But Alucard was quick to cut him off. “King Aultcray I can assure you. I wouldn’t be stupid enough to lay a hand on a woman in a country where the punishment is death, nevermind your daughter.”
This shocked the entire court, leaving them in a stunned silence. The mere word “daughter” was enough to stop the numerous whispers of the tens of nobles packed into the hall. The three heroes looked more bewildered and surprised than anything but the king and Myne however looked absolutely floored. They looked as if the rug was pulled out from under them and then proceeded to slap them in the face.
Alucard suspected it before but with the two of them in such close proximity to each other it became obvious . While they didn't exactly have the same eye or hair color they had similar facial features and eerily similar facial expressions. The royal relation would explain a lot as well, from Myne’s behavior, her expensive taste, and the pre-prepared bigger budget. No doubt that 200 silver bonus was just for daddy’s little girl. But beyond all else it was their blood that gave it away; he could smell the blood relation coming off those two. He knew the revelation would shock everyone into silence for long enough for him to get a word in. He refused to let this false trial go on longer than it needed to.
“The Princess?-
“Myne you’re?-
“Impossible! H-
“How do you-” The king’s sputtering was once again cut off by Alucard.
“The family relation is quite obvious but right now this detail is irrelevant. I promise you nothing happened last night. In fact, I can easily prove that Myne’s story has several flaws. First, I shall tell you my account of the previous night.” From there Alucard went to recount his side of the story, preventing any attempts from Aultcray or the rest of the court to silence him. He gave each minute detail about their encounter in his room and the events leading up to it at dinner. He almost finished off his story without any interruptions before Myne seemingly couldn't take it anymore, cutting off his description.
“-Contrary to what she was telling you she was the one touching me without consent. I barely even laid a hand on her as I demanded she unhand me, before retreating to fetch her party leader.”
“Why are you lying? I was the one who screamed for you to get away before you grabbed me!” She cried.
Alucard remained completely unphased, quickly refuting her claims. “As I recall I’m fairly sure I shouted at you not to touch me, not the other way around.” Before either of them could get another word in, Ren of all people stepped up, armed raised in the air like a school boy trying to get the teacher’s attention.
“If I may interject.”
Aultcray for the first time in several minutes spoke, not before coughing into his hand and gesturing towards Ren. “You have the floor Sword Hero.”
“I was in a room further down the hall and I remember hearing someone screaming ‘don’t touch me’-”
“See! A witness! Thank you sir Sword Hero” Myne was quick to cheer, interrupting Ren mid sentence. He wasn't done talking and what he said next made Myne out look like a fool. Or at least like the massive liar Alucard knew her to be.
“-However it was a male voice who shouted that. And next thing I heard was who I was fairly sure was Alucard banging on Motoyasu’s door and causing a scene.”
There was a pregnant pause before Aultcray spoke up once more, questioning the young teenager. “Sword Hero, Do you swear that this is what you heard?”
The stoic teenager nodded. “Yes.”
The Bow Hero stepped in to back him up “I can also verify both Alucard’s and Ren’s claim. I was woken up by yelling and when I poked my head out of my door I saw Alucard looking almost distressed while he was banging on Motoyasu’s door.”
“A testimony from two seperate heroes is quite irrefutable” The king grumbled. He almost seemed...resigned saying such a thing. Alucard didn’t focus on this fact for long, as he didnt want to waste any time proving his innocence.
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Well, to be fair to Myne, she's actually a puppet of a evil world eater meant to sow discord among the heroes, but still, bitch!!
And poor Alicard, treated as less than human here too.
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