A Core Ship From The Start

Chapter 188: Chapter 151: Interrogation_2

After hearing many tales, one tends to believe they hold truth.

An impoverished man fantasizes about being loved by a wealthy lady for his warm, common demeanor.

A shameless woman fantasizes about being loved by Prince Charming due to her distinctive charm.

This proves that, deep down, men and women are not that different when you look past the surface.

“What’s your take on this?”

The king, disturbed by the current situation, looks helplessly at Duanmu Huai standing next to him. Duanmu Huai thinks for a moment without speaking.

Just then, a guard steps forward.

“Your Majesty, Miss Lorena from the Cathedral Church and others have arrived.”

“Let them in.”

Soon, Duanmu Huai sees Lorena walking into the hall led by Ogis, and with her comes a person that Duanmu Huai could have never anticipated.

A young girl with light brown hair and a pair of white wings – if Duanmu Huai remembers correctly, she is the angel who once eliminated the demon in the Holy City who tried to summon the Lord of the Ice Hell. He had a brief conversation with her back then.

“This is Saharir, one of the seven Clear Sky Angels.”

Lorena introduces her reverently to Duanmu Huai and others.

“I received an invitation from Miss Ogis while at the church and invited her to come along.”

“That’s good.”

Upon hearing Lorena’s introduction, Duanmu Huai sighs with relief. After breaking the cycle of reincarnation in the Holy City, the Heaven World reconnected with the Holy City, so it’s not unusual for angels to come here from Heaven.

Besides, angels and demons are mortal enemies. If there’s something wrong with that woman, this angel should be able to notice it.

After signaling Lorena and Saharir to stand aside, Duanmu Huai looks at the hall again. People are still arguing vehemently, and at that moment, Duanmu Huai realizes something unusual.

“Something doesn’t seem right.”

“Hm? Is there a problem, Sir Knight?”

Hearing Duanmu Huai’s murmur, Ann asks curiously. Duanmu Huai nods and steps forward.

“May I ask a few questions?”

Upon hearing Duanmu Huai speak, everyone stops abruptly, even the king is looking at him.

“You have something to say?”

“Indeed, I think there’s something off about these people’s accusations.”

As he speaks, Duanmu Huai looks at the young nobles. Sensing his gaze, the nobles shiver and quickly gather their courage, glaring back at Duanmu Huai – after all, he is the one who had Miss Angela jailed; he’s obviously their enemy in their eyes. n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

“Based on your statements, the gist is that Miss Audrey has been oppressing and bullying Angela because she cannot stand her, and that’s because she’s just a commoner…

At this point, Duanmu Huai frowns.

“But how did you conclude this was the reason? Normally, one would suspect that she was jealous her betrothed was getting too close to another girl. Has Miss Audrey ever explicitly stated something like, ‘A commoner like you is not worthy to associate with us’?”

“I…I have never said anything like that!”

Denying vehemently, Audrey shakes her head and her testimony is substantiated by Hanna, standing beside her.

“Right, Miss Audrey has never shown any disrespect towards the commoner students.”

“That’s peculiar.”

Duanmu Huai stroked his chin, his eyes narrowed as he stared at the crowd.

“If that’s the case, why are you all so intent on insisting that Audrey despised Angela because she was a commoner? Are you all somehow privy to Miss Audrey’s inner thoughts?”

“This…”

Faced with Duanmu Huai’s inquiry, the noble offspring seemed perplexed. However, someone soon stepped forward.

“Miss Angela herself told us that she is aware of her humble origins, that she shouldn’t have been so close to Yald…”

“Oh, so you’re implying if she were of higher social standing, she would be entitled to steal another’s betrothed, right?”

“Um…”

Indeed, something was off about that woman.

Duanmu Huai scoffed. To be honest, as an observer, he always had a feeling that something was off. It felt particularly strange when these noble offspring were indignantly claiming that Audrey looked down on Angela due to her being a commoner.

The reason was simple. There were many commoners in the Manaria Magic Academy, even more than nobles. There might be cases of nobles looking down on commoners, but wasn’t it missing the point to focus on this single aspect?

Wouldn’t it be more fitting to say that Miss Audrey was a jealous person and couldn’t bear to see others close to her betrothed?

It’s like two people arguing, but you’re insisting the root cause lies within the system — it gives one pause and makes them question the true motives at play.

Upon reflecting, Audrey’s public humiliation by Yald was definitely a widespread rumor. The students of the Magic Academy would surely know about it. And if they found out the cause was Audrey despising Angela for being a commoner, what would they think?

Upon reaching this thought, Duanmu Huai made up his mind. He then turned and looked at the king.

“It seems we need to bring Miss Angela here for a proper discussion.”

Soon after, Miss Angela was brought into the grand hall by the guards. Perhaps due to her captivity, she appeared pale and weak, looking as though she might collapse at a simple gust of wind. Seeing Angela, the noble offspring began to stir once more — though they were quickly silenced by their own family.

“Are you Angela Celt?”

Hearing the king’s question, the girl before him raised her head to look at him. She was indeed cute and petite, her frail body and captivating eyes making her appear like a girl who one would want to hold close and protect. It’s no wonder the noble offspring saw her as the wronged party.

“I’ll get straight to the point when questioning you.”

Even the king’s gaze on Angela had softened somewhat.

“Did you have an intimate relationship with the Duke’s son, Yald? Have you ever been in a romantic relationship with him?”

“Nothing of the sort, Your Majesty.”

Angela’s eyes appeared sorrowful as she lowered her head, but her voice flowed from her thin, cherry-like lips.

“Sir Yald has taken good care of me in the academy, but I am aware of my status and have never dared to overstep my bounds. Although I do harbor some feelings for Sir Yald, I have never thought about breaking up his marriage.”

The girl’s voice echoed in the hall like a clear spring, the luscious sound seemingly filling everyone’s brains directly. At that moment, all eyes were attracted to her. Even the nobles who had initially had a bad impression of Angela started to soften their stance.

Something’s not right!

Only Duanmu Huai shivered, immediately identifying the issue.

Just one sentence had immediately changed the atmosphere of the entire hall, making everything turn to her favor. This was not something a normal person could achieve!

As expected, there was something wrong with this woman!

Almost simultaneously, Duanmu Huai saw Saharir staring at Angela. Her eyes were devoid of any sadness or happiness, with no sign of wavering. In the next moment, the angelic girl raised her hand. With her movement, an Angelic Arrow shot forth, aimed directly at Angela!!