Fake Princess
Ccxxxv Chapter
"I hitherto did not understand, what does dry rice grain have to do with treason?" Niel asked, turning her eyes to look at me.
"The dried rice grain I used to detect lies."
"The human body is unique, and all of its uniqueness would be a pity to miss," I took my eyes off her gaze.
"When people lie, they are used to feeling anxiety so that their lies are not revealed. At that time, the brain or the one inside your head, gave your body a response back to it," I said as I gazed at the Knights who were still kneeling earlier.
"And saliva is one of the responses of the brain. When a person experiences anxiety, the saliva in his mouth will increase more than before. That's why," I said again as I lifted my head to look at Niel who was still looking at me.
"I'm asking you to ask them one by one in person to see their reaction. And that dried rice grain, it could be said... When the saliva in the mouth is too much, of course, the rice seeds will be swallowed easily without being aware of them. This easy trick, already done by the ancestors to detect lies in the prisoners they get..."
"So, do you still not want to be honest with us?" My welcome took a look back from Niel, I looked at my brother Haruki who had been standing behind the five Knights earlier.
"Your Majesty, forgive me servant" said one Knight who moved his body prostrate before us, turning my gaze to the other three Knights who were still bowed.
"For what? What do I want to forgive? I want to hear it as clearly as possible!" Said Niel stepping her foot closer to the knight earlier.
"My son, my son was captured by them. I, can't refuse their orders. Sorry, forgive your servant, Your Majesty," cried the Knight on his knees.
"If what you're saying is true, then I'll help you save your son" I said, raising his head to look at me.
"I will not break a promise. Therefore, tell me everything! Who is that Sir? And where's the hiding place?" Say it to him again.
"I... I can't say it, that Master is very powerful. And... And," he said, I followed his eye movements that glanced in the other direction.
"Eneas, Lux." Haruki said, turning his eyes to Eneas who was still standing beside one of the Knights.
Aeneas walked up to Haruki with a glass bottle containing several round objects inside. He placed the bottle on Haruki's palm that had been pointed at him.
"Daisuke, help me open their mouths!" Haruki said again with both hands moving to open the bottle cover earlier.
Daisuke lifted his leg from above the head of the already motionless Knight. He walked over and stood beside Haruki as his hand grabbed and gripped the cheek of one of the Knights.
Haruki moved his palm close to the mouth of the Knight earlier who was forced open by Daisuke. Long his hand smothered the mouth of the knight...
One of the Knights suddenly tumbled backwards, his body twitching. The rest of the blood that was still slightly flowing on his arm was getting stuck to the clothes he was wearing as his body came back and twitched nonstop.
"Is he dead?" Said Haruki directing his feet to pat the cheek of the Knight who had not moved.
"What did you give us?!" Shouted one of the Knights who had previously been given the same thing by Haruki.
"Only nutmeg seeds. We get it from a village, eating it directly can cause the same reaction you would with that intoxicating powder, and the bad result is death like your friend did," I said staring intently at the two Knights earlier.
"It looks like they need more of those things. Daisuke, reopen their mouths!" Said Haruki again stepping his feet closer to one of the Knights earlier.
"Don't, don't do it! Please," he said, turning his gaze to look at Haruki, along with the sound of laughter from the other Knights who filled the room.
My eyes fell on the other knight who had rolled his body on the floor. Back a giggling sound came out from inside her lips followed by her hand that was raised upwards.
"Sir, you are indeed charming," said the Knight, moving his hand through the air.
"I will do anything for you, sir," he said again followed by a smile that never disappeared from his face.
"It seems that only you two are still alive and are also aware," said Haruki directing his gaze at the two Knights who were still kneeling before me.
"Your friends are unconscious. It would be very easy to pull information from someone like him... However, I am giving you a special opportunity to defend yourself" Haruki said, moving both hands across her chest.
"Mr ... Sir," said the unconscious knight repeatedly.
The two Knights who were still kneeling were still silent without a sound, one of them seemed to be grasping the pants he was wearing with just one hand.
"I will guarantee your safety. After all, you have taken care of me as well as my Son... So, can't you guys tell me the truth?" Tukas Niel broke the silence.
"Your Majesty," said one of the Knights who was crying over his son earlier.
"I just want this problem solved quickly. Before, more and more victims fall," said Niel back, my eyes stared at his hand that was firmly grasped.