[the gold coins for the pond were actually picarats. of course!!!]
I'm not that good with riddles but I can give it a try.
[He reads the message a couple times]
I recognize the text. It's from an Agatha Christie novel, one about a dozen or so people trapped in an island with a mysterious killer. There was a song that foreshadowed the deaths, this is a verse of it, but it's modified. I think...
[Kizakura frowns]
I think it's a warning for the spy, that the spy may have made a promise, and that Sage-san and Teishu-san would betray them and not do whatever they promised. Look [He points at the capital letters in middle of the paragraph] There's a S, a P and a Y. This must mean the paragraph must be directed to the spy -- which was already kind of obvious even without that.
[...]
...it also gets my attention this says new third boy. Like there was one before but there isn't one anymore? So maybe it's trying to tell everyone else that making deals with Sage-san and Teishu-san isn't a good idea? Or maybe that they want a second spy, but why'd they want that when this game supposedly is almost over? I don't get that...
[Kizakura gives the paper back to Mahiro, smiling apologetically. He seems to be in better mood now]
That's all I can think. Dunno if it'll be useful, but as I said, I'm not experienced in dealing with riddles.
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I'm not that good with riddles but I can give it a try.
[He reads the message a couple times]
I recognize the text. It's from an Agatha Christie novel, one about a dozen or so people trapped in an island with a mysterious killer. There was a song that foreshadowed the deaths, this is a verse of it, but it's modified. I think...
[Kizakura frowns]
I think it's a warning for the spy, that the spy may have made a promise, and that Sage-san and Teishu-san would betray them and not do whatever they promised. Look [He points at the capital letters in middle of the paragraph] There's a S, a P and a Y. This must mean the paragraph must be directed to the spy -- which was already kind of obvious even without that.
[...]
...it also gets my attention this says new third boy. Like there was one before but there isn't one anymore? So maybe it's trying to tell everyone else that making deals with Sage-san and Teishu-san isn't a good idea? Or maybe that they want a second spy, but why'd they want that when this game supposedly is almost over? I don't get that...
[Kizakura gives the paper back to Mahiro, smiling apologetically. He seems to be in better mood now]
That's all I can think. Dunno if it'll be useful, but as I said, I'm not experienced in dealing with riddles.