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After showing the pieces of the crown to the King and the Queen, their reaction was beyond what I had originally expected, like, completely!
"T-The lost crown of Atlantis, that's…!" muttered the King, looking at the pieces in disbelief. "I can't believe it! Are they real?! T-These are truly real! Oh… By the Sea Mother!"
"I-I can't believe it, just where have you found this, Maria?!" the Queen asked me. "T-These fragments… Y-You see, this artifact… well…"
"What's wrong? So you know about it!" I said. "Can you tell me what exactly is?"
The two looked at one another, still surprised.
"The thing is… the crown is supposed to have been destroyed long ago, not a single piece left," the king stated.
Huh? How is that possible? I mean, completely destroyed to the point absolutely nothing was left behind…
"How did this happen?" wondered Emeraldine. "S-Sorry for butting in, but I am quite interested now…"
