Chapter 45

"..." Alicia couldn't help but fall silent hearing the boy's innocent words to her.

Since the time that Alicia was living alone with the boy, the people who admired Our Queen gradually began to dwindle.

A house just outside Brilliance City received the addition of a boy and a young woman.

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"That poison arrow… You aimed it right at Alicia, right?" Lay asked Brian in confusion.

"..." Brian who was asked that by Lay could only be silent because he was surprised by what had happened in front of him.

Deep within the Twelve Palaces, three men stared at the shattered crystal ball causing them to sink into an eerie silence.

"Brian." Moments later, the arrogant man in the middle finally made his decision, "You will go and end that human's life." His orders were firm.

"If it wasn't for the contract that bound us that ultimately prevented us from leaving our respective territories, do you think that human would have lived this long?" Lay asked Brian.