# 77 - 77
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“I held this emergency family meeting to discuss Tedrick's punishment.”
Full house.
She sat confidently at the top seat at the large mahogany table that seated about twenty people, and smiled.
Except for Grandpa, all of the immediate Fraser family members who could move freely in this main castle were present.
Count Nigella Fraser was present, as was Viscountess O'Bray.
This meant that they were sitting in seats lower than mine.
Although my mood was good, theirs seemed very bad, but what could they do when it came to family law?
“Of course, when my grandfather arrives, I will have to step down from this high position.”
Rock Culfusher came earlier to convey the message.
“The head of the family said he would not attend the family meeting.”
The words Rock conveyed sounded like something a grandfather would say.
A situation where, in his absence, I had to demolish those above me by resorting to “family law.”
And that is only through my own strength and speech.
I think lions raise their cubs to be strong.
Black. Tigers. They throw their cubs off cliffs to raise them cruelly.
But I took over Fraser.
You've died and come back to life more than once or twice, haven't you?
As the official villain of this world, who was fiercer than any lion, I had nothing to fear.
Of course, this confidence was also boosted a little thanks to the presence of Lycian and Leon Fraser at the table.
“What are you going to do with Tedric, Tullia?”
Count Nigella Fraser spoke first.
His voice was more serious and heavy than usual, but I spoke without the slightest hesitation.
“Tedric Fraser has committed an unforgivable sin.”
“What did our son do?”
“And of course, Uncle Lilius too.”
“…!”
Opray gritted her teeth audibly.
“She wouldn't have anything to say.”
Lilius was not present at this gathering.
"Of course. In some ways, he committed a worse crime than Tedrick's."
That night after the meeting ended, late in the evening.
She learned of Lilius' punishment through Rock Culfusher, who came quietly.
“Embezzlement. Double accountability. Assault. Attempted murder.”
“…”
“Viscount Lilius Fraser will be tried. This is the will of the Grand Duke, and it is also the result in accordance with strict national law.”
“My grandfather must have had a lot of worries.”
But the grandfather was the property of the Fraser family.
He appears to have decided to proceed in accordance with family law and national law.
“If he goes to trial, Lilius will be almost finished.”
Thanks to that, he couldn't even attend this gathering.
He was under house arrest.
House arrest in name only, but in reality was no different from confinement as a pre-trial prisoner.
I looked at Opray, who was staring at me angrily as if she wanted to kill me.
"paternal aunt."
And of course, the smile is still on my lips.
“I'm speaking as someone who has been given local authority, right?”
Tulia's constant smile is perhaps more terrifying than beautiful.
Sit. This is what the Family Code stipulates.
"You…!"
“Uncle Nigella.”
I interrupted Opray lightly and continued my speech.
“If Aunt O’Prey continues to disrupt the meeting, I will proceed to punish Tedric Fraser here without further notice.”
Nigella's eyes widened slightly.
He probably didn't expect me to act so forcefully after gathering all the family members.
“Tulia Frazee...!”
Enough! Let's hear what she has to say first!
Nigella shouted seriously.
Only then did Opry sit up, breathing hard.
“I will send Tedric Fraser to the border where my father serves as High Commander, as the lowest-ranking knight.”
“What, what?”
"He needs rehabilitation. He almost killed his cousins just for fun, so his personality is completely messed up, right?"
This is something I wanted to say to Lilius, who wasn't here either.
Since Lilius wasn't there, Opry was able to hear him instead.
Anyway, they both probably want to kill me in the same way, right?
I scoffed to myself.
“Tulia Fraser!”
It was like a scream.
This behavior is not appropriate for Nabila at all. O'Pray suddenly rose from her seat.
“Do you think, do you think what you’re saying makes sense?!”
“Yes. Since I'm the one saying so.”
Aubray trembled and screamed.
"impossible!"
"Why not? Is there a reason why this shouldn't be done?"
"Of course! You want to send my dear son to a border, and what? As a low-ranking knight?! Tidric is a direct descendant of the Frasers! There is absolutely no reason for him to suffer in such a cruel place!"
“Why isn't there?”
Now I find it difficult to even pretend to smile, so I raise the corners of my mouth awkwardly and tilt my head.
“Grandpa.”
“…”
“He gave me.”
“…”
“This power.”
Buzzing sound.
“Glory,” the direct lineage necklace I was wearing, swayed conspicuously around my neck.
Is that all?
“Why can't this be done?”
I also had a sparkling ring on my hand.
The same ring that Lilius and Aubrey had been wearing until recently.
It was a distinctive ruby ring that could only be worn by those with internal authority in the Grand Ducal House.
Something that would make even Opray, who seemed ready to lunge at me and strangle me at any moment, hesitate for a moment.
I wasn't particularly afraid.
Because the moment Aubrey got up from her seat, I could see from the corner of my eye that Lisian and Leon Fraser had instantly stiffened their bodies.
Even if something happened, I was confident that Opry wouldn't be able to touch me.
Thank you to the twins who are on guard.
“Tedric Fraser will be deported to the border within a week.”
Not only Aubray's face, but even the faces of the older maids behind her began to turn pale.
Since I was actually portraying the character of the president.
I decided to make it more convincing.
I put my arms firmly on the table.
After I spread and interlaced my fingers, I leaned my chin on them and smiled as impudently as I could.
“So the family meeting ends here.”
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“Wait, are you really Tulia?”
After the groggy Opry fainted and was taken away, Leon Fraser came to sit next to me and began teasing me again.
“How did you come up with the idea to banish Tedric Fraser to where my father is?”
"Ah. Couldn't you even think that much? You idiot?"
“Are you calling me stupid now?”
“This is not even worth responding to.”
“Awesome. Tullia.”
Lisian looked at me and smiled.
“To think of sending him as a lower-ranking knight. You are like a student who has completed the study of political theory. Take charge.”
I also smiled brightly at Lycian.
“I must be smart because I am Lycian's younger sister.”
“Why is this favoritism so extreme?”
I could hear Leon Fraser muttering, but we ignored him in unison.
Anyway, that bastard Tedrick's life was over.
In fact, Leon Fraser deserves a lot of credit for this.
Because the border was where Tulia's father and the twins were.
That is, the place where Marquis Aster Fraser serves as Commander-in-Chief, naturally there will be a large number of the Marquis's knights stationed there.
“These knights have great respect for Leon Fraser.”
Because Leon Fraser's sword skills were unparalleled.
Most of the endings were like that too.
Although Lycian, the eldest daughter, inherited the title of Marquis, Léon became commander of the knights.
Always ranked first in the academy's swordsmanship exams.
The son of the master who is called a sword genius?
Naturally, they would have no choice but to respect and love him.
“That bastard Tedrick shot Leon Fraser with an arrow.”
It is now accepted that Tedrick deliberately targeted us.
Will the Marquis' Knights leave Aster Tidric alone now that they know this?
Normally, since he was a direct descendant of Fraser and had already been knighted, they couldn't treat him carelessly, however.
“I also prepared for this situation by specifically saying that I would send him as a low-rank knight.”
I laughed secretly.
The Knights would never leave Tedric alone.
Just thinking about it was refreshing.
“Maybe Father will be angry too.”
"naturally."
I replied with a bright smile.
“After Tedrick injured Leon Fraser’s shoulder like that, his life was cut in half.”
“…Huh?”
“Huh?”
Lycian blinked a few times and stared at me.
“What's wrong, Lycian?”
I asked, but Lycian quickly shook his head.
“No, nothing.”
“…?”
"What is this?"
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