Reincarnated Villainess Does Not Want Revenge - Chapter 100.1
Translated by: ShinigamiTori
Who Are Those Tears for? 1
It rained throughout the day from morning.
The weather was bad, and there were few signs of people outside. The number of hooded knights serving as guards was also minimal.
No one uttered a word as they went about their tasks, making it seem like nothing was amiss.
The maids are organizing their assigned areas, and the servers are checking today’s menu and starting to prepare the dishes.
The gatekeeper is taking a break, smoking as he takes shelter from the rain.
“The weather’s terrible, isn’t it?”
The gatekeeper nodded in agreement with the words of the coachman, who was taking a break beside him.
The maids, who had been instructed not to approach the audience chamber, discreetly glanced in the direction of the chamber from afar, treating it cautiously, then returned to their tasks.
Amanda, who occasionally scolds the distracted maids, also lets out a sigh when no one is around.
Thinking about the prince, whom she had cared for like a son for a long time, Amanda’s usually stoic heart also ached.
The day of the rebellion, known to only a few, has arrived. The meeting, which hadn’t been made public, was communicated to various lords through letters from the king. A maid came to her with concerns about people entering the castle covertly through the back gate, and Amanda reassured her by saying that there would be an informal audience.
The king, King Gray, is oblivious.
The person who sent the letters wasn’t King Gray, but Prince Risel.
And at this very moment, in the audience chamber, a significant event that is sure to shake the monarchy to its very core is taking place, drowned out by the sound of the rain.
“Release me! What do you think you’re doing!?”
Gray screamed in terror as his arms were tied behind his back and a knight held him down with a sword.
He was supposed to have been summoned by the Chancellor. But when he arrived, Gray found himself surrounded by familiar lords, all restrained and waiting for him. Some of them were wounded. Gray immediately thought of escaping, but he was captured by a nearby knight and brought to the current situation.
A short distance away from Gray, the Queen was being held still by a knight. Her face was pale. Apparently, she, too, had come here without knowing anything.
“Risel…. What is the meaning of this?”
She asked Risel, who stood in front with a controlled and toneless voice, suppressing her fear.
“As I told you earlier, at the recent general meeting of the nobles, it was decided that there would be a change of royal authority and a trial for King Gray and Queen Tia is set to take place.”
Risel responded emotionlessly.
Beside him, Reynaldo stood with a contemptuous smile.
“To do so without the king’s permission…!”
“Father. Don’t you know? Even in the absence of the king, a meeting involving the heir to the throne, the chancellor, and a majority of the upper nobility can be held even when the king is not present.”
That was a provision written in the country’s law, but sadly, Gray looked as if this was the first time he had heard of it.
“E-Even if that’s the case, what do you intend to do with us?”
“Isn’t it obvious? A trial.”
Reynaldo, standing next to him, spoke up.
“King Gray and Queen Tia. You will be tried on all the charges that have been brought against you for some time. In order to put an end to the oppressive rule that the people have suffered for years, sacrifices must be made.”
“This… This is why I never wanted to make you a duke!”
It was the high-ranking nobles who recommended Reynaldo to the rank of duke. Gray opposed him to the end because he knew that Reynald hated him due to the Rosemary incident, but he was persuaded that his many accomplishments and abilities were indispensable to the kingdom, and reluctantly granted him the title.
Gray had always feared the day when he would take revenge like this.
“If you were in a position befitting a king, you wouldn’t be here right now. Father.”
“Risel… Are you turning against your father?”
The piercing color of hateful eyes glared at the identical sapphire eyes.
“It’s because you’re my father that I wanted to guide you back to the right path.”
Risel didn’t argue, just staring at his father with a forlorn expression.
After that, the restrained nobles belonging to the royalist faction, along with the King and Queen, were restrained, charges were outlined, and they were placed in the underground dungeon with the documents for their trial.
While being taken away, Tia lifted her face and looked at Reynaldo.
“It looks like you got ahead of me.”
Tia laughed as if she had given up.
“I’ve been restricting your movements. You might not be aware, but even your shadows were under my control.”[1]
Translator Notes:
1. ‘Shadows’ here means Tia’s people/spies. It was Reynaldo who was talking. ?
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