The king's nod shattered Willy's hopes. At this moment, he finally understood how the system felt back then—the script had been completely distorted!

"It's said that I knew about it beforehand... but it only happened a few days ago."

With the Greenwood family's encouragement, he finally made up his mind to change the prince's betrothed to Hill. That night, the queen told him the whole truth.

They were a young couple who had been together for decades, but when he looked at the woman kneeling on the ground, crying until she was almost fainting, he realized that it seemed like he was meeting her for the first time.

"How could you... how could you do such a thing!?"

He was so angry that the king felt as if his soul was floating in the air, as if he had been thrown into a transparent space without air. Everything around him became blurry, and he could only hear his own questioning voice.

He thought his voice was loud, but it was actually so faint that the queen had to strain her ears to hear it.

"Why...why did you do this?"

The queen looked up at him intently, then slowly rose from the ground and gently placed her hand on the king's chest. Seeing that he did not push her away, she finally spoke.

“Before that child was born, I had someone do a divination.” Her eyes were full of pain. “Our biological child, he is a person with mediocre magical talent.”

"So what?"

The king reached out and grabbed the queen's wrist.

"Even if he has no magical talent whatsoever, we can still afford to raise him!"

"No."

The Queen gently shook her head: "If our family were just an ordinary noble family, then of course there would be no problem."

"But this child carries the weight of the entire nation of Serdos on his shoulders; he cannot be mediocre."

"I did all of this for this country!"

Before the king could refute, she quickly spoke again:

"Your Majesty, do you still remember the day Aiden entered Aetheran with high marks?"

"The news is spreading everywhere. Bards are writing verses of praise, commoners are using Your Highness as a role model for their children, and those nobles who used to look down on you are now sending gifts that fill the entire palace."

"Everyone is saying that with such a future monarch, the Kingdom of Serdos will have a bright future."

"There are even rumors that he is the reincarnation of His Majesty Atheran."

"But what if it's our own son..."

The queen didn't finish her sentence, but the king understood her unspoken meaning.

Anger and disappointment pierced his heart like thorns, bringing him back to reality, but in those dark corners he wanted to ignore, a subtle sense of relief also crept up.

"...Why are you telling me all this now?"

Why was he not informed during the exchange, but instead chose this moment to reveal the whole truth?

The main event is about to begin. The Queen clenched her fists, letting her sharp nails cut her palms, and a tear fell from the corner of her eye at just the right moment.

"Because today, I saw the decree you drafted. You want to annul Aiden's engagement to the Russell family, don't you?"

As if struck by lightning, the king's eyes widened.

"Yes, actually, the young master of the Russell family... Willie Russell, he is our own son!"

In an instant, all the information about Vili came to mind, including the report on the all-attribute mage handed over by Principal Aetheran.

"If only I had known this would happen..."

The king seemed to have all his strength drained away; he slumped in his seat, muttering to himself.

"Your Majesty, we have no other choice."

The queen's voice, like that of a siren from mythology bewitching sailors, whispered in the king's ear.

"Aiden grew up receiving royal education. To be fair, he has never made a single mistake as a prince."

"And Vili... he is our biological son. After he marries into the royal family and takes the surname Celdos, what does it matter whether his true identity is revealed or not?"

"In this way, the dignity of the royal family is preserved... and no one will know about this scandal."

Seeing the king's hesitant expression, the queen tightened her grip on the spiderweb.

"His Majesty!"

"……I see."

As with every single year for so many years... this supreme monarch of the Kingdom of Serdos, an incompetent and mediocre man, once again yielded to the Queen's opinion.

"Do everything as you say."

And that is the reason why all of this is happening now.

"..."

Willy stood silently in place, sorting through the completely distorted plot in his mind.

He was too arrogant... He hadn't done any prior investigation and hadn't realized that the real monarch of this country was more like the queen standing behind him than the king.

This woman was like a highly venomous black widow spider, spitting out transparent silk in the darkness, gradually enveloping everyone... until their bodies were completely devoured, yet they still believed they were being loved by her.

The original owner was like this, and so is the current king.

As he thought this, a subtle sense of admiration even arose in his heart, and he couldn't help but sigh softly.

I can't play anymore...

"Host, what should we do next?"

The mute period ended, and the system cautiously spoke.

There's no other way.

Just when the system thought Willy was going to give up on the script, it heard his next words.

"Let's just flip the table."

Vili looked at the man and woman in front of him and slowly revealed a slightly shy smile.

"Father, Mother."

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