Chapter 84: The Revenge of the Rat People! (Extra Update)

Seeing Liliya loudly declare her previous statement with no reaction whatsoever, Ban incredulously turned his head and stared at the High Spirit in the sky for a long time.

However, no matter how hard he glared at that white ball of light, it continued to float there, unbothered by Ban’s presence.

“Why… is the High Spirit not responding? That woman clearly said that the rat is…”

Suddenly, as if he recalled something, Ban fell silent and didn’t continue, leaving Miss Vilyric, who was eavesdropping with her extraordinary perception, feeling a bit disappointed.

That woman… which woman?

Is she one of the thrones of the Throne of Immortality?

Is she one of the top three that Plakaka mentioned, which even he couldn’t locate?

As for why Liliya could talk so confidently, it naturally had to do with a certain Priestess.

A little while ago.

“You said you have a way for me to avoid the lies detection mechanism of the Hall of All Spirits? But I don’t believe in any God, so I shouldn’t be able to do it like Miss Edwina…”

Vilyric waved her hand dismissively, interrupting the Princess.

“Oh, it’s not a matter of faith. In the end, it’s just a rule with special effects; if you really want to avoid it, there are quite a few ways.”

Saying this, the black-haired girl walked beside Liliya and gently placed her hand on her shoulder.

Liliya felt a warmth envelop her as if a golden light flowed into her, dispelling the pervasive power in the hall and forming an almost invisible thin film over her skin.

“What is this?”

Due to absolute trust, Liliya waited until Vilyric finished casting the magic and withdrew her hand before curiously asking.

“It’s just a little trick; with it, you can say whatever you want. With Liliya’s intelligence, I’m sure she can handle any situation easily, heehee~”

In fact, Miss Vilyric hadn’t done anything particularly outrageous; she merely attached the seventh-tier magic 【Light Element Spirit Summon】, which was previously cast on Tiger-Human Kunier, to Liliya in a special manner.

The Light Element Spirit was a top-level summoning at level 70, no less than the High Spirit, and whether it could defeat the latter was debatable, but it could effortlessly hinder such a broad-spectrum rule effect.

Returning to the present.

Because the planned framing had failed, the second prince, now in a furious rage, might not have noticed…

In Vilyric’s view, the foreigner he mentioned, the rat person Mr. Plakaka, was currently standing right behind the prince with a sneaky grin.

The Hall of All Spirits prohibits falsehoods and violent killings, but it doesn’t mention anything about invisibility. So even if Plakaka stood there brazenly, the High Spirit made no indication.

And what Mr. Rat was going to do was quite simple.

Ban wasn’t Vilyric, nor was he a divine messenger like Miss Edwina, so he couldn’t avoid a Pseudo-God-level rule investigation by sheer will; thus, he must be using some kind of tool or special item to achieve this effect.

Earlier, the Priestess had noticed that before Ban spoke, he almost habitually touched a purple, strange patterned ring on his right hand with his left.

Once or twice wouldn’t matter, but with such frequency, it clearly seemed suspicious, and all signs pointed to that ring.

Regarding this point, she had previously alerted Plakaka while in the lounge.

After Liliya made her clarification, the deliberation fell back into a deadlock.

After all, the second prince spoke the truth, proving his innocence, and Princess Liliya also used her actions to refute Ban’s allegations. So, what was the point of continuing the deliberation?

Surely, it wouldn’t be appropriate to summon the other princes and princesses just to interrogate them; that would be quite overstepping, wouldn’t it? The royal family is, after all, the royal family, and without direct evidence, even the Hall of Spirits can’t meddle freely with them.

The presiding official, President Herbert, realized this and, after consulting with the Chancellor and the Guardian Duke, stood up simultaneously.

“It seems both parties in this deliberation are innocent. Although it is regrettable, we can only announce for now…”

“Wait!”

Herbert paused, cleverly closing his mouth and shifting his gaze to the blue-haired girl who interrupted him.

“Is there something more, your Highness?”

“It’s nothing much, but since I, as the instigator of this deliberation, have been forced to prove my innocence, I wonder if my second brother can answer me a… somewhat indirect question related to this case?”

While still smiling, Princess Liliya Meikailande’s gaze directed toward Ban on the opposite side no longer concealed the icy hostility… and confidence in her eyes.

It was as if she had already confirmed her victory.

With the evidence of being defamed, what Ban said earlier was indeed too controversial, and unfortunately, the flustered prince could only awkwardly respond.

“Of course, you can. What does my sister want to ask? If it’s about the Throne of Immortality, I think…”

Liliya raised her hand, and an unseen authority spread out, even making the royal member Ban Meikailande momentarily freeze.

Then, the girl slowly but insistently asked,

“My question is very simple, Ban Meikailande, please answer me… Two years ago, the death of the first prince of the United Kingdom, Crown Prince Toren Meikailande, is it related to you!?”

Like a sharp sword thrust into his chest, the second prince’s previously gentle face stiffened. No matter how he schemed, he never expected… that Liliya would take this opportunity to ask such a question.

Had she uncovered something!? But that incident should have been carried out very secretly!

Wiping the beads of sweat flowing uncontrollably from his forehead, Ban forced himself to maintain a calm demeanor, just as he tried to reach for something on his right hand to firmly deny…

But an unfamiliar sensation, along with the shock of that item being unresponsive, completely shattered the last of the prince’s composure, causing his expression to dramatically change!

Ban disregarded appearances and looked down.

He then discovered that the extremely important dark purple patterned ring on his hand had inexplicably… transformed into a simple ring he had never seen before?!

“You!”

The second prince’s eyes widened in anger; without even needing to think, he could guess that this was certainly one of Liliya’s subordinates messing with him. She had seen through the ruse!

“What’s wrong, my dear brother? You seem to look quite ill; did you perhaps eat something bad this morning?”

Liliya responded with a slightly mocking smile, her tone becoming sharp and aggressive instantly.

“By the way, what does the regulation say again? If one keeps silent, it could be considered as acquiescence~”

“You… I…”

Ban skeptically touched the plain black ring on his hand again, finally confirming… that it was just an ordinary item with no magical fluctuations, and the remnants of his delusions sank into the depths of his heart.

Taking a few deep breaths, the prince, who had already passed the age of thirty, slowly… returned to his composed self.

Just as Liliya felt a jolt in her heart, thinking the other party still had some hidden cards up his sleeve, Ban suddenly spoke candidly.

“Hehe, yes, the death of Toren Meikailande was indeed orchestrated by me. You could say, I killed my older brother.”

   

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