The Villainess is a Millionaire Solver - Chapter 161

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Chapter 161

As such shocking words poured from the man’s mouth, people were so stunned they couldn’t say anything.

Even Ruellian, who had always maintained a cool-headed attitude no matter what happened, was momentarily speechless.

He glared at the middle-aged man who had just spoken.

“Count Reno! Why are you making up such ridiculous stories?”

“I’m not making it up.”

The man called Count spoke firmly.

“No one believed my words, but I continued investigating alone. I have evidence! And seeing today, I finally understand. Your Highness has also been hiding your identity like your father, continuously carrying out some kind of activities under the different identity of a thief. Isn’t that right?”

Ruellian didn’t listen to the Count’s words and spun around.

“Reveal your identity!”

A blindingly intense light burst from the sacred mark on his chest.

Just as he was about to strike the helmet with blazing divine power strong enough to shatter iron.

“…!”

The Mysterious Figure, who hadn’t moved at all until now, suddenly moved.

He exerted tremendous force to push Ruellian away and fled.

A pitch-black shadow flashed and swept past between the people.

The next moment, Windfearer that had fallen to the ground suddenly disappeared.

The Mysterious Figure had taken it.

I, who had been in shock, finally snapped back to my senses.

“No!”

Hearing my words, Zikren immediately chased after the Mysterious Figure.

As he drew his sword, the red aura characteristic of Red Dragons rose like waves.

With inhuman leaping ability, he quickly caught up to the Mysterious Figure and tried to stab his back with his sword.

The moment the two collided, an explosion incomparably more powerful than before occurred.

“Ugh!”

Zikren’s body flew and crashed into a stone column of the outdoor arena. Blood gushed from his mouth.

“Zikren!”

The Imperial family screamed.

Zikren waved one hand to show he was okay while holding up a longsword with the other hand.

It was Windfearer.

He had managed to take it back after all.

I was speechless.

‘My goodness! There was no need to go that far…!’

Due to this commotion and Zikren’s injury, both the Empress and I lost our composure. So we couldn’t command the scene quickly.

The Mysterious Figure took advantage of that gap to escape swiftly like a ghost.

The Imperial Knights and Holy Knights rushed out, magic circles activated, and cannons fired.

And….

From the other side, security forces who had heard the news appeared.

Their steps were heading toward Ruellian. I could see the Chief of Imperial Security walking at the front with a shocked expression.

“….”

Ruellian looked back at me.

It was a complex gaze whose inner thoughts I couldn’t read.

After making eye contact like that for the last time, he became a pure white shadow and disappeared from my sight.

That white shadow quickly helped up Zikren, who still couldn’t get up, then chased after the Mysterious Figure who had just fled.

The Mysterious Figure looked back.

Seeing Ruellian tracking him as fast as pure white light, he shot pitch-black magic bullets toward the rear.

“It’s black magic!”

People screamed and scattered in all directions.

A group that was fleeing in panic collided head-on with one of the giant dolls set up here and there in the arena.

The massive doll swayed and fell, right above my head.

“Ahhh!”

People around me dodged in surprise.

I also ran away, but this time luck wasn’t on my side.

The doll was falling too fast. A huge shadow struck directly above my head.

“Aristina!”

Right beside me, Aldensis’s voice rang out.

He leaped in like lightning, embraced me, and rolled on the ground.

The doll was too massive to avoid. It seemed like he was just trying to block it with his back.

“Are you crazy?”

The moment I shouted in surprise, another giant doll on the opposite side suddenly raised one hand.

A cannonball flew from a hole in its palm and shot down the giant doll that was about to crush us.

A deafening roar that made my ears ring echoed.

Soon after, countless wooden fragments poured down on us.

Aldensis only got up while holding me after all the fragments had fallen.

“Are you alright?”

“Yes, what about Your Highness…?”

“I’m fine too.”

Aldensis caught his breath and let me go.

But what happened?

Puzzled, I looked at the giant doll across from us, and soon a small door on one leg opened and someone came out of the doll.

It was a pale boy wearing prisoner clothes and an eyepatch.

I was startled.

“Sion? How are you….”

“They said they needed to urgently install weapons on the giant dolls marching in the knight tournament, so they mobilized prisoners who do carpentry work. I quickly volunteered. Since I’m a model prisoner, they granted my request right away.”

After explaining that, Sion added.

“Since you specifically chose and brought those gloves among the various items from Argos Transport Company, I guessed something must be happening to your safety. I wanted to help.”

“….”

I was momentarily speechless.

If Sion hadn’t appeared like a miracle and shot down the doll, I would have been seriously injured at minimum.

“I survived thanks to you. Thank you.”

When I said that, Sion’s face turned slightly red.

Looking around, it was complete chaos.

The Emperor, the Empress, Violet, Serene, Duke Carnel… everyone was standing still with dazed expressions.

It was the Chief of Imperial Security who broke the silence.

“Um, about the investigation results you requested.”

He bowed to the Empress and then reported.

“Several elderly maids testified. They witnessed the late Duke Lacroix strangling to death that red-haired maid Your Majesty mentioned….”

“Ah!”

The Empress came to her senses as if waking from a dream.

“I knew it.”

She muttered that and then spoke to the Emperor.

“Princess Aristina was the first to notice something strange and subtly asked me to look into the truth about a certain maid who died in the Imperial Palace 11 years ago.”

“Ah….”

The Emperor sighed.

“So that murder case committed by the late Duke Lacroix was exactly that. Everything fits perfectly.”

“But how could that be possible?”

The Chief of Imperial Security asked with a pale face.

“Didn’t we all clearly see with our own eyes that the Duke died? We even confirmed it.”

“First, we’ll have to look inside the coffin again….”

The Empress said with a sigh.

“If it’s a powerful and special magical force, it’s not entirely impossible. Oh, how truly horrific. To kill an innocent maid in a fit of madness, and then murder his own wife to cover up that crime…”

Everyone fell into great shock.

At first it was quiet, but one by one people began to speak, and soon it became as noisy as a disturbed beehive.

‘No. That can’t be true.’

As I stood there in a daze, I heard some young man showing off with his chatter.

“Your Highness, no, Ruellian must be an accomplice too. He probably secretly helped his father to protect the family’s honor. The two of them could have taken turns being the thief. It’s hard to tell them apart at night.”

“That’s not true!”

I shouted with all my strength without realizing it.

“Even if that person really is his father, Ruellian has been pursuing him without knowing anything! I know this!”

“Young Lady, you’ve been deceived too.”

The young man clicked his tongue as he replied.

“Even giving you the benefit of the doubt, if his father is such a horrible criminal, how can he hold his head up and live from now on? House of Lacroix is finished!”

“That’s right. Why do you care? The Late Duke Lacroix tried to kill Young Lady because he realized she had figured out his identity, didn’t he?”

Someone else spoke up.

Was that criminal really the Late Duke Lacroix?

I couldn’t remember. My head just ached.

“Everyone stop it!”

Serene quickly approached my side and shouted.

“Lady Aristina’s mind is already complicated right now, so stop telling her what to do. Be quiet!”

While saying this, she tried to gently take my hand… Serene flinched in surprise and stopped her movement.

“What?”

I followed Serene’s gaze down to my hand and was startled.

A strange golden pattern was glowing on the back of my hand.

“Hmm?”

The Empress looked at me.

Her expression, which had been distorted with shock and worry, immediately smoothed out.

The Empress approached me urgently with a face that couldn’t believe her eyes.

“Let me see, Young Lady!”

After pulling my hand over to examine it, the Empress’s face brightened completely.

“My goodness! Could there be such joyful news!”

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