Capitulo 120

Episode 120

Andrew regained his composure.

If the emperor could afford it, he wouldn’t have ended up threatening him from behind.

He should have killed him by now.

Yes, that’s how it should be. Now, even if I kill you, I won’t apologize to my father.

The two looked at each other without saying a word.

Although they were related by blood, they became worse than each other.

All that was left was to bite each other until one of them died.

* * *

I immediately sent someone to the place Raymond said.

When he entered the Cassel family, he investigated closely to see if anyone had suddenly appeared.

If Madame Cassel had brought Ethan and Raymond, they certainly would not have killed them all.

My thoughts were exactly right.

There have been cases of unidentified children found in the villages around the place Raymond pointed out.

Most of them died of unknown causes, but a few survived.

I sent them a letter with the Duke’s seal.

It was to ask for testimony because it would support everything.

Also secure the help of the imperial family.

Will they really testify?

Well, it depends on how much hatred they have.

There are people who want to forget everything and avert their eyes.

But maybe one of them was like Raymond.

And my predictions came true.

Letters came in from more people than expected.

Many of them replied that they would come forward as witnesses.

Fearing to go out alone, some wrote letters about the horrible experiments.

Terrible.

Sasha, who was sorting the papers next to me, was fed up when she saw the terrible contents.

I also had a similar feeling.

The experiments they wrote were horrible to even imagine.

She seemed to understand at least a little of the reason for Raymond’s twisted personality.

His childhood was marked by pain, criticism and betrayal.

How on earth could such an experimental facility exist in the Empire? Besides, the Cassel family was very popular with the people.

People tend to look up to strong, wealthy families. No matter what they did.

Perhaps there were several signs.

There were not a few who suffered from them.

There must have been some who thought it was strange when the Cassels took over the logistics industry.

But most thought there must have been a bigger reason for what the ‘Cassel family’ was doing.

It didn’t seem like I could have imagined that the reason was solely to fatten the Cassels.

I fixed the letter with a sour face.

I was convinced that their end was not far off.

* * *

Finally, the day of the first trial with the Cassel family arrived.

From morning onward, the courtroom was packed with reporters and spectators.

I watched these people through the window.

Raymond murmured anxiously beside me.

There are too many people. If you lose in this trial, it’s over for you and me.

What are you talking about? There’s never a dull moment. It would be better if it became a topic like this.

However…

It’s a trial that depends on the fate of the duke and the next master of the Tower, and if no one is interested, it’s even scarier.

Without people’s interest, you can’t defend yourself against any injustice and strange things.

In a subject that has received so much attention, even the slightest hint of strangeness will cause a stir.

Yes. The Cassels don’t know what they will do to win.

Raymond trembled with anxiety and bit his nails.

Are you anxious?

I never thought I’d get revenge like this. I thought it would all be over if I cracked Ethan and Julius’ heads.

He thought life would be really simple.

Don’t worry too much. I’ll definitely win this test.

I don’t know how I got on the same boat as that man, but at least I didn’t want to lose to the Cassel family.

The trial will begin soon. Please prepare yourselves.

I stood up.

The Cassel side pointed to me as the mastermind, but the suspect in this trial was Raymond.

They caught him in the act, so he could not say no.

Make no mistake and get it right.

Raymond nodded slowly.

Is it because he knows that not only his dream but also other victims are at stake in this trial?

He seemed calmer than before.

I left the waiting room and headed to the hearing with Sasha, who was waiting outside.

And Ethan was standing in the way.

I thought he was waiting as a representative of the family.

Maybe Julius was present today.

It’s been a while, princess.

He seemed more relaxed than I’d seen him before.

He seemed to have lost a lot of self-confidence.

How have you been?

Just to say hello, Ethan’s face was severely distorted.

Are you in some kind of trouble?

It was because you were talking nonsense. I’m just worried about a nonsensical hypothesis…

I don’t know why you worry about things you should ignore as nonsense.

Pretending not to be a subject that interests you just in case.

I heard you found another Witness.

The Cassel family is full of gaps from what I thought.

I don’t know where he came from, but they probably won’t believe him.

You have to see him to find out.

It was obvious he was anxious, but the way he acted like he wasn’t was amusing.

I ignored Ethan and went up to the second floor.

Unlike the second floor, there were a lot of nobles on the second floor.

There are more people than I thought, miss.

I know.

Besides us, there were many nobles who were deeply involved in this situation.

That’s why the number of nobles who attended the trial to watch was quite high.

I sat in the front seat, watching their gazes with my whole body.

The trial will begin soon.

A guide was heard, and soon the interior was silent.

Soon after, the trial began.

The two defense attorneys went at each other, arguing different points.

The Cassels claim that this was done out of main resentment against Sir Raymond for not having a seat in the family.

I shrugged my shoulders after hearing the Cassel family’s argument.

In this world, Raymond was a man who was not concerned with money and power.

There was no good atmosphere to claim that such a person was aiming at the head of the family.

As you know, Sir Raymond is a man who will soon become master of the Tower. The stage where the succession approval already passed to the final stage inside the tower. You don’t have to take this risk just to become the head of the family.

He seemed to have safely reached the final stage of succession.

This made Raymond’s argument more plausible.

Isn’t that Sir Raymond’s idea? I don’t know if the Pioneer Princess would think so.

They seemed to think I was behind Raymond.

Strange to react so much to a single oath.

However, the issue was soon resolved.

Check this one out. This is a video our people have been filming of Sir Raymond over the past few months.

The Cassel family lawyer pulled out a video sphere and played it in front of everyone.

There was a picture of Raymond following me.

Then I saw him catch some thugs and help me.

You can see how close these two are.

Are you saying that Sir Raymond is a pathetic man who can’t even tell the difference between work and love?

Raymond’s lawyers shouted as they stood up to their necks.

Sadly, the Raymond I know was such a pathetic person.

«Why would he chase me?»

Besides, if he was Raymond, there’s no way he wouldn’t have noticed until he was filmed….

For a moment, I wondered if he had deliberately shown them that way.

Raymond said he had planned to attack the Cassels for a long time.

Tatiana was the easiest and quickest way for Cassel to threaten Raymond into a corner.

Even Raymond had no choice but to back down if he threatened her with her.

So maybe that’s why she put me in the foreground.

Of course, I never dreamed it would be used like that.

Pathetic man.

For a moment, I felt sorry for him.

Now the Cassels have confessed to following Sir Raymond. Judge, that evidence constitutes a criminal act and must be disallowed.

What nonsense are you talking about? It was taken by someone connected with the Cassel family as it passed.

The trial has now relapsed into contradiction.

At that point, the dull uproar continued.

Raymond quietly raised his hand to testify.

Sir Raymond, tell me.

He opened his mouth with a captivating smile.

Princess Pioneer tends to have a lot of enemies. Many people hate her or are jealous of her.

When Raymond, the representative of such a person, said something like this, it felt strange.

I swore my whole life to Princess Pioneer.

¿?

Something was wrong with the choice of words.

What’s wrong with going out to protect her?

It must have been sealed with magical powers, but it seemed to smell like flowers from somewhere.

If Karina or the princess had done this, I would have objected.

Tears welled up in her bright young golden eyes.

Because you can’t put your loved ones at risk.

I opened my mouth without realizing it.