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That’s Quite an Interesting Deduction

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“Report! We have captured the man believed to be the culprit!” (Soldier)

“Is that true?” (Leon)

After Crown Prince Sirius was safely saved by Leon’s healing magic, a report of the culprit’s capture reached the group that had left the medical room so as not to disturb the sleeping Crown Prince.

After a while, the man was brought in. He was the same man Leon had caught the other day but who had escaped from prison and disappeared.

(Hmm?) (Leon)

Leon suddenly felt a sense of discomfort and tilted his head.

“To whom were you ordered to do this?” (Celia)

At that moment, Princess Celia approached the man aggressively. Her tone suggested she was certain there was a mastermind behind him.

“Attempting to kill the Crown Prince is a heinous crime. Naturally, the death penalty cannot be avoided. However, if you confess everything truthfully, we might consider reducing your sentence.” (Celia)

Then, the man timidly looked up and glanced at Chancellor Bazoro.

“Wha…” (Man)

Bazoro gasped.

“You! What is the meaning of this? I know nothing! There is no way I would think of harming His Highness!” (Bazoro)

“Chancellor Bazoro, we will hear your explanation later. For now, be silent.” (Celia)

Celia sharply cut him off, and Bazoro shut his mouth.

“You were ordered by Chancellor Bazoro to attempt to kill Crown Prince-sama. Is that correct?” (Celia)

The man nodded firmly.

“N-no! I don’t know anything about such a person! I am absolutely not involved!” (Man)

Bazoro desperately protested, but Celia gave orders to the soldiers.

“Arrest Chancellor Bazoro… no, the traitor.” (Celia)

The soldiers were confused by this unexpected turn of events but quickly restrained Bazoro.

“Wait! Who do you think I am? Stop this!” (Bazoro)

Bazoro shouted as he was dragged away.

 

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“A few days ago, you saved me. Thanks to you, Onii-sama has completely recovered.” (Celia)

Several days after the martial arts tournament, Leon was invited to the royal palace again because they wanted to thank him for saving the Crown Prince. However, today, unlike before, the Crown Prince was absent.

“I really wanted Onii-sama to join us, but unfortunately, he is busy with political affairs.” (Celia)

Since the chancellor was captured, they were busy handling that situation. If the country’s number two committed treason, the consequences would be immeasurable. It was natural to be busy.

“Munch munch” (Arc/Iris)

While the twins continued devouring the court cuisine, Leon did not touch the food and instead spoke up.

“Princess, may I ask you something?” (Leon)

“What is it?” (Celia)

“The one who tried to kill Crown Prince-sama, it was really you, wasn’t it?” (Leon)

For a moment, it felt as if time stopped.

However, Celia smiled as she replied.

“Oh my, that’s an interesting thing to say. I have never once thought of harming my brother. But for the sake of learning, would you tell me why you think that?” (Celia)

“I asked the real perpetrator.” (Leon)

“The real perpetrator has been caught, hasn’t he? You saw it yourself, right?” (Celia)

“Yes. But that person was a fake.” (Leon)

In fact, after that, by chasing after Sura’s clone, he discovered the real perpetrator who had been hiding. The fake who claimed to have been ordered by the chancellor was transformed by some kind of magic. Since Leon had mastered the “King of Thieves” skill, he immediately knew it was a different person.

“Even if that’s true, why would they go to such lengths?” (Celia)

“I can only guess, but maybe because they couldn’t afford to lose the real one. There aren’t many people who can snipe from such a long distance.” (Leon)

In this world, unlike the previous life, such talent was rare.

“That’s probably why when the real one was caught last time, you hurried to let him escape. Of course, you were also worried about the truth being revealed under torture.” (Leon)

Therefore, she prepared a decoy in advance who could be caught instead. By making it look like the chancellor’s subordinate, they shifted the blame.

“It was, after all, a backup plan in case the assassination of Crown Prince-sama failed.” (Leon)

“What do you mean by that?” (Celia)

“The goal was not to kill Crown Prince-sama. It was to stop the war.” (Leon)

Leon quietly explained the current situation of this country which he had investigated secretly.

“The Crown Prince was preparing for war. The likely target was the neighboring Pamelia Kingdom. Although it had been a friendly country until now, Crown Prince-sama was watching it closely.” (Leon)

Chancellor Bazoro seemed to be publicly opposing the Crown Prince but was secretly cooperating with him. Probably to lull the enemy into a false sense of security. If the country’s top leaders appeared to be in conflict, no one would expect a war to start. The martial arts tournament was to demonstrate the strength of the kingdom’s knights to the citizens and to gain their support. Although secret support magic was used in the finals, they probably intended to ensure a knight from this country would win by any means.

If the Crown Prince died, the war would not happen. Or if the relationship between the Crown Prince and the chancellor broke down, at least for the time being, war would be off the table.

“Hehe, that’s quite an interesting deduction.” (Celia)

“That’s not deduction, it’s the result of investigation.” (Leon)

Leon stated confidently.

After a brief silence, Celia smiled.

“If a meaningless conflict that takes many lives can be prevented by sacrificing one life, wouldn’t that be the right thing to do?” (Celia)

(Uwawa… Well, that might not be wrong, but still, trying to kill your own brother…) (Leon)

Still, throughout history and around the world, killing among royalty was not uncommon.

(That’s why royalty is scary…) (Leon)

Once again, Leon thought he did not want to get involved with people in power.

“So, what do you intend to do? Will you tell your brother what you just said?” (Celia)

“I won’t do anything.” (Leon)

“Oh?” (Celia)

“No one would believe the testimony of a child anyway.” (Leon)

Besides, Celia was not just some sheltered princess. She had her own influence inside and outside the palace and wielded considerable power. Unless someone with great authority was involved, any testimony would likely be suppressed.

“Then, why bother saying it?” (Celia)

“There is just one thing I wanted to ask.” (Leon)

“What is it?” (Celia)

“Do you know where Zeta-oneechan is?” (Leon)

 

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