Why Do You Obsess Even After Death (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 120

“What on earth does my lady expect me to do with this…?”

Pesoor, locked in prison, quietly pulled out the magic artifact he’d been wearing around his neck and examined it.

Contrary to the grim atmosphere, the Imperial Knights had simply arrested Pesoor, thrown him into prison, and done nothing further.

Despite claims of an investigation, there was surprisingly little activity—just a few questions, nothing more. And the prison itself was far more tolerable than expected, easily survivable for several days.

“I’d thought screams from torture would echo everywhere, and bloodstains, impossible to erase, would be splattered all over…”

Pesoor glanced around the unexpectedly clean cell and mentally assessed his current situation.

He’d urgently needed money to treat children in the slums, so he’d sold painkillers to nobles at inflated prices. Though certainly a condemnable act that would tarnish his honor, it hadn’t actually violated Imperial law.

Once this became known, he’d surely be dismissed as the Niriel family’s personal physician for overcharging, and the stain on his record would prevent any noble house from ever hiring him again—effectively ending his career as a doctor.

Yes. That was all.

Not exile from the Empire, not execution… merely losing the ability to practice medicine.

“The one who ordered my arrest was Crown Prince Belial, wasn’t it…?”

Wasn’t the Crown Prince the very person Lady Referentia occasionally spent time with while staying at the estate?

Back then, before he’d developed a personal rapport with Referentia, he hadn’t paid much attention—but even birds in the sky knew that the young lady of House Niriel only associated with three people: Detor, Delia, and Belial.

Moreover, when Lady Referentia had pretended to be dead and hidden in the North, she’d frequently visited Count Niriel to comfort him, sparking rumors between her and Belial.

Yet now, Crown Prince Belial himself had ordered the arrest of House Niriel’s personal physician?

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