Chapter 122: Nightmare
“So, is that all you have to say?”
“...L-Lady Meredia!”
“Answer the question I asked you.”
Around the time the chaos at the Ringaarden estate was settling down, the setting shifted—this time to the Embergreen duchy.
“Are you the one who’s been leaking family information to the Imperial court?”
“Hiiiek...”
“...Haah. Why can’t you just answer?”
Surprisingly, even this estate had a basement unknown to the common staff, and it was currently being put to good use by Meredia—to interrogate the family’s traitor.
“If you’re innocent, just say so.”
“I-I... I mean...”
“It’s not even that hard.”
Of course, if he wanted to live, the person dragged in and branded a traitor would have had to shake his head in desperation and plead his innocence—regardless of whether he was guilty or not.