I’m the Only One Who Can Put the Tyrant To Sleep

Chapter 31 I held my glass in one hand and glanced over at Ian just enough to make sure he didn’t notice. Ian made his way around the ballroom, greeting many people.Then he sat down at a table for a while, which happened to be the Duke of Spiegel, and next to him sat another man I didn’t recognize.‘Who is it?’He wasn’t at the last banquet, and I didn’t recognize him.“Devit.”After looking around, I finally lowered my voice to Devit. There didn’t seem to be any men she didn’t know.“Huh?”“You know that table over there, the one with the long silver hair next to the Duke. Do you happen to know who that is?”“Hmm….”Devit, who looked at him for a long time, narrowing her eyes, let out a sigh.“I think it’s Mr. Lavies!”“Mr. Lavies?”“Yes. He usually only lives in the Magic Tower. What is he doing here? How strange.”“A wizard?”“Yes! He’s a great person. Why? I think not long ago, he made a pain-relieving potion that didn’t taste like anything!”A wizard attended the banquet?In this Empire, wizards were people who stayed in the tower and studied for the rest of their lives. It was extremely rare for him to show his face at the social gatherings, let alone the imperial palace.‘He’s even right next to Duke Spiegel…’It was a strange thing, considering that family members usually share one table at a banquet.‘I’m worried about something… Lavies, Lavies… ah!’After thinking through the name several times, I remembered that he was the wizard in the original story.Of course, a simple wizard could not be remembered, but he was one of the leaders of the rebellion on the side of the aristocrats.As Devit said, he also had an excellent talent for potions.Because he was the one who made the poison that killed the Empress in the original story.In addition, He was also the same master who had driven Katana away. I glared at the table, my eyes filled with hostility.I didn’t know what the two dangerous men were doing sitting at the same table.‘But why is Ian sitting at that table?’No matter how divided into the imperial faction and the aristocratic faction, there were no nobles who openly disagreed with each other in public. So, of course, there was no doubt that Ian and Duke Spiegel would exchange greetings.‘But it seems like he’s been sitting for an unusually long time… Am I being too sensitive?’As if reading my thoughts, Ian rose from his seat, gave a quick nod to the Duke and Lavies, and moved on to another table.‘It was my mistake.’I stole a glance at Ian as he exchanged greetings with the other nobles, but I didn’t see anything unusual.Then, as I absentmindedly turned my head back to Duke Spiegel’s table, something flashed under Lavies’s long sleeve. ***** The royal family’s birthday banquet differed from other banquets in many ways.The most different part was that all nobles, including the royal family, participated without exception, and the second was that the banquet was divided into two parts.If the first part was a place of socializing and harmony not unlike any other banquet, the second part, which began after the meal, could be called a true birthday banquet.The moment when all the members of the royal family, including Caesar, the main character of the banquet, rise to the stage. The moment when all eyes are probably on them.I knew in my gut that if anything was going to happen, it would be at that moment.It was a wizard named Lavies, seated next to Duke Spiegel.The thing that shone under his sleeve, though he quickly disappeared, was clearly a glass bottle.‘Why did you bring a glass bottle?’Due to his nature, the bottle was likely to contain a magic potion. It may have been a simple potion like the painkillers Devit mentioned, but it was a bit unsettling.‘I wonder if he’s going to do something using magic potion again…’He was a murderer in the original story, so it wasn’t surprising that he would do anything.I continued to keep my eyes on him and Duke Spiegel. Then, at some point, I saw them exchanging meaningful glances.‘What?’Then Duke Spiegel casually walked out of the ballroom.I immediately pulled out a bracelet with a row of round beads and put it on my wrist.It was a magic bracelet Katana had made for me, with a simple spell on each bead. Of course, it was simple magic for Katana, but it was difficult for an ordinary wizard to create.‘Didn’t she say I can put this yellow marble in?’I pulled the yellow bead, which was dangling from the long string like a thread, and inserted it in the frame in the middle. A small glow emanated from it, and then it was gone.The yellow beads were enchanted to diminish the presence of the wearer.In addition, the wearer’s senses became many times more sensitive. My vision and hearing were much improved, allowing me to see people from a distance and hear their voices.In short, it was a marble that was optimized for spying.Sure enough, not long afterward, Lavies also left the ballroom. He must have promised to get out of the way and meet outside.He must be wearing a bracelet, I thought, and hurried after him.The place where Lavies stopped was a stable located at the back of the building. . It was an unlikely place to come unless you were a coachman pulling a carriage.In the evening when the sun was going down, the stable without a single light was eerie. As I approached it cautiously, I saw the Duke and Lavies among the horses.Again, hidden behind the horses, I eavesdropped on their conversation. The magic bracelet could diminish my presence, but it couldn’t make me invisible, so I had to be careful.“… Are you sure about this?”Duke Spiegel’s voice was heard. As he shook the glass bottle in his hand, the potion inside clattered.“That’s right. It’s as simple as a potion that restores hair color to its original state. Who am I?”My head shot up in surprise.‘Hair color?’If they were talking about hair color at a time like this, there was only one thing they could be after. They’re trying to incite people with Caesar’s suddenly darker hair color.‘The question is, how are you going to verify that?’Duke Spiegel asked once more as if confirming.“What if the Crown Prince didn’t dye his hair on purpose, and it changed color naturally…”“It won’t change, because this is a medicine that removes the magic potion used to dye it, in short, it’s like an antidote.”“Okay, that’s great.”The Duke wiped his chin with a happy face.“By the way, now that you mention it… Is it true that the Crown Prince’s hair color has changed because of a chronic disease?”“Shh!”Duke Spiegel exclaimed, looking around. I hastily hid the face that was peeking out. The magic bracelet seemed to have kept me from being seen.“I’m sorry, I’m just curious.”“Fufu… ”The Duke smirked. He seemed to be in high spirits despite Lavies’s mistake.“Just wait a little longer and everything will be revealed. If we feed this to the Crown Prince, it will be revealed that the Crown Prince has a chronic disease…”I knew it. The Duke was planning to give Caesar a potion.The only way to change hair color in this world was through potions. If the hair color does not return to its original color even after taking the potion, it will soon be evidence that Caesar has a chronic disease.It didn’t matter if it was true or not. What the Duke wanted was to make him believe that.‘If that happens, it’s over!’A Crown Prince with a chronic illness would have lost his qualifications. The aristocrats, who are aiming for the throne will run wild, and the story would end up exactly as it had in the original, which has barely been changed.Somehow, I had to stop the Duke from feeding that potion to Caesar.‘But how? How do I stop him?’In an instant, a good scenario popped into my mind. A scenario that, hopefully, could not only save Caesar, but also bring down the Duke.‘For that, I have to make the same bottle as that one.’I poked my face again and looked at the glass bottle in the Duke’s hand. It looked like an ordinary bottle, one you could get anywhere, but the sealing wax that sealed it looked unusual.‘That’s… A seal of imperial certification?’The wax was engraved with an ornate seal that was recognizable from a distance.The wax was emblazoned with an ornate seal that was recognizable from a mile away.The imperial seal of approval literally meant that the potion was certified by the imperial family. Ordinary wizards required some process to get certified, but Lavies didn’t need the process.It was because he was the lord of the magic tower. Thanks to that, the Empress drank the potion without a doubt and was poisoned.‘Imperial certification stamp… If only I could get it…’ ***** After Duke Spiegel and Lavies had left, I carefully left the stables and hurried back to the ballroom.There was someone I needed to see next.‘I didn’t mean to meet her this way, but…’I took the watch out of my pocket and checked it. It was almost time for the first part of the banquet to be over. There was no time to lose if I wanted to get things done in time.‘I need to find Erinne.’After circling the banquet hall and making my way out to the garden outside, I finally spotted Erinne.