I Won’t Pick Up The T*ash I Threw Away Again - Chapter 91

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#91

 

Who is accusing whom of being a sexual predator?

 

Even in the midst of chaos, Aldor’s voice pierced clearly into my ears.

 

My heart was still pounding from the shock of nearly being violated by Aldor, and my hands and feet were trembling, but I had to say what needed to be said.

 

I couldn’t just stand there like a fool and let it happen.

 

“…I clearly told Young Master Huten that I didn’t want this.”

 

I forced out my barely audible voice and spoke.

 

“I told him several times that he shouldn’t do this to me. But Young Master Huten ignored my words and tried to force himself on me.”

 

“That’s a lie!”

 

Aldor immediately refuted my words.

 

“If Princess Tebesa had no intention of being with me, there would be no reason for her to be lying on the bed in my room!”

 

“That’s true.”

 

Baron Hutton nodded, listening more to Aldor’s words than mine.

 

Baron Hutton’s behavior wasn’t surprising. It was natural for him to favor his own side.

 

“Did Count Tebesa really lie on that man’s bed first?”

 

I nodded at Diane’s question.

 

“See! Princess Tebesa seduced me first!”

 

Then Aldor shouted triumphantly. Everyone’s gaze pierced down at me.

 

What would happen next was obvious without even looking.

 

Just like the people of Count Tebesa’s household in the past, everyone would look at me with contemptuous eyes.

 

They wouldn’t believe anything I said.

 

I naturally expected that to happen.

 

“There must be some misunderstanding.”

 

Diane’s subsequent attitude completely defied my expectations.

 

“There’s no way Count Tebesa would really do that to seduce Young Master Huten!”

 

Even after hearing such words… you believe me?

 

Rather than being happy, I was dumbfounded.

 

As I stared blankly at Diane, she grabbed my shoulder and asked.

 

“I’m right, aren’t I, Count Tebesa? There was another reason, right?”

 

“…Yes.”

 

Thanks to Diane believing me, I was able to speak much more easily.

 

“My coming to this room wasn’t my own will. A servant brought me here when I was drunk and out of my mind.”

 

“Anyway, it’s true that Count Tebesa was lying on my son’s bed first.”

 

Baron Hutton suddenly interjected.

 

“So it’s natural for Aldor to misunderstand.”

 

Natural, he said. It was ridiculous.

 

“I clearly told Young Master Huten that it was a misunderstanding, so please don’t touch me.”

 

“Did you, Aldor?”

 

“I never heard such words.

 

Aldor played completely innocent.

 

“Aldor says there was no such thing.”

 

Naturally, Baron Hutton believed Aldor’s words.

 

I answered without backing down.

 

“I’ll say it again, I clearly said I didn’t want it.”

 

“I told you I never heard such words!”

 

Due to Aldor’s repeated lies, an endless battle of words continued.

 

Moreover, the servant who supposedly brought me to the room was mysteriously missing. Baron Hutton had the butler search for him, but he didn’t appear.

 

Therefore, I couldn’t prove that my entering this room wasn’t my own will.

 

Furthermore, since Baron Hutton kept taking Aldor’s side, the situation gradually flowed against me.

 

Although Diane was earnestly taking my side, there were limits since she didn’t know the entire situation.

 

It was when the pointless battle of words grew longer and everyone was getting tired.

 

“Then let’s do this.”

 

Baron Hutton sighed and summarized the situation.

 

“Since both sides seem to be at fault, let’s bury this matter as it is.”

 

Bury it…?

 

“That would be better for Count Tebesa too. There’s nothing good about a noble princess being involved in such a scandal.”

 

At first glance, it seemed like he was looking out for me, but it wasn’t—it was for Aldor.

 

If such a scandal spread, Aldor would also be in trouble, though not as much as me.

 

The fact that I wasn’t an ordinary noble princess but the Emperor’s aide would also be problematic.

 

So Baron Hutton was clearly trying to cover up his son’s crime by vaguely burying the matter.

 

‘Baron Hutton knows everything.’

 

That Aldor is lying.

 

That he committed a wrong.

 

If he believed Aldor’s words, he would have tried to examine everything in detail and expose it to the world rather than bury it.

 

I began to think that Baron Hutton might be the one who orchestrated this incident.

 

That’s why Aldor was so confident and tried to do something to me.

 

For father and son to plot such a thing together. Anger surged within me.

 

“Count Tebesa thinks so too, right?”

 

But I couldn’t say anything because, even though I didn’t want to admit it, Baron Hutton’s words were true.

 

For me, this incident was better buried as it was rather than being known to the world.

 

I was hoping for that too.

 

‘…Am I really hoping for that?’

 

At the sudden doubt, I gripped the blanket tightly.

 

Actually, I didn’t want this incident to be buried like this.

 

I wanted Aldor, who had given me terrible memories, to pay for his crimes and suffer the same pain as me.

 

But that was realistically impossible.

 

I would lose more than he would suffer.

 

Then… I want to at least receive a proper apology.

 

“Count Tebesa?”

 

“…No. I won’t just let this pass.”

 

I said while gripping my spirit stone necklace tightly.

 

“I will absolutely not let this pass until Young Master Huten sincerely apologizes to me.”

 

At my words, Baron Hutton frowned deeply.

 

“Are you saying Aldor was wrong? Aldor says it was your fault.”

 

“We’ll know whose fault it is if we check.”

 

“How do you plan to check?”

 

“There’s a simple method called divine trial, isn’t there.”

 

The atmosphere instantly froze. Everyone gasped and stared at me.

 

Divine trial.

 

Usually a method used to extract confessions from vicious criminals, it was called a trial but was no different from mental torture.

 

There were countless people who couldn’t live properly after receiving a divine trial because their minds were broken.

 

But since I said I would do that, everyone was so shocked.

 

“Are you serious about receiving a divine trial, Princess?”

 

Baron Hutton was so surprised that he called me Princess instead of Count as he asked.

 

I nodded while gripping my necklace tightly.

 

“Yes.”

 

“…If you think you can threaten me and Aldor with such a thing, stop it.”

 

“I have no intention of threatening. I simply want to clearly reveal that my words are true.”

 

“Hah.”

 

Baron Hutton clicked his tongue and ran his hand through his hair.

 

“Father….”

 

Aldor called out to Baron Hutton with an anxious expression.

 

He looked like he wanted to rush to Baron Hutton immediately, but couldn’t because Hiltain was guarding right beside him.

 

“Will you be alright?”

 

Diane also asked me worriedly.

 

Of course I wouldn’t be alright. I’d heard that some people had died from mental breakdown due to divine trials, so there was no way receiving a trial would be alright.

 

But if I didn’t make this bold move, they would never admit their wrongdoing, so I had no choice.

 

Of course, there was also the possibility that they wouldn’t admit it even after this.

 

Then… I’d have to undergo the divine trial.

 

Even if it came to that, I wanted to clearly prove that I had done nothing wrong.

 

Baron Hutton, who had been thinking for a while, opened his mouth again.

 

“…Fine, I’ll undergo the divine trial.”

 

“Father!”

 

At Baron Hutton’s decision, Aldor shot up from his seat and called out to Baron Hutton.

 

As soon as he did, Hiltain pressed down on his shoulder and made Aldor sit back down.

 

I glanced at Aldor briefly, then looked back at Baron Hutton.

 

He appeared calm on the surface, but if you looked closely, his pupils were trembling.

 

He’s shaken. Well, of course he would be.

 

“When would be good for the trial?”

 

“Since it’s an unpleasant matter, what’s the point of dragging it out? Let’s request it from the temple right now and get it done.”

 

If I gave them time, who knows what schemes they might pull, so I had to finish this in one go.

 

Baron Hutton fell into thought again briefly, then called for the butler.

 

“Prepare the carriage! We’re going to the temple right now!”

 

If he undergoes a divine trial, it will definitely be revealed that this incident was Aldor’s fault, so what is he trusting in to act like this?

 

Could my suspicion that Baron Hutton was involved in this incident be wrong?

 

I was puzzled, but everything would be revealed after the divine trial, so I didn’t bother asking.

 

While the carriage was being prepared, I changed out of my torn dress.

 

Even at this moment, I worried whether Aldor and Baron Hutton might pull some strange trick, but fortunately Count Hiltain kept a good watch on Aldor.

 

But why is Count Hiltain, who should be in the capital, here?

 

Questions that I hadn’t thought of earlier due to the chaos suddenly arose.

 

I’ll have to ask later after the divine trial.

 

…If I maintain my sanity, that is.

 

When I came out after changing clothes, Diane stuck close to me.

 

“Will you really be alright, Count Tebesa?”

 

I wasn’t alright, but I nodded pretending otherwise.

 

“Liar.”

 

Then Diane shouted with a serious expression.

 

“You’re not alright. You have to undergo a divine trial because of that bastard, so there’s no way you’d be alright!”

 

“Calling him ‘that bastard’…. He’s the heir of a duchy, Count Andrian.”

 

“Heir of a duchy, my ass! Even calling a sexual predator ‘that bastard’ is too good for him!”

 

Her unrestrained language, unbefitting of an aristocratic lady, was slightly surprising yet felt very much like her.

 

“Even if I told you to give up now, you’d still do it, so I won’t say that.”

 

Diane gripped my hand tightly and spoke as if pleading.

 

“Instead, please come back safely. I have something I really want to tell Count Tebesa.”

 

I could feel pure concern from our clasped hands and the eyes looking at me.

 

…She really is a good person.

 

Diane was such a good person that the minor misunderstanding was forgotten.

 

“Yes, I will.”

 

“You promised. You must, you must.”

 

After repeatedly urging me, Diane let go of my hand.

 

I headed toward the carriage waiting in front of the annex, leaving Diane behind.

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