# 26
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After a few seconds of silence, Vadelmon exploded again in anger.
“Where did you hear this nonsense?!”
Well, this was not out of the ordinary.
Even though he knew full well that the witnesses had been arrested, Vadelmon was brazenly feigning innocence.
“All of these are fabricated accusations from your relatives! I actually tried to stop them. Did you naively believe what they said?”
Vadelmon placed his hand on his forehead and let out a deep sigh, feigning regret.
“Your late father, the Duke of Elmore, my eldest brother, will stand in amazement in the afterlife! How can you be fooled by a plot aimed at separating the family?!”
Of course, denying it was the only way for him.
Just as relatives had tried to blame him for the attack, he was now trying to blame them.
“My heart feels heavy because there is so much to teach you. I somewhat blame my brother for leaving you so ignorant of the world and leaving it so early.”
While he was acting like the person in charge and trying to manipulate me, I decided to watch him quietly.
When she placed the empty teacup on the table, his eyebrows twitched.
Then he ordered his servant to bring tea.
“Get Talise tea, it's good for the nerves.”
He quickly brought over a steaming teapot.
“It relieves stress and brings the mind back to its senses, it's my favorite tea, try a sip.”
But I already knew the conspiracy hiding behind his sympathetic eyebrows, so I shrugged and said.
“You can drink more, uncle.”
“It is not polite to refuse what adults offer. Do you do this outside too?”
Vadelmon ignored my words and raised the teacup with a gesture of his chin, as if he was in a hurry.
Well, that's not surprising.
Due to the betrayal of his relatives, he alone is responsible, so he believes that acting quickly is best.
His plan to kill me and seize the inheritance.
She has ostensibly brought four guard knights, and he believes his men have dealt with them all.
'If I don't drink this, he'll force me to.'
The corner of my lips raised coldly and I raised the teacup.
The rising steam was evidence that its temperature was high.
Then I sprayed it directly in Vadelmon's face.
“Ahh!”
His painful scream rang out.
“You! You!”
His two servants who were standing at the door ran quickly and brought a towel soaked in cold water and placed it on his face.
“Are you well, Sir Count?!”
'Unfortunately, it wasn't hot enough.'
She placed the empty teacup on the table with a “thak” sound.
“What is this crazy act?!”
Vadelmon pointed angrily while his face was red and the towel was wet.
“You insolent little bastard!”
I ignored him and replied in a calm voice.
“You were talking about literature a moment ago, but literature is reserved for humans only.”
When she stood up, Vadelmon and his men trembled.
“What you did was just splash warm water to come back to your senses, you inhuman!”
“You crazy person!”
“Ah, didn’t you come to hear my confession about trying to kill you? I knew you would deny it rudely, but...”
I shook off my dress as I stood up.
“I just came to see how desperate you are.”
His eyes widened fiercely.
“Do you really think I didn’t know your intentions? Like the poison in this tea, for example.”
He gritted his teeth.
“So you knew everything, Catherine.”
It was a play performed by you alone.
I kept saying sarcastic words.
“Instead of repaying your debt to your late brother, you tried to kill his daughter with poisoned tea to steal her wealth. Is that called a human? Maybe a pig.”
Then I took a small flask out of my pocket and poured the remaining tea into it.
“Is your face okay? Even if you don’t drink it, the poison will harm you.”
When he saw this, Vadelmon shouted to his men.
“Stop it!”
This tea would be another piece of evidence against him, which he didn't want.
His men began to move towards me quickly, but Hirose, who had finished his mission, opened the door and stood protectively in front of me.
“This is Catherine’s servant!”
Vadelmon shouted, his face red from burning.
"Kill him! He's just a servant!"
But Hirose's combat power. …
"Yes !"
“Ugh!”
Of course, he was strong enough to handle those with ease.
With every kick from Hirose, I heard the sound of bones breaking.
“What...what is this monster?!”
Vadelmon's two men were groaning on the ground, while he himf was screaming helplessly.
“What are you doing? Come and help!”
But no one will come.
All armed forces in the palace have already been neutralized.
I looked out the window.
The masked Cain was giving me a thumbs up as a sign of completion, and our gazes crossed.
“You'd better not think of any foolish things.”
I shot a sharp look at Vadelmon.
“Before I force this leftover tea into your mouth.”
“You...you...!”
He was trembling with anger and took a step back with eyes full of terror.
“Seeing that will give me nightmares, so I'll bear today.”
“Gh....!”
“But I don’t know if the trial judge will tolerate you.”
If you go to prison, you will never see the light of day again, Vadelmon.
I left a cold word and left his house with Hirose.
“Catherine Elmore!”
The sound of his angry screams rang out as a background echo.
On our way out, Hirose asked me.
“Are you okay, ma'am?”
“Yes, I’m fine. By the way, did you bring what I asked for? The key I gave you.”
Hirose nodded.
“Yes, I entered the place you mentioned and brought everything.”
She laughed happily and continued walking with cheerful steps.
I did not accept Vadelmon's invitation to collect evidence of his attempt to kill me again.
And I wasn't here just to watch the pig's despair, I told him.
There was a “missing secret” in his house.
[When Ethios' rebels burned Vadelmon Ellimor's house, the treasures he had stolen from the Ellimor family, as well as secret documents of the Empire, burned with him. Thus the truth of this message is lost forever.]
“But may I ask what it is, ma’am?”
Hirose presented me with a container containing several rolled up scrolls.
I looked up at the sky and shrugged.
“It's my father's inheritance.”
It is a trump card to make up for the lack of military power of Ithi, and the scandal of the current emperor will also help me.