Chapter 387 – Extraversion. The Princess of Mercy and Character.
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“….”
The situation has changed very rapidly.
Due to the rare case of the emperor being poisoned, an emergency was put on the entire country, and all troops were mobilized to find the culprit.
In addition, Seorae, who had once been in danger of being poisoned, and her younger sister her, the 3rd princess, were protected more closely.
Thousands of troops were stationed there, guarding the building where they were located 24 hours a day.
Maybe it could be seen as being trapped, but the situation was serious enough to take that into consideration.
“I cannot forgive you.”
The 3rd princess, Hyena and Yueun, gnashed her teeth.
Even Seorae, the crown princess, was not enough, so she was even poisoned by the emperor.
Aside from the crime of the culprit, my teeth trembled at the incompetence of the Royal Guard, the Metropolitan Defense Force, and the Intelligence Department, who did not catch this and allowed it, to find out the spies.
How could an incident like this happen in the middle of the imperial palace?
Even in the Great Mei Empire!
“We must find the culprit.”
She even shed tears and vented her resentment, fidgeting with her sword for no reason.
She may not be skilled with a sword, but she is somewhat helpless.
She wanted to kill her criminals with her own hands, if possible.
“It is natural to be angry, but you have to be calm. It makes no sense if you cloud your reason and lose her judgment of her.”
Seorae also said with an angry face.
“How can you be sober! Her mother is dead!!”
“So you have to be cool. Even if you shed tears, you must not shed your mind. You never know when or how someone will try to harm us.”
“….”
Hye-na understood her words, but she couldn’t fully accept them. Her tears flowed profusely and it seemed that her body would collapse at any moment.
“Majesty.”
Then, a woman opened the door and came in.
He was an aristocrat who was entrusted with a large army to escort Seorae and Hyena.
When it comes to her faction her, she is a person who is completely against the imperial family and is for the nobility.
However, she was personally a follower of Seorae, and there were quite a few followers of Seorae in her aristocratic faction besides her.
“Are there any inconveniences?”
“Thanks to your hard work, there is no such thing.”
“Although something unpleasant has happened, Your Highness, I will protect you with my life.”
She responded with a smile to her sincere promise her.
Then, as if thinking of something, Seorae opened her mouth.
“Oh, can I ask you a favor?”
“Anything.”
“I want to see my master after a long time. I can’t go out, so I’d appreciate it if you could call me.”
“If it’s Master….”
“This is Mayo.”
She thought for a moment and then she replied that she would and she left the room.
“… My sister’s teacher… I want to see you too.”
“You will be surprised to see it. In many ways.”
“Are you a great person?”
“Then. Martial arts are also very good. Quite a few knights won’t be able to compete.”
“Why is such a person acting as a teacher?”
“Because I am a commoner. If even commoners have the ability, it is much more beneficial for the country to appoint them, but people don’t think much about that. You think your status is a gift from heaven.”
“… No?”
“What do you think?”
“….”
Hyena frowned slightly.
To think she took the obvious not for granted.
It’s competent, but I felt like I had learned something a little odd.
“I’m sorry, but he was from a commoner, so I think he might have that kind of ideology.”
“You can see it that way.”
“How is your sister?”
“I think status is determined by humans.”
“Well…….Well, my sister thinks so, but who can say what?”
Hye-na stepped back moderately to avoid unnecessary conflict.
Anyway, she is the crown princess.
No, now that Sora is dead, it’s safe to say he’s half the emperor.
If the emperor calls white black, it is black.
Her words are her law and truth.
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Sometime in the afternoon, Mayo visited.
It didn’t take her long because Sora, who happened to be delighted with the change in her character her, let her live in the palace from a month ago.
Unlike when she was educating her Seorae, she was dressed quite well, but her character her came alive.
“Please continue to do that.”
“If His Highness sees it favorably, then so be it.”
Since not only Seorae but also Hyena were present, I used respect.
“… Nice to meet you. My name is Hyena and Yooeun.”
“My name is Mayo. Majesty. At least she was the one who gave Her Highness a bit of her advice.”
“Don’t be so rigid.”
Her seorae sat her down and led her story her.
Hye-na unexpectedly asked a lot of questions, and whenever she did, Mayo gave her quick answers.
As time passed, a sensitive topic emerged.
It was about the current situation.
“Her mother her was poisoned. Maybe good?”
Hyena asked with a face that looked like she was about to burst into tears at any moment.
Whether it was already relying on Mayo to a large extent or not, he had no hesitation even though she could become the wife of the imperial palace.
“Well.”
Mayo has been around for quite some time.
If you make a foolish joke about the emperor being poisoned, you will be executed immediately.
Perhaps the 9th tribe will perish.
The best course of action was not to mention it at all, but since the princess had been asking questions, there was no choice.
“Okay. I’m curious too. Who is the culprit… What should we do to catch him… And what actions should we take….”
Seorae also asked if she was curious.
“First of all, we need to identify the culprit. The culprit is inside the Imperial Palace. It is impossible even for a 6th tier knight to break into the palace of the Mei Empire, where His Majesty resides, and drink poison. You can’t even cross the wall. I don’t know if it’s breaking it.
So the culprit is inside the imperial palace.
Also, since he hasn’t been caught yet, he’s either quite talented and left no trace, or he’s someone people can’t even imagine. For example, Duke Yuri.”
“Duke Yuri is a family that has been a loyalist among loyalists for thousands of years! Right now, even if it’s just the work, more than anyone else….”
“I mean. In that way, there is a possibility that he is a person that people take for granted.”
Mayo continued to speak.
“Honestly, I think the latter is more likely than the former. No matter how good your skills are, you break into the imperial palace of the Mei Empire, poison the emperor, and then quietly disappear. In addition, the best investigators and wizards can’t find even a trace and can’t narrow down the investigation? It makes no sense. This is because there is a culprit among those they excluded from the line of suspicion in the first place.”
“Or, isn’t it possible that you made up a solid alibi before doing it?”
Mayo smiled at Seorae’s question.
“Of course it is. The most commonly used method is to create the fact that the victim was also harmed and became a victim, or that he was in a situation or space where he could not work at the time of the incident. Either way it hurts.”
“Then… What should I do? My mother… I have to avenge my poor mother… No one is looking for the culprit!”
“One good way is to find the people who benefit the most from the crime. And I’m going to substitute the conditions there.”
“The greatest benefit….”
Mayo smiled benevolently at Hyena, who seemed to be in a state of bewilderment.
“But right now, rather than avenging the enemy, it’s better to secure the safety of Her Highness and Her Highness her. Didn’t Her Highness her, the crown princess, get attacked once?”
“… She almost died.”
“This is disrespectful, but there is no law preventing it from happening again.”
Mayo gave me some advice with a worried expression on her face.
Not only Seorae, but also Hyena fell in love with her words.
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That night.
Hye-na, who had barely fallen asleep, woke up in the middle of a nightmare.
“Ugh… Ugh….”
A dream in which your mother is murdered right in front of your eyes.
Furthermore, it was her dream that her mother blamed her for not being able to protect herself.
How terrible.
She didn’t want to go through that again.
“….”
Suddenly, tears flowed from her eyes.
“Who is it… Who the heck…!”
I want to find it right away and tear it apart.
I want to find revenge somehow.
After burning her anger like that and crying for a while, she got up from the bed.
I felt like I needed to drink some water to calm myself down.
As I turned my head to find a water bottle in the dark, I saw Seorae, who was soundly asleep on the bed across from me.
And moment,
– The most commonly used method is to create the fact that you have been harmed and become a victim together, or that you were in a situation or space where you could not work at the time of the incident.
– It’s about finding the people who benefit the most from the crime. And I’m substituting conditions there.
“… Uh?”
A chill ran through his entire body.
