Chapter 15 (1/2)

After pacifying the nearly berserk Klaus, I soed to return the conversation back to the real question, and parted fro what they had to say

Froetting close, but I couldn’t bringhad been broken off

At any rate, with the other royals entangled in this mess, I doubted the threat would si out the next trick in their bag

I urgently needed to uncover the identity of the person behind Hilde, but good inforh the door

And someone who just so happened to possess information was Theo

Because of the ic power they have possessed ever since they were born, Lutz and Theo have beco the bad intents of others They excelled at reading through lies, and and seeing past the façade of others through their countenances, behaviors, and

They easily noticed Hilde’s hidden agenda

No doubt so sche was going to happen soon was ht take place

Anyway, because Hilde only focused on approaching Lutz, Theo slipped under the radar and was left in a position to observe her actions

It only happened once, but he saw herto a place where she could avoid public scrutiny Unnoticed, Theo followed her, and what he discovered was a clandestine

They were having a dispute, with Hilde desperately clinging on to the man as he shook her off

I’ve hit upon the mastermind, haven’t I?

He ated Hilde’s suspicious behavior; the blackguard ould spirit Lutz away

If Hilde wasn’t taking part in this crie, then was she willingly doing it in order to have her affections returned by the man she had fallen in love with?

If I could think of it that way, it was only natural to assuinal Hilde and Lutz had both been duped and betrayed by him

It ether with Lutz fro, as blackmail to ensure the boy’s obedience After Hilde discovered she had been throay, she in turn rejected Lutz

What a scu

I couldn’t forgive Hilde for planning to use Lutz, but it was also a true waste for her love to be taken advantage of like that It was unforgivable

In spite of the fact that without any sort of proof it was all pure conjecture, I was nevertheless livid Insideher first love

Meet Roserand delusions

Well, for nohether it was the truth or not would h

My top priority was finding out everything I could about that man At the moment, the only information I had cauise of a Royal Knight, so I planned to start tearing down the layers of this mystery from there

I needed to conduct ations with as round to cover, my options were practically nonexistent I was in a delicate situation

In the et swept away through a special passage

I had to do everything in my power to stop it!

“Bright-colored, long hair A slim build, and left handed?”

Have, he brooded

“Yes Are you aware of such a man?” I asked Sir Leonhard, and he nodded with not a little hesitation

“Well…I dare say I ht”

I was pressed for tio ahead and consult with Sir Leonhard in my need for haste

Klaus was a hts, and he had the unique ability to make friends with anyone, but that exact ability made him very inclined to bias And those he had no interest in, he thoroughly refused to take notice of

Sir Leonhard, on the other hand, had ahe would provide better information when asked

By no s come into play Probably

Actually, it was likely Sir Leonhard understood exactly who I was asking for, but he seemed reluctant to disclose that information

For aaze, it seeht into my heart, and it made me uncomfortable

“I would tell you, but for one concern Why do you seek this man out? I would like to hear of your reasons”

“That’s because…”

I didn’t knohat to say

I couldn’t tell hile piece of proof to show that the man was a criminal

On the other hand, I didn’t want to lie to Sir Leonhard

What could I do? I sank into silence, unable to think of a reason good enough to dodge his question

“Is it a difficultyourself to speak of?”

“N-no Nothing like that…”

Atlike he was trying to pry the truth out of me

Ahh, crap I’ to sweat

My thoughts chased each other around, but no good idea came to fruition Time only passed cruelly, and all I could do was stand stock still in front of Sir Leonhard I don’t kno he interpretedto look up, but the conversation suddenly went in an unexpected direction

“Women tend to fall in love with him easily, could it be?”

My head shot up and I shouted, reflexively denying his words, “You’re wrong!!”

Sir Leonhard stared at me in surprise

It was possible his words hadn’t been serious, but said jokingly to break down my mulish attitude, a silly topic to start the conversation

But, I couldn’t run with it

“You’re wrong…”

He was the only one I never wanted to hear that from

Resisting the urge to shedup tears, I kept lips shut

Seeing me thus, Sir Leonhard deferentially bowed his head

“My sincerest apology I have regretfully caused you distress you with my worthless jest”