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Translator: Vine
Chapter: 59
Chapter Title: The Prime Suspect
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One year later.
They had managed to gather some information about a royal named 'Lellia'.
Late one night, inside a barracks.
The four of them, having returned from training, gathered to exchange the information they had collected so far.
“So, based on what Leo said, there was someone threatening the throne. Right?”
“Yes. At the time, aside from Leo, the person named Lellia was the only other young royal.”
“Since Emperor Perseus and his children were pretending to be dead back then… This Lellia person must have thought that if she killed Leo, she could become the empress herself.”
“It’s too early to jump to conclusions.”
“But… that name was written in the last letter Leo sent.”
“It’s clearly a dying message.”
Of course, Emperor Perseus was also a suspect, but the information they had gathered pointed too clearly to one person.
Lellia Auraria.
Unfortunately, the news of Lellia's disappearance had not reached them, all the way on the other side of the continent.
This was because Emperor Perseus had prevented the news from spreading.
“Whether she’s the culprit or not, it’s certain that she’s the most suspicious.”
“Then we…”
“As soon as the battle with the Mad Dragon is over, let’s head straight for Auraria.”
“Right, there’s a limit to the information we can gather here. Once we track her down and beat some answers out of her, we’ll know if she’s the killer or not.”
“…Even if she’s not the real culprit, there will surely be more information we can get from her.”
Having reached that conclusion, another five years passed.
