feiniaonovel Chapter 272
Chapter 272
Chapter 272
21. Didn’t understand?
A family tribunal meeting.
Strictly speaking, the urgency of the situation had not yet risen to the level of convening a family emergency meeting, but Sheffy still felt an overwhelmingly strong sense of pressure.
“Re… regarding information about Lady Aimeris, Livra and I went to the Royal Capital of the Kingdom of Aurus yesterday, and we more or less only found out this much…”
“Sheffy.”
“Yes!”
Sitting upright face-to-face, Xiarette’s peerless beautiful face was clouded with gloom, her words as cold as frost, interrupting Sheffy’s report—which she had already lost count of how many times she had repeated.
“I already know about Lady Aimeris’ information. Now, could you focus on explaining the issue regarding Princess Livra?”
“Livra… how could someone like Livra take up everyone’s discussion time! Right, Livra! Surely it’s more practical for us to discuss Lady Aimeris’ matter right now, that’s what we should—!”
“Royal Sister, you are not allowed to speak right now. For the sake of family harmony, you also cannot speak anymore. Of course, I must emphasize that ‘family members’ refers only to the two of us—it does not include Xiarette, and even less does it include this cat that actually tried to sneak a bite.”
“……”
If the family were truly harmonious, would she even need to speak?
It was precisely because she felt the family had reached a crisis point that she needed to defend herself!
Also, when it came to family members, she seemed to have even abandoned their father and mother—you unfilial daughter.
And if she did not speak now, Livra might actually die.
Just look at this pitiful princess.
Surrounded at the very center by the members of the emergency family meeting, she was the only one without a chair.
Not just without a chair.
She was sweating profusely as she knelt on the ground, her back ramrod straight yet utterly timid, not even daring to lower her head as cold sweat dripped onto the floor.
A dignified princess of a nation being treated like this—this had truly become “abuse of a captive.”
Sheffy knew the general trend was already set. Even at this moment, the scummy little dumpling did not forget to pressure Livra through telepathic voice.
【Are you reckless or what! Among honest people, who could match your level of honesty! You really confessed everything that happened yesterday to Xiarette and the others this quickly?! Aren’t you afraid Belith will just stab you to death on the spot?!】
Sheffy had actively constructed the telepathic voice, so even Livra, whose magical attainments were low, could respond through this channel.
【Uu… I just felt this kind of thing shouldn’t be hidden from everyone! I want to pursue Miss Shaya—this isn’t something shameful that can’t be said. I should face it bravely, without fear, never retreat!】
【Speak normally.】
【Isn’t it because you said you were going to report me?! If I confess proactively, I might still live! If you report me, then I’m definitely dead!】
Damn.
(Refers to a common plant.)
So you’re turning yourself in to get a lighter sentence, and I’m supposed to admire your decisiveness and courage, is that it.
The problem was that she could not distinguish between good and bad advice! When she said she would report her, it was not that urgent—couldn’t she have waited a few days and enjoyed a few more good days? Why was she making things difficult for herself?
Forget it.
You turned yourself in, right.
Then I’ll turn myself in too.
Sheffy did not bother explaining anything further. She leisurely raised both hands, facing the pressure from both sides, and smiled calmly.
“I must declare that this matter has nothing to do with me. If there is any connection, it is only that I am a pitiful victim—one who almost became a scapegoat without knowing anything. All responsibility lies with Livra, so if you want to interrogate someone, interrogate her. I am innocent.”
“Miss Shaya?!”
“What? Am I wrong?!”
“You’re not wrong… but… but can you really bear to let me face all of this alone?!”
“I can. What about it?”
“!”
Good, very good.
Sheffy had temporarily freed herself from the predicament.
Livra, flustered, began explaining the cause and course of events as well as her inner thoughts to the two “gate guardians,” but the way she got so nervous that she nearly bit her tongue every few words was truly both pitiful and amusing.
“Princess Livra, please explain clearly. I am the Hero of Aurus, your subordinate. I can follow your arrangements in other matters, but in this matter alone, you have no right to speak.”
“Y-You’re asking me to explain, yet you won’t even give me the right to speak?! No, wait—there are plenty of other matters where you haven’t followed my arrangements either, right?!”
“Do you think you deserve it... do you deserve it... cheating cat... filthy rat... do you deserve it...”
“Uuu, Princess Belith, please stop scolding me, please stop! Can we talk this out? As long as you don’t kill me, I’ll try my best to confess everything. If you kill me, then I won’t be able to confess—there’ll be no evidence once I’m dead! So logically speaking, you can’t kill me!”
Heh, Livra.
She had already told her—this thorny path was one she chose herself, so she had to walk it on her own. This was only the beginning.
She was just about to see how Livra would struggle.
When suddenly, a tender and pleasant childish voice sounded by her ear.
“La la la la~~ drifting on the tree, crawling on the ground~~ fallen flowers and flowing water, the old household~~ la la la la~~”
The voice came right next to Sheffy.
After all, Little Holy Sword Sylatrella was sitting in her lap.
Two lolis sharing one chair fit perfectly fine.
This could be considered a privilege Sylatrella had recently obtained.
Now she was more like a mascot. Everyone inexplicably felt that she liked sticking close to Sheffy, but without any improper thoughts—purely a child’s dependence on a mother. Moreover, her past was rather pitiful, so as long as she did not cross the line, granting her the privilege of staying close to Sheffy was harmless—though strict supervision was still required.
Sylatrella gently swung her little feet back and forth. Though she leaned against Sheffy while sitting, the sight of both lolis’ feet not even touching the ground was truly comical.
Sheffy poked the back of her head. This little one actually sang quite nicely.
“You little pervert, what song are you humming?”
“It’s a nursery rhyme that was widely sung a thousand years ago~ Does Sheffy-sama want to hear the full version?”
“A nursery rhyme? The kind used to lull children to sleep?”
“Mhm mhm, did Sheffy-sama just learn it? Compared to singing it myself, I’d rather hear you sing it~”
“Uwah… forget it. I can’t even sleep myself. Tch… poor Livra. Hey, little pervert, sing it again—I need my wounded heart soothed.”
“I knew you’d like it! This folk song was actually used in the old days to insult those cheating scoundrels. Drifting on the tree, crawling on the ground~~ fallen flowers and flowing water, the old household~~ la la la la… See, cheaters would be hung on trees and whipped, then thrown into a river and washed away in the end.”
“You call that a nursery rhyme for children?!”
How terrifying!
And don’t tell her this—she had uprightly and openly pushed Livra out to face the interrogation. That alone should show what an upright and selfless noble existence she was. What was the point of telling her this?
She covered Sylatrella’s mouth to stop her from singing. Better to wait until Livra completed her self-rescue before learning nursery rhymes.
Livra was still struggling—commendable courage.
Suddenly…
“Um, well… I know you’re all busy, but can I ask something…?”
“Who?!”
The sudden voice startled Sheffy. She wrapped an arm around Sylatrella’s waist and turned around, only to suddenly notice Timani sitting behind them with a bewildered expression.
“You were here the whole time?! Why were you hiding your presence?!”
“I wasn’t?! You’re the one who ignored me, okay?!”
Hey, don’t get mad—your seat was too far off to the side, and she didn’t have eyes on the back of her head.
“You stinky lizard! Why are you yelling at Sheffy-sama? She doesn’t have eyes on the back of her head, and you sat so far away—what’s there to shout about!”
“What did you say?! No, wait—you people over there suddenly looked like you were about to start a fight, would I dare sit closer? Sylatrella, who taught you to insult people like that? That silver-haired dumpling? I suggest you learn something better.”
“Hmph, you don’t understand how good Sheffy-sama is.”
“How would I not—! Tch, only an idiot would understand.”
Sylatrella was fiercely protective. Dealing with a mere Fire Lizard, she could easily fire back a couple of insults.
But right now, all Sheffy wanted was peace!
“Stop, stop, stop—things are about to explode over there and you two still want to argue? Honestly, what a mess so early in the morning… Fire Lizard, what exactly did you want to ask?”
What did she want to ask?
Timani tilted her head, trying to sneak another glance at the three people “negotiating” over there.
Sheffy and Sylatrella tilted their heads at the exact same angle, seemingly imitating her movement.
“You two are blocking my view.”
“Oh, sorry. We just didn’t know why you tilted your head, got a bit curious.”
“Forget it… sigh, sometimes I feel like I just don’t fit in with you all. There are certain behaviors I can’t understand.”
“For example?”
Timani raised her hand.
Her fiery red sleeve drooped down, covering half her hand, as she pointed toward where Livra was kneeling.
“For example, right now. They’re being so fierce with each other, like they’re about to fight—what exactly are they arguing about? I’ve been listening for a while and still can’t understand it.”