"..."
How much do you know about the other person?
"..."
What do you know about your own birth?
Even Jeanne Alter, who had been silent until now, finally reacted upon hearing this.
She glared at Marne: "What do you mean by 'my birth'? I was born of my parents, of course."
Marne didn't seem to care, shrugging and saying, "But you're not the original Joan of Arc, the one outside is. So, where did you come from?"
Jeanne Alter frowned and retorted, "I am Jeanne d'Arc, the resurrected Jeanne d'Arc. That guy outside is nothing but a piece of dregs that I discarded."
Upon hearing this, Mashu was about to refute Jeanne Alter when Marne raised his hand to stop her.
Marne leaned back tactically, striking a haughty and irritating pose, and raised an eyebrow, saying, "Oh? Is that so? I don't believe you unless you can prove it."
"you!"
Jeanne Alter was immediately enraged by him and began to prove herself on the spot: "It was Gilles who resurrected me. He was there at the time. That's the proof!"
Marne nodded: "I see. The holder of the Holy Grail is Giles de Rais. If it is him, then he has a motive to do so."
"what?"
Black Jeanne was momentarily stunned, then quickly realized what was happening and glared fiercely at Marne.
Enraged, he burst into a tirade: "You bastard! You schemed against me! Disgusting! Shameful! XXXX! ****!"
Mash and Gudako were stunned as they looked at the impotently furious Jeanne Alter and then at the calm-headed Maru.
Is it really that simple?
Chapter 278 So, Joan of Arc was the source of all the problems?
If Marne knew what Mash and Gudako were thinking, he would definitely laugh and say, "What else did you think? Do you know how Jeanne Alter got her reputation as 'the easiest woman to handle in all of Chaldea'?"
It can only be said that Jeanne Alter, born from a wish made to the Holy Grail, is still too young.
Although she has the same memories as Joan of Arc (information known only to the Marshal), as a human being, she is only a short-lived infant.
Zhen San Sui's nickname wasn't given for nothing.
It's often said that there's no such thing as a wrong nickname, only a wrong given name.
Plus, the prototype is Joan of Arc. Well, I don't need to say much about what Joan of Arc was like, right? Well, she was quite silly at times.
So, Black Jeanne is just too easy to fool.
Moreover, the opponent is a seasoned veteran like Marx and Engels, who can deceive people without batting an eye. It's hard not to fall for their tricks.
Of course, the main reason was that Marne already knew all this; he had heard the general plot and knew that the Holy Grail was with the Black Marshal.
Therefore, Marx and Eng simply asked them a few questions and then revealed the truth.
However, the others didn't know any of this, and it seemed as if Mar and En had successfully tricked Jeanne Alter into revealing her information.
Yes, you can tell from the way Jeanne Alter glared at Marne as if she wanted to eat him alive; at least that's what she thought.
"Alright, now that we have the information, let's start looking for them."
Ma En completely ignored Jeanne Alter's gaze, stood up, and spoke to the three girls.
The three girls didn't say much and silently followed Maren out of the interrogation room, leaving Black Jeanne alone.
Outside the interrogation room, everyone was already waiting.
"So? Did she confess?"
"Although they were not cooperative at first, after some probing, we were able to find out the identity of the Holy Grail holder: Giles de Rais."
"How could this be?! How could it be him?!"
Joan of Arc reacted strongly upon hearing this name.
She said incredulously, "Gilth loves this country so much, how could he do something so crazy?"
As a former comrade-in-arms, Joan of Arc believed she knew the marshal very well.
How could the marshal of such a nation's army turn around and want to destroy that country?!