2nd Rank Has Returned - 2nd Rank Has Returned chapter 257

257 – Leonardo

Although he may seem incompetent, surviving to such an age and occupying a position is not something that can be easily accomplished.

As the positions were occupied by elderly people who were well over 80 years old, there were bound to be knights, associations, and associations that lasted for over 80 years.

“Ha, I knew it would be the devil’s vessel. “I could sense that his origins were unclear.”

The knight with a generous constitution spoke in a sloppy tone. The lack of basis was irrationally made up for by his status as a nobleman and the position he held as a knight.

“That’s right. “I should have been wary of the fact that he broke the family tradition countless times in the first place, but he trusts his immediate family too purely.”

Without refuting him, the treacherous officials next to the article struck a similar chord in agreement.

Normally, I could have ignored the clowns because they were just playing around among themselves, but the problem was that those clowns were pretty good at what they did.

That was the reason why Gladio did not expel some of his knights even though the entire Senate was purged.

If they were kicked out now, there would be no one to immediately replace them, so they were used in this form.

“As he is the Demon King’s vessel, there is ample reason for Hero Ariasviel to keep his distance.”

They foolishly came up with a ploy that they could take up one more spot by removing Leo.

Even if they were used, they could live without problems as long as they did their jobs well, so they were foolishly being overly greedy.

“But Leonardo is a talented person. It is also thanks to his merits that Reinhardt can be achieved now. “It’s just that the situation is what it is, so there’s nothing we can do about it.”

It was a bonus to see the hypocrisy, as if this was an unavoidable procedure.

If Leonardo’s contributions are properly acknowledged, it is common to bow one’s head to the man who will become the next head of the Red Tower and the wife of the family head and ask directly what to do.

At the point where they were already working secretly behind the scenes, working as knights was nothing more than playing politics.

“Anyway, I’ll have to hear the explanation from your side.”

The reason why various knights, including the impure forces currently operating in secret, have gathered together is because Leonardo directly said that he would hold a hearing.

Even people who were friendly to Leonardo, even if they were not necessarily opponents, participated in these hearings.

Regardless of whether it was favorable to Leo or not, the explanation of the Demon King’s vessel was the most important issue in the current situation.

For a stable solution, it was necessary to at least find organized information.

“You’re in now.”

Someone muttered in a voice that was a bit too loud to be said to be talking to oneself. The person who entered was the person who opened the hearing, Leonardo, who entered the hearing room wearing a red uniform.

The red uniform, a symbol of the Red Tower, and the insignia with the Reinhardt pattern on it reveal that Leonardo was not a young man to be looked down on for being from a commoner, but rather his appearance.

“I guess it’s true that he became the owner of the Red Tower.”

“It’s extremely poisonous. “If he were a normal person, he would already be crazy.”

It was a tacitly known theory that Jeoktapju used Leo’s mother as an experiment. In the first place, Leonardo did not deny it, so there was no problem in thinking that it was a definite truth.

The problem was that there were even those who slandered even that kind of mental power, saying that it came about because he was a person who was originally in collusion with the Demon King.

“The hearing will now begin.”

The hearing has begun.

* * *

The person conducting the hearing is the former head of the family, Gladio Reinhardt. Since the hearing took place in Reinhardt, the hearing was conducted separately from the position of the former head of the family, Gladio.

Equity was too much of an issue for Ariasviel, the current head of the family, and there was a strong possibility that he would ignore it using personal feelings and age as an excuse.

‘I think this is the first time I’ve had a hearing in a favorable environment.’

Most of the hearings that Leo experienced started from unfavorable circumstances. Even during the Senate and Ain’s trial, there were more weaknesses than advantages.

Leonardo was praised even more because he overcame it and overcame it.

However, it is not a completely favorable environment.

Leo could immediately recognize the faces of the people he saw upon entering the council.

“The purpose of the hearing is to ask Leonardo, Reinhardt’s knight and current Red Tower owner, about his connection to the ‘Demon King’ and the circumstances and reasons for it. First, Leonardo himself, first…”

“I have a momentary objection.”

The first person to appear in that airflow was Lucina Reinhardt. She, who possessed the elite consciousness of a typical noble knight, was not soft enough to easily succumb to this situation.

“What is it? Lucina Reinhardt?”

“I am offended, but the former head of the family, Gladio, and Leonardo crossed the line of fire together and built a close relationship. “Wouldn’t it be unfair for Gladio to proceed with this situation?”

It was not something that went against logic.

In fact, Gladio was quite willing to take Leo’s side.

Her point was not wrong.

But

“Then who proceeds? Doesn’t it violate fairness?”

Gladio did not simply become the head of the family by following his direct lineage. With just that one question, her daughter’s confident expression slowly crumbles.

“The relationship between me and Leonardo Knight is definitely strong. But I think that’s true not only for me but for most of Reinhardt’s characters.”

“That is too much of a judgment…”

“Then what training method do you use to practice mana?”

The knight who had been insisting that he would expose Leo’s sin until now, and the other knights, also become mute at that single word.

A mana training technique created by Leonardo when he first arrived.

It has now changed into many different forms, but when it first appeared in Leo at the age of 13, he had already been receiving blessings for 7 years.

“Equity cannot be considered now in the first place. “This is especially true in a situation where even the council of elders has disappeared like that.”

If you are a member of the Reinhardt family, you have no choice but to know.

The ugly words of the Senate that tried to somehow keep Leonardo in check.

This reminded Leo of the irrationality he had experienced and was also a threat.

‘…As expected, you don’t have any problems as the head of the family.’

Because Reinhardt fell because of the Senate, Gladio, the head of the family at the time, tended to be relatively undervalued.

However, Gladio was not a stern tactician or a fool who was bullied by the Senate without any thought.

‘…In the first place, there were only elderly people who would die of old age even if they only had 3 to 4 more years.’

Even if part of the military authority was taken away, the entire lifespan of the old senator was not long even in the first round.

Gladio recognized this and deliberately chose to coexist. In any case, realistically speaking, it was certain that I would get older and collapse.

“If there are no other grounds or counterarguments, I will ask Knight Leonardo again. “We don’t have much time right now.”

Gladio very neatly controlled the proceedings of the hearing, leaving no room for objection or room.

“Is it true that Leonardo himself has a connection to the devil?”

In my heart, I wanted to deny it even though it was unfair.

But reality is not always as it seems.

“It is true that there is a connection.”

It’s as if he was chosen as the devil’s body regardless of his will.

“Please answer accurately. “What about whether they are not just related, but whether they are the devil’s vessel?”

As expected, they were planning to do something about it since they were the devil’s vessels.

It was clearly visible that there was a strategy to shake things up by targeting the most difficult parts to refute.

Originally, it would have been a difficult time for Leo as well.

“Yes, that’s right.”

For now, we have been able to confidently overcome this difficulty.

Unlike the confident Leonardo, everyone was immediately shaken by that one word. The opponents’ emotions were also shaken in a positive sense, while the supporters’ emotions were shaken in a negative sense.

“Then, on the one hand with your demon lord…”

“That can’t be possible. “If you think about it, everyone here is a candidate for the devil’s vessel.”

Even if there was no holy sword, it was a defense prepared for minimal persuasion. At least, it was an achievement obtained by working as a red tower to help the warrior Aria by her side.

“What nonsense is that…!”

“Reckless? “Can we say that even after looking at this data?”

Leonardo unleashed shape output magic in one of his hands. Even without the help of a wise man, distributing enough data for everyone to see was not a task.

“…This… I can’t believe it’s really…”

“I have summarized it so that even those with limited magical knowledge can easily understand. “If you still don’t understand, I’ll explain it again.”

To summarize the information on the Red Tower, the Demon King is the very concept of evil, and therefore can possess any being with malicious intent.

However, whether it can withstand it or not becomes the standard for judging a vessel.

“So there is a possibility that you too can become a vessel. “Acquired factors are also greatly related to being a vessel.”

At the same time, Leonardo looked at Aria, who was in a position symmetrical to him. To be precise, it was information that was known thanks to the clues given by the holy sword she carried.

“…I admit it. But Leonardo, I guess the reason you were chosen as the vessel was because you were the most suitable human being, right? “Isn’t that right?”

However, as Leo had initially feared, this defense had weaknesses. If you think a little more, you will be able to guess why the Demon King had chosen Leonardo.

A man with a body that seemed dull to the topic of being a knight, his brain spun at high speed in that direction.

“Furthermore, your biological mother, mercenary Ren, was also used as a test subject by the Red Tower Master.”

“Yes, that is…”

“Did I end up just being an experimental subject?”

It was an expected remark, but I couldn’t help but be offended.

If it had been his actions and words that expressed his desire to face the truth about Ren, there would have been no reason to be angry.

Rather than revealing the truth, that person was focusing on provoking Leo’s anger and getting him to make a mistake.

“It is possible that he attached himself to the devil and gave himself up.”

“Can you prove it?”

“No, but there is a good chance. “I think it would be you who would be the one to face the proof of innocence?”

It is close to sophistry, but it is not sophistry.

Even though it may be unfair, it was enough of a foundation for agitation under the guise of persuasion.

“No, since my father didn’t have a decent background, I would have given him my body in a different way…”

Bang…!

The moment the derogatory remarks were made, someone briefly hit the desk. Not just one person, but several people struck at the same time.

Among them, the girl who hit the desk the hardest struck down those pests with dagger-like eyes.

“I hope the purpose of the question is not to go over a birth that cannot be changed and was not wanted.”

Although Ariasviel was more angry than ever, he verbally put pressure on them more calmly than ever.

Now, there was no longer a girl weighed down only by the responsibility of being a warrior.

“…That is not the question for that purpose. Ariasviel, we definitely need to check…”

“Then ask the right questions. “Don’t insult me.”

“…Is it because of your personal feelings?”

There was a short silence at that one word.

It was bound to be a different vibe from when other acquaintances noticed Aria’s emotions.

Now they were openly insulting the relationship and love between Aria and Leo.

“It is a well-known fact that Leonardo and Ariaspil met at a young age and had a very deep relationship. “Please use your youthful spirit to keep your cool…”

“Old ignorance seems to be more of a problem than youthful energy.”

This time it was Leonardo who interrupted the conversation.

Excited remarks, what they were aiming for was that type of agitation.

“Sudden insult…”

“It’s not an insult, it’s a point. “The word choice from earlier was very poor and clumsy. Was the imperial language level like that from the beginning?”

But before giving the opportunity to bite, Leonardo excites the other person.

Rather, this was Leo’s specialty as well. Because he has done enough in life-threatening battles.

“…What rudeness is this…”

“Rather than being rude to Ariasviel, the current head of the family and warrior, I observed courtesy. “It’s almost too much.”

The knight revealed his weakness when he passed on the title without choosing between the hero and the head of the family in the first place.

“Isn’t the point that my blood is impure?”

“It’s a vulgar expression, but it’s not wrong, is it?”

“If you want to harm me with that kind of logic, just select your colleagues and subordinates and kill them as well. “I have enough dirty blood.”

“…What…! “Trying to deceive me with words similar to the devil’s tricks…!”

“Aren’t those with blood from the Senate still alive in the first place?”

The Senate, now it was only a shackle for them, not a wing for success.

“…That…! “The previous head of the family gave permission…!”

“You gave permission. “You knew that the devil, the root of all evil, was the cause, so you expected the purge to only result from internal strife.”

In some cases, it is not a problem even if the entire family is killed. Rather, since they were a knightly family, these problems needed to be thoroughly eliminated.

However, because the number of children left behind by the senators had grown too numerous over time, Gladio was limited to embracing and watching over those who were direct traitors.

“The senators, with their noble blood, committed such trashy acts. “Even though he had a great birth.”

It is tightened tightly so that it cannot fall due to problems related to birth. A single statement should lead to a problem that could mean the difference between their life and death.

“…Well…Even so, it doesn’t change the fact that you are the devil’s vessel!”

This one word was the starting point.

As their gazes exchanged, Ariasviel crossed the table as planned and approached where Leo was.

“That’s right. “I have become the devil’s vessel.”

“But before that, there’s something I want to show you.”

Saying so, Aria Spiel plunges his holy sword into the ground. A neat movement, even though the long sword was inserted, the holy sword entered the marble floor without a single crack.

“You all know Reinhardt, right? “Except for me, no one with Reinhardt’s bloodline has ever pulled out the holy sword.”

There was no way I didn’t know.

Countless people challenged the Holy Sword, but they were unable to even draw it, let alone swing it.

Even Chris and Marken wielded other weapons with one hand, but they could not pull out a holy sword.

“That obvious fact is now, now… What…?”

Just as I was about to challenge this obvious explanation, a reality that overturned everyone’s expectations struck me.

“And, let alone Reinhardt’s noble bloodline, I am a hybrid who may have inherited the blood of a dirty demon lord.”

Leonardo raises his sword and returns their insults with more insults.

“Nevertheless, the first hero, Ruben Reinhardt, acknowledged me and gave me his blessings.”

Leonardo shouted while holding up the brilliantly shining holy sword of Aria.

Now it will be impossible to hold a hearing.

I’ll be busy praising the new legend.

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