“I haven’t visited many countries, but…”

Revenfell chuckled and tossed a handkerchief onto the food.

“I’ve never received a welcoming greeting at a banquet table, especially with such tasteless food.”

“…I didn’t even get a chance to hear that Your Majesty was coming…”

“Then have you heard about the visit of Teriela, my wife and the Empress of the Leonharta Empire?”

As Revenfell asked, the king swallowed hard and closed his lips. The confused eyes of the king shook aimlessly.
“Did you hear about that? …But still, there isn’t any preparation to welcome the Empress?”

“Given the circumstances, I hadn’t had the presence of mind to do so. As the sole heir to the throne and the son I love, Karayan is transcending life and death. Who would have the mindset to welcome someone? Please consider it with broad-mindedness.”

As King of Lupon finished speaking, I forcefully set down the glass I held, making a loud clattering sound. All eyes were on me.

Prince Lusenia, who was quite tense, was startled and even jumped up from his seat.

“I asked Prince Lusenia about it earlier…”

I wiped my lips with a handkerchief and looked around at my siblings.

“Someone said that Karayan was stabbed by an intruder at night.”

The siblings exchanged glances with pale faces.

The useless silence was too noisy.

“Prince Lusenia said he doesn’t know who did it… Probably, everyone doesn’t know, right?”

“Of course.”

“Who would dare to do such a thing!”

The siblings stepped forward one by one to assert their innocence.

Among them, no one expressed concern for Karayan.

“Well then, everyone doesn’t know, so that’s a relief. I was worried…”

“Worried?”

“Karayan was a carrier of an infectious disease. If someone had sneaked in and stabbed him, the disease would have naturally spread.”

Clang!

The sound of tableware hitting the floor was heard. When I turned my head, Prince Lusenia was standing with his knife dropped, his mouth wide open.

“Is that all?”

I stared directly at Prince Lusenia and said each word slowly.

“If the person who stabbed Karayan had roamed around the palace… everyone would have been infected.”

“!”

“Aaargh!”

As soon as my words ended, the dining table became chaotic. The siblings who had been sitting and eating were all surprised, causing a commotion.

The older sister and brother sitting next to Prince Lusenia screamed and moved away as if they had seen something dirty.

‘So foolish.’

I chuckled while watching my noisy siblings. Especially Prince Lusenia seemed so shocked that he couldn’t move from his seat.

“Ugh! Ugh!”

Some of the siblings were trying hard to vomit the food they had just eaten at the same table with Lusenia. Even though vomiting now wouldn’t make them feel better.

“You, you, you’re the saint.”

Leeria, the older sister who was washing her hands with water brought by a maid, said as she looked at me. All the siblings stared at me in response to Leeria’s muttering.

“Did you also heal Karayan with a knife? Can you, can you cure infectious diseases?”

Leeria rushed towards me, pushing away the maid who had brought the water. Her twisted face with a forced smile was terrifying.

I faced her creepy smile with a bright smile, shaking my head.

“Eh? Until a little while ago, everyone, including you, Leeria, said you didn’t know who stabbed Karayan.”

“T-That’s!!”
“But why are you suddenly so worried, sister?”

I reached out and grabbed Leeria’s sister’s chin. Her trembling body felt limp due to tension.

“I don’t know.”

Leeria, whose chin was held by me, cast her eyes down. Seeing her like that, I asked again with a lowered voice.

“You said you didn’t know.”

“W-Well…”

“Sister, were you waiting for Karayan to die too?”

As I tightened my grip on Leeria’s sister’s chin, my hand involuntarily tensed, and Leeria’s trembling became stronger.

“I, I… I…”

When I brought my face closer, Leeria’s sister tried to move back in surprise. However, I didn’t let go, preventing her from escaping.

“Did you try to kill Karayan? How dare you, my family?”

“N-No, I didn’t. I…”

“You say that every time. Pretending to be innocent, pretending to do nothing.”

I released Leeria’s sister’s chin, which I had been holding, as if throwing it away. Frightened, Leeria’s sister toppled to the left due to the recoil.

The remaining siblings, who were about to rush at me, hesitated when they saw Leeria’s sister’s condition.

I laughed again while watching that scene.

“By the way, did I ever say I’m a saint?”

“L-Lies!”

The brave youngest sister shouted.

“If Sister isn’t a saint! H-How could Karayan recover so perfectly!”

I shrugged my shoulders.

“Well, who knows? Maybe God helped?”

As I responded with a soft tone, the hesitant siblings rushed at me again.

“I-I-I didn’t do anything! H-Help me!”

“I-I don’t know who stabbed Sir Karayan, but if the culprit roamed the palace, I could have been infected too! Please, help me!”

It was a sight to behold as the siblings rushed forward, desperately begging for their lives.

“Really don’t know?”

Smiling, I asked the pleading siblings.