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Chapter 26: Skeleton in the Cupboard (pt.1)

Unmistakably, the magenta-eyed princess was suspicious of her, very likely thinking that Serein was making things up.

Which, ironically, that wasn't entirely wrong.

However, appearing confident as if she were telling the truth, Serein crossed her arms and leaned against the wall adorned with glowing pink crystals.

“You still don’t trust me,” she stated bluntly, an observation that was pretty evident. The princess shot back, “There’s no evidence to support anything you just said. I fail to see the correlation between this story and your supposed knowledge of this place.”

From her perspective, that logic made sense.

It's been centuries since the Academy of Magic had any significant scandals, let alone anything that needs to be resolved by blaming someone and sweeping it under the rug.

'And supposedly, it’s been around thirty-ish centuries since this skeleton got tossed into the deepest part of the cupboard.'

A total of 3,400 years since the Academy had hidden a literal genocide with onl