Naturally, Kishian was bewildered.
It already seemed strange that the Princess had suddenly come to visit him at such a late hour.
But she left a handprint on her cheek and suddenly burst into tears.
When he thought that anyone might mistakenly think that he had used violence, he suddenly had a headache.
Trying not to frown, he invited the Princess into his office.
"Let's come in and talk. What's going on? Is that cheek the work of the owner of the mansion?"
If that was the case, he didn't know how to deal with this again, and he was feeling annoyed.
"No, I don't. That's not true."
"Sure..."
"...I can't tell you. I think you'll be shocked when you hear..."
"..."
He became even more irritated.
When he came this far and saw her crying. It was clear that he was asking him to punish the person who slapped her.
He was going to talk anyway, but it didn't look good to come at such a tiring time and drag out the time.
But as his wife's sister, she couldn't be treated carelessly, so Kishian was patient.
"It's okay, tell me. Who did it?"
The tears that had stopped for a moment streamed down Letie's cheeks again.
After a long sniffle, her lips finally opened.
"It's my sister's doing."
"..."
"The child... During the conversation, she suddenly waved her hand..."
The Grand Duchess's doing? Kishian was momentarily confused.
Before he could think of anything properly, the Princess continued.
"I think that's why I should go to the Imperial Palace soon... That's what I'm here to tell you."
"Oh."
"I don't think I can stay any longer like this..."
It was a pleasant sound to hear.
She wanted to go back quickly, so Kishian didn't tell her to stay longer, even if it was out of courtesy:
Instead, he came up with an answer that would not seem moderately rude.
"Is that so? I don't know what happened, but I hope it will be resolved."
"Don't hate her too much."
"...Yes?"
"I accidentally touched her wound... I raised my hand."
"Wound?"
Letie wiped away the tears from her eyes with her fingertips and nodded.
"She pretends not to do that, but... In fact, she always envies me."
"What do you mean?"
"It's exactly what I said. She would envy me and covet what I had."
Kishian's eyes wrinkled shallowly, and he pondered what he had just heard.
Was the Grand Duchess a disposition worthy of coveting others' things?
She wasn't. He could definitely feel her discomfort, but it was definitely different from jealousy.
It seemed like she wanted to run away rather than take what was hers.
While he was silent in doubt, Letie continued.
"But she's not a child with a crooked disposition. Please take care of her."
"Yes, of course... I think so too. Far from being crooked, she is so upright that she has never treated even her subordinates badly."
"..."
"I'm also worried that she just put up with it even when she has to punish the lower ones. So... I hope the Princess will think well of it and move on."
Watching the Princess stare at him as if asking what he meant, Kishian pointed his fingertips to her cheek.
"If the Grand Duchess was so patient, wouldn't it be possible to say that the Princess was also at fault to some extent?"
"..."
"Don't think too badly."
This is what Kishian concluded.
The Grand Duchess was not someone to beat anyone in the first place.
If he was beaten by such a Grand Duchess, the other person must have done something wrong.
The Princess in front of him was subtly belittled by the Grand Duchess, but Kishian believed only what he had seen and experienced.
Only the appearance of the Grand Duchess that he saw and experienced.
"..."
The Princess's mouth was firmly shut.
Her eyes were wet with tears, and she looked up pitifully at Kishian, but there was a quiet anger in her eyes.
He told her not to hate the Grand Duchess too much because she was also at fault, and when Kishian agreed, she seemed to be displeased.
The voice that came out soon after was also frosty.
"I... Are you saying that I was beaten because I did something that deserves to be beaten?"
"Yes, I won't correct you. I don't think you misunderstood what I meant."
He didn't expect the Princess to take off her mask so quickly, but it didn't matter.
After all, she was going to leave tomorrow.
Kishian just wanted to end this boring conversation and go back to his bedroom.
He was about to open the door for the Princess to leave.
"I don't think it's something you should say to a victim of violence."
"Violence..."
After rolling the Princess's words on the tip of his tongue, Kishian spoke again.
"I don't think it's just violence to hit with your hands. If you hurt them with words, wouldn't that be violence?"
"..."
"I wonder if you are really an innocent victim."
"..."
"What did the Princess say to the Grand Duchess before she raised her hand?"
The empress's mouth was firmly shut.
Before Elona raised her hand, Letie had told her that she was "fake."
She knew that was the most effective way to hurt her sister.
Kishian waited for a moment and then laughed.
"I think it's difficult for you to speak."
She said something so horrible that it was hard to say it out of her mouth, so she must be keeping her mouth shut.
Convinced of this, Kishian opened the door to leave.
After that, he came out first and tried to call the Princess.
"Fake, I said."
The words slipped from between the Princess's hardened lips.
Of course, it was difficult for Kishian to understand. It's fake out of nowhere.
As he stared at her as if asking what she meant, a fishy smile appeared on her red lips.
"Have you ever thought about that? I think the person you trust might be hiding something from you."
"..."
"Maybe you have a secret. Even though I knew the amazing secret... I wonder if your sublime love can continue."
It sounded undeniably offensive.
The Kishian, who had been smiling all this time, wrinkled his eyes slightly.
"What does it mean?"
As she walked out of the open door, the Princess glanced at him with a cold gaze
"Check it out for yourself. Is there any kind of deception? There is an amazing power of magic in the world. If you use it, you can make ugly women look beautiful and fake people look real."
It still sounded enigmatic to Kishian.
But he couldn't ask for more.
He had an ominous feeling that if he searched any further, he might hear the truth that he couldn't handle.
Watching the Princess walk away through the hallway, he stood there for a while.
***
As soon as morning broke, the Princess left for the imperial palace.
With the disappearance of the inconvenience, the Grand Duchess regained her usual vitality.
But Kishian couldn't get much at ease.
The words that the Princess had left behind occupied his mind.
'Can you make a fake look real with magic?'
Maybe it was because Kishian didn't take her side, so she spat out of anger.
She wants to hurt and belittle her sister until the end.
Yesterday, she didn't seem to be just an innocent woman, so she might have tried to flirt with him. But.
'There's nothing wrong with checking it out.'
A little bit of distrust towards the Grand Duchess that remained in his heart eventually made him move.
He took a pen and paper and wrote the letter.
If the Grand Duchess was using magic to trick something, she could ask for help from someone who could break the spell.
So he wrote a letter to one of the few wizards in the empire who was famous for having the most outstanding skills.
After that, he called his servant and handed it over.
'It won't take long. After checking, this steaminess will disappear too.'
If it turned out that there was nothing wrong with the Grand Duchess and that the Princess was just talking nonsense, he would be able to go back to his normal business.
As if nothing had happened, without any problems.
Hoping that the moment would come quickly, he waited for the letter to reach the mage.
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