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I hesitated for a moment without answering, lost in thought.
Of course, there were many reasons for this.
Just think about what Viscount Lelius' family had done all this time.
If I had the power, I would have planned my revenge a long time ago, even more so.
But I did not reveal the truth immediately, but rather hesitated.
Because this accusation was ultimately linked to the grandfather's honor as well.
Should I say it or not?
So how do I say it?
I glanced at my grandfather to gauge his reaction.
My eyes met my grandfather's eyes.
My grandfather, who had been staring at me with an incomprehensible expression, averted his gaze again.
then.
“Viscount Lilius Fraser.”
Viscount Lilius Fraser asked in a heavy voice.
“Is this really what you claim?”
“…”
“Did Tullia conspire with the Magic Tower to cause such a major incident?”
“…”
I realized it intuitively at that moment.
That grandfather was giving Viscount Lilius a “last” chance.
But Viscount Lilius was already a cornered rat.
When a mouse is cornered, it may even bite a cat, but will I look like a cat to Viscount Lilius now?
A little mouse is weaker than him.
I probably looked like an insect that could be crushed underfoot.
So, Viscount Lilius's answer was predetermined.
“Yes, Dad!”
Viscount Lelius stared at me with his shining eyes, as if to prove his final agony.
“Tulia must have conspired with the Magic Tower!”
“…”
“This bow must contain some evil magic! You know very well who the late Marquis’s wife ran off with, don’t you, father!”
break.
Suddenly, I heard a light crunching sound of wood from both sides.
She gasped in surprise and looked back and forth between them.
I was secretly feeling afraid inside.
Although their faces were calm, the armrests of the chairs they were holding were broken.
Lycian Chair Armrest and Leon Fraser Chair Armrest.
All of them.
“Wow! As expected, the male heroes of the series are different.”
The fact that there was no change in their facial expressions made me feel more calm.
Thank God I have been constantly working on raising my level of affection all this time.
And the elders…
They were different from the nobles who gathered at the hunting ground.
“Viscount Lilius.”
Very cold voices began to spread one after another.
“This is a formal occasion. Please refrain from making statements that are offensive to the honor of the Marchioness Fraser.”
“No matter how hopeless the circumstances, it is not right to insult the Marchioness, who is superior to you, based on mere speculation.”
They spoke with eyes that had completely lost any affection for Viscount Lilius.
“As expected, people are obsessed with House Fraser.”
no.
This was all thanks to grandfather's good management of the Fraser family.
So, Grandpa must be the strongest on Earth.
Meanwhile, the chief magician of the magic tower thought that this was the right moment, so he shouted angrily!
“The Magic Tower did not conspire with Miss Tulia in any way! I can even swear to it!”
“He should have been crying by now.”
Apparently, unlike nobles, wizards did not know how to act.
He was expressing his extreme dissatisfaction.
Grandpa, who had been silently observing the whole situation, slowly opened his mouth.
"Show."
"…"
"This is correct."
Grandpa, who was sitting like an ancient tree on the highest bench, in a throne-like position, spoke slowly.
“I have a reason I can guess why Viscount Lilius Fraser and Tedric Fraser shot Tullia with arrows.”
“Do you have a reason you can guess?”
“What could that be?”
The elders asked urgently.
“Because Viscount Lilius Fraser and Aubrey Fraser.”
“…”
“I've been deceiving Tulia and embezzling that child's budget for more than three years.”
"What?!"
“Gasp!”
Faint groans came from here and there.
“Is that all?”
“…”
“They lied to Tulia about the confinement order that was supposed to expire in a month, forcing her to eat and sleep in the warehouse for more than three years.”
“…!”
"Oh, my God!"
“How could they be so ferocious...!”
The faces of Viscount Lilius, Tidrick and Aubrey turned pale white, becoming corpse-like and grey.
"my dad…!"
Aubrey Fraser in particular trembled as if she was going to faint.
As the mistress of the house, she managed the household affairs of the immediate family members who were minors like me.
In other words, O'Prey's crime was greater than that of Viscount Lilius.
This truth, which they had somehow managed to hide, was now revealed before the elders themselves.
In other words, Opry Fraser's social life was over.
It was clear that even with the title of “Viscountess Fraser,” she would be ostracized in the high society of the Grand Duchy.
Even if she was invited reluctantly, it would be a thorny road full of subtle criticism, contempt, and ridicule directed at her.
And that will be forever.
For a noble lady, this was like a death sentence.
“Do you have any excuse to make?”
“Okay...”
“I guess not.”
In the end, Opry grabbed her husband Viscount Lilius' collar with a helpless expression, but Viscount Lilius was completely frozen like a can in an icy river, unable to move.
“So this is what happened...”
The elders muttered with astonished expressions.
“This is why Young Master Tedric’s Direct Lineage Pendant was confiscated...”
“Perhaps the reason behind his transfer to the warehouse under the pretext of imprisonment was…”
“Three years…”
Lilius has always been a noble who projects an image of being honest, honest, kind, and friendly.
Now that it has been revealed that he had been stabbing his nephew in the back for three years like that, he will never be welcomed “for real” anywhere in the Grand Duchy again.
“But I didn’t expect my grandfather to tell them all that.”
In such a public place.
He is someone who is well aware of how great an impact this will have.
However, because of the affection for his relatives, and because of his love for his youngest son, it seemed that he did not pressure him too hard compared to what he had done so far.
Others say that Grand Duke Assis Fraser is an ice-cold duke without blood or tears, but he seemed different to me.
Just look at how easily his level of affection for me rose to the max.
The grandfather had a strong love for his first-degree relatives.
To be precise, I think he had a strong love for the bloodline left by his late grandmother, the Grand Duchess.
As I contemplated the love story between the Grand Duke and the Grand Duchess, which none of those present knew, I adjusted my facial expressions.
“Tedric Fraser.”
Tedric shuddered as soon as his name was called.
Well, he was very afraid of Grand Duke Fraser's aces.
“But what nobleman is not?”
Moreover, this situation seemed to come back to him as an enormous psychological stress.
"That's not fair, Grandpa! That bow! There was something wrong with it! I'm sure!"
“Tsk tsk.”
I looked at Tedrick, who was almost in a state of panic, and then raised my hand.
“Speak, Tullia.”
After getting permission from my grandfather to speak, I got up from my seat according to proper etiquette.
No, I tried to stand up.
For a moment, I forgot that my current body was not in a normal state.
My thighs were burning with pain. Everywhere was punctured.
Thanks to the excellent skills of the therapist, the pain that I had forgotten while remaining still came back like wildfire.
I naturally staggered and almost fell forward and hit my nose on the desk.
But fortunately, I did not look inappropriate.
There were hands that grabbed me involuntarily from both sides.
Lisian was like an angel, that bastard Leon Fraser.
“Liziane, thank you.”
She whispered with a slight smile to Lycian.
“Be careful, be careful.”
“Yes yes.”
When Lisian returned the smile, she heard a grumble from the side.
“Wow, the discrimination is intense.”
Of course, Leon Fraser's voice was loud enough for me alone to hear.
I was completely amazed.
“This bastard has only been around for a few days, and he already understands my style.”
As I spent more time with them, the speech habits I used as Han Ina began to emerge more often.
Naturally, words that could never be used in this noble society.
But that bastard Leon Fraser was copying and using exactly some of my speech habits.
I regained my composure and opened my mouth in a polite voice.
“Grandpa. Since Tedric Fraser is trying to stand up to the Magic Tower like this...”
Before I could finish speaking, Lilius interrupted me urgently.
“Tulia! Watch your words! Who said they would stand against the Magic Tower!”
“Isn't it?”
It would have been nice to have different levels of seating like that.
I looked at Lilius and tilted my head.
“Roncha has maintained her innocence since she got here until her voice became hoarse, but Tedrick still expresses his opinion that there is a problem with the bow.”
“...Ha!”
Lilius, who was listening, slammed the table violently and stood up.
“Okay, let's shoot you with a magic arrow again in this place, and it'll all be clear! There are a lot of knights here too, so there are enough people to shoot you and make sure of it! Tulia Fraser!”
“No need!”
Grandfather's solemn voice rang loudly throughout the conference room.
"Who else would dare doubt you, Tullia? It's ridiculous, even damaging to the Frasers' honor!"
When Lilius received his grandfather's gaze, he gritted his teeth tightly and sat down.
His expression was filled with both resentment and fear.
Understood.
Grandpa was looking at the Lelios family now, and he looked exactly like the King of the Gods as he looked to judge the humans who had fallen into Hell.
“You might get hurt, Miss Tulia. You need to take care of your body.”
"This is correct."
When the elders said a few words expressing their concern, I expressed my apologies.
Of course, it was fake.
I'm confident now anyway.
It has raised my luck level dramatically.
No matter how many shots they shoot, there will be no additional penalty for aiming the bow at me, that's what I'm saying.
"Hahahaha."
As I laughed internally, my grandfather's stern sentence came out.
“Viscount Lilius Fraser.”
“...Yes, Dad.”
“I will take back all the local administrative rights I gave you.”
“Oh, father!”
“Your Highness!”
“Your Highness the Grand Duke!”
One or two of the elders also raised their voices in astonishment.
“Aha. He has cultivated followers among the elders as well.”
After confirming that the elders' facial features were particularly pale, she looked at Lilius again.
In fact, it was a crucial decision that surprised me a little.
I did not expect him to fully regain his administrative rights. Even without a grace period.
Viscount Fraser without local administrative rights.
Of course, no one in this Briang Empire could ignore the name “Frieza,” but there was a huge difference between a viscount who had real power and one who did not.
At a time when the future of Lelius and his family was completely decided.
“I will transfer the restored local administrative rights to Tullia.”
The words fell like a thunderbolt.
“And...”
“…”
“Viscount Lilius Fraser will undergo a formal trial.”
"my dad!"
“I leave Tedric Fraser's punishment entirely to you, Tullia.”
“Oh, father!”
Suddenly I felt like apple juice was falling from the sky like a waterfall!
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