The Tale of Hero Alice’s Social Death

How Lilith intended to deal with Canlat was outside of Alice's knowledge. Alice guessed that Canlat's fate would probably depend on Lilith's mood. If Lilith was in a bad mood, she might just execute him and be done with him. If she was in a good mood, she might find a spirit magician to erase his memories and release him.

Lilith was already made aware of the "Scar Eating Bone" hidden in Canlat's finger. So long as she had that bone removed, any capable spirit magician would have no trouble erasing Canlat's memories of today's interrogation. In that case, Canlat would only be missing out on a day's work and lose a fingerbone, which was a much better outcome than losing his life.

However, going by Lilith's current expression, it didn't seem like she was in a good mood. It also wasn't a surprise that she was in a bad mood. After all, she had just learned that her close acquaintance, the royal guard captain, was planning to overthrow her father. How could she be in a good mood after learning about such a thing?

Of course, Alice had the option of telling Lilith that Gunst wasn't actually planning a rebellion and he was moving according to her father's instructions all this time. Alice could also tell Lilith that the mastermind was her father in reality and that he was aiming for the Demon King's strength. Hence, he used "snatching the throne" as bait to try and lure a large number of demons into the Rhine Kingdom.

However, if Alice revealed all of these things, Lilith's mood would probably worsen even more. At that time, a swift death would probably be the best outcome Canlat could hope for. Otherwise, who knew what kind of tortures Lilith would put him through?

Hence, for Canlat's safety, Alice chose to keep her mouth shut.

"Since this is an internal affair of the Rhine Kingdom, let me be the one to conduct the final investigation," Lilith said to Alice after seeing Canlat dragged off by her subordinates, her expression looking somewhat ugly. It was obvious that this revelation had dealt a significant mental blow to her. "You are a citizen of the Gryffin Kingdom and the Hero, after all, Alice. It won't be as convenient for you to investigate Gunst."

It is indeed an inconvenience. You have no idea how much trouble I had to go through to investigate you and your siblings. I had to do everything by myself.

Although Alice wanted to vent her frustration, she knew that should she reveal that she had investigated Lilith and her royal siblings, there was a high chance Lilith would explode in rage on the spot. So, Alice swallowed her frustration and nodded in agreement to Lilith's arrangement.

Of course, while Alice hoped Lilith would realize King Haydn's involvement in this matter and investigate him, she didn't plan to pin all of her hopes on Lilith. She would still be investigating King Haydn herself in the meantime. After all, King Haydn was one of the most powerful people in the human realm. Even if Lilith were to investigate hi…

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