While the two were seeing the illusion, Rellia stood still in an upright posture, not even loosening her cravat or trousers.
This should be enough.
"Has it been proven now?"
Rellia spoke boldly and sat back down.
She didn't know what illusion the Emperor had seen, but she had to face this with confidence.
"...."
Perseus was silent.
He acknowledged his own mistake.
But the features and atmosphere of 'Sir Raymond' before him resembled his wife too much....
Upon setting aside the thought he had impulsively harbored, it didn't actually make sense.
The woman's eyes he had seen that day were green, just like his wife's. But Sir Raymond's eyes were light brown.
Mages capable of changing eye color or hair color were uncommon.
If Sir Raymond before him was a mage, there was no way he wouldn't have received reports about it by now.
Even if Prince Romeo, an outstanding mage, had helped with magic, it would have been strange. They had been building friendship with the Roseberry Empire for a long time.
Prince Romeo had also returned from the subjugation campaign not long ago, so it was difficult to think he held any grudge against him.
Moreover, he couldn't be an alchemist either.
Alchemists possessed an aura similar to magical power, but that wasn't felt from Sir Raymond at all.
Because of that aura, alchemists usually either disguised themselves as mages, or if that was difficult, hid themselves away entirely.
Therefore... all of this was suspicion born from his own delusion, or perhaps a victim mentality.
Recently, his mind had been complicated with various problems, so it seemed he had misjudged.
Emperor Perseus apologized honestly.
"I apologize for the insult. It seems I was mistaken about something."
Rellia inwardly breathed a sigh of relief, while speaking as if this situation was deeply regrettable and unjust.
"...I've often received similar suspicions. It's a deeply humiliating suspicion."
"I won't say more. Speak what you desire."
"...."
Rellia's eyes gleamed.
Perhaps this was an opportunity.
'An opportunity to obtain Lute's holy relic.'
Rellia slowly opened her mouth.