Chapter 75 – 075. Public Trial (2)
“What are you talking about!”
“Are you saying the devil chose our country from the beginning!”
“The demon in this case is the warlock… ?”
Due to the bomb Eun-hyeon threw, the present situation of the judge was a crucible of confusion itself.
The most confusing was the moderator, Count Orba, who was leading the trial.
From the beginning, the purpose of this trial was fixed.
Executing Eun-hyeon, who is a commoner and seems to have no background, and bites Artia and Riod for not solving the raid.
This trial was also a hearing in which Eun-hyeon and the Knights of Artia and Riod, who led the knights, were captured and brought down together.
It was a trial led by Queen Diane, who didn’t like Riod for some reason, and the forces who looked down on Riod, along with the reputation of his knights.
The person who showed the most enthusiasm for holding this trial was Walter, the leader of Krasir, the Royal Guard.
Walter, who was confident that the royal guards he led should be the best knights in the kingdom, was wary of Artia and Riod Olivion, whose reputations had risen too much.
The fact that the knights led by the great hero who ended the Great War of Arcena 20 years ago, his reputation spread not only to his own country but also to many people in other countries, and it soon brought a lot of benefits to the kingdom of Pernias, the country he belongs to. .
After the end of the Great War, it didn’t take long for the young generation of knight candidates in the kingdom to change the priority of the knights they wanted to join, not Krasir, to Artia, which was newly founded by Riod.
The long history of Krasir, who had been undisputedly number one among knights in the kingdom for a long time, was shattered when Walter took over as leader.
Walter, who was deprived of that honor, was very disgraceful and did not like it, so he was looking for an opportunity to somehow discredit Artia, the culprit.
‘This is an opportunity.’
Thinking so, after receiving a report from two male students who had fled after being in an abandoned warehouse with Ashton, the knights were dispatched, and there they locked Eun-hyeon and Erin, who had declared surrender, in prison and were looking for an opportunity to interrogate them.
However, Walter frowned at Eun-hyeon, who boldly offered him a deal, and was interrupted by Princess Yuria, who had intruded on him, so he had no choice but to release the girl named Erin.
Not long after, as Eunhyeon had declared, Artia announced that a girl named Erin, who had been released, had caught a demon, and Walter exploded in anger at the missed opportunity to make a contribution.
In this way, by informing Queen Diane of Princess Yuria’s intrusion and placing Eun-hyeon, who was the center of the case, over the judge, it created an excuse to undermine the reputations of Eun-hyeon, Riod Olivion, and Artia. It was the reason why I was standing in
But now that wasn’t the problem.
Here, the new fact revealed by Eunhyeon was creating a completely different atmosphere for the trial.
“This… What the hell is this!”
“It is magic that recreates the past. Well that’s not important, now you know? Why the devil chose this country in the first place.”
“…”
The magic that reveals the past that Eun-hyeon showed is also magic, but the fact that the devil had been aiming for the Kingdom of Fernias from the beginning was also a very disgraceful thing for the nobles of this country.
Not only that, but the fact that it had been years since the demon had infiltrated and that he had helped create the warlock who once stirred up a stir in the kingdom, was blown up in front of many people.
“This is unbelievable! Who can believe the facts embodied by the sinner’s magic! Do not obscure the essence of this trial with fabricated facts!”
“Then, shall we call the person in question?”
“What… ?”
“As witnesses, we request the presence of Alex Armitas and Erin Hersha, who battled the demons of the time.”
“How dare a sinner be arrogant… !”
“The second son of the Duke of Armitas, Alex Armitas. I will respond to attendance.”
“Eh, Erin Hersha! I will respond to attendance.”
She put on a puzzled expression for a moment at Eun-hyeon’s name that came out of nowhere, but first, thanks to Alex’s open mouth and consent, Erin also hurriedly responded along with Alex’s lines.
Alex, who was sitting on the tiered seat, stood up and slowly walked down and walked towards Eunhyun.
“Move.”
When Illyana indifferently told her to get out of her way, the nobles around her flinched and distanced themselves from her girl.
Seeing her not easily touched even by her nobles, Erin admired her again and bowed her head bowing her head saying thanks to Illyana who beckoned her to go quickly. .
“Hyeon… !”
“Stop.”
Erin, who was worried because she hadn’t seen her face up close for three days, was about to run towards her, but Alex stopped her girl by grabbing his shoulder.
“Now I am on trial. I understand your concern, but if you act rashly, it’s not good for you and it’s not good for him.”
“Ah, I get it.”
Erin nodded her head reluctantly, and she paused.
When her eun-hyeon turns her head to look at her Erin, smiles and waves her hand, her Erin’s complexion noticeably brightens and she waves her hand in response.
Seeing the two create an atmosphere clearly unsuitable for a judge, Alex sighed, realizing that all his efforts to warn him had been futile.
After briefly greeting Erin with a gesture, Eunhyun’s expression became serious again and she stared at Alex and Erin.
“First, I would like to thank the two people who appeared as witnesses. Will you two promise to give an honest answer to what you have seen, heard, and experienced in this trial?”
“I swear in the name of Armitas, the ducal family of this country, that I will answer without lies.”
“I-I will swear… Umm, I don’t have a name I can call…”
“Puff.”
“Kick-kick.”
Seeing Erin copying Alex in bewilderment, the aristocrats around her threw a mocking glance at her.
Her Erin’s face turned red as she lowered her head as she heard the openly mocking laughter of the nobles close to her.
“That thing caught the devil?”
“Ah, that’s nonsense.”
“Isn’t she a pretty girl though?”
It is impossible to imagine that she killed the devil who threatened the nobility of the country. The girl’s shrunken figure, showing a delicate and weak appearance, attracted the attention of many nobles.
“Don’t be intimidated.”
“Yes…”
Erin gave her a small nod at Alex’s words of encouragement in a small voice that only Erin near her could hear.
Seeing Erin’s expression, which raised her confidence to the fullest in her heart, not her shrunken eyes, her Eun-hyeon also smiled and nodded her head as if he liked her.
“First, please explain how the two of you met the devil.”
“Erin, who was imprisoned in prison, was released, and she came out of the prison in the palace. Right after that, she had an encounter with a demon and she went into battle.”
It was a conversation that felt a sense of distance and mixed businesslike respect, different from the usual casual conversation with each other.
Erin couldn’t even hear Eunhyeon and Alex’s conversation properly because the situation in which the two people, who had a close relationship in many ways, were exchanging a different type of conversation in an official setting.
“Erin Hersha.”
“…”
“Erin Hersha.”
“Yes, yes! Alas!”
Erin, who was standing next to Alex in a daze, bit her tongue as she hurriedly responded to Eunhyun’s voice calling her.
The girl’s behavior of covering her own mouth with both hands while she was crying was ridiculous, so the nobles in her hall began to laugh at Erin.
Eunhyeon did not change her expression at Erin’s erratic behavior and continued her words.
“It has been revealed that the demon called Succubus has some sort of relationship with Elvin Hersha, a warlock who died during the previous Baron Hersha incident. You’re the one who heard that fact directly from the succubus, right?”
“… Yes.”
When Elvin’s story came out, Erin’s mood calmed down and she answered.
“That succubus… Brother… No, at the time Elvin Hersha was admitted to Aether, she was under the name of ‘Lira Baranov’ and she was admitted to Aither where she became acquainted with Elvin Hersha, she told the story herself.”
“A devil sneaks into Aether?!”
“Such nonsense!”
“If it’s Lira Baranov…”
It was a name that the older nobles had never heard of, but at least it was very familiar to the younger nobles and their children who had graduated from Aether around the same time as Elvin.
– Uhm, I remember that the grades weren’t just the ones that stood out that much. I remember that I always received a lot of attention from both male and female students because of my outstanding appearance. Even in the other class next to her, there were even male students who purposely came to the classroom or snooped around to see the child.
This was first confirmed by Cecilia, the homeroom teacher at the time, that a succubus had already disguised its human identity and approached Erwin under the name Lyra when Erwin was a student at Aether.
The fact that she suddenly disappeared after Alvin’s graduation.
“And a person named Lira Baranov conveys the information hidden in a cave in the north of the legacy of a high-ranking wizard who has now died, and lures Elvin to the cave and finds the ‘Dark Magic Book’ hidden there. This is the starting point for Elvin Hersha, who joined the court mage corps, to become her warlock.”
If this is true, then the kingdom is really proving that the kingdom is an incompetent country that has not noticed at all that the devil is roaming the streets and playing with many people hiding among the nobles.
“Sin, why do sinners know that story!”
“Just before her death, she heard from Elvin Hersha along with Marquis Olivion, the leader of Artaia.”
“Marquis Olivion! Why have you kept this important fact hidden! If only I had reported to the kingdom in advance…”
“It was something we had to keep quiet about until it became clearer. We don’t want to make many people tremble with anxiety with wrong information.”
“Keugh…”
In the previous court meeting, the possibility that the devil was the culprit was suggested, but it was denied by citing insufficient information and lack of certainty.
Count Orpah drooled.
“But even so, this issue was not something that should be revealed in front of so many people!”
“Why? This matter is at stake with the honor and prestige of the kingdom.”
“Even so, the exact facts have not yet been confirmed, and at this time and place…”
“It is an unconfirmed fact. There is a witness who heard that fact right here right now.”
“…”
“Or, are you trying to cover the eyes and ears of the people, just as you hid the fact that the devil had infiltrated the kingdom again?”
“What nonsense are you talking about!”
Feeling slowly cornered, Count Orba hurriedly denied Eun-hyeon’s question.
“Isn’t that commoner girl testifying that she actually heard the truth! Can you be sure that the girl is not testifying to lies? That girl is the black magician’s sister! It could be that he was trying to get cheap sympathy votes because he couldn’t help his brother being tricked by the devil into becoming a warlock! There is no corner where you can trust that girl’s words! Therefore, there is no reason to adopt the girl’s testimony, which is extremely subjective and lacks credibility!”
Erin, who had been pointed out by the insulting emcee, Earl Orba, had her arms trembling.
A middle-aged man standing on a podium in a distant location mentions his older brother, puts himself down for ridiculous reasons, and breaks his heart.
Responding to this unreasonable treatment by closing his eyes desperately, he swallowed the words he wanted to say through his throat again.
‘Be patient. I have to be patient.’
If he can’t stand his anger here and takes action, he’s not the only one who suffers damage.
Erin was well aware of that fact.
That’s why she, Erin, thought she had to convince herself and put up with it.
But it wasn’t Erin’s side that happened.
“You can’t just say it’s a pierced mouth.”
“Ah…”
Her Erin’s body trembled a little as she heard her voice, cold and unfeeling, but with a gentleness that angered her brother and herself for being insulted.
In this situation, she was so happy that there was someone who stood up for her.
“What are you so dissatisfied with? Because Alvin is a warlock?”
“Of course not! He has mastered black magic, the source of unholy witchcraft…”
“Who did she hurt with that black magic?”
Eunhyeon’s cold voice interrupted Count Orba.
“Alvin Hersha. She is definitely a criminal who got away with her darling and the gold coins her father embezzled. Yes. That’s an undeniable fact. But it is.”
In fact, Elvin had never fled with Renion Hersha’s gold coin.
Right now, Eun-hyeon brought up the story about Erwin just out of a sense of responsibility and duty.
It was Eun-hyeon’s responsibility and duty to make the facts turn out to be true, to create a story so that Erwin was the culprit behind the incident, and to instigate the situation.
However, Eunhyeon had no intention of revealing the truth about Alvin with her own mouth.
I glanced at her Erin and stared into her trembling eyes.
Then, through her voiceless mouth, she communicated her own wishes to her Erin.
“Ah…”
Although she couldn’t hear her voice, Erin sighed softly as she clearly understood what Eunhyeon was saying.
‘Someday, with your mouth, reveal it yourself. Your brother’s truth.’
“It is this country and its nobles, you, who have driven Erwin to that point.”
Those words were not unique to Count Orpah.
The sons of noble families who graduated from Aether around the same time as Erwin, the nobles who despised Erwin just because he was a commoner, were jealous of his rapidly growing talent, and pressed him for fear of losing his place, as if it were natural. It was the way of thinking of the aristocrats in this country that made them think.
All the spectators at the presiding judge held their breath in response to Eun-hyeon’s solemn declaration.
“If you conclude that Erwin is ‘evil’, then you are the ‘perpetrators’ who helped create that ‘evil’.”
Right now, there was only this that Eunhyeon could do for Erin.
