As the examination was concluding, there was a knock on the door.

Jerin, who went out first, asked, “Who is it?”

“It’s Zen.”

In response to that, Jerin looked back at me. It was a request for permission on how to handle it.

I nodded slightly and said, “Let him in.”

“Yes, miss.”

Responding to Jerin’s answer, the door opened.

Since the examination was almost over, the doctor stood up and bowed.

“Well, then, I’ll be going.”

“Thank you.”

I nodded and, at the same time, gave Jerin a slight nod. Upon that, Jerin approached the departing doctor and handed him some money.

Confirming that the doctor had left, Zen, who had entered the room, was looked at, and Jerin asked, “What’s going on?”

“I received a reply from the master.”

Zen politely handed over the letter he had been holding.
I quickly tore open the envelope at Orlando’s mention and read the contents inside.

I found clues about the poison here, so I won’t be able to move for a while.

Always take care of yourself.]

Orlando knew my personality well. If someone tried to stop me, I would have come to the Kalua Empire as soon as I met Ascan again.

Unexpectedly, the word that caught my attention was [poison]. It was related to the death of my mother, Sharl.

‘Did Father find some clue?’

Orlando had been tracing the culprit who killed Sharl for a long time. I, too, was secretly gathering information based on the original work.

For a long time, the reason why Sharl’s death fell into a mystery was mainly for three reasons.

First, poison was found at the mansion where Sharl was murdered. However, Sharl’s cause of death was not poisoning. So, who brought the poison?

Second, it was difficult to identify the identity of those who invaded the mansion that day. All witnesses were dead, leaving no evidence.

In other words, it was possible because the intruders were exceptionally skilled. Therefore, from named assassins to mercenary groups, I thoroughly searched, but they couldn’t be found.

Third, at the time of death, Sharl had been stabbed several times with a dagger, and the direct cause of death was excessive bleeding.

It was strange. If a skilled intruder murdered Sharl, they wouldn’t have clumsily stabbed her multiple times with a dagger.

From the traces left on Sharl’s body, it could be inferred how the culprit attacked, how familiar they were with murder. Judging by the dagger stabbing from top to bottom, the person was likely taller than Sharl, and judging by the strength, the probability of being male was higher than female. The crucial point was that it wasn’t the skill of an expert familiar with murder.

Therefore, the intruders at the mansion didn’t match in some way.

Also, the reason for not using poison was unknown. There could be a third person besides the murderer and the one who invaded.

There were no traces left by the intruders, and the evidence Orlando had difficulty finding were all so different that it was challenging to identify the culprit.

left many regrets, especially concerning Sharl’s death.

‘Come to think of it, Father has been unusually busy lately. If he discovered clues about the poison, does that mean we can finally catch the murderer?’

It was a joyful event to be able to uncover the identity of the murderer, but on the other hand, I was a bit worried about Orlando’s safety.

The murderer had been chased by Orlando and the Brellopf family, and later, even by me, but the identity had not been revealed for a long time.

Just by looking at that, I could guess that the murderer possessed formidable power and authority.
‘What if the murderer notices the information Father found and threatens first?’

Although Orlando, worried about me, assigned Zen as my bodyguard, in this situation, it might be more appropriate for Zen to stay by Orlando’s side.

Without realizing it, I must have had a grim expression on my face, as Zen, who was watching from the side, asked me in a low voice.

“Why are you like this?”

“Probably because I’m worried about Father’s safety….”

I blurred the end of my sentence and naturally looked at Zen.

Zen had an unreadable face, but there was no doubt about his loyal feelings toward Orlando.

“Zen, why don’t you go to where Father is without worrying about me?”

My unexpected suggestion made Zen’s pupils flicker for a moment. However, it was just a brief moment.

“Lady Orlando ordered me to protect Miss Tanasia. I cannot leave her alone while she’s heading to the Kalua Empire.”

“You also don’t know what Father is doing right now. If he found out about the poison, the culprit might not stay still, that’s why.”

“…I am just following Lady’s orders.”

Zen didn’t blink. Although he knew, Orlando’s command seemed to take precedence over anything else.

“Well, there’s nothing we can do. Okay.”

I gave up sending Zen. However, my unchanged thought was that I needed to pay attention to Orlando’s safety.

I immediately took out paper and a pen and started writing.