Chapter 81: In The Council
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He looked towards Saito who had a serene smile on his face and gritted his teeth. He knew that this trap has been formed by Saito. It has now caused him to be at the juncture where he has to choose.
Choose between Saito and the Crown Prince. If he chose the wrong side, he would be brutally murdered with his wife and daughter being sold in the market.
Deep in his mind, he started to question himself who was more dangerous, The Crown prince or Saito? It didn't take him long to answer that himself. It was Saito who was far more dangerous. It wasn't because of the appearance of Princess Rita.
It was because he seemed to know what the judgement of the king would be. He has already planned to destroy his life by targeting his wife and daughter.
While the crown prince may kill him, he wouldn't target his wife and daughter. They had no idea about this operation, it would be beneficial for him to not maintain contact with the family of the captain who has been assassinated.
The loose ends that he was trying to cut off. He obviously wouldn't be so foolish to contact his family and give himself away.
So, he came to the conclusion that Saito was more dangerous because if he went against him then his family would be destroyed along with himself. While if he went against the crown prince, there was a 70% chance that he wouldn't touch his family and just kill him alone.
It was better to partially side with Saito and overall remain neutral. It was better not to name the Crown Prince or anyone by his side. It wouldn't be good to anger him too much.
~~
The three of them walked into the council of the kingdom. There were around 10 men, all of them old enough to be above 40 years old age. Saito found it interesting that there were no women within this council of 20 men and the emperor.
He internally thought 'heh… No women here huh. Well, dealing with annoying old hags wouldn't be fun. At least I am saved from that.'
Before anyone could speak any further. All the elders within the council were surprised to see Princess Rita together with Saito.
Rita walked towards the King while ignoring the council of elders. It was because there was no one who was above her in terms of status other than the Emperor.
There was no one who could sentence her to do anything other than her Emperor. And it wasn't a secret that the King doted upon his daughter Rita the most. Just the number of treasures she held would make any concubine jealous of her.
Yet no one dared to make a move against her. It was because as long as Rita was concerned, the King wouldn't be willing to give face to anyone. Whether they be the general, prime minister or anything. Everyone involved in it would be fated a life worse than death.
This was why no one dared to speak as Rita walked up to the King without even greeting them. She whispered in the ears of the King, "Father, I wanted to tell you something. I…"
She whispered in his ears with a very low voice. As soon as he finished hearing her, the King's eyes widened completely as he stared at Saito.
He exerted a strong pressure which was only felt by Saito in the council. Even though it was pressure even stronger than what 5 Renya wouldn't be able to exert. Saito deals with it by fortifying his mind and body with a huge amount of magic.
He knew that if it continued for a long time then even, he wouldn't be able to resist submitting to the pressure. But he also knew that the King wouldn't use this to pressurize him for very long.
It continued for 20 seconds before he felt the pressure disappear as if it was never exerted. The King turned towards Rita and gave her an elderly smile, "I approve from the point of his power. Alright, don't be anxious. I will deal with this matter."
Rita's eyes flashed with joy as she whispered to her father, "Thank you, father. I knew you would listen to me."
She returned back towards Saito and Akazawa. She whispered to Saito in a low voice, "Don't worry, father promised me that he would take care of everything."
Saito didn't respond to her. It was unknown if he even registered her words or not. One of the elders who was staring at Saito with a great amount of hatred spoke out, "Why is this man not restrained from magic suppression cuffs? Captain, don't you realize how dangerous this man is?"
Captain Akazawa shuddered under the great pressure he felt just from his voice. He however answered, "Respected Elder, since Sir Axel didn't struggle in coming here. General Willard said that it would not be respectable to use tie him with magic suppression cuffs."
Another elder spoke out with a cold snort, "Did he say that? There is no need to be respectful towards the guy who would destroy the part of the city while killing the civilians in the process."
To this, Akazawa had no answer. Saito remained silent as he calmly stared at that elder. Another elder spoke out, "I believe we are being a little too hasty right now. We just received a report of how Axel has launched an attack in the city. We need to investigate further…"
The elder who initially spoke countered this elder, "Are you going senile with your age Gaton? There were multiple guards who saw the event happening. I am sure that not all of them would be hallucinating."
The elder named Gaton remained calm and replied back, "I simply believe that instead of rushing up. We should take time to investigate. However, I believe that in the meantime, Axel should be locked within the prison where he cannot be able to use magic."
The idea that he had was the same as imprisoning Saito with no hope of getting out. The investigation he suggested was probably going to be a hoax and after a month or so, he would declare the accusations to be correct.
Saito spoke out within his head 'Is this your trick crown prince? Pretty good if I had to say. It would have been hard to get out of this without the use of force if I didn't have Rita with me.'
He was tired of staying silent and turned towards the elder who had spoken first, "Elder, you said that I do not deserve any respect for harming civilians. Let me ask you a question… How many civilians have I saved from the demons? And how many casualties were caused by the attack from me in the southern part of the City of Zleka? Am I worthy of respect?"
The Elder who was questioned had his eyes widened, he never expected to be questioned in such a manner. He remained silent since he had no idea how many people he had saved, it was probably more than a thousand.
There were only around 60-70 people who were caught in the attack. A small number in front of the number of people he had saved. There was no way the elder could say that he was worthy of respect so he chose to stay silent.
Saito then turned towards Elder Gaton, "Elder Gaton, you want to investigate this incident. I am sure since you suggested this solution then you must have some plans on how to pursue the true perpetrators behind this. Would you mind letting the council hear those suggestions?"
Elder Gaton nearly stumbled as he faced Saito's question, "I-I was thinking that we should ask the civilians around that area. Pursue any suspicious people and push them to answer the truth."
It seems as though he had indeed thought of a solution however, Saito remained unmoved, "Is that your suggestion Elder Gaton? How much time would it take for you to figure out the true perpetrators behind this incident?"
"Umm… 2 months." This was also the time limit which had been previously thought up by him.. It seemed as though each and every one of the questions that Saito asked him was already anticipated by Gaton however, he was surprised when Saito asked those questions.
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He looked towards Saito who had a serene smile on his face and gritted his teeth. He knew that this trap has been formed by Saito. It has now caused him to be at the juncture where he has to choose.
Choose between Saito and the Crown Prince. If he chose the wrong side, he would be brutally murdered with his wife and daughter being sold in the market.
Deep in his mind, he started to question himself who was more dangerous, The Crown prince or Saito? It didn't take him long to answer that himself. It was Saito who was far more dangerous. It wasn't because of the appearance of Princess Rita.
It was because he seemed to know what the judgement of the king would be. He has already planned to destroy his life by targeting his wife and daughter.
While the crown prince may kill him, he wouldn't target his wife and daughter. They had no idea about this operation, it would be beneficial for him to not maintain contact with the family of the captain who has been assassinated.
The loose ends that he was trying to cut off. He obviously wouldn't be so foolish to contact his family and give himself away.
So, he came to the conclusion that Saito was more dangerous because if he went against him then his family would be destroyed along with himself. While if he went against the crown prince, there was a 70% chance that he wouldn't touch his family and just kill him alone.
It was better to partially side with Saito and overall remain neutral. It was better not to name the Crown Prince or anyone by his side. It wouldn't be good to anger him too much.
~~
The three of them walked into the council of the kingdom. There were around 10 men, all of them old enough to be above 40 years old age. Saito found it interesting that there were no women within this council of 20 men and the emperor.
He internally thought 'heh… No women here huh. Well, dealing with annoying old hags wouldn't be fun. At least I am saved from that.'
Before anyone could speak any further. All the elders within the council were surprised to see Princess Rita together with Saito.
Rita walked towards the King while ignoring the council of elders. It was because there was no one who was above her in terms of status other than the Emperor.
There was no one who could sentence her to do anything other than her Emperor. And it wasn't a secret that the King doted upon his daughter Rita the most. Just the number of treasures she held would make any concubine jealous of her.
Yet no one dared to make a move against her. It was because as long as Rita was concerned, the King wouldn't be willing to give face to anyone. Whether they be the general, prime minister or anything. Everyone involved in it would be fated a life worse than death.
This was why no one dared to speak as Rita walked up to the King without even greeting them. She whispered in the ears of the King, "Father, I wanted to tell you something. I…"
She whispered in his ears with a very low voice. As soon as he finished hearing her, the King's eyes widened completely as he stared at Saito.
He exerted a strong pressure which was only felt by Saito in the council. Even though it was pressure even stronger than what 5 Renya wouldn't be able to exert. Saito deals with it by fortifying his mind and body with a huge amount of magic.
He knew that if it continued for a long time then even, he wouldn't be able to resist submitting to the pressure. But he also knew that the King wouldn't use this to pressurize him for very long.
It continued for 20 seconds before he felt the pressure disappear as if it was never exerted. The King turned towards Rita and gave her an elderly smile, "I approve from the point of his power. Alright, don't be anxious. I will deal with this matter."
Rita's eyes flashed with joy as she whispered to her father, "Thank you, father. I knew you would listen to me."
She returned back towards Saito and Akazawa. She whispered to Saito in a low voice, "Don't worry, father promised me that he would take care of everything."
Saito didn't respond to her. It was unknown if he even registered her words or not. One of the elders who was staring at Saito with a great amount of hatred spoke out, "Why is this man not restrained from magic suppression cuffs? Captain, don't you realize how dangerous this man is?"
Captain Akazawa shuddered under the great pressure he felt just from his voice. He however answered, "Respected Elder, since Sir Axel didn't struggle in coming here. General Willard said that it would not be respectable to use tie him with magic suppression cuffs."
Another elder spoke out with a cold snort, "Did he say that? There is no need to be respectful towards the guy who would destroy the part of the city while killing the civilians in the process."
To this, Akazawa had no answer. Saito remained silent as he calmly stared at that elder. Another elder spoke out, "I believe we are being a little too hasty right now. We just received a report of how Axel has launched an attack in the city. We need to investigate further…"
The elder who initially spoke countered this elder, "Are you going senile with your age Gaton? There were multiple guards who saw the event happening. I am sure that not all of them would be hallucinating."
The elder named Gaton remained calm and replied back, "I simply believe that instead of rushing up. We should take time to investigate. However, I believe that in the meantime, Axel should be locked within the prison where he cannot be able to use magic."
The idea that he had was the same as imprisoning Saito with no hope of getting out. The investigation he suggested was probably going to be a hoax and after a month or so, he would declare the accusations to be correct.
Saito spoke out within his head 'Is this your trick crown prince? Pretty good if I had to say. It would have been hard to get out of this without the use of force if I didn't have Rita with me.'
He was tired of staying silent and turned towards the elder who had spoken first, "Elder, you said that I do not deserve any respect for harming civilians. Let me ask you a question… How many civilians have I saved from the demons? And how many casualties were caused by the attack from me in the southern part of the City of Zleka? Am I worthy of respect?"
The Elder who was questioned had his eyes widened, he never expected to be questioned in such a manner. He remained silent since he had no idea how many people he had saved, it was probably more than a thousand.
There were only around 60-70 people who were caught in the attack. A small number in front of the number of people he had saved. There was no way the elder could say that he was worthy of respect so he chose to stay silent.
Saito then turned towards Elder Gaton, "Elder Gaton, you want to investigate this incident. I am sure since you suggested this solution then you must have some plans on how to pursue the true perpetrators behind this. Would you mind letting the council hear those suggestions?"
Elder Gaton nearly stumbled as he faced Saito's question, "I-I was thinking that we should ask the civilians around that area. Pursue any suspicious people and push them to answer the truth."
It seems as though he had indeed thought of a solution however, Saito remained unmoved, "Is that your suggestion Elder Gaton? How much time would it take for you to figure out the true perpetrators behind this incident?"
"Umm… 2 months." This was also the time limit which had been previously thought up by him.. It seemed as though each and every one of the questions that Saito asked him was already anticipated by Gaton however, he was surprised when Saito asked those questions.
He looked towards Saito who had a serene smile on his face and gritted his teeth. He knew that this trap has been formed by Saito. It has now caused him to be at the juncture where he has to choose.Choose between Saito and the Crown Prince. If he chose the wrong side, he would be brutally murdered with his wife and daughter being sold in the market.Deep in his mind, he started to question himself who was more dangerous, The Crown prince or Saito? It didn't take him long to answer that himself. It was Saito who was far more dangerous. It wasn't because of the appearance of Princess Rita.It was because he seemed to know what the judgement of the king would be. He has already planned to destroy his life by targeting his wife and daughter.While the crown prince may kill him, he wouldn't target his wife and daughter. They had no idea about this operation, it would be beneficial for him to not maintain contact with the family of the captain who has been assassinated.The loose ends that he was trying to cut off. He obviously wouldn't be so foolish to contact his family and give himself away.So, he came to the conclusion that Saito was more dangerous because if he went against him then his family would be destroyed along with himself. While if he went against the crown prince, there was a 70% chance that he wouldn't touch his family and just kill him alone.It was better to partially side with Saito and overall remain neutral. It was better not to name the Crown Prince or anyone by his side. It wouldn't be good to anger him too much.~~The three of them walked into the council of the kingdom. There were around 10 men, all of them old enough to be above 40 years old age. Saito found it interesting that there were no women within this council of 20 men and the emperor.He internally thought 'heh No women here huh. Well, dealing with annoying old hags wouldn't be fun. At least I am saved from that.'Before anyone could speak any further. All the elders within the council were surprised to see Princess Rita together with Saito.Rita walked towards the King while ignoring the council of elders. It was because there was no one who was above her in terms of status other than the Emperor.There was no one who could sentence her to do anything other than her Emperor. And it wasn't a secret that the King doted upon his daughter Rita the most. Just the number of treasures she held would make any concubine jealous of her.Yet no one dared to make a move against her. It was because as long as Rita was concerned, the King wouldn't be willing to give face to anyone. Whether they be the general, prime minister or anything. Everyone involved in it would be fated a life worse than death.This was why no one dared to speak as Rita walked up to the King without even greeting them. She whispered in the ears of the King, "Father, I wanted to tell you something. I"She whispered in his ears with a very low voice. As soon as he finished hearing her, the King's eyes widened completely as he stared at Saito.He exerted a strong pressure which was only felt by Saito in the council. Even though it was pressure even stronger than what 5 Renya wouldn't be able to exert. Saito deals with it by fortifying his mind and body with a huge amount of magic.He knew that if it continued for a long time then even, he wouldn't be able to resist submitting to the pressure. But he also knew that the King wouldn't use this to pressurize him for very long.It continued for 20 seconds before he felt the pressure disappear as if it was never exerted. The King turned towards Rita and gave her an elderly smile, "I approve from the point of his power. Alright, don't be anxious. I will deal with this matter."Rita's eyes flashed with joy as she whispered to her father, "Thank you, father. I knew you would listen to me."She returned back towards Saito and Akazawa. She whispered to Saito in a low voice, "Don't worry, father promised me that he would take care of everything."Saito didn't respond to her. It was unknown if he even registered her words or not. One of the elders who was staring at Saito with a great amount of hatred spoke out, "Why is this man not restrained from magic suppression cuffs? Captain, don't you realize how dangerous this man is?"Captain Akazawa shuddered under the great pressure he felt just from his voice. He however answered, "Respected Elder, since Sir Axel didn't struggle in coming here. General Willard said that it would not be respectable to use tie him with magic suppression cuffs."Another elder spoke out with a cold snort, "Did he say that? There is no need to be respectful towards the guy who would destroy the part of the city while killing the civilians in the process."To this, Akazawa had no answer. Saito remained silent as he calmly stared at that elder. Another elder spoke out, "I believe we are being a little too hasty right now. We just received a report of how Axel has launched an attack in the city. We need to investigate further"The elder who initially spoke countered this elder, "Are you going senile with your age Gaton? There were multiple guards who saw the event happening. I am sure that not all of them would be hallucinating."The elder named Gaton remained calm and replied back, "I simply believe that instead of rushing up. We should take time to investigate. However, I believe that in the meantime, Axel should be locked within the prison where he cannot be able to use magic."The idea that he had was the same as imprisoning Saito with no hope of getting out. The investigation he suggested was probably going to be a hoax and after a month or so, he would declare the accusations to be correct.Saito spoke out within his head 'Is this your trick crown prince? Pretty good if I had to say. It would have been hard to get out of this without the use of force if I didn't have Rita with me.'He was tired of staying silent and turned towards the elder who had spoken first, "Elder, you said that I do not deserve any respect for harming civilians. Let me ask you a question How many civilians have I saved from the demons? And how many casualties were caused by the attack from me in the southern part of the City of Zleka? Am I worthy of respect?"The Elder who was questioned had his eyes widened, he never expected to be questioned in such a manner. He remained silent since he had no idea how many people he had saved, it was probably more than a thousand.There were only around 60-70 people who were caught in the attack. A small number in front of the number of people he had saved. There was no way the elder could say that he was worthy of respect so he chose to stay silent.Saito then turned towards Elder Gaton, "Elder Gaton, you want to investigate this incident. I am sure since you suggested this solution then you must have some plans on how to pursue the true perpetrators behind this. Would you mind letting the council hear those suggestions?"Elder Gaton nearly stumbled as he faced Saito's question, "I-I was thinking that we should ask the civilians around that area. Pursue any suspicious people and push them to answer the truth."It seems as though he had indeed thought of a solution however, Saito remained unmoved, "Is that your suggestion Elder Gaton? How much time would it take for you to figure out the true perpetrators behind this incident?""Umm 2 months." This was also the time limit which had been previously thought up by him.. It seemed as though each and every one of the questions that Saito asked him was already anticipated by Gaton however, he was surprised when Saito asked those questions.
