That night, after Li had obtained valuable information about the followers of the Evil God.

Her father, having returned to the Ducal House townhouse, spoke in front of everyone gathered in the salon.

“During the vacation, why not have Li take her younger siblings and visit the territory?”

With the information brought by Li, it was now almost certain that the followers of the Evil God were involved.

The one clenching his fist with a haggard face while saying, “As expected of Li!” was none other than the King himself.

Some time had already passed since the attempted poisoning of the Queen.

However, none of the intelligence coming up from the intelligence division had been decisive.

And then came this information from Li.

The knowledge of magic crests obtained through the authority of Trismegistus.

It was likely a secret item passed down among the followers of the Evil God.

Furthermore, the plan was to deliberately return the earring to the Crown Prince and let him roam free, thereby exposing the followers of the Evil God.

Of course, the magic crest had already been rendered harmless by Li.

If the plan succeeded, they should be able to obtain valuable information about the followers of the Evil God as well.

It could also be said that the Crown Prince had been affected by an ancient magic tool prepared by malicious individuals.

His responsibility would not be reduced to zero, but it could be significantly lessened.

If things went well, the fact that he had acted as bait to expose the wicked group could even be counted as an achievement.

He might not have to be disinherited or relinquish his position as Crown Prince.

Of course, his behavior from here on would also be important.

Even so, the worst-case scenario—taking responsibility through self-sacrifice to prevent internal conflict within the Royal House—was likely to be avoided.

The King had even begun to think that the royal family could no longer sleep with their feet pointed toward Li.

Meanwhile, Li’s father had his own thoughts.

Both the Queen’s incident and the Crown Prince’s incident had been indirect attacks.

Those who used such insidious methods often had no regard for means.

That was precisely why he wanted to keep Li at a distance.

No matter how exceptional she was, she was still a fourteen-year-old, unbelievably beautiful girl.

He did not want her facing opponents who would resort to such underhanded tactics without hesitation.

Even if he were called overprotective, he intended to protect his children.

That was why he had decided to send her to the territory.

And during that time, he firmly resolved to eliminate the followers of the Evil God lurking in the Royal Capital.

They already had a starting point.

Because the earring had been returned to the Crown Prince by the Queen.

At that time, they had obtained a statement that it was “a gift from his tutor, Lord Norton.”

The intelligence division had already begun their investigation.

“I don’t mind that, however…”

While responding, Li thought about the Ducal House residence in her absence.

At the residence, there were guardians—the cat spirit beast Cait Sith and the dog spirit beast Cù-Sìth.

Li’s familiars remained continuously summoned.

Normally, they were doted on as the mascots of the Ducal House.

But they properly carried out the tasks Li entrusted to them.

They detected anyone approaching with malicious intent and at times would even restrain them.

In particular, the black dog Cù-Sìth was very popular among the escort knights.

Cait Sith, with its stuffed toy-like cat appearance, was an idol among the women.

It mainly stayed attached to Sonia, but it also properly patrolled inside the residence.

Then there shouldn’t be a problem, Li thought.

This would be her first time going to the territory.

In that case, there would surely be preparations to make.

She would also need to inform the Rose Maiden Cross Society.

As she created a to-do list in her mind, Li remembered one issue.

“Father, there is a request from Lord Bonaccorti, what should we do?”

“Ah,” her father responded.

“You said he requested medicine for athlete’s foot, didn’t you? Li, can you handle that quickly?”

“The promised materials have already been delivered, so there will be no problem.”

“Then could you make the potion first? Oh, and it’s for athlete’s foot, but could you also prepare some for my father-in-law?”

“Understood. Father, are you alright?”

Her father let out a light laugh.

“I’m not at that age yet. It’s not itchy.”

Li felt something odd about that response.

“The way you said ‘not itchy’… does that mean there are some symptoms?”

“N-no, not really, nothing at all, yeah.”

Her father became flustered.

“Father, aren’t the spaces between your toes turning white?”

“Eh? Y-yeah. Just a little! Only the very tips! But it’s not athlete’s foot!”

When one gets athlete’s foot, they are disliked by their wife and daughters.

Such stories were treated as common sense among the kingdom’s nobility.

So for her father, this was a major crisis.

Seeing his expression, Li let out a deliberately exaggerated sigh.

“Li-chan! Make some for Slan as well.”

Seeing her father avert his gaze, her mother called out to Li.

“Understood.”

In contrast to Li’s bright smile as she replied, her father’s expression turned to one of despair.