Peace Hunter

Miss Karina began to explain everything that had happened at the courthouse. Everyone in the lobby of the academy began to listen to what Miss Karina had to say. One by one, everyone began to gasp in surprise as Miss Karina continued to explain what had happened at the courthouse. A few minutes later, Miss Karina finished explaining what had happened at the courthouse to everyone.

"That's all I have to say about what happened at the courthouse," Miss Karina said.

Everyone who heard Miss Karina's explanation was shocked. Most of them, including Charles and Chloe, had stunned expressions.

"The Duke of San Minerva and the Duke of San Angela intended to assassinate Her Majesty the Queen and the entire San Lucia family?!?!,"

"Not only that, even the Marquess of Rovinj was also involved in the plan,"

"The three of them intended to assassinate Her Majesty the Queen and the entire San Lucia family during the ~Matchmaking Battle~ event, which aimed to find a partner for Prince Charles. I just learned about the event. Was it not previously revealed to the public?"

"Originally, the Ice Princess was participating in the event, but because she was currently dating Rid, she canceled her participation. Because of this, they intended to kill Rid so that the Ice Princess would no longer have a partner and could return from the event,"

"I didn't expect this. No wonder the chairman of Elevrad ordered Young Master Enzo to assassinate Rid in the Hevea Forest. Since they are both sons of the Duke of San Minerva and the Duke of San Angela, they were certainly involved in their parents' plan,"

"But in the end, those who intended to assassinate Rid were killed by Rid. Indeed, Rid was the one accused afterward because had killed them, but then the truth was revealed, Rid wasn't the main perpetrator in the Hevea Forest incident.

"Yes, I had previously suspected Rid because he killed Young Master Enzo. But it turned out that Young Master Enzo was the one who wanted to kill Rid first. Rid killed Young Master Enzo only in self-defense."

"I remember that Javier, the son of the Marquess of Rovinj, had always intended to attack Rid with a deadly attack. It turns out he intended to kill Rid to aid his father's plan."

"I never thought Javier and Young Master Enzo were 'test subjects' who used Elf hearts as replacement hearts. It turns out the newspaper that reported the discovery of heartless Elf bodies in the San Lucia region was connected to them. The Duke of San Minerva, the Duke of San Angela, and the Marquess of Rovinj were the masterminds behind the Elf murders."

"I never expected the Duke of San Minerva, the Duke of San Angela, the Marquess of Rovinj, and several others to suddenly transform into demons and wreak havoc in the courthouse. This is a demon, you know, one of the strongest race besides the Angel race that rules the southern continent. How could they have transformed into demons?,"

"I don't know, could there be demons hiding in this kingdom?"

"Damn, I'm afraid if demons were in this kingdom, it would end up like the Framtida Kingdom."

"That wouldn't have happened if the demons in this kingdom weren't high-ranking demons."

"The events that occurred at the courthouse are likely to shake the entire kingdom," said the people who heard Miss Karina's explanation.

They were shocked and astonished after hearing Miss Karina's explanation. They continued to discuss the incident endlessly with those around them. However, a small portion of those people didn't believe Miss Karina's explanation. They considered it impossible.

"There's no way something like that could have happened at the courthouse."

"That's right, there can't be a plot to assassinate Her Majesty the Queen and the entire San Lucia family. We're talking about Her Majesty the Queen, who is known as the strongest witch in this kingdom. The San Lucia family is also known as one of the most powerful families in this kingdom. It's impossible for anyone to dare assassinate them," said those who didn't believe it.

"Didn't you hear Miss Karina's explanation clearly? Didn't Miss Karina already tell you about the existence of 'subjects'? They intend to assassinate Her Majesty the Queen and the entire San Lucia family using those 'subjects'," said someone who believed Miss Karina's explanation.

Those who believed Miss Karina's explanation and those who didn't began to argue. The situation became a bit chaotic at that moment.

"Stop it. I understand that if some of you don't believe it because I only explained the incident that happened at the courthouse from my words and there is no supporting evidence. However, if you don't believe it, you can wait for the newspaper that will be published the next day. Especially for tomorrow, I will allow the newspaper to be distributed among the students after usually I never allow this matter. The newspaper that will be published tomorrow, will contain the complete incident that happened at the courthouse. Maybe there is some additional information in the newspaper that I didn't explain at this time," said Miss Karina.

The people fell silent, they no longer argued about Miss Karina's explanation. Meanwhile, when the atmosphere was quiet because no one was arguing anymore, Mr. Alan suddenly raised his hand.

"What's wrong, Alan?," asked Miss Karina.

Then Mr. Alan walked slowly to approach Miss Karina.

"I'd like to ask, Miss. What about the vacant positions of the two Dukes, given that Duke San Minerva and Duke San Angela, who were transformed into demons, have been murdered. Has Her Majesty the Queen found a replacement yet?" asked Mr. Alan.

"No, even in the courthouse, Her Majesty the Queen didn't mention the matter of replacing the two Dukes. Perhaps because Her Majesty the Queen is currently focused on handling the case of a plot to assassinate her and the entire San Lucia family. Her Majesty the Queen believes there are other perpetrators besides Duke San Angela, Duke San Minerva, and the Marquess of Rovinj, and the remaining perpetrator seems to be the main culprit. Considering that the transformations of Duke San Minerva, Duke San Angela, and the Marquess of Rovinj occurred suddenly and it seemed like they were forced into becoming demons, Her Majesty the Queen believes there is still a main perpetrator who has not been identified. Therefore, Her Majesty the Queen hasn't even thought about discussing replacing the vacant positions of the two Dukes," said Miss Karina.

"I see," said Mr. Alan.

"What makes you ask that, Alan?" asked Miss Karina.

"I'm just curious about the two vacant Duke positions, Miss. If the two Duke positions are still vacant, does that mean the San Angela and San Minerva territories are currently leaderless?" asked Mr. Alan.

"Perhaps so, but I'm sure Her Majesty the Queen will appoint an interim leader to lead the territories until the new Duke is installed," said Miss Karina.

"Is there a possibility that the new Duke position will be filled by a family member of the previous Duke's family, miss?" asked Mr. Alan.

"Normally, the position of Duke is passed down through the generations, but this case seems different. Considering that Lord James, Duke of San Angela, and Lord Darwin, Duke of San Minerva, have committed serious crimes by plotting the assassination of Her Majesty the Queen and the entire San Lucia family, it's not impossible that other members of their families will also be involved. I think it's too risky for Her Majesty the Queen to appoint one of their own family members as the new Duke. Therefore, it's likely that the position of Duke will be filled by a new noble family. This would likely be a major change in the kingdom of San Fulgen, as it would change the Dukedom after decades of unchanging rule," said Miss Karina.

"It would be very interesting if there were a new Duke. I think the entire kingdom would be in an uproar if that happened," said Mr. Alan.

"The kingdom will also be in an uproar the next day, Alan. Because the newspapers will report on the incident at the courthouse," said Miss Karina.

"Yes, you're right, miss. The entire kingdom will be in an uproar after learning about what happened at the courthouse, especially the people living in the San Minerva and San Angela regions. They'll surely be even more excited after learning that the Duke who leads their territory is a criminal who plotted the assassination of Her Majesty the Queen and the entire San Lucia family. Furthermore, their Duke was also killed in the courthouse," said Mr. Alan.

"Yes, I'm sure they'll be very excited. There will probably be some chaos in the region. But I'm sure Her Majesty the Queen has anticipated this," said Miss Karina.

"I think so, miss" said Sir Alan.

Everyone in front of the academy lobby remained silent as they listened to Mr. Alan and Miss Karina's conversation.

"Do you have any further questions, Alan?" asked Miss Karina.

"Nothing, miss That's all I have," said Mr. Alan.

"Very well," said Miss Karina.

"Then may I take my leave, miss," said Mr. Alan.

"Yes," said Miss Karina.

Then Mr. Alan left Miss Karina and returned to the crowd in front of the academy lobby.

"What about everyone? Does anyone have any questions about what happened at the courthouse? I'll answer your questions if I know the answers," said Miss Karina.

Everyone in the room fell silent, no one wanting to ask any questions.

"No one has any questions, huh. Since I've shared everything I know about what happened at the courthouse, you may disperse and continue with your respective activities. Thank you for gathering and listening to my explanation," said Miss Karina.

"Yes, miss," everyone said.

Then some of them slowly began to leave the academy lobby, while others remained in front of the academy lobby, chatting.

After listening to Miss Karina's explanation, the people around me began to leave the academy lobby. Currently, Irene was the only one near me. Then I immediately turned to Irene, who had been holding my uniform with her right hand. Irene continued to hold my uniform with her right hand while keeping her head down. Irene began holding my uniform as she listened to Miss Karina's explanation of the plot to assassinate Her Majesty the Queen and the entire San Lucia family.

"What's wrong, Irene?" I asked.

"Nothing. I just didn't expect that Duke San Minerva and Duke San Angela would want to kill you just because you're currently my boyfriend. Our current relationship is only a pretense, due to our agreement. I'll help you get the position you desire in the kingdom, while you'll help me avoid participating in the ~Matchmaking Battle~ by pretending to be my boyfriend."

"I thought nothing would happen to you just because you're my boyfriend. However, I didn't expect you to experience such a dangerous incident just because of our agreement. I put you in danger by making you pretend to be my boyfriend," Irene said.

Then, Irene lifted her head and looked at me.

"I'm so sorry, Rid. If I hadn't asked you to pretend to be my boyfriend, you wouldn't have experienced such a dangerous situation. You would have been able to live a normal life at this academy," Irene said.

Irene spoke to me with a faint smile on her lips, but it didn't look like a happy smile. It looked more like a sad smile.

"So, Rid, how about we cancel our agreement now?" Irene asked.

-To be continued

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