I Became the Genius Bastard of a Noble Dark Clan – 14

Chapter 14

Episode 14

“You guys… are Christian’s friends. Why do you both have such faces?”

The friends swallowed hard and spoke hastily.

“I was assaulted while trying to stop Christian from doing something wrong.”

“…If it’s wrong, what are you talking about?”

“While drunk… he murdered a waiter and dumped the body in the river.”

“!!”

Count Khazar staggered with a pale complexion.

“Is that true!”

“Yes, it’s true. I’m sorry! We tried to stop Christian, but we weren’t enough.”

Count Kazar covered his face with his hands.

There was a long silence, and without anyone noticing, butler Cox exchanged glances with Christian’s friends.

‘Well done.’

Butler Cox did exactly what he intended.

But why is that?

The friends flinched and avoided eye contact.

Although it was a curious sight, Butler Cox was too excited by the fact that he had completely ruined Christian to think much about it.

‘I finished off that Christian guy just like ‘He’ told me to, so now I’m going to get a big reward.’

Him.

Butler Cox hid his sinister expression.

He spoke to Count Kazar, pretending to be abominably concerned.

“…What should we do with the young master? This matter seems like it will be difficult to pass over lightly.”

Count Kazar opened his mouth heavily.

“Bring Christian to the Main Court. I will use the right of summary judgment.”

* ? ?* ? ?*

Christian was brought straight to trial.

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All the main figures of the Count’s family gathered in the courtroom.

“This is your highness.”

The men brought Christian to the courtroom.

However, those who saw Christian’s appearance had puzzled expressions on their faces.

It was too neat.

There was no sign of drunkenness, and there was no sign of the debauchery he had shown not long ago.

On the contrary.

‘Similar to when I came to my senses?’

Some mines thought so.

Count Qajar gritted his teeth and asked Christian.

“…Is it true that he committed murder?”

Chris looked at Count Kazar before answering.

With clear eyes, as if returning to the past.

“no.”

A firm answer.

Count Kazar’s eyes wavered.

“Are you lying? There are definitely witnesses.”

“A witness. Who are you talking about?”

Friends who had been standing on the witness stand came forward with pale complexions.

“It’s me, it’s us.”

“I have a question for you, Count. Is the authors’ testimony credible? I mean, is there any evidence to corroborate their testimony?”

Count Khazar became a dumb man after eating honey.

“There are witnesses who saw you taking the cupbearer to a secret place.”

I didn’t just hear testimony that he was Count Khazar.

We investigated the circumstances separately and confirmed that the victim disappeared after Christian took her to a secret location.

“Hmm. I think there’s some misunderstanding.”

Chris shrugged and said,

“Come in.”

“!!”

Then, another figure appeared in the courtroom, and Butler Cox’s eyes grew wide.

The girl who was killed by Chris and dumped in the river has appeared alive and well!

“Oh, no?”

“What happened?”

The girl spoke in a trembling voice.

“Do, Do-ryun felt sorry for me and gave me money, telling me to go back secretly so that no one would find out. He didn’t do any harm.”

“I see.”

Chris chuckled.

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“How did this happen?”

People were confused.

It was proven so cleanly and so absurdly innocent.

People’s eyes were focused on the friends who gave false testimony.

“If I were innocent, there would be a reason for this fuss.”

Chris said coldly.

“They plotted against me.”

“!!”

The atmosphere in the room changed suddenly.

Count Khazar shouted.

“Bring them to their knees!”

“Uh, we…!! Kyaak!!!”

The minions roughly forced their friends to their knees on the ground.

They swallowed their tears with thoughtful faces.

They had tried to frame the children of the count’s family, so now they were dead.

No matter what I did, I couldn’t survive.

But they couldn’t help it.

‘We didn’t want to do this either!’

Actually, this is a fabrication by Chris.

They did this on Chris’ orders.

But I couldn’t refuse.

The person of bondage.

Because the curse Chris carved forced their actions.

Following that curse, they opened their mouths again against their will.

“Well, we… were just given the gong.”

“Your fortune?”

“Yes. I received an order to harm the young master. Sob.”

Count Khazar’s eyes burned with rage that threatened to burst.

“Who is that bastard?”

Everyone’s eyes were focused on their friends.

They looked up at a figure with trembling faces.

A person with a face as pale and tired as theirs.

“This is Butler Cox.”

“!!”

Everyone was shocked.

It was a completely unexpected designation.

Count Kazar in particular had a blank expression on his face.

Butler Cox is a man who has worked for the Count for a long time.

In particular, he was a trusted subordinate who was entrusted with managing the household affairs of the count’s family when the count led the knights to the battlefield.

But how could someone who believes in such things instigate such a thing?

Butler Cox, of course, jumped up and denied it.

“This is a ridiculous accusation! No, this is… I mean, it’s definitely a prank that you and your friends have planned! Your Majesty, you’ve even come up with such a terrible prank!”

Butler Cox keenly noticed that the current situation was Chris’s doing.

He showed a rough reaction, baring his fangs.

“How much I have loved you all this time! How dare you try to frame me with this false accusation! No matter how much of a bad bastard you are, there are things you should do and things you shouldn’t do!”

‘I have to somehow convince him that this is a bad accusation against that scoundrel!’ Butler Cox thought to himself urgently.

It was a plausible method.

He’s been building trust for a long time, but that punk has always been distrusted by people.

If you somehow manage to cover it up, you can blame it on the bad guy.

But Cox hesitated.

Because Chris’s eyes were completely unwavering.

It’s as if Cox had expected this to happen.

That guess was correct.

Chris thought to himself.

‘Do you think I didn’t know you’d turn out like this?’

“Count, as a victim of this incident, may I ask you one thing?”

Chris spoke to Count Kazar in a formal tone.

“…What is it?”

“May I personally examine Butler Cox on behalf of the Count?”

trial.

I’m going to ask Cox directly about this.

Count Khazar was silent for a moment.

‘…earthly?’

Count Kazar looked at Chris’s face.

He doesn’t trust his son.

It was natural.

But still.

And what does that look mean?

A look of arrogance and confidence that shook his heart.

Count Khazar made an incomprehensible decision.

“…Okay, I’ll leave it to you.”

“Count!”

Butler Cox exclaimed in surprise.

“However, if you engage in inappropriate behavior or remarks, your qualifications will be revoked immediately.”

“Don’t worry about that.”

Chris chuckled.

“I’ll finish it right away.”

Everyone looked at Chris with puzzled eyes at what he was doing.

“On behalf of His Majesty the Demon Emperor, the great ruler of the Magical Empire, I hereby question the defendant as the representative of Count Kazar, a member of the Dark Maga clan that rules over the eastern wing of the Southern Magical Nation.”

Those who heard what Chris said were amazed without realizing it.

I’m sure you’ve never had a trial like this before, but that was the exact wording before the hearing.

“Does Defendant Cox swear to tell the truth in response to the questions asked by the court?”

“…I swear.”

“As the representative of the Demon King, I ask again: Does the defendant Cox swear that he will tell only the truth in response to my questions?”

“…I swear.”

Two oath phrases.

It was just a typical psychological warfare oath, but Chris raised the corners of his mouth meaningfully.

“Then let me ask you. Have you ever tried to instigate them to harm your family?”

“doesn’t exist.”

“Can you swear to that fact?”

“…can do it.”

“I ask you again. Can you really swear to it?”

Just as Cox was about to reply that he could do it again.

His eyes hardened.

‘What? I can’t speak?!’

An incomprehensible phenomenon.

I tried to answer, but my tongue wouldn’t move.

Chris’s face appeared in his eyes.

The smile of a winner.

Cox now had an intuition that what was happening to his body was connected to that bastard.

“To me… what, what are you… doing… right now…?”

“What are you doing? I’m just trying to help you tell the truth.”

Chris put his hand forward, palm open.

“Didn’t you just swear to me that you would only tell me the truth?”

“!!”

The faces of the minions who saw the pattern blooming on Chris’ palm were filled with shock.

“The seal of bondage!!!”

It was a terrible cursed black magic that could enslave the opponent under certain conditions!

It’s a 4-star black magic, but how?

“No, it’s a little different!”

“No way, improvement? Who improved it like that?”

People seemed to have no idea that Chris had done it.

Because improving 4-star black magic is something that can only be done by a black magician of a higher level.

Of course, Chris was an exception.

‘If you fully understand the principles of that magic, you can improve it even if your level is low. However, its power will be much weaker.’

Chris smiled faintly.

The Seal of Bondage was originally a black magic that he could not use at his level.

First of all, there was a lack of magic and the achievements of black magic were lacking.

So he tore it apart and fixed it in his own way.

The effect has been greatly reduced to reduce the consumption of magic, and the ‘conditions’ for being cursed have been strengthened to allow it to be used even if the achievement is insufficient.

The result that was born that way was this.

‘You can force them to keep the promise you made twice.’

Chris’s improved version of the Bondage Seal was not able to manipulate opponents as freely as the real Bondage Seal.

All it could do was make the other person follow through on their oath.

That can’t be done with just one oath.

I had to make him swear twice.

That’s why we created this space.

Because when you stand before a court, you are always required to swear twice.

‘Now he answers my questions with only the truth.’

Butler Cox’s face turned pale as he realized the situation.

“This, this… is not right.”

Butler Cox pulled up the magic wand.

He is a 3-star mine who has achieved his own level.

They’re trying to break the curse.

The curse that Chris cast was shaking.

‘Can I hold out for a minute or two?’

At best, it’s a 1-star curse, so it won’t be able to last long.

But it didn’t matter.

One minute was enough time to make him vomit out the whole truth.