Chapter 99

The premise had been wrong from the very beginning. That was what Blanc muttered after hearing what Kian had said.

As a result, Vieta noticed that Blanc had been plotting something suspicious and pressed him until he confessed. In the end, Blanc admitted everything, saying that he had devised a plan to use himself as bait to drive Rahellin out.

“So you thought the Imperial Consort would poison only you, Blanc? You prepared an antidote accordingly. But the Imperial Consort poisoned everyone at the banquet, and the dessert served last acted as an antidote. Is that what happened?”

Blanc was not the sort of person to be consumed by a desire for power, so why had he gone to such reckless lengths…? Vieta wanted to question him in detail about why he had devised such a plan, but since they were in front of everyone, she swallowed her questions for now.

“But Blanc, if you ate the dessert, wouldn’t the poisoning plan be completely pointless? Besides, would the Imperial Consort really devise such a reckless plan that might kill the other nobles as well?”

“…The dessert containing the antidote was something I disliked, so the Imperial Consort naturally thought I wouldn’t eat it. Just as she expected, I didn’t eat even a bite of the dessert served last. The problem was that His Majesty had tastes similar to mine…. The reason I’m still alive is probably the antidote.”

Blanc did not reveal that Iseria had procured the antidote for him. If Iseria told Vieta about it separately later, so be it, but it was enough for Blanc himself to lose face in front of everyone.

“Besides, nobles always try to experience novel things they don’t usually encounter. They certainly aren’t bold enough to reject a dish the Imperial Consort personally took such care to prepare.”

Fulcare nodded as though he agreed with Blanc.

“So, according to you, that man died with the antidote right before his eyes.”...