"Well, I could have guessed it, but the king and queen had turned a blind eye to the fact that theft was rampant in this detached palace. It still seemed better when Master Kelly was alive, though.

Allie sighed and rubbed her temples as she read the report that the Dark Apostle had brought back.

I'm not sure what to do about it. I sense an aggressive killing intent on the part of the queen.....

If it's just theft, all of the budget that was supposed to be allocated to this detached palace has gone unaccounted for. This seems to have been the case since Kelly was alive, and the mother and son seem to have been living on the edge of their seats in this rundown detached palace.

If you do any serious work here, you'll be noticed by the queen. What's the point of being rewarded for skipping work and stealing?

It's a good thing that you can get a good deal of money out of it.

If it's weakness due to lack of nutrition, it's simply a case of death from illness.

It is said that Kelly-sama was sick and became ephemeral in a flash, which is also a little suspicious. I'm sure they didn't even let the acolyte doctor get to you when you were so sick.

Allie put her report on the table and exhaled deeply.

"So the shitty servants who judged that most of the gold has disappeared from this detached palace and the tastelessness is gone, moved to their workplaces before they found out. Well, no matter how much it sucks, it would be unbearable to see the princess die in front of you. But some of the shit is coming to sneak up on you with food and daily necessities.

I'm starting to get so shitty that I'm not sure if I really was once a duchess, but it can't be helped because shitty things are shit.

That's where I was hired to push the end of Lady Stila.

Allie put a hand to her mouth. I think it's a country baroness and she does a lot of licking and imitation.

''Who was the current royal court justice? Yeah, I guess so. When Saint Mia was strutting around the royal palace looking like she owned the place, she was the royalist Count Shi Liang. But for now, it's still Count Gassim of the King's Brother Radfen Duke Faction...........

Allie grinned.

King Agail and his brother, the Duke of Radfen, are not on good terms. This is partly because their mothers, the Queen and the Queen's wife, got along even worse than the dogs and monkeys, but also because the younger brother, the Duke of Radofen, is a little better at everything.

''Since Saint Mia hasn't descended, Duke Radfen must still be sane. If we can get this information to Count Gassim, the royal justice of the peace, there's a good chance he'll bite.

There are any number of ways to press charges without mentioning Allie's name. It would be the least troublesome to set up a setting in which the servant who escaped can't bear the remorse of his conscience.

Allie transcribed the report that the Dark Apostle had brought with him. Any traces of magic must be erased lest it be discovered that the source was Ally.

Then he opened the window and whistled.

Out of the darkness, straggling animals spring up. There's a rabbit, a dog, a wolf and a snake.

<Wow, that's amazing. I had only the knowledge of the magic, but when I tried it, I was able to do it.

He whispered.

"Master, it's my job.

A cool voice was heard, and a hawk swooped down.

'Wow, you look amazing. Well, I'll take care of it. Throw this letter into the Count of Gassim's mansion. If you can, I'd like to see it put directly into the Count's own hands.

"No problem, master.

The hawk took the letter in Ally's hand with its mouth and fluttered triumphantly into the sky.