Chap 48-Forget it.

 

Bang!

Ciel kicked open the door to classroom B.

She was almost used to it now.

There was an Arietta faction in Class B as well, but most were just aristocratic scions who offered support, and the majority of students simply stood by and watched Arnold get thoroughly trampled, regardless of whether Bathory came or not.

Naturally, today as well, Ciel deliberately looked around as if searching for Arnold, and opened her mouth.

“Sera of the Ailia faction sent a Latin Commune! I wonder about Edenberun?”

Since she was openly mentioning the Latin Commune and Edenberun, even the students who had been quietly preparing for their morning class turned their attention to her.

“Why did Lady Bathory come again?”

“It’s obviously because of Arnold and Clara.”

“What kind of grudge do those two have? Why are they getting trashed so much?”

“I know, right? It’s less like a faction fight and more like personal bullying.”

As expected, only Arnold and Clara remained as the other students moved away.

Arnold, who had suddenly been linked to the Latin Commune, stepped forward, fuming.

Ciel saw Arnold and beckoned with her finger.

“What trick are you up to now!?”

“Sera. That bitch dared to send the Commune to our Princess? But would you really not have known?”

Now, she threw away even the slightest pretense of courtesy and glared at Arnold.

“We were just standing by then! It’s unfair!”

“Unfair, my ass! Then how are you still alive?”

Clara, who had come to Arnold’s side, tried to deny it somehow.

But Ciel wouldn’t miss this opportunity.

She had to use this good opportunity to make Arnold the most pathetic nobleman in Schperen and bring Edenberun down as a laughingstock of a family.

“By that logic, other students besides us…”

“Ah, I don’t know about that. Anyway, if Sera knew, how could you not know? Are you Latin Commune? Tell me honestly.”

Ciel drew a clear line, separating that matter from this one.

At that sight, Arnold clenched his fists and trembled.

“Logically speaking, why would we be Latin Commune?”

“No, I know you might misunderstand.”

Ciel didn’t care about that, at least.

“Shi-ibal. You’re the same kind of people as Sera, so you thought it was safe to have the Commune around and you were relieved and fucked, didn’t you? You perverts!”

She drove the wedge in here.

Since they had already given up on their grades because of the Commune, they were relieved and made love while Ciel was being attacked.

Naturally, Ciel’s flamboyant accusations were enough to become gossip among the students.

“That rumor was true?”

“Even so, they’re nobles, right? Those two did something that even uneducated commoners wouldn’t do?”

“The Empire is truly an open-minded country.”

“Shouldn’t we accept good culture?”

“Did I not see it in the Schperen Forest? They mixed their bodies very intensely! As an elf, a member of the forest people, I frowned upon it.”

“If an elf is saying that much, it must be true!”

The reactions were varied.

From students who were disgusted by Arnold and Clara, to international students from foreign countries who were intrigued as if they had seen a new advanced culture.

Of course, the elf’s guarantee added credibility to the situation, so Arnold and Clara were branded as perverted noble couple who had sexual relations during practical training.

In the end, Arnold, as a last resort, winked at Asta, who was standing next to him with a troubled expression, having chosen the wrong side.

He was asking him to testify quickly.

At this point, he just wanted to remain neutral, but Asta had no choice but to do his duty as a close aide.

“That. My lord and Lady Clara are not Latin Commune and did not do that during practical training.”

“Putting aside factions, speak with the conscience of a noble. Did you really not do anything during practical training? You even received demerits from the instructor?”

“Well, of course, the atmosphere was a bit good, but…”

“See? See? Did everyone hear that? That’s what it’s like, right? They had the Commune on their side, so they felt safe and did that kind of thing.”

Of course, if you think about it calmly, you could say that they didn’t know the Commune was coming, so they just spent some cozy time as a couple.

But Arnold, who had been tormented by Ciel for a long time, and Clara, who had only met her a few times but was already tired of the disaster that was Ciel, couldn’t think calmly or rationally.

Having been suddenly attacked, they naturally couldn’t come up with a plausible excuse, which only gave the other students more reason to criticize them.

Even those who had been watching Edenberun from behind and glaring at Bathory, not wanting to be bitten by a mad dog, backed away, thinking this was a bit much.

Ciel didn’t stop.

It was because the Hero might interfere here, so she was planning to land a quick blow.

“Please. We really aren’t. Really. It’s unfair.”

“Since there’s no evidence, we can’t hand these guys over to Shukat.”

“No, I’m telling you it’s unfair?”

“Then give me money. Our Princess also needs compensation for the mental damage.”

Now, she naturally held out her hand.

She was asking for money on her own accord.

It was at this point that Arnold and Clara’s minds started to work a little more coldly.

That’s right.

This damn Ciel was a woman who was crazy about money.

“No, we’re giving you money?”

“You know our Princess isn’t in a good mental state, right? She’s already suffering so much because of you. You wouldn’t sincerely regret it, so we have to take money at least. Don’t you think so too? You also tainted our Princess’s eyes with that unsightly appearance.”

This time, she was even selling out her own lord.

Ciel naturally passed the baton to the Princess.

‘No, me? I just came to watch.’

‘Please don’t.’

‘Just this once?’

It was just this once. That’s what Princess Arietta thought, but when she thought about it, it seemed interesting.

How much had she suffered from Ailia?

Although she hadn’t been attending Schperen for very long, there must have been a subtle flow of power within the palace led by Ailia.

Ailia preferred to use her close aides rather than stepping forward herself. It wouldn’t make sense if they hadn’t been involved in harassing her within the palace.

So Arietta put one hand on her forehead and staggered as if feeling dizzy.

“That’s right. My hands and feet were trembling that day, and my head was spinning.”

“Look at that. Our Princess is so much more valuable than you guys that she even has a bandage wrapped around her because she got hurt. And you made her see that vulgar act, so you have nothing to say even if you die.”

“Ah, I understand. I understand, so please stop.”

Arnold and Clara had to empty their pockets on the spot.

The two were desperately emptying their pockets to get out of this situation and shut that noisy woman’s mouth.

However.

This was tantamount to admitting their guilt.

Ciel’s eyes sparkled like a beast that had found its prey.

“Everyone, did you see that? If they were really innocent, would they have given me money? Isn’t this just a blatant attempt to buy my silence?!”

They had been tricked.

Arnold and Clara’s minds went blank.

‘What a despicable woman!’

She took the money and couldn’t just let it go?

The monster wearing that woman’s skin had a knack for manipulating people.

Even Princess Arietta, who had been certified by the professor as mentally unstable, gained sympathy from that day on.

The ones who had mentally harmed Arietta were ultimately Ailia and Kailon, who were competing for the throne.

In the current situation, they had given money, so they were now a pervert who had an unknown connection with the Latin Commune and had sex in the forest.

What would be a good excuse here?

Arnold felt his head throbbing.

Wouldn’t it be better to just admit it?

Just admit it and confess their sins honestly.

Yes. He would admit everything.

He and Clara might as well boldly admit that they made love in the forest. Clara must be thinking about that too.

However.

Give up the flesh and keep the bones!

“-But we’re really not Latin Commune!”

“Can you bet your noble honor on that?”

“Really!”

“I’m suspicious, but I’ll give you a chance.”

Arnold felt frustrated when she said that as if she was doing him a favor, even sighing.

He was telling her that they really weren’t.

Arnold’s blood pressure rose at the reaction that she was giving him a chance because he was being so noisy.

“Not give me a chance! I should be asking you instead. What will Lady Bathory do if I’m not Latin Commune after all that you’ve been cornering me?”

“Never mind then.”

“What?”

“If you’re not, then what can I do? But Arnold. It’s a definite fact that you made a baby during practical training.”

“Ugh.”

His back hair suddenly stood on end.

What should he say?

He had to somehow shut that mouth.

No matter how much he thought about it, nothing came to mind.

What was certain was that even if they were giving him a chance about being Latin Commune, it was clear that he had done that during practical training.

Since he had already admitted it, the rest was a foregone conclusion.

The rumors had been rampant, and then Bathory appeared and threw things around. The students’ gazes were not kind.

“No, I’m in the swordsmanship department too, and I was kidnapped by the Commune and thrown into a cave, and those two were doing it in the meantime?”

“How can a noble be like that? How can they commit such an act in a class that should be a model for the country? Edenberun and Erjet are a disgrace to the nobility!”

After that, they had to endure all sorts of ridicule.

In particular, the students belonging to the swordsmanship department were greatly disappointed in the two.

How could they be doing that while they were being tormented by the Commune?

Moreover, the Latin Commune suspicion had not completely disappeared.

Of course, some swordsmanship department students knew about the relationship between Bathory and Edenberun and had some idea that she was trying to bring Edenberun down.

But that was that, and this was this.

From the perspective of the students belonging to the same swordsmanship department, this was outrageous.

They were being insulted for being related to the Latin Commune, and it turned out that they had actually been doing it with their fiancée.

While they were working hard on their practical training, they had been relying on their skills to do that kind of thing.

Of course, Edenberun’s power was still great.

However, there were quite a few noble families that had been following Edenberun.

Naturally, they were Ailia’s faction because they followed Edenberun.

The students who were greatly disappointed by this incident decided to contact their families.

No matter how they looked at it, they felt that if they kept trusting a rogue family like Edenberun, they would not only tarnish the honor of the nobility but also bury it in the ground.

Of course.

Ciel had actually come to criticize Arnold without much thought.

To get money as a bonus, or rather, to do some teabagging. To mock the loser and be a jerk.

Edenberun and Erjet had suffered quite a blow from this incident.

Naturally, this would inevitably affect their master as well.

“Damn it. What is this supposed to be?”

Sera had been taken away, no matter what happened.

In Ailia’s current situation, she couldn’t pressure Shukat because it was related to the Commune.

What anti-imperialists like the Commune were aiming for was regime change. Nobles were naturally all subject to execution, and so were the royals.

It would be like proving that she was associating with such people.

So she couldn’t do anything about Sera right now.

Sera was definitely not a maid who would say that Princess Ailia had ordered her to do it, even if she was tortured. Even if she did say it, it would be difficult for Shukat to catch her.

Above all, there was no complete evidence that Ailia had ordered it.

If that letter was even in Ailia’s own handwriting, it would be different.

But apart from that, Edenberun was a problem.

‘Why did those foolish guys do that kind of thing during practical training!’

Honestly, Ailia was also suspecting that the two had done it.

They must have had a good relationship.