Yukio's POV

"Impossible! It can't be!" I exclaimed in shock at Rowan's words, couldn't believe that what he had said is true, that the new High King of Serendel is him, and I saw Rowan shook his head, knowing what I was thinking, but it was true anyways.

He is the new High King of Serendel. The power shown by Rowan had proven it.

"B-But h-how? I thought that you weren't supposed to be the High King since your older cousin is the oldest among you and your cousins?" I asked Rowan in shock, knowing the custom of the royal family of Serendel, knowing that the younger siblings and cousins in the royal family can't become the High King unless they are proven to be incompetent, and I saw Rowan nodded, knowing that it is true, but there is a hidden condition for the younger to be able to be the High King of Serendel.

"My magic is on the same par as my father. He has the strongest magic capability among my family, and I took after him after my older brother passed away." Rowan said softly, a wistful smile on his face, and I nodded, knowing how strong his power is exactly since I was his closest friend when we both were younger, and I knew exactly how to make that power stronger since I had trained with Rowan before.

"I-I see...." I said softly, seeing Rowan nodded, but there was one thing that I don't understand.

"Rowan, why me?" I asked Rowan softly, feeling surprised that he had chosen my team and I to take this very important task instead of asking someone more competent, and I saw Rowan frown, contemplating silently.

"Well, it's because your analytical ability is always spot on, and that I had heard that you had solved many high-profile cases in the past, which shows your capability. I believe that you can do it, since your results in your previous cases already proven that you can solve this case." Rowan said with a smile, knowing that it is true, that I can take this case, but there is something that he had never told me, the other reason why he chose me to take this case.

"I-I see..." I said softly, not knowing that faes like Rowan could have heard about me, and Rowan smiled softly, placing a hand on my shoulder just like when we were younger.

"I trust you, Yukio. No matter what, I know that you can do it." Rowan said firmly, knowing that he had chosen the right person to take car of this mess, and I nodded, sighing.

"Fine, I'll do it but just note that now, there are only hypothesis so we can't be exactly sure what thing did this." I said, showing all the files of the victims to Ronan, seeing him nodded, knowing exactly what thing that had killed the Old High King and also the other two victims.

"I think I know something about the 'thing' that had murdered the victims and the Old High King, but first, I need you all to come with me and to clear the misunderstanding, especially the misunderstanding between us, Yukio." Ronan said regally, and everyone nod, knowing not to disobey his order, and with a swish of his long faean clock, he left the throne room, leaving us rushing behind him, almost tripping over our foot, just to catch up with him.