Raphine grabbed her head.

'I'm sorry, but my head hurts so much....'

At those words, the two spirits shut their mouths tightly. But after a while, Orphana, unable to hold back the silence, whispered softly.

"... We stood still as if time had stopped. Until the restraints disappear."

'I see....'

"Isn't the baby injured?"

'I think I'm fine. you?'

"It's okay for us too!"

"I'm fine too."

Raphine was relieved by the two spirits' answers.

Then, the maids who entered the bedroom found Raffine awake.

"Vision!"

"Are you awake?!"

"Call the senator quickly!"

"Tell the Emperor too!"

Olivia and Christine rushed the attendants. Then he brought the warm water he had prepared and fed it to Raffine.

"What happened...?"

When Raphine asked, Olivia answered by checking Raphine's body temperature.

"You haven't woken up for days. So the Crown Prince took care of him day and night, but he woke up after a brief absence...."

"Anyway, I'm awake."

Christine wiped the sweat from Raphine's forehead with a warm towel.

"What about Empress Rebecca? How is it?"

"that...."

Christine hesitated at Raphine's question.

"Come on, tell me."

Raphine urged, and Christine looked at Olivia, wondering what to do.

"Once you get treatment from the doctor and eat soup, I will tell you later. I mean, the lawmaker said that you should be absolutely calm when you wake up...."

"...."

Olivia's attitude was firm. Raphine couldn't help but nod her head.

* * *

As promised, after hearing from the legislator that it was okay, I emptied a plate of hot soup.

Raphine waited for Olivia and Christine's mouth to open.

"I can't wait any longer."

"I'll tell you right away! I don't know what to say first.... First of all, Empress Rebecca has been arrested and imprisoned on the charge of kidnapping Her Majesty."

"...."

"Today is the first trial. So the Crown Prince left his seat. Empress Rebecca, that woman shamelessly denies the charges to the end! By making excuses that it was all Gerald Tedler's fault."

"Now that Master Vision has awakened, everything will be revealed. Victims and witnesses are here."

Raphine fell in thought as she listened to the two of them. Then he asked, "Oh.

"Then what about Saint Celestine?"

"The woman... Have you almost lost your mind? You must have been very shocked by this. I heard that some nobles kidnapped the saint for money from Gerald Tedler...."

"Then is the saint in prison?"

"No, I'm just being protected at the Hwangseong Healing Center. You gave important testimony. The testimony that the killer of Gerrol Tedler was Empress Rebecca."

"yes?"

"Yeah. Gerrol Tedler... Do you know that he died so cruelly? But did Empress Rebecca really kill her?"

"So now the rumors are spreading. I wonder if Empress Rebecca was the one who killed Viscount Tedler."

Raphine's brow wrinkled.

"But the empress was in custody then."

"Nevertheless, the corpse of Geralt Tedler seems to be circulating because the body is so cruel."

Raphine nodded her head. A lot of things were going on while I was sleeping.

But what really matters is....

'This is the intention of Themion Kingdom. We need to find out how far they have penetrated.'

Raphine got up.

"I have a place to go."

"Uh, where?"

"No!"

The maids tried to stop them, but Raphine came out of the Sapphire Palace with great persistence.

The place Raphine headed was the Imperial Healing Center where Saint Celestina was being protected.

The courtiers at the treatment center were bewildered when they saw Raphine.

"Vision!"

"How did you get here...!"

"I have come to see Saint Celestine."

At those words, the courtiers led Raffine to a room that looked like a hospital room.

The two members of the Shadow Knights, which Zerkan had placed directly, tried to follow them all the way inside.

"... I'm sorry, but I'll be fine, so please wait here."

"No, Vision!"

"Absolutely not!"

Raphine pursed her lips at the two of them. Then, after knocking, he opened the door by himself and went into the hospital room.

"Uh...!"

"No, what is this...."

The two knights, bound by Orpana, looked down in embarrassment.

shudder.

Raphine entered after closing the door and apologized to the two knights.

While Raphine is having a conversation, the two will be wrestling with uncaught water.

Raphine slowly walked towards the bed.

"Saint Celestine."

Celestina was sitting on a table chair by the bed, in front of the window.

Dressed in a white healing robe, she truly felt sacred, like a saint who was empowered by the gods.

"...."

In the sunlight, she slowly turned her head to look at Raphine.

"I'm glad you're safe."

"That one too."

Raphine approached slowly and sat across from her. Before Raphine, who was seated, opened her mouth, Celestina spoke first.

"This is it."

With luck, Celestina took the ring from her hand and placed it on the table. It was the ring Raffine gave me in front of the prison.

"... Did you use it?"

Raphine asked in a surprised voice and blinked her eyes. Originally, the ring had a blue jewel embedded in the center.

But now it was empty. That's... It means that a one-time attack magic has been activated.

'Did anything that put your life in danger at Hwangseong Healing Center?'

"What happened?"

When Raphine asked the question, the saint smiled and said:

"Gerrol Tedler is a very thorough man."

"...."

"He hired someone to kill me if something happened to me."

The voice of the saint was full of anger and betrayal. Raphine noticed her subtle demeanor and immediately noticed it.

That Saint Celestina loved Geralt Tedler.

'Since when have you known each other?'

While contemplating whether to ask or not, Celestina spoke up first.

"I dedicated everything to him. Because he was the one who saved me when I was living like a bastard in the kingdom of Themion."

"... You are from Themion Kingdom."

"Right."

"I thought so."

"You don't know how much I cried that day, hugging the dead man's body in the mansion.... I wanted to kill Rebecca Tedler."

"...."

"By the way, he even had plans to kill me."

"... I'm sorry."

"Thanks to you, I owe my life again. How can I pay you back this time?"

Celestina asked in a confused voice. Raphine felt her empty eyes and the way she spoke.

Celestina now has no regrets or resentment in this world.

"You don't want to die, are you?"

Raphine asked.

"... I don't know what it has to do with it."

"Don't die for the man who had a knife to kill you. Gerrol Tedler didn't save you. You've gotten even worse."

"...."

"What is the purpose of Gerrol Tedler?"

Celestina looked out the window without answering.

"Who else is involved?"

"...."

"Anyway, everything will be revealed. That you are a spy in Themion Kingdom is everything. If you don't want to answer, you don't have to. But I'm just giving you a chance."

"chance?"

"It's an opportunity to cooperate with the investigation with testimony and have your sentence commuted."

"...."

"Anyway, you pretended to be a saint and did a lot of good for the people of the Empire."

"Suddenly, what does it matter...."

"It is also an important point that can be commuted. I'll defend you if you want."

"...."

"If you don't like it... I'd rather leave the capital before it turns out you're a spy. I will keep my mouth shut."

"Why...."

The saint wrinkled Warak's face. It was an expression that did not understand why Raphine was doing this to her.

"I want you to live a new life before it's too late."

Raphine was sincere.

Actually, it really shouldn't be like this, but....

I can't forget the look in Celestina's eyes as she pulled me out of prison.

It was a look of constant conflict.

Should I be saved or not? After the sharp conflict, Celestina ultimately chose to save Raphine.

I just chose pure good intentions.

Even though the saint was Themion's spy, Raphine could not turn away from Celestina, who had brought her out of there.

The original person is like that.

Pure good will inevitably move people's hearts.

"...."

And sometimes someone's sincerity makes the other person's heart strange.

In particular, warm sincerity destroys the beliefs that someone has brought for a lifetime.

"... I will tell you."

"...."

"All I know.... If that helps you."

Raphine's sincerity, wishing Celestina to be free from everything, eventually moved her heart.