“This has taught us a lesson, that only the strongest will be remembered.”
“Only the first place is the true victor; the rest are just losers.”
“Even if you’re in second place, you won’t be noticed.”
“So, our Renitra family has been striving for the first place, for the strongest, for hundreds of years, and finally, today, we have a chance.”
“Tell me, now that the opportunity has come, how could I possibly give up?”
Saliro stared directly at Rockto, saying each word deliberately.
“Im-poss-ible!”
Therefore, seizing this opportunity, Saliro displayed his most domineering attitude, and the Renitra family made their most aggressive move.
Their goal was to force Rockto to step down, to force the Biguslers down, and to replace them, becoming the strongest in the Empire.
Rockto naturally knew how deep the other party’s hostility towards him and the Bigusler family was.
The Biguslers and the Renitras had been rivals for hundreds of years, never ceasing. It wasn’t surprising that the situation had become like this.
But Rockto still wanted to say…
“I said, I did not commit treason.”
Rockto said in a deep voice.
Unfortunately…
“Really?” Saliro scoffed, “Does that matter?”
Rockto’s breath hitched.
Yeah.
Did that matter?
For Rockto, it should be very important, right?
But for Saliro, it wasn’t.
He didn’t care whether Rockto had committed treason or not. As long as he was suspected, it was enough.
With suspicion, there was an opportunity to exploit the situation.
This was exactly what Saliro needed.
Tilly couldn’t help but speak up.
“I think you’re the ones who spread the rumors about my father committing treason, aren’t you?” Tilly said furiously, “You deliberately spread these rumors to force my father to step down from his position as Commander, to replace our Bigusler family’s position!”
Tilly’s words were irrational.
At least, in the eyes of the Renitra family, it was pure slander.
“Watch your words, little girl of the Bigusler family.”
Saliro stared coldly at Tilly, making her heart clench.
“This is slandering our Renitra family!”
Geno also shouted as if seizing the opportunity.
The knights brought by Saliro all frowned, their gazes towards Tilly becoming extremely hostile.
This made Tilly feel suffocated.
Among everyone present, except for Geno, everyone else was stronger than her.
Even though Tilly was a highly regarded knight of the new generation, she was still just part of the new generation. She was considered outstanding among her peers, but compared to these older, experienced knights who had been training in the Empire for many years, she was still far behind.
If she acted too recklessly, these Renitra knights wouldn’t hesitate to teach her a lesson.
She wasn’t afraid, and even wanted to cause a scene, to teach these bullies a lesson.
But recently, too many things had happened in the past half month, weakening the Bigusler family’s power and influence. Their manpower had been taken away, leaving the once great foremost knight family with only her and her father to face the Renitra family’s challenge.
This made Tilly feel both sad and furious.
Especially Geno, this trash who couldn’t even raise his head in front of her in the past, now dared to act arrogantly before her, looking smug, as if he had her in his grasp, truly infuriating Tilly.
Actually, wasn’t it the same for Rockto?
He had fought Saliro for decades, but this was the first time he had been suppressed to this extent.
But he wasn’t a pushover either.
“I’ll say it again.” Rockto said impassively, “I did not commit treason, and I’m not a traitor.”
Saliro could understand the meaning behind these words.
As expected…
“So, you’re not willing to compromise?”
Saliro’s tone finally carried a hint of anger.
Rockto’s face was cold.
“Since I’m innocent, why should I resign under false accusations?”
These words clearly expressed Rockto and the Bigusler family’s attitude.
The atmosphere in the reception hall instantly became extremely dangerous.