"Please stop talking nonsense, okay? Killing people in the street is a felony, how could we have committed such a serious crime? ”

"In other words, the twenty-seven corpses that died on the streets of Kennarek, which was littered with corpses that day, have nothing to do with you?"

"We did fight a group of people on the morning of February 18th, but they were not innocent civilians and adventurers, but attackers who attacked us and Lord Volavos!"

"So you admit it? All but the eight who committed suicide were all present...... You killed them, didn't you? ”

The gradually rising arguments became louder and louder in the center of this hall, and even began to appear a little white-hot, and Xue Lingphantom Bing, who was standing behind, also frowned at the back of the fat nobleman who was struggling with his neck at this time, and only after a while did he quietly turn his head to his side and ask, "Did you kill people on the street at that time?" How many people did you kill? ”

"This, who remembers this?" Hearing the answer, Asahi Dongsheng also quietly attached himself to his ears: "The scene was so chaotic at that time, and this stupid shield brother and I had no time to care about what to keep our hands or not......

"Who is Brother Silly Shield? Can you call the a name? Gedmayne, who also came over, knocked on the back of the other party's head when he heard the sound: "And weren't the adventurers who attacked us at that time?" When did the Imperials value their lives so much? ”

"It's a conspiracy, a conspiracy." Retracting his gaze, Xue Ling's phantom ice voice pinched his chin in a low voice: "Considering that archer's strategy of starting to run away after seeing me...... Most of them had already thought that they didn't want to win, and then framed the people who died on that street. ”

"That's right."

It seemed that he heard the white-haired woman's low moan, and Duan Qing, who was confronting the fat nobleman in front, tore loudly: "This is a standard frame-up!" They deliberately ran to us to die! We just accidentally fell for this because we spontaneously launched a self-defense counterattack! ”

"I have never seen such a selfless adventurer who risked his life to bring the crimes of Volavos to light." It didn't seem to have listened to Duan Qing's defense at all, and the fat nobleman still raised his voice complacently: "If there are more such people in the Frei Empire, why don't we worry about the great cause!" ”

"Your special M's ......" couldn't help but burst out with a foul word, Duan Qing rolled up the sleeves of his gray robe: "Can you listen to people well?" Or do we already believe that we are already on the evil side? ”

"Of course, we have already found Vlavos guilty." The fat nobleman put away his compassionate expression, and instead pointed his finger at Duan Qing's nose: "And you who have killed so many innocent people are their biggest accomplices!" ”

It seems that it has been discussed a long time ago.

His face finally calmed down, and Duan Qing, who had withdrawn the momentum of the argument, tried his best to calm down his rapid breathing, and the gaze that quietly sprinkled on the surrounding imperial nobles was also retracted in a slow look around, and fell on the red-haired girl without emotion: "In other words, this matter is also what you are going to testify, right?" ”

“……”

"You were indeed there that day, and it was because of this that you were arrested by those Imperials."

Looking at the red-haired girl who was blocked behind the fat nobleman who was still speechless, Duan Qing pursed his mouth and sank his face: "If you flatly deny everything that happened that day and continue to bite me back, I don't seem to have any other evidence that can be justified." ”

“…… It's good that you know. The red-haired girl pinched her fingers and muttered, "Don't resist, quickly admit your identity." ”

"I can admit that you killed the twenty or so so-called 'adventurers' you mentioned in the street, and that's true." With a long breath, Duan Qing then put away his gaze at the girl: "As for the identities of the people we met, and for what reason they were 'killed' by us......

"Whatever you say, it's what you say." He raised his indifferent expression, and looked fearlessly at the gazes from the high platform of the hall: "There is no proof of death. ”

"Who says we have no proof of death? We don't have-"

"The adventurer has a point."

The sudden sound of words interrupted the accusations raised by the fat nobleman, accompanied by the figure belonging to the Duke of Victoria who stepped forward again: "Despite the testimony of this young lady magician, the whole process of the matter still sounds a little unnatural, if Volavos led his men to kill all the protesting crowds in the street, there should not be such chaotic signs of fighting on the scene......"

"It's inevitable that adventurers will resist, and it's normal for some chaotic battles to occur." Lord Chuckner, who was standing on the other side of the main hall, replied with his hands folded: "There are also traces of a large number of flames and oil spills at the scene, which must have been left by this magician and alchemist when he tortured and killed those innocent civilians. ”

"Oh? So why were the 'civilians' who were finally arrested by the Imperial Guards? Could it be that the military of the Empire also became an accomplice of Volavos at that moment, and then repented in front of Steele? ”

"What do you say? These claims are baseless—"

"Red."

The majestic voice very appropriately joined the-for-tat conversation between the two men, and at the same time shifted all the attention of the hall to the tall old man in military uniform on the high platform: "Where are those guards?" What is Steele's opinion? ”

"Steele also did not complete his own trial before His Majesty's order was given, and he himself did not mention his opinion of these two men." The old man, who was called Red, turned around and replied, "And...... He was now dealing with the outlaws who had suddenly visited the castle of Thebilisi, so he did not have time to come and meet His Majesty. ”

“…… Does the chaos in Thebilisi have anything to do with them? An Imperial nobleman who also had a high platform seat sitting beside him asked in a low voice, "Do these adventurer gangs have any connection with those outlaws?" ”

"This kind of question should be asked of our Lord Susas." The old man with his hands behind his back shifted his gaze to the black-clothed nobleman on the other side: "Or ......"

"Just ask Simon."

When he said the name, his face seemed to become a little more solemn: "He may have already pried these things out of someone's mouth." ”

"Where is he now?"

"I have indeed sent him the notice of this meeting today."

He opened his eyes, sat on the left and said indifferently to the richly dressed old man's voice, "As for why he didn't arrive...... The old minister didn't know. ”

"Hmph." The silhouette belonging to His Majesty the Emperor tapped his fingers: "It seems that you have been harassing that guy a lot lately, and he is now too annoying." ”

"Then we can't blame us, he has given up his obligations." Glancing in the direction of Duke Victoria below, a smile gradually appeared on the face of the noble old man: "Witnesses who cannot appear in court are not considered witnesses, and there is no way to prove the matters that can be proven. ”

"Your Majesty, please."

He turned his head, and his heavy body also bent down heavily with the action of respectful salute, and the figure belonging to the emperor that the imperial nobles who were driven by him also raised his rather hesitant hand as the quiet time passed: "Yu understands. ”

"Summarizing all the statements of the monarchs up to now, Yu will make a decision." His voice rose high again, and a majestic voice that was enough to make the eardrums tremble then echoed in everyone's ears: "Date Volavos, who is about to become the Minister of Communications of the Empire, is convicted. ”

"These adventurers related to him are jointly and severally convicted."

The hum of discussion then suddenly sounded in every corner of the entire hall, and even the atmosphere on the entire high platform became solemn and tense, and Friedman, who had not stood up to speak since he sat down again, couldn't help but prop up his body and look in the direction of the noble old man with shocked and suspicious eyes: "Caldera, what's going on?" ”

“……”

"You, did you come to a compromise with the military?" Looking at the old man and Marshal Red beside him closing his eyes and reacting without waves, Friedman's fingers became trembling: "Have you given up on the Date family?" ”

"That cannot be said, dear Lord of Trade." Another fat man's teasing voice then sounded on the other side of the high platform, accompanied by a minister wearing a red and black luxurious uniform and several rings on his fingers and standing up with a smile: "This successor of the Date family has not officially taken office, and it is still too late to regret it now, since the facts have come to this point, we might as well think about how to minimize the losses, right?" ”

"Field Pamuel, it's you." Looking around at the faces of the other silent ministers around him, Friedman's eyes finally flashed with a sudden look: "You have endured it for so long, are you just waiting for this moment?" ”

"What are you talking about, why don't I understand?" The fat minister, known as Field, shook his arm and replied, "And this is the result of all the nobles of the empire and the decision made by His Majesty the Emperor just now, is there any room for you to object?" ”

“…… At the very least, the unresolved circumstances should be taken into account. ”

Putting away the look of indignation on his face, Friedman hurriedly turned his head in the direction of His Majesty the Emperor: "There are still too many unidentified issues in this incident, at least these should be taken into account in the verdict——"

"That's what the law is supposed to do, not what I should do." Waving his hand, His Majesty the Emperor then issued his own order to the lower part of the main hall: "Take it down." ”

"Wait, wait."

Before Duan Qing and the others, who had begun to struggle, spoke up again, the Thousand Fingered Crane, who had been escorted under the high platform, hurriedly asked, "What will happen to those people over there?" ”

"Your Majesty has personally made the verdict, and what awaits them is naturally the fate they deserve." The fat imperial nobleman in front of her replied with a low chuckle in his voice: "Don't worry, he will die a well-deserved death." ”

"This, this is different from what you said before." The girl let out a hurried cry: "Didn't you say that it wouldn't be life-threatening at all, that's why you let me come out-"

"Your mission is over." The smile quickly retracted, and the aristocratic figure with the same obesity as Field on the high platform waved his hand to the imperial royal guards who rushed up around him: "Didn't you hear Your Majesty's order?" Take her down, and these people, and lock them all up to ...... Belch. ”

His voice paused for a moment, accompanied by the movement that gradually became numb, and his neck, which seemed to feel some kind of huge pressure, then slowly turned around with the flow of cold sweat, and looked at the two lightning rays shot by His Majesty the Emperor in the center of the high platform with awe and fear: "Did I say that I would take them down?" ”

"You, you ......" The fat on the nobleman's body trembled like chaff: "Your Majesty, what else do you need, what do you need...... ...... of inquiry"

"I've made a decision about Volavos."

In the silent atmosphere where countless eyes were focused again, the majestic voice once again reverberated in the sky above the hall: "But this cabinet meeting was not just convened to solve this matter. ”

"We have another problem that hasn't been resolved." He gestured to Prime Minister Caldera next to him, then clapped his hands in the latter's nod, "That's—"

"It's about the Tanzania case, and about my stupid son Chris."

The silence became more obvious with the appearance of this sentence, and even the breathing of the ministers who were standing or sitting on the high platform seemed to become clear and audible in Duan Qing's ears, and the several imperial royal guards who had already been pulled away by all the players slowly let go of their respective pulling movements, pushing the gray-robed magician who was struggling to the center of the hall again: "Okay, this question is indeed expected by us, but ......"

"This matter should be related to me alone, and these companions of mine joined our adventure party after I left Tanzanian City." He straightened out his gray robes, then pointed behind him, "Let them go first, okay?" ”

"Do you think Yu can't see the identity of the white-haired female swordsman?"

The heavy pressure fell on Xue Ling's body across the space, causing the woman who had not spoken to bend down suddenly with a muffled snort, and Duan Qing, who was aware of this, then hurriedly protected her, and then heard the emperor's low laughter in her ears again: "You can't escape Yu's eyes, because Yu is the emperor of the Frey Empire, Drenier." ”

"Since you have come to Yu's face, then everything should be done according to Yu's wishes." He shouted, "Where is Tristan Romlia?" ”

"Bring him up."