"Fake?"
The eldest princess wore a crown, looking noble and imposing. She was about to become king; her long-cherished wish of many years was finally about to come true.
Facing Merlin's cold gaze, Lisa shook her head. "How could that be? Leo, you saw Father too. When he discovered the Sky Lion Sacred Beast Head was gone, look at how he reacted—he was even utterly disheartened and passed the throne to me early. Could that have been an act?"
Merlin considered it carefully. Indeed, the king's appearance back then, especially that grief from the depths of his heart, could never have been feigned. In other words, the king had truly believed the Sky Lion Sacred Beast Head had been taken.
If even the king did not know, how could the eldest princess possibly know?
"Lisa, since none of you knew the Sky Lion Sacred Beast Head was fake, then what happened? Who had the ability to switch the Sky Lion Sacred Beast Head?"
Merlin frowned. The Sky Lion Sacred Beast Head was not something that could be switched so easily. First of all, entering the secret chamber where it was kept was no simple matter. One had to be a descendant of the Royal Family, and one with an exceptionally pure royal bloodline at that.
Besides the king, the eldest princess, and the others, who else possessed such ability?
"Leo, our Royal Family actually has a fourth ancestor!"
"A fourth ancestor?"
Merlin's heart jolted. During that perilous crisis last time, only three ancestors had appeared. Merlin had thought the Royal Family truly had only three limit experts.
Moreover, all three limit experts had been seriously injured.
He had never expected the Royal Family to have a fourth limit ancestor. But during such a grave crisis last time, why had the