A gust of wind passed through Zion that made his robes flutter. He glanced at the two sisters who were still having a sword fight outside in the compound. Lia simply stood at the side while blocking Edda's attacks. The expression on her face was calm and cold, as if she wasn't affected by this, while on the other hand, Edda was having a hard time. She was exhausted and sweaty all over.

But Edda couldn't give up no matter how tired she was! The girl before her was the same person who had made her feel burned in jealousy. Since their childhood, everyone had paid particular attention out of sympathy to Lia and even gave this princess everything she needed, especially since the girl didn't have any attention from her father.

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Lia had always been the smarter one. It was good that the girl never got to go to school, which was an advantage for Edda, but she still felt jealous because Lia had more knowledge than her despite the fact that Edda would go to school every day!

Just how was Lia able to gain so much knowledge? Edda didn't know, but she would always glare at her cousin behind her back.

Now that she had obtained a way to get rid of this girl once and for all, why should she back out just because she wasn't able to defeat her opponent? She assumed that the only reason why Lia was only defending and dodging her attacks was that the princess might not know how to fight at all! This was the only thought that kept Edda going.

She gritted her teeth and glared at Lia as she charged at the girl standing in front of her.

It was unfortunate that the latter didn't bat an eyelash at her cousin's expression. Instead, she pressed her lips to suppress her laughter. She found it funny to see how Edda was trying to maintain her demeanor even after being exhausted enough. The girl couldn't even lift her finger, but she still stubbornly glared at Lia like that.

How could Lia not find it funny?

But she wasn't in a hurry. After all, she still hadn't met the imposter yet. She wanted to see who it was that had dared to step his foot in her kingdom.

When she thought of the black-cloaked man, she sneered as a hint of cruelty appeared in her eyes. Her actions instantly changed as her body flashed in front of her cousin, making the latter stunned.

Before even giving the girl a chance to open her mouth, Lia instantly used the back of her sword to hit the girl's head and knock her off. Just as Edda's body dropped on the ground, Lia scoffed and put the sword back in the sheath before glancing at the courtroom that still looked more like a vegetable market with multiple council members debating nonstop.

She shook her head and glanced at the garden attached to the courtroom. This garden was to the left side while the pathway where Lia was standing led everyone outside the palace gates directly. This was one of the main gates of the imperial palace.

The bushes moved just as her glance swept past that area, and she stopped. Her eyes squinted at the figure hiding in the bushes, and her eyes widened as she realized who it was! But before she could even open her mouth, the man moved, revealing everything he was doing.

What she saw made her so shocked that she stayed frozen in the middle of the road.

She saw Zion dragging a man's body that seemed to be unconscious toward one of the windows of the court. Her gaze stopped at the unconscious man's face, and her eyes widened.

It was Prince Bradley!

Just how did this person manage to get his hands on her brother?!

This was something servant 52 had forgotten to mention to her! Anger rose to her chest as she glared at the person who seemed oblivious to her gaze. After that, she didn't wait anymore and marched toward Zion as she stopped right beside him.

The detective, who was calmly dragging the dead body, suddenly felt a familiar girl standing beside him, making him freeze. He stayed in that position, bending down as he was gripping Bradley's hands. He slowly glanced at her face that looked cold as winter.

"What the heck are you doing?"

Zion was stunned as he averted his eyes. Wasn't she fighting with Edda just a few seconds ago? When he remembered the latter, he glanced behind Lia only to find Edda's body lying lifelessly on the ground.

Lia could sense what her servant was thinking. "She's alive. Just unconscious." Then, she pointed her fingers at his face. "Now, you tell me. What're you doing? Just where did you find Bradley? Didn't you say the body in the palace wasn't real?"

"Oh this…." He glanced at the dead body on the ground before he stood up and turned to face the princess. "From the imposter's guy. He had hidden the crown prince's dead body in his hut."

"....dead?" Lia was stunned and glared at her servant. "Why didn't you tell me brother had died?!"

"I forgot."

Lia rubbed her forehead and decided not to deal with this man who was still expressionless while answering. While she was still thinking, Zion shrugged and started dragging the body again as if he didn't care whether or not Lia cared.

The girl stared at him in a daze for a long time before she blinked as a hint of anger rose in her heart. She walked with large strides and grabbed his arms. Since she was more powerful than him, she could quickly grab his shoulders and turn him around. "Just stop and tell me first!"

"I don't have time for this!" Zion finally couldn't handle it anymore. This princess's actions made him feel irritated. "Look, I'll tell you everything. Just let me do this first."

Lia looked at him with a doubtful gaze, but she didn't stop him this time. She didn't know what this man was doing, but she let him continue while observing his every move with narrow eyes.

The entire courtroom was filled with people who only argued relentlessly without stopping. So none of them noticed Zion climbing through the window and keeping a dead body on a chair. After that, he swiftly climbed out and hid in the bushes to observe everything from there.

Lia was confused about what was happening at this time, but before she could open her mouth, Zion silenced her. "Shh….He's coming. Let's leave."