Baby Princess Through the Status Window

Chapter 31

Emperor Alderuan asked that the mage be investigated because of only one thing.

He saw that his daughter was a bit more sensitive around the man than she was with others.

However, after the investigation, a surprising thing was revealed.

"What?"

"It's true, Father... I went and confirmed it myself."

The mage Antonio was an atrocious man who far exceeded his expectations.

It's been a while since that bastard returned to the magic tower, and this meant that his mana affinity since childhood was somehow excellent.

But after this, he had no other noticeable traits.

"Apart from this, I saw that he was related to many cases of corruption related to finances."

"Ha."

Upon receiving the documents presented by the Crown Prince, Emperor Alderuan smiled in vain.

The documents revealed everything he had done under the guise of it being official business from the tower.

Even the most malicious sins.

"How could he do that to children?"

As a child from the slums, becoming a mage was a once in a lifetime opportunity.

This bastard was swindling these kids by saying they had mana affinity.

He gained the trust of those children first, lured them someplace else, then sold them as slaves.

"What about the children he captured?"

"I believe I'll be able to uncover more once the storm season has passed, but... it would seem like most of them have already been sold to other kingdoms.

Slavery wasn't legal in the Empire, and this was because of the First Emperor's decree, everyone was equal under the laws of mana.

There was still a distinction in status between the Imperial Family, the nobility and the commoners, but though they are commoners, they were still people who shouldn't be harmed carelessly.

Even so, slavery was rampant in other parts of the continent, and it got worse the closer you were to the south.

"Chase after their trails and save them. Everyone is precious in this Empire."

In particular, the treatment of slaves was terrible in the southern kingdom.

It was difficult even for the prince to imagine what kind of pain the sold children were suffering under now.

"Yes. I'll do so without fail."

That bastard's fraudulent actions were clever. First of all, he never kidnapped many children at once.

And apart from that, he made people around him say that the children were leaving on their own volition, that's why it was never noticed that they had gone missing.

If it weren't for this, he would have been caught a long time ago.

"What kind of excuse did the magic tower give?"

The Empire's magic tower's position was on a precarious balance between two sides.

On one hand, it was the eternal ally of the Imperial family, but on the other, it also played a role in keeping the Imperial Family in check.

This was supposedly to assure that support for their research would be given, and to prevent that power would not be gathered in only one place.

"They said that they don't know about the matter and feigned innocence."