“We might not be able to immediately identify the culprit who killed Duke Tamare and his subordinates. However, we will surely find the perpetrators who killed innocent people and tried to frame Prince Kite for it.”

The king gestured for Kite and Ruelle to stand by his side before continuing.

“In any case, it seems that all the rumors have been proven false. Now, let’s congratulate Prince Kite, who has completed all his tasks and returned, and Romine, who will become the princess.”

As soon as the king finished speaking, Duke Partr stepped forward and bowed to Kite.

“Congratulations, Prince. It’s regrettable to encounter such an unfortunate incident upon your return with good news from a long journey. I, Partr, will not overlook the tragedy of the Tamare family and will do my best to lead in finding the culprit, as mentioned by His Majesty. I believe that the nobles will move together according to my intentions.”

Kite’s lips slightly twisted at Duke Partr’s shameless initiative. It was nauseating to see him take action to capture the culprit just to hide his own guilt.

However, unless someone who saw his face at the time of the incident came forward, there was no way to accuse Duke Partr as the culprit at this moment.

In the end, Kite smiled gently and said to Duke Partr with a soft gaze, “It’s reassuring that the Duke is taking the lead. However, how can you find the culprit when no one has seen their face? I’m worried that you might damage the Duke’s reputation for no reason. The Duke’s pride and the reason why others respect him are to perfectly fulfill the tasks entrusted to him, no matter what happens.”

“Oh, Your Highness worries too much. It’s Duke Partr we’re talking about. Can’t he find the culprit? He’s the one holding all the information about Helenae. He’s the most suitable person to trust with this incident. Right, Duke?” said Hazen.

Duke Partr’s expression slightly stiffened at Hazen’s words, but he quickly smiled and accepted them. “Duke Herme thinks so highly of me. I was quite surprised. I will do my best not to disappoint those expectations. After all, we just need to find the culprit, right?”

“In any case, that’s right. Surely you won’t try to falsely accuse someone irrelevant as the culprit, will you? Duke Partr wouldn’t do such an absurd thing. It must be my unfounded suspicion, right?” Hazen said with a smirk, blocking Duke Partr’s way, and the Duke’s relaxed expression turned chilly in an instant.

“It seems that the Duke wishes for me to do so?”

“I wouldn’t dare. I look forward to the Duke’s abilities. Please do your best.”

After laughing slyly, Hazen returned with Kite to their original places.

“How will the Duke handle this?”

Hazen asked, and Kite replied, “For a while, he’ll pretend to do his best. After that, he’ll find and bring someone appropriate to blame for the crimes, even if he has to turn the case upside down.”
“Still, since we’ve given a warning, we should be able to buy some time, right?”

Kite looked at Duke Partr, who was staring in their direction, and replied, “That’s the plan.”

“Alright then. I’ll be searching for the culprit everywhere. I need to capture the Duke’s attention as much as possible. I’ll pretend to find something while talking.”

With a worried expression, Kite responded to Raphael’s words, “Be careful. We don’t want things to escalate dangerously due to unnecessary provocations.”

“Don’t worry about it.”

“Alright then, Ruelle. Shall we go?”

Ruelle stood up from her seat at Kite’s words.

The two, along with Hazen and Tien, were planning to go to Curan to organize things and return.

“I’ll deliver the potion and join you in Curan.”

Mitchell was planning to bring Ruelle’s potion to the Emperor of Elab.

“Tell Kisha that I’ll come to meet her once things are settled here.”

After conveying his greetings to his younger sister, Kite turned to Ruelle.

With a signal that they were ready, Ruelle put the van into her bag and shook hands with the astonished people before pressing the teleport button.

“Wow, I didn’t know it was this creepy to watch from the side when I did it. We were surprised, and others… ”

Raphael looked around and quickly pulled Mitchell away.

“Hey, let’s run. Look at people’s faces. They’re ready to come running and ask how you disappeared right away. If they catch us, it’ll be endless.”

After Senhwi prepared the words in advance, they ran to the prosperous place where people could not enter recklessly.

As Raphael entered the palace like his own home, he parted with Mitchell, who was heading to the northern port.

[/Party I’m lonely alone.]

Mitchell’s response to Raphael’s words came immediately.

[/Party Hey, it hasn’t even been a minute since we parted?] [/Party It’s just my feeling. Ruelle, if I tell you to come pick me up, you should come right away. Got it? It’s too awkward to move around and talk when you teleport out of the blue.]

Ruelle replied to his attitude.

[/Party Don’t worry. I’ll go wherever you ask me to.] [/Party Okay! It’s a promise, then? Well, everyone take care until we meet again.]