Ch 21
Episode 20 – Kaoli de Toprax.
“February 19, 944 of the Imperial Year
Tomorrow is my birthday.
What should I do to please my father, who doesn’t smile these days?
When I asked my brother, he smiled brightly and told me how to do it.
My father likes magical beasts, so if you ask for them as a birthday present, he will be very happy.”
“February 21, 944 in the Imperial Year
When I saw Podrick’s face from afar, I cried involuntarily.
Surprised, Podrick patted me on the back and asked what was going on, so I told him what had happened yesterday.
Don’t worry, he said he would find out what was going on.
So, the more I want to cry in the future, the more calm I am.
I was comforted, but why am I crying more?”
“February 29, 944, Imperial Year
The secret space is being filled with beasts one by one. I’m wondering if I should give it a name. But why is Podrick still not answering? I will take care of my father who likes magical beasts.”
「Imperial Year 944 March 2nd
Today, my brother smiled kindly and asked me how about shaving my hair.
When I asked the reason, he said that if he was caught looking like his mother, he would be sad every time he saw me.
Later, when I asked Podrick, he shook his head and told him not to listen to his brother.”
“May 12, 948 in the Imperial Year.
I can’t believe it. My father got angry when he brought up the story of the beasts hidden in my room.
My lips trembled at the words to burn it with my own hands.
How the hell did you know?
I didn’t tell anyone except my brother about this.
Is it Podrick? No way. Brother?… I don’t want to think about it anymore.”
「May 23rd, 948 by the Imperial Year.
I haven’t been able to keep a journal since I was receiving treatment for a while.
In the end, I burned all the demons with my own hands.
It felt like something was wriggling in my stomach and was about to pop out of my throat.
I went into a bar where only commoners did not recognize me, and I drank a lot.
This time, I promised my brother that I would keep it a secret and raise a beast.
The beast hunters next to me were proud of today’s harvest and couldn’t drink alcohol from the loud chatter.
Without realizing it, I threw a glass of wine and shouted a whale whale.
After being beaten hard and passed out, I opened my eyes and found Podrick by my side.”
「Imperial Year 948 June 23rd
I can’t trust anyone anymore.
I think the beasts are better than humans.”
“You didn’t tell me to let go!”
Sloane, who was walking without even wearing magical handcuffs, roughly shook off the hand of the imperial soldier on his shoulder.
– lol
-Really; Is the difference from when Kim Jae-joo was brought in, is it a true story?
– It looks like you’re just escorting from the side?
-A disgusting sloan from the start, what the hell are you…
The executioner, who had a bewildered expression on the chilled atmosphere inside the courthouse, saw the face of Radiak sitting in the top seat and stopped walking.
“Hello, I see you, my Majesty the Emperor!!”
He quickly fell to the floor and cried out for his neck to be ripped.
“Okay, let’s leave the accused behind.”
“Yes!”
The executor left the courtroom without his tail.
– Haha, can you see how fast you are?
– But really, even if you look at it, isn’t it the emperor’s charisma?
-I agree;
-You’re crazy– If the emperor sees you and asks you to bow down and give you 100 million won, will you do it or not? 300 million if you bark like a dog
– Are you talking? The spirit of customer service that gives satisfaction that you grumble and reluctantly is possible
– Uh huh, do you have no pride? Growl…Mon! Month, month, month, month, month, month, month, month After barking for 3 hours ha ha ha ha… I’m richer than you now. I have to laugh while doing it
-Is this a psychiatric ward?
Sloane cried out with a sad expression on her face.
“Father! You must have misunderstood! I-”
“Shut up. Do I look like your father now?”
Sloane’s expression went blank in an instant at that sad look.
He wasn’t the father who made a troubled expression every time he reported his work for a year and waved his hand away.
“Sin… sin, I’m sorry. His Majesty the Emperor.”
He was the emperor of the empire.
-Pyeon-An
– Haha look at that little bastard, uh huh, sue me
– This is over-immersion.
“Defendant, please stand.”
After Sloane could not even make a click, he quietly entered the defendant’s seat.
He made eye contact with Jaejoo Kim, who was standing next to him, and sharpened his teeth.
“Then the trial begins-”
“for awhile.”
The audience was astonished to see Kim Jae-joo cut off Radiac’s words.
“Do you have anything to say to me?”
“Yes. Respected Chief Judge.”
After that, everyone swallowed their saliva and held their breath at the thought that no matter what Jaejoo Kim said, he would not look good.
“Say it.”
“Until a little while ago, I was definitely in the position of the accused. If you ask me that I am unfair, yes.
Everyone sighed inwardly at the emotional appeal.
It’s nice to see a dignified figure, but I don’t think it’s too far-fetched.
Sloane, unable to bear it, opened her mouth.
“Cute-”
“Did I ask the defendant?”
Radiac looked at Sloane with a cold gaze.
“Oh, no.”
“The second prince, keep talking.”
“Thank you. Accordingly, I would like to directly prove the crimes of the accused Sloane de Toprax. Please give me an opportunity to explain this injustice.”
Jaejoo Kim bowed his back without bending over and not being too stiff and greeted according to the etiquette.
– Kya, are we really good at talking?
-Give me a chance because my child is trying it!
The crowd’s eyes were drawn to the Emperor’s lips.
I am afraid of how many times the word ‘disappointment’ will come up, but at the same time I am looking forward to it.
“Okay. Allow me.”
Radiac smiled softly and relaxedly leaned back in his chair.
Everyone was stunned by the natural answer as if it had been a promise and the kindness of the emperor they had never seen before.
“Great, alternative….”
Even Sloane was muttering as if she couldn’t believe it.
“Thank you. Then we will begin the interrogation of the accused, Sloane de Toprax.”
Jaejoo Kim, who once again bowed his head politely, turned his back and looked at Sloane.
“Yeah, you guys… dare you…”
Sloan’s eyes met with Kim Jae-joo’s eyes, and poison stood in his eyes.
“Is your name Sloane de Toprax?”
“Shut up-”
“I ask again! Is your name Sloane de Toprax? If you do not comply, you may be judged in an instant, according to the laws of the country under the will of God.”
Jaejoo Kim’s tone was firm and strict.
Sloan looked at Sangseok for a moment, then clenched his teeth and looked at Jaejoo Kim again.
“·········Yes.”
“Okay, then I’ll ask you right away.”
After Kim Jae-joo looked around the crowd slowly, he looked at Sloan again.
“Are you trying to kill the Emperor?”
Kim Jae-joo’s direct words stirred up the crowd, and looked at Radiac’s eyes.
However, as Radiac closed his eyes and did not speak, the murmur grew louder and louder.
“Please be quiet.”
The scribe who was writing down their conversation rang the bell.
“Hey, what!”
Sloane’s blushing face replied belatedly.
“I ask again. Did you intend to kill Your Majesty the Emperor?”
“gibberish!”
“Is there any basis for your denial?”
Sloane, who did not respond to those words, slowly shut her mouth, and then smirked as she pondered.
-Smile?
– Uther?
– Brother, is this funny now?
“ha ha ha!”
Sloan burst into laughter and twisted the corners of his lips as if he had regained his composure.
“jackanapes.”
“Keep talking.”
“Evidence? Did you say evidence? It’s really funny to follow His Majesty’s words clumsily.”
“Personal feelings have no effect on the judgment.”
Sloane naturally took a handkerchief from her pants pocket and wiped the sweat from her hands.
“Okay! If you say so much, I’ll give you a justification. I’ll ask the two knights in the witness stand! Can you honor my words and answer them!”
“Yes!”
Unlike before, the two guardian knights answered with a strong voice rather than an indifferent attitude.
“You must have seen it with your own eyes! Who was the person you saw in the reception room?”
“This is Prince Sloane de Toprax.”
Sloane’s relaxed expression was broken in an instant.
“What did you say?”
“I say this with the blessings of Enian-sama, the god of victory, and the honor of a knight.”
The answer popped right out.
“Prince Sloane de Toprax is certain.”
Sloane’s body drooped with a bewildered expression on her face.
The ring fell faster than the handkerchief from the hand that was slowly and helplessly lowered.
“Confessing yourself saves me a lot of trouble.”
Jaejoo Kim picked up the ring that had fallen on the floor and lifted it up as if to tell everyone to look carefully.
“It looks like a ring I’ve seen a lot somewhere. Do you have anything to say to your Majesty the Emperor?”
At Kim Jae-joo’s clever words, Radiak opened his eyes and said.
“It’s nothing new. It looks just like the ring that I control the Beast Soldiers with.”
Radiac smiled playfully and raised his left hand.
“By the way, this ring is a toy made by Bran. But it can’t be compared to the trash of an idiot who stole his master’s drawings because he was blinded by money.”
– Ah, Kingran.
– Gatran
-Branbrand was my heart swaying towards you;
“I hope you don’t paint my face anymore. Sloan.”
Sloane couldn’t say anything at those words.
He had to admit that he had already played in his father’s hands.
“Dear Supreme Judge. If it’s really rude, may I give you the final verdict?”
“However much.”
Jaejoo Kim looked back at Sloan.
“Defendant. Do you have any evidence, evidence, or witnesses to deny what has been said so far?”
hard.
A handful of Sloane’s leftover self-esteem simmered inside.
“I… I do not admit! A trial that did not go through such formal procedures! An interrogator without qualifications!”
Sloane turned and stared at the crowd.
“Even you guys taking my money and pretending to be decent! I can’t admit anything!”
“Now that you have said that, I will ask the audience. Is there anyone who will come forward for the accused, Sloane de Toprax?”
The audience was silent.
Others gave Sloane a pathetic look.
“This concludes my interrogation. And.”
Jaejoo Kim looked around the crowd slowly.
Instead of contempt and ridicule.
The eyes of the crowd mixed with surprise, admiration and fear turned to Jaejoo Kim.
“Now that I have obtained the permission of the Chief Judge, I will proceed with the verdict. From now on, Sloane de Toprax has been confirmed for the crime, so please arrest him.”
Kim Jae-joo’s indifferent eyes turned to the soldiers in the corner.
They approached Sloane in a panic and panic.
“These lowly things!”
The soldiers grabbed Sloane’s frantic body, and soon both hands were filled with magical handcuffs.
“Hold on.”
“Yes!”
– A soldier who was handcuffed by Kim Jae-joo looking pathetic earlier.
– There was
– there was no
“Chief Judge. Before I make a verdict, may I give my personal opinion to the criminal?”
“The reason is?”
“As I said in the beginning, I have suffered injustice, so I am trying to relieve that injustice.”
“Good.”
-???: We do whatever we want to do~
-Is this what that tsundererain is doing?
-n^^^
Jaejoo Kim bowed his head to express his gratitude and looked back at Sloane.
“You… you dare…”
Sloan looked at Jaejoo Kim with bloodshot eyes as if he had lost his temper.
“I’ll tell you in advance. Think of it as getting back only a portion of what you were beaten by your brother as I grew up. It may hurt a little.”
Shaw-bad!
Kim Jae-joo’s palm slapped Sloane’s cheek in an instant.
Sloan made a blank expression as if he could not believe what had happened to him, and then slowly turned his head toward Kim Jae-joo.
“First of all, you took down the will of God and the laws of the Empire. It’s disappointing.”
“Kaoli hey hey!”
Sloane’s face contorted like a demon.
Shaw-bad!
“Secondly, my brother gave up his duty as a prince and bought it for personal self-interest. I was really disappointed.”
Shaw-bad!
“Finally, your brother committed a scourge of trying to kill his father for his own ambition. More than disappointing, it’s disgusting.”
Jaejoo Kim, who lightly turned his hand, took a step back.
Small pieces of broken teeth fell from Sloane’s mouth, which was opened in pain.
“My opinion ends here. Now I will make a judgment.”
Fear overflowed in the eyes of the crowd looking at Kim Jae-joo with an indifferent expression.
“The First Prince of the Empire, Sloane de Toprax. The criminal committed a crime that should not have been committed as a prince. It must be ridiculed by many gods watching Astrod.”
Jaejoo Kim scans the crowd very slowly, as if asking for consent.
No one listened to Kim Jae-joo’s words without opening their mouths.
“Tie 1st Prince Sloane de Toprax with ropes and attach them to horses so that they sweep the ground across the Empire. The first reason is that all the people of the Empire know of our sins, and the gods have mercy on us as we know our sins and ask for forgiveness. The desire to give is the second reason.”
After saying that, Jaejoo Kim bowed his head toward the flagstone.
“The judges, please make a wise decision. This is ideal.”
There is only one step left until we reach the end.