I Reincarnated As An Evil Duchess - Chapter 111
Translator: Nabi
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Chapter 111
“That ‘duchess’ would be Minase Persen.”
“….!”
“The reason she referred to herself as a ‘Duchess” was probably because of that. When you think about it that way, it makes sense. Her secretive love referred to Rupert, and if the passages that connected the love were the secret passages located within this mansion…”
“…The context is naturally connected.”
“If this interpretation is correct, it means there may be evidence among the items that concealed the entrance to the secret passages in the mansion that could clear the Duchess’s name. If that’s the case, all we need to do is find that evidence…”
Lancelot and Gallahed nodded slightly, seemingly understanding his words. Seth then firmly shook his head in response to Gallahed, who had a somewhat optimistic attitude in his words.
“Still, this is just my speculation… My interpretation could be wrong, and even if we find evidence, it may not be significant so we can’t rely solely on this.”
He wasn’t wrong.
Looking at Gallahed and Lancelot nodding in agreement, Seth continued his words.
“What happened to that Sister Morgiana’s case you were investigating, Sir Lancelot? Did you find anything?”
In response to Seth’s question, Lancelot adjusted his somewhat relaxed expression and answered.
“Ah, by the way, there’s something I need to tell you about Sister Morgiana.”
“What is it?”
“I investigated the Martia Convent, where Sister Morgiana belongs, and there were no nuns studying the ‘forbidden magic’ there only a month ago.”
“Can you explain further, Sir Lancelot?”
When, as he suspected, something was amiss with the nun who had testified at the witch trial, Seth urged Lancelot and asked.
Lancelot replied as if he had been waiting.
“In fact, it’s said that researching ‘forbidden magic’ is frowned upon and avoided by the secluded nuns due to its unfavorable reputation. Therefore, even in the Martia Convent, which is known as the largest in the empire, there has been no one studying forbidden magic since the secluded nun named Talia left the world 50 years ago. However, suddenly, one month ago, the High Priest Resitia made a demand to the Martia Convent to provide a position for a secluded nun.”
“Is she, by any chance, Sister Morgiana?”
“Yes, that’s right. There’s a rule in Martia Convent that they don’t accept adult nuns, so they initially tried to refuse, but they had no choice when a recommendation letter bearing the royal seal was presented to them.”
“…Imperial? Did you find out which royal seal it belonged to?”
“They didn’t know exactly who it belonged to, but that the seal was similar to that of the former Emperor.”
Seth narrowed his eyes at Lancelot’s report.
If a seal belonging to the royal family was needed, they could have used the Emperor’s, or at least the seal of the two sons of Grand Duchess Blaine. However, why specifically use the former Emperor’s seal? Perhaps it was to ensure that even if everything were revealed, the Grand Duchess wouldn’t be harmed in any way?
Despite the constant questions in his head, he decided to put them aside for now.
What was important right now wasn’t the seal. He asked Lancelot again.
“I see. Let’s continue investigating the seal issue for now.”
“Yes, Your Excellency.”
“Can anyone attest regarding the findings of the investigation?”
“Yes. One of the secluded nuns agreed to testify in a letter on the condition that she not be identified.”
“Make sure we receive the letter as soon as it’s complete. We’re running out of time.”
“Yes, Your Excellency. I’ll take care of it.”
Upon the command, Lancelot nodded in agreement.
With the exception of Agravein, reports were received from the knights who conducted the investigation. So now, it was time for him to gather information and come up with new instructions. Seth then looked back at Lancelot and Gallahed, who stood before him.
“Thanks to the knights’ investigation, one burden has been lifted… I appreciate it.”
“It’s not necessary, Your Highness. I was just doing what I was supposed to do.”
“Especially Gallahed, delivering the letter from me and protecting Bediviel and Gareth, all while in a situation where anything related to me must be kept hidden. I don’t know how to express my gratitude.”
“I’m also a knight of Persen. I have always felt indebted to you, Your Highness, as I was devoted solely to my duties as a holy knight. Now, I finally feel like I have repaid some of that debt.”
The resemblance between the two knights’ faces as they responded to his thanks with a humbled expression made him smile for the first time in a long time.
“Captain—! Look at this, Captain!”
Just then, Gawin urgently called for Seth from outside before bursting through the door of the office. Without even a single knock, he burst into the room as if breaking down the door.
Gawin’s appearance startled Lancelot, who shouted in surprise.
“Hey, no matter how casually you and His Excellency are, shouldn’t you at least knock and come in?!”
“This isn’t about knocking right now, Lance! Captain, look at this…!”
Gasping for breath as if he had just sprinted from somewhere, Gawin pushed Lancelot aside and stood in front of Seth, extending what he had tightly held in his hand.
What he held out was a book.
Seth asked, raising one eyebrow.
“Sir Gawin, what is this?
“I have found it, the proof she spoke of!”
“….!”
“Really?”
“Open it now, Captain.”
Lancelot and Gallahed, whose expressions became more urgent at Gawin’s answer, urged Seth, who quickly opened the book he was holding in his hands at their words.
All of a sudden, there was a sharp snapping sound, and the book ‘snapped open’ in the middle.
Unlike other ordinary books, it was not a book that opened up, but rather a ‘box’ shaped like a book with paper attached only on the outside—therefore, it didn’t open up, but split in half. Inside were dozens of letters.
Seth muttered to himself as he pulled out more letters, so many he struggled to hold them all in one hand.
“This…”
The name on all those envelopes was Rupert Guinivis.
As he pulled out and read through some of the letters from envelopes labeled ‘Burn immediately after reading,’ a deepening smile began to form on his face. These letters were enough to eliminate all the doubts he had so far and served as a key that connected the investigations he had conducted.
“…Haha.”
He never thought that Minase Persen would have left all this behind.
He was grateful to Minase Persen, whom he had despised all this time. Of course, he was even more grateful and touched by the woman who risked her own life to save the two knights and informed him of the existence of these letters.
‘…I can save her now.’
As Seth let out a low chuckle in joy, Gawin gave him a meaningful smile and spoke to him.
“It’s still too soon to rejoice, Your Excellency.”
“What does that mean, Sir Gawin?”
“A moment ago, Percival requested permission from Your Excellency for someone he had brought with him. Captain, do you know who that person is?”
“….?”
“It’s Young Lady Vivian Loengram.”
“What is she doing on my estate…?”
At Seth’s brusque question, Gawin gave a cunning smile and continued.
“She offered to sell all the information they knew in exchange for financial support.”
“….!”
“If Your Excellency provides a sufficient reward, she’s willing to divulge everything they know, whether it’s about that scoundrel Rupert or about Grand Duchess Blaine… What should we do?”
Observing Gawin’s mischievous smile, which resembled a child gleefully presented with an intriguing toy, he couldn’t help but let out a brief chuckle.
“I’ll grant her permission immediately. However, firmly convey to Young Lady Vivian firmly that unless the information is valuable, she’d better be prepared.”
“Haha, certainly. I’ll arrange for Sir Percival and Young Lady Vivian to be escorted to the office right away.”
With a brisk nod, Gawain swiftly opened the office door and stepped outside again. Hearing the sound of footsteps echoing through the corridor, Lancelot sighed while Gallahed chuckled softly.
Seth, looking at the two knights with a weary smile, then commanded them.
“Then, Sir Lancelot, please deliver a letter to the palace so that we can request an audience with His Majesty tomorrow without delay.”
“I’ll take your order, Your Excellency.”
“Furthermore, Gallahed, please keep an eye on the activities of the High Priest Resitia and report back. Also, make sure that the confession document of her doesn’t fall into the hands of the High Priest before tomorrow.”
“I understand, Your Excellency.”
With that, Lancelot and Gallahed also left the office.
After observing them until they left, Seth placed the letters he had taken out of the book on the desk and sorted them in chronological order as the door closed and the office fell silent. Although he had planned to neatly stack the organized letters in a small drawer next to the desk, he didn’t immediately remove them from the desk.
‘Rupert Guinivis… I’ll ensure that he can no longer escape and that he will never be able to torment anyone again.’
To do so, he first needed to familiarize himself with the contents of these letters, which would serve as decisive evidence, and to find the physical evidence indicated by these letters.
With a firm resolve not to overlook a single sentence, Seth picked up the letter with the earliest date.
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Translator’s Note: Hello, it’s Nabi! I’m the translator of this novel ପ( ๑•ᴗ•๑ )ଓ♡ If you like the novel and would like to support me, please feel free to click the button below to go to my kofi~! Thank you so much for always supporting the novels I work on, even if you don’t buy me a coffee, I really do appreciate it a lot. ❤︎
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