Leon took a good look at Eli's nervous figure.
Her countenance which had been a symbol of empowernt to most of the won and even the younger generation was now filled with anxiousness and fear of the uncertain.
Yet in Leon's eyes, Eli is perfect just the way she is. Her intelligence and even her weaknesses, are all that Leon loved about her.
And so in the faint glow of the study room, Leon nodded faintly as he approached her to hold her hand, "Alright… I'll be with you no matter what."
Eli's heart cald down upon hearing Leon's words. She responded to his touch and gave him a deep look.
Then she bent down and took out the Elder Leprechaun's book from her space pouch.
Before the couple, appeared an ordinary-looking book covered with a simple leather hardbound cover.
Leading Eli to the seat, Leon sat beside her, ensuring that they were close enough to see the contents of the book written by the mysterious guard of the Imperial Archives.
Opening the book, they were greeted by a string of words that were elegantly written in ink.
"To Eli, the last full-blooded Asani…Open this book when the ti cos…"
The two looked at each other. Leon patted Eli's hand to encourage her to continue flipping the book.
However, the next page of the book was left blank, much to their confusion.
Eli furrowed her brows and flipped page after page. But it seems that there was no other text in the book except for the first page.
"Could it be that the pages of this book will only appear at the right mont?" Leon sensed Eli's confusion and so he mumbled.
"Most probably… but how could we determine when is the right ti?" Eli replied.
"The Elder Leprechaun's words are pretty straightforward, however, the situation this morning might not be the one he was pertaining to…" Leon rubbed Eli's back while he was contemplating deeply.
"When my identity as an Asani is being questioned… Could it be that when I see the fake paladin in my own eyes?" Eli frowned.
"Most possibly…"
Eli was left speechless. If that were the case, then knowing what was inside the book will not help her at that mont. She could only hold on until she had ti to look through the book after eting the fake paladin.
eting her must be inevitable then…
"If that's the case, then there is no need in rushing things. Besides, knowing about it will only let us know more advanced information, we will still confront them when the ti cos." Leon added.
"Yeah…" Eli's shoulders dropped in frustration. She sighed heavily letting her head rest on Leon's shoulders.
"Don't worry…We're all here no matter what…" Leon took Eli to his embrace as he allowed his lady to fall asleep in his arms.
"En…" Eli mumbled sleepily. In a few minutes, her faint peaceful breathing could be heart.
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The next morning, Eli went straight to the tournant to hear the announcent of the tournant.
In the end, her request was granted and the piano competition was held two days before the conductor's competition.
Although everyone was shocked to hear about the postponent, they still nodded their heads in agreent as there were only two remaining categories left in the music division.
Besides, pianists seldom play an integral part in the symphony competition.
Another change that happened was the obvious heightening of security asures in the venue.
Spearheaded by the Anti Curse Committee, the knights employed by the tournant council.
Since Randel and Eli were busy in the competition, it was Seigfried who led the investigation. The leads in smuggling the Arid Spider Venom all pointed to suspicious summoners specializing in insect manipulation.
And so all the records of summoners in the Empire, may it be a citizen or a foreigner were extracted and rigorous tracking was done with the information.
It proved that Seigfried was the best person to lead the case because he ca from an established summoner family. And so he knew very well how possible it was for a summoner to smuggle the banned venom.
In just two days, the committee had already released the suspects in the case.
To the public's surprise, it was not only Desmond who had fallen victim to the venom smuggling.
Nurous participants from different kingdoms have also experienced the sa symptoms that they had. The common denominator of all the victims was they were all candidates for the final competitions.
In short, this is a conspiracy to ensure that a certain person or group becos the winner of the remaining tournant events.
The Anti-Curse Committee opted to no longer report the information beyond that point. But the public already had their own answers…
At the luxurious townhouse in the capital, a group of n was kneeling nervously in front of Crown Prince Ranon whose eyes looked calm yet terrifying at the sa ti.
"So n, tell … who in the world is foolish to think of doing that sche and embarrass our delegation to the entire Prasinos?" Crown Prince Ranon's voice was calm yet cold.
His words were told neither fast nor slow, however, it was enough to make the n in front of him shudder in fear.
"This… Your Highness… we know nothing about the case…" The Head Master of the Vanderford Institute answered rather carefully.
"Do not think that I am easier to fool than my father. I know that your n had a hand in this case… It was not even an issue for to see you pull tricks like that, but why do your n have to be foolish to be found out?" Crown Prince Ranon was displeased by the Headmaster's answer.
"This… Your Highness, please let us handle the case and fix the ss."
"You better be! Clean up this ss and ensure that you will find the right words to explain to Father!" Crown Prince Ranon tilted his hand that was holding a glass of wine at an angle.
"Lay low and do not cause any more ss than this…"
Before the n's eyes, the lusciously fragrant wine spilled on the floor.
However, no one dared to breathe loudly, for, in their eyes, they seed to envision the spilled wine as their blood flowing carelessly on the floor.
"Whatever tricks you wanted to play, you better stop it now for it will only embarrass the empire further. After the tournant, do not waste any second and go back to the Empire!" With that Crown Prince Ranon flung the wine glass to the side, making a crashing sound that awakened the n in their own thoughts.
Only when they knew that the Crown Prince was no longer in the room did they sigh in relief.
"They are really a bunch of fools…" Entering his bed chambers, Crown Prince Ranon heard Arabella's voice erging from the dark curtains.
"Heh, they are indeed dimwits… To think that these n were educators! I am speechless." Crown Prince Ranon sat on the sofa nonchalantly.
He was pretty vexed because of what was happening. The foolish move made by the n in the Vanderford institute event triggered them to lose their chances to stay inside the Empire longer.
"The Emperor is a cunning man, he will surely throw chaos once the tournant is up. Moreover, we have no choice but to lay low too." Arabella reported.
"How many of our n were caught?" Crown Prince Ranon closed his eyes and brushed the hair resting on his forehead.
"Out of the ten we were able to painstakingly sneak in, they caught four."
"...hahaha!" Crown Prince Ranon laughed, but Arabella on the side knew that he was angry and so she completely kept silent and allowed the man in front of him to vent his anger.
After so ti, Arabella could feel that he had already cald down. Then her athyst eyes glinted devilishly before saying her next words.
"Did you know who is the catalyst of it all? It is none other than the inventor Eli… She is the one who triggered the entire chaos that brought this kind of damage to our side."
She then took out a stack of docunts that recorded everything about Eli and her accomplishnt in a short period of ti.
"Eli… huh…" Crown Prince Ranon glanced at the pages and read Eli's files.
"Proponent of the Passport Act, inventor of countless things. Capable enough to make the Imperial Family and Grandmasters move in her favor…"
"All happened in less than two years after appearing in the capital…" Crown Prince Ranon flashed an eerie smile as he placed his hand under his chin.
In his mind, he rembered that ti when their eyes t. Sothing in him stirred, but it was not sothing threatening.
'Could it be interest?'
"It's amazing how this little woman's words could turn the tables back on their side." He chuckled lightly before he threw the pages on the coffee table once again.
"I really have to et this person… it seems."
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