Chương 57: Chapter 52: Wizard King Captures The King...
Looking at the Wizard King's serious demeanour and his majestic aura, everyone in the court instinctively stiffened and looked at the Wizard King attentively.
The Magic Knight captains and other Magic Knights present looked very serious; they knew that the matter the Wizard King was going to discuss was something very important, looking at his serious demeanour.
"What do you mean? Julius, I don't understand what you said just now,"
King Augustus Kira blurted out, a confused look on his face.
For some reason, he felt something was very wrong when the Wizard King Julius mentioned the present.
"Sure, my King... for everyone present in this court, all of you should know about our Clover Kingdom's previous King, right..."
With a slight nod to King Augustus Kira, the Wizard King Julius stood from his seat and started his speech, calmly walking towards the court area where the cases were being interrogated.
When Wizard King Julius mentioned that he was going to discuss something about the previous King, everyone in the courtroom was shocked and started chattering among themselves.
They all knew about the previous King, who was considered the unlucky one who died at an early age in Clover Kingdom's history.
But the topic of the previous King became sensitive because of the current King, Augustus Kira, who was the previous King's uncle.
Both of them were at odds when the previous King was alive, to the point that there was a strong suspicion that Augustus Kira had a hand in the death of the previous King and the mysterious disappearance of his wife.
But due to the strong backing from several noble houses, Augustus Kira ascended the throne because of the royal blood relation he had with the King, and also because he was the last remaining blood of the King's royal family.
So as time passed, mentioning the previous King before Augustus Kira or in his court became a sensitive topic, which they avoided to prevent offending him.
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Hearing that the Wizard King Julius was mentioning the previous King who died 15 years ago, King Augustus Kira's face turned ugly with black lines forming on his face.
Sigh~
"You may know our previous King, Aldric Kira, passed away 15 years ago... and his wife mysteriously disappeared. What happened to her remains a mystery until now."
With a serious face, Wizard King Julius started going deep into the topic.
"Julius... what are you implying, bringing up the previous King's name here?"
Snapping out of his stunned expression, King Augustus Kira looked at the Wizard King and tried to change the direction of the topic.
But everything he said was turned down by the Wizard King's deaf ears.
'What should I do?... What should I do?... Why is he bringing this up now?... How did he know?...'
Many questions were swirling in the mind of King Augustus Kira, and with each thought, his face turned paler.
"Today, we are going to introduce the case I am opening on the previous King Aldric Kira's murder."
With each word of the Wizard King, the court descended into chaos, while the courtroom was filled with many exclamations.
Many even checked their ears, thinking that what they just heard was wrong.
"You heard me right... yeah, the previous King was murdered... all this time I have been investigating it. To find the right clue, I finally did. Now, I think it is the right time to bring the culprit to justice."
Reaching Marx, the Wizard King took the black book artefact, which they had just used on Den Bitch to extract the truth from him.
"What nonsense is this, Julius... don't play games, I don't have time for this," Augustus Kira hastily interrupted and tried to walk away, using his momentum.
"Time Magic: Chrono Stasis."
But he was caught by the restraining spell cast by Julius, who didn't even lift a finger to cast it.
A circular white-shaded sphere, with a ring around its orbit, appeared and enveloped King Augustus Kira, who had just tried to walk away.
When someone is trapped within the sphere, they experience a time loop, reliving a moment in time continuously so that they are rendered immobile.
Along with the King, a few nobles who had high status in the kingdom were also trapped.
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Whaaa~ whaaa~
Everyone in the court started to panic.
Even the Magic Knights and their captains were not spared—they were all shocked.
From what they witnessed, the Wizard King, whose status was so high in their minds, had just attacked their King.
Which is a serious crime that might result in a death penalty if the news of the Wizard King's rebellion spread to the public.
If it happened, chaos would quickly spread through the kingdom, possibly dividing it into two sides.
"Don't panic, guys... I haven't rebelled against our kingdom. I can reassure you that my loyalty is always with our kingdom. I've just captured the suspects who were related to the death of King Aldric Kira."
Wizard King Julius smiled at everyone innocently, and his eyes swept through the crowd, who instinctively shut their mouths. A pin-drop silence descended on the court.
'What is happening? This is not a canon event,' Ben thought, stunned, as he looked at the Wizard King with wide eyes, trying to read what was going on behind that smiling face.
"Ben... do you know anything about this?"
Whisper~
Charlotte, who was sitting beside him, whispered in a low voice to Ben, who was standing behind her.
Whisper~
"No..."
Ben whispered back, shaking his head in denial.
Charlotte asked this question because Ben had been frequently in contact with the Wizard King regarding the new artefacts they were developing.
Even now, Ben had come along with the Wizard King to the court, stating the reason that they had just completed one artefact that would change the course of the case.
That's why Charlotte thought Ben should know about it.
"It's a good thing... you weren't dragged into it."
Whisper~
Another low whisper came from behind Ben, who was chatting with Charlotte.
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When both of them turned to see who it was, it was Nebra, moving towards them.
"Nebra?"
Ben was startled to see Nebra behind him, whose cheeks, for some reason, had a slight tint of red.
Sigh~
"If you were dragged into this... there's no doubt those nobles wouldn't hesitate to use you as a scapegoat. So, keep a low profile for some time to avoid attracting unwanted attention."
With a slight red tint on her cheeks and avoiding eye contact, Nebra explained further, seeing the confused look Ben had just given her.
"Yeah... thanks, Nebra. I'll keep that in mind."
Seeing that Nebra was concerned about his safety, Ben smiled and thanked her.
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Hearing Ben's genuine thanks, Nebra's face turned bright red, and she started to panic in embarrassment.
Looking at the interaction between the two, and at Nebra, whose face had already turned red as she tried to hide her shyness, Charlotte narrowed her eyes.
She later rolled her eyes when Nebra said she had just casually overheard their conversation and joined in.
Meanwhile, Wizard King Julius began to reveal the truth behind the death of King Aldric Kira and the conspiracy surrounding it.
Flashback...
Fifteen years ago...
Aldric Kira had married a woman named Julia, a commoner by status.
However, his uncle, Augustus Kira, strongly resisted their marriage and tried various methods to stop Aldric Kira from marrying Julia, a commoner.
Augustus Kira even once tried to assassinate Julia, but she was saved by Aldric Kira at a critical moment.
From that moment, the relationship between the uncle and nephew became very strained.
Later, when Augustus Kira apologized to him, the King forgave him, seeing the sincerity of his uncle.
But he didn't know that this would be the worst decision of his life, one that would turn his life upside down.
Augustus Kira, who King Aldric believed had changed for good, was plotting something very sinister.
He, along with a few nobles who were his supporters and his henchmen, was plotting to kill the current King Aldric Kira with a slow, deadly poison curse.
Time passed...
Their plan succeeded, and the King became bedridden due to an unknown illness.
When the King found out about the presence of the dangerous poison curse in his blood, it was already too late.
His uncle had planned everything, and even the healers who visited him were his men, only pretending to diagnose him.
Just when Augustus Kira was on cloud nine, thinking that after he killed his nephew there would be no obstacle to the crown of the Clover Kingdom, he celebrated for days, confident that his goal was within reach.
He knew that after Aldric's death, he would be the only direct bloodline left in the royal Kira family, as the rest were only distant relatives.
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