Stella, watching Johann leave without turning back, raised her eyebrows.

‘It must still be confusing.’

Jaesang patted Stella’s shoulder affectionately.

“Saint, could you explain today’s events?”

“…I just wanted to confirm Duke’s intentions. I had no intention of causing trouble for the Duke. I thought I might ask again?”

Stella pouted her lips playfully.
“I understand the Duke’s intentions. I don’t want to cause trouble for the Duke. However, I wanted to let you know that there is someone who will always pray for the Duke, regardless of the Duke’s wishes.”

Warm sunlight poured through the window on the palace wall. The saint’s blue eyes sparkled nobly. From her prayer-like posture, not a hint of ulterior motive could be felt.

“Doesn’t Jaesang also understand my feelings?”

“Ah, yes, indeed.”

Orteka Jaesang’s eyes sank coolly.

‘The saint seems to have a great interest in Duke Blancchat.’

Ironically, the Duke appeared very hostile towards the saint.

‘If I handle this well, I can achieve the desired results.’

Stella is the saint who receives the empire’s favor. Despite being a sacred figure, in the imperial realm with many followers of Atea, she wields tremendous influence.

‘So, the lie at the Royum Kingdom announcement must have been smoothly passed.’

From the perspective of the followers, it would be challenging to doubt a saint recognized by the empire.

Jaesang smiled benevolently at Stella.

“I fully understand the saint’s feelings. But I’m afraid, as the saint’s guardian, that others may exploit the saint’s innocent heart.”

“Oh my, I guess there could be such people.”

“But don’t worry too much. Since I have accepted the request of Prime Minister Simon to look after the saint, I will assist you a lot.”

Stella smiled brightly at Jaesang’s words.

I examined the tapestry given by Queen Isidore.

‘It’s true. Isidore’s name is correct.’

I could even feel the power of the fairy near that name.

[Dash]Would you like to tear apart that tapestry?

“Yes, tear apart the tapestry?”

[Dash]Yes. It’s highly likely that the fairy named Isidore left something for other fairies. So, wouldn’t it be good to check it out by any means?

“But… this tapestry was a gift from Queen Isabella.”

[Dash]Well, you’re a fairy, aren’t you? You don’t have to care about human etiquette. Besides, the human who gave you the tapestry would probably wish it to be more helpful to you.

[Dash]Yes. It’s a necessary task, and what can you do? The human who gave you the tapestry probably wishes it to be more helpful to you.

It wasn’t an ordinary tapestry; it was a possession that Queen Isabella had carefully hung in her office.

‘What if I try to find out where she put that tapestry?’

Even though I am treated well in the Royum Kingdom, this could be emotionally challenging. However, there are priorities in tasks.

“I have no choice. I’ll have to find something similar again.”

I grabbed the tapestry and pulled on the part with the name ‘Isidore.’

[Isidore.] The tapestry was gradually torn apart, but in the midst of it, the name Isidore became increasingly clear. Amidst the sparkling aura of the twinkling fairy, something like a phantom seemed to brush by.

‘Young Johan?’

Young Johan, at a tender age, was seen sitting in the palace bedroom with his mother and sister. Johan’s mother, the former Duchess, was seen folding animals with towels for Lily.

“Come on, Lily. Look at this. Resembles a rabbit, doesn’t it?”

“Johan, did you see it too? Mom made a rabbit with a towel!”

“Yeah, I saw it.”

“Mom, can you make other animals too?”

“Of course. Johan, do you know how to make one too? Want to make one for Lily?”

Young Johan looked strangely annoyed, but when Lily whined, he folded a towel and made a swan.

“There, done?”

“Wow! Johan is amazing! How can you make something like this right away? Can I do it too?”

“It’s easy if you fold it roughly.”

However, despite Lily’s confident ambitions, she seemed to lack manual dexterity. Unlike Johan, who made a swan in one go, Lily failed repeatedly.

“You’re not supposed to fold it that way. Just try to follow along.”

“Um, it’s too difficult…”

At that moment, Johan’s mother, who had been watching her children with satisfaction, stood up from her seat.

“Duchess, Her Majesty is calling for you.”

“Oh, is that so?”

At first, the former Duchess’s face turned pale. However, she nodded gracefully and tidied up her appearance.

“Lily, Johan. Mom will be back shortly. Behave yourselves.”

At that moment, something strange caught my eye.

“Is that an emerald earring?”

The former Duchess was carefully hiding one earring in her sleeve. However, she couldn’t conceal her anxiety, and her fingers fidgeted.

‘Why is she acting like that?’

Splash

At that moment, Johan entered with a cold and expressionless face. A difficult-to-approach atmosphere seemed to emanate from him.

In that moment, the illusion I had seen in front of my eyes disappeared like bubbles.

“Huh? The tapestry, too—”

Strangely, the tapestry I had torn was back to its original state.