I regressed and became the Sword Ice King

RAPH POV.

'Dugu Jafar' I thought as I glanced at the man that had just finished pronouncing the supposed charges against us.

'I remember him quite well from my past life…and quite frankly, I don't like him'.

Dugu Jafar, otherwise known as the Pedo Knight, was a man after daughters of noble heritage.

It didn't matter what shape or size they came in, as long as they were thirty years younger than him, then he would unhesitatingly accept them as his concubines.

'At the moment, I think ten have been recorded, with seven of them being the daughter's fathers reporting to the King on the matter, of which got either ignored or justified'.

I sighed as the King's words echoed in the Throne room, causing some of the nobles on our right to stir up some noise. I really couldn't care less what he wanted to say, but I guess it was time for us to finally drop this farce and end his greed.

After a short moment, I glanced at the left side, just out of curiosity as I wanted to see how many Patriarchs came in person.

'Just five, huh.'

Well, it wasn't like this was a serious matter. The King just needed a scapegoat, and the Jun family happened to be vulnerable at the same time.

"Your Highness, we are innocent of those charges," Gloria spoke up first, her tone firm and leading. She always had an aura of a dominant female, who would happily lead an army into war.

'She's a demon exterminating Veteran, to say the least; it's the least you could expect from her.'

"Oh, are you calling your King a liar?" The King asked, his tone condescending and a hint of annoyance hidden behind his voice.

I looked up straight to get a glimpse of him only to meet the gaze of his son, Julian.

The young prince smirked, a malevolent hue hiding behind his eyes.

I ignored it and shifted my gaze to his first…..or supposed first son, Prince Thylan. 'He doesn't seem to care at all'.

"Of course not, My King".

My sisters slowly raised their heads after her statement, a resilience dwelling in the depths of their gaze, and perhaps it was that resilience that caused the King's smile to turn into a frown.

'After all, he doesn't know that we've heard of the charges already….' He thought. 'Including the possession of our property, Princess Meadow had told me the rest, including the Demonic humans, the false charge of destroying the Colosseum, the tax evasions, all of it'.

Memories of how he had told them the rest of the charges after they regrouped played in his head.

'We couldn't have been any prepared'. My lips curled into a smirk. 'It's time to fight back….and if things still go south'.

His smirk curved downwards, as he caught a glimpse of Dugu Jafar. '....I'll fix it'.

Dugu Jafar seemed to be in his own world, evidently ogling my sisters as if they were some sort of entertainment. His expression made my blood boil, and my chest seethed in anger, but murder in the Throne room without justification, is simply murder.

"You are not the one at fault, Your Highness. The officials under you are the problem.

They cause problems for not just the Great families, but the Kingdom as well.

They embezzle taxes and levy heavier ones on your people. There are people on the streets in the southwest that are displeased, Your Highness".

I could see a bulge of vein on the King's forehead as he asked.

"My officials are my second limbs. They act by my will. Are you telling me that those same officials are going about behind my back and embezzling my money?

I find that hard to believe, Young Jun. In fact, I do not remember permitting you to speak".

I could feel Gloria sigh inwardly as she slumped her shoulders a little. "I apologize, Your Highness; I shall refrain from speaking my thoughts."

'She must be pissed as well'.
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"Dugu Jafar," The King called, and the middle-aged man looked up to the King.

"Yes, Your Highness". He genuflected, with a reverent tone in his voice.

"Administer the punishment to these fools. I do not have time to argue with children". The King instructed, and the man, Dugu Jafar smiled.

A smile so hideous, that I would have guessed what intentions he had without needing to know his secrets. Was it really a secret anyway?

"But your Highness. From Article 10 of the Noble Right Law, Nobles are allowed to refute the charges against them with necessary Evidence". Thalia spoke up next, adjusting her glasses, and yet again, another vein popped up on his forehead.

"Do you want me to behead you? Did I not instruct you not to talk?" The King asked.

"Hah, but your Majesty, you instructed my sister, Gloria of the Jun household, and I am merely the fourth child. You have given me no such command".

The King slowly began to lose his demeanor, and his vassals could tell he was losing his cool.

Dugu Jafar glanced at the King, and then at us as he said.

"The King is greatly displeased. We no longer abide by the Ancient rules, young Jun".

"But that is where you are wrong" Fiona responded this time, her gaze fiery and a smile on her lips as she turned towards Dugu Jafar. "Time and time again, the Kingdom of Lumbrica has fostered these rules, teaching them to their Law enforcers, and the nobles of the Kingdom.

We are allowed to refute the claims against us as we are not ruled by a Tyrant…" Her gaze slowly shifted towards the King. "....but a merciful monarch, who decides all through justification".

The nobles began to swirl up another layer of noise with their thoughts, though this time the King was rather displeased.

They seemed to join in with the Jun girl in her statement, nodding to her statement in great delight.

"That is true".

"The King is truly just. He has saved my family time and time again from the hands of the vagabonds".

"The 12 great families have not ruled over us with their great powers thanks to the King's benevolence".

Some nobles seemed displeased by the actions and words of their peers but the majority didn't seem to get the King's intentions.

In fact, these people, nobles, and war officials were ignorant of their King's true nature. They were not even aware of what actually took place in the Bloody Colosseum, and were fed the bare minimum simply for this day.

'It's ironic really. The very nobles on his side will help us in their ignorance' I thought when Dugu Jafar once again silenced them with his loud and firm voice.

"You are right. I shall listen to your plea, for I am a benevolent King, but pray tell, where is this evidence?". The King spoke, relaxing himself on his throne while he fixed his gaze on us.

'It's hard to tell what he's thinking…..if Meadow was here though'. I thought when an image played in my mind, causing my cheeks to blush a little, but I quickly brushed it off as Fiona and Thalia turned back.

"You may enter!" Fiona cried out, and just then, three figures walked in.

"Approaching the throne room, Viscount Lamel of the Winston household, Baron Thumpfrey of the Logan household, and Count Micar of the Argona household!".

A trail of gasps ran through the nobles on the right side of the King, and when I turned towards them, their expressions were vivid and palpable. 'As expected, corrupt nobles'.

You see, one may come to ask themselves if the King is the ruler of the Kingdom, then is he also the law? Well, the answer is no.

The King is, in fact, not the Law nor the rule, but simply a figurehead that rules the land based on a predetermined Law that had been set in place.

Then who is the law? Well, the goddess Mayura decided to assign three people at the time as a form of casualty.

She is the goddess of casualties after all.

The first of the Law, the Logan household; the second of the Law, the Argona household; and the third of the Law, the Winston household.

Over the years, these three households have built up the laws that govern our country to this day, from the tyranny of past Kings to the false accusations of innocent nobles.

Though they represented the Laws in different ways, their action was quite limited. They could not disobey those laws they had set, and they could not find or manipulate their ways around them.

They were bound to the laws they had implemented, and so therefore, they were just, and usable to the King.

'Though, getting an audience with them would have been such a pain if not for Thalia's law school and Fiona's persistence'

We were able to gather the necessary evidence, after all, our connection is more than just the sword.

As I looked up to the King to see his reaction, a pleasant smile formed on my lips.

The King had to admit; we surprised him.