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I can still vividly remember the dumbfounded stares of the people as I came down from the stage.

‘I hope things work out well…’

Amy, who had been so gentle with him, kept her distance from him a bit, but she was probably just surprised because it was the first time.

I understand.

Well, that’s the image I wanted to show people today.

Psycho.

Who in the world would want to watch over a crazy guy?

He’s crazy, so he acts strangely, and he’s crazy, so he does things that go against common sense.

No matter how suspicious my actions are, I just have to make it seem like a crazy person is doing crazy things.

‘Then it won’t be long before they all fall away.’

How long are the nobles, who are busy fighting for the throne, going to attach people to me?

“Did anything happen while I was out?”

“Yes, nothing happened.”

“The woman above didn’t go out or anything?”

“No. I just diligently carried the warm water you said you would wash a little while ago.”

“Really?”

Arrived at the inn.

If the work I left to Dalot goes well, I plan to move today.

So maybe this will be my last post here.

‘There’s still time until the sun sets…’

I’m not in the mood to turn my back today, but I’ll try again just in case.

You never know when the circuit might suddenly start to show up.

‘But you said you washed it…’

It seems like you’re expecting it, so it’s rude to pretend not to know.

I went up the stairs and looked for him on the 2nd and 3rd floors, but he wasn’t there.

All you can see on the third floor is a bathtub that can barely fit one person, and a floor soaked with water that must have flowed down from it.

I moved along the water again.

The water led to another room, but there was no one in there either.

‘Did you run away?’

Again we look for traces of moisture.

Then I discovered a drop of water splashing on the stairs leading to the 4th floor.

I followed it and slowly climbed the stairs.

-Boohoo!

-Boohoo!

The sound of the wind starting to be heard in time with the beat.

“…!?”

Arrived at the 4th floor.

I found a person in the middle of the hallway.

A girl with golden eyes, holding a sword in her hand, without even a single thing on her head.

“What are you doing now?”

In his hand was the sword he had taken from the other guy a few days ago.

“What, what are you looking at!?”

“You are the one who was naked in this place.”

“That’s not enough space to swing a sword… Stop looking at that and turn around quickly!”

I snickered and then strode over to the guy, grabbed his sword-holding wrist tightly, and spoke.

“Who gave you permission to use a sword?”

“Hey… Let go of this! This is my sword!”

“Have you already forgotten what I said this morning?”

“……”

“Answer!”

“No… I forgot… I washed my body like you said…”

I grabbed the chin of the guy who couldn’t see my eyes and lifted it up forcibly.

My image was completely captured in her characteristic golden eyes.

“I asked permission.”

“No…”

“But why are you acting like that?”

“That’s… I just wanted to check because I think it’s all better now. And this sword is originally from our family…”

“Look into their eyes and talk.”

“This is mine!”

“It’s mine now. That sword, and you too.”

“…Huh!?”

The answer is not heard.

Just kissing.

It was you who first seduced me naked.

Angelica.

* * *

“Sorry to keep you waiting.”

“No, Mama.”

Queen Emilia’s residence.

Patrick Bernstein had been on standby for an hour when the Queen suddenly called him.

“Charlotte is acting up again?”

“Yes. For some reason, you said a few days ago that you wanted to learn from a different teacher than me…”

“Then he suddenly disappeared, and then suddenly showed up in Pelot yesterday? Did he use a secret portal or something? ”

“Yes… I’m sorry. As the teacher in charge, I should have taught you better…”

“No. I’ve known for a long time that he’s hard to handle. In fact, you’re better than anyone who’s ever handled him.”

Patrick cleared his throat.

I was very anxious about what kind of punishment would be handed down, but fortunately, it seems like there is no need to worry.

“How are you, Baron Bernstein?”

“Thanks to you, I am doing well. And my father always tells me that he is grateful to my mother.”

“I entrusted Charlotte to you because you are capable, not because of the relationship between your family and ours.”

“Thank you for saying so.”

Queen Emilia gave a subtle signal to her maid of honor.

It was a signal to get everyone except the escort out of here immediately.

“Patrick Bernstein. Can I trust you to be mine?”

“Of course, mama.”

“So what I’m saying is, when it comes to measuring mana, other court teachers and magicians ask you for advice, right? You even participated in the development of a new body mana measuring device.”

“I just give advice on common concerns that wizards have. How dare I ask the court wizards for advice?”

“There is no need to be humble in front of me. I am asking you a very important question now, so you must speak honestly.”

“…Yes. It’s true that I participated in development. It’s just that, since I was young, I always felt sorry that I lacked the mana that I was born with compared to others. So I studied it for a long time to figure out how to make up for it, and as a side effect, I have more miscellaneous knowledge than others. ”

The corners of the queen’s mouth slightly turned upward.

“I have something to tell you. What we’re going to talk about from now on must be our own secret. Can you promise me this with your life at stake?”

“Of course. I will keep everything I have heard and seen from now on a secret until the day I die. If I break it, take my life a hundred times over.”

The Bernstein family is originally a long-time vassal of the Prominence family, and is more loyal to the Marquis of Prominence than to the current royal family.

Moreover, his loyalty has deepened even more recently when the Queen appointed Patrick to the position of court tutor.

It means that he is a trustworthy person even without having to get such a promise.

But still, Emilia wanted to hear an answer.

Because the story I’m about to tell is that important.

“Let Charlotte be free for the time being. Instead, I would like you to take care of Purua.”

“If you are Princess Purua, recently…”

“Yes. That’s the Purua who was assaulted by the court teacher in charge. Of course, I made up the assault story.”

“…!?”

Emilia began to speak without hesitation.

First of all, the second prince born to Queen Serenia was born with talent and magical power similar to that of the current king.

And he said he was terribly jealous of it.

Then, the story of Princess Purua, who was born late, being born with surprisingly great magical powers.

However, due to Emilia’s own greed, she used unreasonable means on the young Purua and ruined things, and as a result, Purua became unable to use magic for the rest of her life.

“That’s how it was, but recently Purua started using magic again. It seems like she can’t control it herself yet.”

“……”

Patrick was speechless for a while after hearing such a shocking story.

Above all, he could not understand why the queen was bringing up such an important subject to him.

“You must have heard the rumor. A few days ago, His Majesty called his children together and talked about succession.”

“Oh, I heard it through rumors…”

“Yes. Soon, there will be a bloody fight over the next throne. And I don’t know about the other years, but if my children and I don’t win, we’ll all die.”

“……”

“We need time to win there. Theo, who is still young, was born with magical powers no less than the Second Prince. We need to buy him time to grow.”

Patrick quickly assessed the situation.

“Mama. Of course, my family is always on your side, Ma’am and the Marquis.”

“Thank you for saying so.”

“Of course. But… why did you tell me this? How can I or my family be of any help to you, Ma’am…”

“What I need is your head.”

“…!?”

“First, become in charge of Purua and observe him closely.”

The Queen then told the story she knew about Adrian Floyd and Purua.

“New… education method…”

“I’m not sure yet. Everyone knows that the Floyd family has special powers. But I can’t just take his word for it. So I needed help, and no matter how I looked at it, I thought you’d be the perfect person, so I called you.”

“I am honored that you chose me, but I do not have much knowledge of the magic of giving.”

“I know. Who would study deeply knowledge that cannot be used even if learned? Only people from that family would do it.”

“If you do…”

“What I’m curious about is the current Purua. Why did he suddenly start using magic, and whether he was able to control his magical powers as a result. I want to confirm whether what Adrian Floyd said is true. Use any means necessary. Investigate Purua’s body and find out something. ”

“…I can’t give you a definitive answer, but I’ll do my best.”

“Okay, that’s fine.”

The reason the Queen did not send Purua to Pelot was more for the same reason as the current one than the surveillance she had placed on Adrian Floyd.

“Your mission is critical. If what he says is true, and you can apply that power to Theo in the same way…”

“……”

“The next Bowie will be Theo’s. Then you will be one of the greatest contributors.”

Patrick felt dizzy.

If you succeed, there will be endless glory, if you fail, there will be the downfall of your family.

Of course, there is no choice.

‘And even if I succeed, the person who gets the most credit will be someone other than me…’

Adrian Floyd is the person Patrick Bernstein hates most intensely.

‘Is there really no choice?’

He knows it too.

Who is the most likely successor to the throne at this point?