And so, one year later.
They came to learn several pieces of information about an imperial family member named 'Relia.'
Late at night, inside a barracks.
The four children who had returned after finishing their training gathered together and exchanged the information they had collected during that time.
"So, if we speculate based on Leo's words, there was someone threatening the throne. Right?"
"Yes. At that time, the person named Relia was the only young imperial family member aside from Leo."
"Since Emperor Perseus and his children were in a situation where they had faked their deaths... Relia must have thought that if they just killed Leo, they might become Emperor."
"It's still too early to judge hastily."
"But... that name was written in the letter Leo sent last."
"It's clearly a dying message."
Of course, Emperor Perseus's side was also suspicious, but the information they had gathered pointed clearly to one person.
Relia Auraria.
Unfortunately, the fact that Relia had gone missing had not reached all the way here, on the other side of the continent.
It was because Emperor Perseus had prevented this fact from spreading widely.
"Whether that person is the culprit or not, it's certain that they're the most suspicious for now."
"Then we..."
"Let's head to Auraria immediately after the battle with the Mad Dragon ends."
"Right, the information we can gather here is limited. Once we interrogate that person, we'll be able to tell whether they're the culprit or not."
"...Even if they're not the true culprit, there will surely be more information we can extract."
Having reached that conclusion, another five years passed.