Chapter 13

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“His Highness the Crown Prince!”

The young ladies who were surrounded us, due to the shouts of the knights, they were scattered and prepared for courtesy.

Even everyone stopped doing their activities and getting more formal.

Yvelli groaned to me while she was staring at Casadine.

“I see the little sun of the Empire.”

I saw the Crown Prince walking from the entrance of the banquet hall. Every time he took a step, his golden hair fluttered.

The Crown Prince, who appeared in red robes, sat in a large chair on the podium.

His golden eyes, as if they had a gold intact, glanced over the people at the banquet.

The Crown Prince, who had been looking at everyone for a while, raised his eyebrows and opened his mouth.

“Thank you for attending this banquet while you are busy.”

The Crown Prince’s voice echoed loudly in the banquet hall. I lifted my head slightly to see the owner of the voice in detail.

‘… Leon D. Kracibel.’

“Since you have come, I should express my gratitude accordingly.”

He was the Prince who spoke arrogantly when the crystal glass was handed over to him by the attendant. I felt sorry rather than irritated as I watched him. Originally, Casadine would have become the Crown Prince closest aide and the Commander of the knight. Having stolen Casadine like that, I was like taking the Prince’s right hand.

‘It was the best choice for me to protect my family.’

To save my father and keep his neck safe even when meeting Damian, the only way is to bring Casadine into our family.

Damian is the one who won the championship every year in the swordsmanship contest where the talented people of the Empire gathered, even though he had heart disease.

If you’re dealing with a monster, isn’t it natural to have a monster to face it as well? So I thought it was the right decision for me to take Casadine, apart from what he was hiding from me.

Whether he knows this thought or not, the Crown Prince opened his mouth and spoke the same words as I remembered in my previous life.

“Today, let’s forget about work and have fun.”

After saying that, he raised the glass in his hand. As a signal, people shouted as they lifted their cup upwards.

“We sincerely wish you a happy birthday.”

“Please glorify this Empire in the future.”

The Crown Prince smiled and took a glass of red wine to his mouth. When the Crown Prince brought the glass to his mouth, people in the hall also took the glass to their mouth.

When I also tried to sip the wine, I witnessed something weird. Casadine, who was standing next to me, smirked.

He held back his laughter, pretending to put the glass to his mouth. As if this situation was unbearably ridiculous.

‘What?’

Casadine was unusual as far as I could tell, but today it was different. What the hell is he laughing at here?

At the same time as I tilted my head, a loud scream rang out through the hall.

“Ahhhhh!”

As I turned in the direction where I heard the scream, an unbelievable sight unfolded even when I saw it with both eyes. The Crown Prince vomited blood with his face turned blue, and the glass he had in his hand shattered.

“Kughh… !”

The Crown Prince, while vomiting blood, fell to the floor without strength. As if the pain was excruciating, he seemed to lose his consciousness as soon as he fell.

“Akh…His Highness the Crown Prince!”

“Who the hell did this…!”

“It’s poison! Someone must have poisoned His Highness’s cup!”

The banquet hall quickly became a mess. Imperial knights ran and supported the Crown Prince.

With his face turning blue, he was carried by an escort on his back and moved to somewhere.

Everyone who had just laughed and chatted turned panicked. The banquet that was supposed to be joyful turned to be filled with screams. I was dumbfounded because of this incident.

In my previous life, something like this never happened. The banquet went smoothly until the end, and Damian appeared late… The only difference from that time was that I brought Casadine, who should still be a gladiator at this time.

That’s it. In my mind, I remember everything Casadine had said to me.

[Obviously, it was said that the Crown Prince’s birthday party was a week later.]

[I was very curious about what the Imperial Palace looks like.]

[But, is the Crown Prince’s birthday party held at the Prince’s palace?]

Was the reason he asked me about the Imperial Palace a week ago for doing this?

Or had he planned to do something like this before? My head feels dizzy.

‘Why did Casadine do this… ?’

It was very strange to see Casadine smiling with his head deliberately turned to the side without anyone noticing. Why did Casadine, who was the closest aide of the Crown Prince in my previous life, do this? For what reason …

“Why did you do this?”

I whispered so quietly that only Casadine could hear it. At the same time, Casadine slowly turned his gaze towards me. He completely erased his laugh, staring at me with cold eyes.

“I don’t understand what you’re talking about.”

It was Casadine, who was still lying even after turning things like this.

If I didn’t brought him in the first place, the Crown Prince wouldn’t be like that. I have to know why Casadine did this.

I have to sort out the lies and the truth from what Casadine said.

[I have no family. All of my family died long ago.]

[This sword… Where did you get it?]

[No way. This sword should have a scabbard.]

How could he even know the sword that I gave him originally had a sheath. It’s a fact you shouldn’t know unless you’re the one who had it before.

When I asked how he knew it, for a moment, Casadine’s eyebrows were frowned.

[Usually a sword like this are often paired with the scabbard. By the way, such a fine sword couldn’t possibly not has a scabbard.]

It’s a good sword. How did you know if the sword was genuine? What they didn’t know, it turned out that he knew about the sword.

[Oh, miss, you have an excellent view. This sword is said to have been used by the perished Prince of the Kingdom of Hailan!]

If the sword I gave him was real, and if Casadine was the Crown Prince of Hailan kingdom who had completely disappeared from the map, he would know about the sword, and it explains what he did.

But why in my previous life, he was the closest aide of the Crown Prince for three years…

What is the real purpose he was trying to achieve?

‘Is it revenge?’

Wasn’t it the reason that he became the closest aide of his opponent whom he hated so much because he wanted to kill him and destroy the Empire.Casadine was just like me. I understand everything Casadine told me.

How many times have you had to kill your own heart for revenge? How can you hold back the feeling when your anger feels like it will explode?

I said quietly to Casadine.

“You are the Crown Prince of Hailan Kingdom.”

Casadine’s face was distorted at my words.

“… What did you just say…”

Casadine’s tone when he asked was so cold. With his face as cold as his tone, I felt that he would kill me right now. Dark purple eyes shook dangerously like a candle in front of the wind. He looked at me with mixed emotions.

The hatred on his face and the embarrassment of being discovered, really …

It was the real face of Casadine for the first time I have ever seen. I glanced at him and looked around the banquet hall, which was turning like hell.

After seeing Casadine, Yvelli blinked, because she was surprised by the sudden situation, she fell and fainted. People who came to the banquet hall were frightened and tried to get out of the hall. However, the imperial knights stopped those who were trying to exit the banquet hall.

“Everyone here couldn’t come out until the interrogation was over.”

“What!?”

“There was an order from His Majesty the Emperor that said there might be a criminals in the banquet hall. If you act suspiciously or try to go outside, you will immediately be accused of being the culprit.”

The Emperor’s command. Those in the banquet hall became even more terrified. Everyone inside the banquet hall instantly stiffened. The nobles remained insisted that they were innocent.

“You mean there are criminals among us? Somehow that person could do this on His Highness’s birthday, but I am not the culprit!”

“I am not the culprit either. I can swear!”

Even from the words of the nobles, they were just stubborn.

“If you interrogate everyone who is here right away, you will found it.”

It can be seen that Casadine is the culprit. After grasping the situation, I grabbed Casadine’s wrist, who was still staring at me. His sturdy arms trembled as I glanced at him for a moment.

He was trembling with anger against me, not with fear. When he was caught, he was like a beast hiding its claws. Perhaps he was a beast that I reaped as my younger brother.

“It’s okay, Casadine.”

I held my poor little brother’s wrist with both hands. And, using my healing powers silently so he couldn’t notice. I made a spell to calm the dizzy mind and trembling body, and said to him.

“Next time, don’t do this again. It’s all for you.”

Casadine’s pupils widened. He blinked his eyes again and again, as if he was trying to understand what I was saying.

“I will protect you.”

It’s the first time so I’ll protect you. But next time you do this, what am I supposed to do with you?

I slowly removed my hands from Casadine. Soon, I will be called to heal the Crown Prince upon receiving the Emperor’s order. I was the one with the most healing ability in Sercia family. If they are still breathing, I can use my healing power to save that person.

It was also the reason Damian had been with me for three years.

“Lady Aren Sercia. His Majesty is calling.”

At the words of the imperial knight, who was in a hurry, all the attention of the people in the hall turned to me.

Since they didn’t know I had healing power, they had no choice but to look at me with those eyes. They were wondering what I was called for, as usual, it would create nonsense rumors.

With the bullshit if I’m going to be a candidate for the Crown Princess or whatever. It was still unpleasant to attract other people’s attention, but getting used to it was a separate thing.

“Yes, I understand.”

Casadine looked at me with a strange face. I laughed at him as if it was okay. So I followed the Imperial knight and exited the hall.

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