Cecilia said, "It wasn't the Underground Monster faction that killed Count Danton, but a group of humans! They were wearing armor bearing House Bersuvi's noble crest. Nicholas IV also knew how important this scene was. Through verbal descriptions, he had the court painter recreate the scene as accurately as possible, then had me bring it here for you to see."
Cecilia handed over a scroll.
Bai Xiaowen unrolled the scroll. It was a painting depicting the scene just before Count Danton's death—or, more precisely, what Nicholas IV had seen and managed to remember.
Many parts of the scene were blank and blurry. Judging from the painting as a whole, it was clearly far from complete. But that was also Nicholas IV's requirement. He had ordered the painter to depict only what he was certain he had remembered, without any embellishment or supplementation, so as not to interfere with Bai Xiaowen's judgment.
The most obvious and striking figure was a young man as burly as a bull. He wore noble armor bearing House Bersuvi's crest, blood dripping from the greatsword in his hand, while a lazy smile spread across his face. The painter had captured him quite vividly.
The others' features were much less distinct, and they stood farther back.
"Looks like this is the man who killed Count Danton."
Bai Xiaowen stated firmly, "Since he's a noble of House Bersuvi, the Gorseflower Empire should have a record of him. Who is he?"
"He's Duke Bersuvi's eldest son, August Bersuvi," Cecilia said. "Strangely enough, August has always been mediocre, with nothing particularly outstanding about him. If Duke Bersuvi hadn't fallen gravely ill this time, he would never have been the one to take charge of the territory... Yet after August took control of the territory's affairs, he displayed astonishing ability, managing