"It's you— all of you!"
Mao saw the three of them as well.
Irena, Reines, and Gray.
"Miss Estella," Irena looked at the Silver Princess, "although you seem to regard this young man as a trustworthy childhood friend, it seems he doesn't see things that way."
"..." The Silver Princess fell silent for a moment. "I know Mao is in love with my sister, and I know Karina likes Mao. But..."
What Mao liked was not "Tiadera," but the "Gold Princess."
"You... can't run away...!"
Mao's eyes widened.
[You bastard.]
[Fuck, I knew someone was going to die.]
[Since we've reached this point in the performance, I'll just say it: in the Original Work, Karina was killed by Mao exactly like this, lol.]
[Thanks, Captain Obvious.]
[Irena's expression is off.]
[Wait, after The Goose Girl foreshadowed this for so long, they're resolving that setup just like this? Isn't that way too sloppy?]
[We're screwed, the real culprit just exposed himself outright. What happens to the detective plot after this?]
[As an original novel reader, I didn't think there was anything wrong at first, but after you guys spoiled it, I'm really sad now.]
[Ah, it got retracted.]
[Spoilers have been punished.]
[You can't even spoil the Original Work's plot?! Down with the tyranny of the super moderators!]
[Ah, they got sent to the Black Room.]
[30 days.]
[You should be glad it wasn't a permanent ban.]
Reines observed him.
After being restrained by Irena, Mao was unable to move.
He was merely an ordinary pharmacist. His magecraft was far inferior to Irena's.
In truth, any one of Irena, Gray, or Reines herself could have dealt with Mao.
But because Karina, the Silver Princess, and the others trusted Mao, they had never considered the possibility that he might betray them.
Karina