NovelEnglishChapter 69
"What? Tell me in detail."
Russell was the first to respond. Rose spoke sparsely about what had happened that morning, and her story further added confusion to their already confusing case.
As she finished speaking, Wells pressed on his throbbing temples.
"Your Majesty, does this make sense? According to the legend, the body of a monster is sealed in a mirror. Can it be transferred into a human body like that of a soul?"
"That's something I didn't see in the book either. Lady Honeywell saw and felt it for herself, so it's a possibility, but... If so, we must capture Ilya Titonsser with due haste."
"…Did Duke Proud properly send the knights to the Barony of Titonsser?"
"He would have sent them under direct order. He would have to carry out my orders properly so as not to be suspected. Still, I'll have to check separately when I return to the Imperial Palace."
"I’ll have to interrogate Ilya Titonsser at least several times to find out the truth."
"Alright, that should be it for now."
The topic of conversation seemed to deviate from Duke Elliot to Ilya Titonsser.
As Russell and Wells discussed how they'd go about Ilya's wanted order, Rose remembered about the past.
An unusual phenomenon happened to the Tristan Empire.
Even if they were criminals, the Royal Family, which did not issue a wanted order for aristocratic women, issued a wanted order for the arrest of Baron Titonsser’s daughter.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe crime was that she deceived the Honeywell family and tried to kill a beloved member of them.
Upon hearing the news, some of the nobles were furious with Ilya and the Titonsser family for daring to harm Tristan's only ducal family’s daughter.
Conversely, some nobles whispered that the Royal Family, who spread the news of young Ilya, who had just reached adulthood, as a wanted criminal in the capital's social circles, was ruthless.
Rose also heard the news while at the manor.
Ilya's wanted order was a whispered tale that only came and went between nobles, so Anne, who was only a servant at the duke's mansion, didn't seem to know a word of it.
If she had heard the whispers, it wouldn’t have been Rose who broke the news to Anne. Rather, it would have been from none other than Wells.
To deliver news of the wanted mandate to Ilya to his beloved sister, Wells had tea time on the balcony of Rose's bedroom.
"Will Ilya be caught through issuing a wanted order in secrecy like this?"
Rose asked Wells the questions she had thought up the moment she heard the news. He shook his head as he sipped his tea.
"I honestly am not sure. If Ilya Titonsser was able to use strange powers because of a part of the monster residing inside her, then ordinary knights wouldn't be able to catch even a hint of her presence."
"Then why is the wanted order…"
"It is a kind of warning. Well, if Ilya Titonsser had the bright idea to come out of hiding in secret and run about, then with just one sniff of this warrant, she would choose to hide somewhere and not show up."
"Didn’t she go to the Barony of Titonsser?"
"The first report came from the knights in the Barony of Titonsser, but neither the Baron nor the Baroness of Titonsser seemed to know about Ilya’s whereabouts."
Rose touched the teacup handle lightly.
"How did Ilya become like that? What did I do to her that was wrong enough to warrant killing me? Is it because of the body of the monster in her that urged her on?"
The first impression anyone had of Ilya was that of a country girl who showed great interest in the capital city.
That was the same impression Rose had felt before and after returning from the past.
Whether it was before or this time, even if she hid her other intentions, Rose had never suspected that she truly felt that way.
Rose sighed as Wells put his hand on the table and wrapped it comfortingly around hers.
"Maybe it’s because her ambition was too great."
"Ambition?"
"Yes, I felt it even when I saw her at the mansion of the Barony of Titonsser. Ilya Titonsser had this dazzling fantasy about life in the capital. She probably developed this mindset because she grew up in that small country estate. Her world was only within those walls."
"…"
"She must have always dreamt of a glamorous life in the capital. So, when given the chance to meet someone from there, like when I had to spend the night there and wait out the storm, she must have thought to use me to come to the capital."
"Ilya received the sponsorship of Honeywell and made her debut, but even after her coming of age, I was planning on having Ilya stay at the Manor for a while until she was completely independent."
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"I did too, but to think that she would stab us in the back and run away."
Wells revealed a twisted grin of displeasure.
Rose pretended not to see his smile and wisely changed the subject.
"What about Elliot? Is Elliot still being watched?"
"Yes, there are the Shadow Knights, which are managed separately by His Majesty and not by Duke Proud, trailing him. They're vigilantly monitoring Duke Proud, as sooner or later he may sneak from the capital."
"Elliot will leave? Why?"
"There is a steep valley behind the Rosenberg estate, and they say that the corpses of women keep appearing there. His Majesty is about to send Duke Proud to investigate it, as the emperor has just returned to the capital and can’t leave."
Wells brought up such a scary story so casually that it took Rose's face a moment to become horrified.
"Dead body…? Ah, Allison! Will she be alright? Isn't it dangerous to be there alone?"
The Marquisate of Rosenberg was a territory ruled by Allison.
Even though she is the master of the estate, there was no law that stated that Alison would be safe when such a terrifying course of events took place in her domain.
Rose asked out of concern, her voice full of worry for her friend.
Wells, who tended to follow Allison as he was with the emperor, sympathized with Rose's concerns.
His reaction, however, was somewhat sluggish.
"Rose, did you know that even though Allison may not appear mischievous, she is very good at deceiving others."
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