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Chapter 959: First Clean, Then Respect
Chapter 959: First Clean, Then Respect
Little did Lyon expect that on his very first day in the Western Carleva Kingdom, he would find himself in this situation again...
Sitting by the pool in his luxurious single-person 'cell', Lyon bent down, dipped the old cloth he was holding into the water, and began vigorously wiping the... ash from his body.
Damn your ancestors! As he recalled the countless small jars raining down on him and the nearly three-meter-high pile of ash on the ground, Lyon's face contorted with rage.
Although he had been involved in this incident, it had been mostly passive. The one who had truly desecrated the Western Carleva Kingdom's ancestral tombs was the Serpent Director, who had emptied the ointment, and the Red-haired Director, who had activated the 'Interdependence of Misfortune and Blessing'. Together, they had guided the Serpent Director to completely deplete the ointment.
So, in reality, he had been set up by the two of them. No matter how he calculated it, he wasn't the main culprit, and he couldn't even be considered an accomplice. He was merely an innocent victim who didn't know the truth.
However, the problem was that these two, who had caused such a huge disaster, had not shown their faces at all throughout the entire incident!
Therefore, in Prince Vernon's memory, today's reception process involved a minor argument with him, forcefully dragging him to the prison to take a look, and then shortly after leaving the prison, he suddenly lost consciousness.
When he regained consciousness, he saw the collapsed Deephold Sanctuary, and below the flying ashes of his ancestors, he saw himself with an expression as if his father had just died.
Damn your ancestors!
Lyon took the wet old cloth and vigorously slapped his pants, sending all the ancestors of the Red-haired Director, from generations unknown, into the pool. Feeling unfairly blamed, Lyon couldn't help but mentally note this down.
You could have at least said it wasn't me before leaving! Even if you had a reason, I still hold you accountable for this!
Knock, knock, knock!
Just as Lyon was wiping the ancestors of the Red-haired Director and mentally cursing her ancestors, a knocking sound came from outside the luxurious single-person cell with golden threads and a balance scale pattern.
"Your... Highness, your specific sentence has been decided."
The visitor, swallowing nervously, carefully announced through the door, "Today, you committed eleven 'unforgivable' crimes according to the 'Code of Scales', including hostage-taking of a prince, forcibly breaking into the sanctuary, desecrating ancestral lands, and blaspheming the church. You should be executed at sunrise tomorrow morning, and no one is allowed to interfere.
However, according to the exemption rule of the 'Decree of the Scepter', you are temporarily exempt from the death penalty and instead sentenced to imprisonment. The specific term is... forty-three thousand nine hundred and sixty years... and seven months."
"... Forty-three thousand years? Isn't that longer than the entire history of modern humans? You might as well sentence me to death and send me to join Elder Emma!"
Buzz—
Hmm? Hearing the familiar buzzing noise, Lyon, who was feeling completely speechless, suddenly brightened up.
Although it was annoying to be unfairly blamed, if it meant getting a good badge, it might be worth it! With a sentence as long as forty-three thousand years, the badge should at least be gold-tier, right?
As Lyon looked on expectantly, a new badge appeared at the bottom of the badge panel, a golden one.
[Due to bearing an unprecedentedly huge injustice, you have received a lengthy sentence even more severe than the death penalty. You have successfully activated the hidden gold-tier badge, 'Innocence of Snowy Revenge'.]
[Innocence of Snowy Revenge: Influenced by various factors such as a tragic background, cold-hearted people, and the harsh realities of society, an innocent person suffers a great injustice that could cause June's snow to fly in June.]
【Effect: Blood Splattered White Cloth, Snow in June, Three Years of Drought】
Blood Splattered White Cloth: After suffering an unjust punishment, your blood will splatter onto a white cloth, not a single drop falling to the ground, to prove your innocence.
Snow in June: After your unjust execution, during the hottest month of June, a heavy blizzard will fall, with snow accumulating to a depth of three feet, to prove your innocence.
Three Years of Drought: The location of your unjust punishment is also at fault, so this place will experience a prolonged lack of rainfall, maintaining an extreme drought for over three years, until your innocence is proven.
【Advanced Route: None】
【Hidden Trait (No need to equip): After suffering an unjust punishment, your innocence will be proven】
"..."
Get lost! Why are you here at this time!
Looking at the badge, which was mostly filled with "deathly" effects, and only useful for the dead, Lyon's mouth twitched fiercely. He then closed the badge panel and gestured towards the single-prisoner cell's door.
"Ya!"
With a cry, the luxurious single-prisoner cell door swung open, revealing the warden outside, his face filled with terror.
"Wh...What are you doing?"
Seeing Lyon approaching with a dark expression, dressed in a black tailcoat made of silk, looking more like a butler than a warden, the man couldn't help but take a half-step back, then trembled as he warned, "Even if you are a prince, escaping will result in an extended sentence!"
"Add! Add as much as you want!"
You can add as much as you like! I'll just sit here and finish my sentence! If it weren't for finding a place to clean the director's ancestors, I wouldn't be back here!
Snatching the notification file from the warden's hand, Lyon added a zero to the sentence and, with a foul mood, stuffed the file back. He then asked with a scowl, "Where is the Royal Palace?"
"The... Royal Palace?"
Hearing this, the warden's body trembled, and he stuttered, "You're going to the Royal Palace... what for?"
"I'm going to seek justice! What else could I do? Escape and then turn myself in?"
"..."
Well... that does make sense.
After hearing Lyon's words, the warden blinked, and his tense expression softened slightly. But soon, he shook his head repeatedly, "No! It's not possible! What if you..."
"If I really wanted to do something, I could just go outside, find a high place, look around, and head towards the tallest and most magnificent building, and I'd still find the Royal Palace, right?"
"..."
"Just tell me, I only need directions. If you don't, I'll ask someone else. Everyone in Lily City knows where the Royal Palace is."
"..."
After some thought, the warden realized that the situation was indeed as Lyon had said. The Royal Palace was so conspicuous that hiding its location was pointless. He might even get beaten for it. So, the warden of the luxurious single-prisoner cell chose to surrender, raising his hand to point in a direction.
"Go that way, cross five streets, and after passing the Hall of the Balance Scale..."
Looking at Lyon, who had suddenly disappeared, and his old clothes tossed by the pool, the warden's lips trembled.
This guy is going to escape right now? Mother of Darkness, please, even sitting in prison for a day would be fine! Justice!
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