Men of the Harem (137 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 137

Hyacinth, having safely intercepted the real attacker sent by La Til through another method, turned Duke Daga’s own plot—the death of the Deputy Duke he had prepared—against him.

He forced the attacker to confess that Duke Daga had ordered him to kill Prince Klein first in order to assassinate Emperor Hyacinth, and that the Deputy Duke had merely been caught up in the process. Though it was only half the truth.

The attacker had initially refused to speak, but upon hearing that the “fake attacker” placed in the prisoner transport carriage—meant for him originally—had been killed by bandits sent by Duke Daga, he changed his mind and revealed everything truthfully.

“Your Majesty is making a preposterous claim. How can you possibly trust the words of someone whose identity isn’t even verified?”

Although Duke Daga had been openly confronted during the meeting, he handled it with seasoned composure, attempting to brush off Hyacinth’s words.

But Hyacinth mocked him, citing the murder of the fake criminal brought by Tariyum’s envoy delegation, and suggested that someone must have orchestrated the scheme—why else would they try to kill the real culprit before any proper investigation?

Although, as Duke Daga pointed out, the testimony of a single criminal wasn’t enough to prove Duke Daga had ordered the assassination, Hyacinth hadn’t expected such a minor incident to yield conclusive results anyway, so he wasn’t disappointed.

“Now that things have turned out this way, I worry Duke—you might hire someone else to assassinate me next. Ah, of course, as you say, it might all just be a misunderstanding. Either way, until this misunderstanding is cleared up, I suppose I’ll keep some distance from the Empress. For now, let her stay at the nearest palace near the capital.”

For the moment, this much was satisfaction enough.

“Why must Her Majesty the Empress be brought into this matter? What does she have to do with it?”

“Isn’t it unavoidable? After all, she’s the only one close to both you and me.”

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Because she hadn’t slept properly all day, La Til didn’t have nightmares about Domis’s past, but her exhaustion left her eyes sunken and dull.

Seemingly gauging her condition, Sarnet—who had been unusually quiet since yesterday—finally couldn’t hold back and offered his advice.

“How about taking the rest of the day off and resting? Your complexion looks poor.”

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