“The Heart of the Blue Deep” was a vivid ultramarine sapphire that was found in the territory of Taranto, weighing up to 30 carats. It was a valuable object due to its large size and very rare, bright yet deep color.

The circumstances of its discovery were also mysterious. According to the person who first found the “Heart of the Blue Deep,” a pod of dolphins appeared on the coast, left the sapphire, and then disappeared.

Taranto, a territory known for its coastline, had no sapphire mines, which only fueled the rumor mill and stirred the desires of numerous nobles.

When the “Heart of the Blue Deep” was discovered, the Duke of Taranto at the time presented this jewel to King Leo III, and since then, the jewel has been sleeping in the royal treasury.

“Ahem. You only think that because you don’t know. It’s a matter of killing two birds with one stone.”

Even though there were only him and his secretary in the carriage, King Leo III beckoned his secretary closer and whispered into his ear.

“If I give this to the daughter of Cardinal de Mare, won’t she bring it back when she gets married?”

“Eh?”

“The ‘Heart of the Blue Deep’ is a jewel that the Cardinal de Mare has always coveted. If I give it to his second daughter now, he will be happy thinking it’s his. But can he take it away when the rightful owner is his daughter?”

“No, then who are you planning to marry her to? Are you referring to Prince Alfonso?”

King Leo III was exasperated.

“Why are you so clueless! Why would I bring up Alfonso! Alfonso’s spouse should be a princess of a country, or at least a lady of a duchy!”

“I apologize, I apologize.”

“Obviously, it’s Cesare!”

King Leo III looked proud as if he had come up with a great idea.

“I plan to provide Cesare with a good position and make him the soninlaw of the Cardinal, allowing him to live well, warm and full. The second daughter of the Cardinal is modest, intelligent, and bright, isn’t that a great thing? That guy is hotheaded, he needs a calm wife.”

He was so meticulous about planning his son’s future that he seemed ready to name his grandchildren.

“Moreover, ‘The Heart of the Blue Deep’ was something that Rubina had always wanted.”

“I am well aware.”

The secretary swallowed the words, ‘So, are you really going to give it to that girl?’

“I couldn’t give it to her because of the Queen’s gaze. I received a lot of grudges. If the Cardinal’s second daughter brings this when she marries Cesare, in the end, isn’t it the same as it being Rubina’s? Chuckle.”

‘It’s… Women’s hearts wouldn’t be like that…’

What motherinlaw would be happy to see the precious jewel she had always wanted in the hands of a young daughterinlaw? It would be fortunate if the Countess Rubina didn’t barge in and forcibly take it away given her personality.

The secretary had a lot he wanted to say.

It seems like the King is provoking unnecessary fights between the motherinlaw and daughterinlaw, or if His Majesty knew a little more about women, the relationship with Queen Marguerite wouldn’t be so bad, or it’s surprising that Countess Rubina hasn’t scratched the King’s face yet, and so on.

But he had already used up his right to object today. If His Majesty was going to listen to him, he wouldn’t have come this far. The secretary gave up on any further objection.

“Your Majesty, you are wise!!!”

“Ariadne, where did you come up with such a thought?”

The first thing that greeted Ariadne when she returned after defeating the apostle of Asareto was the inquisition of Cardinal de Mare.

Even though Ariadne had made a huge fuss about ‘father’s studies’ at the San Ercolano Grand Church, it seemed that receiving what was received and confirming the source was a different matter.

It couldn’t be helped. Ariadne’s performance today was overly outstanding for something a fifteenyearold girl scribbled alone at home.

Ariadne chose her words carefully after a moment of thought.

“I read the books in the house while I was idle, Father’s books.”

The passages from the papal letters that Ariadne had argued with the Apostle of Asereto at San Ercole Cathedral were exactly the same as the passages that the continent’s top theologians had used to define the Asereto sect as a heresy at the Council of Trevero.

Cardinal de Mare was able to realize this only after reading the document that summarized the conclusions of the Council of Trevero, which the heretical judge brought with the Pope’s edict.

“Did you figure this out all by yourself?”

Outside, Cardinal de Mare’s theological knowledge was so extensive and profound that even his young daughter raised by him was praised for her outstanding theological knowledge, but the Cardinal knew best that this was not the case.

The conclusion of the Council of Trevero was the result of the creativity and collective intelligence of those who were wellversed in the system of papal letters.