Baby Princess Through the Status Window - Chapter 115
Translator and Editor: Nana and Tea
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Chapter 115
“This is absurd. Our relations with the Empire have been stable. There is no reason for us to plan such a dangerous act. None at all!” someone protested, the head of the diplomatic department of Mosae Kingdom, who seemed on the verge of tears.
The Empire’s Prince and Princess had been targets of an assassination attempt. Upon hearing the news, Emperor Alderuan was filled with anger.
He held the Mosae Kingdom responsible. The people of the Mosae Kingdom were desperate to clear themselves of the accusations.
The King of Mosae silently listened to his ministers then suddenly interrupted as their voices grew louder.
He solemnly addressed the gathering, especially directing his gaze toward the Crown Prince and Siervian, who were present as the victims of the incident.
“First and foremost, it was clearly a mistake for the Crown Prince and Princess to be attacked within our kingdom’s territory.”
Siervian observed the situation with a solemn expression and also watched him.
Unobtrusively, she carefully observed the attitude of the people gathered here.
“However, it is unacceptable to accuse our kingdom of being involved in the assassination plot and its mastermind, Your Highness.”
Expressing regret about the situation in a serious atmosphere, the King spoke firmly.
The King’s gaze was full of concern as he looked straight at the Crown Prince. His inner thoughts mirrored his speech.
[Abdirol Mosae]
Mood: Perplexed.
Thought: What kind of nonsense is this accusation? How dare someone within my kingdom…
…Could this really be the Empire’s plot? But why?
The king’s inner thoughts were similar to those of most of the representatives from the Mosae Kingdom.
They were full of astonishment and suspicion.
On one hand, it made sense that the kingdom’s reaction escalated to this point. If they couldn’t disprove the assassination allegations, it could potentially escalate into a full-blown war.
Therefore, there was a sense of urgency to somehow evade that responsibility.
‘But something feels off.’
On the other hand, the Empire was furious. Siervian helped them eradicate the con artist’s guild, and her involvement in saving Garambell was the foundation of this entire alliance. Yet, they failed to properly protect the imperial family.
Hence, there was suspicion that the kingdom was resorting to subterfuge to gain more advantage in the agreement. However, even considering that, Siervian had lingering doubts.
‘Why did father get angry and blame Mosae as the mastermind without considering any other possibilities?’
She thought that if her wise father had any suspicions, he would have ordered a thorough investigation first.
However, now that she thought about it further, there were indeed several strange occurrences in the incident.
‘Also the mana disruption. Where else, other than the Empire, could such an advanced magic tool originate from?’
In any case, the King of Mosae’s words served as a neutral statement, addressing the concerns and inconsistencies. The delegates of Mosae calmed slightly and began pointing out various peculiarities one by one.
They were equally skeptical of the situation.
“We don’t have such advanced technology in the Empire.”
“I may not be knowledgeable about magic, but is it reasonable to say that other kingdoms have a technology that the Empire doesn’t, Your Highness?”
“Wouldn’t it be more likely that other kingdoms have even more reason to develop such technology to counter our Empire, in order to restrain us?”
Despite his young age, the Crown Prince remained calm in the argument. However, Siervian found this attitude of her brother extremely puzzling.
‘Why does he keep pushing on so forcefully? He must surely think something is strange, right?’
[Damian Elverdotte]
Mood: Anger
Thoughts: This is unacceptable.
Siervian wanted to further investigate the reason through the status screen, but her brother’s status screen was preoccupied with thoughts about the ongoing argument and didn’t offer her much help.
“Wait, hold on. Let’s think calmly. Could it be that the assassins were subjected to mental manipulation?”
“The Empire’s mages have investigated, but there was no trace of mental manipulation.”
“…And what about our kingdom’s mages?”
“They came to the same conclusion.”
Some of the representatives tried to soften the mood, but they failed repeatedly as the argument intensified.
As the tension grew in the debate, the atmosphere became increasingly strained.
“This is not something our kingdom would do in our sacred region!”
In the end, a representative who had been losing his temper from earlier shouted again.
Although it was not a wise move, Siervian understood him.
[Thought: This is an absolutely vile act! There’s no war, so why would they attack the Empire and defile the sacred granary region?]
He had been genuinely venting his frustration and injustice from earlier.
“Moreover, isn’t the ancient ruin they mentioned also strange? Assassins appeared, and conveniently, there was an ancient ruin in our sacred granary region and only the Empire’s nobles could enter it.”
And there was a valid reason behind his strong suspicion.
‘…I’m sure they also thought it was strange.’
While dealing with the assassins, the kingdom also dispatched an investigation team to the location where the two children had reportedly disappeared.
It was only reasonable to investigate a mysterious place beneath the sacred granary region.
However, no matter how much magic investigation was conducted, neither Siervian nor Damian could enter it again as they had before.
More precisely, they couldn’t see the tangible form of the teleportation magic circle that allowed them to travel there.
It seemed like an outright lie.
“We regret that part. We also never expected a place like that.”
They couldn’t investigate further.
[Damian Elverdotte]
Thought: Because of this, things didn’t go smoothly, but we still must keep that place hidden.
Although her brother had brought everything that could cause problems when leaving the laboratory, Siervian didn’t know what else was left. That was why when he realized that no one else could enter that place, her brother thought it was fortunate.
‘Of all things, why were those things there? It made it even harder to resolve the misunderstanding with the kingdom.’
Certainly, thanks to the teleportation magic circle to that ancient ruin, their lives were saved, but it was too coincidental.
Considering how surprised the assassins were, it was surely unexpected for anyone to anticipate such a result.
‘Who on earth could be behind this? …Perhaps I was the target, not my brother.’
Siervian cleverly read the thoughts of the person who appeared to be the leader of the assassins.
That was why she became even more melancholic.
‘Could it really be someone from the Empire?’
Although several suspicious individuals came to mind, Siervian forcefully pushed those thoughts aside. Instead, she focused on deciphering the hidden emotions of the King, whose expression had been dark for some time.
She didn’t know the exact reason why her father and older brother were behaving this way, so for now, she decided to gather as much information as possible.
[Abdirol Mosae]
Thought: Was this really a self-directed performance…?
Was the information about the Emperor cherishing his daughter a false rumor?
‘At least it doesn’t seem like the king was involved.’
Observing his complicated inner thoughts, Siervian came to this conclusion.
Initially, Siervian had intended to head to the sacred granary region with Prince Abrel. Until just before departure, he had other arrangements, so if there were plans to send assassins, they wouldn’t be sent to a place where Prince Abrel could potentially be.
‘King Mosae is known for loving his daughter and grandson deeply.’
Her judgment was based on various reasons.
‘It doesn’t seem likely that the King played a part.’
Although in the face of power, such familial bonds could be disregarded to some extent, there were multiple reasons for her assessment.
‘King Mosae is someone who wouldn’t act in such a manner. He was like that even in my past life.’
The incident in her past life played a part in her assessment.
Initially, King Mosae had suspicions that the incidents on the western coast, including Garambell, were the Empire’s fault. And he was someone who would express his anger at losing his daughter to the extent of causing friction between the Empire and the kingdom. So it was unlikely that he would be involved in covert schemes like this.
[Abdirol Mosae]
Thought: This is troublesome. To have such incidents occur right before the grain agreement…
There were no abnormalities in the status screen that was consistently displayed. The representatives of the Mosae Kingdom were no different. In the end, with Siervian being the only one to dismiss the suspicion regarding King Mosae, the discussion concluded without reaching any significant agreement.
Siervian wearily returned to the room assigned to her. The place was being strictly guarded and managed. Her brother was deep in discussion with the knights. Perhaps uneasy about being far away, Damian was using the reception room right outside Siervian’s room.
“Ah…”
In the tense atmosphere, Siervian sighed unintentionally. Not only was the incident troubling, but as she returned to her room and contemplated, she realized there was a more difficult matter at hand.
‘What should I do?’
She still held a small, sand-colored stone in her small and white palm.
The smooth stone emitted a transparent and clear energy that could be described as golden rather than sand-colored.
It was the mana stone that she unknowingly picked up from the ancient ruins.
‘Hm, it definitely seems to be the real deal.’
Siervian’s face darkened not for any other reason but because of the precious and valuable discovery she had made—the mana stone renowned for belonging to the hero of the Western Empire, the Agerios’ Mana Stone of Sand, might be in her hand.
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