Twin-Faced Tower Izermar: A Scheme Within a Scheme, Then Turning the Scheme to One's Advantage

"If it's something like that, I actually do know."

After a long silence, Tiadra raised her head again and smiled once more, though there was a certain tragic beauty to that smile.

"I know what my sister's and my defection might bring about, but for the sake of my sister and myself, I had no choice."

"Surely Your Highness noticed that I am already deaf."

Olga Marie folded her arms and stared coldly at Tiadra before nodding.

"I noticed that during our very first exchange. You acted smoothly enough, but your gaze was undeniably fixed on my lips. You were reading the movements of my mouth, weren't you?"

"As for why you said you needed to protect yourself and your sister, I imagine it has something to do with that face of yours."

She spoke calmly. It was also Gray's first time seeing Olga Marie like this.

"The beauty pursued by the Izermar family is based on altering the human body, drawing closer to the concept of beauty that humanity unconsciously recognizes. Although modifying the body through magecraft is the foundation of many forms of magecraft, the process of changing the flesh is undoubtedly a hellish experience."

"As for your ears, that should be one of the side effects caused during the alteration process. If it were merely ordinary deafness, Izeluma would have many ways to restore it."

Aozaki Aoko strongly agreed with Tiadra's words. Though this old man was obsessed with politics, he had not forgotten his duties as a magus. The advancement of magecraft came before everything else.

Tiadra stroked her face, then continued.

"Then, will you come tomorrow?"

"If Father is allowed to continue, my sister and I will undoubtedly die. I cannot resist Father or the family, so we could only choose to leave."

Olga Marie