TVRTH [Book 1]

Chapter 176

Lie For Lie, Part II

Translator: Khan

Editor Group: Liber Reverie

For a woman who had pushed her real father, she was shameless, and Aria laughed at it. 'Yeah, so you had been using dirty tricks in the past, putting poison in my teacup.'

"... Someone who was shameless pushed my father. It's not me, but she is the real culprit."

"Stop lying!"

"Mielle, even now, reveal the true culprit and withdraw your perjury."

"The real culprit is you, sister!"

"Stop. Stop it. This is the court."

The two were ready to fight right away, so Frey spoke out and intervened. If Aria proved that she was not the real culprit, she did not have to fight hard because Mielle's perjury would be confirmed.

"There's evidence that I wasn't in the mansion at that time."

"... It's a lie! Apparently, everyone saw you!"

When Aria said there was evidence that she was not in the Mansion, Mielle stared at the ladies behind her one by one and forced them to answer.

"Yes, right? You've seen her, haven't you?" Mielle forced them to answer.

"... Yes, I saw her."

"That's right. I ran into her when she got back to the mansion."

"I even talked to her."

This time, the testimony came out without difficulty because they had seen her. They were genuine faces.

Aria smiled and said yes. "Yes, it's true that I visited the mansion. By the way, did anyone see me after I went into the mansion?"

"...!"

"..."

"There was none, right? It was because I left the mansion right away."

Although they were on Mielle's side, there was no lady to help her by breaking the law or perjury. Moreover, most people seemed not to expect Aria's rebuttal, as they believed Mielle's argument.

"But it's weird."

Aria's voice rang out in the court which had been cold in an instant, questioning what seemed to be really strange.

"Why don't the two say anything, who said that they had seen me running away down the stairs?"

They testified that they had seen Aria push the Count down the stairs and run away, and it meant that they had seen Aria since she had entered the mansion. Still, why didn't they say anything? Why couldn't they relate Aria's question to what they had seen?

"Well, that's...!"

"... Oh, come to think of it, I saw you! We saw you... Yes..."

Aria kindly made them recognize what to answer, and at their awkward answers, all the audience in the court questioned their testimony. As Aria continued to refute it step by step, Frey asked her again about the facts,

"I'll ask you again. Has anyone seen you leave the mansion?"

"No, unfortunately not. But no one ever saw me stay in the mansion except for Mielle, Median, and Wendy, who said they'd seen me. Oh, and..."

There were two more. There were two lambs staring at her with very anxious eyes. Aria referred to them.

"My maids, Jessie and Annie, also saw me."