"Recently, we learned some shocking news: Lady Rosa of Lainer World is pregnant!
Lady Rosa is not merely the queen of East Lainer. She has also long held an important position at Seris Academy within the Mage Tower, and her physical condition will directly affect the Academy Office's administrative efficiency..."
"An anonymous insider revealed that Lady Rosa, renowned as 'the most beautiful woman in Lainer World,' is expecting a child. Yet she remains unmarried, leaving the father's identity a mystery.
This is bound to have a far-reaching impact on Lainer's political landscape..."
"Lainer is a world that honors tradition and celebrates fidelity. Such a modern lifestyle is simply too far ahead of its time for its people.
In this writer's opinion, it could spark a series of problems involving traditional customs, religious beliefs, domestic politics, and more..."
"This newspaper interviewed numerous noble scholars and legal experts from Savaran to Terry on the matter. They declared that Lainer has never had a precedent for an illegitimate child inheriting the throne!
Unless Lady Rosa explains the child's parentage, considerable trouble may follow."
"Sources say that many among the Lainer nobility are dissatisfied, with some calling for a thorough investigation to give the country's lords an explanation."
Shock, mockery, spectator gossip, and veiled insinuations.
All manner of reports and discussions followed one after another.
Intriguingly, everyone actually knew the answer to one particular question, yet deliberately or otherwise avoided it.
Some avoided naming names out of deference to a powerful figure.
Others deliberately ignored it to undermine the heir's status, hoping to fish in troubled waters.
Still others played dumb despite knowing perfectly well, feigning ignorance to make insinuations and snide remarks.
With all these tactics at work, public discussion reached a fever pitch.
Yet Atrelin's upper ranks were remarkably slow to