The next second, Lulu felt a pain in her stomach!
Marvin had ruthlessly kicked her and the girl fell down from the edge of the platform!
She let out a miserable shriek, before ultimately falling in the black liquid. Her body and bones were corroded in an instant, only leaving black liquid behind.
That scene was simply too frightening!
However, Marvin didn’t blink once.
“Whoever harms my brother must die,” Marvin muttered in a low voice, before turning around.
Hanzer looked at him for a long time and then asked, “Why did you not use a dagger?”
Marvin walked past him and stopped. “Filthy.”
Chapter 71: Arbitration
Chapter 71: Arbitration
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Marvin wasn’t being pretentious.
He really thought that killing this woman with his dagger would dirty his weapon.
She kept on saying that she loved Wayne, yet she had cursed him. Marvin was already restraining himself by not torturing her to death.
Hanzer shook his head and actually showed a hint of pity. “Maybe I should’ve broke the Alliance’s law and turned her into a lab specimen.”
“…”
Marvin thought he was already ruthless enough. He hadn’t expected this teacher to be even more ruthless.
But that said, this Sir Hanzer seemed especially protective of Wayne. His disciple suffered such a serious injury. It would have been weird if he hadn’t been angry.
Wizards have always been lawless. They wouldn’t bow their heads to any power aside from the South Wizard Alliance.
Hanzer had probably been holding back a lot of anger these days.
Thus, when Marvin wanted to kill Lulu, he did not stop him, but instead subtly encouraged him.
After all, there was no issue with Marvin using his name. Magore Academy pardoned Lulu, but the victim, Wayne, was someone of White River Valley. Marvin also had the authority to punish Lulu. It’s just that the priority on this authority came after Magore Academy. After Magore Academy gave up the authority to take care of her, he naturally had the right to exercise his authority.
This was the advantage of status. As a noble, even a small noble, Marvin had some benefits.
And the Great Calamity would destroy all social order. Marvin would also be a victim.
He couldn’t do anything to prevent the disaster and could only protect his people.
“And Wayne’s curse?” Marvin mentioned.
“I’ll go settle everything,” Hanzer replied. “I hope he can still make it to the qualifying round.”
A hint of worry could be seen on his face. Wayne’s body suffered such a great injury that even if he could make it, his strength might be bleak.
In any case, the top priority was still removing his curse.
The two parted outside the prison. Marvin returned to the where Wayne was resting in the dorm.
…
The next morning. The sun slowly rose, illuminating the inside of the room from the window.
From the open window came a morning breeze. The strong magic medicine smell was already quite a lot weaker.
Wayne, lying down on the bed, slowly opened his eyes.
He was still as pallid as before, but he had already begun to regain consciousness.
The old butler was at his side.
“Young Master Wayne, you wake up at last!” The old butler was somewhat moved.
“Uh?” Wayne shook his head, suddenly saying, “Brother…”
“Brother came.”
The old butler looked at Wayne, stunned. “How did you know…”
Wayne looked everywhere but didn’t see Marvin, seeming very disappointed “What about Brother? Where is he?”
“I clearly saw him arrive.”
As it turned out, Wayne wasn’t completely unconscious while cursed. Instead, his consciousness was wandering. He clearly remembered Marvin’s arrival.
“Young Master Marvin, he…”
“He is now receiving arbitration!” The old butler said.
“What?” Wayne eyes widened.
“He killed someone at Magore Academy’s gates. But fortunately he used the Ninth Month Medal, so there shouldn’t be any issue,” the old butler comforted.
“Ninth Month Medal? Useless!” Wayne was very clear-headed.
Even if he was only 9 years old, due to this vicious environment, he had quite an outstanding line of thinking.
He immediately shouted, “The power of the family behind White is too great, they probably took over every arbitration staff!”
“Brother has no chance of success!”
“Where is he now? I’m going!”
As he said that, he immediately crawled up from the bed.
“But your body…”
Hearing what Wayne said, The old butler was startled. He didn’t understand these kinds of things very well.
“I’m alright! I’m already fine.”
Wayne firmly commanded, “Bring me there!”
…
Ashes Tower’s Arbitration Hall hadn’t been used in a long time.
But today, it was filled with wizards coming from all over the Three Ring Towers. They came to see the event.
Someone openly killed an apprentice at the gate of Magore Academy. This was a quite novel situation.
It was safe to say that that guy should have been screwed.
But no one thought that this young noble named Marvin was in possession of a Ninth Month Medal!
Ninth Month Medal!
This was an honor bestowed by the South Wizard Alliance. Only members of the South Wizard Alliance who rendered all kinds of meritorious services would be able to receive this reward!
There weren’t that many nobles in the south with that kind of honor. And the reason why it was called the Ninth Month Medal was because the South Wizard Alliance was established in the Ninth Month.
The owners of the Ninth Month Medal were all famous people.
Of course, there are also a few declining nobles. Such as that Baron Marvin receiving arbitration today.
Apart from wizards, there were a lot of nobles in the audience.
These people happened to be registering their children and some even witnessed the scene of Marvin killing. They naturally came to take a look.
How is that matter going to end?
No one knew the outcome.
…
Marvin stood alone in the corner of a high platform, as if he was isolated from the world.
The arbitration process was already finished. Now was just the outcome of the discussion of a few arbiters sent by the South Wizard Alliance.
“There shouldn’t be any issues,” Marvin muttered.
When they asked for a witness, the little girl also took the initiative to participate and truthfully described what she saw.
She also mentioned that Marvin had been previously slandered.
In this situation, it should be quite easy for the arbiters to judge the situation.
But this matter seemed a bit wrong. Those three arbiters had been fiercely arguing all this time.
‘Is it necessary?’ Marvin frowned.
Roughly ten minutes later. One of the arbiters seemed to compromise.
Another one stood and loudly said, “I’ll announce the outcome of the arbitration.”
“Baron Marvin openly killed in Magore Academy, furthermore, he killed an apprentice wizard. This is the highest offense.”
“We recommend this matter to not be appraised by us, arbiters, but through a court.”
“Thus, the outcome of the arbitration is to follow the next process, a trial for Baron Marvin’s criminal charges!”
A trial!
These words started an uproar!
This outcome was like convicting Marvin!
There was clearly an issue with those three arbiters.
Everyone, no matter if they were a wizard or a noble,
understood something about the details of this arbitration. With the witness’s substantial testimony, this was still the outcome?
According to the arbitration customs, at most it would end up in an economic penalty for Marvin.
But the outcome was actually to put Marvin on trial!
This meant that Marvin was convicted by the South Wizard Alliance’s court!
“Could it be that this wizard he killed had a huge power behind him?”
“I heard the Unicorn family was involved in this matter.”
“I also heard that. This Marvin thought he could run amok with the Ninth Month Medal. The result was crashing straight into a wall.”
“He is screwed.”
Everyone was discussing.
…
Marvin stood there, his face sinking.
Someone was playing tricks.
He felt very angry.
But he wasn’t afraid.
A trial?
Hmpf…
He couldn’t help but look at that small girl sitting in the witness stand.
As expected, her face also displayed an angry look.
If she wasn’t there, Marvin might have been anxious as to how he could cleanse himself of the criminal charge.
But since she was there, there shouldn’t be any issue.
He requested for an arbitration from the South Wizard Alliance. These arbiters have probably been replaced.
As for the court, it would be the Ashes Tower’s.
The trial would be judged and he had the Ashes Tower Master on his side, so Marvin wasn’t really afraid.
At this time, a shout could be heard not far away, “Brother!”
Marvin was stunned. He noticed a person walking over with the help of the old butler.
‘That kid woke up this quickly?’
A smile appeared on Marvin’s face.
The scene stirred the audience.
They apparently knew of Wayne’s affair, since Marvin had come to the Three Ring Towers because of Wayne. Otherwise he wouldn’t have had a reason to leave his territory.
Wayne was pale and his lips were even paler.
He ground his teeth and arrived in front of Marvin.
Seeing Wayne, Hanzer also couldn’t stay seated, and quickly appeared at Wayne’s side. “You need to rest. We will take care of Baron Marvin’s matter.”
“I want to see my elder brother,” Wayne firmly said.
Hanzer helplessly stepped aside.
“Kid, I killed your girlfriend. Don’t you hate me?”
Marvin joked.
Wayne saw Marvin standing alone on the stage, about to receive a trial. His eyes immediately reddened.
“Don’t cry. Remember, You are a man.” Marvin’s voice was a bit strict.
“I understand, Brother.” Wayne ground his teeth.
He stood there like this, looking at Marvin.
Everyone was somewhat moved. This pair of brothers’ situation was very tough.
Marvin looked Wayne in the eyes slowly and solemnly said:
“Look for a place to sit. You need to rest properly.”
“I am fine.”
“Relax, I’m here, no one will harm you!”
‘I’m here, no one will harm you.’
‘I swear by my daggers.’
This was an oath pledged from the bottom of his heart.
Chapter 72: Competing!
Chapter 72: Competing!
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With Hanzer helping him, Wayne looked for a place to sit.
His body was currently very weak, and it would be very easy to fall ill.
But he was full of vitality because his older brother had come.
Even if the previous Marvin was a bit too kindhearted, to the point of being timid, in Wayne’s eyes, he would forever be that almighty older brother.
The two brothers cared for each other.
According to the Wizards Alliance’s rules, Marvin was merely an acting overlord, nothing more.
White River Valley’s true overlord ought to be an adult Wayne.
Because he was a wizard. Even if he was the younger brother, his wizard inheritance made his right of inheritance greater than Marvin’s.
It’s safe to say that the two brothers had a conflict of interest. But they apparently didn’t seem to mind this part.
They only cared about each other.
This was true brotherhood.
…
After the arbiter announced the results of the arbitration, he consciously left.
Next would be Ashes Tower court taking over this event.
The audience was full of energy.
They originally came here for an arbitration, but they hadn’t expected to even be able to see a trial.
It might be difficult for this pitiful Baron Marvin to avoid imprisonment.
The South Wizard Alliance’s rule was very harsh. A trial was different from an arbitration and Marvin didn’t even have the right to defend himself.
The outcome would be decided by a judge.
The Ashes Tower had three judges all year round. But two among them had something to do and couldn’t come.
The one coming today was an old man with a grizzled beard.
He was a 1st rank wizard with limited aptitudes. He probably didn’t have any hope to advance in his lifetime.
But with the help of a powerful family or clan, getting a relatively useful position was still good enough.
A judge for example.
The judge pretended to read through the summary of the incident.
Then, he feigned thinking for a while.
Everyone patiently waited for the outcome of the trial.
Marvin sneered while looking at that old man putting on an act.
‘This guy had already decided the result of the trial, hadn’t he?’
‘An execution is impossible. That’s too excessive, I guess it would be imprisonment. But once in prison, with their family’s strength, killing me wouldn’t be hard, right?’
‘This old man’s acting skills are really bad, the folder is upside-down… And his expressions are too exaggerated.’
Just as he was ridiculing him in his mind, the old man suddenly said in a loud voice.
“Cough cough. I’ll now announce the outcome of the trial.”
“Regretfully, because the other two judges had something important to do, I’ll be the sole judge for this trial.”
“Baron Marvin openly provoked Ashes Tower, this is a serious violation of the wizards protection rule of the South Wizard Alliance.”
“My verdict: Three years of imprisonment.”
When the verdict came out, the audience burst into an uproar.
Some nobles fighting for justice roared, “Three years imprisonment? Damnit, he was slandered first. He is innocent and should be released but you actually imprison him for three years?”
“Shameless!”
“That person of the Unicorn family is way too shameless, isn’t he?”
There were also a few members of some great wizard families. They mocked and ridiculed this.
They weren’t sympathizing with Marvin, they just seized the opportunity to speak up and give a blow to a competitor.
As for those average nobles, they actually felt sad about this.
What if Marvin’s situation happened to them one day?
If someone slandered you and said you were impersonating a noble, could retaliation be impossible?
Marvin was still the owner of the Ninth Month Medal! This couldn’t save him?
But regardless of how angry everyone was toward this injustice, the verdict had already came out.
Marvin would be imprisoned for three years.
…
In a corner, Wayne suddenly stood up.
Even if he was young, he also knew Unicorn’s tricks. If Marvin went to prison, he would surely face extreme danger!
They definitely wouldn’t forgiv
e his brother that easily.
“Don’t be agitated.” Hanzer dragged Wayne back to his seat. “I noticed that Marvin doesn’t seem worried at all.”
“He looks awfully calm.”
“Could he still have something?”
Wayne was stunned; Hanzer’s words weren’t wrong. His older brother really looked very calm.
It was as if he didn’t care about going to jail!
How come?
…
After Marvin heard the verdict, he faintly smiled.
‘As expected.’
‘The Unicorn family? Vicious and merciless, indeed. This is like driving us brothers into a dead end.’
‘You are still sitting?’
He silently looked at the small girl sitting in the witness stand.
The latter’s expression had already turned awfully calm.
It looked like she had no feelings.
But Marvin could still feel her anger.
‘I have to say, my luck is really good.’
‘If I hadn’t met her, I would have truly been fucked,’ He thought.
At this time, the judge said, “The verdict has already been announced. Law enforcers, please lock up Marvin…”
At this instant, his sentence was interrupted!
It was naturally a young voice. “This verdict is invalid.”
Even though that voice was very gentle, it suddenly echoed in everyone’s mind.
The judge was stunned.
He looked at that young girl sitting on the witness stand and lightly smiled. “Young girl, this is not a decision you can make.”
As Ashes Tower’s Master, only a few people knew Hathaway’s three shapes. And this witch hadn’t shown her face in public for a very long time.
People said she was in seclusion, attacking the legendary threshold.
Who would have thought that this small girl was one of the three big shots of the Three Ring Towers!
The young girl raised her head, coldly watching that old man.
“I said, this verdict is invalid.”
This time, her voice rose an octave, turning extremely loud!
Everyone looked at her, startled!
What happened to this girl? Did she lose her mind? A witness giving order to a judge?
“Where did this little girl come from? So adorable…”
“It looks like a witness. I guess she is very dissatisfied with this verdict. She is too young.”
“But she seems very sensible. I don’t know which family she came from, but I guess she also came to enroll.”
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