Episode 106. The Fall of a Young Hero (2)
Since most of the elders of the House of Nobles were from the Empress Party, the process of Rene summoning the House of Nobles and obtaining the right to speak proceeded very smoothly.
The scandal of Locard, compiled by Kalin Ancart, was posted in large letters at the entrance. All the nobles who saw it upon entering had trembling faces.
Rene went up to the podium and spoke to the nobles.
“The great hero of the Tagar War has fallen into such a state of corruption due to the desires of a common man and has become the target of finger-pointing. Today, I, Rene Horte, cannot help but shed tears!”
“Is this the time for you to be loitering around here?”
I jumped up when I saw Her Highness Milliora, who had suddenly opened my door.
“Your Highness?”
“Do you know what is happening in the House of Nobles right now?”
There was no way I, who was on guard duty, could know.
“What happened?”
She paced back and forth in the room, grumbling, and I swallowed my anxiety and waited for her to speak.
It was fortunate that she had kept an ear out on state affairs while I was away, but the content seemed to be unpalatable.
“I really did! Do you understand that this is why I gave you a suspended sentence?”
“Your Highness, please explain what you mean carefully.”
“Victor Rene summoned the House of Lords. There, he insisted on punishing Prince Locard for damaging the dignity of the nobility!”
“...”
My fist clenched involuntarily.
Prince Kydel was a step behind. No, they were too fast.
This kind of problem tends to fade away with time, and the truth will come out, but our enemy had no intention of waiting for that time.
But I couldn’t believe that they would summon the House of Lords for something like this.
But the important thing wasn’t what I could believe. It was already happening.
“What’s the atmosphere in the House of Lords?”
“The nobles who were friendly to the Empress and the nobles who were friendly to Duke Kydel had a heated argument. There is evidence, there is no evidence, and they fought until Count Loire stepped in and mediated. He told them to request a formal investigation from His Majesty the Emperor.”
“...Your Highness, is this really something that should be summoned as a noble house and reported to His Majesty?”
Then Her Highness Miliora looked at me and snorted loudly.
“The issue now is not what Prince Locard actually did, but who is making a fuss about it.”
I bit my lip.
“Your Majesty’s forces jumped into the competition all at once... All the high-ranking nobles.”
“Yes. To get rid of Brother Grayon’s attendant! And me too...”
‘Is this His Majesty’s first victory?’
I thought with a bitter smile.
Perhaps he had been piling up the scandal to use this method to convey his opinion.
I sighed and sat down in my seat. Then Her Highness Miliora became irritated.
“What are you doing?”
“There’s nothing I can do right now, Your Highness.”
“Lorisha! You’re my maid.”
I said, keeping a close eye on her.
“I'm on probation...”
“Ha! I trusted this kind of person. I trusted this kind of person and came all the way here!”
I was shocked, but I felt like I had to calm her down first.
“Your Highness. Calm down. His Highness Grayon will take care of this. He’s capable.”
“Lorisha! Is that what you’re talking about? Even if Brother Grayon ignores me, Brother Orl...! If Brother Orl defeats Brother Grayon and wins, I...”
She was terrified. I got up from my seat with all my strength drained from my body.
“I’ll go out and find out, Your Highness.”
“Yes, you will.”
I turned around as I was about to leave.
“Then, have I been released from probation?”
“You! I’ll release you if you solve this problem. Why don’t you go quickly?”
I quietly left the room, leaned against the door, and smiled faintly.
'The royal family, really.'
But what did I know? I pretended to go find out so that Her Highness could calm down.
Prince Kydel's face was crammed in my head, but now was not the time to meet him.
If people saw us together at this time, it would only confirm that we were really strange.
I walked slowly toward the back garden.
Sir Rond looked at me in surprise before I even arrived, at how gloomy my spirit was.
"Maid?"
"Please call me Lorisha from now on, Sir."
"Don't worry, you will be released from confinement soon, Lady."
“I don’t think that will happen.”
I will be kicked out of the palace.
Lord Rond frowned as I muttered weakly. Maybe because I was shrunken, he looked even bigger today.
“What happened? tell me?”
“The House of Nobles has accused Prince Kydel of defaming the dignity of the nobility.”
“...”
Lord Rond made a face that said he didn’t believe that beans grow on trees, but that he didn’t believe that.
I smiled sadly and said,
“It’s true. The Prince was said to have been very lewd while roaming the capital city.”
“Ha! You’ll see what happens when you live long enough. If he really did that, it must be a sign that the world is going to end.”
I realized that the man named Locard Kydel was someone who was definitely trusted by people in this regard.
It was a useless fact at the moment.
Lord Rond said with disgust.
“This is definitely a fabrication again. Who on earth was the woman you were talking to?”
“...”
“Maid?”
“That’s right. Ha... haha.”
Lord Rond’s eyes widened, and he couldn’t continue speaking.
“Sh...”
I shouted.
“I didn’t do that!”
And this Lorisha Loire was not trusted by people at all in that way.
What did I do wrong? I was so aggrieved and sad that tears almost fell.
Then Lord Rond said very awkwardly.
“I’m sorry. It’s so hard to believe, and Prince Kydel is someone I’ve known since he was a boy...”
Yes. Yes. It’s okay.
I’m an illegitimate child, and we’ve only known each other for a few months, so it’s okay. Lord Rond muttered sadly.
“Anyway, this is a big deal. That crime of disgrace is an earring if you wear it on your ear, and a nose ring if you wear it on your nose.”
“Lord Kydel is firmly caught in a trap. Isn’t honor, just being talked about like this, already a fatal wound?”
“That’s the same for you, maid. Such rumors are more fatal to women.”
“For me, if the Loire family denies me, that’s it. It’s like that when an illegitimate child causes trouble.”
“No, I’m not talking about the honor of the Count’s family...”
Sir Rond sniffled in displeasure.
I looked up at the sky, imagining the Count's face, who was about to remove me from the family tree.
Sir Rond muttered.
“Ahem. This is annoying. This is annoying.”
Since most of the elders of the House of Nobles were from the Empress Party, the process of Rene summoning the House of Nobles and obtaining the right to speak proceeded very smoothly.
The scandal of Locard, compiled by Kalin Ancart, was posted in large letters at the entrance. All the nobles who saw it upon entering had trembling faces.
Rene went up to the podium and spoke to the nobles.
“The great hero of the Tagar War has fallen into such a state of corruption due to the desires of a common man and has become the target of finger-pointing. Today, I, Rene Horte, cannot help but shed tears!”
***
“Is this the time for you to be loitering around here?”
I jumped up when I saw Her Highness Milliora, who had suddenly opened my door.
“Your Highness?”
“Do you know what is happening in the House of Nobles right now?”
There was no way I, who was on guard duty, could know.
“What happened?”
She paced back and forth in the room, grumbling, and I swallowed my anxiety and waited for her to speak.
It was fortunate that she had kept an ear out on state affairs while I was away, but the content seemed to be unpalatable.
“I really did! Do you understand that this is why I gave you a suspended sentence?”
“Your Highness, please explain what you mean carefully.”
“Victor Rene summoned the House of Lords. There, he insisted on punishing Prince Locard for damaging the dignity of the nobility!”
“...”
My fist clenched involuntarily.
Prince Kydel was a step behind. No, they were too fast.
This kind of problem tends to fade away with time, and the truth will come out, but our enemy had no intention of waiting for that time.
But I couldn’t believe that they would summon the House of Lords for something like this.
But the important thing wasn’t what I could believe. It was already happening.
“What’s the atmosphere in the House of Lords?”
“The nobles who were friendly to the Empress and the nobles who were friendly to Duke Kydel had a heated argument. There is evidence, there is no evidence, and they fought until Count Loire stepped in and mediated. He told them to request a formal investigation from His Majesty the Emperor.”
“...Your Highness, is this really something that should be summoned as a noble house and reported to His Majesty?”
Then Her Highness Miliora looked at me and snorted loudly.
“The issue now is not what Prince Locard actually did, but who is making a fuss about it.”
I bit my lip.
“Your Majesty’s forces jumped into the competition all at once... All the high-ranking nobles.”
“Yes. To get rid of Brother Grayon’s attendant! And me too...”
‘Is this His Majesty’s first victory?’
I thought with a bitter smile.
Perhaps he had been piling up the scandal to use this method to convey his opinion.
I sighed and sat down in my seat. Then Her Highness Miliora became irritated.
“What are you doing?”
“There’s nothing I can do right now, Your Highness.”
“Lorisha! You’re my maid.”
I said, keeping a close eye on her.
“I'm on probation...”
“Ha! I trusted this kind of person. I trusted this kind of person and came all the way here!”
I was shocked, but I felt like I had to calm her down first.
“Your Highness. Calm down. His Highness Grayon will take care of this. He’s capable.”
“Lorisha! Is that what you’re talking about? Even if Brother Grayon ignores me, Brother Orl...! If Brother Orl defeats Brother Grayon and wins, I...”
She was terrified. I got up from my seat with all my strength drained from my body.
“I’ll go out and find out, Your Highness.”
“Yes, you will.”
I turned around as I was about to leave.
“Then, have I been released from probation?”
“You! I’ll release you if you solve this problem. Why don’t you go quickly?”
I quietly left the room, leaned against the door, and smiled faintly.
'The royal family, really.'
But what did I know? I pretended to go find out so that Her Highness could calm down.
Prince Kydel's face was crammed in my head, but now was not the time to meet him.
If people saw us together at this time, it would only confirm that we were really strange.
I walked slowly toward the back garden.
Sir Rond looked at me in surprise before I even arrived, at how gloomy my spirit was.
"Maid?"
"Please call me Lorisha from now on, Sir."
"Don't worry, you will be released from confinement soon, Lady."
“I don’t think that will happen.”
I will be kicked out of the palace.
Lord Rond frowned as I muttered weakly. Maybe because I was shrunken, he looked even bigger today.
“What happened? tell me?”
“The House of Nobles has accused Prince Kydel of defaming the dignity of the nobility.”
“...”
Lord Rond made a face that said he didn’t believe that beans grow on trees, but that he didn’t believe that.
I smiled sadly and said,
“It’s true. The Prince was said to have been very lewd while roaming the capital city.”
“Ha! You’ll see what happens when you live long enough. If he really did that, it must be a sign that the world is going to end.”
I realized that the man named Locard Kydel was someone who was definitely trusted by people in this regard.
It was a useless fact at the moment.
Lord Rond said with disgust.
“This is definitely a fabrication again. Who on earth was the woman you were talking to?”
“...”
“Maid?”
“That’s right. Ha... haha.”
Lord Rond’s eyes widened, and he couldn’t continue speaking.
“Sh...”
I shouted.
“I didn’t do that!”
And this Lorisha Loire was not trusted by people at all in that way.
What did I do wrong? I was so aggrieved and sad that tears almost fell.
Then Lord Rond said very awkwardly.
“I’m sorry. It’s so hard to believe, and Prince Kydel is someone I’ve known since he was a boy...”
Yes. Yes. It’s okay.
I’m an illegitimate child, and we’ve only known each other for a few months, so it’s okay. Lord Rond muttered sadly.
“Anyway, this is a big deal. That crime of disgrace is an earring if you wear it on your ear, and a nose ring if you wear it on your nose.”
“Lord Kydel is firmly caught in a trap. Isn’t honor, just being talked about like this, already a fatal wound?”
“That’s the same for you, maid. Such rumors are more fatal to women.”
“For me, if the Loire family denies me, that’s it. It’s like that when an illegitimate child causes trouble.”
“No, I’m not talking about the honor of the Count’s family...”
Sir Rond sniffled in displeasure.
I looked up at the sky, imagining the Count's face, who was about to remove me from the family tree.
Sir Rond muttered.
“Ahem. This is annoying. This is annoying.”
“Yes. This is annoying. Either way.”
“So what are you going to do?”
“What can I do? This will likely be investigated by His Majesty the Emperor, and I’ll be stripped naked and stoned in the street later.”
I felt nothing when I imagined that.
When the village children threw stones at me as a child, I picked them up and fought back for my mother.
But I couldn’t do that now. Those who cursed at me probably knew it was true.
My mother didn’t give birth to me to live a short life like this.
After all, it was my fault that things turned out this way. I felt so sorry that I thought I would never see the Count’s face again, even after I died.
“Ha.”
I sighed as if the ground was going to collapse. It was the worst sigh I’d ever let out.
Lord Rond said gloomily.
“If there’s anything I can do for you, just tell me, maid.”
I wondered how much longer I could be called “maid,” but I smiled and answered.
“Yes. I will. Thank you, Lord Rond.”
Late at night, Kalin Ancart sat at her desk in her room with a candle lit.
She was as nervous as Lorisha, having heard the details of the situation in the House of Lords from Viscount Rene.
Viscount Rene’s intervention was the price her father paid for giving him the vast and fertile lands.
She had already irrevocably hired male and female actors similar to Prince Kydel to perform obscene acts here and there in the capital.
So she had to win, and she had to make up for all the plans and opportunities she had missed so far.
What good was graduating early from the Academy if she could never nest next to any royal family?
She felt both fear and pleasure as she chewed on her secret in the small space made by candlelight.
Orl had tried to use her and then discard her, but behold, he could not help but accept her gift in the end, and because of her, the House of Lords had moved. The Emperor would have a headache over this as well.
Her enemy, Locard, was the son of the first lion. The honor of Prince Grayon, the war hero who had been bragging while holding a lion cub, was also greatly tarnished.
This was her strength.
Kalin Ankart flew back up on her own strength and landed on Orl's windowsill. She had to make her nest there now. There was no other choice.
'No one can abandon me. I will choose.'
Kalin blew out the candle with that resolve.
Even the Viscount Rene, who had received a huge bribe, could not tell Orl that night, laughing at the thought of the brown-haired girl who had become his own puppet and had worked hard.
“So what are you going to do?”
“What can I do? This will likely be investigated by His Majesty the Emperor, and I’ll be stripped naked and stoned in the street later.”
I felt nothing when I imagined that.
When the village children threw stones at me as a child, I picked them up and fought back for my mother.
But I couldn’t do that now. Those who cursed at me probably knew it was true.
My mother didn’t give birth to me to live a short life like this.
After all, it was my fault that things turned out this way. I felt so sorry that I thought I would never see the Count’s face again, even after I died.
“Ha.”
I sighed as if the ground was going to collapse. It was the worst sigh I’d ever let out.
Lord Rond said gloomily.
“If there’s anything I can do for you, just tell me, maid.”
I wondered how much longer I could be called “maid,” but I smiled and answered.
“Yes. I will. Thank you, Lord Rond.”
***
Late at night, Kalin Ancart sat at her desk in her room with a candle lit.
She was as nervous as Lorisha, having heard the details of the situation in the House of Lords from Viscount Rene.
Viscount Rene’s intervention was the price her father paid for giving him the vast and fertile lands.
She had already irrevocably hired male and female actors similar to Prince Kydel to perform obscene acts here and there in the capital.
So she had to win, and she had to make up for all the plans and opportunities she had missed so far.
What good was graduating early from the Academy if she could never nest next to any royal family?
She felt both fear and pleasure as she chewed on her secret in the small space made by candlelight.
Orl had tried to use her and then discard her, but behold, he could not help but accept her gift in the end, and because of her, the House of Lords had moved. The Emperor would have a headache over this as well.
Her enemy, Locard, was the son of the first lion. The honor of Prince Grayon, the war hero who had been bragging while holding a lion cub, was also greatly tarnished.
This was her strength.
Kalin Ankart flew back up on her own strength and landed on Orl's windowsill. She had to make her nest there now. There was no other choice.
'No one can abandon me. I will choose.'
Kalin blew out the candle with that resolve.
Even the Viscount Rene, who had received a huge bribe, could not tell Orl that night, laughing at the thought of the brown-haired girl who had become his own puppet and had worked hard.
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