“Huhhhh… .”
The blonde girl nodded and leaned over.
Her eyes were half-closed, as if she was overcome with drowsiness, and her face looked as if she might fall asleep at any moment.
I wondered if it was because of the hearty meal that I was feeling sleepy, or if I was just a person who napped a lot during the day, but looking at the girl’s hazy eyes, it seemed like neither of the two things I mentioned were related.
dump.
Just as the girl was about to collapse, the maids who had been waiting carefully carried her away.
“Hmm….”
[Arin, I’m so embarrassed of you…]
The girl was sleeping soundly, drooling, and the ghost girl covered her face with both hands, as if she wanted to hide in a mouse hole.
So the girl left, and Lee Han blinked at the pitiful sleeping beauty, drooling.
I was wondering why he suddenly seemed to have narcolepsy.
And soon.
“…What did you do?”
I doubted what I ate.
Then the duke said there was no need to hide it.
“I just gave you some medicine. Of course, you don’t have to worry. If you eat it and get enough sleep, it’s like a medicinal herb that will actually energize your body.”
“… Hmm, don’t you think there’s something wrong with the part about giving medicine?”
“I can’t help it. I hope that kid doesn’t overhear the conversation.”
“By the way, did you take that herb too?”
“You actually overdid it. I didn’t know you could eat a whole cake, and you still look fine.”
“…There must have been a reason you didn’t even mention it.”
For reference, Lee Han also ate about 10 servings of dessert.
I was worried that he might get diabetes, but after taking the elixir, Lee Han’s organs, including his heart and liver, became abnormally strong.
No matter how much sugar he ate, he would never get diabetes, and with such detoxification powers, herbs and poisons were no different from vegetables to him.
… I don’t know if obesity can come.
“Don’t misunderstand. I had no intention of harming you. Rather, I was just trying to help the knight with his strong vitality.”
“Is it expensive?”
“It’s nothing special. It’s just one of the ten herbs of immortality that the Sultan enjoys eating.”
“… He speaks in a roundabout way about how you can’t buy something even if you have money.”
“Is that what you heard?”
I already felt like I was being treated very well, but this makes me feel even more burdened.
But for now, let’s put the burden down.
because.
‘Because I’m going!’
Lee Han decided to act confidently.
The other person wants something from you, and he or she treats you well to get it.
Honey, there’s no need to be discouraged.
… … I guess it doesn’t exist.
“I’m going to tell you something I can’t tell my adopted daughter. That’s why I put her to sleep on purpose, and I hope you’ll keep it a secret.”
“… If that’s the case, I don’t want to hear it.”
“No, you have to listen. Then you will hand over that interrogator girl.”
“… … .”
hmm….
‘What is this?’
No matter how he looked at it, he felt like he wasn’t the best, and Lee Han sweatdropped.
* * *
“-You probably already know that my wife is ‘deceased’.”
“… … .”
“If you knew, conversation would be easy.”
“Ahem… .”
The level of conversation was quite intense from the beginning.
What the heck? Are you trying to make me eat more than I ate before?
It was fortunate that he had good digestion, otherwise the topic would have been heartbreaking, and he didn’t want to hear any more, but Duke Blake.
“Then you also know this? There are many suspicious things about my wife’s death.”
“… That’s fine… .”
“Then you should know by now, my wife was a fairy. And not just any ordinary fairy, but a fairy from the natural world who was humanized.”
“Oh, is that great?”
“It’s not a common case.”
Although Lee Han was not aware of this, fairies in the natural world were similar to spirits and were comparable to the gods of the land.
As such, fairies in the natural world were once worshipped as gods, and even in modern times when religion is prevalent, they are still worshipped as gods in some regions.
In particular, since the fairies were deeply involved in the founding of Pendragon, the authority held by the fairies in the southern continent was considerable.
Duke Blake marrying such a fairy was undoubtedly a great man, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that the death of such a fairy was also a great historical tragedy.
“Fairies have been easy prey since ancient times. The mysteries of fairies are still full of things that have not been discovered, and there are still many kings and powerful people who want to uncover the mysteries of fairies and obtain immortality or their mysteries. One wizard even targeted my wife for the purpose of studying fairies.”
“…What happened to that spellcaster, or rather, the wizard?”
“I live in the Duke’s torture chamber. I have quite a tenacity of life.”
“… … .”
“To continue, there were many suspicious things about my wife’s death.”
“…I heard he passed away in an accident?”
“That’s right, but what the heck. Does it make sense that the mistress of the duke’s house would die in an ‘accident’?”
“… … .”
“There were so many guards, and the personnel guarding her were also the best of the best, personally selected by me. And yet… .”
“… … .”
… Lee Han could somehow predict what he would say next.
‘But the fact that he died means that murder is suspected.’
It seems that there is a different story behind it than what is known to the public.
As expected.
“As you might have guessed, my wife was harmed by some suspicious individuals. They neutralized all of the Duke’s guards and killed her.”
Boom!
“… … .”
For a moment, the anger he was spewing out seemed like it was going to explode.
Kookookookook!
Typed momentum.
It was a high-difficulty realm that embodied the spirit of murder and speculation that only knights who had reached a certain level could display.
Depending on how you use that energy, it can be more useful than the sword sound, and its destructive power is also the best.
But now, the momentum the peacock is giving off is… .
‘You’re saying that the marble broke just because you were showing off your energy?’
under….
It was on a whole other level than what other knights had achieved.
If what the other guys are spewing is gunpowder at best, what that guy’s spewing is nitroglycerin.
Even if the momentum just touches you, it stings and you might get burned.
It’s at a level that makes me laugh out loud.
‘I guessed it anyway…’
This guy was ridiculously strong.
It suddenly occurred to me that the title of the best swordsman in the kingdom was not just a empty boast, and that he might even be on par with the Auror users.
And such a strong man still has not let up his momentum.
“I don’t know how many people were involved in her death, but it was possible to identify those who killed her.”
– Use all of Galahad’s power!
It couldn’t have been anything but a creepy rumor.
This means that a group more powerful than the royal family was mobilized to find out information.
“And finally, we were able to narrow down who killed her.”
Percussion.
“… … .”
“It was a group that called themselves [angels].”
“… Hmm.”
What the Duke presented was a cross covered in blood.
It wasn’t just a cross, it was an inverted cross that was so sinister, and Lee Han already knew about the existence of the inverted cross.
“If you’re the knight who collapsed the tunnel, you should know about these fanatics, right?”
“… How much do you know about it?”
“It would be faster to ask what you don’t know.”
“… … .”
Blood Crusade.
A group believed to have summoned the Ghost King the day before, and also believed to have ties to the assassination organization Black Moon, which occupied the tunnel and kidnapped him as a child.
But Lee Han tightly closed his eyes as he learned that this group had even harmed the Duke’s wife.
‘… Is a romance novel really a romance novel?’
This is one of the promises of romance fantasy.
There is an organization that directly targets and assassinates the beloved wives of dukes, archdukes, or emperors.
And most of those organizations.
‘There are many cases where the church powers or the adults of the royal family are behind the scenes.’
It was like a set cliché, and Lee Han just wondered if that cliché was also applicable in this world.
… … and if.
‘If we go by that cliché order, maybe…’
It’s scary to expect that one of the stuffy clichés of romance fantasy, also known as [sweet potatoes], will come out of the Duke’s mouth.
“Do you know what my foster daughter Irene Windler and Judia Pierre, the Temple’s inquisitor, have in common?”
“… What is it?”
“It is said that it feels like there is nothing other than a ‘trace of a fairy.’”
“… … .”
… a suspicious spirit towards his own daughter.
One of the worst romantic cliches came out, and Lee Han felt uneasy even though the food had already been digested.
But whether Lee Han wanted cider or not, the Duke still made his point.
“Irene Windler has a ‘natural affinity’, and Judith Pierre has a ‘divine love’. They both have the characteristics of fairies.”
“…Are you talking about magic and divine powers?”
“You have good insight.”
“Does that… make sense?”
The affinity of nature would mean having a dual nature, and the love of God seems to mean divine power… .
No matter how you look at it, it cannot be anything other than an exaggerated delusion or an exaggerated interpretation.
Irene Windler’s talent is special, but it’s a talent that appears occasionally. In the case of divine power, it’s a power that anyone can have if they just believe in God.
So, it may seem like Lee Han’s delusions are severe, but the Duke…
“But it is rare for a ‘peer of the same age’ with this level of talent to appear, especially a ‘woman’.”
“… … .”
He expressed endless doubts.
“That’s not all. Irene Windler’s personality suddenly changed when she was a teenager at the orphanage. She was originally arrogant, but she suddenly became gentle and cared for the children at the orphanage.”
“… You must have matured late.”
“That may be true. Then what about this? Judia Pierre was just an ordinary vagrant, but she was saved by Cardinal Raphael who took pity on her and entered the temple. After that, she rose to prominence and even became an Inquisitor. But despite all these accomplishments, she lied about her age and gender… Does this really seem like a coincidence?”
“hmm….”
“It’s as if you’re desperately trying to hide something.”
“… … .”
… the duke’s suspicions seemed reasonable at first.
Women of the same age who suddenly appeared after his wife died.
He is 19 years old, the same age as his wife when she died.
Additionally, she has extraordinary talent and outstanding beauty, seemingly possessing the talents of a fairy…!
It would be foolish not to doubt the truth.
“That’s why I want her. Judia Pierre. She’s a very suspicious woman, and my investigation has shown that she has ties to this cult. All that’s left is to ask her directly. Of course, I won’t treat her harshly if she gives me good answers. So I want her handed over.”
“… … .”
“It wouldn’t be a bad suggestion. I’ll give you a fair amount of examples, if you want…”
“-Now that I look at it, it wasn’t just my eyes that were spinning.”
“… … ?”
… In an instant, the entire surrounding area became rigid.
Should I say that it felt like the air had stopped?
[[… … … .]]
Have you ever had the experience of having the intense eyes of over a hundred people focused on you?
If not, that’s good.
…because it’s at a level that will remain as a trauma.
But Lee Han.
“Ah, so what I just thought came out through my mouth….”
I just went out awkwardly or shamelessly.
And while the situation is already at its peak.
“Hey, old man. Drink some cold water and come to your senses. Don’t do anything weird at your age.”
“… … .”
“I was wondering what he was talking about.”
“……her?”
I decided to go even further.
To show this stuffy old man what factual violence is.
