A moment later, Duke Charlie appeased the people at the ball, had the orchestra play another tune, and let everyone continue dancing.
After arranging these matters, he finally came to the VIP room.
Everyone who had entered or exited the VIP room was called together, including Mil, Lady Charles, Lilith, and several servants…
Additionally, Fourth Princess Diana, First Prince Otto, and Saint Alice also followed.
Mil had been given riddles all day and couldn't hold back any longer, so he asked, "Your Grace, what exactly was that thing?"
"A holy relic from a thousand years ago, a dagger forged jointly by dwarves and elves—the kiss of rebirth."
The Duke briefly explained, and Mil looked at the expressions of the others in the room, seeming to be the only one kept in the dark?
Not only that…
Diana was also full of shock: "The kiss of rebirth! Isn't that the most precious treasure of the Elicioro family? Why would it… be given to the Holy Maiden?"
Elicioro is the surname of Lilith and Duke Charlie, meaning the golden family of paradise.
Mil was not unfamiliar with the name "kiss of rebirth"; it was a resurrection item in the game that could revive a dying hero, ignoring cooldowns.
Duke Charlie sighed and added, "To make the Lyata Family agree to Mil and Lilith's engagement."
As he spoke, his gaze towards his daughter Lilith held nothing but doting affection, alongside helplessness and compromise.
First Prince Otto joked from the side, "Mil, this son-in-law, his dowry must be worth five cities, right?"
Mil, however, pouted. This thing in Alice's hands? He feared it would be at the auction house by tomorrow.
Although Mil was an adopted son of the Lyata Family, the family had never given Mil the surname Lyata.
Mirfak Bahali de Tirnano, but no one knew what "Tirnano" meant.
A moment later, the Duke invited people from the Tribunal to begin searching the room…
However, the investigation yielded no results for a long time.
Everyone waited anxiously when Lady Charles suddenly suggested, "To rule out suspicion, let's search those of us who have been here."
Lady Charles, Lilith, and Mil had all stayed in the room alone, and the kiss of rebirth was placed in a locked box.
Such a valuable item was left in the room, and people were allowed to be alone with it?
This sense of laxity made Mil smell a conspiracy…
The deacons and nuns of the Tribunal conducted a simple search of the three, and as expected, found nothing.
And Lady Charles continued to suggest, "Oh, right, Lilith, Mil, you two have magic related to your bags, don't you? Why don't you show it?"
Hearing this, Mil and Lilith both gasped in unison.
Lilith had nothing to fear, but she looked at Mil with deep concern.
If the Black magic stone in his bag were discovered, he would essentially be finished…
Mil's face gradually paled, and his eye twitched slightly:
"This… isn't necessary, is it?"
"Why not? If we don't check, then it's meaningless, isn't it?"
Lady Charles's voice was gentle, and her eyes were soft, but she kept staring at Mil, making him feel uneasy.
Lilith quickly stepped forward and said, "For a Magician, many things cannot be seen by others. How about this… Mil and I check each other."
"Lilith, if you two check each other, it will be hard to convince everyone, won't it? How about… I check the two of you?"
Lady Charles raised an eyebrow, and Mil and Lilith said in unison, "No!"
"Lilith, are you hiding something from me?"
Lady Charles's eyes gradually darkened, and the atmosphere became somewhat stiff.
Duke Charlie couldn't bear to watch any longer and interjected, "Enough! If you don't want to be checked, then don't. The three of you don't even need to be checked."
Lilith averted her gaze, not daring to meet her mother's eyes again…
Previously, she had only told her mother and Ibon that Mil was a follower of the Abyss, but she hadn't told them that Mil was a second-rank Black Magician.
If Ibon or her mother knew Mil's identity as a Black Magician…
They could use this to threaten Mil, demanding he reveal the whereabouts of the Demon God's Child or his spokesperson.
After all, simply reporting him to the Tribunal would lead to his arrest, and his magic attribute could be proven through magical detection.
But the identity of an Abyss follower would be difficult to prove.
Although her mother was relatively neutral, she would not refuse to help Ibon test Mil.
As for Black Mage Ibon, it was said that he had already refined the "Philosopher's Stone," and his strength was unfathomable.
If he truly found the Demon God's Child and refined his soul through sorcery to become the new Demon God's Child, it would probably take less than a month for the Holy City to fall.
Moreover, for Lilith, betraying Mil offered no benefits.
The people from the Tribunal and the Holy Knights searched everyone at the entire ball.
They still couldn't find the "kiss of rebirth." Duke Charlie was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.
At this moment, a guard rushed into the VIP room and reported, "Your Grace, Miss Ella, the astrologer, has arrived."
After the announcement, the servant led Miss Ella into the VIP room.
Miss Ella taught at Sibyl Magic Academy, basically managing all divination-related subjects, and also served as the Director of Academic Affairs.
Her attire was relatively extravagant…
The stand-up collar of her velvet robe was adorned with seven hundred and twenty meteorite studs, each corresponding to a specific coordinate on the zodiac.
Three crystal prisms floated above her exposed collarbone, refracting light spots that danced across her pale skin, forming a constantly disintegrating celestial astrolabe.
Dark silver hair cascaded down, with a faint blue phosphorescence shimmering within the strands, as if shattered stardust had been woven into every fiber.
And her irises presented an anomaly, as if cut by star trails: her left eye was the indigo of the winter solstice midnight, while her right eye resembled amber pierced by summer noon sunlight.
An astrologer dressed like an empress, with special effects from head to toe…
Mil usually chose to avoid her when he encountered her, and during classes, he would pull Lilith to sit as far back as possible.
Miss Ella always had a faint smile and her gaze was always directed straight down, making her seem like she was blind?
After entering the VIP room, she exchanged greetings with everyone, then pulled out her divination cards…
A few stars slowly rose in her palm, connecting with each other, and a silvery-white light bloomed, instantly overpowering the dim candlelight.
After the light extinguished, she turned to everyone and said, "Your Grace, the item you are looking for is still in this room, and… it's in someone's magic pocket."
Everyone looked at each other, and the Duke had the guards re-examine the other servants, confirming they had no magic items.
Then, he looked at the guests present:
"There's no other way. We still need to check all of you. Perhaps someone was deliberately planted with the stolen goods without their knowledge?"