Five minutes was around three hundred seconds. It was too short a length of time for those who had plenty to say. However, Illyna understood the reality of the situation. She ended the conversation after saying everything she could in the five minutes.

As soon as the conversation came to an end, the music that was comforting the souls also came to an end.

Davey had no reason to listen in on the conversation, so he completely blocked it out from his mind.

Thud!!

‘What great timing.’

Other knights had come running into the room after discovering the unconscious knights outside. They had their swords drawn.

Looking at Illyna, who was staring into space, Davey rose from his seat and said, “Your brother.”

“...”

“How can anyone be perfect? Even if you can’t like him, don’t hate him.”

It didn’t matter whether Illyna understood what Davey was saying. Insensitive people were bound to be disliked even when they did good things.

—Prince Sullivan will be heavily criticized by the royal palace… If I was a prince, I would swoop in and wreck her for doing something so ridiculous in public.

“The biggest thing is…some of the nobles who dislike Sullivan are going to start to support Illyna.”

The Pallan Empire had several princes, and only Sullivan silently supported Illyna out of them all. Needless to say, the empire was full of princes who were just...