It's not the protagonist, what does it matter if you are trapped in the Shura field

Chapter 435 The Fifth Princess's Public Accusation
The next day, the news that the five princesses were in court spread like wildfire.

As a princess, she publicly accused an unknown minor noble and demanded that the other party confront her in court. Once this matter was reported, it immediately caused an uproar in the upper circles of the royal capital.

"Accusing the nobles?"

"I heard that they caught a knight's squire who broke into the manor last night. Can this be used as a reason for accusation?"

"The Fifth Princess is afraid of making things worse."

Before the internal deliberations began, many nobles gathered at the door of the House of Lords.

But they didn't come here just to watch the fun of the five princesses.

As a commotion broke out from the outskirts of the crowd, the faces of the nobles who were looking over there changed, and they took the initiative to retreat to both sides of the road.

The second prince is here.

There was a parade that shook the whole city the day before yesterday, which offended almost all the people who should not be offended. If nothing unexpected happens, some great nobles will be present at today's event, and the Second Prince is also likely to come. If it weren't for the Fifth Princess coming, these people would not be so easy to see.

There is no doubt that the topic concerning the five princesses is currently a hot topic in the capital.

Accompanying only Scarlett and a few followers, Lucas walked through the crowd expressionlessly and stepped onto the steps leading to the courtroom.

Nobles: “…”

When the five princesses saw that they had no chance, the families with ulterior motives knew how to choose their side.

……

In the courtroom.

"Your Highness, Princess Fifth, are you going to accuse the man standing opposite you of murdering the princess?"

"Yes."

Following Loveli's answer, the entire Holy Stone Trial Hall became unusually quiet. The audience seats on both sides were filled with nobles who looked at each other coldly, including several nobles of high status and the second prince.

Luo Fuli didn't even look at them, and completely ignored the so-called brother king.

Opposite her, on the other side of the hall separated by the Lion Cross Holy Mark of Judgment, a man dressed as a lord was locked in the wooden bars of the judgment stand. He was wearing old armor passed down in his family, which was so old that it looked like it had been stored under a warehouse for thirty years. His face showed a look of panic at being accused by the princess.

—Sir Harlan Wilson.

A minor nobleman whose fiefdom was prosperous in his grandfather's time but now has only the title left.

He was also the master of the attendant from last night.

"Then the court has received your request," the old presiding judge said majestically, banging the gavel at hand, "Your Highness can begin at any time."

"understood."

After getting permission, Loveli sighed softly, turned around and watched Luo Wei and his attendant coming up.

The two exchanged glances tacitly, but the nobles, whose attention was focused on Lovely, did not notice that the latter mercilessly looked away when facing the princess' gaze.

Lovely: "..."

When the attendant was escorted to the trial platform by Luo Wei, Luo Fuli clenched his fists slightly, then sighed again, and looked to the other side of the hall as if he had made up his mind.

"Baron Harlan Wilson—" She looked at the baron opposite her and said solemnly, "Do you admit that this man named Deva is your knight squire?"

"..."

Lord Wilson made no reply.

He looked timid, as if he was so nervous that he couldn't even maintain a basic conversation.

There were faint sounds of discussion in the hall. Scarlett, who was standing next to the second prince, had deep eyes, staring at the too-young black-haired figure on the field.

Come on, Rowe Brooke, let me see how you're going to handle this situation.

Don't tell me you didn't expect what was going to happen next.

"Sir Harlan Wilson,"

There was no answer for a long while, and just when Lovell was ready to ask again patiently -

The next second, as most of the eyes on the field turned to him, Baron Wilson standing there suddenly seemed to be a different person. He swept away his previous timid attitude, turned around and looked at the nobles in the audience behind him, spread his hands, pouted, as if to express that he had no idea why he was here.

It has to be said that Baron Wilson has a talent for acting. His funny appearance immediately caused laughter in the stands.

"To confront a minor noble in court."

"I thought I would gain more experience after being away for a few years, but I didn't expect that I couldn't even maintain the most basic composure."

Sarcastic and unpleasant words kept coming from the audience. Yes, the nobles all knew it well. When it became clear that the fifth princess would have no chance, the families with ambitions in mind knew how to choose their side - the baron was naturally one of them.

Everything that is happening now is just a trap set by Baron Wilson.

He pretended to be submissive in order to make the Fifth Princess take the bait completely. The great nobles wanted to frustrate the Fifth Princess who was arrogant as soon as she returned to the capital, so naturally some of them would try to provoke her. However, even Baron Wilson himself did not expect that the other party would be so easily fooled, and could not help but jump out to accuse him when he sent an attendant to test her.

Without a doubt, it was an insignificant discard.

Didn't the Fifth Princess ever think that what was important was not the trial itself? Since Baron Wilson took the right side, he naturally became a pawn in the game between her and the Second Prince.

These people will not let the Baron be convicted easily.

It was just a knight's squire who was captured. Even if Baron Wilson was exposed, no one would believe the testimony of a squire. And it would be enough to humiliate the baron if the other party lowered his status and confronted him in court. The fifth princess was only asking for trouble by making a fuss about this matter.

If he had known that the Fifth Princess was so easy to provoke, such a good thing would never have fallen upon the head of a mere baron.

Faced with Loveli standing there with a sullen face, Baron Wilson finally couldn't suppress the smile that had been suppressed for a long time, and laughed out loud, revealing his true nature.

Yes, he did it on purpose.

This is much more useful than social dinners that require invitations.

Thank you, Her Royal Highness the Fifth Princess... She is simply using her own identity as a princess to pave the way for him!

Just wait, he has prepared many words that can embarrass the other party in public. As long as he denies that he knows nothing about the whole thing, with so many nobles supporting him, what can the Fifth Princess do to him? If he performs well here, it is only natural that he will be reused by the Second Prince and others.

In the stands, Scarlett leaned forward and propped her chin on her silk glove.

It was not difficult to guess what the nobles were thinking. Didn't they expect something like this to happen? Did they make a wrong move because they were unfamiliar with such events in the capital?

Her gaze shifted from the Fifth Princess to Luo Wei, whose back view remained unfathomable.

At this moment, the door of the courtroom was pushed open.

The nobles were stunned by the person who appeared there first. Normally, no one was allowed to enter the courtroom while a trial was in progress.

However, when they saw each other's figures clearly, this idea was quickly dispelled from their minds, and after a brief noise, it quickly became silent. Baron Wilson on the judgement stand looked in that direction, and his eyes shrank uncontrollably.

They never expected the people who would come this time.

"The Red Needle Lord" Grand Duke Oduan Oji Oaklandti.

Grand Duke Aucklandti, wearing a dark red cloak with a stand-up collar and a black lining, with a holy pattern of an angry bloody lion engraved on the lapel, short pale blond hair and blood-red eyes, stepped into the trial hall with a stern face. The nobles on both sides did not even have the courage to look up and stare at him. Even the Second Prince changed his expression and almost stood up from his seat.

In the Lion Garden, there have been many heroes for thousands of years, but only a few have been awarded the title of Grand Duke. Each of them almost symbolizes the pinnacle of noble power, and is one of the few people in the kingdom who is qualified to compete with the Prime Minister. Even though this person rarely shows up, he is still a person that many nobles are afraid of and avoid.

Scarlett's eyes became deeper.

The name "Red Needle Duke" originally symbolizes countless mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Unlike the cruel and bloodthirsty Marshal Dong of the Hooffire Empire, those who died at the hands of Grand Duke Oaklandti often died in extremely tragic ways and with a very bloody sense of ritual. How could they be so worthy as to invite this person to come to the rescue?

However, when she looked over, she found that Princess Lovelli's face was ashen, and even Luo Wei paused and shook his head, revealing a troubled expression.

They weren’t the ones who invited us…?
This answer made Scarlett sit there in a daze for a long time. With the arrival of Grand Duke Auckland, the atmosphere of the entire courtroom changed completely, but for the fifth princess, the situation became even more unfavorable. The aura of the trial was almost unilaterally suppressed by the presence of the Grand Duke.

Baron Wilson on the trial stand couldn't help but have some thoughts in his mind.

Come to think of it...his ancestors had some connection with the Grand Duke. His great-grandfather had served under the Grand Duke. If he could perform well this time...

The scene was silent for a moment, and the presiding judge turned his gaze to the Grand Duke to follow his opinion, but was met with a cold and expressionless face.

"The trial continues," the chief judge made his own judgment, "Your Highness the Fifth Princess, please continue."

"..."

Lovely took a slow breath where she was.

To others, it seemed like she was trying to hide a helpless expression. After calming down, she turned her attention back to Baron Wilson and asked the same question.

"Baron Harlan Wilson, do you admit that this man named Deva is your knight squire?"

"……Yes."

Baron Wilson did not deny it this time. After all, there was no point in using the means of sensationalism again. With Archduke Auckland also present, he still had plenty of means to deal with the other party.

"Okay, then I don't have any other questions." Lovely nodded.

"?"

The nobles in the audience were stunned for a moment.

What was going on? Did she really want to convict the Baron just because he agreed to her request? There must be a limit to absurdity, right?
Before any discussion could be heard, Loveli said with a cold expression, "Let the person involved tell you what's next."

what?
Under the confused gazes of the nobles, Love turned and withdrew from the venue, walking to the edge of the higher ground. Not far in front of her original position, the knight attendant Deva, who had been standing in the court without saying a word, turned around and bowed respectfully to the fifth princess.

"Yes, Your Highness the Fifth Princess!" The knight attendant Deva responded in a strong and forceful voice.

After responding, Deva turned around again and looked at the other side of the Tribunal, Baron Wilson who was now facing him.

"Baron Wilson, do you have any excuse for sending me to investigate the Fifth Princess's estate and deliberately murdering her?"

"and many more?"

Baron Wilson's face trembled and he didn't react. He looked at the presiding judge with a puzzled look. When was it the knight's squire's turn to speak?

The presiding judge banged the gavel to stop the situation from getting out of control and glanced at Lovelli.

"Your Highness the Fifth Princess? You mean..."

"I voluntarily give up making a statement and let my agent speak for me," Love said calmly.

The scene was suddenly in uproar.

It was she who had gone to the court with such fanfare, but once there, she gave up her statement. As a member of the royal family, she did have the right to seek an agent, but no matter how you look at it, even if she had to choose, the black-haired young man she brought up there would be more likely. After all, he was her subordinate, and the nature of his statement would not change. But she gave it to that knight's squire? ?

This decision also surprised Scarlett.

In the eyes of other nobles, Rowe Brook probably wouldn't have much of a presence. Just because he was born a commoner and looked too young, they wouldn't think he had much potential. But in comparison, no one, including her, considered the squire named Deva as a part of the field from the beginning.

It is unheard of for a witness to become an agent.

In this case, is the following speech on behalf of the Fifth Princess or on his own behalf?

"This is against the procedure!" Baron Wilson argued loudly, "I demand a review of this trial!"

"In other words," Love looked at him calmly, "you deny my legitimate rights as the Princess of Lion Court, right? The presiding judge thinks so too?"

"I dare not..." The presiding judge coughed twice and said calmly, "You naturally have such power."

The baron's defense was meaningless. This request might work for other nobles, but in front of a princess... since she had claimed that this incident was a case of murder, the kingdom could not ignore it. No matter how much they tried to stop her, they could not blatantly violate the laws of the Lion Court and deny Lovely's identity as a princess. This was why the court did not dare to neglect it.

"If I haven't made it clear enough," seeing the presiding judge agree, Squire Deva continued to watch the baron speak, "you asked me to sneak into the manor of the fifth princess last night to gather intelligence in exchange for the qualification of becoming an official knight, so as to investigate the subsequent acts of arson and murder of the fifth princess. Am I right?"

"You...! I have no idea what you're talking about!"

Baron Wilson quickly regained his composure. It was too early to say that he was at a disadvantage. Even if the Fifth Princess did not confront him, he could still humiliate her as long as he won the trial. The nobles would stand on his side.

"You don't know, or are you deliberately covering it up? It's not too late for you to confess now."

But Deva's words still made the Baron feel angry, especially when the other party took it for granted.

Who taught you to talk like that?!
"Of course, you deceived me in order to take the right side and join these nobles. If it weren't for the princess's enlightenment, I wouldn't have known that I was being used," Deva said word by word, "From the beginning, you planned to treat me as a pawn, so as to annoy the fifth princess and take the bait and use me as a bargaining chip for confrontation, right!"

"You'd better know what you're talking about," the baron said angrily, "Even if Her Royal Highness lets you go, I will charge you again with the serious crime of defaming the nobility!"

The scene turned into a debate between Baron Wilson and his entourage, while the fifth princess stood by and watched like other nobles.

There is also a sense of irony in this.

I am here to listen as well. What a coincidence. I am here to help this attendant clear his name after being taken advantage of. It is really a great honor for you to come and support me.

Nobles: “…”

not enough.

This is not enough to convict Baron Wilson. In order to avoid this situation, didn't Baron Wilson make any preparations?
"Derva," the Baron repeated, looking at Deva with a sharp gaze, "you'd better know what you are talking about."

It's not like he didn't prepare for today.

Although it is unclear who instilled these words in him, this guy's family is in his hands. If he continues to say this, he can't guarantee what he will do.

In order to save his life, he doesn't even want to keep his beloved sister?

But Deva spoke directly about this matter.

"You even held my family hostage for today. I thought you were cultivating me and doing them good by doing so," he said angrily. "Unfortunately, your plot has come to an end. Just wait a little longer. Whether it's rescuing my family or the things hidden in your house, they will be made public soon!"

"Do you know what you are talking about!"

Baron Wilson raised his voice. He had just confirmed these things this morning. How could there be any accidents?

At this moment, the fifth princess's craftsman robot appeared from the side. After getting Love's permission, she stretched out her hand and opened the magic panel in front of her.

The background shown is a house in the upper city that has never been seen before.

In the picture, a blonde woman holding a spear and with a dissatisfied look on her face was standing at the main entrance.

"Tell that guy that if he lets me go on a mission with her again, I'll kill that bastard!"

"...?"

The nobles in the trial hall were confused, and then in the scene, an unruly oriental girl with white hair leaned out of the window on the second floor.

"Wow!" The girl waved her hand towards us with a smile on her face. "Has it already started? There are so many things hidden in here!"

Baron Wilson saw the background of the picture clearly and felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave.

How can this be!

Noticing the Baron's reaction, Scarlett frowned slightly and looked at Rowe Brooke, who had his back to her the whole time.

Combined with the previous remarks of the attendant, an uncertain guess gradually emerged in her mind.

Shouldn't you...

Is it true that the real trial of the Baron is outside the court? !

(End of this chapter)