LIGHTNOVELSTORY Chapter 214.1
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As soon as Leticia arrived at the headquarters of the heresy inquisitors, she was thrown into prison like luggage.
‘Haah, I can’t believe I ended up in prison.’
Leticia had plenty of experience sending others to jail, but this was her first time being imprisoned herself.
‘Let’s think. There must be a way out of this strange world.’
Leticia pressed her temples hard.
If she had been afflicted by some sort of wicked magic… that would be the most logical conclusion.
‘If this is a mental spell, then the white wizards might be involved. Then, I need to find the caster of this spell.’
If so, the situation right before she was caught in the spell would be a clue. The problem was that her memories of the past few days were hazy.
“Miss.”
A small voice called out.
‘Cedric’s subordinate.’
It was the knight who had been beside Cedric earlier.
“It’s visiting hours.”
“Visiting hours?”
“Yes. If no visitor brings food, the prisoner goes hungry.”
He said that and turned his back.
“Sigh…”
Why is this country like this?
‘But the people I saw on the street earlier seemed prosperous. The streets were clean, even if I don’t know about the alleys.’
Brutal to criminals, yet kind to ordinary citizens. Is Cedric some kind of tyrant?
Leticia quickly read between the lines and frowned.
“Lee!”
At that moment, Misa came running, choking back tears.
‘Ah, Misa, who claims to be my friend.’
Leticia looked at her.
“You idiot, did you get caught again? What will we do! Are you really imprisoned this time?”
“Calm down.”
Leticia shook her head.
“I brought you something to eat.”
Misa handed Leticia a small chunk of bread. Leticia took it instinctively.
“I know you were unjustly dragged in here.”
Said Misa.
“It’s not just for a day or two.”
“Not just for a day or two?”
“Yeah. You always get involved in these dangerous situations. How many times has it been now?”
“…”
Leticia felt a bit wronged upon hearing that.
‘That’s right, I had a unique constitution that attracts criminals…’
The goddess Whiana said so. The original fate of ‘Lee’, who should have died once, attracts crazy people.
‘But didn’t I overcome that fate in my original world? I really hate it here!’
Leticia felt like crying.
“Misa, tell me. What is Cedric looking for from me?”
In this world, the only connection that remained unchanged was with Cedric.
If Cedric was looking for something from her, perhaps it might be the key to escaping from this place.
Leticia concluded.
“I’m not sure. I can’t remember well.”
Misa pondered for a while and then answered.
“Oh, he told you to find some symbols!”
“…symbols?”
“Yes.”
Misa nodded.
Suddenly, Leticia clutched her head.
‘It feels like I’m almost recalling something. But it’s not just one symbols. There were multiple.’
Leticia bit her lip.
“The symbols of the white wizards who killed the royal family, specifically the previous king’s family. They said you saw it.”
“…Me?”
“After they bought information from you, slaughtered the royal family, and then came after you. Trying to eliminate you since you saw their faces. But you barely escaped from them and saw the clothes they wore. They had a ‘mark’ on them… The symbol of the ancient white wizard family.”
“…”
“The king is asking you to find them by finding that symbols.”
“So I’m keeping my mouth shut because I fear being killed by Cedric after telling him about the mark?”
“Yes, exactly. That’s why you’re on the spot.”
“…”
Suddenly Leticia asked:
“Misa, you said I was unlucky, right? How many incidents have I been involved in so far?”
But there was no answer from Misa.
“97.”
The answer came from elsewhere.
“Now, Miss Lee.”
Cedric spoke.
“Come here.”
“…”
“It’s time for a delightful interrogation.”
Cedric smiled with his beautiful face.