A few minutes earlier, when Luke brought out this potion, Rowan smiled mockingly while Cedric also laughed at him.

But when he said it was toxin-free, Rowan’s smile froze, and Cedric also stopped laughing.

The next moment, Cedric eyes narrowed as he fell into deep thought.

"His territory is so poor, then how did he get a toxin-free potion? Obtaining one requires a connection with a high-level alchemist, which should be impossible for him."

Then he turned his gaze toward Aurielle and saw her smiling proudly at Luke.

It was as if Luke was proving to everyone: "Don’t look down on us."

But then he recalled.

"Aurielle is already a bronze knight, so if this potion belonged to her, then why didn’t she use it?"

He got suspicious about this and told everything to Rowan.

Rowan, whose face has became ugly after seeing everyone shut up expression, heard Cedric’s words and also looked thoughtfully toward Luke’s potion.

But when he heard Luke next claim, he also got sure that Luke was lying, and it seems he wants to try to harm Lady Nyra.

But he got confused. "Why would he do that?"

Then Cedric from the side added his words.

"Sir, I think he already knows that Blackstone Highlands is doomed. Since your father will soon attack his territory."

"And if he doesn’t receive help, he will have no choice but to flee."

Cedric’s eyes narrowed as he looked at the vial in Luke’s hand, which seemed too suspicious.

"Also, as we have already seen, he doesn’t care about Aurielle, and he is also declared talentless."

Rowan heard Cedric’s claims, but he got impatient and gave him a glare, telling him to say it fast.

Cedric nodded and told him what he thought.

"Maybe he has already joined the demon whisper group and was planning to flee this land."

Rowan eyes become wide, as this reason seems to align with his conditon.

"And so he got one task to prove his loyalty, and that is to poison Lady Nyra."

Cedric finally said the last word while looking at the vial Luke was holding.

"What’s a monster!"

Rowan gritted his teeth because Aurielle is married to this beast, and now he will run away, and Aurielle will be sentenced to death because of his treason.

Cedric also noticed Rowan’s angry expression, so he suggested the idea.

"Sir, why don’t you expose him?"

Rowan paused at Cedric’s words and lost in thought; "he is right."

"Sir, just think, if you reveal his true face, then Lady Aurielle will definitely fall for you, and if there is a chance, then Lady Nyra will also fall in love with you for saving her life."

The more Rowan heard Cedric’s words, the more excited he became, and thought.

"Yeah, both of them will be mine."

With that, he took a step forward and shouted.

"It’s impossible...."

"He is lying. His real intention is to poison Lady Nyra."

The moment his loud voice echoed, everyone present in the hall, from the female knights to the seated members, turned toward him.

Rowan didn’t flinch; instead, he said loudly.

"Think, everyone; all of us know he is poor and his territory as well."

Everyone nodded as seated members just listened quietly, while Luke’s face became irritated.

Even though he was poor, "did he really need to shout and remind him of it again?"

Rowan looked toward the vial in Luke’s hand and said.

"As far as I know, Lady Aurielle is already a bronze knight."

On this everyone turned toward Aurielle, whose face became baffled as she muttered.

"Why do all of them, in every turn, like to bring their gaze toward this corner position?"

Rowan didn’t notice Aurielle’s baffled face; instead, he continued.

"So, just think, how did he get that potion, which he claims is almost equal to the elixir?"

Everyone’s eyes narrowed as they started feeling suspicious, and their facial expressions became like this.

"From where did he get this potion?"

Rowan nodded as he finally pulled everyone’s attention towards him, so he finally said the last word. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"So, I will request everyone to check his potion to see if it is poisoned or not."

On this everyone nodded, as seated members faces also changed.

Oryn smiled on Rowan words, that this waste was finally going to be exposed because he was also confused:

"How is he able to get something that can only be acquired by kings or queens or high-level beings?"

Count’s eyes changed as he thought, "Is this really true?"

Elias’s eyes narrowed dangerously as all the pitying feelings he felt earlier toward them were now gone; instead, he thought.

"If this is really true, then even if he is a hero, I am not leaving him."

While Vivienne’s face becomes worried about her daughter.

Therion, who was thinking, When will this be over?, finally felt little interest toward this ongoing drama.

Naivara’s face changed little this time, and she got worried while thinking.

"Does he really do that?"

From the side, Octavia’s eyes narrowed dangerously, while Nyra’s face turned pale at the thought of ingesting poison.

Luke, who has now become the center of everyone’s gaze, has an even more baffled expression.

"Why, I am getting so many stares today."

When he was in the middle of his thoughts, a voice came from the seated member, which instantly made everyone calm down.

"Then, let’s check it."

Lysandra, who was smiling all the time as she heard everyone’s voices, finally said this.

Count from the side also nodded, and then after a moment a small gate from the side opened and two people in alchemist robes appeared.

"My lord."

They greeted everyone, and with Luke’s nod, they took his vial.

Everyone looked focused toward the process, waiting for the result, while Rowan and Cedric smiled smugly like they had already decided him guilty.

The alchemist took out a small drop and checked under some instrument, which was glowing with different lights.

And finally, after a few moments, they told the result.

"My lord, this potion is the same as a normal breakthrough potion, but it has been refined to a degree where the medicinal materials blend perfectly. That alone is a miracle."

The count nodded, and other members as well, and they waited for them to finish.

"But We did find something extra in it."

The moment those words left, everyone faces changed, as Rowan and Cedric smile even got bigger, while Rowan start thinking about his harem life, that he will going to start from now on.

But the next moment, those dreams shattered before they could even properly form.

"And this material seems to be the reason it can stabilize the next realm instantly."

Everyone’s face changed again and became confused.

"Is there any poison in it?"

Finally, a voice came from the crowd, at which the alchemist shook their head and said.

"We didn’t find anything that is poison at all."

With that, Nyra’s face finally became relaxed, and Naivara also sighed in relief before returning back to her emotionless expression.

Meanwhile, Aurielle’s expression didn’t change much, as Luke had already used this potion in their territory.

All the seated members also calm down, but then they heard another shout.

"This is impossible, as he doesn’t have anything to get this elixir; then where does it come from?!"

"Unless he is colliding with demon whisper!"

[Chapter End]