Chapter 20 (1/2)

“Alright, Riley, explain to me in detail what happened.”

I asked Riley what was going on as I looked at everyone around the round table (I went to the trouble of reshaping the desk myself.)

“Yes, ojou-sama.”

“-What’s with this farce……”

“Shut up, brat. I don’t remember allowing you to speak up.”

I silenced Sujata by slamming the desk. Then, with a wink, I urged Riley to begin.

“Ojou-sama. It happened earlier this morning. This morning, the marquis’s daughter, Hendra Rickson-sama – who I’ll refer to as Victim H from now on – Victim H was visiting a small flower garden near the border of our Akaido Kingdom.”

“-Why’s this maid in such high spirits?”

“Shut up, brat. There won’t be a third warning.”

On a blackboard that a trembling novice maid was holding up for me behind me, I wrote “this morning,” “Victim H,” and “flower garden near the border.”

“Victim H seems to have been attempting to pick flowers in order to make a bouquet for Prince Heathcliff. The leader of Rosewood ojou-sama’s bodyguards, Iris – has testified so as Witness A.”

“Mmm. Then, it’s for certain. Continue.”

“–……”

“After Victim H trampled the flower garden thoroughly with her overly high amount of muscle ma.s.s while picking flowers, she got on a horse-drawn carriage. It seems that the horses she had to use were the type to compete in contests.”

“–……”

“Then, Witness A felt something was suspicious, and followed her on foot. She followed their tracks. Then, she found the carriage stopped in a dim alleyway. Then some brawny men – well, less burly than Victim H, but a lot of brawny men appeared.”

“–……”

“Kyaa, and with a single swing of her arm, Victim H sent about ten people flying, and while protecting the flower bouquet, overpowered twenty-seven brawny men before she was captured and put on another carriage.”