The Tale of Hero Alice’s Social Death

"What? Did you say Gunst?!"

The person most shocked by Canlat's answer was naturally Lilith. Alice was an outsider, so she didn't have any close ties to the Rhine Kingdom's important figures. However, Lilith was the Rhine Kingdom's princess. When she learned that the mastermind was someone she was actually acquainted with, she would naturally be shocked.

This would be akin to how Alice would feel if she learned that Catherine was a traitor to the Gryffin Kingdom. Actually, the shock and sense of betrayal Lilith experienced might be even more severe. After all, Alice had only known Catherine for a few months. However, Catherine, who had lived her entire life as the Rhine Kingdom's princess, should have known Gunst, the Rhine Kingdom's royal guard captain, for a very long time. She might have even known him since childhood.

Lilith wasn't the only one shocked by this revelation, Sylvia, who stood beside Lilith, also revealed a look of disbelief. Judging by the two's reactions, it would seem that neither had ever thought of the possibility that the person behind the Demon King's Shadow's theft could be the person named Gunst Brianken.

"Why would Gunst do such a thing? His main focus is on magic swordsmanship, so he shouldn't be able to practice a spell like Demon King's Shadow... Most of the royal guards are also melee combatants who practice magic swordsmanship. So, even if he wants to give it to his subordinates to learn, he can't find any suitable candidates," Sylvia said with a frown. Then, she looked to Lilith and continued, "Or maybe his goal in stealing the book isn't to learn the taboo but as a token of sincerity instead? After all, a taboo that can be used to summon a Demon King should be of great interest to the demons."

"The demons... That is indeed possible. If Gunst is the mastermind behind the book's theft as well as the person trying to contact the demons and trying to usurp the throne, it makes sense he would try to use Demon King's Shadow as a token of sincerity," Lilith said with her head lowered, looking like she experiencing a headache. "Moreover, Gunst also has the qualifications to usurp the throne. That guy is trusted by my father and wields considerable authority in the kingdom's army. He might have even secretly taken control over the army and has long since prepared to start a rebellion."

According to Sylvia's and Lilith's statements, Alice gathered that they believed the royal guard captain named Gunst Brianken was mostly preparing to start a rebellion. Hence, he had stolen the Demon King's Shadow book to give to the demons as a sign to show his sincerity in partnering with them.

However, after pondering over the two's theory for a moment, even though the theory sounded reasonable. Alice couldn't help but feel that something was amiss.

Using the Demon King's Shadow book as a sign of sincerity? From the perspective of humans, this would indeed look reasonable. But what if they looked at things from the demon…

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