Chapter 143
“Did you dare to interrogate my subordinates!! This wicked thing!! It's not enough to make innocent lives like that, to torture the living!! How far are you going to go with such a mean trick with that calm face!!”
Celgratis pretended to be angry and let out a roar. But there was a strangely anxious look in his tone. Annette, blinking her golden eyelashes, responded in an obedient tone.
“Your Majesty, they are by no means loyal subordinates. I swear to you, they are truly cruel, pointing their swords at unarmed women and old men. My only crime was not being killed by their swords, and being protected by my husband. There are only these two.”
Celestine from behind gave her a big nod Lapel also stood by her side of her as if supporting her, holding Annette's shoulder of her Seeing this, Celgratis's white beard trembled.
“I can prove that they are my faithful servants! They've been working for me for a long time, and they have a solid identity!! But what about you? How are you going to prove that they are ruthless assassins?”
Annette bit his lip. To be honest, there was no way to prove it on this side. Allamand's wounded arm had to be shown before the king would say this. Since you guys tried to kill my subordinates first, I wonder if they were injured in the process of resisting.
When Annette, who had been responding calmly so far, hesitated for the first time, the king's momentum rose even more. Sel Gratis, with a stern expression like a judge of justice, took a step forward.
“How detestable, daughter of Bavaria! You plotted all this behind the scenes and spit out clever lies to trick Jim!! Do you dare to lie about my crimes and put false names on my men? Aren't you ashamed of those who have already passed away!!”
Annette tried desperately to get his head her rolling If he failed to prove his self-defense her his there was a good chance that he would be taken in the direction the king wanted He had to avoid it somehow .
In the first place, the reason why Annette was able to refute the false accusation of the explosion was simple.Because he caught the king off guard.Now the situation was going in a completely different direction than the king's plan.
Unexpectedly, Annette and Celestine survived, along with Rapel and Allamand. Perhaps the king would have been very embarrassed by now that his plan had been thwarted. Just like now, he appeared on the scene with the nobles and conducted an unscheduled interrogation. He was able to somehow defend himself against the king's gap.
However, if, like the king said, you are framed and imprisoned…… It was over then. This time, the king was going to create 'perfect evidence' to suit the new situation. In the first place, Cellgratis' specialty was perjury.
'Ah, if my father had been awake at this time…….'
Annette glanced at Allamand, who unconsciously passed out. He was a seasoned politician and the most influential person in Deltium. If Ala Mand had been awake, he would have had a much better chance than he has now.
However, Allah made lost his mind after shedding too much of his blood He is old now, and his body has been through too much in a short time Nevertheless, he tried to protect Annette So now Annette herself had to protect Allamand and Bayern.
'But how?'
No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't come up with a way to prove self-defense. Annette clenched his fists tightly until his hands her turned white. Is this far your limit? He did his best so he did. Was this, after all, his destiny?
Annette disappointed deeply in her heart. Seeing her pupils dark as if her lights had gone out, Lapel gritted his teeth. His hand his secretly went to the scabbard. Annette and Allamand. If Rafel makes up his mind and tries to escape, no one will be able to catch him.
'What are all the little things and titles! I just throw everything away and open Deltium, well.'
It was a decision I could never have imagined. But Rafel now knew what was important to me. What's the use of holding on to the title of marquis and living luxuriously without Annette? In a world without her, gold would become stone, and her silk her would feel like a dusty web.
In that case, I would be happy to be a mere farmer in a rural corner and plow the land. Of course, if Annette was with her. Of course, Allamand will become an inexhaustibly annoying father-in-law, but it can' As long as she could live with Annette, she could bear that much burden.
It was the very moment when Lapel was about to resort to force. An unexpected savior appeared from behind the lush bush.
“I am not lying. A witness who witnessed the situation is here.”
The person who had been hiding and observing the situation until now stepped forward.All eyes in this seat were focused on him.Soon after, Annette recognized the other person's face her her and her eyes her widened.Hers.
“Sister Claire…?”
“Sorry, Annette. Aren't you a little late?”
Claire smiled with deep eyes.The 'strange movement of the bush' that Annette had seen earlier was actually Claire.Of course, Annette was not the only one who noticed her presence of her.
'It's finally crawling out.'
Rafel crossed her arms in thought.As a sword master, there was no way he could not fail to notice the presence of people in the bush.To be honest, at first she thought they were the remnants of the king and she was going to kill them. But then, something shiny came out of the bushes. It was none other than Claire's scabbard.
'That sheath…….'
All the while Claire stayed at her mansion her, she ran to the dance floor as soon as the sun rose. And all day long he mixed lapel and sword. There was no way that Lapel wouldn't be able to recognize Claire's scabbard. The first place, Claire was also greedy for swords, because her sword was a very rare sword.
So Rafel turned her steps away, pretending not to see her in the bush. She should be in a distant empire, so I don't know what Claire is doing here, but she was Arjen's wife. She was, and she was, a woman who loved Annette as if she were her own sister her.
'Was that what you were hiding for? You want to stand as a witness yourself?'
Rafel's guess wasn't particularly wrong. Claire arrived at Deltium Kingdom exactly this morning. And according to the instructions Arjen had given him in advance, he acted without deviation. Arjen repeatedly asked Claire, who was about to leave for Deltium, to kiss her goodbye.
'Remember, Claire. You must do as I wrote. Until then, I can't act hastily.'
Even if he did n't know about others, he could trust Arjen's words his his Claire was well aware of what a genius he was, and how far-sighted a man was The trust between them was like a solid fortress that could never be broken.
So Claire patiently hid his body his and waited. Although Annette and Allamand were itching to step up when they were in danger. If Rafel had n't shown up at the right time, she would have gone on her own her, regardless of Arjen's Regardless of the process, Claire, who kept Arjen's words to the end, was confident.
“You….. . “
Seeing Claire, Celgratis frowned. The leader of the imperial knights, she had visited Deltium as her envoy a few months ago. Because she had such a strong personality, there were quite a few nobles who remembered Claire. Celgratis.
“Claire Lucid Bayern general manager.
The king especially put a strong accent in the part called 'Bayern'.Claire was also Annette's family her her, so she emphasized in advance that the testimony was unreliable.In response, Claire, who nodded his head willingly, accepted it obediently.
“That's right. But I swear by the imperial sword, I will not give false testimony out of personal affection. If I commit perjury, I will resign the position of the Imperial Knight Commander and step down.”
Contrary to the cool tone, it was an oath that was even unconventional. Claire, a high-ranking aristocrat of the Empire, said this, but I couldn't ignore it. Cellgratis's face hardened at the unexpected situation. A terribly displeased expression, allowing Claire to testify.
“Thank you for the opportunity to speak, Sun of Deltium.”
After speaking, Claire drew out her sword sheath and moved on. The place she headed was none other than her corpses. Claire, who had her eyes on the fallen king's subordinates, began to explain in earnest.
“At first, they appeared where Your Majesty now stands. And to His Excellency his, Duke of Bavaria, he said : Originally, the target was the ladies in the back, but His Excellency his said that he would have to die together. All at once they drew their swords.”
Claire shrugged his shoulders here and pointed at the lapel with her hand of hers.
“At this time, Marquis Rapel Kanesis appeared. Annette saw him and called for help. Then, here, this man rushed to kill Annette. As a result, His Excellency Duke Allah Mand took the sword instead and injured his arm.”
Claire's scabbard pointed alternately at the corpse lying on the floor and Allamand held by Rafel.
