Gabriel, whose name was called by the knight, pretended not to know anything and answered “yes” and sat down on a chair.
“Telling empty lies as if they were the truth and causing confusion among people is a serious crime, Young lady.”
"...I’m not sure what kind of confusion you’re saying I caused.”
The knight narrowed his eyes at Gabriel's words.
“People are in disarray because of the burning of the Great Shrine. In this situation, what does it mean to accuse an innocent person of being a witch, other than to cause confusion? And a woman from the same family.”
Gabriel widened her eyes and answered the words of the knight interrogating her.
“Do you think I made up a lie without my presence? Do you really think that so many people were so stupid that they accused Seliya of being a witch?”
Gabriel continued speaking quickly before the knight could say anything.
“The knight will know this well. How many men who coveted Seliya died? Regardless of their status.”
“...”
“If you do something wrong, it could cause damage to our entire family, so how could you falsely insult Seliya, who is from the same family?”
When the knight said nothing, Gabriel threw one last resort.
“And, there’s something I saw in the middle of the night...”
***
Gabriel came out of the interrogation room looking fine.
At the same time, Hariel, who had been released without being questioned, came running to her with a surprised look on her face.
“What did you say that made the knights let us go?”
“I didn’t say anything, mother."
Gabriel did not say anything to Hariel either.
If she wanted to know for sure what she saw 'that night', she needed to meet her brother.
“Now that you think about it, where are my father and brothers?”
***
Anderson kept an eye on Illeon, who was in prison.
Illeon looked very calm for someone who was in prison.
He slept well, ate well, and acted as if he knew from the beginning that he would be imprisoned.
Even though he was wearing heavy restraints on his hands and feet, he behaved as if he were at home.
As if sensing Anderson's thoughts, Illeon closed his eyes and smiled.
“Hei, how nervous do you look?”
“...That could be possible. I was looking at you because I thought it was strange that you looked calm even though you were in prison.”
Illeon responded to Anderson's words in a soft tone.
“Crying and being sad because things are bad is something only a loser does. How can someone who can’t even control his or her emotions control the situation?”
He is like a snake-like bastard.
Anderson's jaw tensed.
“What do you think you can do in this situation? The imperial palace has already fallen completely into the hands of my lord, His Excellency Duke Calypso.”
Illeon twisted the corner of his mouth and laughed.
“Lord, do you really think that the imperial palace has fallen into Dietrich’s hands?”
Illeon leaned against the wall. The restraints on his wrists made a clanking sound.
“This whole Abelon is within my household. Sir, you are very foolish.”
“...”
“If he’s going to bring down others, he should be prepared to let down himself as much.”
Illeon folded the corners of his eyes and smiled. The wall took on a strange appearance.
“Isn’t it, Lord Anderson?”
Anderson wanted to cut out Illeon's snake-like tongue right away, but Dietrich's order had not yet been given.
“...So, did you touch Madam?”
At those words, the smile on Illeon's face disappeared like a lie.
"Madwm? Are you sure you’re talking about Seliya Brillion?”
"Exactly. Do you know how much suffering she went through when she came to this imperial palace? You will have to pay the penalty for humiliating the woman who would be my master’s wife.”
Anderson glared at Illeon, who was trapped in a cage, with bloodshot eyes.
“It was insulting, la...”
Illeon muttered softly.
He has never been insulted. He said that if the woman had humiliated him, she would have been humiliated.
What on earth did he do? He thought of the silver-haired woman who drugged him, imprisoned him, and then ran away into Dietrich's arms.
He destroyed the woman's kingdom and took away everything she had.
Guilty?
There's no way something like that could exist for him.
As a true apostle of God, he merely carried out God's prophecy.
So far, the prophecy has never been wrong.
If he didn't destroy everything in the Shan Kingdom, he would be the one who would be taken away.
However...
The Princess who survived the chaos was so fragile and thin.
"Even if such a moment comes, I don't want to use such cowardly means."
Although she has endured men's desires to the extent that it was difficult for her to maintain her own health, she has called his means cowardly.
Therefore, Illeon thought that Seliya was not even a threat.
The prophecy may be wrong.
For the first time in his life, he questioned God's will.
Maybe he was secretly hoping that the woman wouldn't do any harm to him.
"Because the Duke is not a good person."
Those green eyes that shone brightly caught his attention.
Everyone's first love, Brillion's angel.
Seliya was so beautiful that the rumors about her did not even reach reality.
However, it is tragic that a woman without any power should have excessive beauty.
A life of endless desire by men.
In the throes of desires, Seliya chose Dietrich as her only companion.
'I guess she thought Dietrich was the only one who would understand her.'
Lying flat on the ground for ten years and making plans to destroy Abelon was not normal.
Resentment and hatred whose depth cannot be measured.
They both had the same darkness.
So, in a way, it was natural that only two people in this world could understand each other best.
Suddenly, Illeon felt stuffy inside.
He could essentially get anything he wanted.
In addition to wealth and power, he was able to control people's hearts as he pleased and was even able to take the throne he wanted.
However, Illeon knew that there were things he couldn't have even if he wanted them.
He will not win Seliya's heart.
The moment he realizes that he cannot possess it, his longing becomes even stronger.
When his eyelashes fluttered, like the wings of a butterfly, a soul he didn't even know existed would raise its head from the floor.
Illeon's eyes darkened.
'Okay.'
If only Dietrich could be eliminated, everything would fall into his hands.
Even if the Great Temple burned down and the imperial family of Abelon fell into Dietrich's hands, the sky of Abelon was still Illeon's.
***
An inn located on Sudo Street.
The harsh rain continued to hit the inn window.
“I didn’t mean to let Seliya go to the imperial palace. I didn’t know that damned Hariel would take advantage of the time we were away from the mansion to send Seliya to the imperial palace.”
Viscount Brillion gritted his teeth as he stared at the endless rain.
Empty drinking glasses were scattered haphazardly on the wooden table in front of the viscount.
The Viscount's face was flushed, perhaps because he had been drinking heavily.
Vincent, who was sitting across from him, silently observed his father's trembling mustache.
“This is the daughter I found and adopted, and she sold her to the Emperor at will! You’re a damn woman!”
The Viscount slammed his half-empty glass on the table! He put it down loudly.
It was difficult for Vincent to listen to his father's lament about his situation any longer.
Even at this moment, Seliya will be with Dietrich.
Vincent didn't even care whether Seliya was accused of being a witch or not.
It just got on Vincent's nerves that the man next to him was not him, but Dietrich.
Even when he went to a resort with his father, he only chose women with silver hair and had fun with them.
“It’s been a while since I had a good time, and something like this has never happened before. I wasn’t going to a resort.”
Vincent snorted inwardly as he looked at his father who had enjoyed everything and was now regretting it.
The new Seliya he had never seen became even more beautiful.
When he thought of Seliya leaving in Dietrich's arms, Vincent immediately felt heat rise in his head.
He remembered the way Seliya looked at him.
Her emerald-colored eyes looked at him like she was looking at a disgusting bug.
Any man she deserves is bound to have eyes for a beautiful woman.
What was wrong with him lusting after his sister, who was not related to her by blood?
Seliya, who would have been lost if it weren't for his father, would be grateful for the rest of her life just for accepting her into their family.
But, rather than thanking them, she turned away.
She treated hin and his father as complete strangers, and as if showing off, she walked away in Dietrich's arms.
'Dietrich Calypso!'
He was the leader of the Imperial Knights who controlled the military power of Abelon.
Everyone called him Duke, even though he had recently been stripped of his title by the Emperor.
Vincent was no exception.
“...I wish Seliya would have been more disciplined when she was at the mansion. If she had, she wouldn’t have turned away from my father and me, and she wouldn’t have run away in the arms of Duke Calypso.”
At Vincent's words, Viscount Brillion lifted his head.
“Now that I think about it, Vincent, didn’t you often go to Seliya’s door?”
It was right.
There were several times when Vincent, unable to control his boiling desire, secretly crossed over to Seliya's doorstep in the early morning.
But...
“...I’ve been to Seliya’s door a few times, but strangely, I don’t remember anything after that.”
Viscount Brillion's eyebrows raised when he heard these words for the first time.
"What?"
“I woke up in my bed, Dad. Isn't it truly strange? I definitely have memories that go beyond Seliya’s visit, but I woke up to find myself in my own bed.”
“Why are you saying that now?”
Vincent wanted to have Seliya completely exclusive, so he didn't say anything.
A dirty desire flashed on the Viscount's face as he looked at the silent Vincent.
“...So, you’re saying Seliya is still pure?”
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