Novel Full Chapter 1297: My Verdict
Chapter 1297: My Verdict
I would just like to reiterate… I never planned for any of this…
The three of them were on the verge of coming to blows while they each ramped up the punishment each other should get while layering even more accusations on each other.
Heck, they even started exposing other crimes each other did that I never even knew of right there.
Apparently the Count had also engaged with illegal slavers for other purposes including sabotaging his business rivals by attacking their merchant convoys. There wasn’t really any proof aside from the words from those two but… I don’t think they’re lying either.
The Viscountess also allegedly had poisoned some other people who she seduced and wouldn’t leave her alone afterwards. I can’t say that they didn’t deserve it since they were pretty much stalking her but I would also say that she was also reaping what she sowed.
And the Baron was also alleged to have bought legal slaves before releasing them like he was some kind of saint, only to let them get caught by illegal slavers to change their status to illegal slaves so that the slaves don’t get the protection of a legal slave.
Pretty crazy stuff to be honest…
I was already thinking that the first suggestions they had for each other was already good enough and I was going to just go with that… But now I think it’s really getting out of hand with what they are suggesting…
The severity of the punishments they were suggesting kept increasing for each other with each accusation to the point that they were even suggesting mutilations and involving each other’s family too.
One of the suggestions that was given was to just offer them as a sacrifice to the gods as well and I had to refrain from saying that the gods probably wouldn’t even want them as a tribute.
The other nobles and merchants had basically all stopped what they were doing just to watch the three of them fight, effectively stopping the entire party just for this.
At this point, I felt that this had gone on for too long so I was hoping Mother or even the King would step in and maybe give a verdict or something but…
Hey?! You guys are just standing there eating sweets and watching it like some kind of show?! Really?!
And by the looks of it, none of you have any intention of stepping in?! You really want me to resolve this by myself?!
Grrr!! I want sweets!! I don’t care! Once I deal with this, I’m going to take all the sweets you have here!!
I turned back to the three nobles and growled at them, “I’ve heard enough.”
All of them immediately shut their mouths without question to look at me with gazes of fear.
I gestured towards all three of them, “All of you were complicit in the crime of plotting against a foreign nation and endangering our own for the sake of satisfying your own greed. Had your plan been carried out, it would have changed the lives of millions of people, if not the entire population of the whole World. For that, you would need an appropriate punishment.”
I could hear the other people in the room sucking in their breaths and holding it in anticipation, which almost made me reconsider my choice but I managed to push through.
“All of you will be stripped of your titles and your assets will be seized as reparations both to this Kingdom and to the Elhiria Republic. You will be made criminal slaves and given to the Elhiria Republic where they will decide what you will need to do to pay for your crimes.”
Almost immediately, the Baron and the Count pressed their heads against the floor.
“Please, Lady Nilm!! Anywhere but there!! Please don’t send us to the Trasifs!!”
“I’m willing to be a labour slave too, Lady Nilm!! Just please don’t send us to the Trasifs!!”
I was a little confused on why they would think that was a really bad thing because as a labour slave, you would basically be sent to the mines and if you were sent there as a criminal slave… Your living conditions won’t be the best to put it lightly.
At least the Trasifs would give you better living conditions than that.
Then I realised… If they were sent there… They would most likely be feminised… And that’s probably something these two didn’t want.
But I guess in that case, it should be a reward for the Viscountess so maybe I should reconside–
She slammed her head against the floor, “Me… Me as well, Lady Nilm!! Please don’t send me there!! I am also willing to work as a labour slave here instead!! I am even willing to be a slave of the Nilm Family as long as I don’t get sent to the Trasifs!!”
Eh?
Ok, that’s a little confusing… Shouldn’t a female like her want to go there so that she can become even more feminine?
Katsuki came to clear up my confusion as she whispered beside me, “In this Kingdom, she could be regarded as an eight or a seven on the beauty scale. If she’s sent to Elhiria Republic, she’d be at best a four and at worst a two.”
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Ah… Ok… So basically her social standing would hit rock bottom and probably get treated no better than the males.
What’s even worse is that male Trasifs would probably look more beautiful than her and she probably wouldn’t even be able to seduce them.
I guess if someone like her was sent there, her own self worth would probably plummet all the way to the negatives and that might be a fate worse than death for someone of her position.
Well… Here’s the thing guys… I’m not supposed to be helping you guys… This is literally supposed to be a punishment for all of you. So the fact that this is bad for you three means that it’s good for me to choose this for you.
I crossed my arms, “I didn’t realise I was trying to bargain here. Are you telling me you refuse the sentence I’ve given out?”
The three of them gulped audibly.
“N… No! We do not dare, Lady Nilm!!”
“We… We accept our sentences!”
“Tha… Thank you for your magnanimity, Lady Nilm!!”
Yeah… I don’t know about me being magnanimous here… And I’m also surprised that they aren’t cursing me out by now.
You know? Like the sentence had already been given out so some people might just think that nothing they could do will make it worse anyway so they just take out their frustrations on the sentencer.
Yet they are still trying to butter me up like I would change my mind or something…
“Mistress… You can still make their lives miserable since we have influence there as well… If they were to insult you here, you could just make sure that the rest of their lives is even more miserable than it would have been if they had just kept their mouths shut. In fact… It’s already a leniency that you did not just enslave their entire families here…”
Huh… I guess I didn’t think of that.
The three of them ended up getting escorted away by a few maids and butlers which would have looked abnormal since you expect armed guards to do that… But those servants were from the Nilm Family so they were basically armed guards in a way.
I returned to Mother’s side and Justinia took a moment to put away the plate of sweets she was eating to address the rest of the room.
“It seems like our unexpected show has come to an end here. I would like to thank the Nilm Family for once again ensuring our country… Nay, the entire world is safe from such corruption! And it seems like we can rest assured that the future of the Nilm Family is in good hands!”
The gathered people clapped at her words, though some were obviously less enthusiastic about it than others.
Well… If those people were planning to do some corrupt stuff before this, hopefully they would reconsider after they saw how these three were dealt with.
I can see why Mother wanted me to do this during the event now…
After a show like that, anybody who even thought about trying to do something against the Kingdom or our Family would probably decide that it wasn’t worth the risk since even a plan like this was discovered before it could even happen.
So the risk of being found out has just increased exponentially and their rewards for taking those risks might not look as good as before.
As much as this was a good thing… I still don’t want to do this again… I’ll make sure to just let Mother do it the next time if something like this happens again…
Anyway… Where’s my sweets?!! For all that work, there better be a lot of sweets!!