Shadow King Chronicles: Building a Kingdom From Behind the Scenes
Telak Victory
issac's estimation was right on target. A few days after the incident in the academy corridor, a letter carried by the courier had reached the mansion of mistress Heid.The content was that within one week, the, Issac had to come to the imperial court. a Viscount filed a lawsuit against him for causing their son to get seriously injured.
if on the appointed day Issac does not come, then Issac will be immediately convicted and punished according to the rules applicable in the empire. Mrs Heid was initially shocked as to why Issac could be involved in such a troublesome matter, but once Issac recounted all the events he had experienced, Ms. Heid gladly supported Issac.
"Viscount Rudolph is a trouble-seeking handyman.he might have set up some sneaky traps.You should be careful with them!"
it seems like Nyoya Heid also has a past that is not wearing with them, but a trap huh? there is a possibility that he will bring witnesses and false evidence at the time of the trial. Issac was much more experienced than they were if they had to give false things.
but from the beginning Issac had no intention of giving him the fake thing he meant.he had a much more useful trump card after all, he was already allied with Angelica Von Mariendolf. a noble child of a prominent family who had been guarding the forefront of the empire for hundreds of years.
Margaret and Agatha helped Angelica. They did all the instructions from Issac. for Issac himself, this was all a pretty expensive bet.if Issac lost, he would have suffered a considerable loss. if he wins, he will have a lot of invaluable benefits.
a week later, Issac was already at the imperial court. Viscount Rudolph and his son were already here.There were also other nobles who only watched or had an interest in this trial.
The judge began to read the demands given by Viscount Rudolph. due to the provocation of Issac, his son, Chaddrick Von Rudolph, was carried away with emotion because he mocked Chaddrick and attempted to harass Angelica, Chaddrick attacked Issac but because he was not fit, Chaddrick was defeated.
the claim was reinforced by witnesses given by his four other friends and some passing students. Issac did not know why the disciples who happened to be passing by that time conspired with Rudolph, but there was a possibility, they were threatened by him.
"I reject all of those claims, Mr. Judge!"
Issac stood up and loudly and authoritatively rejected the claim read out by the Judge.
"Mr Chaddrick has provoked me first. Not only that, even when I was completely unaffected by any provocation from him, he was the one who attacked me first. All the actions I took, he said, nothing more than a form of self-defense!"
"Liar! Honorable Lord Judge, that child has made such a huge lie and if you believe it, then the names of the noble families throughout the empire will be harassed! there is no way our kind-hearted son, Chaddrick Van Rudolph as the heir to the proud blood of the Rudolph family, would commit such a filthy act!"
feeling himself in the upper hand, Chaddrick who was present at the trial grinned broadly at Issac.it seemed like he was 100 percent sure that he would win this trial. and he'll make Issac pay for his ill-treatment!
it turned out that the teachers that Viscount Rudolph had presented confirmed the words of the Viscount.if this one, it seemed like they were not oppressed or forced.but being bribed.
"I reject all the charges and claims given by Viscount Rudolph, your highness the magistrate."
now it was time for Angelica to shine.she loudly voiced what she should have said.
"I was with Mr. Starfall at the time of the incident when we were heading to the Cafeteria for lunch, suddenly Rudolph got in our way and provoked lord Starfall with words that were extremely inappropriate for a noble to say!
"however, Lord Starfall was not provoked at all. He even tried to avoid the commotion without saying anything! however, Rudolph confronted him and threatened Mr. Starfall.he also threatened me on behalf of Viscount Rudolph and Duke Manstein.
"After that he punched Mr. Starfall in the face with strengthening magic that could kill someone.Even the four witnesses he presented also attacked him with fire and wind magic. the attack that Lord Starfall had launched on Rudolph was a form of self-defense!"
all those present instantly made a sound.it was actually just a whispering voice, but as it was so crowded, those voices came to be heard.a cynical and reproachful look was directed at Viscount Rudolph.
"Miss Mariendolf, do you have evidence and witnesses against your claims?"
it was not Angelica who answered. it was Viscount Rudolph who frantically refuted Angelica.even she alleged that Angelica must have been hypnotized.
one of the people present clenched his hands and wanted to stand up, but was prevented by the person next to him.
"I have proof, Judge."
Angelica took out a box she gave it to a knight who was guarding the trial and the box was given a judge. Issac came forward and poured his magic into the black box.
and a projection showing the real events in the academy corridor from Issac's point of view is immediately visible.Everything Angelica says is absolutely evident there.in fact, even, the scene when Chaddrick threatens Angelica is also very clear.
Viscount Rudolph and his son were cornered! it was concrete evidence showing that all the accusations thrown at Issac along with the evidence and witness were false.
not only that, Angelica also filed a counterclaim. Issac replaced the scene where Angelica (she censored Angelica's entire body with the top open) who tried to be raped by Chaddrick and his friends. Fortunately, it did not happen because there was a teacher who came. Angelica manages to escape but the teacher is killed on the spot.
not only Angelica, many of the Chaddrick victims filed their demands, which were accompanied by concrete evidence, including how Chaddrick and his gang provoked a dispute between Heinz's students and the imperial nobility.
all the ramshackles and ulcers belonging to Viscount Rudolph were dismantled at this trial.all agreed that Viscount Rudolph was the guilty party and deserved to be punished!
"BASTARD YOU, RUDOLPH!!"
one of the audience stood.he was a man in his 40s big body.Hair was blonde like and his gaze was sharp.face showed a harsh expression.he was the father of Angelica Von Mariendolf.
"YOU HAVE ACCUSED MY SON AND EVEN ALLOWED YOUR SON TO ATTEMPT TO RAPE MY DAUGHTER!? OUTRAGEOUS!
"HONORABLE MAGISTRATE AND PRIME MINISTER EUGENE! IN THIS PLACE ALSO I DECLARED WAR TO VISCOUNT RUDOLPH! AS LONG AS THE HEAD BELONGS TO HER AND HER CHILD HAS NOT BEEN SEPARATED, I WILL CONTINUE THIS WAR!!!"
this declaration of war caused the entire audience and judges to panic! this war is only happening by both sides but the effects can spread everywhere! all the attendees immediately shouted the death penalty at Viscount Rudolph, who was now crying out for mercy and clawing his face countless times while begging for mercy!
the winner has been decided and it belongs to Issac! he was given the opportunity to mention the compensation he needed but he only needed one thing.All the charges brought to the judge by Viscount Rudolph about his problems with the students of the Heinz kingdom were dropped. the rest he would hand over to Angelica. The judge did not object and he removed Viscount Rudolph's demands for the students from Heinz.
the judge's decision has been set! Viscount Rudolph and his son, along with his family will be put to death! whether it was relatives like grandfather, uncle, and others were not exceptions.His noble titles would be revoked and his territory would be confiscated by the empire.
Issac also said something when the judges finished announcing his verdict.
"The audience and your highness, magistrate, from this day forward, I, Viscount Issac Starfall on behalf of the kingdom of Heinz will be in charge of all the students as well as the rest of the kingdom of Heinz in the empire of Grand Aria.
"i will not allow anyone to make trouble with them. Instead, I will make sure they do nothing that makes the relationship between the two parties become fractured and tenuous.I hope, with this, the relationship between the Heinz kingdom and the Grand Aria empire would remain close and friendly. "
issac's speech was met with applause.I don't know what made them clap.but obviously, Issac won a landslide victory in this match and he started to clutch his nails in the Empire. unnoticed by anyone.