Volume 2 Chapter 38 Margon, Exposed for Wrongdoing Before the Emperor
Days after Adventurer Zeke drove away the Imperial Minister of Finance Margon.
Zeke visited the castle in the imperial capital, standing before Emperor Sasha.
"I am Zeke Vetarinari. I am the king of the Demon Lord nation."
"I am Sasha von Madeucas. Welcome to our country from afar."
Sasha's gaze upon the Demon Lord was remarkably calm.
Yet, on the other hand, the Demon Lord's expression was cold.
"What brings you here today?"
"Actually, your Minister of Finance Margon has acted against me twice."
"Twice, you say?"
Zeke recounted the recent events to the Emperor.
The first time he barged in directly, and the second time at the Adventurer's Guild.
"Is that true, Margon?"
The Minister of Finance Margon, who was standing by, feigned ignorance with a puzzled expression.
"I have no recollection of a second time?"
"What did you say...?"
"The first time, I indeed acted rudely. I was ordered by Your Majesty to apologize to the Demon Lord, but you arrived here instead?"
Of course, Margon's words were lies.
He concealed the truth that there had been no adventurer-led subjugation.
Naturally, the adventurers who participated in that operation were buried in darkness using Margon's power.
Only the masked man Zekefried remained missing without a trace.
"Are you really going to keep pretending?"
"Pretending? It seems a bit unreasonable to acknowledge facts about something that never happened?"
With a smirk, Margon bowed his head to the Emperor and spoke.
"I fear the Demon Lord is making baseless accusations. It seems he intend to fabricate lies against our Empire with some arbitrary reason."
With a grin, Margon continued.
"And if I am lying, then show me the evidence. Huh? You have no evidence, do you?"
With a triumphant smile, Margon stepped forward, and Zeke presented [it].
"The evidence is right here."
"Hmph! Where the hell is that... huh? Whattttt!? That mask isssss!?"
Margon wore a look of disbelief.
The Demon Lord was wearing the very mask of the S-rank adventurer, Zekefried.
"W-why do you have Zekefried's mask!?"
Zeke donned the mask and threw on a black cape from his item box.
Mask and black cape.
It was the well-known S-rank rookie adventurer.
"Because I am Zekefried himself."
Margon froze in shock.
"...It seems the fool has been found. My misjudgment. I apologize, Demon Lord."
Emperor Sasha bowed deeply.
"P-please wait, Emperor Sasha!"
Sweating profusely, Margon spoke with darting eyes.
"This is not what it seems!"
"...It's disgraceful. Stop it already."
"Listen! This guy is lying! Where is the proof that the Demon Lord and Zekefried are the same person!?"
"Well, that's certainly true. I might have snatched that mask from Zekefried."
"That's right! You've lost, Demon Lord!"
However, Zeke calmly touched the mask.
Flash...!
Light emitted from the mask.
The light projected a 3-dimensional image into the air.
"Wha!? What is this...!! "
"It's a recorded video of when you visited Zekefried. This mask has a recording function."
The video displayed both first-person and third-person perspectives.
It clearly showed Margon requesting the Demon Lord to take down Zekefried.
"...N-no, it's not like that... this is, this is...!"
Finally, the image of the Demon Lord removing the mask appeared, and the video ended.
"Well then, it seems clear who the liar is."
"Ah... ah..."
With a thud, Margon fell back on the spot.
"...Margon."
Sasha stood up, looking down at him with cold eyes.
"You were the one who lied, weren't you?"
"N-no, it's not like that... Your Majesty... this is... for the sake of the Empire..."
She deeply bowed to the Demon Lord.
"I sincerely apologize, my lord."
"It's not you who should apologize. The one at fault is this guy."
"You won't destroy our nation, will you? Ah, what a merciful person..."
Sasha blushed and shed tears.
She gazed at the Demon Lord with a dreamy expression.
"Demon Lord, I will punish this man immediately."
"Y-Your Majesty... I... I was just trying to protect the Empire..."
"No excuses!"
The moment she scolded him sharply, an extraordinary magical power surged from her body.
It turned into ice magic, freezing Margon's body.
"Margon, I arrest you for treason! You are stripped of your position as Minister of Finance and your noble status! Soldiers! Throw this fool into the dungeon!"
Trembling in the Emperor's wrath, the soldiers hurriedly tried to carry Margon away.
"P-please, anything but that... Your Majesty... please, let me explain, let me explain!"
"Silence! Have you forgotten that your reckless actions could have led to our Empire being destroyed by the Demon Lord? Thanks to the merciful Demon Lord, we managed to survive!"
The moment Margon created a justification to destroy the Empire, he was guilty of a serious crime.
"Don't think you'll die easily, you fool..."
"No... please forgive me, Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Emperor..."
With a pitiful voice, Margon was taken to the underground prison.
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