"Wait... What's going on?"
Turing had not completely recovered from her melancholy emotions when four guards emerged and quickly shackled her before she could react.
"The results of the blood test are out."
"The blood in the vial from the courtroom."
"It is indeed your blood."
Scarlett held one end of Turing's shackles and walked ahead with her other hand behind her back.
"Theresa is a national treasure-level magician."
"And you cruelly killed her..."
"You have committed such a grave crime."
"You will soon face the consequences of imprisonment!"
【My blood? What a joke...】
【My blood is black... When we confronted each other in court, it was clearly human red blood.】
【Although I admitted to the crime following Maria and the others' lead, it was just a temporary expedient. How could they really detect my blood?】
【Could it be that Maria's side intentionally misreported the test results?】
【But... Well, since I'm in their hands, whatever is said, it's all up to them.】
【But if that's the case, Mother should not just stand by and do nothing.】
Turing's eyes dimmed.
She hadn't fully enjoyed her time with Merka yet.
She didn't expect it to end so soon.
【I shouldn't have argued with Merka...】
Not even an hour had passed since the argument with Merka, and Turing was already missing the young boy.
Missing his soft and broad shoulders like a girl's; missing his mouth that warmed up like the sun when he smiled; especially missing those speaking, gentle and moist black gem-like eyes.
Turing regretted it so much.
She should have just quietly kissed him and comforted him back then.
If she had done that, Merka definitely wouldn't be angry.
"...What's wrong with you."
"I just used a practically useless iron chain on you, why are you in such a state of dejection?"
Scarlett seemed puzzled by Turing's indifferent response, not knowing that the lack of vitality in Turing's eyes was not due to a lack of resistance, but simply her distraction.
After all, in her eyes, it was inevitable that a strong figure like Turing would put up a big fight if caught.
"What... You expect me to make a scene?"
Turing disdainfully glanced at Scarlett.
"Not particularly."
"Just doesn't seem like you."
Upon hearing this, Turing suddenly stared strangely at Scarlett.
She felt that Scarlett's arrest was unreasonable.
The incident was too sudden, neither Maria nor Merka had been informed yet, so why did Scarlett seem to have come to her place without authorization?
And she only brought this few people to arrest her, clearly not underestimating her...
Could it be that we can't make a big deal out of this and attract a lot of attention, after all?
"Oh my."
As they walked, Turing suddenly stumbled and fell.
This also caused Scarlett, who was holding her arm, to stagger.
"Can't even walk properly?"
"Wait until you're in jail, let the prison guards teach you how to walk properly."
Deliberately falling, Turing frowned slightly when faced with the fierce Scarlett in front of her. Without saying much, Turing pulled up Scarlett's drooping arm and stood up.
In the moment Turing made contact with Scarlett, she asked a question.
"Why are you the one arresting me?"
"What's it to you? This missy has nothing else to do, so she personally came to rid society of its harms."
With the highest level of aside firepower, Turing's computer brain rapidly analyzed Scarlett's passing thoughts.
【So that's it...】
In less than a millisecond, Turing had deciphered the general situation.
She stood up, brushed herself off, and continued to follow Scarlett's group towards the prison as if nothing had happened.
【So Scarlett is an activist...】
【She has a strong sense of justice and has always looked down on the corrupt nobility around her.】
【Having not attended the trial of the Theresa case in person, she, unaware of the inside story, has always believed I am the real culprit behind Theresa's murder.】
【So upon learning that the blood test results are out, she's rushing to arrest me.】
【This is her own spontaneous act, not an officially issued order.】
【It seems she has a good relationship with Diana, maybe even some feelings beyond friendship.】
【For the sake of her sense of justice and to fulfill Diana's dream of winning the Flower Picking Festival, she wants to lock me up and prevent me from participating in next year's fireworks contest.】
Scarlett's eyelids flickered slightly, her heart seemed to skip a beat, startled for a moment.
She would probably never have imagined that just by casually helping Turing, all of her secrets, even those regarding her feelings for Diana, had been laid bare.
