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“Henry, someone is looking for you.”
In the middle of taking the statement, someone knocked on the door and interrupted them.
After the Magic Knight outside and the person inside exchanged a glance, the person taking the statement closed the record book in their hand.
“Student Henry, you saved Her Highness Jessica. I believe that based on this fact alone, you cannot possibly be the murderer. We believe in you, and we believe in Her Highness Jessica even more, so we will do our best to find clues!”
Henry was somewhat surprised by what the other person said.
It seemed Jessica held more weight in the hearts of these Magic Knights.
“Thank you for your trouble.”
Henry bowed slightly towards the other person to express his gratitude.
Likewise, the other person nodded in return.
After the other person left, someone else soon walked in.
However, the person was wearing a plain hooded coat and carrying a basket full of food. Henry almost didn’t recognize them.
“How are you? You haven’t suffered during this time, have you?”
“Not bad. The Magic Knights here are quite nice, at least they didn’t torture me for a confession,” Henry nodded in response.
The other person took off their hood, revealing that striking head of golden twin-tails.
Sherisa’s face showed a faint smile, and she immediately took out food from the basket and placed it on the ground.
“I heard everything from Lilith and understand what is involved in this matter.”
“What do you mean?”
“The Empire should have made a deal with the Rumelter Family. As long as you withdraw from Saint Nad Magic Academy, this matter will be considered over.”
Sherisa couldn’t quite understand the meaning behind the Rumelter Family’s actions.
If they wanted to target Henry, they just needed to kill him. Wouldn’t that settle everything?
But why did they specifically want Henry to live? Or rather, they only wanted Henry to live a despicable life.
What benefit did humiliating Henry bring them?
Henry sat down on the spot, picked up the food, and started eating.
Although eating a piece of chocolate could barely maintain his stamina, he still preferred to eat solid meals.
“Hmm, the taste is quite good. Did your family’s chef make it?”
“I made it.”
Sherisa crouched beside Henry, supporting her chin with her hands, watching Henry eat with a smile on her face.
Seeing someone enjoy her food so contentedly was a great affirmation for the cook.
Hearing Sherisa’s words, Henry’s face also showed surprise.
“It was actually you!”
“What, surprised? Do you think that as the young lady of the Noel Family, I shouldn’t touch anything in the kitchen?”
Sherisa came personally precisely to see Henry’s surprised expression.
Actually, she had learned to cook from her mother since she was a child.
She often went out to play with her mother before. When they got hungry along the way, they would use locally available ingredients and use magic to start a fire and cook.
Such days were beautiful memories for Sherisa, but they were also a childhood she could never return to.
Now, she had to accept this dark world.
Apart from beautiful memories, many people were suffering.
This time, Henry being imprisoned made her realize that many things were not as simple as they appeared on the surface.
Henry killed so many cultists, but now he was locked up in this prison.
For Henry, this was perhaps the most disappointing thing.
The entire Empire was rotting, and an invisible hand had already reached in.
“Mother already knows about your situation. She is thinking of a way to bail you out of prison.”
“Is Lady Reina so concerned about this matter? I remember your family was just targeted by the Empire, right? Won’t doing this put you in a difficult position?”
Although Henry needed help, he didn’t want others to get into trouble because of his matters.
Hearing this, the smile on Sherisa’s face faded slightly.
“Mother can sense that the order of the Empire is changing. His Majesty the King wants to break the rules set by Empress Eliana and establish a new system. But doing so will only plunge the Empire into turmoil, and cultists will take the opportunity to infiltrate the Empire.”
“Empress Eliana’s rules?”
Henry was somewhat surprised; this was the first time he had heard that the country’s rules were set by the Empress.
Sherisa, however, looked at Henry with confusion, seemingly not quite understanding why Henry would ask such a question.
“Yes, don’t you know? The Empire could develop to this day entirely because of the policies set by Empress Eliana. She opened up trade, supported merchants in conducting foreign trade, and also vigorously developed alchemical technology and provided funding to support the Magic Academy.”
“She also established welfare homes to give homeless children a place to stay, and was willing to give jobless people opportunities to work and earn a living with their own hands.”
“Throughout the entire country, if you were to ask who the people respect the most, it would only be Empress Eliana.”
When mentioning Empress Eliana, Sherisa’s eyes were also full of admiration.
She deeply regretted the passing of this legendary figure.
She had no doubt that if Empress Eliana were still alive, the Empire would definitely not have developed to its current state.
Henry had heard descriptions of this Empress from those children.
As Jessica’s mother, she must have had a profound influence on Jessica.
He just didn’t expect that she was the one who influenced the entire Empire.
“So, what are you going to do now?”
“Mother said Principal Merlin is thinking of a way for you. Because you are a student of the academy, according to the academy’s rules, you should be handled by the academy. Moreover, the entire incident lacks evidence. In this matter, the Empire is in the wrong. Unless…”
“Unless what?”
“Unless they act arbitrarily and insist on detaining you. If that happens, the academy will stand in opposition to the Empire. The rules set by Empress Eliana will also be broken because of this. At that time, no one knows what the outcome will develop into.”
Henry also understood that now the entire matter was not as simple as just him being imprisoned.
The Empire’s handling of him was His Majesty the King’s attitude towards the entire matter.
“Right, there’s one more very important thing I need to tell you!”
Sherisa stared at Henry with a serious expression.
And Henry could also sense something bad from her expression.
“Do you still remember the location of the transport mission I entrusted to you last time?”
“It seems to be called Caucasus City, right?”
“Yes, didn’t we arrange for another transport vehicle to go to Caucasus City? Originally, we all thought this was just a conspiracy targeting the Noel Family. But when our people arrived at Caucasus City, what they saw was a hellish scene.”
Sherisa took out a crystal ball from her pocket.
Henry also recognized that object; it was a Record Crystal Ball.
【Hurry up and leave! There are no more living people in Caucasus City! All the residents of the entire city have been sacrificed!】
A panicked voice sounded in the recording.
The sky in the recording showed a sickly dark red color, as if stained with blood.
A hexagram made of skulls hung on the city wall, seeming to watch everyone who arrived.