༺ Lizzy Poliana Claudia (4) ༻
“......”
All of those present had an idea of what punishment the Alfred Family would receive.
A lighter punishment would be an increase in taxes.
On the other hand, a more severe one would be a punishment with the intent of weakening the Alfred Family’s control over The Underworld of the Capital.
Yes, Corleone himself was aware of this.
Nevertheless, the act of personally killing his own granddaughter and displaying her head before the Emperor......
Was it perhaps his own twisted way of showing goodwill?
No, such a thing was impossible.
This was something calculated, a mere demonstration of his.
......And the goal of such a thing was obvious.
Clench!
Ferzen clenched his fists thight as he embraced the trembling body of his wife.
Roer Poliana Claudia.
His act of betrayal was entangled with Brutein.
No, not with Brutein, but to him — Ferzen himself.
That was why Corleone did this.
......Roer’s wife, companion, and Yuriel’s sister.
Also died because of Brutein.
He wanted to make Ferzen guilty of being responsible for the death of Yuriel’s sister, and by doing so, strengthen his bond with Yuriel.
But even as he was aware of this ploy.
Ferzen couldn’t shake the guilt that tugged at his heart when he looked at his wife.
Corleone Wayne Barreta Alfred.
An old man who could pass away at any moment,
But even in his old age, one thing remained unchanged.
Alfred’s obsession to the point of madness seemed to fuel him.
And so, for the first time in his life, Ferzen felt as if he had been swallowed by this treacherous snake.
“Please! This servant most unworthy begs of you, The Sun Of the Empire! Please believe in the innocence of our Alfred Family!”
Bang!
He could see the mad smile on Corleone’s face as he banged his head on the floor.
Ah.
This madness.
This beautiful, familiar, and everlasting madness.
That fueled the old snake.
Was also his lifelong companion.
* * * * *
The reviewing of Roer Poliana Claudia’s memories came to an end after four hours.
As Princess Elizabeth had stated.
The Obern Kingdom was his collaborator.
......However, there was nothing about the Claudia Family in his memories that could have warranted leniency.
He had truly intended to sacrifice his own family in order to accomplish his revenge.
It was such a foolish act, that Ferzen wanted to study his thought process to understand how a person could reach this conclusion.
Tak.
Tuk.
Tak.
Tuk.
As the breeze carried his words, Corleone walked closer to Ferzen.
Then, as the proximity between the two was such that they almost touched, Corleone could smell the sweaty peachy scent of Yuriel on him.
Because of this, the old snake’s face became clouded in pleasure.
“Sniff.....Sniff.....Ahhh....Hahahaha.....”
“......”
Humans, by nature, are very sensitive about their personal space.
That is why when someone allows those to come closer to them.
It’s proof that they value them.
Because of this, Corleone had no doubts.
That Ferzen was not driven by his anger, but solely because of the tension the union between their bloodlines caused.
“Don’t worry.”
“......”
“The sorrow of losing blood can be filled with their happiness, isn’t that so?”
Looking up at Ferzen, Corleone smirked.
“Women, once they have a child......They become useless creatures who can’t focus on anything else.”
Even if the child wasn’t expected, they would eventually come to love them.
Like a grieving sister, forgetting about the death of her blood because she now carried the child of the man she loved......
“Isn’t that so?”
Tak.
With a last look at Ferzen, who remained still, Corleone slowly climbed into his carriage as his servant held the door for him.
Before leaving, he opened the window and spoke softly.
“If by chance, war breaks out, and you die......”
Though not an ideal scenario.
But one that could happen.
“My last granddaughter, the one who never had any children will be......forever useless.”
“......”
Neighhhh~
With a slight clatter, the carriage moved away from Ferzen’s sight.
And Ferzen slowly unclenched his fists as he took a deep breath.
If he openly showed his possessiveness towards Yuriel, then he would simply give more leverage to Corleone.
So he remained silent.
This was pure evidence of how much Yuriel meant to him, that he didn’t mind being shackled for her.
‘......What a treacherous snake.’
The fact that if war broke out, and that such an old snake was already too old to be conscripted......
Annoyed Ferzen to no end.
TL note: The heat continues.......Now it’s 34C here. I wanna die. I feel like I’m constaily thirsty, sweaty and hot. I wanna die. I wanna a pool.
I wanna drink some stupidly cold beer. But noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo This dumb bitch, decided to go on a diet. So no beer for me. I wanna kms.
Also, Corleone is legit crazy bruh. Wtf was that.