“She would be happy even if she couldn’t hear it!”

“Ah, such a sweet couple,” Kasla smiled. “The King of Lisat has more or less noticed something. This time, Princess Liana was summoned for two reasons: first, to address what Princess Liana said previously, and second, to see how Princess Liana handles it. After all, Princess Mephilia is his precious daughter. If Princess Liana can handle this matter well, the King of Lisat will also recognize Princess Liana.”

Liana didn’t need the King of Lisat’s recognition. Whether he recognized her or not wouldn’t change what was happening now. It’s not like she would give up Mephilia if he didn’t approve of her.

However, if they could get along well, it would certainly be better to do so. As for how to handle things later, they could only wait and see.

They soon arrived at the Lisat Royal Capital.

“Princess Liana, it would be better to stay in the carriage,” Kasla reminded.

“Mm.” Liana nodded. It would be better to disembark after reaching their destination. By now, that incident had probably spread, and if she walked outside, she felt she would be subject to all kinds of strange gazes.

Liana pulled back the curtain and looked at the streets of the Lisat Royal Capital. It still looked the same as before, with nothing particularly special, but Liana could feel that it had become somewhat more oppressive.

Liana took a deep breath. She had always disliked this atmosphere, but it was something she had to face.

She needed to prove this point to the King of Lisat—that Mephilia’s judgment hadn’t been wrong.

“Princess Liana, we’ve arrived,” Kasla said.

“Mm.” Liana nodded and stepped out of the carriage.

Soon, someone looked in their direction, and Liana made eye contact with them.

The person was an elderly man with pale hair. Though aged, his eyes were very sharp, and he didn’t look like someone easy to deal with.

“This is the Lord of Darriss,” Kasla said.

“No wonder.”

Liana had been wondering why this person suddenly harbored such hostility towards her.

Liana didn’t have any good feelings towards the Darriss Territory. Not to mention what they had been doing originally, but they had actually been hostile to Mephilia? Mephilia had changed this world’s views on magic, which should have been a good thing for people who valued magic like them, but they had expressed obvious malice towards Mephilia.

“Would Princess Liana like to go to the conference room first or wait for Princess Mephilia?” Kasla asked.

“Let’s wait for Mephilia first.” Liana didn’t want to go to such a place alone.

She had already provoked all of them, after all. Being in a place full of hostility alone would be difficult to bear.

“Alright.” Kasla led Liana to a resting area.

Servants brought out fine pastries and tea. “The reason I was summoned today is about what I said at the Angus Commerce Guild, right?”

“Yes, that’s right,” Kasla nodded. “After all, if what Princess Liana said is true, it would be a very serious matter for the Lisat Kingdom. But if what Princess Liana said is false, it would also have a very negative impact on the heirs, and Princess Liana would have to pay the corresponding price.”

Liana wasn’t worried about this issue at all, because she had spoken the truth. What Liana cared about was only one thing.

And that was Mephilia.

That night, Liana had been thoroughly scolded by Mephilia.

Even though Liana had proactively explained the matter to Mephilia, she still got scolded, because in Mephilia’s eyes, this was a very dangerous thing to do. It was like putting herself on a fire to be roasted.

Mephilia did believe in Liana and didn’t think Liana would lie, but not everyone was Mephilia, especially when others had just built a tiny bit of trust in Liana.

If something unexpected happened at this point, the trust that had just been established would completely collapse.

So, even though Mephilia indulged Liana greatly, after learning about this matter, she had scolded Liana from beginning to end.

It was the first time Liana had seen Mephilia so angry, but she could also feel that Mephilia was worried about her.

Only after Liana’s repeated assurances did Mephilia calm down a bit, and she said that at their next meeting, she would make Liana pay...

After waiting for about ten minutes, the door to the rest area opened.

Mephilia wore a pure white dress, and white stockings outlined the enchanting curves of her slender jade legs. At this moment, she looked at Liana with a smile and sweetly called her name, “Liana, it’s been a while.”

‘Not good!’

Liana sensed an unfavorable aura.

Obviously, Mephilia was very angry now, but she couldn’t explicitly show it.

However, since this was caused by her, Liana needed to be more proactive at this point.

Liana stepped forward and held Mephilia’s hand. “It’s been a while. I’ve missed you.”

“Eh?!” Mephilia clearly hadn’t expected Liana to do such a thing. This wooden head actually took the initiative to do something like this?

But soon, Mephilia saw Kasla, who was trying hard not to laugh at the side. “Wait, Liana, there are still people around!”

“Oh? There are still people around? It seems my presence is hindering you two from doing business?” Kasla teased.

“No, Miss Kasla, we are not what you think,” Mephilia tried to explain.

“Miss Kasla already knows about our relationship, Mephilia,” Liana made Mephilia, who was still trying to explain, close her mouth.

Before she could even start questioning Liana, another issue had already been created.

“Teacher, please don’t trouble the two of them. We have serious matters to attend to,” Minoga stepped forward and said.

“I understand,” Kasla came to Mephilia’s side. “Princess Liana is an excellent person.”

“I know that without Miss Kasla telling me.”

“So, prove it to the King of Lisat next,” Kasla said.

“I will. I’ll let everyone know how excellent Liana is... although sometimes she especially likes to do things that make people angry,” Mephilia gazed at Liana with resentment.

The resentment was written all over her face.

Liana could only smile awkwardly. “After handling the matters here, I’ll give you a reasonable explanation.”

Liana held Mephilia’s hand.

Mephilia didn’t have a ring on her finger now. It wasn’t that Mephilia didn’t like it, but wearing the ring now would cause strange misunderstandings and troubles for others, so when outside, Mephilia rarely wore it.

“You’d better give me a reasonable explanation,” Mephilia squeezed Liana’s palm.

“I definitely will.”

They walked towards the highest-level conference hall of the Lisat Kingdom.

“Are you nervous?” Mephilia asked.

“Terribly.” How could Liana not be nervous in such a situation?

“That’s all because you talked too much. Everything was fine at the beginning, but then you created such a big commotion,” Mephilia rolled her eyes at Liana.

“It’s not because of that,” Liana wasn’t too concerned about these matters. “Mainly, I’m a bit nervous in front of the King of Lisat. After all, if I don’t perform well, he’ll have a bad impression of me. Then our relationship would be troublesome.” 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

Mephilia was a bit speechless. It seemed that Liana had been working hard in private, knowing what to say to improve her mood. Such a sweet mouth, biting it would be soft and fragrant.

She just wondered if Liana’s sweet talk was only reserved for her.

“Lady Kasla, Princess, Princess Liana.”

Soon, they arrived at the entrance of the conference hall. As usual, there was a security check, with several High Executors guarding the door.

After the check, it was confirmed that they could enter the conference room.

They pushed open the door. ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) Inside the room were several familiar faces: the King of Lisat, Crown Prince Hodwen, Second Prince Oester, and the Lord of Darriss. The only unfamiliar one was an elderly woman.

The woman appeared to be much weaker than the Lord of Darriss, perhaps not even as strong as Crown Prince Hodwen. But since she could sit here, it indicated that she was likely the Lady of Angus Territory.

“It seems Princess Liana is really a busy person. It’s one thing to make us wait, but to also make His Majesty the King wait,” Lady Angus spoke first.

Liana didn’t respond to her words but looked at the King of Lisat instead. “Your Majesty.”

The King of Lisat nodded in acknowledgment. “Don’t mind me. Just pretend I don’t exist. I’m just a listener.”

The King of Lisat wanted to see what kind of explanation Liana would give.

Kasla also came to stand behind the King of Lisat. “Everyone, shall we begin?”

“This couldn’t be helped. I certainly had to ensure my safety first,” Liana spread her hands. “All of you don’t seem very friendly towards me, so I could only proceed slowly while ensuring my safety.”

“Liana, if it weren’t for your reckless words, we wouldn’t be here now,” Hodwen looked at Liana, his eyes as if looking at an insect.

“Crown Prince Hodwen still looks down on those who can’t use magic as always,” Liana naturally knew why Crown Prince Hodwen would look at her this way. He had been like this for a long time.

“Unable to rely on your own strength, yet using these little tricks, it’s truly laughable.”

“Are you introducing yourself?” Liana’s aggression was at maximum. Since she was given such an opportunity, she would provoke them fiercely in front of them. “As the victim, I haven’t even started speaking, and you’ve already begun?”

“Oh? Victim? Tell me, how have you been victimized?” Hodwen asked.

“Isn’t it already clear? Second Prince Oester’s strange attitude towards me, and the words Countess Rose said at the end.”

“These words can’t be considered evidence, can they?” Second Prince Oester spoke up at this point. “I didn’t pursue this matter only out of respect for sister Mephilia.”

“Yes, it’s just a coincidence. Just by chance, Second Prince Oester found Lady Sibyl to check on me. Lady Sibyl is my mother’s student and has been in contact with the forbidden drug. She once used the forbidden drug to treat Mephilia. It’s just a bit too coincidental,” Liana said.

“Liana, what are you trying to express?”

“I’m just stating facts, not trying to express anything. It’s just a bit too coincidental,” Liana said. “The procedure for treating Mephilia should have been known to no one. Why is it so coincidental that Sibyl was found?”

“From beginning to end, you’ve been making up stories here. Just opening your mouth to speak without being responsible—we could also make up many stories, but we’re not like you. We’re responsible for what we say,” Oester said.

“Responsible for what you say? Then why not be responsible for what you’ve done?”

“I know you towards me...”

“No need for more nonsense. I don’t want to hear your explanations anymore,” Liana gave him no face and directly interrupted Oester’s words. “Always playing with words, you’ll never clear things up in this life, because you only want to hear what you want to hear.”

Liana looked at the Lady of Angus. “The source of all this started from you, Lady of Angus.”

“Princess Liana really has a big opinion of our Angus Territory,” she demurred.

Liana didn’t waste words and told everything about Tari’s matter and her own matter.

Lady Angus simply smiled at Liana. “Princess Liana, you’re still a child. This is just a normal competitive measure. I didn’t expect you to use it as evidence against us?

“We have legally negotiated everything, and the other party voluntarily signed the contract. How can you say we coerced them? We completely follow the rules of the Lisat Kingdom. We also strongly resist those who want to touch the bottom line of the Lisat Kingdom, and we would absolutely never try to touch the bottom line,” the Lady of Angus said.

“What a nice way to put it, voluntary. It seems you’ve found your mole?” Liana asked with some concern.

“Mole? What mole? The people who work in our Angus Commerce Guild are all our family,” she said with a smile. “Just based on Princess Liana’s few words, you can’t sow discord in our internal relationships. Moreover, what Princess Liana said is completely false.”

“Is that why you sell your family members as goods?” Liana mocked.

“It seems Princess Liana is just like she said, focusing on this one blemish. I’ve emphasized several times that this was voluntary on both sides,” the lady said.

The King of Lisat emphasized evidence, and the Lady of Angus was very certain that Liana absolutely couldn’t produce any evidence. So, as long as she patiently denied everything, Liana wouldn’t have any way to deal with her.

“You’re the one focused on a single thing, emphasizing it was all voluntary,” Liana said coldly.

“So, based on your imagination, you make us fall into inexplicable accusations? Indeed, a heretic who can’t use magic would only use such despicable tactics,” the Lord of Darriss also spoke at this point.

His tone was full of contempt for Liana. In his eyes, people who couldn’t use magic were even lower than livestock.

He continued, “Princess Mephilia, is this the person you trust? Princess Mephilia’s abilities are evident to all, she is a very excellent heir, and many of her decisions and actions are for the benefit of the Lisat Kingdom.

“Although I was previously dissatisfied with Princess Mephilia’s defiance of the gods, Princess Mephilia is indeed thinking for our Lisat Kingdom. However, Princess Mephilia, your judgment seems to be somewhat lacking,” the Lord of Darriss looked at Liana.

“Since Princess Liana is so suspicious of us, believing we’re doing illegal things, can we also believe that the image we saw that day was deliberately shown to us by Princess Liana, who then acted it out?” the Lord of Darriss questioned.

“Yes, I trust Liana. So what? It’s precisely because I trust Liana that I haven’t said anything from beginning to end, because I believe Liana can resolve this matter,” Mephilia said.

“You can think that way too, because it’s your freedom. And honestly, I really don’t care what those people think of me. I don’t care,” Liana’s lips curled into a slight smile. “I know you’ll never admit this matter, no matter what is said.”

“But,” Liana took out a magic book, “this is my mother’s book. I accidentally discovered an interesting passage.”

How could Liana not have any preparation after such an incident?

Liana knew better than anyone what she would face after saying these words. If she made no preparations at all, she would definitely affect Mephilia.

“What passage?”

“Forbidden Magic – Mana Breakthrough, a forbidden magic that can break through the upper limit of mana capacity for a short time,” When Liana read out this name.

The Lord of Darriss’s expression changed significantly.

Obviously, a nerve had been struck.

“What? Is Princess Liana going to reveal this kind of forbidden magic? This is even more serious than learning this magic,” the Lord of Darriss kindly reminded Liana.

“I certainly know that,” Liana closed the book. “However, what I want to say is that this is forbidden because it has very serious side effects. I wonder if the Lord of Darriss knows this?”

“How would I know? I’ve never learned about forbidden techniques. I don’t even know such magic exists,” the Lord of Darriss quickly said.

The Lord of Darriss wasn’t lying this time, but what he didn’t know was only about the side effects.

“That’s true. After all, to prevent anyone from sneaking in to steal this knowledge, my mother specially separated the forbidden drugs, side effects, and antidotes. I’ve inquired and investigated. Only some books show signs of being moved, but unfortunately, the books about side effects and antidotes show no signs of being touched. It’s very likely that the person who stole this forbidden technique didn’t know about these things,” Liana’s lips curled into an arc.

Liana hadn’t completely lied. She had investigated which books had been moved, and finally deduced this forbidden magic.

“The side effect is the inability to use magic for a short time, accompanied by dizziness, sudden collapse, and when trying to use magic, the gathered magic would suddenly dissipate. Moreover, if not treated in time, the upper limit of mana capacity would also be affected. The most severe... well, since you don’t know about this thing, the aftereffects don’t matter,” Liana said.

“I didn’t expect that you, Liana, who doesn’t use magic, would research magic so much?” Crown Prince Hodwen said at this point.

After all, he was now in the same boat as the Darriss Territory. He needed to stabilize the Lord of Darriss’ emotions, because magic was their life. Having such side effects was absolutely unacceptable to them.

“Well, I’ve been looking for ways to recover, so I’ve researched various books,” Liana said.

“But aren’t some books only visible to those who can use magic?”

“But Crown Prince Hodwen hasn’t seen this book either. How do you know this book requires magic to be seen?” Liana asked in return.

“...I’m just raising a doubt.”

“It seems Crown Prince Hodwen is a bit nervous? I indeed can’t use magic, but don’t I have people around me who can use magic?” Liana smiled.

“Indeed.”

“By the way, one last thing I want to mention: forbidden drugs are called forbidden because they are absolutely taboo. Just like me, having taken a forbidden drug that prevents me from using magic, even now, I’ve been desperately taking antidotes, but obviously, there’s no effect because I’ve missed the best time to take them. I’ve tried many methods, none of which worked. Forbidden things don’t become taboo because they’re too powerful, but because of their horrific side effects,” Liana said.

“Is there a possibility that you, Liana, originally couldn’t use magic?”

“So what if I can’t use magic? I don’t care much about magic,” Liana waved her hand. “Anyway, I’m just mentioning it. Since you haven’t been in contact with it, that’s for the best.”

The Lord of Darriss fell silent because the symptoms Liana described had indeed appeared in a small portion of people. But these were still within an acceptable range.

However, there seemed to be more serious consequences, which made the Lord of Darriss look at Crown Prince Hodwen.

Crown Prince Hodwen also looked at Lady Angus.

Lady Angus:”...”

But before they could shift blame to each other, Mephilia, who had been silent, spoke up.

“I’ve investigated previously. A year ago, the Darriss Territory experienced a large-scale outbreak of the ‘side effects’ Liana mentioned.”

“Eh?”

Not just the others, even Liana looked at Mephilia with a puzzled face.

Mephilia rolled her eyes at Liana, which had a unique charm, but it looked more like she wanted Liana to praise her.

Mephilia wasn’t a mere figurehead. Even though Liana had hurt her deeply before, she still did everything she was supposed to do. Mephilia was very clear about the Darriss’ attitude towards the Lisat Kingdom, and she definitely had been monitoring such people.

However, at that time, she didn’t know what had happened. She thought some disease had spread, until today, when Liana mentioned this matter, the truth slowly emerged.

The Lord of Darriss’s face turned terribly gloomy. Crown Prince Hodwen had severely harmed him.

Hodwen’s face wasn’t looking good either. He stared at the Lady of Angus.

Oester, on the other hand, appeared the most relaxed among them, since his matter had already been dealt with earlier.

As for the others, it was hard to say. And now they were in front of the King. Should they grit their teeth and take this loss, or negotiate now to have Liana tell them what the antidote was?

Anyway, it had nothing to do with him now. He just needed to watch the show.

“There are quite a few coincidences, but it’s not impossible for a sudden infectious disease to cause such consequences,” Liana appeared very relaxed. “Alright, that’s all I wanted to say. If you have any doubts or anything you want to refute, go ahead. It’s your turn now.”