Capitulo 126

Episode 126

Ethan, left alone, was smiling as if he had the whole world.

He seemed genuinely happy that his father had died.

«Well, I know what my father did, so that’s enough.»

However, I had no intention of looking at his happiness.

Ethan said with a smile as if he didn’t care.

By the way, how’s the dog? Fio… I want to say thank you.

I didn’t know you were so interested in my dog, But Fio is doing well anyway.

Does everyone else know? That the princess is dragging a demonic beast.

I don’t know what you’re talking about. Do you have any evidence?

It was the Cassel family who argued that testimony alone without evidence was insufficient.

I showed the video sphere I had brought and continued.

I’m trying to make a deal with a future Cassel owner with this solid evidence.

Evidence?

You must have forgotten that my mother’s specialty is bringing back memories of objects and places.

Ethan seemed to understand what I was talking about.

Why are you showing it to me? Shouldn’t you go to Her Majesty and file a complaint right away?

I shook my head at Ethan’s words.

His Majesty already knows.

I laughed and told him what I wanted.

Ethan’s smiling face gradually hardened and finally warmed up.

Are you telling me to kneel before the emperor now?

The next head of the Cassel family is arrogant. His Majesty is the ruler of the Empire. Of course, you must kneel before His Majesty.

It was obvious what the people of the Cassel family had thought of Aster.

They were not nobles, but they rarely saw the emperor, and with their wealth they often wielded power that surpassed even the nobles.

Still, he could not have more power than the emperor.

Ethan realized he had made a mistake and kept his mouth shut.

I called Sasha and gave him the contract.

The Cassels are audited quarterly and must pay homage to the imperial family. Also at the end of the year…

Wait, isn’t this amount too much?

I looked at him coldly and opened my mouth.

We are not the only victims of what happened in your family. To be honest, this is not enough to compensate the bereaved families and survivors.

Oh, you mean we have to do something like this?

So you thought it would be easy? Aren’t you supposed to be grateful for not throwing yourself alive to the victims?

Antipathy for the Cassel family had already grown among the people of the Empire.

Even though the person who directly led the experiment was dead, his family should be held accountable for it.

And finally, apologize to the victims.

Ethan’s face contracted savagely.

Go to each person, plead and beg for forgiveness until they forgive you. This amount will be discounted every time you come to ask for forgiveness.

What if I say no?

At Ethan’s words, I was speechless for a moment.

Is it so unfair that I can’t accept these conditions now?

In the Empire, human trafficking is treason. All family property will be confiscated and the people of the Cassel family will be executed not only directly but also collaterally. You will be torn to pieces and thrown into the street.

Ethan closed his eyes tightly at the terrible punishment.

I am a victim too. I didn’t do it, why the hell?!

You’re both a victim and a perpetrator. That’s why His Majesty showed special mercy. And don’t you think giving your family a choice is a privilege in itself?

If Julius had been alive, he would have destroyed the Cassel family and returned all their property to the imperial family.

However, Julius died and Ethan was a victim of this as well.

One of the direct perpetrators, Mrs. Cassel, had already lost her cognitive abilities and had to live with someone’s help for the rest of her life.

Ethan is the only person left to pay the price for her sin.

In this case, it would take a long time to recover the property and the Cassels would have stolen it.

As far as possible, we were determined not to let the Cassels’ wealth go elsewhere.

What are you going to do?

I’m going to…

Ethan closed his eyes as if it were all over.

Now, the Cassel family will remain just a facade, and most of it will be subservient to the Empire.

I looked at Ethan’s face like that and walked out of the wake.

* * *

The Cassel family apology press conference was officially held.

Ethan shed tears with his excellent acting skills and said that he too was a victim and would spare no support for other victims.

[Something is wrong.]

The real perpetrators died too easily, and the only ones left are the victims.

Fio sighed as he lowered his tail.

[The humans seem to be very tired. If we do something wrong, we kill it and reward it for what we do right].

I know, right. It would be nice if life could be that simple.

I put the newspaper aside and got up to leave.

After a long time, I decided to meet Filia, Regina and Helen.

It was not easy to meet as all three were busy, but we kept in touch.

«Is this a real friend?»

I ordered the perfume ‘Filia’, which came out as a prototype a while ago, and headed for the second floor entrance.

I’m sorry, but both of you are forbidden to enter the duke’s house.

The butler, who was always kind, was making a loud voice. I quickly descended the stairs.

I came here to talk for a moment, isn’t it too much?

Duke Malphyrion, please stop before I summon the knights and expel you… miss!

I stood in front of them. Raymond looked very angry, and Daniel stood there looking ashamed as if he had been forced to come.

I turned around and said to Sasha.

Go first and say I might be a little late.

Yes…. miss.

Sasha pursed her lips and left first.

She didn’t forget to look at Raymond and Daniel as she left.

I don’t have much time. I have my business too.

hahaha. sorry. I’ll be a moment.

Daniel scratched the back of his neck and smiled.

I ordered the butler to put the gentlemen in front of the door and headed for the drawing room.

The attitude of the maids who brought the tea showed open hostility.

She did not even give them tea.

Because it had been brewed for so long, the dark color looked astringent to anyone who looked at it.

Everyone must be busy today.

Daniel, who is sensitive to this, forced a smile and wrapped it up nicely.

It just meant that if they wanted to they could come back soon.

Raymond and Daniel were no different from our family’s enemies.

If you were expecting respectful hospitality, you were wrong.

Yes, they were.

With Daniel looking sheepish, I turned to Raymond.

Aren’t you here because you have something you want to say?

Yes, I do.

Talk fast. Didn’t you hear I had an appointment?

Raymond hesitated to answer. I tapped my fingers on the table and urged him on.

Soon he closed his eyes and opened his mouth.

Why did you forgive the Cassels?

Forgive them?

Yes. You should have torn the whole family apart!

The Cassel family must conduct all business under imperial supervision. More than half of the money I make a year should be used for compensation and relief for the victims.

That’s not enough! You don’t know the business because you don’t know how they got there!

I looked at him with an indifferent face and muttered.

This was decided after receiving opinions not only from you but also from other victims.

What?

Now that you are the master of the Tower, you will live in peace for the rest of your life without worrying about food. But other people are different. They were more worried about the future than revenge now.

Raymond and Ethan were the lucky ones.

After examining Martin, who seemed to be in good shape, Robert was concerned that his life expectancy was rapidly decreasing.

So did the other victims.

We asked all the victims identified so far and most agreed with the decision.

Raymond closed his mouth and shook his head.

I looked at him silently and opened my mouth.

If you had given up that pride once and promised to succeed the Cassel family, you would have captured both Ethan and Julius.

If you did, it could have been a genius revenge play as you said.

But at that decisive moment, Raymond thought only of his own benefit.

He didn’t give up his pride and passed the opportunity to Aster and me to take care of the situation with his own hands.

This is what happened when I borrowed someone else’s hand to take revenge.

Raymond would have known by now that in order to get what he wanted, he had to put his pride aside.

I stood up, looking at him with a puzzled expression on his face.

The Duke of Malphyrion and Sir Raymond are getting bored, so take them outside.

Yes, miss.

As if waiting, the knights entered the hall.

Unlike Daniel, who was embarrassed, Raymond came out without a word.

I smiled silently at the sight of Raymond, who never achieved what he had hoped for in his life.

At least revenge against Raymond seemed perfect.