Chapter 373 – Day 54 – The Princess Works Hard to Find the Traitor
Mana’s funeral was held quite quietly, but as it involved the princess of the empire, many nobles secretly gathered.
In case of emergency, Ceres said that it was better to hold the funeral her at her villa her, so there were not too many people in trouble. In the near but distant future, this funeral could cause a commotion, but no one, other than an idiot, dared to speak in front of the princess about the ‘land’ issue of the Magicka Kingdom.
“Grace, you’ve worked hard.”
“No. Princess. Huhu, it was very nice to see you give a memorial speech. Did all the nobles who were worried about making a fuss shut their mouths and quietly retreat?”
“…Are there any idiots who dare to bring up the story of House Magica at Mana’s funeral? Hmm… My fists won’t forgive them if they do.”
After the princess said that, she let out a long breath.
If the memory of Mana was 90, she had a 10 sense of duty to pursue the word ‘traitor’ left by Mana.
‘No matter how you think about it, there is no possibility that Grace is a traitor. Hmm.. It doesn’t seem possible for all of the Holy Women’s Order… But it doesn’t have to be noisy.’
The princess, who glanced at the numerous nobles who were talking in the huge hall, very carefully placed her hand on Grace’s waist.
“Wow, princess…? Today is… Spend it as quietly as possible…”
“It’s not like Grace thinks! Let’s go somewhere as quiet as possible, Ceres!”
The princess waved her hand and called Ceres, and the three of them naturally left the huge hall and headed to a corner of the hallway where few people came.
“Use soundproofing magic so that no one can secretly hear the story.”
“I understand. Princess.”
Ceres nodded and took out a runestone from the maid’s bag and rubbed it. The short burst of flame completely prevented this precious story from leaking out.
“..What are you doing?”
Grace’s expression her was serious. She was always innocent, or because the princess was very serious, wearing an expression that mixed her confidence and arrogance her in a ratio of 6 to 5.
“I’m asking because I don’t know much about divine power… Is there any magic that can distinguish lies?”
“Are you lying?”
“Yeah, uhm, promise me you won’t go anywhere.”
The princess took out her little finger her and shook it.
“Of course. With the warmth of the great goddess, High Priestess Grace will not tell anyone what the princess is saying from now on.”
“I told Hedone in advance… But it seems that there is a traitor in the imperial palace… Or among the women related to me.”
“A traitor…? What do you mean?”
“That… Hmm, isn’t that a bit strange?”
The princess pointed at herself with her finger her.
“There’s nothing to say about being overly self-conscious, but… Ceres, tell me all the things I’ve been through that have been related to the demons.”
“The princess met the demons in Colonia while resolving refugee problems, and she also met the demons in Gregorio. You were there.”
“Look, in less than 500 days, haven’t you met and fought with demons 5 times that an ordinary person would only see once in their lifetime?
“…For you to say that, there’s definitely something strange about it. Even if you’re from the royal family, it’s like… Um…”
Grace became calm and looked at her princess.
“It’s as if someone… Planned it so that the princess would have no choice but to meet with those demons.”
“Does Grace feel the same way? There, too.”
The princess swallowed her saliva and whispered in Grace’s ear her.
“Diana’s work is also strange. You must have heard of Britannia’s work, right?”
“Yes, there… I heard rumors that Elaine did something.”
“Yes, I won’t say it at length. If I made a mistake, a civil war would have broken out centered on the knights gathered in Britannia. But… I had a precognitive dream there! It was a dream in which The demons occupying the chaotic Britannia appeared!”
“Oh my gosh…”
“Aren’t the numerous issues I’ve solved so far unfortunately related to the demons…? Mana left me a message saying that there would be a traitor there.”
The princess did not show her palm. Unfortunately, Mana’s message disappeared after about an hour.
“Hmm… I don’t think it’s something I’m going to talk about, but still… As an individual named Grace, it’s definitely suspicious. But.”
Grace put on a guilty look.
“Contrary to the expectations of the princess, we can judge sins committed, but we do not have the power to distinguish lies. There is no holy relic with such power.”
“Keuk… Do you mean that there is no holy object like a mirror… That can detect demons in disguise?”
“Yes, I’m sorry.”
“No. Do you need to apologize…”
Still, the princess, slightly disappointed, lowered her head. Fortunately, Grace held the princess dearly with her open arms and quietly patted her on the back of her.
“Princess… Cheer up. I’ll find a way too. It’s been a while since demons sneaked into the empire. There must be a way for the Saint Church to find demons by excluding holy relics.”
“Thank you! Grace… Oh, by the way, talk to Lucia as well.”
Instead, the two of them kept it a secret, and after the princess said that, they kissed each other on the cheek before returning to the huge hall.
“Ah Venus. With High Priestess Grace…”
Did Arisa talk? I winked, and the princess gave the same wonk.
“What did you say? Is there such a magic or relic?”
“…As Arisa said, there is none. I hoped it would be different from what was written in the magic book!”
“There’s no way there’s such a good magic… Anyhow, that… Thank you for trusting me, Venus.”
Arisa smiled awkwardly as she came out with the princess.
“What do you mean again? Arisa.”
“The story of finding a traitor. You told me right in front of me, Hedone, and Ceres. I think that means that I believe that much.”
“That’s it… I even raped you, haven’t we been friends for a long time? You can’t take it for granted that you’re a traitor.”
Haha, what, don’t you think that I did something bad because I felt so unfair because I was raped by you?”
“…I don’t think so.”
The princess shook her head from side to side very seriously.
“Considering what happened in Gregorio… It seems like this was planned a long time ago, or maybe the plan has been passed down from generation to generation…”
“Well, the crown worn by Zinaida was the problem, right? Thinking about it… Hmmm, what is it? Venus uses her brain a lot of her?”
“Oh, don’t make fun of me! Anyway, for the same reasons!! Ceres, who taught me from time to time since childhood and took a bath with me when puberty came, can’t be a traitor.”
“Well, Ceres-san was with Venus 24 hours a day, right?
“My, I! Does she look like that, she’s that cruel?! She’s got time to go to the bathroom!!!”
The princess huffed and rubbed Ceres’ butt for no reason.
“..Arisa-sama… The princess doesn’t say anything, but she always understands about those physiological times.”
“Hmm, is that so? I don’t think it was in the carriages in the past~”
“That, back then…Well, wasn’t it young?”
Recalling an incident, Ceres turned her ear lobe red as if she felt severe shame.
“Big, big! Anyway, Hedone was made by Obama in the first place, and there’s no way he’ll ever lie to me, so he said it’s an exception.”
“Okay then, I’m guessing that the 3 of them are innocent unconditionally. Um… It’s quite difficult… They’re traitors…”
Arisa glanced at the nobles in the huge hall.
“…Are they among those nobles?”
“Aren’t there more than 1,000 strong nobles participating in the Imperial Council? Even simply, there are 1,000 nobles participating.
“Ugh… There are too many numbers. There’s a limit to just hitting them roughly.”
Arisa and the princess groaned and lost themselves in their thoughts, but could not come up with an answer.
The fact that there is a traitor is also, in a sense, ‘maybe!’ It was just a feeling of ‘Mana did it!’ And there was no physical evidence.
“Hmm… I wish I was more sensitive… “
“No, if you think about what Venus said, it’s definitely nonsense. Everywhere you go, there’s a terrifying conspiracy of demons and you stopped it? I don’t know if it’s once or twice…”
After going over five times, I couldn’t possibly pass it on as a mere coincidence. However, even Arisa, who was convinced that there must be a traitor, had no evidence.
“If you think about it, in the end… I knew who made the crown for Zinaida Gregorio?
“The clues disappeared like smoke in the middle…”
“What are you two doing?”
The grunting princess and Arisa looked back in amazement. There stood Diana, neatly dressed, her face covered with a black veil.
“D, Diana!”
Her princess looked at her in amazement as she was telling her secret story of her.
“What are you talking about whispering in the corner of the hallway? Were you talking about strange secrets without me knowing? Venus? Arisa?”
Diana walked lightly with a light feeling, asking her to cuddle up too.
‘Ugh! Di, I don’t doubt Diana, but it’s too much to tell this story openly…!’
The princess was so flustered that she even began to sweat, and when Arisa saw that, she sighed.
“It’s no big deal. It’s time for Venus to menstruate.”
“Ah, ah! That, yes, it’s about time my stomach hurts.Haha.”
“Really? It’s like me.”
Diana listened to the story without much doubt. According to common sense, there was no aristocrat who would talk about menstruation in a crowded place, especially in a room where a funeral was in full swing.
It wasn’t strange at all to come out into the hallway and talk briefly.
“Oh, but…”
In this situation where it is okay to skip the story in moderation, Arisa briefly shines her eyes and then looks into Diana’s eyes her.
“Hey, Diana. I’ve been curious since the other day.”
“?”
Diana tilted her head without answering.
“How did you know Venus raped you?”
“Ah, Arisa!”
Why are you bringing up the past? The princess was startled and grabbed Arisa’s wrist hers. Fortunately, Diana ate and laughed, as if it wasn’t an unpleasant story.
“That’s because Venus tried to rape me sleeping on the bed-“
“No no, that’s not it. Isn’t there a motive for you trying to test Venus like that? You pretended to be sleeping in front of Venus to test whether the story you ‘heard’ was real or not.”
“…Right.”
Diana felt that her insides her had been pierced, so she held her breasts for no reason, then looked at the princess and smiled apologetically.
“Don’t laugh like that. Isn’t it wrong that I forced Diana…? She’s really sorry, and it’s okay to apologize over and over again.”
“But, I made Venus fall into a test… Anyhow. Arisa is right. I heard that Venus raped me. That’s why I tested it. To be honest, I thought it couldn’t be true in my heart, but~ ?”
Diana stretched out her words, and she smiled and stabbed the princess in the side of her with her elbow.
“Euggeukgeuk…! Even with ten mouths, there’s nothing to say…”
“Therefore…?”
“Huh? That’s what it is. Arisa. Why?”
“No, that’s why… Diana. Did you hear from ‘who’?”
“Who are you? He’s beautiful…”
Diana’s expression suddenly became hazy, and she said nothing.
“Very….Beautiful…. Noble-looking… I think he was an aristocrat… Ugh… “
“I knew it would be like this. As expected, you touched Diana’s memory of her.”
Arisa let out a sigh.
“Venus, who knows what you did to Diana. Who do you think there is her?”
“That’s right…”
Recalling what happened a month ago, the princess casually pointed her finger at herself.
“And … The knights who helped carry Diana and the attendants who wiped her body along with Ceres … Did the Church of Saints do it … Or not …”
“It’s not just one or two people…! You idiot!! You’re really good! You believed Ceres-san to crack down on your mouth and went around doing that?! You went around bragging about asking to be castrated! Really!”
“Ugh…! Did you know something like this would happen?!”
It’s okay, it’s okay, Arisa sighed and pressed her forehead tightly.
“…I don’t know what happened, but I’m sorry I didn’t remember, Venus.”
“Don’t say that! Haha! As far as not remembering, even Jinaida can’t remember who gave her the crown her… Huh?”
The princess, who was talking about her while laughing, noticed her strangeness to her.
“…I’m going to have to talk to Zinaida for the first time in a while.”
