I Became the Vassal the The Tyrannical Is Obsessed With

202 – Answer to Confession 202

Episode 202: Answer to Confession

The atmosphere quickly became cold.

It certainly seemed that way to me.

After Cecilia spoke, no one gathered in the courtroom spoke. Not only did her speech her her disappear, it seemed like she couldn’t even hear her breathing her.

“Marquis. Why did the Marquis plan to kidnap the late Empress?”

In an atmosphere filled with silence, Cecilia let out a chilling voice. This time, it was something Marlboro did not state.

I held the pen in my hand and stared at his face. What are you going to say this time?

“…”

“Don’t procrastinate, Marquis.”

Just by looking at Cecilia’s back, I could roughly guess what kind of expression she was making. It must be a scary face that has never been shown to me or her maids.

“Uh, ultimately… To usurp the imperial power…”

Marlboro couldn’t finish her sentence. But it seemed like that was enough for the lie detector.

Blue light shone from the transparent hemisphere installed at the head of the detector.

“Hmm. “Is this true?”

“…”

‘I never thought there was such a purpose.’

I was so startled that I forgot my role as a clerk for a moment. Fortunately, it was a disaster because I came to my senses quickly, otherwise I would have kept missing the content I needed to record.

“In short, it sounds like you were trying to plot a plot against my mother, starting with kidnapping her.”

Marlboro did not reply a word. However, silence was no different from affirmation. Cecilia told Marlborough to get behind her, and then she told him to bring back Monte Lessen. Then she asked Montersen the same question.

“No. “My only goal was to place my son in the position of state secretary.”

A blue light came on on the detector.

“Hmm.”

I really wanted to go there and see what was going on. But today I couldn’t get up because I had to work as a clerk.

‘They’ll just say I’m assisting with the trial.’

“Oh, Duke Montersen! Well, what does that mean! Our noble faction is definitely Lord Hundrey…”

“Shut up, Marlboro! “I didn’t intend to do that from the beginning!”

I never thought we would see the division between Montersen and Marlboro like this.

However, Cecilia did not let a commotion arise in front of her. She ordered the knights to subdue the two men.

Soon, the two men were lying face down on the floor.

“I will pass judgment!”

Cecilia raised her voice so that those gathered behind her could hear clearly.

“The Duke of Montersen is involved in the kidnapping of the late Empress, but his involvement is not significant. However, the crime can be seen as a bad one in that he tried to use that as an excuse to urge me to hand over a national letter. This will be judged in the same way as Duke Montersen, and he will be flogged 100 times!”

Taehyung 100 lashes…

At this level, it could be said to be quite medium-sized.

I knew that even if a person was usually flogged, it never went beyond 50.

If you get hit with all of this, you probably won’t even be able to get up for a while.

Theorod will be fine since he is young, but that old man might not be able to walk for a long time.

So you feel sorry for me?

No, not at all.

All I could think of was that it was a very natural thing for a person who committed a crime to be punished.

“…”

The Duke and Duchess of Montersen seemed to accept the punishment in silence. Well, compared to losing one’s head, 100 lashes could be considered a noble person.

Now it was time for the verdict to be handed down on the remaining three men.

“Matthew. Although you may have received instructions from the Marquis of Marlborough, your crime can be said to be very serious in that you instigated the kidnapping of the late Empress. And Lawrence. You carried out the kidnapping yourself at my investigation. That sin can also be seen as very serious. So Matthew and Lawrence will be executed!”

As expected, the execution was as expected.

Matthew and Lawrence didn’t make a sound, seemingly accepting the decision.

The last person left was the Marquis of Marlborough. His face was completely pale, and he was clearly visible from afar.

“Marquis of Marlborough.”

“…”

“It has been clearly revealed that the Marquis led this incident. In addition, the fact that the purpose of kidnapping the former Empress was a conspiracy made it clear that the Marquis was a dangerous person to our empire.”

Here, Cecilia paused for a moment, and thanks to this, the onlookers’ eyes sparkled and they focused on Cecilia.

“For this reason, the Marquis of Marlborough will also be executed!”

Two people were flogged 100 times and three people were executed.

After executing orphanage directors who had embezzled donations, a decision to use the guillotine was made for the first time in a long time.

I wrote down the entire trial process and then quickly skimmed through it again. Fortunately, there was no missing information.

Then, when I looked up again, I could see the backs of Matthew, Lawrence, and the Marquis of Marlborough being dragged by the knights.

While Matthew and Lawrence were dragged away calmly, Marlboro was shaking his body violently as if he was trying to survive somehow.

“Be quiet!”

The knight shouted and pounded Marlboro’s head with his fist.

A person can become this miserable…

Looking at his back, I felt emotional in many ways.

* * *

The huge blade went up to the end of the support, and the three men were laid on the guillotine with their arms and legs tied.

After receiving the knight’s report that preparations were complete, Cecilia slowly walked up to the execution site. She looked down at the sinners with cold eyes and approached her, the Marquis of Marlborough.

Then she lowered her posture.

“Marquis of Marlborough.”

Cecilia spoke so softly that only he could hear. Marlboro stared at Cecilia with her eyes wide open.

“I’ll tell you one interesting thing before I die.”

“Well, what is it…”

“Do you remember the crystal stone that showed the video of my mother being kidnapped?”

“!”

The moment Cecilia mentioned it, Marlboro’s eyes widened at her. The eyes of her were so wide that it felt like they were going to pop out at any moment.

“Well, how did you…” ” …”

“I have a subordinate under my command capable of manipulating the crystal stone.”

Only then did Marlboro realize it.

Cecilia already knew who the main culprits in the kidnapping of Empress Sun were, and she had even laid a trap appropriately.

“You’re so dastardly digging a trap.”

“Specific heat? “I guess that’s not what you would say?”

Cecilia smiled, twisting one side of her lips.

“I still haven’t forgotten. “What you guys did to my family.”

There was frost-like energy in Cecilia’s red eyes. Marlboro’s body trembled without realizing it.

“I will pay for that with your life.”

“…”

Cecilia stepped behind her guillotine, leaving Marlboro dazed from her shock. She then lowered her hands towards her executioners who were holding her rope.

Soon, the huge blade began to fall at an incredible speed. The target point of the blade is the nape of the executed inmate.

The onlookers who had gathered for this moment were also holding their breath and focusing their attention on the guillotine.

After a while, the guillotine came down all the way with a thud. At the same time, the neck hanging from the man’s body rolled around on the floor of the execution site, spattering blood.

“…”

Cecilia looked down at her Marlboro’s head, leaving behind the thunderous shouts. Her lifeless eyes were looking up at the sky.

Cecilia nudged it with the tip of her toe. Then her head turned to her side her her her.

The person who plotted her treason should never have looked up to the sky.

“I’m not relieved yet.”

But it didn’t matter.

Unlike Marlboro, the next target of revenge was intended to make him suffer in pain for a bit longer.

* * *

The trial has all been concluded.

The Montersen family, who were punished with 100 lashes, were once again imprisoned in the dungeon. Cecilia said that sooner or later she would punish them in a public place.

Wouldn’t that actually amount to a social death penalty? Of course, considering his past actions and crimes, I think it is reasonable.

I was able to take my time today because I didn’t have anything else scheduled other than the trial.

But she couldn’t stay in her room forever. It was because Flora and Mulia wanted to have dinner with me.

“What about Her Majesty Cecilia?”

“He said he wanted to be alone today.”

Flora solved my curiosity.

Well, on a day like today, it’s worth it. She even intentionally tapped Marlboro on the head with her foot.

We went to the dining room and enjoyed a sumptuous dinner. Mulia said she wanted to rest and went up to her room first, leaving me alone with Flora.

“Mr. Luke. Would you like to take a short walk?”

“Then, shall we go to sponsorship?”

Flora said she liked it and nodded her head slightly. Normally she would have made much bigger moves than that.

But these were not usual times.

A few days ago I made a promise to Flora. After the trial, she said she would answer her confession.

And now the time has come to answer.

“I will escort you.”

“Thank you, Mr. Luke.”

Flora lightly grabbed my right hand.

After leaving the dining room, we walked slowly down the hallway, but there was no conversation during that time.

As I reached the entrance to her patronage, I turned my head and looked at her. Since it was still dusk, it was easy to see the expression on Flora’s face.

‘I was nervous.’

Actually, I was just as nervous.

“Shall we sit down and talk comfortably? “Looking at the pond.”

“Yes, Mr. Luke.”

I took her to the pergola in the middle of her patron’s pond. As expected, there was no one there.

We sat facing each other across the table.

As she turned her head toward the pond, she was able to spot a ray of sunset light slowly setting. It was a sunset that was so weak that it was quickly swallowed up in darkness.

But it was never sad.

It was just the providence of nature.

“Even the sunset just before setting is pretty.”

Flora shared her impressions of the landscape.

“I know, right. “I guess it’s because it’s about to fade away.”

“Mr. Luke. “Why are you so poetic?”

I turned around and my eyes met Flora’s. The light in the emerald eyes of her was clearly one of anticipation.

However, his calmer posture than usual clearly meant he was nervous.

“…”

“…”

After a moment of silence, Flora spoke first.

“Mr. Luke… I will accept any answer.”

I could hear determination in his voice her her her her. The moment I realized that, my heart suddenly started kicking violently.

I was worried that it might just pop out of her body.

But you must keep your promises.

Before being a man, as a human being.

“Lady Flora.”

“Yes…”

“Sorry. “I have no desire to associate with anyone right now.”

“Ah…”

She blinks her eyelids with her blank face.

“Lady Flora is a really nice person. She felt it from all the time they had been together. Rather, she is a woman who is too much for me.”

“Okay…”

Flora slowly lowered her head. She clearly looked disappointed with my answer.

But the next moment, she looked at me with her eyes smiling.

“Still, thank you for calling me such a worthy woman, Mr. Luke.”

“You will meet better people.”

“Yes.”

She answered briefly and stood up from her chair.

“Thank you for your answer.”

“Yes.”

“I’ll go in first. Have a good night, Mr. Luke.”

Flora bowed slightly in greeting to me and walked along the way she came. I focused my gaze on her back, which was slowly moving away.

This was a natural providence.

Just as the sunset light is eventually swallowed by darkness.

When she turned her head towards the sky again, the sunset was no longer visible.