An invisible silence enveloped the supposedly lively banquet hall.

"But the sister and the younger sister are one, and even if the little girl survives, she pays a heavy price......"

Annan, who came to the princess's side, whispered, "I'm sorry, I need to show them your wounds. ”

The princess stood there, not responding. She didn't understand what it meant, and she didn't have any thoughts......

Annan first untied the black ribbon that wrapped around her eyes, revealing dark sockets and a godless eye.

"It's one of the curses."

Annan lifted her gray robe again, so that the guests could see the princess's lost right arm.

"This is curse number two."

Then, Annan stretched out his hand and shook it in front of the princess, and the pair of eyes that did not shine did not react: "This is the third curse, the princess is now only awake from time to time......"

Annan stood in front of the princess, staring at the silent Reiner and the terrified Albertu: "This is the disguise you are talking about—the princess does not want to let the people know about her injuries. ”

"That's the story I'm going to tell."

"Finally, the princess in front of the Sealed Gate put the Hearing City Ring on my hand and wanted to entrust Hearing City to me."

"I turned her down and gave her the ring back."

Annan's words echoed in the quiet banquet hall.

At some point, the Lord of Huadu stood up and said, "We are willing to believe your words, but we want you to prove to us that she is the true princess. ”

"Of course."

Annan lowered his eyes.

"But I hope that someone will pay after this incident...... No one can question the royal daughter who sacrificed herself for Persona. ”

"No one."

"I promise you."

A middle-aged nobleman said in a deep voice, he was one of the big people who came to participate in the celebration.

"What are you going to do?" Annan asked.

Another old nobleman walked out, and she looked at the princess with a hint of ...... Mercy: "The princess is the saint chosen by the gods, and even in turbulent years, we can still get a trace of her ...... Divinity. ”

Annan did not underestimate this old man who looked similar to his ancestor, he remembered very well that this old man was the legendary patriarch of an ancient family......

Annan let the old man hold the princess's hand, and after a spell like a prayer, the old man raised his wrinkled palm, and a power that seemed to sublimate the soul was drawn out of the princess's palm.

Some of the people in the banquet hall expressed longing and envy.

But Annan only saw the princess's painful look, and the old man's sigh: "That's right...... She is a true royal daughter. ”

The old man canceled the spell, and the princess who had returned to her divine body hid behind Annan.

He comforted the cowardly princess in distress, raised his head and said, "Actually, it is not so difficult to discern the truth...... A mantra will allow him to tell the truth. ”

"We tried, and what he said was true." The Huadu City Lord's expression was extremely serious at the moment.

He realizes that he has been drawn into some kind of terrible conspiracy to hunt the royal maiden......

"Truth can only tell whether it is a lie or not, and cannot tell whether it is true or false. So you just have to ask him......" Annan stared at Albertu, who had been in and out of various banquets in the same way, but was now as low as dust: "Why did you frame the princess?" ”

The confinement on him was lifted, and Alberto, who could speak, immediately defended: "I didn't! ”

A blinding red glow erupted from Albertu's body.

Now there is no need to distinguish between right and wrong.

Reiner and Albertu were taken away by the guards, and they won't be the only ones who will be punished.

The banquet continued, but the eyes on Annan's side were noticeably larger, and it wasn't long before the bigwigs came over, hoping that Annan would hand over the princess to them. ，

"I refuse." Annan didn't think about it.

"We will heal the princess ......"

"I don't believe you."

Annan's attitude was resolute, even if he came to talk about business. "I'll find Ariyes Montreal senior, she should have a way."

The bigwigs kept their mouths shut.

It is impossible for them not to know the ancestors of the Taturn Empire.

Their silence made Annan think that it seemed that these guys were still much worse than their ancestors.

But you can still pinch yourself to death easily......

At this time, suddenly an epic priest reverently knelt in front of Annan and the princess: "O princess and her knights, please return to Hearsa and rebuild your homeland......"

The princess instinctively hid behind Annan, and Annan regretted: "I'm sorry, but the gods don't return for a day, and Persona City can't recover for a day...... But at least you don't have to worry about me seeking power. Next, I will take the princess to find a way to restore her. ”

As a knight of the royal knight who had been given a ring, he was more qualified than anyone present to do so.

At the end of the banquet, tonight's experience undoubtedly gave the guests more to talk about, but for Annan, he didn't negotiate a single deal.

Luckily, tomorrow is the first day of the celebration......

"How did you do it!" Princess Crimson asked excitedly, "Those humans are bluffed by you like a herd of pigs. ”

"This is the highest level of lies."

- Tell the truth.

Princess Crimson was very happy at first, but suddenly she looked skeptical: "You are so skilled, you won't lie to me too, right?" ”

"How could the clever Crimson Princess be deceived?"

"Hey...... Wrong! You didn't answer my question! ”

……

Now is not the time to bring the princess back to the warehouse...... Annan had no choice but to send Princess Scarlet back to the warehouse, and then spend the night with Editia in the Queen's Cottage.

Early the next morning, the lord of the city, who had not slept all night, brought a page of lists: a total of fourteen people who would pay the price for this false accusation.

"It's too light." Annan pointed to the name of the nobleman who had received the letter from the mysterious man and said, "Just to give off some assets?" ”

"He just received a letter......"

"Who knows if the mysterious man and the letter he said are real?"

"But ......"

"Now it is the princess who is slandered...... As a knight, I have the right to do anything. Annan's attitude was tough, but the lord of Huadu City was a head shorter than him, "I don't think the survivors of Hearso City want to let go of these villains who hunt the princess. ”

"Okay......" the castle lord gave in.

"One more thing." Annan looked at the name at the top of the list, "I want to meet this Reiner." ”

……

A little later, Annan again came to the dungeon.

He sees Reiner in his cell repentant - Reiner is not an out-and-out villain like Albertu, he has a heart for justice and a desire for knowledge, but he has gone astray.

As well as provoking Annan.

In the face of Reiner's confession, Annan said softly, "I'm glad you think so, Reiner." ”

"You...... Did we know each other before? His tone made Reiner hesitate.

Annan said, "I want to tell you a story too...... About Valencia. ”

(End of chapter)