"How could it be, is it really that way?" The nobles of Molia, who looked at each other, looked at the scene in front of them, and now they had no idea.

Even though Earl Coney, who presided over the trial, looked at Odosia who appeared in front of him, he realized that the situation was very unfavorable to Duke Leosgrace in front of him. It was already a stern proof. Even if Coney, who was willing to protect him, was powerless at this time.

The man sitting on the judge's seat shook the silver bell and said loudly, "Silent, everyone is quiet. Can you really guarantee that your testimony is not false?"

The woman in front of her slowly turned her head and looked at Duke Leo who was still stunned by a scene not far away. Finally, Odosia withdrew her gaze and nodded gently:

"Although I am no longer a princess of an empire, I swear in the name of Odosia Angeles that I will tell you everything you say is factual, without any change, without any repentance. But before this I would like to add one more sentence-"

But before the woman could finish her words, Duke Leo, originally silent, raised his head suddenly, his whole body trembled, and saw the blue veins at the base of his neck storm. If the guards around him had not stopped him, the man would have pounced on him, with a completely devoured expression, which shocked everyone. At this moment, the man's previous demeanor was of course completely gone.

Leosgros roared and roared, "Bitch, you cursed slut, you just want to go back to Muzfius again, and you actually colluded with this kid to frame me!"

Although he had already understood that the evidence was as strong as a mountain, it was difficult for him to turn the tables, but Leosgros still wanted to struggle to death, and even broke up. Since everything he had hidden before had been exposed to Odosia, the man had no other concerns. His extremely vicious words were spoken from Duke Leo, which shocked the nobles on the judges.

However, Odosia, who was suddenly interrupted, was as if she was struck by lightning because she saw such a sudden scene. Although this woman, who had always been gentle and obedient, knew that everything before was just a scene by the man in front of her, she still had not forgotten the little things of the past. However, when she witnessed such an ugly face, she was like millions of arrows piercing into her heart, and the pain was so painful that she couldn't breathe.

A feeling of disgust made Odosia feel her stomach roll, but the woman still endured it. She and Justinian had agreed on everything. Odosia was not ready to give up what she had said before because of Leosgros' actions at this time.

The roaring Leosgross was held down by the guards on the side, and Odosia calmed down her originally fluctuating emotions.

"Your Highness Princess, of course we believe in the oath you made. So do you have anything else to continue to say to us just now?" Earl Conir, who shook the bell in his hand again to signal the quietness, looked at the beautiful woman in front of him and asked.

All the nobles of Molia nodded and paid tribute to this extremely noble woman. Although Odosia repeatedly emphasized, they still respected her for the imperial princess.

However, Princess Odosia didn't look at them at this moment. The woman first looked at Duke Leo who disappointed her, and then looked at Justinian on the side. Justinian was also watching the princess. He had not said anything from just now, just waiting for Odosia to make her own decision.

After a long silence, Odosia finally spoke: "Before you make the final result of your judgment, I still hope to add that although objectively Duke Leo did do many acts that endanger the empire, causing the situation in Fort Wiscari to deteriorate when he was besieged by the Venetians, the big reason is that it is a wrong choice for despair at that time. In the previous letter, you also saw that there was no direct collusion with the Venetians in the letter. Therefore, please see what he did to Moria to fight the Latins before, and let me open the net."

Again beyond everyone's expectations, despite such treatment, Princess Odosia still pleaded for the conclusive Duke of Leo, and Justinian, who was standing aside, did not say anything against it, which made the nobles on the stage look at each other. Leosgros, who had been furious and frustrated before, was also confused, not knowing what was going on.

What they didn't know was that this was the agreement reached between Justinian and Princess Odosia. In exchange, she came forward to provide evidence to make the Duke of Leo fall, thus avoiding the Papadoros family's attack. Justinian promised that the other party would never kill Leo Gross. He turned the felony of collusion with Venice into an attempt to assassinate and appease the enemy's country politically. Although Leo Gross would also have no place in Molia, he could at least save his life. This was the only thing that Edosia could do for her husband.

After listening to Princess Odosia's narrative, the other nobles also looked at each other without comment.

"What about you, Lord Justinian?"

At this moment, Count Conil, who had a very ugly expression, had to look at Justinian and asked. At this moment, the ironclad Rushan could only ask his opinion for his opinion. Although he did not want such a scandal to happen between them, the Morian nobles who had been above him were powerless at this time.

But Justinian nodded unexpectedly and said, "I respect the opinion of His Highness the Princess, and the power of judgment is in your hands. I only have one condition, that is, I cannot defeat it. Although Duke Leo once made great contributions to the empire, he also received relative glory, and now he must pay the same price for what he has done. What do you think, everyone?" Justinian said, a sarcastic smile appeared on his face.

However, the nobles who were squeezed by Justinian's words were not dissatisfied at all, but instead breathed a sigh of relief. Since Justinian's attitude was a little loose, everything was easy to say. As long as the charge of treason was not fulfilled, it would not be a big blow to them. Looking at the various expressions of the nobles above, Leosgros finally showed a desperate expression at this moment. He could not understand these egoists anymore. Since Justinian promised not to expand the impact of this matter, even though he was the Duke of Corinth, who was above the top, was abandoned by Molia's interest group without any hesitation at all.

Several of the great nobles of Molia, led by Conir, turned their backs to Justinian below and whispered to each other and exchanged glances, and finally showed a look of relief. It was obvious that these people had made a choice. Although this solution was not perfect, it solved the big problem they were facing at present. Although they were unwilling, it was wise to compromise with Justinian.

Seeing all this, Justinian, Leosgros and Princess Odosia had already understood the decisions made by these nobles.

So, with a pretentious and solemn expression in Justinian's eyes, Count Conil slowly stood up and looked down at the lower place in a high tone and announced:

"In the name of the Empire, I declare that I shall be punished by the exile of the Duke of Leosgros for treason. During his lifetime he shall have no right to board the land with the flag of the empire flying, and all his possessions in the Empire will be confiscated, his family surname will be erased, and his existence will be forgotten, and his sins will fall to hell with his life."

As soon as this statement was made, both Justinian and Odosia had already expected it. Since Leosgros could no longer be saved, in order to ensure the minimum loss, these nobles who had previously accused Justinian of making trouble would not be merciless. This punishment of exile is second only to the death penalty. Although it seems much better than hanging by the city tower, it is even more cruel. Because the latter is just a physical elimination, while the former completely destroys the social existence of the exiled. After the death of the Roman tyrants in the era of imperial politics, the Senate often takes this as a revenge. For a noble, it is probably even more uncomfortable than death.

Only when he learned all this was a dizzy feeling that Leosgros was coming, and he couldn't even stand steadily. He knew too well what this meant, and he wanted to roar, but he no longer had the strength. He looked at Justinian with all his strength and resentfulness. He was like a collapsed man who had been aged for decades and was taken down by the guards.

Looking at the figure who went away, Princess Odosia also showed a tired and wooden expression on her face. She whispered to Justinian beside her: "Remember your promise, Justinian, otherwise I would never let you go. Now I... can no longer believe anyone." At this moment, the woman who had always been docile also seemed to have changed, with a cold and hard smell in her voice.

Justinian was not surprised at all and nodded calmly: "Please rest assured about this, I will definitely keep my promise." Looking at the woman in front of him, Justinian's gaze did not flash at all, as if at this moment, there were only two of them in this huge palace.

At the same time, as the trial finally came to an end, the aristocrats who were in absent mind left the seats they sat and were about to leave. They were undoubtedly disappointed with the result. They did not expect that the dignified Duke of Leo would have done such a shameful act, but a few real superiors were glad that from the beginning they knew very well that although they finally compromised with Justinian, at least this was the best result.

Looking at the Grand Duke Anastasius who had been silent, Earl Conil slowly walked down from the table and passed by the old man, "Is this really the result you want? At this moment, we are actually bowing to an Eastern boy on our territory. Is this what you want to see?" Earl Conil asked, who sneered slightly.

However, the old man sitting in a wheelchair slowly closed the Bible in his hand and replied lightly: "I want to see that of course it is not these..." Then, at the gesture of Anastasius, the guard Saleus next to him pushed the wheelchair away from the nobles' sight.

The old man in a wheelchair left the hall of judgment, while the rain outside the palace was still drizzling, and boarded the carriage that had been prepared. The old man, who remained silent, closed his eyes and rested, as if he had no concern at all about what had happened before.

"It's rare, you will understand their feelings, Grandpa!" Saleus, who was serving in the carriage, suddenly said tentatively.

"Do I have it?" asked Grand Duke Anastasius, who suddenly opened his eyes.

"Before, Earl Conil asked you if you don't want to see this scene happening, didn't you answer?" Saleus asked curiously to the grand duke in front of him.

But Anastasius shook his head, "You are wrong, Saleus, what I said is not what Justinian did, but it is precisely the paranoid and selfishness of these nobles. Maybe I was too careless about the world before, so that the current situation had to be supported by such a young boy. This is exactly the sadness of my friends!" The old man sighed. From beginning to end, he had no intention of interfering. He watched Justinian and the other nobles of Moria coldly. Only then did he realize that the past twenty years of disheartening made him unaware that the whole Molia had already been decayed in his bones. Justinian, who appeared in front of him, was a good medicine, but this must have been the root of all decay - the fierce resistance of these nobles, and the old man who understood this also firmly decided his original choice at this moment.

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"Everything is over. As the time is estimated, the sailboat that drove Leosgros this morning should have set off." After the wind and rain ended, the first ray of sunshine in the morning fell into the quiet monastery. Grand Duke Anastasius sighed quietly and looked at Justinian beside him.

"It's indeed over for the time being." Despite this, Justinian looked at Anastasius in front of him and was curious about what was going on to make this powerful old man see him.
Chapter completed!