Chapter 62: Power Struggle
“...Let us consider the marriage between Sir Whitney and the Saintess null and void.”
After a long silence, it was ultimately the Holy Kingdom that fully raised the white flag.
“How unexpected. I thought you might at least try to investigate the truth of my testimony.”
Of course, as Meredia herself had implied, the Holy Kingdom could have pursued whether her testimony was true or not.
But there are very few ways to confirm if a man and woman have shared intimacy—and those methods are both shameful and limited.
And their opponent was none other than the daughter and leader of the only ducal house in the Empire, someone even the Emperor couldn't suppress with power alone.
That’s why, even for the Holy Kingdom, the burden of responsibility if the testimony proved true was too great to ignore.
“A formal investigation... doesn’t seem necessary.”
“...Well, then. That’s settled.”
“Aha... ha...”
And honestly, seeing the awkward atmosphere between Meredia, who was now biting her lip and blushing, and Whitney, who—for once—looked truly flustered... there didn’t seem to be any need for further proof.
In reality, it was just Whitney and Meredia who were oblivious to how things appeared—gossip papers all over the Empire were already filled with wild speculations and rumors about the nature of their relationship.