Why Do You Obsess Even After Death (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 184

The Emperor had vacated his seat at official events, and Belial began filling that position as his proxy.

Belial showed no greed.

Step by step, slowly.

He carefully embedded himself into their perceptions, ensuring those who served the Emperor naturally gravitated toward him without shattering the image of a flawless imperial scion.

Unlike the aging Emperor, Belial’s aggressive tendencies and innovative solutions born of youthful insight left no one opposing his eventual ascension to the throne.

As days passed and the outline of a massive bridge connecting the port city to the capital emerged, public attention converged upon it.

Moreover, when Viscount Hillos, Grand Guild Master of the Lupinus Merchant Guild, was spotted actively serving as Crown Prince Belial’s closest confidant, everyone’s expectations swelled.

Thus, with each passing day, Delia’s execution date drew nearer.

It was unprecedented in history for the head of a guardian noble house to face such a humiliating execution, so all eyes turned toward her.

As interest focused on Delia, attention naturally extended to Detor, who had yet to regain consciousness, and her close friend Referentia, along with Referentia’s lover, Laches.

Rumors began quietly circulating about Detor, who remained unconscious due to injuries sustained during the previous hunting tournament.

(“It’s been discovered that Count Detor Deberti purchased Demaloxin, a deadly poison strictly forbidden by imperial law!”)

The rumor claimed Detor had acquired the lethal poison Demaloxin.

Though nobles routinely procured illicit goods behind closed doors, this alone wouldn’t have caused an uproar.

Yet people fixated on this rumor for another reason.

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