NOVEL NEXT chapter 88
88 – Benedetta’s Punishment
He was about to kill Balbino, but Benedetta suddenly stopped him. Delia blinked her eyes and looked back.
From Delia’s point of view, it was something she had already prepared for several months ago.
You will also feel a little absurd.
I didn’t know Benedetta’s intentions either.
Because I’ve never seen this type of behavior in .
It’s probably not because she couldn’t stand seeing her daughter kill her father.
Benedetta spoke in an unusually low voice.
“You don’t have to kill me… ?”
I made a suggestion that was a little different from the common sense of the people of this world.
Except for special cases, monsters and demons are killed immediately upon sight.
That was the common sense of the people of this world.
I asked Benedetta.
“Tell me in detail.”
“Yes.”
She started to elaborate on my words right away.
In short, it was about putting Balbino in prison and telling him everything.
Especially focused on information about the Demon Kingdom.
I succeeded in catching a high-ranking demon like Balbino alive, but it was a waste to kill him like this.
“It makes sense.”
In the game story, Lando kills Balbino.
Delia didn’t join the hero’s party when Balbino was killed.
Healing the wounds inflicted by the [Twin Wild Boar], The trigger for Lando to awaken his skills as a warrior.
But instead of Delia, I pretended to be hit by the [Twin Wild Boar] And she didn’t get hurt.
Delia, who was not hospitalized, noticed her father who had become a demon early on and asked me to capture her alive, and as a result, she succeeded in capturing Balvino alive.
Benedetta said, holding Delia’s hand.
“I will confirm what happened properly and I will definitely restore your sister’s honor.”
“Miss Benedetta… ?”
“Yes. I swear by the title of princess.”
Balbino, who fell to the floor, looked at Benedetta with frowning eyes.
“Didn’t you say you didn’t intend to check properly before?”
Benedetta had met Balbino once before.
At the time of the dungeon mutation event.
Perhaps he gave a lukewarm answer to Celestina, just like the story of the game.
So it sounds like Benedetta changed her words to Balvino.
Benedetta looked down at Balbino’s face.
“As a princess, it’s because it’s already difficult to ask about that incident. Sir Joel, Lady Delia, Lady Elianne, Miss Luisa, Miss Caitlin, and Miss Landau who are here have all heard you.”
In other words, even if Balbino is killed, the fact that Celestina died unjustly cannot be hidden.
Moreover, each has a different nationality.
“… Right.”
Valbino nodded his head.
It’s not like I can see through his heart, and I’m guessing that if Benedetta had answered that he would properly find out the truth during the dungeon transformation, he wouldn’t have done it like today, or at least put it off.
Because I was convinced during the dungeon transformation that future generations have no answer.
Elianne nodded as well.
“If we don’t root out the root cause, something similar will happen again. I think it’s right to do as Benedetta-sama said.”
She also suffered damage from Balbino due to her younger brother Daniel Gunn.
But she didn’t blame Balby Norman, she cited her mother and her siblings as the root cause of Daniel’s death.
The [Fruit of Paradise Lost] That Balbino gave to his younger brother was just an opportunity.
Louis, Caitlyn, and Lando turned their heads toward me.
The rest is my opinion.
If I oppose it and ask you to kill Balbino, you will have no choice but to comply.
That’s why the position of the person at this party has become so important.
“What do you want to do with Delia?”
“Me, me?”
“I want you to be honest.”
Delia asked to be captured alive in the first place and said she would kill herself if captured alive.
Her own father’s job and none of her others.
She thought it was right for her to decide.
She answered quietly, shaking her hands that held her dagger.
“Of course I don’t want my father to die… !! But since I’ve fallen into a demon, I’m going to at least go the last way….”
As she cried, she moved closer to her side.
Then she softly embraced her in her arms.
“Sorry for asking a difficult question.”
She shook her head.
“Because he properly thought of me and my father. I have nothing but thanks to Joel. Thank you thank you….”
He comforted her by stroking her hair.
It must be the feeling that the burden on your heart has been lifted to some extent.
Balbino looked at us like that.
Raising the corner of her mouth as if pleased.
It was the moment when I realized that demons can also smile at their father.
*
Benedetta and Elianne restrained Balbino from head to toe with magic strings.
Seeing her father restrained with her legs stretched out, Delia put on a slightly complicated expression.
Well, even if you’re like me, you can’t be calm when your parents are like that.
After that, she discussed which country she would be sent to prison.
There is only one of the Empire, Kingdom, or Republic anyway.
These three countries are the only ones with facilities capable of confining demons.
“Sir Joel, you may be offended, but the Republic is the most….”
Benedetta told me cautiously.
It seemed that I had a bad opinion of the entire Republic because of the previous Commander of the Knights William case.
Caitlyn also rarely talked about the Republic after that incident.
I shook my head and answered.
“I don’t particularly see the Republic as a whole as bad.”
“Is that so?”
“Because it was something that could happen in any country. It just happened in the Republic this time.”
Caitlyn responded with the widest eyes.
And her mouth twitched.
She From her point of view, it would be better for me to come to the Republic, so it was worth it.
It was the least likely option for now.
Ellie Anne nodded her head.
“Even in my opinion, at least you shouldn’t send Balbino to the empire or the kingdom. Neither the Empire nor the Kingdom would want to reveal the Celestina case.”
The kingdom is the one who killed Celestina, and the empire tolerated it.
If you entrust Balbino’s recruits to the two countries, it’s obvious they’ll kill you anyway.
In fact, except for the two countries, there is only one republic left.
From the standpoint of the Republic, there is nothing wrong with an opportunity to politically propagate how absurd the despotism creates.
We put Balbino in the carriage and headed to the Republic.
I negotiated with the vice president who barely survived the last coup.
Never kill, do not torture, do not interrupt interviews, etc.
Balbino, imprisoned in a prison dedicated to demons, told me about to leave for the Republic.
“Take care of her daughter. I’m sure he’ll make Delia happy beyond compare to an ugly father, but still.”
“Of course.”
Delia bowed her head in greeting to her father.
Then she gently grabbed my arm.
***
The capital of the Kingdom of Barga—Caprilia.
In the office of the palace, the king,
“What are you doing!”
Bang, I hit his desk hard with my fist.
Benedetta’s older sister, Princess Arianna, the first princess, smirked as she lowered her head.
Her younger sister’s behavior of trying to expose her country’s indecent shame after all her pretending to be for the sake of her country was funny.
The fact that Benedetta had chosen Joel as her husband at her academy had already reached the palace.
Although there were already signs before that.
Starting with the daughter of the Duke of Chablis, Joel seemed to be good at flirting with women.
‘After all, that year is a girl.’
She became like a marionette following the words of her fiancé.
She hasn’t officially become a couple yet, but she’s said to be a prostitute.
It seems that Joel’s words were influenced in many ways.
Benedetta and Joel caught the Demon Balbino.
There was no problem up to that point.
The problem is that even though Balbino knew why he wanted to take revenge on the kingdom, instead of killing him, he handed over the recruits to the Republic.
“Benedetta, why the hell!”
As a result, the king was so hot that his face turned red.
Her daughter, whom she adored, hit her in the back of the head, so she was right.
Balbino confessed all his motives in prison in the republic.
She said it was because her real daughter, Celestina, was unfairly executed by the kingdom.
“Your Majesty, the Prime Minister has come to visit you.”
“Let it in.”
The king drank the cold water with a magical ice cube in his glass.
The more she saw the king getting angry, the first princess, Arianna, tried her best to keep the corner of her mouth from rising.
The chancellor entered the office and bowed her head.
She and she talked about business.
“An announcement has just been made by the imperial family.”
He paused and continued.
“The imperial family simply trusted the explanation of the kingdom, so it is said that this time as well, it is an issue that the kingdom must resolve.”
“They… !!”
Balbino’s motive for the crime spread all over the world by riding the media in an instant.
The kingdom banned all mention of the matter internally, but it had already spread to the civilian population.
“In the first place, if the imperial bastards hadn’t suddenly brought up a crazy voice asking for a 5-fold increase in contributions 10 years ago, that division wouldn’t have happened!”
“Your Majesty, we cannot help what has already happened. Rather—.”
“I know that much too!”
I just don’t like the Empire’s attitude of trying to stay clean alone.
Arianna suggested in a low voice to the king who sighed and held his throbbing head in his hand.
“Abama, this is all Benedetta’s fault. In my opinion, Benedetta’s actions this time are tantamount to betrayal. We must punish Benedetta and set the country right.”
The king closed his eyes so strongly that the wrinkles in his eyes were clearly visible.
Her father’s hesitant attitude even after being stabbed in the back of her head shocked Arianna with her.
She thought again that she shouldn’t show such blatant favoritism to her children.
***
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＜1St year 1st semester final writing evaluation ranking＞
1St Place: Joel
2Nd Place: Benedetta
3Rd Place: Elianne
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＜1St year, 1st semester final performance evaluation ranking＞
1St place: Joel, Benedetta, Elianne, Luisa, Caitlyn, Lando
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1St Place: Joel
2Nd Place: Benedetta
3Rd Place: Elianne
4Th Place: Caitlyn
5Th Place: Luisa
6Th Place: Lando
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The final exams are over.
Summer vacation has begun.
Before moving into the newly decorated villa, I stopped by the academy’s main building and looked at the bulletin board.
“What, it’s the same as midterm exam!”
Catlin called from the side.
Nothing was really different from the midterm exam rankings, from 1st to 6th in the overall rankings.
The other cadets were also surprised and whispered.
“Sir Joel, I have a few words to tell you.”
Benedetta quickly walked up to me and grabbed her hand.
For some reason, his expression was unusual.
She nodded and went with her once back to her dorm room.
“Abama has punished me.”
“… Right.”
Actually, I expected it to some extent.
From the king’s point of view, he must be angry that her daughter has set out to find out the truth behind Celestina’s case.
She let out a small sigh.
“Return to the palace and indefinite pension.”
Of course, I didn’t intend to be punished by the king.
She turned her head towards Luisa, instructing.
“Prepare to go to the kingdom.”
“Yes, boy.”
You should try what you can.