"I don't remember sending out such a letter..."
"But it's actually been submitted. Maybe it's not a forgery. Therefore, it is suspected that he was giving instructions in the back"
If that were true, the situation would not be fragrant. When I was first suspected, it was because Lilia was the most suspicious from the circumstances, but this time I don't remember Lilia, but there is something being put forward as evidence. The king, anyway, the others will not be convinced.
- Mmm...
Sakura roars in dissatisfaction, but there is no choice but to do all this. Lilia shrugged her shoulders small and then followed the prince silently.
It was the room on the ground floor that guided me that way. This room became the venue for a nightclub at the end of the year. Soldiers refrained on both sides of the door of the room, and as soon as they admitted to the prince's appearance, they knelt.
"I brought Liliane. Let it through."
"I'm in awe"
One soldier stands up and opens the door. Soon the prince entered and Lilia followed suit.
There was a different atmosphere in the room. It was Frigia in the center of the room and she broke her face gladly when she saw Lilia coming in. Behind it the king put his arms together and closed his eyes quietly. Around the room is a line of nobles. It was a facial rash that wouldn't surprise me if they told me it was between glances as long as the room was decorated.
"Your Majesty, I have brought Liliane Ardis"
The prince said, and the king opened his eyes and nodded.
"Liliane is here. Frigia, you stay away from me a little bit."
"I'm in awe"
Frigia carefully bows her head and is taken to the corner of the room by a soldier who was holding back. Lilia was urged by the prince to stand before the king. Kneel quickly and drool your head. The king nodded small and opened his mouth.
"I'm sorry to call you into a room like this. How far have you been listening?
"Generally everything. I hear Frigia gave you an engraved letter from Ardis."
"Good. The letter said," Ask for Tina's elimination in order to regain the prince's heart. Is there an opening?
"I don't remember sending such a letter"
"That can't be right. I have received a letter from Master Liliane. The letter itself is proof, isn't it?
Immediately after Lilia's words, Frigia said, and the king glared at Frigia. Don't speak without permission, I suppose. But shortly thereafter, the king distorted his expression slightly. If you look sideways around you, your father and mother are distorting their expression as if they were dampening their emotions as well. They don't even have hands on the king and his parents, so maybe they were expecting something from Lilia herself.
- There's nothing you can do.
――…………
Sakura is silent, too. Sakura, maybe we can't do anything about it anymore. Last resort, I used to say, but I guess I can't use that now either.
"Anything else?
As Lilia nodded at the king's words, the king exhaled slowly. And go on.
"It would otherwise be desirable to plead guilty and have them punished on top of it, but if you insist you don't know, you won't have a choice"
That's it, the king punctuated the words. I swam my gaze slightly for a while to think of something and opened my mouth again.
"If you were giving instructions to Frigia, that would be unforgivable. I can't forgive you for putting others forward and pushing them into sin and hiding in a safe place."
But the king looked straight at Lilia. Lilia stares back into those eyes, too.
"Many people in the country want warmth from you. With that in mind, you will have the Spirit watching you."
I mean, spiritual surveillance. Much lighter than I had imagined, Lilia sighed of relief. I will remain anxious about my future life, but you can start over again from here. They'll keep pointing back fingers, but you can ignore that. Let's start over with Sakura, just like before.
I thought so, but...
- What's that?
Cradle. My skin became poppy.
- Sakura?
- Yeah. I get it. There's nothing you can do, is there? I don't know how, but Frigia got an engraved letter. It's hard to overturn that, isn't it?
But.
- Don't be silly.
It was a cold, dark voice, like I'd never heard before. Lilia is not the destination of Sakura's emotions. Even if I knew that, I would turn pale and my body would tremble. Kings and surroundings seem to mistake that for earlier words, and they are turning a gaze of pity somewhere.
But no. It's not. For the first time, Lilia remembers her fears in Sakura.
- Lilia's been hanging in there. Nothing else, I admit. Of course there may still be some improvements to be made, but I still worked too hard enough.
The heat dissipates from Sakura's voice, becoming a cold, icy word.
- I will not tolerate the denial of Lilia's efforts. I would never admit anything that would soak Lilia in the rest of her life.
So.
- Lilia, I'll borrow your body.
"Huh...?
Immediately after that, Lilia was dragged into the dark, abyss.
The king stared at it in dismay.
Lilia gave up and thought it was something to be monitored by the Spirit. Even if you are a king, it is best to commute your sentence so far. If I were to be acquitted, I would no longer be able to show other nobles. Therefore, it was meant to be accomplished only with minimal punishment. Lilia knew that, too, and thought she'd take it.
But Lilia suddenly blued her face, trembling. Even if I know, I still don't want to admit it, I guess I'm scared. That's what I thought. But.
What the hell is this?
The king forgot to breathe and watched.
Lilia, whose body tremors subsided, rose slowly, and.
I smiled.
"... Huh!
Some of Ardis' women, albeit just Asha and Lilia, have a pretty intimidating feeling about these two smiles. It is a smile that many fear and try to avoid, so much so that if even a king is suddenly directed at him, he is likely to retreat after a step.
But this smile was something completely different from what it was before. It's not easy, like intimidation. Clear hostility, no, it's a cage of killing intentions. My spine gets cold and I desperately indulge in the urge to get out of here.
Is this really Liliane?