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I heared someone aggressively hitting my room door

'I wOnDeR wHo It CoUlD bE'

"Enter." I roll my eyes.

Sovieshu rushed in, how unexpected.

"Did you cut rashta- did you have a fight I didn't know about?!" he said sprinting towards me.

"Not that I remember, no," I said pretending to think "Why are you entering a woman's chambers while she eats? Have you lost all etiquette?" I roll my eyes

he stayed silent, deep in thought.

"I could help with the dead guard... I mean it would be better than you, ofcourse." I said continuing to eat,

"I dont believe you'd be able to find the murderer...you're quite, dumb."

"Please, says the emperor who makes his wife do almost everything, I bet you got a slave for a mistress because all the noble women were too good for you."

"I- fine I'll let you do it but I'm getting a professional to check after you!"

"Why? Do you feel threatened by my comment?" I smirk,

"W-we need to talk about you disappearing though." He stuttered, trying to change the subject.

"What, can't someone learn a little magic?"

"Ugh, nevermind." He sighed, rolling his eyes "Start investigating after you eat, I'll cover for some of your commissions."

"Alright, whatever you say, YoUr MajEsTy."

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"Time for work." I sighed putting on some gloves and leaving my room.

I go to the crime scene to see people crowding around from afar


"Please, move," I told.

"Oh?"
"she's the professional?"
"I heard she's finished a case before,"

The people's gossip were like soft whispers but loud enough for me to hear.

"It's rude to talk about people when they're right infront of you, you know?"

"Apologies, my lady."

I nod, continuing to pretend I'm investigating,

I grab the sword and get some blood on the cotton bud and put it in the container for testing
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I was about to leave when rashta passed by with a frightened look on her face.

"Hey," I said looking at rashta slowly walking up to her, how convenient.

She looked at me scared, while I look down on her. I smiled innocently since some of the palace maids never saw me being violent, they've only heard rumors.

I unwrapped the bandages and looked at it for awhile then wrapped it back

I whistle to call the guards attention and get them to guard rashta's room.

I look back at rashta and sarcastically smile slowly walking away with things for testing in the bag.

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I stand there looking around for awhile with 2 guards behind me watching

'I can't do anything suspicious'

I go to check her bed and her table and drawers and of course find nothing but some accessories.

I check the trash and pick up the alcohol wipe. I place it in the container as one of the many proofs rashta did the murder.

I go in the bathroom and open drawers, picking up the knife and walk out of the bathroom.

I could see the shock in their faces. I smiled and walked out of the room puting the knife in the evidence bag and walked back to my room
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Once I was in my room I put the bag in one of my drawers before I left the room,

I shook my head preparing my act before, the professional finally arrived.


"My lady, sovieshu has ordered you head straight to your office."


the door opened and I see a guy, he looked pretty young,

I wave.

"Good afternoon, princess."

"Good afternoon, so have you found anything I might have missed?"

"I didn't find anything but from what I have which is nothing it's probably one of the guards,"

"Well, I've got evidence and one specific suspect."

"Who may that be?"

"The mistress rashta,"

"W-what why, are you sure, you must be mistaken the mistress... I mean no disrespect but have you ever done this before?"

"Yes, I have done this before and I'm not mistaken I've run double tests since the wait for your arrival and checked rashta's room. Since she IS a suspect, it's practically my job, isn't it? Of course you would know. You're a "professional" right?" I smile, pulling out my bag and laying down the knife and an unbloodied alcohol wipe on the table.

I could see the shocked and confused look on his face

"Ahem, I found these in her room" I explained.

"gasp"

"I ran tests, the guards blood was still on the knife"

"And the alcohol wipe?" He questions,

"alcohol wipes, these specifically are used for wounds. There was no blood on it and there are no finger prints on the knife..." I simplified. He blankly stares down at the evidence as if not getting it. "...What I'm saying is she could've used the alcohol wipe to remove the fingerprints," I sighed, "The wipes also has hydrogen peroxide on it." I added.
"How would you have known that."
"It was dripping wet, it dropped onto my desk so I added abit of my blood and it foamed. She added hydrogen peroxide to rid the blood from her knife." I lied knowing full well someone as stupid as rashta wouldn't even know the components of blood itself.
"Oh, right." He mumbled.
"You seem like you haven't lasted a day in this field." I say, "You arrived late, you're clueless even with all the evidence shown, your hair is a mess, you stutter, you ask too much questions, and I can read you like an open book with texts in a size bigger than my brothers ego. Admit it."

"You truly are as wise as the rumors, your highness." He sighs, "This is my first day. No one else wanted the job so I had to."


"Hm." I acknowledge.


"Here," I put the guards sword on the table "The blood is rashta's i've checked on her, she has a scar on her arm it's a fresh cut."

"Wait why wouldn't she hide the body, and how would you test blood we don't have the technology for that??"

"For the first question there's alot of possibilities and we still need to ask around and for the second, I made it."

"What- how would you make something to find-"

"That doesnt matter I can show it later, how about act a little more professional when we leave?"

I call one of the guards to make sure no one touches the evidence or tries to get rid of it

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We asked some guards and maids but found nothing obviously.
He refused the facts stated but I knew I was slowly bending his and everyone's perspective on rashta. For the people, she is no longer the cute dumb angelic concubine of the palace, but a secretly intelligent woman with evil intent.

"Let's go question rashta," I said walking to her room with him slightly behind me

with rashta

knock knock

"May we come in. we're here for questioning" I said calmly, knowing the only right choice for her was to let us in.

"I-I'm the mistress you cant come cause I say so!!" she screamed

"It's against the law to refuse and there will be consequences." I stood up straight preparing to kick the door down then,

She opened the door. her eyes were puffy and red. She was crying. She was holding a huge teddy bear and wearing a dress for a formal event like she usually does.

I smile walking in the room with mr. professional

I stand looking at rashta while she sits on the couch squeezing the teddy bear and already crying.

I look at the guy and ask him "what's your name?"

"Oh me, I'm james."

"Oh...james I'll ask the questions first?"

just when I was about to start he taps my shoulder so I look at him "yes?"

"Are you sure she is the murderer she looks abit too... innocent"

"Rule 379 don't let their looks fool you. I didnt look "professional" either didnt I!!"

"Oh, right sorry yea I totally knew that," he chuckled.

'That rule never existed'
"Alright, we'll begin."

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After we finished asking all the questions james finally believed me. He believes she was stuttering in guilt, and shivered in fear from being caught. When truly, she merely feels threatened and naturally acts suspicious

but she denied everything. Due to her lack of intelligence though, whenever we ask her trick questions she forgets words and practically says she did the murder.

After james left to file the evidence and double checked everything. I went to my room.

I was about to lie down on my bed when suddenly,

KNOCK KNOCK

"Ugh, who is it now," I go back to the door opening it to see rashta I was surprised when did she have so much courage to come to me

"Hi, need something," I said not even caring about faking a smile anymore

"WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME WHAT DO YOU WANT? MONEY?!"

"Woah calm down, enter."

She was crying really loud then she sat down on my chair.

I deeply exhaled, cringing hard. I'll have to get my chair and floors deep cleaned later.

"Listen, I dont want anything and I dont need anything especially money I have more than you ever will, slave girl." I said staring at her with a pissed off look

"I-I can tell everyone about your secret room and spread false rumors like duchess tuania... they'll believe me!"

"First of all the secret room wouldn't be surprising to anyone, and you really think their gonna believe you over me, a princess next to the throne, laughable."

"Well they believed me with the duchess!!"

"She's a duchess and I'm a princess, there's a difference. There is also a difference between princess and a mere slave girl like you."

"I-"

"Once my brother is bored of you, you'll go back to being viscount's slave." I cut her off with aย  skirk , "Plus, they all seem to believe me when I stated you murdered someone. Who are they going to believe more now? A runaway murderer slave or a princess next to the throne who has rumors spread merely because she's fond of purchasing swords."

"UGHH!!" she stands up and slaps me in the face and starts crying

"You hit like a falling leaf." I shrugged "And stop crying your messing up the carpet."

"AAAAAH" she screamed, frustrated. standing up and running to my table of swords.

"HEY THOSE WERE EXPENSIVE!!"

She grabs one of them and stabs me.

"Ow!"

clearly I didnt dodge it on purpose, I could just heal it after and more rumors about her the better. her child will be forgotten. Just as navier wanted.

the guards patrolling outside rush in the room expecting rashta to be stabbed but to see me on the floor unconscious lying down in a pool of my own blood, with rashta holding a bloodied sword.

"DONT MOVE!" the guards scream,

Rashta realizes what she has done and drops the sword, blood splattering everywhere, while crying.

a crowd starts forming outside my room door with guards, maids, lady-in-waitings like melissa and eliza

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Everyone heard about it but the doctor assured everyone that no organs were hit and I would be fine.
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Navier came in the room looking worried,
"Hello," I waved as if I was fine
"Are you ok,"
"Do I look ok? that hurt."
she sighs in relief then chuckles.
I was just lying down there looking at her with a straight face,"... This is taking longer than I thought it would,"


"huh? Oh, do you want me to leave?"

"No, thats not what I meant, I meant the healing process...hold on." I stand up walking to my table and look back at navier

she looked surprised.

"how are you standing?!"

"Magic?"

I grab one of the bottles and drank it. shaking my head aggressively because of the bitter taste.

"I really need to fix these," I coughed.

I put down the empty bottle and lie back down in bed

"What was that?" navier asked.
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That's something you dont need to know."

she was about to say something but then the door bursted open. It was laura and eliza.


"OMG, I JUST CAME BACK AND HEARD THE NEWS. IM SERIOUSLY GONNA KILL HER!" she screamed, running to the bed while eliza was calmly walking in and closing the door behind her.

"I'm fine, it's already healed...most of it."

"WHAT HOW!" All but I and navier screamed.

"Uhm,"

navier squints her eyes "magic, right?" she asked.

I scratch the back of my head "yeaa,"


"I should go to sovieshu's room" I get out of bed and change into a different dress

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I was about to knock when I heard rashta.

'blackmail' is the first thing I thought of

I start recording...

"I PROMISE I DIDNT DO ANYTHING IT'S JUST SH- SHE WAS THREATENING TO KILL ME"

"the guards caught you with the bloody sword rashta" he looks down pressing on his temples in disappointment.

"PLEASE SHE'S FRAMING ME SHE STABBED HERSELF AND AND MADE ME HOLD THE SWORD I SWEAR!!"

"ENOUGH RASHTA, we'll do something about it. I believe, you dont worry."

I end the recording "Damn that stupid bitch."

I run to the corner of the hallway waiting for rashta to leave.

After a few minutes I see rashta walking out of the room with a suspicious smirk on her face I didnt mind it though.

I went to sovieshu's room.

"hey," I said swinging the evidence bag

"What is it I hope you dont ruin my mood I'm in quite a good one at the moment,"

"well then bad for you, rashta is a murderer."

"HE DESERVED IT FOR CUTTING HER ARM!"

"Why are you getting defensive now?" I grin innocently. "Hand me the bag and leave,"
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What, are you going to destroy the evidence and claim rashta innocent merely since she's a concubine with a status and reputation to hold?" I mock. "Or maybe...use your brain for once."

"GIVE ME THE BAG. AND LEAVE." he yells. "Someone's angry. What? Are you going to call for your emotional support rodent? Rashta! Someone's in a bad mood and craves your affection." I laugh, handing over the bag and leaving the room.


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"He really thought I was just gonna leave all the evidence with him. I have a copy."

NEXT DAY
9:00 AM

I wake up to find out sovieshu already announced the killer of the guard.

"Damn," I muttered, walking around the palace.

I listened to some peoples conversations everyone seemed to be talking about how they all collectively believe rashta is a murderer and sovieshu was too blind inlove to notice. But ofcourse why would they care? They don't fear being the next victim. They barely know the girl and her backstory.
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