7th Demon Prince Jilbagias’ Chronicle of Demon Kingdom Toppling Chapter 135: Sown Seed

――Rumifia who couldn't get a wink of sleep due to anxiety, was skipping her wake-up al and strolling outside for a change of pace

Since she didn't feel like facing her friends or acquaintances, she spent her ti looking absentmindedly at the tree where she used to play tree climbing with her big brother in their childhood.

（What should I do…）

Rumifia couldn't do anything but look absentmindedly at the starry sky as she pondered about such a question.

And since she hadn't eaten anything since she woke up, it was only natural for her to feel hungry as the night fell.

Thus, she nonchalantly returned to the mansion around lunch(midnight).

「Oh Rumi. You're back at last.」

Everyone from the Wald family had gathered around the dining table. Her grandfather, Jijiwald heaved a sigh of relief seeing Rumifia make her appearance for lunch.

「We're worried about you since you haven't appeared since morning(dusk).」

「… I was just strolling around for a while.」

Rumifia replied curtly, but she failed to notice that her family exchanged glances with each other as if they already planned it beforehand.

After that, she had lunch(supper) with her family while having so idle talk, and just when she started to feel at ease,

「――The ssenger from Dios family ca this morning(dusk)」

Rumifia's heart skipped a beat the mont she heard Siegwald's announcent.

「Germadios, who has just woken up said that he was『Instigated by Rumifia』.」

CLANK… Such a sound resounded in the dining room.

It was the sound of Rumifia's fork falling onto the table.

「I just want confirmation… Can you tell what really happened?」

Siegwald spoke calmly from the beginning till the end.

It was as if he tried his best to hide what he really felt inside, which made it even more frightening.

「…」

It would be better if she said 「I don't know!」 imdiately, but Rumifia was at a loss for words, unable to speak for a few seconds.

Eerie silence descended into the dining room, with only the sound of the clock could be heard. She felt as if the smoke wafting from the dishes ford a silhouette of people.

「RUMI!」

Siegwald called out to her again.

「I might be able to forgive you at this point. However, this matter is far more troubleso than you think. It's not just affecting you, it'll be affecting our entire family.」

With the sa gentle voice as before.

「That's why tell us honestly what happened back then.」

A few seconds later… Rumifia still maintained her silence.

「… If you think that I'll forgive my adorable daughter just because you keep your silence―― Then you're greatly mistaken.」

Rumifia gasped in fear upon hearing that. Unable to lift her head at all. She could see her father from the edge of her field of vision, sitting with his arms crossed on his chest. Though his tone remained as gentle as before, the piercing cold air emanating from him made Rumifia feel as if she was subrged in a lake in mid-winter.

「Father…」

Maybe because he was unable to watch the situation in silence anymore, Rumifia's big brother, Eijewald interrupted the conversation.

「Give it up Eije, I won't be lenient no matter what you say for her.」

「You're mistaken, father, I'm not asking for you to be lenient with her… Rumi won't be able to speak if you do not calm down a little bit.」

「… Woops.」

There was a soft clapping sound, probably the sound of her father striking his face. Unfortunately, Rumifia couldn't afford to see her father's expression since she was too scared to do so.

Rather, it wasn't just her father.

How she was seen by her family――

「Rumi. This isn't a problem that can be resolved by a simple scolding.」

Her grandfather, Jijiwald, heaved a sigh and then spoke to Rumifia.

「This case will affect the future of your big brother too. Be honest and tell us what really happened. We can't do anything unless we know the truth.」

Maybe because she heard him speak with a flat tone, or maybe because she was worrying about her big brother's future, Rumifia finally started telling the story.

「… Thus, I tell him 『I might've got a better opinion about you if you can beat the prince』…」

Silence enveloped the dining hall as they heard the truth from the mastermind herself.

「Please forgive …」

Her big brother, who sat beside he,r groaned. Rumifia clenched her fists on her lap. His reaction was far more painful than an angry shout or severe scolding.

「I see.」

Siegwald muttered calmly while touching his chin, seemingly pondering sothing.

「――『The Wald family, who feared that their patriarch position would be threatened by the young, talented, yet extrely arrogant prince, sched to curb the prince's montum. They used Rumafia to give a hint to Germadios about the position of the next patriarch to him, making him a disposable pawn for disgracing the prince.』――」

Siedwald muttered so, as if he was reading a script from the play then suddenly looking at Rumifia.

「――That's what I'm going to do if I were from the Dios family. Those guys are going to abandon that pitiful man. They're going to use a roundabout plan that uses you to spread an unpleasant rumour about our family in the entire clan.」

「… EH!」

Rumifia couldn't hide her shock.

「How can it be? I… Have no intention to do that!!」

「Your intention is just a trivial matter at this point.」

Siegwald interrupted with a flat voice.

「At this point, it's all about how they spread the rumour around, and how the listeners' opinion about it is directed.」

「I… I really have no intention to do that!」

Said Rumifia as she looked around, as if trying to find soone who would take her side; however, both her mother and big brother were shutting their eyes with grief on their face, and her grandfather was still touching his forehead, not moving as if he were a statue.

The sound of the clock resounded again in the silent dining room.

「… I've been shutting my eyes to her willingness so far since I know that she will leave this house soday to beco the bride of a man in another clan, but…」

Jijiwald finally broke the silence with a grave voice.

「That might be the reason why she has beco such a spoiled girl…」

Rumifia lost all hope the mont she heard her grandfather who had always been praising her even for the smallest thing was now speaking with an extrely disappointed face and regretful voice.

「My… Apologies…」

She couldn't do anything but curl up as she uttered an apology. She really wanted to dig a hole to bury herself right now. She wished that she wasn't in this place. She wished she could turn back ti and knock her stupid past self out before saying such a provocation to Germadios.

「What shall we do, father?」

Siegwald asked the opinion of Jijiwald, the current patriarch, as if Rumifia's apology had never existed.

「We have no choice but to feign ignorance and deny everything.」

Jijiwald shifted his mood, replying while crushing his beard.

「In the first place, the other party has no evidence to justify their claim. Germadios just reaped what he sowed. Dios family, with their unjustified resentnt, wants to use his case to trip us. We have no choice but to use this claim.」

「However, there's no denying that Rumifia left the hall in the middle of the banquet.」

Rumifia whose face was a ss due to tears and snot flinched in fear and cowered when the patriarch and his successor took a glance at her again.

「The vacant seat during the banquet is too conspicuous indeed.」

Rumifia whimpered, knowing very well the satire behind Siegwald's remark.

―― Germadios ca to pick a fight after Rumifia left the hall.

This fact was known by everyone in the banquet hall back then… Thus, giving Dios family a justified reason.

「Moreover, soone might have seen Rumifia talking to Germadios. Rather, we can screw that since the Dios family can make as many eye-witnesses as they want from their allies!」

Siegwald spat those words in annoyance.

「This can potentially turn this into an endless argunt that works in their favour, Father.」

「My thoughts exactly… Either way, we're just going to be pushing against each other, but we have no choice but to drag out the other idiot to offset the loss of their idiot…」

Rumifia was already crying in silence as her grandfather was referring to her as 『Idiot』 as if it was nothing.

「… Excuse .」

At that mont, Eisenwald raised his hand.

「Yes?」

「No matter what we claim, I think we should go apologizing to His Highness and the Archduchess-sama first…」

Both Jijiwald and Siegwald were at a loss for a few seconds upon hearing Eijewald's straightforward suggestion.

「That's」

「Indeed.」

There was no doubt that the honour of the Wald family was important.

However, even more important than that was to do sothing about the prince who breaks soone's horn without hesitation, and the even more egoistic mother of the said prince.

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「――Thus. Please forgive this idiotic granddaughter of mine.」

The patriarch, Jijiwald was currently bowing his head down, and Rumifia was prostrating on the floor beside her grandfather while saying 「My apologies!」

Good day, back with Jilbagis, who was troubled when the entire family, along with the patriarch,h ca apologising when I was having after-lunch (supper) tea with Platy,

I an, it turned out to be related to the folly caused by that Germidiot or whatever his na was. The patriarch's family suddenly barged in and apologized to us.

I an, this was the result of an 80-year-old guy(considered an adult), trying to show his cool side to a 13-year-old girl…

『Such a simpleton…』

Agreed. Both of them can just die for all I care.

Honestly, that idiot ca just right when I needed to vent my frustration though.

I should've broken his horn back then. No one is going to care anyway.

「Uuh…」

I didn't even care about what was gonna happen to Rumifia who was trembling like a newborn calf on top of the carpet.

… Well, since she is just a girl who acts appropriately to her age, it was no surprise that she disliked , not to ntion that there were all kinds of bad rumors about being a womanizer.

Unfortunately, she had never expected that when she said 「That guy got cocky」 to a man who she disliked too, it would turn into a full-blown duel.

It was true that she gave a nudge, but Germadios was the one who was truly at fault for his thoughtless act.

Even if they said that Rumifia was the mastermind, my reaction would be sothing like "I see". It was truly awkward to the point that I wish they just left.

「I see… So?」

I asked seriously without revealing my inner distress.

The underlying ssage was 『I get the gist of the situation, but what are you going to do about it?』.

However, Platy who sat beside suddenly interrupted.

「――In short, you're thinking about a way for that girl to pay for her tomfoolery, right?」

Asked Platy, smiling coldly under her folding fan while elegantly crossing her legs.

Ah…

Platy-san… Was really pissed off.

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