CH 76.2

For a moment there was silence in the hall.

The Countess’s daughter gulped down her tea.

“It is. If she was me, I would go around talking about it as soon as the discernment ceremony was over.”

“So do I…”

“Likewise.”

Those who were watching agreed one by one.

The young lady, who first brought up the story of the discernment ceremony, carefully asked a question.

“Then why is it that the holy water changed in the discriminant?”

“Couldn’t the rumors be wrong? Who did you hear about that from?”

“Duke Lennox. I heard it at a tea party, and not just me, but everyone in the room heard it.”

“Ah.”

It was not a false rumor because it was said by the Duke of Silkisia himself.

The eyes of the noble lady and the young ladies widened.

“Really, what?”

“What could be the reason of not telling the result of it? It’s not like Princess Lillian’s result was incompetent.”

She was busy guessing the reason for each.

In the meantime, a young lady timidly mumbled.

“By the way, if Princess Lillian isn’t a person with powers, then who is the person with powers in Silkisia?”

The hall became quiet again.

As long as you used ‘Blue Flame’ in Lestir, there are definitely people with abilities in Silkisia.

But unless Lillian is a talented person.

‘No way.’

The majority who reached similar conclusions froze.

In their behalf, the elegant lady stammered uncharacteristically.

“Couldn’t it be Glorielle?”

* * *

Around that time, the shouts of the head of the house resonated beyond Silkisia every day.

“Who else did what?”

Even today, the corridors that were filled with the employees near the Duke’s office, held their breath.

The butler, whose only crime was to convey the wandering words, broke into a cold sweat at the sharp gaze.

“What did Lillian do?”

“Rumors are spreading that she was the owner of ‘Unmelting Ice.”

“Did she spread it himself?”

“No. I think it’s what Prince Lenox said.”

With sad blue eyes, the butler stammered involuntarily.

Lenox, slapping Baron Hillace on the cheek wasn’t enough, so what kind of accident did he do?

Logan gritted his molars to suppress the rising anger.

“Why would Lenox say that?”

“From what I understood, the Duke of Lestir’s usage of the Blue Flame not too long ago has led to the appearance of a Silkisia’s ability, however..”

The butler, whose eyes were getting fiercer, tried to report while his voice was sinking.

“Since the young lady has never used her superpowers or received a discernment ceremony, it seems strange to people.”

“…”

“There was even a rumor that Leas’ daughter was alive, so it was said that she had her superpowers-”

Bang!

At the word Leas’ daughter, Logan slammed the desk as if it wanting to break.

The butler quickly shut his mouth, but he knew that he hadn’t answered the Duke’s question yet, so he looked at his eyes and continued.

“Anyway, it seems that Master Lenox was very upset about that. So, the Duke said that Princess Lillian received the discernment ceremony, and that he saw the color of the holy water change with his own eyes-”

“He have gone crazy.”

Logan gnashed his teeth at the words that sounded like he would faint.

“He’s so d*mn crazy!”

His fists against the desk trembled with rage.

Only one family member of ability exists at the same time.

In other words, as long as Psychke has the ability, Lillian cannot become one, no matter what.

But what does it mean when the color of the holy water had changed?

‘It can’t be. Something’s definitely wrong.’

Until he heard from the butler, he didn’t even know that Lillian had been given a discernment ceremony.

It was absurd to think that Lenox didn’t even mention anything to his father about something to so important.

‘Maybe Lenox was wrong. She may not have been given the result of the ceremony.’

Logan barely swallowed the rage directed at his stupid son, Lennox.

He kicked off his seat with a glimmer of hope and ran through the hallway.

And he threw open the door to his daughter’s room without knocking.

“Fa, father?”

Lillian, who was fiddling with something with a gloomy expression, was stunned.

She hurriedly hid she had touched in her trinket box before she greeted him.

“What are you doing?”

The familiar green light shimmered in the sunlight that came through the window.

However, Logan, who was distracted, did not see it.

“I was told you were given a discernment ceremony. How did the result come out?”

“Th, that.”

“Tell me right now. Before I go to the temple myself and ask.”

“… It was black.”

It was not enough to receive that ceremony, yet on the top of that, the result was black!

Shocked by the seemingly unpleasant premonition, Logan stumbled.

‘I should have found out how Lillian came back!’

He only cared about Psychke’s runaway and failed to do so. How the hell he was supposed to fix this?

Yzhar, who was the only one of his children, was also in trouble, and he has not been able to contact Shiona for a while.

So, there was only one person who could rectify this situation.

‘I have to visit Her Majesty.’

He knew that the emperor was about to abandon him after Psychke used her superpowers in front of Lestir.

But the opportunity remained.

Even though Psychke has manifested her special ability, she will not be able to use it until ‘authoritized’ yet.

“Prepare the wagon. I’m going to the imperial palace.”

He had acquired wealth and power so they must not be taken away from him.

Even more so for a girl who is not yet dead!

He gnashed his teeth, saying that he would bury Psychke by any means, be it an oracle or otherwise.

It was then.

“Du, Duke!”

An employee hurriedly came carrying a thin book.

Logan’s face hardened coldly as he accepted the book.

What he received was not a book.

It was a ledger with astronomical amounts written on it, making like a book by binding several sheets of paper together.

While examining the ledger with curious eyes, he grabbed the back of his neck.

“Lenox!”

This son of a b*tch raised his blood pressure and he was about to lose his mind.

He was about to go crazy at any point now.