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Chapter 36
He had spoken brutally about tearing Count Abita to shreds and smashing him completely, and then he had put it into practice.
"But it's weird. A person could break a leg from falling, but it's impossible to have both legs shattered, isn't it? Especially if he wasn’t crushed by a heavy boulder."
"… Really? That’s very strange."
"Do you know anything?"
"About what?"
"About the incident I just told you. Do you know anything?"
I did. A lot, in fact. But my lips were far from honest.
"I'm sorry I can't be of any help, Your Royal Highness."
The Crown Prince scrutinized my face with a persistent gaze. His relentless stare, as if trying to uncover a hidden secret, was prickling.
I avoided the Crown Prince's eyes while doing some mind control internally.
'It's not a complete lie since I’m not the one who actually did it. It was Sylpheed who caused the accident on his own, not my command, wasn't it?'
