As soon as I concluded my words, August used his divine power.
A piercing light filled the dimly lit prison, which was barely illuminated by a few candles, and it was imdiately quiet.
The ssed-up Pedica was restored to the way he had been before his capture when he had looked down at triumphantly beside Fabian.
But the situation was the opposite.
I looked down at him and said.
“Why don’t you be honest and confide in about your relationship with Countess Nerus?”
“… I will die anyway.”
He answered bluntly. Even after all this ti, he was still insubordinate, and I felt that my patience had run out.
“You’re going to die anyway. What are you talking about? Death is a matter of course.”
I burst into laughter. What carefree thing is he talking about now? I clucked and kept talking.
“Our Sumr saint, as long as his life is tidily attached to him, you can make him okay, right?”
“…”
Didn’t he cleanly fix him, who was actually on the verge of dying?
I spoke in hushed tones as if I had gone rogue.
“To die peacefully, like lying in bed with your hands on your chest, or to live with both eyes open and feeling the flesh of your entire body gaping open rawly… I really don’t know which one Mr. ntal Wizard will choose.”
Was it blatantly expected to unfold in front of him? Pedica’s complexion turned pale.
Along with the interrogations he has undergone so far, the wizard’s peculiar imagination would further fuel his fear. Perhaps because of the horror, he had been dribbling tears from the start.
But Pedica shook his head to the end.
“I… can’t betray her.”
“That’s strange. I didn’t think you were such a loyal type.”
I mumbled, stroking my chin.
A look of frustration crossed Pedica’s face. Whether it was because of my assessnt that he did not look loyal, or whether it was because he was not loyal to Countess Nerus that he kept his mouth shut, it was not particularly compartntalized.
It’s not that there’s nothing I can guess.
I looked back at August and asked.
“There may be so brainwashing spells at stake, so release him.”
“Do you an brainwashing magic? Isn’t this a ntal wizard?”
“Yes, but… If the conditions are right, he can brainwash himself.”
August clicked his tongue softly as if he hadn’t thought of it, and used “Clean ntal Power” to remove ntal magic.
“Ugh!”
Pedica grabbed his head.
If it weren’t for the magic of the ntal system, there would have been no reaction… it seed that my prediction was right.
Imdiately Pedica gasped for air and suddenly crawled to and shouted, holding my legs together.
“Save ! I’ll say anything!”
The interrogator stuck in the back was surprised by the 180-degree change in Pedica’s appearance.
It was natural that he would be confused when soone who had never opened his mouth, despite rigorous questioning, would suddenly be like that.
“Hmm… How did you co to cast brainwashing magic?”
I could guess from the situation, but I needed to find out a little more precisely.
Pedica confided honestly with his head bowed.
“When my level was low, Countess Nerus had brainwash myself. If I raise my level, I’ll hit the back of my head so that I don’t betray her… That’s why I couldn’t say anything, I didn’t an to deceive the Vice Commander!”
Said Pedica, and his head clenched on the floor.
“Vice Commander, please do a favor… I will do anything…”
“From the looks of it, it seems that he can open up honestly about his relationship with Countess Nerus… What do you think?”
Asked the interrogator cautiously.
I stared at Pedica.
The Pedica I have seen was so gloomy and inferior that he was jealous of young Jeanne. I would never want such a person anywhere near .
‘But… There may be a lot of good things to use him for.’
Especially after defeating the Demon King…
Having made up my mind, I quietly cut him off.
“As long as you’ve hidden yourself from being a ntal wizard, you’ll end up dead. Even hanging is a luxury.”
Hanging was a moderate pillar of the death penalty.
Pedica dropped his head when he heard my story. He asked to help him, but he seed to guess that he had no choice.
I said to him.
“But what if I could save you?”
“Sister Jun!”
August hastily dissuaded . It was clear that I would be forced to put a ti bomb next to .
On the other hand, Pedica looked up at blankly, as if he had heard the voice of Saint Marianne from the sky. He asked in a trembling voice.
“Can… I really live?”
“Opportunities always co with conditions.”
Contrary to Pedica’s desperation, I reluctantly continued in a relaxed voice.
“So make your choice. Either die with free will or be my loyal dog after Countess Nerus.”
He needed to brainwash himself to show his loyalty to , as he did to Countess Nerus.
Because no one would try to save Pedica if I didn’t hold the reins so tight. Especially ordinary nobles without magical powers.
It was Pedica who knew better than anyone the fear, contempt, and hatred of those around him for ntal wizards. And imdiately Pedica replied with a sneer.
“Better the Grand Duke’s dog than the Count’s dog.”
August and the interrogator were taken aback by this attitude, which was not painstaking, and I laughed muffled as if I thought it was so.
Preparations were completed to deal with those who rose like mold before entering the Demon King Battle.
This was cleanup ti.
***
It was the day of the trial of Countess Nerus. Countess Nerus’ eyes flashed defiantly as she was brought before the stern presiding judge.
She was not a guilty person until the outco of the trial. So there was no great torture, I suppose…
That didn’t an she was treated like an aristocrat, and her dust-free ceremonial dress, which she always wore with authority, remained wrinkled and soiled.
At first, she gained montum.
“What cri, Your Majesty, am I guilty of sponsoring gifted expeditionaries for your country? This is a conspiracy to fra and the Nerus family by soone who is jealous of us!”
“But it has been discovered that you secretly hid and raised a ntal wizard.”
“That’s ridiculous!”
Despite the emperor’s stern words, Countess Nerus shouted at the top of his voice. Her wincing and trembling appearance were truly like that of an innocent victim.
“But I heard there was a witness.”
“… Pardon?”
A sense of unease flashed across Countess Nerus’ face as if she had not expected it. Her face hardened as she looked back to see if anything had been spilled.
“Witness, step forward!”
It was Pedica who appeared on the witness stand. As soon as she saw Pedica, she had a small smile on her lips.
However, as soon as Pedica’s mouth was thin, the smile was shattered.
“Don’t deny it, Countess Nerus. Have I not used my abilities to the fullest in return for your material and moral support?”
“… You!”
Countess Nerus was about to point, but she stopped. Realizing that the brainwashing magic had been lifted, she clenched her teeth and shouted.
“What mouth does a con man have to speak!”
“Don’t tell you don’t know . I was taken to the lake when you t Marquis Conditio face to face in the spice-related business.”
“You, you, you, you! The shield!”
Marquis Conditio, who had been staring at him in awe, pointed his finger in surprise at the spark that fell on his feet.
“That’s right! Then I suddenly thought it strange that I had stamped a business contract in favor of Countess Nerus!”
“I feel like I’ve seen him when I’m talking to Countess Nerus about business… No way?”
There was growing frustration among the nobles.
Countess Nerus’s face turned pale.
The expedition was a money-losing hippo. No matter how wealthy Nerus was, how could she support so many expedition mbers?
She could not easily use his ntal-based magic on the expedition mbers because of the possibility of being grabbed by the tail, but she used it little by little on the nobles to open the door to money for herself.
Countess Nerus continued to defend herself, but the axis of judgnt had already tipped.
Perhaps relieved by the prohibition, Countess Nerus let Pedica do quite a lot of illegal things. The charges spread to every corner of this court.
She lashed out in anger at Pedica.
“Do you think you can live just because you let everything out that you know? You’re like a dog that doesn’t even know how to thank !”
Despite Countess Nerus’s criticism, Pedica remained calm. Countess Nerus, who had been making a long aningless accusation, turned her anger.
“Fabian! Where is Fabian Ignis! It’s all about his ulterior motives, Your Majesty. He deceived .”
“Nevertheless, it is a felony to conceal a ntal wizard and use them for private matters, Countess Nerus. It is indeed the cri of concealing a ntal wizard. The charge of abduction of the Vice Commander of the Black Knights has not even been taken up yet.”
The emperor’s cold words tore down Countess Nerus. Falling down, her face on the floor was filled with emptiness and injustice.
But there was sothing strange about Countess Nerus’s manner…
I was missing a step through the trial, and I couldn’t resist my curiosity and stepped in and asked.
“Isn’t it you, Countess Nerus, who gave Fabian the movent scroll? I don’t understand how you could have given him the ans to escape, and yet search for his whereabouts.”
“Scroll? What are you talking about? Even if there was such a thing, it wouldn’t be given to him. What’s the point of him running away by himself?”
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