After the trial, at the Lorenst residence.

The maids who had been bustling around looked surprised when they saw me.

“Hello, Miss.”

I nodded, and upon that, they exchanged glances among themselves and hurried away. Shrugging, I entered the room and sat in front of the desk.

This was the atmosphere in the house after Aris’s trial.

On the day the trial results were announced, the mansion buzzed with activity.

Due to the Marquis’s loud voice.

“Well done! You’ve done excellently! To disgrace the family in front of everyone and handle it so well, you’ve done splendidly. Seeing the evidence and witnesses presented so confidently, it seems like you didn’t just prepare for a day or two. I misjudged you by wanting to torment Aris so badly. Hubert! You take care of the rest. I can’t stand to even look at her face!”

Hubert massaged his temples as if his head was throbbing. Not wanting to hear the constant shouting, I summoned a servant.

“Prepare the carriage. Lady Lorenst will be riding.”

“Yes.”

In the tense atmosphere, the servant who had been watching for cues quickly stepped back. When I looked up, both Hubert and Marquis were staring at me.

“I will arrange for the most skilled coachman to accompany you.”

When I calmly replied, Giovanni’s expression quickly hardened.

He scrutinized my face, keeping his mouth tightly shut.

“A face that shows no remorse at all.”

Have I ever faced this person like this before?

Looking at his eyes, which were like seeing a rat on the road, I suddenly thought of such a comparison.

Although Hubert and Giovanni were similar, they were different. The criteria for judging people were similar, dividing them based on standards.

If Hubert differentiated between humans who would be advantageous to him and those who wouldn’t, Giovanni distinguished between humans to respect and those not to.

The standard of respect was not character but lineage and status.

Even if he thought he couldn’t communicate with Lady Emelene, just by acknowledging her ordinary lineage, he accepted her as a worthy successor to the family.

And from his perspective, I was not someone worthy of respect.

“You stirred up trouble in the house. Reflect on your actions.”

Of course, instead of reflecting, I wanted to sing.

“But?”

“However, isn’t the most important thing the family, as Lady Emelene mentioned in her lifetime?”

“…….”

“Ignoring Ari’s mistakes, pretending not to know due to fear of causing turmoil in the house may actually have a detrimental effect on the family.”

“Aris harmed Lady, right?”

“Didn’t you see the trial?”

As I widened my eyes and asked, Giovanni made an uncomfortable expression.

He admired Aris, who possessed the power of a cleric. In this kingdom that revered the power of water, a cleric was considered to be close to the divine bloodline.

But wrong was wrong. It wasn’t appropriate to praise Aris. With discerning judgment, Giovanni grumbled.

“I didn’t know you thought so much about the family.”

“Thank you for recognizing it now.”

I smiled.

“I should repay the favor you’ve given me.”

“Ha!”
After the trial, Marquis Lorenst laughed mockingly towards the empty space.

“Are you leaving now?”

“You don’t need to bother about me, busy with family matters.”

Even with the cold response to the chilly wind, I continued to respond with a smile.

“It’s nothing different for me.”

Caring about your whereabouts is also part of the family’s business.

“Oh, the carriage is ready. You can leave if you want.”

I pointed to the entrance of the mansion in response to Jenny’s whisper. Giovanni, who was about to say something in reply, eventually bit his lips and remained silent.

His steps, filled with unexpressed anger, were noticeably nervous.

Giovanni left in that direction.

Breaking the silence, Hubert spoke coldly. It seemed like he just realized it now.

“Yeah. Your actions, which I couldn’t understand until now, were intentionally acting like a fool.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“… You, ha, I can’t figure out what you’re thinking now. Why did you change like this?”

“…”

“I’ll give you a chance. Come back to your original self now.”

Saying that, Hubert was still quiet.

“It’s good that he’s giving time, even if it’s nonsense.”

Actually, leaving immediately wouldn’t make a big difference. I already found a place to live, and I had also issued a warrant for the arrest of the fallen nobles selling their titles.

“There’s still something I can grab from this house.”

I should take what I can.

“But what about this?”

“What will happen to Miss Aris?”

I kept staring at the blank piece of paper as if I were writing a letter.

“She’ll probably be taken to the guillotine.”

“Wh- guillotine?”

“Yes. The kingdom’s punishment for traitors is strict.”

“But Miss Aris is a cleric, will the royal family go so far?”

“Well, that’s a tough question.”

My mood became strange with Jenny’s trivial question.