I Reincarnated As A Villainess, But Why Did I Become A Cat Butler Instead? - Chapter 150
Chapter 75.2
“I was marveled at its beauty… so I wonder very much if there’s anyone here who will marvel at mine.”
The elders looked at Dimitri sharply, as if he were saying something nonsensical before the chairman protested on behalf of the organization.
“As this is an urgent call, please treat it with the seriousness it deserves, Duke.”
“I’m more serious than ever. I want Count Bilbao to know how serious I am.”
Saying so, he glanced over at the man sitting in the auxiliary chair, which was placed closest to the doorway.
‘…That person is Count Bilbao.’
As he was a man with a very large belly, it caused an optical illusion that made an average-sized chair seem small. Just as he wiped the sweat from his forehead, when everyone’s eyes turned to him, he politely set the handkerchief down with a look that expressed that he had something to say.
“Since you called me, who isn’t a member of the council of elders, I expected it to be related to slave traders…”
He rolled his thick-lidded eyes a little.
Perhaps it was because of her large eyes, but his pupils could clearly see from a distance that they were wandering and shaking.
Seeing how frightened he looked, a twinge of pity crept up in my heart. Nonetheless, I shook my head a little and resolutely dismissed that feeling.
‘He’s the one who has been behind the slave traders who abused the poor shapeshifters and even boldly deceived them. Besides, he even got a huge reparation from Dimitri for this incident… Let’s not be fooled by what we see.’
I was disgusted at the way he looked at me with such a sullen expression, as if he were a victim.
“I don’t know why the Duke is so obsessed with something that’s over when he’s admitted wrongdoing and has gone through the whole issue of reparations…”
Glancing over at Dimitri, his eyes narrowing in frustration. At the same time, he nodded his head while asking for consent from the elders, showing no doubt that the elders would side with him as they had always done.
“Even though I showed mercy with good intentions, you act shamelessly, Count Bilbao.”
Dimitri snorted and asked the slave trader’s manager.
“Confess the atrocities of Count Bilbao.”
In despair, the slave trader pleaded with the Count.
“Please save me, Count! Didn’t you order me to do everything?! We just did what the Count told us to do…!”
The elders murmured in disbelief. Count Bilbao’s eyebrows furrowed, and his big eyes bulged even wider.
“I don’t know what this man is talking about! Do you have a grudge against me because of the reparations issue, Duke?”
Then, sparks flew toward me, who was standing still.
“None of this would have happened if the Duchess hadn’t taken the male slaves and hidden them in the first place…”
He looked at me resentfully.
I marveled at his ability to turn the blame on me by making me the perpetrator.
‘That’s how you instigate them… It seems that I’ve learned an incitement technique I didn’t know.’
To the elders who disapproved of Dimitri, it was like handing the prey to them. The elders nodded their heads in agreement, saying, ‘Right, that’s right.’
Dimitri chuckled at the sight.
“It’s true that the previous matter is settled. However, I’ve called you here today not to discuss the past, but because of a new issue regarding the ongoing fraudulent activities of Count Bilbao.”
“What do you mean by fraud?! What on earth—”
Before Count Bilbao could finish his outburst, the accountant involved with the slave traders confessed, trembling. He was the man Coco had captured during the search for the secret ledger.
“The Count fabricated the pedigrees of the dog shapeshifters and sold them as slaves to the Emperor! It’s all over, it’s already over…”
As everyone turned their attention to Count Bilbao, I noticed Count Schdental’s eyes shift as he sat near me.
‘So, the chairman is in league with Count Bilbao…!’
It was just a suspicion, but I was almost certain. From what I knew, Count Bilbao’s family wasn’t powerful enough to boldly commit such fraudulent acts against the Emperor. That meant he must have had protection from others.”
Count Bilbao glanced around at the elders and shook his head as if he begged them not to abandon him.
“I-I don’t know what all this is about… The Duke is accusing me without solid evidence!”
Now seemed like the right time, so I quietly laid the secret ledger out on the table.
“I guess this is what you mean by solid evidence.”
I opened the ledger and flipped through the pages of various numbers, explaining.
“My cat was proud to have brought something like this. Here’s a record of the dog shapeshifters appointed as the Emperor’s hounds.”
“….!”
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