Peace Hunter

"Remy! You damned traitor!" said Duchess Claret, looking furious.

Duke Remy then turned to Duchess Claret.

"Hmm, why do you say that to me, Miss Claret? I went to the trouble of coming to meet you three, and you're saying that to me," Duke Remy said.

"Don't talk so much, traitor. My husband and my son died because of you, and you must pay for it," Duchess Claret said.

"How can you accuse me of killing your husband and son? Your son was killed by Rid Archie in the Hevea Forest, while your husband was killed by Her Majesty the Queen in the courthouse. So it wasn't me who killed your husband and son," Duke Remy said.

"You're very good at making excuses, Remy. My husband and son died because they were involved in your plan. Indirectly, you killed them both," Duchess Claret said.

After Duchess Claret said that, Duke Remy immediately grabbed Duchess Claret's mouth and chin with his hands.

"Watch your words, Claret. They both died because of their own stupidity. Their stupidity had nothing to do with my plan. If you think they died because they were involved in my plan, that's their own fault, because they were the ones who accepted my invitation to plot the assassination of Her Majesty the Queen and the entire San Lucia family. If they hadn't accepted my invitation, they would still be alive," said Duke Remy.

Duke Remy spoke as he continued to grip Duchess Claret's mouth and chin. Duchess Claret looked as if she wanted to speak but couldn't because Duke Remy was holding her mouth.

"Enzo's death and the carelessness of Lord James's knights in cleaning up the evidence in Hevea Forest were the beginning of this assassination plot being uncovered. This plan was uncovered because of your husband's own stupidity, who was incompetent in ordering his knights to erase the evidence. Because of that, I must create a new plan for the future. If you want to blame someone, it's better to blame your husband, Claret," said Duke Remy.

Then, Duke Remy released his grip on Duchess Claret's mouth and chin.

"Huh, 'inviting' you say? You invited my husband and son to join your plan by instigating. You're known as a skilled instigator, so it's only natural that my husband and son were incited to join in," said Duchess Claret.

"Whether you invited or incited, the fact is that your husband and son were the ones who ultimately accepted to participate in my plan. It's their own fault for wanting to participate in my plan. If they so easily accepted to participate in my plan, it shows they are easily fooled," said Duke Remy.

"You!!!!" said Duchess Claret, looking furious.

Duchess Claret tried to break free from the chains binding her hands and feet to attack Duke Remy. But she couldn't break free.

"Enough, Miss Claret. You don't need to continue dealing with this talking trash," said Duchess Harriet.

Upon hearing Duchess Harriet's words, Duke Remy immediately turned to her, after previously glancing at Duchess Claret.

"Talking trash? I never thought those words would come from the mouth of a former priest of the Sancta Lux Church of the Kingdom of San Fulgen," Duke Remy said.

"Do you think those words shouldn't come from the mouth of a former priest? Let alone a former priest or even a current priest, I'm sure even the Holy Priests of the Holy Kingdom would call you trash after seeing your behavior, Lord Remy," Duchess Harriet said.

"You're just justifying your excuse by bringing up the Holy Priests," Duke Remy said.

"Whatever. So, is the reason you betrayed my husband, Lord James, and even Sir Marcelo because of Lord James' mistake in ordering his knights to erase all evidence?" Duchess Harriet asked.

"Yes, that's right. Long before this plan was revealed, I already knew about Lord Louis who had spies in Lord James's residence. Lord Louis not only had spies in Lord James's residence, but he also had spies in Lord Darwin's residence and also my residence. As for the spies in my residence, I have already dealt with it. Lord Louis's spies in my residence are now under my control. So the spies still provide information to Lord Louis, but the information is false information that I gave him. So Lord Louis will never know the true information of this residence,"

"As for the spies in Lord Darwin and Lord James' residence, I didn't deal with it because it wasn't my responsibility. The two of them should be the ones who have to deal with it if there is a spy in their residence. Because they didn't know there was a spy in their residence, that indicates that they were negligent. It was their negligence that made this plan come to light,"

"I know that sooner or later the spies stationed in the two residences will get some hidden information that we are keeping secret, one of which is the plot to assassinate Her Majesty the Queen and the entire San Lucia family. Moreover With Rid Archie's arrest after the incident in Hevea Forest, Lord Louis, the father of Irene, Rid Archie's current girlfriend, will surely order his spies to immediately find any suspicious information from our residences, especially Lord James's. The incident in Hevea Forest is related to Lord James because Lord James's knights were involved in the forest, therefore Lord James is the one most suspected by Lord Louis,"

"Therefore, I have prepared another plan, namely by preparing another information document explaining that I was not involved in the plan. Then I ordered my spies to smuggle the document into Lord James's residence and retrieve the document with my name on it. I also did the same at the residences of Duke Darwin, Marquess Marcelo, and other nobles involved in this plot. So if the knights of the San Fulgen kingdom searched each residence, they would still find the document about the assassination plot, but it wouldn't mention my name at all. And sure enough, the document was found at Lord James's residence. Then the assassination plot was revealed in the courthouse with evidence of a conversation between Rid Archie and Enzo held by the principal of the academy. Coupled with the evidence found by Commander Asier and Lord Louis, the revelation of the assassination plot could not be denied. After what happened in the courthouse, the royal knivhts were ordered to search the residences of those involved in the plot. They also found fake documents that I smuggled in each residence. There was no name on the fake documents at all which makes me safe now. No one will arrest me or suspect me even though I was the one who actually made the assassination plan," said Duke Remy.

Duchess Claret, hearing this, became furious again.

"You truly are a bastard, you traitor. If you could create those fake documents, why didn't you create one that didn't include my husband and Lord James? Why are you the only one not listed?" asked Duchess Claret.

"Why would I do that? Just so you know, Claret, those involved in my plan are nothing more than pawns, including Lord James and Lord Darwin. So if there's a flaw in my plan and it's at risk of being discovered, then I'd rather save myself than those pawns. Besides, without me preparing the fake documents, the plan would have been exposed sooner or later due to their own negligence. Why would I save those who were already negligent and ruined my plan?"

"However, even if the assassination plot was exposed largely due to their negligence, they're still useful pawns, at least as combat troops," said Duke Remy.

"Combat troops? What do you mean?" asked the confused Duchess Claret.

"Ah, that's right. You don't know the details of what happened at the courthouse because my subordinates had already brought you here before you knew. The same goes for you two, Miss Harriet, King Albert. You also don't know what happened at the courthouse from the newspapers because you've been here since my subordinates brought you here. You only know that Lord James, Lord Darwin, and Lord Marcelo were killed at the courthouse and also about my betrayal, but you don't know the full story. Then let me tell you."

"Yesterday, at the courthouse, an incident occurred that shocked the entire kingdom of San Fulgen. Not only was the plot to assassinate Her Majesty the Queen and the entire San Lucia family revealed, but there was also an attack by a group of demons on the courthouse," said Duke Remy.

"A group of demons? What are you talking about? There can't be demons in the kingdom of San Fulgen because the kingdom is so far from the southern continent," asked Duchess Claret.

Duchess Harriet nodded in agreement, while King Albert remained silent.

"That's right, you two don't know about any other 'experimental subjects' besides the ones who used Elf hearts. Then, I'd like to ask you two, do you know the characteristics of the Demon race?" Duke Remy asked.

"Of course, Demons have pitch-black eyes. They also have jet-black tattoos on various parts of their bodies. As for pure-blooded Demons, they have jet-red pupils, and those pupils come in various shapes," said Duchess Claret.

"Your answer is correct, Claret. Besides the deep red pupils, aren't the characteristics of the Demon race you mentioned earlier the same as those of the people in this place?" asked Duke Remy.

Duchess Claret fell silent after hearing Duke Remy's words. She then began to look outside the detention room to see the people outside. Duke Remy was right; the people outside the detention room shared the same characteristics as the Demon race, except for the deep red pupils. Duchess Claret, who had just realized this, was shocked.

"People with Demon race characteristics, the Demon attack on the courthouse, and pawns for the fighting force. Don't tell me, you—," said Duchess Claret.

However, before Duchess Claret could finish her sentence, Duke Remy suddenly interrupted her.

"You finally realized it, Claret. That's right, the pawns for the fighting force I was referring to were Lord James, Lord Darwin, Sir Marcelo, and several others who were in the courthouse. The demon attack that occurred in the courthouse was their doing. They, including Lord James and Lord Darwin, were transformed into demons by me to wreak havoc in the courthouse. The reason they were killed in the courthouse was because they had transformed into demons and were wreaking havoc there," Duke Remy said with a smile.

Duchess Harriet, hearing this, looked shocked. Duchess Claret was the same, but at the same time, she also seemed to be holding back her anger. Not long after, her anger was unleashed.

"YOU ARE A FUCKING BASTARD, REMY!!!" shouted Duchess Claret, enraged.

-To be continued

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