Chapitre 41: Ch 36 - Lady Isabella (Part 1)
The atmosphere of the room suddenly became quite tense after the mysterious woman appeared.
She possessed beautiful golden silky hair that slid through the cavities of her white fedora hat. Her eyes were blue and cold like the icy glare she gave off. Also, she was wearing a coat similar to the rail guard uniform, with the exception that it was white in color. The thing that most stood out was her red glossy lips giving her feminine charms.
I also caught a glimpse of her wearing tights under her frocks as she was descending down on the ground. It wasn't intentional but I could suggest she must be packing some great body under those baggy white coats.
The old fart William who wasn't long, bossing us around had quickly turned into a submissive dog.
Even the disciplinary guy who didn't bend down to William's threats respectfully bowed his head before this woman.
I just tried to lay low and just merge with the background, hoping they would never notice me.
I was quite glad that this lady who looked quite important was called by the disciplinary guy using another call orb. So she would be sure to not let that lightning maniac guy go unpunished. But for some reason, I felt some uncertainty as well.
"Hmph, minor accident you say?" asked the blonde lady.
She then looked around the corridor.
The beautiful elegant looking corridor was in shambles. The lightning maniac had completely devastated this corridor to mere rubbles. The beautiful chandelier that lit the passage, the elegant carvings on the walls, the beautiful art paintings, and the marble statues were all turned into a pile of ash and dust. But I must say the lightning maniac's attack didn't even dent the dorm rooms and kept the room intact. I should give a 5-star rating to the dorm room security of the passengers.
"Minor…?" she hummed to herself.
That's when she suddenly cupped her nose,
"What is this rancid smell?"
That's when she finally saw the traumatized candidates still sitting on their own excrements.
They still had those lifeless eyes as if they had given up hope. Some of them were unconscious after seeing the severed hands of lord James.
It was quite upsetting seeing them like that but they were still quite very young to go through such things.
"What is going on…" the lady finally saw James.
He was just a moment away from dying anytime soon.
The first aid applied by the disciplinary guy allowed him to survive a little longer.
The pair of severed arms were also bandaged by the disciplinary guy who kept it beside James.
The blonde woman eyes squinted her eyes with a puzzled expression.
That's when the woman finally saw a lightning maniac who was tied in chains resting on the ground. For the first time, this guy looked a bit worried.
Finally, the blonde glared at William as if she understood everything,
"Minor accident, you say?"
William quickly cupped his hands,
"I beg your pardon, madam Isabella. I tried to downplay this incident just so as not to alarm you. I assumed that we managers would suffice to solve this matter on our own. As the chieftess who overlooks the grand ceremony train, I didn't want to disturb you when you have more matters to attend to. I just thought that I might resolve this matter myself so as not to disturb you from your work. I would later hand you a detailed report of what happened here with a thorough investigation so that you could learn the truth. It was never my intention… blah, blah, blah"
The old fart William mouthed off an overwhelmingly detailed form of excuses that was covered as an apology. I lost interest when I heard the first two sentences.
All nobles who don't want to get blamed always end up giving an elaborate speech tagged with eloquent words that has nothing to do with the actual context of the speech. They just try to make their lies and excuses believable using bizarre words that no one would understand, but still make others feel they are saying something important despite its all stupid stuff anyway.
Why can't they just resort to the easy words like-
'Okay, I fucked up! I am sorry!'
Even the nobles back in the demon realm were as sophisticated as these nobles in the mortal realm.
Even the lady in white, Isabella was rolling her eyes as she listened to the crap William was spewing. She was also tired of William's nonsense for once. This just shows not all nobles can stomach this crap either.
The old fart was still talking crap out his ass,
"Blah, blah, … Hence why, I, William Maverick tried to take upon myself so that I could see this matter can be met with closure. The house of Maverick can never overlook injustice in front of their eyes. Seeing that you had a busy schedule-"
"Mr. William!" shouted madam Isabella suddenly, "I am not here to hear your excuses. Instead of barging me with excuses, you could have escorted the injured candidate to a nearby medical unit to get him healed."
"Well I was about to just do that, but then this disciplinary officer here chained a fellow rail guard with mana restraining chains." William suddenly started glaring at the disciplinary guy, "If he had just listened to reason, we could have already patched up the poor lad."
The disciplinary guy stepped forward,
"Madam, I just-"
William started shouting,
"Oh! How dare you try to cut in while I am still speaking. He has little to no sense of manner or discipline. How could one recruit such a man to the disciplinary committee? We must not let this event slide by and try to straighten the"
This old fart is one conniving little shit!
Even I was getting ticked off with the amount of nonsense he was spouting.
"Enough!" shouted Madame Isabella.
Even the scepter with a golden jewel in her hand started glowing.
"You still didn't help the poor candidate on the ground. Despite speaking of justice, you still didn't even bother to move a muscle to help that kid and save his life? Is it because you don't want to sully your hand touching a lowly commoner aboard my train, is that it?" she asked glaringly.
William suddenly choked the air,
"I-uh, uh… it's not like that- I- would never… I-uh"
Some fucking manager he is.
Not to mention James belonged to the golden ticket holders who were said to belong to the high-class society. This class is promoted to people who have successfully given birth to a mage in their family. They get special rights and privileges in the kingdom, unlike the common folks.
But in the end, nobles still treat these folks nothing but the same.
But to my surprise the woman in white quickly walked to James and then she checked his nerves. Despite her cold demeanor dealing with William, this time she had a concerning look in her eyes.
"Poor lad has lost a lot of blood. How could you guys just stand there and bicker while watching this kid die?" she asked angrily.
Wow, for once there is a caring soul besides the disciplinary guy aboard this train.
William joined in,
"I was about to carry the kid myself; You don't have to lower yourself-"
"I am talking to you, Bellos. You could have carried him away to a healer mage," said Isabella as she glared at the disciplinary guy.
"Madam, I apologize." replied the disciplinary guy, Bellos as he lowered his head.
"Well, I need a good reason for what happened here. But first I've to send this one to the infirmary ward quickly." saying so she quickly stood up straight.
She then tapped her scepter on the ground and the golden jewel once again started glowing.
In the next second, the floor suddenly came alive and started falling apart like Jenga puzzles, just like before. Later a hole appeared below James and his severed arms which then dragged him into the hole disappearing into the void.
The hole later disappeared and the floor quickly reverted back to its original state as nothing ever even happened here.
The lady remained there in silence with her eyes closed for a minute before opening her eyes.
"Well, I sent him to the infirmary ward and also relayed a message to the healer chief. Hopefully, they could patch him up and try to fix his arms." she then suddenly let out a glare, "Now who's up for a good explanation, what happened here."
Bellos was the first one to speak,
"I was on my patrol duty like always, when I sensed the usage of mana. When I rushed to the scene, I saw rail guard Rayzer using offensive spells to kill these candidates. That's when I quickly rushed to stop him, which resulted in me using the restraining chains."
William just scoffed,
"Hah! You are just exaggerating. Young Rayzer tried to scare these kids, and he really didn't mean to kill those candidates. I am pretty sure these kids were up to nothing good, why else would they gather at this secluded floor?" he then turned to the lady, "My lady, this rude disciplinary officer actually the one who assaulted rail guard Rayzer. How could we even confirm what he says is the truth? I ordered him to free this young rail guard from the chains but he didn't even obey. This just shows how disorderly and rowdy the disciplinary committee is. You don't have to put yourself through this, I will gather the other managers to investigate this matter thoroughly."
At this point, even I am amazed how much this guy could lie.
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