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Translator: Vine
Chapter: 27
Chapter Title: The Case's Conclusion (3)
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That day, Sei-an had received the absurd answer that Prince Idis had merely been passing by. Yet, Sei-an himself was still curious how the Prince had ended up in that spot.
"..."
At Sei-an's question, Prince Idis, seemingly unwilling to give a proper answer this time either, remained silent for a moment.
And for good reason. He couldn't admit that he'd gone to Count Shurayton's estate to see Sei-an, only to then secretly follow him, Lucian, and Cliff when he saw them heading somewhere together.
It was already a blow to his pride that he'd gone to meet someone like Sei-an in person; admitting he'd followed him out of curiosity about his destination was absolutely out of the question.
"I told you it was a coincidence."
"..."
"What's with that look?"
"What do you mean, 'my look'?"
"You're looking at me as if I'm pathetic."
"..."
"...? What's with that surprised look now?"
"No, I'm just impressed that you seem to be surprisingly good at reading people's expressions."
"What did you say?"
"I'm complimenting you."
"..."
Prince Idis, after ending his sentence with a poker face, watched Sei-an sip the tea in front of him and finally let out a short sigh.
He felt this every time, but talking with this guy always made him feel like a fool, getting angry by himself.
'Why did someone with a personality like this make such a choice?'
Then, a question suddenly occurred to him.
"Is it true that you've lost your memory?"
"...? Yes, that's correct."
Sei-an, who had been drinking tea, looked at him with a puzzled expression as he asked about him.
"How did you know?"
While the fact that he'd lost his memory wasn't top-secret, few people knew about it unless they were close acquaintances of Count Shurayton's family.
"You don't remember anything at all?"
"No, nothing comes to mind."
"Then you don't remember the accident that caused your memory loss either."
"...That's right."
"Aren't you curious?"
"About what?"
"About what kind of accident caused you to lose your memory."
"..."
He was curious, yes. But the truth was, he hadn't felt the need to know, so he hadn't really tried to find out.
However, when Prince Idis posed such a question, seemingly knowing something, Sei-an suddenly grew curious again.
Recalling Lucian's stiff expression when he'd asked about the accident before, Sei-an had already surmised that the incident he'd been involved in was no simple matter.
"What kind of accident was it...? No, never mind. I don't want to hear it."
"Why? Don't you want to hear it from me?"
"Yes."
Sei-an, who had carelessly posed the question to Prince Idis, stopped speaking when he saw the triumphant smile on the Prince's face.
He didn't know what kind of accident it was, but he had a feeling it would become a source of teasing from the Prince for quite some time.
"If you don't want to, then don't."
Seeing Sei-an's reaction, Prince Idis also seemed to have no intention of elaborating on the accident and promptly fell silent.
"But I'd like to tell you."
"..."
But at that moment, someone approached their location and replied to Prince Idis's words: it was Princess Rainey.
With a deep smile playing on her lips, she stepped closer to Sei-an, who was looking at her, and continued speaking.
"Don't you want to hear what kind of accident it was?"
"Even if I said no, you'd tell me anyway, wouldn't you?"
"Oh my! You already know quite a lot about me."
Princess Rainey, displaying an even deeper smile at Sei-an's words, took a seat in front of him and silently gazed at him for a moment.
"Looking at you now, it truly is an incomprehensible accident."
"..."
"It was..."
"It was?"
"...suicide."
"...What?"
"It was suicide, I said."
"..."
"They say you jumped from a building to end your own life."
"..."
And at her subsequent words, Sei-an's expression hardened for the first time.
