Chapter 27

Translator and Editor: Effe and Nabi

Chapter 27

“Lord!”

The Prince’s complexion became blue as he sensed Leonhard’s purpose.

“Sorry.”

Even though he said so, Leonhard didn’t seem sorry at all.

“Touching the Imperial Family is not something you can easily get out of as usual. I know your feeling, though this is too much.”

“…Sir Pable.”

Leonhard clenched his teeth and spit out. His hand was still holding Rashir firmly as he continued his next words.

“…Was being manipulated by someone.”

“Yes, I got a report, too.”

“Why, who do you think controlled him?”

“….?”

“Lord Pable could have survived if he had been put to the Rashir test. But then, he runs rampant towards me… He was killed.”

Taking a moment to catch his breath, Leonhard’s head was slightly dizzy, probably because he was so angry.

“Like he… He had to die.”

“What do you mean, Lord?”

“Before I came, wasn’t it Sir Pable who was digging up the signs of black magic? There aren’t any other talented people in Your Highness’ aides who can take on the investigation.”

“….”

He was once close to the Crown Prince to such an extent that he knew that his silence was an affirmation.

“Sir Pable did an investigation and noticed something he shouldn’t have known. Although isn’t it something too loud to keep his mouth shut? You had to kill him. So, I thought about it… Who would benefit the most from Sir Pable dying at my hands…”

“So, are you saying that I am the culprit?”

At that, he replied calmly.

“If I had thought Your Highness was certainly a warlock, I would have already turned myself in as an imperial murderer.”

“That is very comforting.”

Saying so, The Crown Prince snorted.

Leonhard decided that the explanation he had to give was over and quietly approached him.

“It’s blasphemous, Leonhard.”

“I know.”

Leonhard was no less nervous than Rashir.

“But, I have to check.”

“I can’t believe that!”

The Prince rang the bell to get the attendant.

–Slash!

He then cut the bell from his desk and set it lightly on the floor.

“Lord, the North will pay the price for your ignorance!”

Simultaneously with the Prince’s words, a flash of light flashed.

‘….!’

Leonhard’s whole body stiffened.

It was because the drops of blood on the back of the Prince’s hand were red.

***

When the news that Leonhard Bernoulli had been arrested, Celine was feeding Lou her magic stone.

“I beg your pardon?”

She could barely utter a word through her trembling lips. After eating the blue magic stone, Lou, who was blue like Rashir, crawled into her sleeve.

The official explained again without showing a sign of surprise.

“Lord Leonhard Bernoulli attacked His Majesty the Crown Prince and was imprisoned in Topien.”

“No way the Lord can do that!”

Unlike Danny, who was immediately indignant, Celine, who was white, didn’t say anything. At the same time, the official gave the notice quietly.

“Trian is a place bestowed by His Highness. You must leave immediately. His Highness said that he would be lenient and would not hold the charge against you.”

“….”

The official, as if thinking that Celine’s silence was an agreement, gave a triumphant notice as though he had bestowed upon her a great favor.

“It would be too much on foot, so I will give you a carriage. However, we can only take you up to the entrance to the Crown Prince’s Palace.”

“Understood.”

A dry answer came out of her mouth.

Danny was about to protest, though Celine shrugged her shoulders, realizing there was nothing she could do.

Then, the two hurriedly packed their things. Celine took a look at every corner of the little house she fell in love with during her brief stay here. On the other side of the kitchen, bread, which no one was eating except Leonhard, was neatly laid out.

In a vase in the living room, flowers that he had picked from a greenhouse that the Imperial Family had said to take care of were placed beautifully.

Danny urged her.

“Lute, let’s go. We need to quickly join the people who are staying outside the castle…”

The official’s cold voice was heard.

“Employees who were staying on the outskirts have already been expelled from the Capital.”

This time, she couldn’t just let it go.

“They would have nothing to do with this.”

The servants brought in from the North had never even set foot in Libron Castle, let alone the Crown Prince’s Palace. In the first place, after arriving at the hotel on the first day, Celine didn’t even see their faces. Even the fact that they were staying on the outskirts of Libron Castle was something she had just learned.

“Since their master was a sinner, it is a natural disposition. Remember, the Crown Prince did a great favor to Lute.”

“….”

Celine did not fight. Nothing would help her if she provoked the official that acted as the Crown Prince’s agent.

And so, they easily got into the carriage.

She whispered to Danny as soon as the carriage began to rattle.

“Danny, what is Topin? Is this the dungeon in the Crown Prince’s Palace?”

“It’s a place where high-ranking nobles are enslaved, so it’s not a typical prison. It’s not in the Crown Prince’s Palace, it’s in the central section of Libron Castle.”

Danny was not surprised by Celine, who did not know common knowledge and answered faithfully.

“Do you know where exactly it is?”

“Lute, please…”

At the reaction, she asked again in a stern voice.

“Do you know where it is?”

Danny nodded her head with a determined expression. One after another, whispers and bustling movements took place inside the carriage. However, the sound was too small for the coachman to notice, who was so nervous at the thought of driving a carriage inside the Crown Prince’s palace.

Finally, the carriage reached the entrance to the Crown Prince’s Palace.

“We’re here.”

The coachman approached the door to drop off the wizard from the north.

The wizard, with her gorgeous blond hair hanging down, gracefully set her feet on the floor, without much help from the coachman.

“Thank you.”

“….?”

The driver tilted his head. Obviously, the wizard spoke respectfully when she got on the carriage.

‘Have her maid nagged her?’

Although the doubts quickly dissipated, as he had a pile of work to do today.

Danny’s expression hardened only after the carriage had completely left.

“It seems to have worked.”

“Thank you so much, Danny.”

“Are you really okay with being alone?”

Celine put on her own clothes and glanced at Danny, who had dyed her hair yellow with magic.

“What Danny has to do is go north, as Celine Hunt.”

“…All right.”

Celine, who dyed her hair black and dressed in the maid’s robe, sighed in relief.

How hard was it for her to calm Danny, who was running rampant along the way, saying that her plan was ridiculous. Fortunately, Danny eventually complied with her stubbornness because she could never deny Celine’s words that Leonhardt needed her.

The two quickly changed clothes as the carriage drove, and Celine used her magic to change the color of her own hair with Danny.

In addition, all the servants brought in from the north had left, so few know their faces in the zodiac.

This should suffice.

“Please, take care.”

“I promise.”

Celine answered sincerely.

After a while, Danny’s figure eventually disappeared from her sight and Celine quickly walked towards the central section of Libron Castle. Before she could fall into the night, she had to find Leonhard.

“Fuuu…”

Celine took a deep breath.

She reached the central section, but, as Danny said, there was no palace that could be used as a prison for the nobles.

‘I’ll have to ask.’

At the same time, the lavishly dressed servant passed by her at a quick pace. At that, she did not miss an opportunity.

“Where is Topin?”

“Topin? Why are you asking that?”

The servant immediately warned Celine. It was only natural to do that when a lone escort maid would ask strange questions without her master.

Celine answered in an urgent voice.

“The young lady I serve left me behind saying she had to see someone there…”

The servant looked even more suspicious.

“What kind of family was she, that she was going to meet someone who is imprisoned in Topin…”

“It’s Lute Celine.”

Celine was a little worried that the servant might not know her, though he immediately looked at her with a startled face, so she was slightly relieved.

“You mean that northern wizard?”

She nodded her head slowly. Seeing that, the servant’s face turned red for a moment before turning blue.

“If the Crown Prince knows…!”

“Before that, I will take her out with me. Please, tell me the way to Topin. She’s a wizard, but she’s weak, so she probably wouldn’t have been able to do much.”

It wasn’t wrong.

Celine couldn’t move much, and it was true that her body felt too weak to the point of death from time to time.

And so, the attendant nodded his head and began to guide her at a quick pace.

While lamenting his own plight of having to find that stupid lady, even though there was a mountain of work, Celine followed the attendant and glanced around her. She had to get used to the way, just in case she had to run away.

Thanks to the cursed mansion and labyrinth-like Bernoulli Castle, her sense of direction was perfectly mastered.

The servant spilled his words inadvertently.

“How could the Lord be like that… Your Lady must have been very worried.”

“What exactly is going on?”

“It’s not something a single maid would know.”

The servant replied as if snorting. As a servant of the imperial family, he seemed to have great pride.

Finally, Topin appeared.

Celine noticed that ‘it’ was Topin before the servant could even explain because it was the only eerie place in this gorgeous and beautiful castle. The wall made of gray bricks looked several hundred years different from other places in the castle.

‘…Is this really a place where only the nobles are imprisoned?’

Celine frowned.

The scale of Topin was like all the criminals of the Capital… If not, it was at a level that could accommodate a significant number of criminals.

“Where the hell is your Lady?”

The servant blew out annoyance.

“Sorry. You must be very busy… I will look for her slowly.”

“It should be. I’ve done enough, so I’ll go. Don’t forget to leave as soon as you find her.”

Celine smiled slyly as soon as the servant turned his back and ran the way he had come. She approached slowly. Although not a single soldier was visible, the front door was firmly shut.

‘You don’t have to go through the door.’

Celine strolled along the walls of Topin.

‘A place to hide… Over there!’

There was a huge tree growing along the wall.

Celine took a deep breath.

Following her gaze, an icy staircase quickly grew from the ground to the top of the wall. She then climbed the stairs slowly, being careful not to slip. She had to be careful because she had a dead-ending where she slipped on the ice and died.

Not long after, a window appeared.

Carefully, she poked her head into the window. It was dark, and she couldn’t see anything, but she couldn’t feel any presence.

‘Because light can illuminate any number of things.’

Without hesitation, she tucked her body into the window.

“Ouch, ouc—ouch…”

Even though there was no difference in the distance between the window and the floor, there were some pebbles on the floor, which made her palms on the floor painful.

‘Well, let’s light the light first.’

In an instant, the room lit up.

“Gasp…!”

Celine took a deep breath in astonishment and terror. She was a few steps away from several chairs, studded with nails as if they were going to kill whoever sat on them. Behind the chair was the Iron Maiden, revealing its creepy inside.

Then, she gazed down at the floor and she almost screamed. The grains she thought were pebbles were uprooted human teeth.

This place… It was a massive torture chamber.

She knew it very well.