Hearing this, the three of them immediately looked at one another in shock.
Onowen continued, "Just like you, I was shocked when I first heard this news. So was Yarmora."
"Because they heard the voice of the former imperial heir, Yajiwen... His Highness Velos initially wanted to investigate the imperial mausoleum himself, but Yarmora stopped him..."
Then Onowen began recounting what he knew about Velos, the imperial heir.
Compared to Yajiwen,
Velos was mild-tempered, kind, and deeply just. Though he could sometimes be rather immature, his greatest virtue was that he listened to advice. Nor was he foolish; he could be called intelligent.
In a nation like Gullad, which was constantly expanding, a ruler like Velos, suited to preserving what had been built, was clearly the ideal heir.
For that reason, Herzaken placed immense importance on his upbringing. Even when he was too busy to spare the time, he still did his best to educate him.
However, Herzaken and the others who knew the truth had not told Velos the specifics regarding Yajiwen.
After all, the matter concerned the Empire's dignity. It was naturally better to erase it.
But Velos was no fool. Though no one knew where he had heard it or what he had guessed, he knew the general outline.
Even so,
after who knew how many years, the voice of the Brother who had once loved them most suddenly appeared. Naturally, Velos could not resist seeking the truth.
Yet neither his status as imperial heir nor Yarmora, who assisted him, could allow him to risk himself.
And Yarmora, the Empire's brain, naturally could not leave either.
Jianyu, who was best at such supernatural and strange matters, was still repairing the Great Law.
Thus, the task of investigating the matter naturally fell to Onowen.
After entering the imperial