Vol 1 Chapter 7 (1/2)
Chapter Seven: False Charges
They dragged ate to the castle I was still in hts kept their spears trained on me as they led me to the audience chamber
The king and his retainer were there, both looking very grave
And then…
“Myne!”
Ren, Motoyasu, Itsuki, and the rest of their parties were also there When I called out to her, Myne ran behind Motoyasu and er eyes at me from behind his back
“What the hell, Myne?”
Everyone was glaring at me like I was some sort of criminal
“You mean you really don’t remember?”
Motoyasu stepped forward and interrogated me
What were they talking about?
“What do you mean? Remember what… HEY!”
Motoyasu earing my chainmail
“So it was you… you thief!”
“Who’s a thief? I didn’t know you were such a scoundrel!”
“A scoundrel? What are you talking about?”
With inning to feel rather like a courtroom
“We will now hear the charges against the shi+eld Hero”
“Charges? But… but I!”
“Sob… sob… The shi+eld Hero drank toointo my room Then he… He held me down, and…”
“What?”
“He held , Baby’ Then he started to rip my clothes off…”
Myne was sniveling behind Motoyasu, and she pointed a shaky finger in my direction as she spoke “I screamed as loud as I could and ran from the room That’s when I found Mr Motoyasu, and he saved me”
“Huh?”
What was she talking about?
Last night, right after ht to sleep That hy I didn’t re
I felt bad, watching her cry But I was too confused toon
“What are you talking about? I went to bed right after we finished eating!”
“Liar! If that were true, ould Myne be crying like this?”
“Why are you speaking for her? And just where did you get that shi+ny-new chainmail of yours?”
They’d all just ht?
“Last night I went to the bar for a drink I was sitting there, alone, when Myne caave me this chainmail She said it was a present”
“Say what?”
I could tell that it was my chainmail
Granted, Myne could have had her own chainiven it to Motoyasu But it see thatat the same time
Talking to Motoyasu would get , directly
“That’s it! Your Highness! I’ve been robbed! Mybutthe person who did this to justice!”
“Silence, Scoundrel!”
The king ignored my plea
“Any act of sexual aggression codom, whether by barbarian or Hero, will be punished—immediately—by death!”
“But this is all a mistake! I didn’t do it!”
“I had an inkling the first time I saw you Of course you would sully yourself, you little wretch!”
“Wretch?! What did I do?”
“Of course things turned out this way I felt it immediately, that you were a little different from the rest of us”
“Me too Even at that though, I never thought you’d stoop so low You must think you’re somehow entitled to whatever you want!”
“This isn’t all about you! Show some respect!”
All of theuilty I felton? What the hell? What the hell?
I didn’t even knohat they were saying! I never did these things! Why was I being punished? I looked over at Myne in desperation Apparently she thought that no one else could see her, because she stuck out her tongue and mocked me
Then I understood as happening
I glared at Motoyasu I could feel hate, black and hard, churning in er in his direction, and foundout over the room, louder than I ever expected myself to sound
“You! You had your eyes on et your hands on my stuff!”
“Who would believe the words of a rapist?”
Motoyasu stepped forward, hiding Myne fro the role of the brave hero, protecting a defenseless and victimized woman
“Liar! You had your eyes on my money and equip about it, didn’t you!”