Episode 47.15 (2/2)
”I-is that true then. Err, Lecan-sama.”
”Hm?”
”I believe not having the ceremony in Vouka would come as a huge shock to Crimus Ulban-sama and Ceres Temple.”
”Really?”
”Ah, I've got that covered. I'm thinking of letting Mashajain's Yuminos Temple be the leading party with Vouka's Ceres Temple as the aiding party in the ceremony. And Crimus-dono shall be put on the VIP seating as Lecan's guardian. Of course, I plan to personally propose this matter to Crimus-dono and Vouka's Ceres Temple. What do you think, Lecan.”
”All yours.”
”I see. Then we will have to decide on the date, however right now is at the busiest period for my cousin.”
”Hou. Really.”
”Show some care to her will you. Well, and that's the reason the ceremony will not be any time close. Do discuss among yourself, Norma and Eda-dono until our house aide leaves for Vouka.”
”Eda's at the capital now.”
”I am aware. It was our house's retainers who sent her there after the
at Yuminos temple. Eda-dono will make a stop here in her journey back to Vouka later, our house aide shall accompany her then.”
”Got it.”
”Still, that was truly a perfect storm of traitors in this incident.”
”Hm?”
”Ceras believed that Muzz and his wife had betrayed him. Ceras and the previous townlord's brother betrayed the townlord and Muzz. That clerk Zeahad betrayed his employer, Muzz, to become Ceras's pawn then proceeded to betray Ceras by colluding with Keibun.”
”Don't really remember all those names, but it's thanks to them selling some of the stolen goods to Rotor townlord that we found their trails.”
”That's right.”
”Ah, one thing I don't get as well. Why'd a merchant planning to raise a revolt tell Rintos about the intel on stolen goods. Guy's pretty much willingly walking toward his own gallows.”
”I cannot fathom that either. Perhaps he was using Rintos in an attempt to get rid of the traitors. Perhaps he had full confidence it won't trace back to him. Either way, Ceras must be seeking Rintos's approval as his main motivation.”
”His involvement gonna be obvious if he sold the stolen goods to fund the revolt. Only a matter of time for Rintos to find out.”
”I think he had some plans on that. He would say that it was the townlord's brother who raided, sold off the goods, and funded the army before killing the brother.”
”What. Sounds terrible.”
”It is the truth that the soldiers faking as bandits were working under the previous townlord's brother, so he would have a case. However, that lie would some day laid bare. Well, I'm sure the townlord's brother himself must be planning to eliminate Ceras and his grandson once they succeeded with the revolt as well. It's clear as day the maneuvers he had been making was all to instate himself as the townlord.”
”It's traitors' wholesale.”
”Indeed. And in my belief, the biggest traitor of all was Ceras.”
”Hou.”
”No matter how you sugarcoat it, Ceras is Rintos's ultimate object of enmity. Putting Rintos under his care is akin to raising your nemesis. In other word.”
Manfrey sipped his remaining cold tea.
”Ceras was his own traitor.”
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