I Will Be The New Me
CHAPTER 51 VINCENT'S PICKUP

Penelope inside the Savero family train was heading to the palace to ensure that Quinn remained focused on her goal. Quinn had previously told about the trial that would drag his father's name.

Yes, Penelope already knows that Quinn has made a court filing for Vincent et al. and is awaiting results. The first time it tried was a failure, that's why Quinn went to the palace. Penelope knows everything.

Now Penelope is just trying to trick Vincent and convince him to meet Raiden.

To be honest Penelope did want to keep an eye on Quinn's movements, afraid that Raiden was tempted and did not like her. But, for a greater purpose, Penelope did not go there.

The girl stopped at a dessert shop, on the street that Quinn was going to take when she got home so they could go home together and not arouse suspicion. "I hope he finishes his business soon. I must be home by now."

Quinn is still in the palace waiting for a message from Gray via Floyd. Today it was Kaisen's right-handed Knight who had the task of standing guard.

"I'm almost done making the final antidote that will remove all the poison in the King's body thanks to the plant that Lady Quinn brought me."

Floyd glanced at the test tube containing a sparkling golden liquid, "actually what plant is it?" ask her curious.

"It was a rare plant whose efficacy was extraordinary. I didn't think Lady Quinn could find such an amazing flower."

"You managed to hide from Jean's investigation, amazing. It is best that you settle it immediately so that His Majesty the King is well before the Prince's coronation is held."

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"Taste my food quickly."

The man had already started wanting to eat at home again because Quinn did not look at all like she was going to do anything bad to him. Even though he said something rude this afternoon.

The waiter gulped, he took a spoon and ate the meat soup on the table. "It doesn't change, Your Majesty."

"Yes already."

Vincent used another spoon to eat the meat soup he asked for to prop up the stomach. After eating almost half of it, the waitress suddenly changed.

"Bwleekhh," the waitress vomited a lot of blood. It didn't take long until his face paled and fell unconscious. He seems to have trouble breathing.

"H-hey! what's going on?"

Deg

Vincent was so aware that the waitress had been exposed to the poison from the food she was also eating. The man directly held his stomach and mouth, "I've eaten poison!"

"Someone, get a doctor here!"

A few minutes later the waitress was taken to her room in the waiter's dormitory. Vincent went there to hear firsthand the explanation of the Lombard family doctor. "Hows it? why is he like a corpse? what's going on?" ask Vincent bertubi. He could not wait for the results of the examination.

"Hmm, this is bad. This is a poison with a dangerous content, even we doctors have not found a cure. The poison consumed by this waitress is not much, but because it is dangerous so it is only just a matter of hours until she died" explained the doctor while confirming her glasses. "Are you also eating the same food as this waiter?"

Emily covered her mouth in disbelief, she was friends with the waitress. "Cleo.." said Emily hysterically.

"I ate half of it, and he ate only a spoonful. What's gonna happen to me?" Vincent felt his body relax right after hearing the doctor's explanation. He let the doctor do his job, "Because your body is trained, your antibodies are high enough that the toxins spread very slowly. Sorry I have to say, you only have about three days."

"...?! t-three days?"

"Yes, I can try to make an inhibitor, but not an antidote. Just like connecting your life for a few extra days."

"Quick do that. Thank you for telling me," Vincent punched the wall and made a slight crack in the wall of the room, blood flowing from his finger. "Fucking quinn!" vincent's jaw hardened in harmony with his fist still stuck in the wall. "I'll repay you. I'll repay you double."

The man with the title of Viscount immediately went to think of a way of revenge. The Bastien family doctor also left the servant dormitory.

Emily heard the growl very well, "His Majesty Quinn, come home immediately." The girl prayed that Quinn would overcome her uncle's madness.

The girl patiently waited for her friend to wake up. His body temperature dropped and was already exactly like a corpse.

An hour has passed...

"E-Emily" the small call coming out of the man's mouth made Emily cry hysterically. "Cleo! you're sober? how are you doing? is it still very painful? should I call the doctor again? she might— what is it?"

Cleo gave a small bottle of clear liquid to Emily's hand, with a faint smile "Viscount Vincent might poison the food His Majesty Quinn eats later. Pour it on his food, it's a poison-busting drug."

["I'll explain what two different colored liquids are for. The bottle filled with red liquid was a poison that was quite deadly. So, that clear one is the antidote to the poison. I want you to use the poison on Uncle."

"What?!"

"Don't worry. I gave you the antidote for the poison because you're the one who should drink it. You will still be told to taste first, inevitably you will be poisoned," Quinn smiled casually, "I'm sure Uncle will also retaliate by poisoning me back. But don't think about me, I have my own way of dealing with it."

"Are you sure you'll be okay, Your Majesty?"

"I've estimated everything. You don't have to worry. Just pour it all out."

"...."

Quinn sighed softly "I already have a gift for your contribution. I'll give you a big salary. And in addition, your wife is very ill right now, right? I'll pay for all the treatment."

"Alright, I understand, Your Majesty."]

Emily wiped her tears while firmly grasping Cleo's bottle, "why don't we pour a little for you? don't you care about your family? I even considered you like my own brother..."

"No, I miss them a lot but I don't have to worry about anything anymore because His Majesty Quinn will look after them for me. So I could die peacefully." A sincere smile was engraved on Cleo's lips, it made Emily feel sick.

"I don't have much time left, can you please send greetings to my wife and daughter? I love them so much whenever my body is no longer with them."

"Cleo...!"

The man no longer exhaled, his face was deathly pale as if there was no more blood in the body. Minutes later, servants close to Cleo helped put her body in a crate after being dressed and given white chrysanthemums in her arms.

Simultaneously, Quinn and Penelope had just reached the Lombard court. Nothing suspicious happened, the servants hid the fact that someone from their members had just died.

With just a single glance Quinn had realized that Cleo had managed to do her job well and with the right time.

"Penelope, Raiden is coming here tonight. Maybe he wanted to convey his decision directly, so prepare yourself carefully." he reiterated, Quinn could not lose his chance again.

"I knew. How many more times do you need to repeat it? I'm not a kid."

"I forgot you were good at fooling people."

"Sih sucks."

They then separated. Quinn goes into her room to change clothes, while Penelope searches for her father to make false news that misleads her.

After two minutes of walking around, Penelope found Vincent relaxing in the dining room with nothing available on it. "Dad, I'm home."

Vincent put down his book and looked at his daughter "Penelope? how outcome? is Quinn trying to snatch the Crown Prince from you?"

Penelope then shook her head confidently, she sat next to Vincent while patting the back of his father's hand. "Quinn was crying inside the train because the Prince often ignored her and preferred to chat with me when I came to interrupt their chat. No serious language, Quinn just wanted to show off her style."

"Hahaha he really dared to be arrogant in front of me, but in the end he made no progress at all. Good, Penelope, don't let you lose this opportunity. Dad will help you be the only one for the Prince." with eyes already covered in greed, Vincent pats Penelope's shoulder assuring "let's do dinner together, let's go, make him feel isolated and demeaned so he'll be aware of his position."

"Good, Dad. I'll tell Quinn right away."

In the evening, Quinn seems excited about doing a threesome dinner with her Uncle and cousin, Savero always coming in the middle of the night as his duties increase by replacing some of Bastien's remaining work in Helldelune.

"I didn't think we could eat together. Uncle, you don't seem to have misunderstood me anymore" Quinn said enthusiastically.

"Yes, sorry. I've mistakenly believed the rumors about the Word of God."

"Quinn, I'm sorry, my father. He's sometimes too wary, so he suspects you to the best."

"Haha no problem, Penelope. I understand her fear."

Emily, now in charge of serving food to the table, had poured the antidote in Quinn's glass of drinking water. He was very worried about the end of Quinn's life. At first glance the food looks luxurious and delicious, but Vincent has put two types of deadly toxins into Quinn's plate.

"Thank you, Emily." Quinn ate a piece of omelet egg that was sliced by cherry tomatoes in it.

"Why just eat a mouthful? continue eating. The more you get in, the sooner you die. Fast eat a lot, don't disappoint me!" inner Vincent was not satisfied. He glanced at the four maids who were still in the dining room, "all of you, come out. I want to enjoy dinner together with the two of them."

"Okay, Your Majesty."

Emily was already so agitated, she was not willing to leave Quinn alone in the midst of people who wanted evil. But what can be done, he can't go against orders.

"Oh yeah, what about your meeting today? is it going well?" ask Vincent as the topic opener.

"Uhm, it's actually not going so well. But I'm glad to see Raiden again after all this time."

"Penelope's arrival must have distracted the Prince completely. Sorry Quinn, Penelope could have been more sensitive to give you a chance to move forward."

Penelope patted his father's arm softly, "this father shouldn't say that, Quinn's going to be embarrassed."

Quinn smiled faintly, Vincent kept glancing at his plate even though he was talking to him. He cut the egg again in his plate and opened his mouth, Vincent's eyes focused completely as if he was waiting for the food to enter his mouth again.

But Quinn accidentally put back the food he had scooped and it was clear that Vincent was stiffening. "Loh, Pamakenwhy are you so pale? like the new guy ate the wrong thing..." Quinn had an anxious expression.

"W-what's so visible? I've been feeling pretty weak lately."

Penelope tilted her head to look at her father's face, "Well yeah, right. Did you check yourself out? maybe I'm lacking blood or something."

"I'm doing fine. Nothing to worry about."

Even though he pretended to be calm, but I could see a blaring anger within him.

Uncle usually looks very conceited when dealing with other people, so when he is nervous about hiding something, it is very obvious.

Do I need to fish first?

"It looks like we should scold the doctor in this house. Uncle's time is not healthy like this he's not even understanding."

"What?" Vincent is stunned to hear how shameless Quinn blames the family doctor. "My body is weakened because you poisoned me! why did I leave the mistake to the doctor?!" Vincent nearly blurted out his head that Penelope had not resuscitated the man with a soft pat on his back.

"Dad, why are you daydreaming? the food's cold, quick to eat."

"O-oh yeah, all right."

Traang

Spoon equipment and dinner plates splattered on the floor. Quinn suddenly fell. "Huh.hah.." the girl started having trouble breathing.

Penelope stood up from the chair quickly, "Quinn?! Quinn!" he approached his sister and tried to help by drinking water.

While Vincent just stood watching the suffering of Quinn who was dying on the floor. He stared coldly at his nephew, "the poison has already begun to work."

"Hey, arrogant boy. You still hear me, don't you? the food you just swallowed contains poison. You poisoned me first, so I gave it back to you. Besides, no one will blame you. Your death will bring peace to the whole of Ethereal." Quinn smiled on the sidelines withstanding the intense pain.

"Dad poisoned Quinn?! why is Dad so hearty?!"

"Stay away from him if you don't want to be blamed, Penelope! I'm also doing this for your sake to make you the only one for the Crown Prince."

Penelope was terrified until her tears flowed "Dad is too much! aren't you thinking about the risks ahead?!"

Plaques

A hard slap landed on Penelope's cheek, Vincent dragging his daughter's hand away from Quinn. "Quick move away now! didn't you hear my warning just now?!"

"Uncle thought Uncle would win? you'll pick up your own death."

Vincent, who heard Quinn's weak words, got angry, and finally kicked Quinn's stomach to make him die. "Basic bothers!" her hardik.

My consciousness is starting to diminish...

Even though I've used the antidote, the pain is as great as this.

My chest is burning.

Quinn slowly closed his eyes, the consciousness he had been trying to maintain since then was no longer there.

Brak!

The two dining room doors were violently opened by Finn and some servants especially Emily immediately approached Quinn's cold body, "Your Majesty! hyx...Your Majesty, be aware!" emily's cry broke when she realized Quinn was no longer breathing.

Finn bit his lower lip until it bled. He stood still and faced Vincent, seeing Penelope bruised to the cheek made the young man fed up with uncivilised men like Vincent. "Your Majesty, you must be responsible for the death of my Lady. If you keep trying to run, I don't think you're making any other choice for me to report to the Grand Duke and Count Savero."

"Shut up! I can handle this myself! I'll take responsibility!"

Finn's hands were already itching to pull the sword into Vincent's chest.

"Call the coachman right now!"

Vincent asks the servants to take Cleo and Quinn's coffin away from Helldelune. He threatened to kill anyone who dared to go against his will. "Dispose the bodies of the two of them in the middle of nowhere, just let the bodies be eaten by wild animals. Go before it rains!"

"B-b-well, Your Majesty."

The train left immediately from Bastien's courtyard. The Knights including Finn gave Vincent a murderous look. Bastien's adopted son showed absolutely no anxiety or guilt after killing his own nephew and dumping his body in the forest.

"We need to be patient, Finn. You can't derail Lady Quinn's plan." Felix muttered, trying to keep her friend in control.

"Tck. Don't touch me! I'm very angry."

Vincent told all the servants to shut their mouths. "Penelope, hurry to the guest room and treat your wounds. It was an important asset to tempt the Crown Prince."

"All of you, no one dares to come out of this house. If anyone dares to do so, then I consider him worthy of death as a traitor."

"Go back to their respective places! don't be so dumb, you're making me sick."

Clickfelt

The sound of horse footsteps rang out loud in the silence of the forest. Slowly the coachman stopped his two horses after seeing a long red-faced young man standing in his way. He came down to open the door of the carriage. "He's here, sir" said the coachman.

Rupert glared in shock at the sight of two coffins lined up neatly. The young man immediately opened the lid of the chest and Quinn sat up while shaking her hair in relief, "very stuffy."

"Lady?! I thought you were really dead..." Rupert breathed a long breath. He looked worried looking at Quinn's still pale face and the roar of his hunting breath. "Are you okay?"

I used my spirit power to contain the poison in my body. But this takes time.

"Yes. Take this waiter to the house, too."

"For what? you want to cremate his body there?"

"Don't be stupid, he's alive. The poison he drank only stopped his breathing for six hours. He's alive and he can still be healed."

"Oh so."

Quinn stared at the second carriage, "can you break this train? make this train look like it's been attacked by a herd of bandits."

"Okay, I get it."

Half an hour later, Rupert and the coachman managed to damage the carriage by removing the two horses and removing and damaging the carriage.

"No time, let's go now."

Rupert carried Quinn along with his horse, while coachman Bastien followed behind carrying the cold body of the waitress who was thought to have vanished.

"Your Majesty! Your Highness the Viscount! Hurry up and go to the hall!"

Vincent, who was relaxing in his room, was deeply disturbed "as if he were to rule me! why are you guys running around like that? has Quinn's ghost been hanging around?!"

"T-no. The thing is, the carriage from the Ethereal palace is heading here! The Crown Prince is already on the front page, Your Majesty!"

Vincent pecked on the spot, his breath choked. His fear and uneasiness had already peaked, he could not think of anything. Escaping is impossible. He can only face Raiden as he is and lie.

"HIS MAJESTY THE CROWN PRINCE HAS ARRIVED"

Vincent rushes to meet Raiden who came without prior notice. He was getting more and more out of his wits after knowing that Raiden was carrying over ten palace knights. "Y-Your Highness Crown Prince, why did you come so suddenly?"

Does he want to interrogate me? shit, why now?!

Raiden stared at Vincent, his face completely flat and cold. Vincent thought Raiden would treat him well because he was close to his daughter.

"I came here because there's something I want to make sure of."

Raiden raised his hand to code his Knights to search the entire house. They also began to move in all directions.

Raiden confirmed his gloves "Viscount doesn't need to strain so since the person I want to meet is Quinn."

Both legs of Vincent who had been shaky since then are now unable to support his body anymore. He knelt before Raiden. "I'm sorry, Your Honor. Quinn is currently on a break because since coming home from the palace she said she wasn't feeling well. He needs more rest, so he has not been able to meet His Majesty in good condition. If you don't mind, Your Majesty can return first and return tomorrow..."

If you know this, I should send Quinn later!

Brucks

Emily is not afraid that she will be fired and dismissed by Raiden as long as she can tell the truth. "I'm sorry for the leniency of the servant, Your Majesty. I am willing to be beheaded as long as His Majesty listens to the servant first."

Vincent glared angrily "that woman...!"

Emily dropped her head prostrating on the floor in front of Raiden. "Your Majesty Quinn is very healthy, he is not sick or anything like that. Earlier, His Majesty Vincent invited him to dinner together and poisoned his food, but the Viscount covered up the truth!"

"Even though he already knew he had just made a mistake, he did not interope with himself and instead twisted further! even the waiter who had served for years for this house also died because of him!"

Raiden silently listened to the servant's explanation until it was done.

"Why do these lowly servants even cry foolishly here instead of defending me?! what the fuck are they?!" inner Vincent astonishment.

Penelope suddenly appeared out of nowhere. "What he said was true, Your Majesty. My father has poisoned Quinn and sent her body somewhere!"

"Penelope? what happened to your bruised cheek?" ask Raiden confused.

Penelope knelt beside Emily crying so "Dad slapped me when I was trying to save Quinn's life, Your Grace. All this time Dad's been violent if we don't follow his orders. All this time I and they've been tormented."

Vincent gritted his teeth restraining the emotion of "Penelope! is this how you return the favor to me?! I've raised you and fed you until you were this big!"

Then Finn and his Knight flock entered the hall and gave their testimony, of course it made Raiden more angry. This lowly human dares to kill my Quinn? that is the meaning of Raiden's view at this time.

"Viscount, what did they say was all true?" the aura of Raiden darkened, the entire room became even more gripping and frightening. Raiden now stands like an angel of death ready to take his life, "Viscount, I ask you. Why are you silent like a statue? you think my precious time will come back by waiting for your answer?" raiden's stressed sentence signals anyone not to vary.

The two Knights of the palace pointed their swords at Vincent's neck. "You still don't answer?"

Bugh!

Raiden kicked Vincent in the head until the man fell to the floor. Raiden then stomped on Penelope's father's back violently. "Yes, I'll prove it myself. Search this house and bring Quinn to my front."

"Okay, Your Majesty!"

Vincent looked up at Raiden "Your Majesty, even though you are a Crown Prince, you cannot insult me like this!"

Raiden tightened his incision "of course I can. Just because you were called a noble, you forgot about your criminal actions. How can someone as stupid as you feel noble and pretentious to the kingdom?"

"Your Majesty, I will be honest. I did poison Quinn, but I did because Quinn first poisoned my food. If you don't believe me, just ask the doctor who examined me!"

The Bastien family doctor confirmed the glasses, "Your Majesty, I am indeed a doctor who works for the Grand Duke family. I had a chance to check on Viscount and he was healthy."

"I don't know what kind of poison he meant, because I didn't see any reaction in his blood."

Vincent felt his tongue was a hoax. Everyone in the house turned to corner him and gave no pause at all. Even they dared to make a lie to make it look worse.

"What do you mean it?! you're the one who said I swallowed poison!"

"Report, Your Majesty! Lady Quinn was nowhere to be found. We've searched all corners of the Lombard court, but you haven't found a clue."

My quinn.. Because of this garbage thing I lost Quinn!

Raiden stepped on Vincent's head "Viscount, you have to pay the price for your heinous deeds."

As soon as Savero was told about Quinn, he went crazy. The man who had never committed violence was dark-eyed, he dared to raise a sword about to decapitate his foster brother with a single slash. However, Raiden stops it, until he has to ask some Knights to hold Savero's rampage. "You want my daughter's body, brother?! answer me! I will never forgive your life! Quickly answer me!"

"Count Savero, relax. We need to find Quinn's body now. There is a possibility that he could still be saved. I'll help you deploy special forces" Raiden said seriously.

The next day Raiden made an official statement and it was spread all over the country.

..."My people, witnesses to the special session to be held soon, Quinn de Alger Shuvillian, have disappeared....

...This was considered revenge as well as an attempt to eliminate evidence so that Viscount Vincent van Marchetti and his group would be sentenced to a dungeon for six months....

...In addition, the palace will be in charge of this state and do its best to find Quinn de Alger Shuvillian."...

All the people became excited over the news of Vincent's crime that spread to the corners of the country. They increasingly believe in rumors that have circulated about Vincent's vices.

However, for the people of Verenity the news was quite surprising because most of them only knew that Vincent was doing charity by taking care of the children of the orphanage.

Just waiting for Quinn and Vincent's return to be destroyed.