Sister, Don’t Marry That Guy – Chapter 105

Chapter 105

The vassals were in an uproar.

The acting head of the family, who should have been immediately expelled for such rude behavior, was unexpectedly listening to Aunt’s words.

Kyle Blackwinter also frowned slightly. Even that bastard must not have expected this.

I glared at him and then turned my gaze away.

“What do you mean by ‘matter’? Acting Head of Family, do not listen. It’s information not even worth hearing!”

Ah, that Count Rotaban. He wasn’t very bright, but was he quite skilled in swordsmanship?

Even now, he was showing off his lack of tact and dullness.

‘If you have no tact, you should at least shut your mouth.’

“Isn’t that the word of an outsider who was expelled from this family for disgraceful reasons! And the words of a dirty woman who was also expelled from the Kiron Count family…”

At that moment, Aunt’s eyes flashed, and she swung her hand. Several of the vassals jumped up.

Thwack!

A fierce sound echoed, but no one was injured.

Because what was fluttering down onto Count Rotaban was the document that Aunt was holding.

Aunt smiled brightly.

“Oh my, a mistake.”

I shook my head.

“Please refrain from throwing things at the Acting Head of Family’s face.”

“Oh, how regrettable.”

I thought she was holding back well, but in the end, she threw it at a vassal’s face instead of her father’s, our Aunt.

‘It’s refreshing, though.’

Count Rotaban’s face, who had received the document bomb, turned crimson as if it was the ultimate insult.

“Th-this, this, what, an insult…! I won’t tolerate it any longer! I challenge you to a duel!”

“Enough.”

However, the situation was on our side. Despite this behavior, the Acting Head of Family was not only condoning it but also reaching out his hand.

The sight of Count Rotaban’s face looking like a stray dog was quite a spectacle.

“Please accept this.”

Aunt, as if she had never thrown the paper, handed a new bundle of documents to a page.

While Father was checking the documents, the confusion among the vassals grew even more.

They were now in an uproar, unable to even control their voices.

That was because this situation was not normal at all.

“Roxy Eastwood, what have you done?”

My great-uncle, Gigante Blackwinter, asked as a representative.

Even in the midst of that, you’re not a Blackwinter, emphasizing the family name as if hammering a nail.

‘Geez, what a bunch of petty XXs.’

“Hmm, are you talking about the contents that the Acting Head of Family is reading?”

Aunt raised her voice towards my great-uncle. However, because the end of her sentence went up, her tone sounded mocking.

Aunt smiled elegantly and a little playfully, placing her hand on her hip.

Then, she erased her smile.

“It’s a very urgent matter, Gigante Blackwinter-nim. Because, you see, one of the Blackwinter’s blood relatives, well, it seems they were conducting commerce that the current Acting Head of Family has prohibited?”

At that, some of those sitting in the conference room flinched. I didn’t miss them and paid attention.

“Is that such a big problem? Strictly speaking, it’s not something that violates the family’s rules, is it?”

“If that was all, would I have been able to be forgiven for this rudeness?”

Don’t you know that? At the voice mixed with this meaning, my great-uncle’s jaw trembled. Wow, our Aunt is doing great!

“Not only that, but while engaging in commerce, they committed a great number of crimes. They colluded with other large merchant guilds and engaged in the monopoly that the Empire has prohibited, and even went as far as assassinating the owners of growing merchant guilds to steal and take over their logistics. Oh, and there was also tax evasion?”

Aunt continued to speak one by one.

I paid attention to Kyle Blackwinter.

Soon, he let out an absurd breath.

‘That guy is something else, isn’t he?’

That guy’s expression didn’t change at all.

Even though he clearly knew that the following stories were about his Kadin Merchant Guild.

I wasn’t impatient.

Because the biggest thing was about to come out.

“Of course, there will be many people here who, after hearing this, will think, ‘So what?’ But I came here because it doesn’t end here. The one who committed these acts… secretly diverted the monster byproducts that only Blackwinter manages.”

The conference room was in the biggest uproar since entering.

Those who couldn’t believe it, and those who were in shock. Their screams and exclamations intersected.

Looking at them, I briefly recalled yesterday’s events.

“Calidupen, how did you find this?”

The thick document that Calidupen had given me.

What was written on the very last page was the fact that the Kadin Merchant Guild had diverted the monster byproducts that Blackwinter manages.

“Is this real? Is it really true?”

“Yes, it is. Even this old man was surprised.”

The byproducts that come from catching monsters that appear all over the Empire have truly enormous value.

They are used in construction, medicine, military supplies, and even in the types of money used on the continent, using the jewels that commonly come from these monsters.

Therefore, managing these things was more important than anything else.

When Grandfather tried to entrust Aunt with managing this, my great-uncle and my uncle joined hands and threw Aunt into the abyss, which shows how important it was.

“How could no one have known for several years…”

Kyle not only touched this but also handled the matter flawlessly.

This meant that his skills, even before he was fully an adult, were amazing.

And this corruption that would further increase his wealth had to be stopped here.

“He diverted them very cleverly. And it was very difficult to track that these diverted byproducts went into someone’s personal vault. All the evidence is contained in the document that the Acting Head of Family is looking at.”

Aunt turned her head and spoke clearly.

“What do you think about this, Kyle Blackwinter-nim?”

This was also speaking on my behalf.

“You have accomplished a truly great feat.”

How does it feel to have been given a blow by the human you called a bug?

A smile flashed across Aunt’s face.

“Weren’t you afraid of the Acting Head of Family of this great family, who is like the sky?”

People couldn’t even scream anymore. Even that violent great-uncle was just opening and closing his mouth.

Kyle frowned for a moment. At the same time, the speed at which he returned to his original cold expression was very fast.

“Words not worth listening to.”

“Whether it’s worth it or not is for me to judge.”

Everyone turned their heads as if they had made a promise, at the voice of Father, who had been silent until now.

Even that Kyle Blackwinter.

‘Did he look at the clock?’

I didn’t miss the moment when Kyle Blackwinter checked something.

There was a clock there.

And that was the first emotion of impatience that flashed across that face.

Aunt, as if she had been waiting for the Acting Head of Family to see everything, distributed the documents she had brought next to everyone.

Father waited for everyone to see the documents.

“Kyle Blackwinter. Do you have anything to say about this?”

“No.”

The evidence was clear.

Even at this moment, it was amazing how Kyle Blackwinter was pretending to be calm.

“Because everything is a slander against me.”

“Whether it’s slander or not, we’ll know if we call the person involved.”

“……Yes?”

Father made an angry expression for the first time.

“From this moment on, no one can leave this place. Anyone who leaves will be considered a traitor.”

“……..”

At Father’s command, all the vassals followed obediently, despite their puzzled faces.

Even my great-uncle didn’t leave his seat, grinding his teeth.

“Bring the head of the Kadin Merchant Guild immediately.”

* * *

“I will conclude my final argument here.”

The Second Trial Court in the capital. Unlike usual, the audience seats here were full.

The packed seats included commoners with some money to their name, and even ordinary commoners who occupied the very end.

In the front seats and the stepped seats, which could be called the premium seats, even nobles who had some reputation were sitting.

Today was the trial day for the Dover Count Family and the Jartu Count Family, and this trial was currently the subject of great interest in the capital.

That was because it was Count Jartu himself who had created this interest!

He planned to announce to the whole capital the day the Dover Count Family would go bankrupt and show off his presence.

He didn’t even think about losing. Why?

Because that great Blackwinter’s successor was on his side!

Victory was too obvious.

But why……

“I will deliver the final verdict.”

This was a result that no one had even imagined.

“I declare the Dover Count innocent, and according to the laws of the Empire, I declare that all costs other than the designated interest rate for the debts that were unjustly accumulated are invalid.”

Why did the sound echoing in the quiet courtroom feel like a death sentence?

“Furthermore, the internal corruption within the court and the illegal collusion and corruption with the customs that the Dover Count has raised will be reviewed later and recommended to the Minister of Justice and His Majesty the Emperor.”

Bang, bang, bang!

This couldn’t be happening.

This couldn’t be… Yes, it was all in the mysterious ‘evidence’ document that the Dover Count had brought today.

Surprisingly, not only was every scheme that the Jartu Count Family had used to bring down Dover written in detail, but also……

Everything that Kyle Blackwinter had done to help Jartu was written down.

And it was disguised as a crime committed solely by Count Jartu.

‘Th-this can’t be happening!’

Kyle Blackwinter’s name was nowhere to be found!

In front of him, he saw the face of the Dover Count, who was celebrating his victory, shaking hands with his lawyer, and smiling brightly.

The Dover Count, who had been hugging her husband and enjoying her joy, turned her head and approached someone.

“Thank you, I truly express my deep gratitude to you, Lord.”

“It’s nothing.”

The knight standing steadfastly was Rainante.

He politely shook his head.

“To think that all of this was Roxy-nim’s arrangement… It’s truly amazing.”

“It’s nothing.”

“What?”

“Everything is my master’s arrangement.”

“Haha, you must be talking about Roxy-nim.”

“It’s not.”

The Dover Count paused with her hand outstretched.

Rainante didn’t stop speaking.

“Roxy Eastwood-nim is also someone I protect and serve, but she said it was okay to reveal that she is in the same position as me.”

“Huh?”

Before continuing, Rainante stared at the sky for a moment.

My little master, who was probably fighting her own war in the Blackwinter conference room right now.

She said that if the Dover Count won, it would be okay to release some information.

That’s why Rainante was able to introduce his master proudly and happily.

“My master had already predicted all of this.”

Of course, in a slightly different direction than what Leia had thought.