CH 76.1

“Did you hear that?”

This strange rumor started when a family of a count held a small tea party who was acquaintance with Lestir, who follows the Crown Prince.

The Young Lady widened her eye after opening her mouth. She was about to tell a very interesting story with other ladies.

“That Leah’s daughter is alive.”

“What?”

“I beg your pardon?”

The faces of all those attending the tea party were stained with disbelief.

Among them, the oldest lady spoke as a representative.

“If she’s the daughter of Leas’s, then are you talking about Glorielle?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“There are very interesting rumors going around.”

The lady smiled a little.

Glorielle was said to be already dead at the time when Leas’ case took place.

Her body was never found, but the body of the nanny she had fled with was found mutilated, and she was presumed dead and forgotten.

“How can she still be alive when it was said she’s dead?”

“Right?”

The countess’s daughter tilted her head, agreeing with the lady’s opinion.

“But it overlapped with the oracle, so this feels somewhat uncomfortable.”

“Come to think of it…”

A few days ago, two oracles that came down after 285 years were announced throughout the empire.

According to the official who announced the oracle, it has not been decided which oracle to follow and which to remove.

Without doubt, the first one would be eliminated as it was related to the Emperor.

“Was the first oracle said, ‘Glory that has lost its light will live and eat the light of the sun’?”

“There was a saying that it had something to do with the name.”

“Then, what is ‘Glory that has lost its light’…”

The hall became quiet.

It’s because everyone thought the same thing at the same time.

「 Glorielle Silkisia, who has lost everything, will return to punish the emperor. 」

Those gathered here were supporters of the crown prince, but that didn’t mean they were happy with Glorielle’s return.

In any case, since Glorielle was the daughter of someone who rebelled against the imperial family, one could not guess what kind of relationship she would have with the crown prince.

“It must be just a rumor.”

Someone threw a word to evoke the sunken atmosphere.

The young lady sitting across from her shrugged her shoulders.

“Indeed. It must be a story that someone who heard the oracle made up for fun.”

“But what if she’s really alive?”

The Countess’s daughter, who hosted the tea party, rolled her eyes.

“The rumors were too specific to be moderately made up.”

“Was it too specific?”

“They said she would appear at the coming-of-age banquet for the upcoming 2nd Prince.”

“What?”

Everyone froze at the sudden, unexpected words, including the young lady who dismissed it as a ‘funny rumor’. The young lady of the Marquis urgently asked a question. She was the first to wake up from the shock.

“Who did you hear that from?”

“Um, well, you know.”

The young lady of the count winked slightly. It meant that she did not want to tell the source of the rumors.

Usually, the providers of interesting information shut their mouths so as not to reveal their information, so it was polite to hide their identity if they wanted to continue to hear information.

Knowing that, the Marquis’s daughter did not ask further questions. She only stared at the young lady of the count with a meaningful gaze.

The lady made it simple.

“Then it will soon become clear whether the rumors are true.”

Those in the tea party nodded in agreement.

That’s when the chatter about Glorielle finally subsided.

A bright young lady pressed herself close to the table with sparkling eyes and changed the subject.

“Ah, did you all hear this? The fact that Duke Lestir burned the Magic Association!”

“Ah yes. I heard but isn’t it quieter than expected? I don’t think I heard that the association protested against the duke.”

“They must be fighting internally. Or maybe the association doesn’t want to fight back because of the Duke’s blue flame.”

“Well, isn’t it the first time since the invitation that Lestir’s flame color has changed?”

“That’s right. But from what I know that he can only use it when he have a person with the ability of Silkisia?”

At the young lady’s remark, the hall became quiet again.

She began to ruminate on the contents of the history book in her head.

Lestir’s blue flame is said to be more powerful than the purple flame.

However, only the first Lestir could use the blue flame.

Several generation who asked about this after the first Lester died, will only hear the same answer of,

‘I can’t use it because I don’t have the ability of Silkisia.’

Since the invitation, Silkisia and Lestir’s abilities have never been born in the same generation.

In other words, the fact that Lestir used the blue flame means that there are people with abilities in Silkisia.

One of the young ladies who organized her thoughts carefully asked.

“Then, are you saying that Princess Lillian is a person with powers?”

“I never heard that she went to her discernment process.”

“Oh, no. I heard that.”

A young lady who had been listening quietly until now raised her hand.

“Princess Lillian received the judgment ceremony, but the color of the holy water had changed.”

For a moment, everyone gasped.

One of them shouted something of amazement or lamentation.

“Even if it’s not the case, it’s hard to keep Silkisia in check after the duke got engaged.”

“Princess Lillian is a talented person, so it’s going to be even more difficult in the future.”

“But isn’t that a bit strange?”

The young lady who brought up the story of Lillian’s discernment ceremony for the first time blinked her eyes wide.

“Why was it so quiet? That’s enough for everyone to gossip about.”

“Right…”

The daughter he found after 20 years is said to be the first person to appear in several generations.

Silkisia, who should be talking here and there, was strangely quiet.

“Didn’t there be any mention of a person with abilities appearing in the temple?”

“Isn’t it because you’re distracted by the oracle?”

“Well. Anyway, I should have said it’s about the ability and not the oracle.”

“Princess Lillian didn’t say much either.”

“Umm, is there a reason for her to do so?”

“I guess so. If we wait, she might announce something.”

In the Discriminant Ceremony, only those with abilities can change the color of the holy water.

So they didn’t bother to raise the suspicion that was creeping in.

Except for one person, the countess’s daughter, who hosted the tea party.

“It’s not that she didn’t want to do it, but it’s that she cannot, right?”

“…”

“…”