Compared to those three possibilities, the impact of the serial killer seemed almost trivial.
It was precisely because of these terrifying suspicions that Beauclair's atmosphere suddenly turned somber. No one wanted to invite trouble upon themselves at a time like this.
It was also at this time that Solam was summoned to Beauclair. It was time for him to get to work.
At Diana's royal villa, the cold wind that arrived with the winter solstice left Grand Duke Yetana, standing in the courtyard, chilled to the bone. As one of the suspects in this affair, Yetana naturally knew that things were not as the outside world had guessed.
Diana had not been killed by her or anyone else. The murderer was that serial killer!
Because she had confidence in her control over them, whether it was those knights or Egil's family, she had managed to placate them all. They would not commit such an outrage, because there was no need.
The knights, needless to say, were knights. They had to abide by chivalry. No matter how angry they were, they would not commit regicide. Besides, this matter had not escalated to the point where Diana needed to pay with her life.
Yetana had already told them that she would strip Diana of her title, and the knights had expressed satisfaction with that punishment. Diana had merely cheated. There were plenty of unfaithful people these days—those knights might even have had affairs with certain noblewomen themselves. Diana had simply gone too far, so stripping her title was already a severe punishment. Naturally, the knights were satisfied.
As for Egil's family, that was even simpler. They all knew Diana was not the murderer, so there was no point in refusing to let the matter go. Though they had lost face, the grand