Of course, it is said that at the time, it was not considered a big problem because it was natural for key personnel to be replaced when the person with real power, such as the aide of the Duke's family, changed.
But the faces of Liana and Eudela, who were listening to Carol and my conversation from the side, grew darker.
It became clear that their aunt, Lady Alentia, was their enemy.
At this point, I looked at Liana and asked a question.
"Liana. Did anything unusual happen before your skin disease really started? Lady Alentia, or... your mother."
"...Yes. It was six years ago, in the summer. Lady Alentia took my mother and me there, saying there was a nice hot spring nearby. I thought it was a pleasant and fond memory... But after we went there, my health gradually deteriorated."
Liana bit her lower lip hard.
It was certainly suspicious now, but she would never have imagined that her aunt would do me any harm.
Perhaps Liana only thought of Lady Alentia as a benefactor, as she gave her nutritional supplements to alleviate her symptoms and took care of her living expenses.
"This."
I clicked my tongue in regret.
When asked exactly what happened, Liana said she didn't remember much other than that she went to the hot springs and then stayed at a nearby luxury hotel.
As I stared blankly at the confused Liana, Carol continued to speak to me.
“And, Princess, I also looked into who created the Fountain of the Sun.”
“Oh my god. Really? Did you find out who it was?”
Carol, who investigated something without being asked!
I shouted in excitement, but Carol shook her head.
“I'm sorry to disappoint you. I still haven't figured out exactly who it is.”
“Oh, I see? It’s okay, Carol.”
"Yes. The manufacturing process for the Fountain of the Sun was incredibly complex. It wasn't created in one go. It seemed like the process was deliberately concealed."
“Are they hiding it on purpose?”
I let out a hollow laugh and raised one corner of my mouth.
Wow. These are real criminals.
If we put these guys in the palace prison, will we get a bigger bounty on criminals?
They deliberately ruined the skin of nobles, so I wonder if they won't give me a lot of bounty.
As Carol continued to think about how to catch the criminal and collect the reward,
"Potions were made in various places, then gathered in one place. There were twelve in total, and I discovered that Arthur Rognier was the one making one."
"Arthur Rognier? Did you know that he knew anything about chemistry, magic, or alchemy? He's definitely not that kind of person."
Liana interjected with a nuance that she simply did not understand.
I see. It's definitely strange.
The Rognier family is a family that has nothing to do with magic or other reagent manufacturing.
Carol nodded in agreement.
"It's strange. But there's something even stranger, Princess. The final stage is..."
“Please, I hope the difficulty level is low.”
I looked at Carol desperately and begged, but she shook her head cruelly.
"The palace was where all those potions ultimately gathered. It was quite complex and difficult to figure out, but I'm certain."
“Did you just say the Imperial Palace?”
“Yes, that is also the Palace of Peace, that is, the palace of Her Majesty the Empress among the imperial palaces.”
Haha. You said it was the Palace of Peace.
We were so embarrassed that we just looked at each other and couldn't speak.
Is it true that the Fountain of the Sun is being created in the peaceful and gentle palace of Empress Giselle?
How could this happen!
Carol added cautiously, looking around at us in shock.
"I don't know how much you trust the Information Guild Demirant, but it's the most reliable. However, I can't be 100% sure. It would be best for you to go to the Empress's palace and personally confirm the situation."
“Oh, I see.”
“With your skills, Princess, you will be able to avoid danger easily.”
“Yeah, that’s right. Hahaha.”
Carol, who still believed in my magical abilities, smiled brightly, so I awkwardly smiled and nodded along.
My temples were throbbing.
Should I go to the Empress's palace and find out if the Fountain of the Sun was created and what evidence there is of it?
Isn't this too difficult, ugh.
To enter the Empress's palace, you must be invited by the Empress Giselle. Only one person can enter freely: the Emperor.
It is widely known that meeting Empress Giselle is extremely difficult.
The Empress is very gentle, but she is said to be someone who dislikes contact with people, so appointments must be made a month in advance to meet them.
“Ahhh... I’m going crazy.”
As I muttered, Eudela, who had been quiet until then, opened her mouth.
“Princess.”
"Yes."
Eudela's expression, which I thought would say something like, 'Would you like something sweet?', was unusual.
Eudela looked at me intently and said.
“Isn’t the Crown Prince’s birthday banquet always held in the banquet hall of the Peace Palace, the palace of Her Majesty the Empress?”
“Ah... I see.”
Usually, birthday banquets for unmarried members of the royal family are held at the palace where the Prince or Princess's biological mother resides.
Crown Prince Adrian was the adopted son of Empress Giselle, so his birthday banquet was always held at the Empress's palace.
Damn, how come everything fits so perfectly?
I had no choice but to go to Adrian's birthday party.
I really, really hate it, but contrary to my personal feelings, the clue to the case is there.
If I go there, I can solve the mystery of the Fountain of the Sun, and I can also meet Cordelia, whom I was so curious about, and ask her various questions.
"Wouldn't it be possible to know why Yvonne went to the palace two years ago to attend Adrian's birthday banquet and returned sick? Surely the birthday banquet was held at the Empress's palace then, too."
There is definitely something going on in the Empress's palace.
So, it's clear that Yvonne wrote it down in her diary. The answer to her magical amnesia lies there, too.
I narrowed my eyes as I looked towards the palace.
“I have to go to the palace.”
If you can't avoid it, you have to be fully prepared.
‘Before that...’
I muttered as I looked outside, where the rain was pouring down like a torrent.
“First, there’s something I need to confirm with Lady Alentia.”
It's scary to go alone, so I'll have to threaten that familiar Pembe and take him with me.
I looked at Pembe, who was trapped in the dome lid, and snickered.
Rhodia grass bath salts will be on sale in earnest soon, so I should buy some Thiels' magic stones as soon as I get the money.
If I drink it as quickly as I can, I will be able to quickly regain my magic and magical powers and return to normal, Yvonne.
I contacted Baron Gardner through the magical communication channel and asked him to find out the current price and quantity of Thiels' magic stones.
I want to get my hands on it quickly.
Thiels, you!
I sighed deeply, longing for Tiiels, who might be sleeping in some unknown area.
And before I really started training my familiar, Pembe, I ordered my maids to bring me lots of sweet snacks.
'Ah!'
At that moment, a good idea occurred to me, and I immediately contacted Randy.
“We’ve decided on a name for our new bath bomb. Let’s call it ‘Crybaby Pembe.’”
I smiled and looked forward.
Indeed, will it be caught?
Heavy rains falling across the Verbent prevented all social activities among the women.
Even though I was riding in a carriage, the raindrops were so heavy that the hem of my dress was splashed with rainwater.
But it wasn't just because of the long rainy season.
There was another reason why upper-class women were unable to leave their mansions and were in fear.
It was because of a vicious skin disease of unknown cause.
“Mother, what should I do? The Crown Prince’s birthday banquet is just around the corner!”
"Calm down, Melovi. Ah, I'm in pain right now, being like this."
Young Lady Melovi from Count Grati suffered from a skin disease that spread all over her body.
Neither the priest's prayers, nor the wizard's healing spells, nor the doctor's cures were heard.
It wasn't a serious enough situation to kill her, but she wasn't in a position to appear at any official event.
The noblewoman's groaning continued like a sob in the damp mansion made even more damp by the rain.
“Haha. What kind of strange, contagious disease is this?”
“Whew. That’s right.”
The Count, concerned about his wife and daughter, clicked his tongue and ordered an epidemiological investigation, but no specific reason could be found.
But then, good news came.
The director of a high-end aesthetic management office in the Nasiel district taught the treatment method to the members he manages.
It is a herbal bath salt with a slightly odd name, ‘Crybaby Pembe’.
If you pour an entire bottle of bath salts into your bathtub and sit in the warm water, not only will you feel better, but it will also instantly cure any strange skin disease you have!
However, the 'Crybaby Pembe' bath bomb was very expensive.
If the Fountain of the Sun was usually available for around ten million gold, then the Crybaby Pembe was available for twenty million gold.
But one of the noble ladies, who could no longer bear it, paid a high price and managed to get the crybaby Pembe.
And the result is...
“Me too, quickly, give me a crybaby Pembe too!”
“We, we have four daughters!!! We need five!”
“Please help me somehow, no matter the price!”
“Oh, no... I don’t know where to buy it either...”
The manager of the Nasiel District's high-end aesthetic management office was sweating profusely.
At first, he tried to track down the magical communication device number of the person who secretly gave him the crybaby Pembe, but it was a nonexistent number.
And soon, the deal began without the director.
The price of Crybaby Pembe went up and down, and some Princesses who made a lot of money smiled brightly, while Cordelia's face turned pale when she heard the name 'Crybaby Pembe' and the current situation.
And another rumor was circulating.
“I heard that His Highness the Crown Prince’s partner is Princess Yvonne Argenthoz?”
“Oh my goodness. The Empress even sent the dress herself. I heard the Princess accepted it too... What on earth is going on?”
"I wonder if Princess Yvonne Argenthoz is a candidate for the Crown Princess position? She's been very well-behaved lately."
“Well... the family is very strong.”
It was quickly distorted into a rumor that the Crown Prince's lover, Princess Cordelia Mare, had already been dumped, and that Yvonne Argenthoz had become the Crown Prince's new lover.
And after three days, Rudnine, who had taken care of everything in the Iels territory and returned to the capital in an instant, was greatly shocked when he heard this rumor.
“Yvonne...?”
Are you saying that while I was away, Yvonne kicked me out of the fishing grounds?
“Your Excellency!”
“Get out of the way.”
He took a deep breath and ran through the rain towards the Agenthoz mansion.
But the faces of Liana and Eudela, who were listening to Carol and my conversation from the side, grew darker.
It became clear that their aunt, Lady Alentia, was their enemy.
At this point, I looked at Liana and asked a question.
"Liana. Did anything unusual happen before your skin disease really started? Lady Alentia, or... your mother."
"...Yes. It was six years ago, in the summer. Lady Alentia took my mother and me there, saying there was a nice hot spring nearby. I thought it was a pleasant and fond memory... But after we went there, my health gradually deteriorated."
Liana bit her lower lip hard.
It was certainly suspicious now, but she would never have imagined that her aunt would do me any harm.
Perhaps Liana only thought of Lady Alentia as a benefactor, as she gave her nutritional supplements to alleviate her symptoms and took care of her living expenses.
"This."
I clicked my tongue in regret.
When asked exactly what happened, Liana said she didn't remember much other than that she went to the hot springs and then stayed at a nearby luxury hotel.
As I stared blankly at the confused Liana, Carol continued to speak to me.
“And, Princess, I also looked into who created the Fountain of the Sun.”
“Oh my god. Really? Did you find out who it was?”
Carol, who investigated something without being asked!
I shouted in excitement, but Carol shook her head.
“I'm sorry to disappoint you. I still haven't figured out exactly who it is.”
“Oh, I see? It’s okay, Carol.”
"Yes. The manufacturing process for the Fountain of the Sun was incredibly complex. It wasn't created in one go. It seemed like the process was deliberately concealed."
“Are they hiding it on purpose?”
I let out a hollow laugh and raised one corner of my mouth.
Wow. These are real criminals.
If we put these guys in the palace prison, will we get a bigger bounty on criminals?
They deliberately ruined the skin of nobles, so I wonder if they won't give me a lot of bounty.
As Carol continued to think about how to catch the criminal and collect the reward,
"Potions were made in various places, then gathered in one place. There were twelve in total, and I discovered that Arthur Rognier was the one making one."
"Arthur Rognier? Did you know that he knew anything about chemistry, magic, or alchemy? He's definitely not that kind of person."
Liana interjected with a nuance that she simply did not understand.
I see. It's definitely strange.
The Rognier family is a family that has nothing to do with magic or other reagent manufacturing.
Carol nodded in agreement.
"It's strange. But there's something even stranger, Princess. The final stage is..."
“Please, I hope the difficulty level is low.”
I looked at Carol desperately and begged, but she shook her head cruelly.
"The palace was where all those potions ultimately gathered. It was quite complex and difficult to figure out, but I'm certain."
“Did you just say the Imperial Palace?”
“Yes, that is also the Palace of Peace, that is, the palace of Her Majesty the Empress among the imperial palaces.”
Haha. You said it was the Palace of Peace.
We were so embarrassed that we just looked at each other and couldn't speak.
Is it true that the Fountain of the Sun is being created in the peaceful and gentle palace of Empress Giselle?
How could this happen!
Carol added cautiously, looking around at us in shock.
"I don't know how much you trust the Information Guild Demirant, but it's the most reliable. However, I can't be 100% sure. It would be best for you to go to the Empress's palace and personally confirm the situation."
“Oh, I see.”
“With your skills, Princess, you will be able to avoid danger easily.”
“Yeah, that’s right. Hahaha.”
Carol, who still believed in my magical abilities, smiled brightly, so I awkwardly smiled and nodded along.
My temples were throbbing.
Should I go to the Empress's palace and find out if the Fountain of the Sun was created and what evidence there is of it?
Isn't this too difficult, ugh.
To enter the Empress's palace, you must be invited by the Empress Giselle. Only one person can enter freely: the Emperor.
It is widely known that meeting Empress Giselle is extremely difficult.
The Empress is very gentle, but she is said to be someone who dislikes contact with people, so appointments must be made a month in advance to meet them.
“Ahhh... I’m going crazy.”
As I muttered, Eudela, who had been quiet until then, opened her mouth.
“Princess.”
"Yes."
Eudela's expression, which I thought would say something like, 'Would you like something sweet?', was unusual.
Eudela looked at me intently and said.
“Isn’t the Crown Prince’s birthday banquet always held in the banquet hall of the Peace Palace, the palace of Her Majesty the Empress?”
“Ah... I see.”
Usually, birthday banquets for unmarried members of the royal family are held at the palace where the Prince or Princess's biological mother resides.
Crown Prince Adrian was the adopted son of Empress Giselle, so his birthday banquet was always held at the Empress's palace.
Damn, how come everything fits so perfectly?
I had no choice but to go to Adrian's birthday party.
I really, really hate it, but contrary to my personal feelings, the clue to the case is there.
If I go there, I can solve the mystery of the Fountain of the Sun, and I can also meet Cordelia, whom I was so curious about, and ask her various questions.
"Wouldn't it be possible to know why Yvonne went to the palace two years ago to attend Adrian's birthday banquet and returned sick? Surely the birthday banquet was held at the Empress's palace then, too."
There is definitely something going on in the Empress's palace.
So, it's clear that Yvonne wrote it down in her diary. The answer to her magical amnesia lies there, too.
I narrowed my eyes as I looked towards the palace.
“I have to go to the palace.”
If you can't avoid it, you have to be fully prepared.
‘Before that...’
I muttered as I looked outside, where the rain was pouring down like a torrent.
“First, there’s something I need to confirm with Lady Alentia.”
It's scary to go alone, so I'll have to threaten that familiar Pembe and take him with me.
I looked at Pembe, who was trapped in the dome lid, and snickered.
Rhodia grass bath salts will be on sale in earnest soon, so I should buy some Thiels' magic stones as soon as I get the money.
If I drink it as quickly as I can, I will be able to quickly regain my magic and magical powers and return to normal, Yvonne.
I contacted Baron Gardner through the magical communication channel and asked him to find out the current price and quantity of Thiels' magic stones.
I want to get my hands on it quickly.
Thiels, you!
I sighed deeply, longing for Tiiels, who might be sleeping in some unknown area.
And before I really started training my familiar, Pembe, I ordered my maids to bring me lots of sweet snacks.
'Ah!'
At that moment, a good idea occurred to me, and I immediately contacted Randy.
“We’ve decided on a name for our new bath bomb. Let’s call it ‘Crybaby Pembe.’”
I smiled and looked forward.
Indeed, will it be caught?
***
Heavy rains falling across the Verbent prevented all social activities among the women.
Even though I was riding in a carriage, the raindrops were so heavy that the hem of my dress was splashed with rainwater.
But it wasn't just because of the long rainy season.
There was another reason why upper-class women were unable to leave their mansions and were in fear.
It was because of a vicious skin disease of unknown cause.
“Mother, what should I do? The Crown Prince’s birthday banquet is just around the corner!”
"Calm down, Melovi. Ah, I'm in pain right now, being like this."
Young Lady Melovi from Count Grati suffered from a skin disease that spread all over her body.
Neither the priest's prayers, nor the wizard's healing spells, nor the doctor's cures were heard.
It wasn't a serious enough situation to kill her, but she wasn't in a position to appear at any official event.
The noblewoman's groaning continued like a sob in the damp mansion made even more damp by the rain.
“Haha. What kind of strange, contagious disease is this?”
“Whew. That’s right.”
The Count, concerned about his wife and daughter, clicked his tongue and ordered an epidemiological investigation, but no specific reason could be found.
But then, good news came.
The director of a high-end aesthetic management office in the Nasiel district taught the treatment method to the members he manages.
It is a herbal bath salt with a slightly odd name, ‘Crybaby Pembe’.
If you pour an entire bottle of bath salts into your bathtub and sit in the warm water, not only will you feel better, but it will also instantly cure any strange skin disease you have!
However, the 'Crybaby Pembe' bath bomb was very expensive.
If the Fountain of the Sun was usually available for around ten million gold, then the Crybaby Pembe was available for twenty million gold.
But one of the noble ladies, who could no longer bear it, paid a high price and managed to get the crybaby Pembe.
And the result is...
“Me too, quickly, give me a crybaby Pembe too!”
“We, we have four daughters!!! We need five!”
“Please help me somehow, no matter the price!”
“Oh, no... I don’t know where to buy it either...”
The manager of the Nasiel District's high-end aesthetic management office was sweating profusely.
At first, he tried to track down the magical communication device number of the person who secretly gave him the crybaby Pembe, but it was a nonexistent number.
And soon, the deal began without the director.
The price of Crybaby Pembe went up and down, and some Princesses who made a lot of money smiled brightly, while Cordelia's face turned pale when she heard the name 'Crybaby Pembe' and the current situation.
And another rumor was circulating.
“I heard that His Highness the Crown Prince’s partner is Princess Yvonne Argenthoz?”
“Oh my goodness. The Empress even sent the dress herself. I heard the Princess accepted it too... What on earth is going on?”
"I wonder if Princess Yvonne Argenthoz is a candidate for the Crown Princess position? She's been very well-behaved lately."
“Well... the family is very strong.”
It was quickly distorted into a rumor that the Crown Prince's lover, Princess Cordelia Mare, had already been dumped, and that Yvonne Argenthoz had become the Crown Prince's new lover.
And after three days, Rudnine, who had taken care of everything in the Iels territory and returned to the capital in an instant, was greatly shocked when he heard this rumor.
“Yvonne...?”
Are you saying that while I was away, Yvonne kicked me out of the fishing grounds?
“Your Excellency!”
“Get out of the way.”
He took a deep breath and ran through the rain towards the Agenthoz mansion.
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