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âVi⦠Viscount Angler, Miss Veraâ¦â
Prince William, looking at the icy cold man, suddenly felt a pang in his heart, but he still ventured to ask cautiously.
Colin did not respond.
Instead, he swept his icy gaze slowly over everyone present, finally resting on Prince Topaz who had collapsed onto the ground.
âHe. Must. Be buried with her!â
Colin ordered in an unquestionable tone.
Duke Lute gritted his teeth, brandishing his long sword.
Swish!
Prince Topazâs head was severed.
Duke Millerâs face twitched a few times, but he said nothing.
The other half-elf nobles also averted their gaze. They couldnât stand to watch.
At the same time, they were all hoping silently
A burial with Prince Topaz should⦠be enough, right?
Feeling that ethereal connection completely shut off, Colin knew that Prince Topaz was truly dead.
It seemed that blood slaves would die once their heads were chopped off.
Colin still had the leisure to record this âexperimental dataâ.
Of course, on the surface, he looked as if he wished to slaughter the entire population of half-elves in Silver Moon City to serve as a burial party for Vera.
âViâ¦Viscount Anglerâ¦â William still wanted to find out exactly what happened.
But Colin did not give him any opportunity. Holding Veraâs âcorpseâ, he strode Duke Lute quietly came to Prince Williamâs side and whispered, âYour Highness, we cannot let them leave like this!â
âThâ¦Thisâ¦â Prince William was panic-stricken and utterly at a loss.
Duke Lute was about to order the guards to stop Colin when he heard Queen Isa say, âHave someone keep an eye on them. As long as they donât leave the royal palace, itâs fine. We must immediately find His Majesty.â
âYes, yes, yes!â Prince William, as if grasping at straws, replied, âLetâs do as you said. We must immediately find father.â
Duke Lute could only obey.
Colin, meanwhile, made his way back to his residence.
The St. Hilde familyâs guards saw Vera, seemingly lifeless and drenched in blood. Instantly, their eyes were on fire. They seemed ready to turn into raging beasts at any moment.
âViscount, what happened? Miss Vera, is sheâ¦â a leading guard came forward to ask.
Ignoring his query, Colin instructed, âGather everyone and guard the perimeter of the side hall. No one is allowed near!â
âYes!â
âFurthermore, Sir Terd is severely injured and unconscious in the Queenâs bedchamber. Send someone to bring him back. When he wakes up, have him come to me immediately!â
âYes!â
âAlso, send someone back to Winterfell City with a message â Collins clenched his teeth, forcing out a tear, âMiss Vera was killed by Topaz Miller!â
âWhat?â The guards were shocked by this cruel news.
The next moment, they could no longer suppress their internal rage, drawing their swords and roaring, âAvenge Miss Vera!â
âRevenge! â
âRevenge!â
Colin, looking at the riled-up guards, quickly stopped them, saying,
âOf course weâll avenge her! But just us wonât be enough to make the half-elves pay! So, your job now is to relay this message to Winterfell City and wait for the northern army to arrive in Silver Moon City.â
The guards finally calmed down and began to execute Colinâs orders.
Relieved, Colin strode into the room.
Once he had shut the door, he saw the half-elf female slave William had sent as a gift earlier. She came over in shock, âViscount, Miss Vera⦠is she reallyâ¦â
Watching the rapidly approaching Kathy, who seemed to be wanting to confirm Veraâs death, Colin glared and shouted, âStay where you are, Kathy
Savoy!â
Upon hearing Colin call out her real identity, Kathy froze on the spot. Taking this opportunity, Colin walked to the bed and placed Veraâs âcorpseâ on it.
âSiâ¦Sir, Iâ¦â Kathy seemed to want to clear her name.
Colin didnât even turn his head, he just coldly said, âIâm not in the mood to play your little spy game right now! So, youâd better smarten up, otherwise, killing you will be as easy as squishing an ant.â
ââ¦â Kathy shrank back, not daring to speak anymore.
âGo and get a coffin.â
âYes.â Kathy departed, grateful for her dismissal.
However, Colinâs agitation confirmed one thing for herâVera was really dead!
Once she reached an unobserved corner, Kathy discreetly removed a green bamboo segment from her clothing and dropped it on the ground.
In no time, the bamboo segment subtly started to burn.
Without any glaring flames, only faint green smoke rose in continuous tendrils towards the sky.
Within the Royal bedchamber.
A group of Half-Elf High Nobles held their breaths, intently listening to Queen Isaâs narration.
â⦠As soon as I announced the result of the virginity check, Prince Topaz went mad, drawing his sword towards Miss Vera. We didnât even have time to reactâ¦â
âWhat was the result of the virginity check?â A Half-Elf Noble suddenly asked.
Queen Isa didnât respond, the question seemingly absurd to her.
Her silence made everyone realize that Vera was indeed not pure anymore.
All the same, would Prince Topaz go crazy and try to kill Vera just because of this?
This was utterly unbelievable.
If it werenât for Queen Isa herself stating this, and if these individuals hadnât witnessed Prince Topazâs madness with their own eyes, they would hardly believe this absurd story.
However, the reality was this absurd.
âWhy did you announce such a verdict for the virginity check?â Duke Miller suddenly questioned Queen Isa.
Queen Isa responded with a cold laugh, âSir Duke, are you suggesting that I should have lied?â
âWhy not?â Duke Miller responded recklessly, as if he was going crazy. He could not believe that his own daughter had betrayed their family in such a way!
And Prince Topazâs actions were even more incomprehensible to Duke Miller.
Itâs not a crime to not be pure, did you have to draw your sword and kill?
Witnessing Duke Miller audaciously suggesting Queen Isa to lie, the assembled Half-Elf Nobles held their tongue. A few even seemed to agree.
If Queen Isa had told a little lie, things wouldnât have escalated to this irreparable extent.
âWere not Viscount Angler and Knight Telde present? Could they not stop Topaz?â Duke Lute suddenly doubted.
âBecause Topaz poisoned the tea, we all became groggy, greatly weakening our fighting strength.â Queen Isa promptly passed the buck. âWasnât the tea prepared by you? How did Topaz poison it?â
âHow would I know? Besides, the tea was prepared by a maid, not me!â
âAre you suggesting Topaz bribed your maid?â
âPossibly.â
âSo, youâre saying he poisoned us before the virginity result came out?â
âMaybe he had already guessed the result.â n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âBut thatâs no reason to kill.â
âHa-ha, for that, you may want to ask Topaz.â
âEnough!â The old king roared, cutting off Duke Lute and Queen Isaâs questioning.
His chest heaved dramatically, as if he were one second away from collapsing.
âThe urgent matter at hand is to immediately put a lid on this news! Everyone here, without my allowance, do not disclose any of this! Lute, you immediately seal the city gates, no one is allowed in or out!â
âYes.â Duke Lute immediately accepted this command.
But as soon as he looked up, he saw the kingâs eyes roll back into his head as he fainted. âYour Majesty!â
âYour Majesty!â
The hall suddenly descended into chaos..