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on’t have any left.
I love liquor, so I drink it alone as soon as I received it.”

After hearing that statement, Jin deduced that his cirrhosis could have been due to his consumption of alcohol.

“So he was planning for Elsa to marry my father then poison him to death.
And then take over the house and position?! That’s even more unforgivable!!”

Karen was so riled up that she appeared to be ready to storm out of the room at any moment.
The Marquess calmed her down.

“Karen, don’t be so emotional.
You won’t be able to see things objectively.”

As expected of someone who was once held a vice-admiral position, the Marquess was still calm upon learning such disturbing information.

“I find the Viscount’s idea was a little strange.
If he wanted to poison me, it would make more sense to do so after Elsa and I got married.
It would make even more sense if he did that after Elsa had a child.”

The Marquess’ insight was sharp.
Karen, who was losing her temper, was also convinced.

“W-well, I guess what father said is right.”

“Yes, that’s right.
The poisoning was at Marcus’ discretion.”

“Oh?”

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Through his eyes, the Marquess eloquently asked how Jin could know about that.
Jin paused for a moment, and then decided to speak honestly with the Marquess.

“In Magi Engineering, there is something called Transinfo.
It was originally for giving golems and Automatas cognition.”

“Oh, that’s interesting.”

The Marquess appeared to be interested in magic he heard for the first time.

“Only those with rare talents could utilize it.”

Jin never failed to remind others regarding this fact.

“That being said, I’m able to utilize it.
So, I transcribed Marcus’ memory and examined it.
Human’s memory is extensive, so it’s impossible to examine every detail of the memory.
However, I can understand the important points.”

“I see.
I guess memories won’t be able to lie.”

“That’s correct.
Former Viscount Georg Randol was involved in everything else but this poisoning matter.”

The Marquess was silent for a moment after hearing Jin’s explanation.
He eventually spoke slowly.

“… I guess I have to reflect upon the fact that I was taken advantage of.
So what are Marcus and Georg doing?”

“Well, Marcus has been captured, but is currently unconscious.”

Jin also explained the condition of the former Viscount Georg Randol.

“… So was the bleeding in the brain caused his altered personality?”

Karen had a confused expression.

“That’s right.”

“Hmm, it’s extremely rare, but I think I’ve heard about a serious head injury that altered the personality.”

Many years of military life, the Marquess understood.

“The Viscount’s family is ruined.
His eldest son, Moritz, is in the custody of Earl Randol’s family, and his second son, Fritz, is still serving the army.
And Elsa is in Reinhardt’s custody.”

Finally, Jin finished his explanation with the official notification from the kingdom.

“… I understand.
Is that the reason why you brought Lisa so to scratch my back?”

“N-no, not at all.”

Jin was flustered because the Marquess saw through everything.
Elsa seemed to be stumped as well.

“Haha, that’s quite all right.
It’s natural for children to feel for their parents.
But Elsa, I hope you will be happy.
I recommend building another house.”

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What he meant by another house was a family other than the Randol’s.

“Well, if you want, I adopt you as my daughter.
But perhaps you don’t want that.”

“….”

Elsa nodded silently.
And then she started speaking.

“… I’m fine being a commoner.
Just Elsa.”

However, the Marquess shook his head when hearing her humble response.

“No, your ability … as a Magi Engineer is first-class.
You’re also a first-class healer.
Having you become a commoner is a great national loss.
Her Majesty probably thinks so, too.”

“I wonder about that.

“Absolutely.
… Well, let’s leave that part to Her Majesty.
Have you come to say everything you wanted to convey?”

The Marquess observed Jin with keen eyes.

“Not quite.
There’s one more thing.
It’s about the ‘demons’.”

“’Demons’?!”

“Ji-Jin, did you say demons? What the hell …?!”

“He said demons! This is bad!”

Once again, the Marquess calmed both Saki and Karen who were panicking.
Reinhardt and the others already heard about that matter, so they listened calmly.

“Saki, Karen.
Calm down for a bit.
Let’s hear Jin’s explanation.”

The two of them held their tongues after the Marquess’ directives.
The Marquess asked Jin to carry on.

“Okay, Lord Jin, please enlighten us.”

“All right, then ….”

Jin told the story.

It was about the “magic hectic fever” that struck Klein Kingdom.
The demon that caused it was no other than “Lardus the Jester”.

Lardus’ two accomplices were Bemiarux and Dogmaloud.

Jin also talked about Marcosias who manipulated Marcus in the most recent incident.

“….”

“….”

All of them listened to Jin’s story silently.