Naturally, the priority was to resolve this situation first.
Obviously things weren't very good.
The Empress had already been arrested with the poison.
There is likely a record of her black market transactions as well.
It was not defending itself effectively, and there was no supporting faction on its side.
'Ha… since so much has happened, it's difficult to settle the matter calmly.'
I blinked, getting lost in thought.
'I have no choice but to deal with it myself again..'
My mind started spinning as I thought about the Empress who had already been captured.
While I was seriously thinking, an employee from another team approached me quietly.
“But Namiah, are these rumors true?”
"What?
Any rumors?"
“His Highness the Crown Prince fell in love with you at first sight.”
Yes….
Instead of the original, things like this go as expected...
I actually thought there would be rumors like this at lunchtime.
'No, no matter what, we are in the same pass management department.
Can't you pay attention to the fact that I created 166 scrolls and activated 172 scrolls yesterday?'
Naturally, no one seemed to care.
In fact, the other employees were gathered around me, as if they had found an interesting topic.
“Did he really fall in love with you, with your deep dark circles and your shabby clothes?”
“Is it true that his ideal type is a woman who seems to have no drive to live and breathe as if she doesn't exist?”
“Is that why he hasn’t been interested in beautiful and gorgeous noble ladies all this time!
He has unique tastes!”
'Ha, no wonder it seemed like everyone in the Administrative Support Department was looking at me now!'
But my expression must have been too harsh for anyone to question me openly.
Especially with the Empress being captured and everything.
'Well, it's a rumor that will disappear in a week anyway…'
“Sleep?”
Osun sighed as he approached.
“Is it a lot of work?
Is that why you came back?”
“Ah yes.”
A cold sweat broke out on my back due to a strange feeling of discomfort, but I didn't show it.
Instead, I responded with my usual unfocused eyes.
“The Crown Prince said he would review the documents, so I wanted to review any drafts that could be modified...”
“Ah, you're so stupid.
That's why you're no good.
Huh?
You're so ignorant, tsk.”
Well, it seems Osun didn't hear about the scandal between me and Kiaros.
'Well, he's completely fascinated with himself now that he's loved by everyone.
It's understandable.'
Looking at me deep in thought, Osun clicked his tongue and waved his hand.
“Do you think His Highness is in his right mind to review those documents now?
Namiah, don’t you have any sense of the situation?”
Just then, the minister, whose face had been pale just a moment ago, approached.
Now, with a radiant complexion, the minister spoke pleasantly.
“Right.
I think it will take a very long time to review those documents.”
“It will take a long time” also means “it won't do it”
Once you deprioritize it, it will continue to be pushed down.
“Is our department the problem now?
Hasn’t Her Majesty been arrested?”
His voice became more excited.
"If we investigate Her Majesty, the Magic Tower might become aware of Her Majesty's affairs and intervene.
I'm telling you to get out of our department now.
I've also submitted a petition to the Magic Tower.
However, that's a different story."
The senior officials began to discuss among themselves.
I sat there as inconspicuous as usual, pretending to shuffle through some documents.
Then, taking advantage of their conversations, I quietly left the department room.
'It's okay.'
I thought to myself with a smile.
‘The witness was a bit unexpected, but thanks to that, everything was resolved.
Now I can see the way forward.'
A way to save the Empress who had already been caught red-handed.
It was also a suitable method for a low-ranking person like me, allowing me to protect my personal safety to a reasonable degree.
My steps quickened as I left the office behind me.
✧✧✧✧✧✧
The Empress of the Empire, Fron Polaroid, was imprisoned, with all her weapons taken.
“Your Majesty, I trust you.
But others will not.”
The Minister of Justice spoke formally to the Empress.
“If I'm going to personally represent you at trial, shouldn't I be aware of the situation?”
Fron stubbornly kept her mouth shut and stared at the cold stone floor.
The Minister of Justice sighed and shook his head.
“Your Majesty, how can you keep your mouth shut like this?
If this continues, I will start to doubt you.”
“….”
“So please tell me.
Why on earth did you go to secretly collect poisons?
In particular, only poisons that the imperial family has no resistance to.”
“….”
“Did you know that Poison was involved in the attempted murder of His Highness the Crown Prince?”
“….”
Fron's situation was not very good.
The Empress of the Empire had ventured out on her own, searching for poison in the back alleys, and had been arrested.
Worse still, she was dealing with illegal traders.
Since she used to be a common mercenary, she knew the ins and outs of such dirty dealings.
“Alone in the back alleys, without a single escort...”
The Minister of Justice looked at Fron's muscles.
Then he backed away awkwardly.
Her hobby was still physical training.
Although she is no longer the same as before, she can protect herself well.
"If you truly intend to assassinate His Highness the Crown Prince, please confess now.
This may result in a lesser punishment compared to silence."
However, Fron remained silent.
In fact, she had no choice.
Just staying silent was a challenge from her.
'Damn, this is ridiculous...'
After living a hard life, she was cursing internally.
'Should I just die?'
There was a reason why Fron secretly inquired about a rare poison that the imperial family couldn't resist.
It was because of the Emperor.
'Banging my head against the wall won't give any answers...'
It was unprecedented for a member of the imperial family who came from dragons to fall ill in middle age.
The enemies were many, especially those belonging to the Hidden Races.
Therefore, the Emperor never revealed any signs of weakness to the outside world.
In fact, wasn't there an immediate attack the moment Little Caiarros mentioned the 'Dark Period'?
'I shouldn't mess things up anymore.'
The Minister of Justice shook his head and left.
Fron lay on the stone floor and thought.
‘I wanted to help His Majesty the Emperor in some way…’
She suspected that the emperor's illness might have been caused by poison.
She thought of this because she had seen many deadly poisons while working as a mercenary in the past.
So she diligently collected secretly distributed poisons.
She couldn't do anything about it herself, but she wanted to show it to the Emperor as soon as he returned.
'Of course I can't say that.'
If the Emperor's weakness was mentioned in her defense during the trial, this fact would spread throughout the entire empire.
Therefore, she had no choice but to keep her mouth shut about why she was collecting toxins.
‘Arghgh.
In fact, the only way is death.'
She was an Empress, but before that she was an Imperial Knight.
Once upon a time, she swore that she would not even spare her life to protect the Polaroid Imperial Family
Death was better than exposing the Emperor's weakness.
'This way, the Crown Prince won't be upset either.'
Will Kiaros suspect her?
But even if Kiaros didn't suspect her...
He couldn't defend her blindly as long as she kept her mouth shut.
'Anyway, it is fortunate that the Emperor is not in the capital.'
There were many nobles who saw it as a thorn.
It was clear that everyone was going to put pressure on Kiaros.
'The worst thing that could happen is for the Crown Prince to guess all of this and mention the Emperor's illness to save me.'
Fron wasn't very good at using her brain.
But even if an intelligent person came along, there seemed to be no way to remedy this situation.
It was then.
'Hmm?'
In the distance, a young woman whom Fron had never seen before was entering the prison.
A thin woman with shiny silver hair, blue eyes, and no muscles at all.