The Villainess Hides Her Wealth - Chapter 96.2

Chapter 96.2

While I was taking the lead, Crown Prince Enoch and the other nobles found out what the unconscious people had in common.

“Seeing that everyone collapsed while eating… I think the cause was food.”

The crown prince had been staying by Princess Vivian’s side.

“Ugh, uh…”

Princess Vivian continued weeping next to him as she felt severe pain.

What was he thinking while looking at his unconscious sister? He had a blank expression that I couldn’t understand, and it hurt too much to look at it.

Then, the nobles who participated in the hunting competition began to give their opinions.

“I was around the people who collapsed. I think only those who ate the dish with bird meat, not the barbecue, collapsed.”

Everyone had their own tastes, and in the case of the nobles, they regarded their taste as a virtue.

Barbecue was common in hunting competitions, but large-scale competitions also had a variety of dishes.

The Primrose duchy was no exception, and among them was a dish made with bird meat.

“That’s right. Her Highness also ate that.”

“Lady Nielsen ate… bird soup. But it seemed to be an ordinary bird meat.”

“Was the bird sick? Is it abdominal pain?”

“People don’t collapse like this with normal abdominal pain.”

People began to guess and soon reached a conclusion.

“There must be something wrong with the food.”

My father had cold sweats at those words.

“How could that be! The duchy’s preparation was definitely thorough…”

It had been decades since the duchy held a hunting competition due to my father’s character.

He only did it when my grandfather was still alive.

‘It was surprising just to have him hold a competition of this size. Most of the employees who prepared for competitions back then have been replaced, so there might be a weak point.’

Crown Prince Enoch’s eyes looked anxious as he watched the collapsed princess.

‘No matter how elaborately you prepare for a large event, you never know what can happen. Was it right to trust only priests who do not treat even the patients they have? They’re too restricted by place and time.’

I bit my lips.

There was nothing I could do right now.

No, there was nothing anyone else could do.

In this situation, there was nothing humans could do except wait for the priest.

“My God…,” someone muttered under their breath.

While some of the people were anxious, the nobles were also tranquil thanks to the mention of the priest.

“If it’s not serious, it’s okay even if the priest comes a little late. They’ll be fine once they get treatment.”

“But the healing power of a priest is not all-powerful… Some people became crippled because they received treatment too late even though a priest was there!”

There was a stark silence.

And at that moment…

“Wait a minute. That light…?”

“Didn’t you say the priest isn’t here yet?”

While everyone was worried, a ray of light shone.

It wasn’t a metaphor. There was a light coming out of Lilika’s hands as she stood at the center of the people who had collapsed.

“Is Lady Lilika using her divine power right now?”

A clear white light that couldn’t be denied or mistaken spread from Lilika.

At that moment, the faces of those who felt the warm and soft energy turned blank.

“Aah…”

When Lilika reached closer to the unconscious people, a curious thing happened.

Swoosh—

The scowling faces of those who had been groaning in pain gradually became peaceful.

The sounds of harsh breathing quietly subsided.

In the hunting grounds that were engulfed in negative storied about becoming crippled or dying because the priest didn’t come, the people who were making a big commotion as if they were going to explode at any moment were gazing at Lilika like she was holy.

As she closed her eyes in devotion, it seemed as if no one should stand in her way.

“I guess it was wrong to say that a priest hadn’t come,” someone muttered.

“There was already someone among us who could use the power of God.”

One by one, awe spread out in people’s eyes. They looked just like people who witnessed a miracle.

“What just happened?”

“You’ve been saved.”

I was naturally looking at her in the commotion, but then I lowered my head.

Salvation. It was a very grand name.

But it was understandable.

‘Lilika… awakened as a saintess.’