Chapter 144
At this, the audience held their breath and listened to Claire's voice hers.
“This man who cut down the Duke raised his sword again and tried to kill Annette. In response, Sir Rafel Kanesis threw his sword and pierced the man. And he defeated the rest of his men who tried to kill his own family. Process, we kept these two alive for interrogation behind the scenes. This was a real situation that I witnessed.”
Her courageous and straightforward manner of speaking her, befitting a warrior, further increased the credibility of her testimony of her. After finishing all of his words her, Claire put her scabbard back into her waistband her. Of in his own collection of hers. Claire, who swept the handle as if it were precious, opened his mouth her.
“I, Claire Lucid Bayern, swear on my honor. All the testimony I have given so far is true, and there is not a single lie. So please, Sun of Deltium, make the right decision. I earnestly request this in the name of my family, Lucid.”
After his testimony of her, Claire solemnly knelt before the king. Bondi Chapelle The high-ranking nobles of the great empire did not kneel before the king of a single kingdom. Instead, the courtesy to the king was completed by bowing his head. Claire's behavior her now was very unusual.
“…….”
Celgratis was silent. At first glance, it was a face that I couldn't tell what he was thinking. But his chin, revealed through his short beard, was wrinkled with distress. Therefore, it was not too difficult to guess his intentions. The king, who had been choosing his words for a while, finally opened his mouth.
“You have heard the testimony. I do not doubt you, but your husband is Arjen Bavaria.”
“That's right.”
“That means you are also a helpless human being. Therefore, even if you see the same thing, you will have no choice but to interpret the situation more deeply in your head. For example, even if you see the scene where you fight together , you will recognize that the opponent attacked first.”
The conclusion was that Claire belonged to the House of Bavaria, and he could not trust her testimony of her.The king spat out as if to get rid of the annoying imperial nobles.
“Anyway, I will refer to your testimony in the future. Now will you move aside so I can finish the interrogation?”
It was a reference to the word because it was good, but it was practically the same as ignoring it. It was a rather humiliating situation for Claire, who gave her testimony wholeheartedly. Even more so when he has sworn an oath by betting on his title and family his. However, after receiving this insult, Claire's face her was completely calm.
'It's really going as Arjen said.'
He's like a scary man anyway. Claire trembled involuntarily. Arjen, who predicted the situation here as if looking into the palm of his hand while sitting in a distant empire, was truly a monster. An enemy.
However, Celgratis unfortunately did not know much about Arjen.It was a well-known fact that Arjen was a genius, but he studied abroad in the Empire since he was a teenager.And right after he graduated, he was even hired as an official of the empire.
As it was in this situation, Celgratis had only seen Arjen a few times in person. Even most of that was when Arjen was young, so it would n't be strange if the king didn't know much about his genius. Claire was able to play an active part at the right time like now.
“Hmm, that's right. I'm also a Bavarian…… My testimony is invalid.”
Claire didn't get out of the way. Instead, he stood and calmly repeated his words as if he had not heard a word.
At this, the king looked at Claire, frowning his graying eyebrows. As a high-ranking aristocrat of the empire, she was a very difficult opponent. She was not her own royal subject her, so she could not be cured or punished. Celgratis' disapproving gaze turned to Claire.
The moment he met that hostile gaze, Claire grinned, showing her white teeth her.
“Then it's okay if it's not 'Bayern'?”
“…What do you mean by that?”
Instead of answering the king's question, Claire shrugged his shoulders.Then I bent down towards the bushes from which I came out.Suddenly, her unexpected words came out of her mouth.
“Now, come out. The Marquis of Keirs.”
It wasn't just Claire who was crouching in the bush. From there, the Marquis Keirs walked out with a haggard face. Tears welled up in Celestine's eyes when she found him.
“Father!”
He must have been in an uncomfortable position for quite some time, and he couldn't straighten his back properly. The Marquis of Keyers, who was in his awkward posture, took his steps with difficulty. Even as he led his numb leg, the place he headed was by his daughter's side his.
Glancing at Celestine's blood-curdling ankle her, Marquis Keirs pressed her lips together Hatred flashed in his green eyes his, just like his daughter's his Soon after, the Marquis of Cears, who straightened his posture, bowed his head and saluted the King.
“Your majesty. I bow my head in apology for the delayed greeting due to unavoidable circumstances.”
“…The Marquis of Keirs.”
The king's seasoned mask waved for the first time. He had mentioned the name of the Marquis of Keers as a means of suppressing Celestine. On the contrary, he instilled anxiety in her father by mentioning the safety of her daughter and her. And he sneakily swung it as I wanted from behind.
“Your majesty.”
The Marquis of Keers, who had the basic courtesy to be expected of a king, raised his head.His face His his was expressionless.But Annette seemed to see a lot of intense emotions seeing behind that face.As expected, the Marquis of Keers finally opened his mouth.
“I have an appointment with Sir Claire today at this patronage. Then, unwillingly, he got involved in a fight and humbled himself. I was afraid that even my head would run away from a blind knife.”
The Marquis of Keers, who paused his words, looked back at Claire with a strange look. He is the one who called him here and hid himself in the bushes. And the strange woman who forced her to keep watching even when her daughter was in danger. But thanks to him, she learned the whole truth about her.
The Marquis Keirs, who took his eyes off Claire, slowly rose from his seat.Without the king's permission his.
“But Your Majesty. Coincidentally, the blind knife was aimed at none other than my daughter's neck her.”
The dog, whom I thought I had served the right master, showed its teeth for the first time.
People often called Arjen Bayern a genius. Those who did not know him well called him lightly in praise, and those who knew him well called him heavily with caution. Arjen had already predicted that the situation would turn out this way. The King would reject Claire's testimony of her.
'That's why we need another witness, Claire.
Claire dispatched his dispatch a few days before arriving in Deltium. The recipient was none other than the Marquis of Keirs. It wasn't that difficult to call him out in the first place. Anyone.
― Your daughter will be in danger soon. If you want to know the details, please come to the place listed here during the banquet.
A single letter was enough. That is, if the safety of the daughter is mentioned in it. The Marquis of Keirs decided to leave without hesitation. When Celestine was kidnapped the other day, he wasn't really a living person.
The trauma of losing his daughter He had eaten deep into his bones Her The request in the letter was n't too difficult anyway Celestine had already decided to attend Rafel's sword master celebration So it was enough to leave her as her her escort her.
The Marquis of Keirs arrived at the patronage with a half-doubt.
“What the hell is this?”
The Marquis of Keers, whose hands and feet were tied, glared at Claire with ferocious eyes. Holding only a pen in front of his desk, he was easily overpowered by Claire. Whether he glared at him or not, Claire lazily rolled him into the bush. The Marquis of Keers gritted her teeth at her attitude of treating herself like a vat of wine.
“Do you dare to do something like this? Even the nobles of the empire cannot tolerate such disrespect! If you don't release me now, I will definitely tell His Majesty his…… Eupup!!”
Without raising an eyebrow, Claire gagged the Marquis Keirs' mouth her. The Marquis of Keirs, who was completely subdued by Claire, who was my niece, was stunned. Her.
“Please stay still. I am not doing this to hurt you.”
“Huh! Town!!”
Of course, Claire's words she had no credibility.Especially when his limbs his are tied and his mouth his is gagged.Despite the hostile glances from the Marquis of Keirs, Claire slumped beside him.Then he met his eyes her she asked seriously.
“Didn't you want to protect your daughter?”
“…!!”
“I know. The Marquis will have no reason to trust me. So he's not going to say anything about trusting me. Well, do whatever you like.”
…… If you're going to do this, why the hell did you call me and tie me up! Marquis Keirs' eyes twisted his eyes with resentment and anger. Her chin on his chin. And he uttered it in one voice.
“Where do you see it with your own eyes? Who is your 'true' enemy?”
