Magic revolution of a Young Noblewoman Starting Over ~ The Executed Villainess restores her Ruined Family ~ Restraint? Prudence? I'm more interested in magic tools than that! - Chapter 32
To the special court
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One month later.
Together with my father and two brothers, we went by carriage to the royal palace.
”So, how did it turn out? Onii-sama.”
Seated opposite him, Graham-nii-sama thought for a bit about Hubert-nii-sama’s question, then opened his mouth.
”We did all that we could. Both evidence and testimonies, we’ve collected as much as could be collected. Next, it’s just a matter of where the discussion goes.”
”What you mean. You saying there’s [no] decisive evidence?”
”There is, yes. Though it’s not like I can say there’s no room to evade it. Therefore, it depends on how much other circumstantial evidence we can ple on other than that.”
”The odds are?”
”50-50″
”That’s worrying.”
Hugh-nii-sama shrugged his shoulders.
Today’s trial, as predicted by Hugh-nii-sama, will be held as a [special court] by the senate.
The prosecution and defence will contest their case, just like in a normal courtroom.
What’s different, is that the ones handing down the verdict are His Majesty and the senate, with judges added to the judicial panel.[1]
The prosecution will also have one person from the Second Knights Order, which was in charge of the investigation.
The accused is the current prime minister, the Duke of Oswell.
This trial will be to contest over the Duke who, by inviting foreign threats into the country, attempted an assassination of His Majesty and His Highness Gerald.
Today we’re appearing in court, with my father as a member of the senate, Graham-nii-sama as a special prosecutor representing the Second Knights Order, Hugh-nii-sama as a special related observer, and myself as a witness on the public prosecutor’s side.
”I’ll do my best to ensure you don’t get a turn, but if the time comes, I’ll be counting on you, Letty.”
”Yes!”
I nodded at Graham-nii-sama’s words.
Next to me, my father spoke to me.
”It’s fine if you don’t do so well. The only reason we were able to get this far in the first place, was thanks to you. We’ll do whatever it takes to get a guilty verdict afterwards.”
”Yes. I plan to get a good foundation for you to work off of, so I’ll do my best!”
I clenched my fists.
Otou-sama came and patted me on my head.
The role I’ll play in the trial this time is to explain the magic tool… in other words, to explain what that magic transceiver is.
In preparation for any hypothesised developments, I prepared various documents in cooperation with the prosecution.
I guess it won’t be that simple.
During the past month, we… my father and brothers, the craftsmen at the Ainsworth workshop, and the Second Knights Order’s investigative team, have done work that far exceeds the scale of the magic rifle.
I myself dealt with the magic circuits’ designs, the magic communications device’s restoration, and the implementation of the development of several measurement devices.
As for manufacturing those measurement devices, it was left to the Royal Capital Workshop.
Hugh-nii-sama helped with the management of ordering materials and the scheduling.
Using those measurement devices, the Second Knights Order carried out some field work.
Graham-nii-sama acted as the intermediary between me and the Second Knights Order, as well as the Judicial Ministry’s investigation department.
As for my father, he watched over the whole situation and reported to His majesty every time, and ran about laying down the groundwork with other nobles.
This, is an all-out war, between us Ainsworths and the Royalist Faction.
Never again… never again, will I let it end like how it did before the redo.
I will absolutely never forgive the Royalist Faction, and the Oswell Dukedom, who planned His Highness Gerald’s murder, harmed His Majesty, and ruined our Family.
Taking a deep breath, I gazed at the senate’s assembly hall, which could be seen from the window, and resolved myself to do so.
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The assembly hall was wrapped in a bizarre excitement.
In the previous incident, the lives of the knights in the Second Knights Order were exposed to danger.
They, who were mostly from new noble families, were also mostly the heirs of their respective families like Graham-nii-sama.
In short, for the nobles of new noble families and the Senate Faction, that incident was like a direct attack on their own House.
If the Duke’s crimes were the truth, I think they would never be able to forgive them.
On the other hand, for the Royalist Faction, this was a battle that they could not lose.
If the Oswell Duke were found to be guilty, the investigation would inevitably extend to his collaborators.
There’s probably many shady Families, and in the first place, if the Dukedom which is the heart of the Royalist Faction were to be taken down, the faction itself would fall apart.
And so members of the assembly from the Senate Faction and the Royalist Faction glared at one another, and in some cases threw insults at one another with elegant speech.
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A short while after we had taken our seats, the chamberlain gave the preliminary announcement, then shortly after, those of the royal family made their appearance.
His Majesty Conrad and His Highness Gerald, and Prince Alvin a short distance behind, entered the hall.
His Majesty and His Highness were gallant.
Perhaps that idiot prince from wherever had an insecure mind, but his eyes were rolling about, his gaze wandering here and there.
(So he’s the type that’s weak to stress, huh.)
As I looked at him with cold eyes, he eventually spotted us.
Suddenly, his expression changed.
Eyes bloodshot, and teeth bared, the idiot prince glared at us with an amazing expression.
”(Pfft)”
What happened? Letty.”
Hugh-nii-sama next to me asked.
”No, I was just wondering why Mr. Monkey is here.”
?? Mr. Monkey… Oh.”
Holding a hand to his face, Hubert onii-sama stifled his laugh.
”Letty, you’ve got a rather sharp tongue, huh.”
”But Onii-sama, you’re laughing too, aren’t you.”
”Because you said something strange.”
”It’s not fair to put the blame on others, Onii-sama.”
”Come now, you two, be quiet please. It’s starting.”
Otou-sama beside us chided us, and Hugh-nii-sama and I faced forward.
——— and then, the trial began.
TL Notes:
[1]this one line was really confusing. Apologies if it’s incorrectly translated. ↩