In the VIP room, the atmosphere suddenly grew tense again.
Duke Charlie was the first to step forward, voluntarily allowing others to check him, confirming he had no magic items on him.
Lilith, still somewhat nervous, proactively suggested, “How about this: we check each other in turns.
I’ll check Mil, and Father can check me.”
However, as soon as she finished speaking, Mil was the first to object: “No!”
At this moment, Mil’s magic pocket still held the succubus book!
Although others couldn’t determine if it was a Black Magic item, if the person checking him had ties to demons and discovered that the Demon God's Child possessed the succubus book, it would be over.
Or, if the person checking him was an agent of the Demon Lord, his identity would also be exposed…
What’s more, the Demon Lord’s daughter was likely lurking near Lilith.
Hearing Mil’s refusal, Lilith’s eyes widened in disbelief, glaring fixedly at Mil.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Charles offered a ghostly smile: “Even for a magician, what needs to be hidden so deeply?
Mil, you can’t possibly be…a Black Magician, can you?”
Duke Charlie cleared his throat and said, “Enough!
Mil has no need to do such a thing.
Perhaps the culprit hid the item in a magic pocket, and then hid the magic pocket in a corner of the room?
Even so, Mil, given the current situation, you still need to prove your innocence.”
Mil pondered for a moment, his gaze finally settling on Alice, and he said, “How about this: since this item is meant to be given to Alice, why don’t we let Alice check me?”
“Mil, are you crazy?”
Lilith grabbed Mil, pinching his arm, but Mil still wore a confident smile.
However, the Duke shook his head, saying, “Mil, the reason this item is to be publicly given to the Holy Maiden at the party is for everyone to witness.
It wouldn’t be right for you two siblings to check each other.”
Mil thought it over carefully, finally fixing his gaze on Diana, and after a moment of hesitation, he made up his mind: “Hmm…then how about Holy Sword User Diana does it?”
Hearing this suicidal remark, Lilith sighed, giving up on trying to control him.
Mil suddenly turned to look at Mrs. Charles, who, moments ago, had worn a gentle smile, but was now frowning in deep thought, her expression grave.
Upon realizing Mil’s gaze, Mrs. Charles hastily adjusted her expression, giving a somewhat awkward smile.
Mil, however, smiled with relief…
This old woman was testing him.
This time, no one objected to the proposal.
Subsequently, Mil, Saint Alice, and Holy Sword User Diana went to a separate room next door.
Mil opened his magic pocket, revealing only a first-tier wind magic stone and a succubus book.
In fact, Lilith had warned him earlier that Diana’s Holy Sword could sense evil intentions and danger nearby.
So, before leaving, Mil had left his dark magic stone at home.
The two women looked at these two items; they clearly had no connection to the “kiss of rebirth.”
Diana was about to reach out but was stopped by Mil: “You can’t just touch this.”
“Apologies, I just wanted to confirm if the kiss of rebirth was hidden inside this book.”
Even now, Diana still felt apologetic towards Mil.
Mil directly opened the book, revealing the horrifying flesh and bone within…
“As you can see, this book itself is a familiar.”
Alice and Diana exchanged a look of trepidation, while Mil smiled and said, “If there are no other questions, please both of you swear that you will not tell anyone about these two items in my pocket.”
“In the name of the royal family Oroville, I swear by the Holy Sword that I will never tell anyone about the two items I have seen.”
Looking at the two items, Diana, though somewhat puzzled, solemnly swore without the slightest hesitation.
Alice glanced at Diana and, following suit, said, “In the name of the Lyata Family, to the main god…”
“Stop! To the money in your pocket!”
Mil interrupted with a stern face.
Alice’s expression instantly changed, and she clicked her tongue: “Tsk… In the name of the Lyata Family, I swear by all my money that I will not tell anyone about these two items of my brother’s.”
Afterward, the three returned to the VIP room, and Mil’s suspicion was cleared.
Lilith seemed relieved, but also grew more curious…
Next, the Duke checked Lilith, and then the Tribunal checked everyone else for magic pockets.
Finally, after all checks were complete, only Alice was found to have an exquisite magic pocket on her.
This was Alice’s own.
When others questioned her, Alice simply smiled and shook her head: “It’s fine; there’s nothing in my magic pocket that needs to be hidden.
Everyone can check it, except for Brother Mil.”
“Tsk…who cares?”
Mil clicked his tongue, turned, walked out of the room, and hooked his foot to slam the door shut.
Alice then called for several large basins and proceeded to open her magic pocket.
The scene that followed left everyone dumbfounded…
Gold coins, each worth ten thousand, poured out like water from an opened faucet, gushing out.
The glittering currency filled eight large basins, piled higher than a person, like a scene from a novel where a hero discovers a pirate’s treasure hoard.
And finally, what dropped out of the magic pocket was a framed oil painting…
The painting depicted six people in total: Alice and her parents, Count and Countess Gerlach, and Mil, standing in the middle, holding Alice.
Inside the room, it was so quiet that not even breathing could be heard.
First Prince Otto swallowed: “My heavens…Miss Alice, this could rival the national treasury, couldn’t it?”
“Such a large magic pocket must be worth a fortune itself, right?”
Compared to the national treasury, it was an exaggeration, but for a moment, everyone truly didn’t know which was more valuable: this or the “kiss of rebirth.”
“Is that all? Nothing else?”
“Wait, something’s stuck?”
Alice said, rummaging inside with her hand, and finally pulled out a dagger…
“It’s the kiss of rebirth!”
Duke Charlie recognized it at a glance, and a stone finally lifted from his heart.
He asked, somewhat puzzled, “Alice, why was this item in your pocket?”
“I don’t know.”
Alice shook her head, looking utterly innocent, while Lilith cautiously glanced at her mother.
It was a close call, but ultimately safe.
Duke Charlie sighed: “The Holy Maiden has no need to steal this item, nor could she possibly steal it.
This must have been intentional by someone.
I will continue to order an investigation.
Let’s leave it at that for now.”
After he finished speaking, everyone remained standing, not daring to move, quietly watching Alice collect the piles of gold coins back into her magic pocket…
Mil paced back and forth alone outside, his mind constantly pondering the identity of Mrs. Charles.
