Chapter 109 – 109 – Hyde Puts Noblemen and Witches on Trial! #3

109 – Hyde brings nobles and witches to justice! # 3

There was a large square in the church.

It is said to be a square built on the site where a disciple of the Savior once died by hanging upside down on a cross.

The square was large enough to accommodate a thousand people, and about half that many people were gathered in the square just after lunch.

“What happened?”

“I don’t know. Hyde is gathering people. It must be noisy.”

“Isn’t repentance pilgrimage now banned by law?”

People were interested and flocked to the event organized by I, Hyde.

At this rate, it would not be surprising that the square would be full before an hour was up.

“Okay then, let’s begin! This trial is an opportunity to accuse and judge Prince Rehoboam of heresy and treason, and I, Hyde, will be in charge of the judge, prosecutor, and jury!”

I take on all roles.

Is there any other trial more perfect, fair, and flawless than this?

Everyone seemed greatly impressed.

“Are you saying you are going to ask for the sentence and make the decision yourself?”

“What a shameless bastard!”

“You don’t mean to blatantly manipulate it.”

Manipulation!

I don’t create sins that don’t exist and cover them up!

It just tells the truth that others won’t believe.

“Ruler. Then, I will appoint a representative to replace the defendant, Grand Duke Rehoboam, who was absent!”

Zek-.

In the defendant’s box, Alter Archibald was placed in place of Rehoboam, who was naturally absent.

A truly summary trial.

Progress also had to be fast.

You never know when, where, or what kind of interference will come.

“Ruler-. So let’s get started! Defendant Rehoboam identified himself as Grand Duke Vladimir, the gourmet skewer! And he revealed himself as the son of Pendragon! Is that correct?”

I looked at the witness stand.

Sitting on the witness stand was the witch Hecate, who had been imprisoned until a while ago.

“…”

She kept her mouth shut, as if she was slightly intimidated by the clamor and clamor of so many people.
What are you doing?

I need to quickly answer yes here!

“…”

Hecate looking around.

Alter said to her.

“Are you okay. Just answer the facts as they are.”

“… You’re right. I attended the Conference on Sodomy, where I met Rehoboam. He identified himself as the son of Pendragon and said he would usurp the throne.”

Although it was a bit stuttering, the witch Hecate proceeded with the story as promised.

However, people’s reactions were mixed.

“The witch insults the Archduke!”

“What the hell is going on? “A witch came into the middle of the church and insulted Archduke Rehoboam!”

“Knock it away!”

Woowoo─.

People started making noise and booing.

It seemed that because she was a witch that the witnesses could not be trusted, her testimony could not be trusted either.

“Oh my-.”

It was when I was about to say something.

“Everyone calm down! Although Miss Hecate has lived an unfaithful past due to bad luck, she is now standing in front of everyone to live a new life!”

Someone shouted loudly.

This guy was Alter Archibald.

“Everyone should be given a chance to correct their mistakes! And if you throw stones at someone who came out to get the opportunity, no one will repent of their sin!”

You speak well.

If it were me, I would have said it better.

Still, the atmosphere became appropriately quiet.

Should we now destroy Rehoboam in earnest? It was time to think so.

“Everyone should be given a chance. But what about those who have already been given the opportunity but screwed it up or rejected it? Should we continue to give them opportunities? Even at the expense of other good people?”

Tap, tap, tap-.

He was Archduke Lochboam, wearing a black cloak.

When he appeared and opened his hands, people cheered.

“The Grand Duke himself has appeared!”

“The Grand Duke is truly the hope of our kingdom!”

“You patted my son’s head the other day!”

As you can see, public sentiment toward Archduke Rehoboam was very good.

In this world full of injustice, he seemed to shine among people like a ‘hope’.

Grand Duke Rehoboam also raised his fisted hand high as if responding to the people’s support.

“I will establish justice in this land!”

Definition.

I’ve never met a proper person who says things like that.

In reality, Rehoboam was a very dirty person.

“Rehoboam. If you want justice, why don’t you turn yourself in right now and walk to the gallows? “It’s scary when envy and praise turn into hatred.”

“Thank you for the advice.”

Rehoboam smiled leisurely at my story.

Overwhelming support received from the people.

Is that what makes this man so arrogant?

I guess it’s good.

I spoke to Rehoboam.

“Prince Rehoboam. Do you accept the charges against you?”

“Are you talking about the absurd story that I was actually the master skewer of ‘Gourmet Society’? Did that witch say that? This is an outrageous trick. You-all. Didn’t she fall for the witch’s trick?”

I was always curious.

Why can’t anyone admit their own mistakes at once?

After-.

I lightly swallowed a deep sigh and continued.

“Then I would like to tell you that the story of you claiming to be the son of Pendragon, King of Uniger, is also absurd?”

“That’s right. I am innocent. Isn’t that why you stand here so confidently?”

“Actually, you are right. You are not the skewered Grand Duke Vladimir. And it’s definitely not like Pendragon’s son. “You are just a worthless orphan.”

“… “What?”

“I will take this opportunity to thoroughly defend Archduke Rehoboam’s innocence and wrongful accusation, and to denounce the witch Hecate who dares to frame him!”

# # #

Prince Rehoboam.

He lived in the palace of the Catholic Church from a very young age.

Even though he was an orphan who did not know the faces of his biological parents, people treated him as if it were something good.
He was a born prince.

Even when he had younger brothers who were not related to him by blood, he had no doubt that he would succeed the Pope and become king.

‘I am special. I am a chosen human being.’

There was a reason why he thought so.

It was because of his purple eyes clearly reflected in the mirror.

Because purple eyes were a symbol of nobility, Rehoboam liked looking in the mirror.

When he looked in the mirror, he felt like he had become something truly special.

That ego grew even bigger when I stumbled upon a book as soon as I hit puberty.

「List of indulgences issued」.

It was while I was organizing boring books on an errand for Pope Gregory.

Grand Duke Rehoboam was surprised and curious in many ways that a woman called a ‘taboo witch’ had been issued an indulgence.

‘Indulgence is a treasure of treasures created with the authority of the Holy Grail. Each gold plate knight has the right to receive one. To a lowly witch like that? Why?’

Prince Rehoboam learned more about the events of the year he was born.
The massacre of Midvar and the marriage of Unizer Pendragon, etc.

As he searched for information, he finally realized his fate.

‘The taboo witch Obedo offered a royal child to the king and received indulgence. And this kid is probably me. There is no one but me. A child who inherits the blood of Uniger and Midvar.’

Zek-.

In his reflection, his hair was as black as a Midvar man, and his eyes were a noble violet.
Only then did Grand Duke Rehoboam realize that he was faced with a great fate and providence.

‘I am not the Pope’s adopted son. I am the true heir and rightful king of the United Kingdom! The Church and Pope Gregory are nothing but usurpers!’

From that day on, Rehoboam became very arrogant.

He made many plans to get back what was his, and “Gourmet Club” Was a great tool for him.

━I am the only survivor of the greatest clan, Uniger. Kings of the old clans. Let us drive out the usurper and bring the old world to the surface.

Prince of Uniger.

Such bloodline gave Lebohoam a very high position in the “Gourmet Society.”

Thanks to that, now that I have participated in the ‘Council of Deadly Sins’ and have set my sights on heretics-.

It was only a matter of time before Grand Duke Rehoboam gathered his forces and overthrew the Pope.

But─.

The priest in front of me is talking strangely.

“Truly Prince Rehoboam is not the son of Pendragon! He is really innocent in this matter, he is just an ordinary orphan!”

It may have been a place to report the sins of Grand Duke Rehoboam.

Rehoboam also knew this well and attended to take advantage of this crowd.

But then you suddenly defend Rehoboam and accuse him of being a witch?

‘I am not the prince of Uniger? What kind of nonsense is this guy all of a sudden! Did you turn around? You crazy guy! What is this plan all of a sudden?’

Rehoboam was embarrassed.

Hyde was talking wildly, as if he knew what Rehoboam was up to.

“Prince Rehoboam is just an ordinary orphan! He’s the son of Pendragon, and he’s planning to use that bloodline to usurp the throne! This is nonsense! “He’s an ordinary orphan, nothing special!”

“…”

Rehoboam frowned and looked around.

Among this crowd, there were many ‘nobles’.

Among them, there will be nobles of the “Gourmet Club.”

Although Rehoboam was formally the head of the Gourmet Association, he did not know which nobles were participating in the Gourmet Association and how.

So I was anxious.

‘I’m not Pendragon’s son! If a slander like this spreads, my position within the gourmet club could become unstable!’

Rehoboam.

He planned to finally admit his ‘guilt’ in this trial.

The crime of being born with the blood of an exterminated royal family.

He planned to confidently reveal his identity to the people and lead a revolution.
It will be as dramatic as the main character in the story-.

In fact, members of the “Gourmet Society” Were currently infiltrating near Barakhan to start a revolution.

But Hyde is speaking now.

“Rehoboam. He is truly an innocent orphan! “I, Hyde, make it clear that he and Pendragon have no relationship whatsoever!”

“That’s right.”

“In the end, she was a bad witch.”

“There is no way Archduke Rehoboam would want to start a rebellion, right?”

People are starting to understand.

They defended Rehoboam’s innocence.

This fact made Rehoboam dizzy in many ways.

“No. Could it be that I am actually a sinner? I could be a traitor with royal blood. How about listening to that witch’s story?”

Rehoboam asked Hyde.

However, Hyde shook his head with a stern expression.

“Are you willing to listen to the witch? They are liars who speak two words with two mouths. I tell you, Prince Rehoboam, you are just an ordinary orphan. Neither noble blood nor royal blood is mixed -. Just an orphan from an ordinary clan. The eyes are just purple. “Ordinary.”

# # #

Rehoboam.

Why is this guy so confident?

It was because he believed in his ‘back belly.’

Gourmet dinner.

There is nothing to be afraid of because that huge, mysterious, and powerful group is protecting Rehoboam.

Then, why is Rehoboam under the protection of the Gourmet Association?

It was simple.

The members of the Gourmet Society protected Rehoboam because they thought he was truly the son of Pendragon and a legitimate ‘prince.’

If so, just break it.

All we have to do is reveal that Rehoboam’s identity is in fact not a prince or anything, but just an ordinary orphan.

And for me, it was simpler than turning over my palm.

“Everyone here is a witness to prove Archduke Rehoboam’s innocence! Prince Rehoboam is not of noble blood, much less of royal blood! The skewered Grand Duke Vladimir. You can never become such a horrible being! In the first place, it is said that only those who have great clans as ancestors can enter the “Gourmet Club”! “A person without a genealogy, like Prince Rehoboam, cannot enter!”

“…”

Rehoboam trembled as if he had been greatly insulted.

Am I getting angry?

Why are you angry when I, the most talented lawyer in the world, prove your innocence?

Rather, you should be thankful to me.

It was then.

Puhahahahahaha-.

Rehoboam burst out laughing.

“Hyde. He truly is an amazing man. I have no choice but to admit it. You could call it a crisis in my life. Good night. I admit it. I am a sinner! The identity of the skewered Grand Duke Vladimir is none other than me, Rehoboam Unizer! “I am the rightful heir and heir to the United Kingdom!”

“Are you admitting your guilt now?”

“Yes! There is not a single lie in my confession of sin!”

Rehoboam looked very proud.

A situation where people are locked in silence, even sparing a word.

I asked the witch Hecate.

“Witch Hecate. Is this true? Since you were there, you can explain, right?”

“The identity of the Great Duke of Skewers is not Rehoboam. Rehoboam is a kinder person than anyone else, and he is a great man who shakes off not even a speck of dust. “I lied to frame him.”

“Well. He’s slandering someone else. It’s a very bad sin. However, if you use Alter Archibald’s “Indulgence,” Those sins will disappear as if washed away. After that, live a good life.”

You shouldn’t frame people.

However, Rehoboam shouted as if foaming at the mouth.

“Well, that bitch is lying. That bitch was definitely there too! Hecate, the taboo witch! “Didn’t you come here to testify that I am the skewering Grand Duke Vladimir!”

Rehoboam was almost crazy.

Looking at him, Hecate seemed to be worried and shook her head.

“You are a good person. You can’t frame someone like that. You are not Grand Duke Vladimir the Skewer, nor are you the son of Pendragon. “The Duke of Rehoboam is more sincere and kind than anyone else.”

“Gaaaaa! “Yes, you bitch!”

It’s a mess.

The people around me were also very upset.

“What’s going on now? Are you saying you are a sinner?”

“I think it’s a witch’s plot. No, is it a frame-up that is a frame-up?”

“Wow, this is my first time experiencing such a strange trial!”

I decided to say something to Rehoboam, who kept making noise.

“Grandee. Why do you keep saying I committed a crime I didn’t commit? In the first place, Grand Duke Rehoboam is not even in a position to join the gourmet club!!! Because they are not even nobles, let alone royal families!!! Even if you join by mistake, you will be immediately expelled and silenced without a word!!!”

“… Me, I am the hidden prince! Obedo, the taboo witch, took in the royal child born in the castle of Taewan 20 years ago! And she turned it over to the Order! Call Sloth, the Great Sin Throne, no, call Agileth, the platinum knight! He will be a witness to my birth! That day, a Pendragon child was born in the Fortress of Taeil! That’s me!”

Sloth, the Great Sin Seat.

I never thought the name of Platinum Knight Agileth would appear here.

“Then I will call Sir Agileth as a witness.”