My villain wants to save himself, but the yandere heroine disagrees

In recent days, in response to the continued activity of the orc tribes on the eastern border, the emperor invited the six dukes to a meeting in Saint Laurent City to discuss relevant matters.

Since it was an invitation from the emperors, the dukes had to find time to come to the imperial city no matter how busy they were.

Moreover, the problem of orcs cannot be underestimated. After all, eighteen years ago, the orcs invaded the empire and wantonly burned, killed and looted in the territory of the present-day Dukedom of Antica, causing great damage to the empire.

At that time, the Empire relied on Lucius's command to drive the orcs back to the desert where they originally lived, but it was no longer able to pursue them.

Over the past decade, although the orcs and the empire have maintained a hostile attitude on the border, and some people have been killed and injured due to small-scale military conflicts on the border every year, the recent movements of the orc tribes are obviously not right, and conflicts on the border have obviously increased. For this reason, Lucius was worried about the military affairs before.

"So, have you all thought about this? Regarding the issue of the border orcs."

"Your Majesty." At this time, Lucius stood up. "The area invaded by the orcs is mainly our Antica region. As the eastern barrier of the empire, the Antica region has protected the rest of the empire from the invasion of orcs for more than ten years."

He paused and continued, "However, at the same time, Antica's development has been delayed. We can gather soldiers, but we cannot provide them with enough weapons and equipment, or even military pay and food."

"I understand." Odysseus nodded and looked at the other dukes. "You also know how much disaster the orc invasion eighteen years ago brought to the empire. If Duke Lucius hadn't driven away the orcs at that time, your territory would not have been better."

"Your Majesty, let's get this one thing out of the way," said Giovanni, the Duke of Naples. "Although Duke Lucius made great contributions in repelling the orcs, he was also made a duke after all, which is an unprecedented honor. Duke Lucius has governed the Duchy of Antica for more than ten years, but now he can't even solve the border issues on his own. Isn't this due to Lord Lucius's poor governance?"

“…” Lucius stared at Giovanni without saying a word.

It is true that he is not good at domestic affairs, but he delegates power to people who are good at it, and the governance is not bad.

It’s just that the Duchy of Antica was indeed rebuilt after the war, and its foundation was not as good as others. In addition, in order to guard against orcs, military expenditures have always been high.

This was something that everyone present knew, but Giovanni kept silent about it and only talked about Lucius's problem.

"Okay, okay, we all know the difficulties of the Duchy of Antica." At this time, it was the amiable-looking Duke William of Prussia who stepped forward to help Lucius resolve the embarrassment.

"We all know that the Duke of Antica is now

It is very difficult. If there is a problem with Antica, our territory will also be affected. So we should help them and work together to overcome the difficulties, right? "William said so and gave his own suggestion. "My suggestion is that the rest of us help Lucius share some of the pressure and provide some war supplies to Duke Lucius."

"Duke William." At this time, Giovanni spoke again. "I'm not questioning Duke Lucius on purpose, but are you sure that if we provide supplies, it will be able to resist the orcs?"

"I'm not pessimistic, but considering the current situation of the Dukedom of Antica, I find it hard to believe that our supplies can actually reach the front line. It is very likely that they will be embezzled before they reach the front line. Duke William, you can't protect Duke Lucius just because he is your relative."

"Sir Giovanni!" At this time, Lucius could no longer sit still. He knew that he and Giovanni had a feud when they were young, but he never thought that Giovanni would disregard the safety of the empire because of this feud. "If you don't trust me, I am willing to use my reputation to guarantee that every batch of supplies delivered to the Dukedom of Antica can be used to resist the invasion of orcs."

"No, no, no, Duke Lucius, I'm just saying this, there's no need to do this." Antica said this, and then teased, "Speaking of reputation, Lord Lucius, I heard that your son, Lit, seemed to have been arrested for molesting a female classmate before?"

"That's just a rumor!" said Lucius.

"Well, of course I believe this is a rumor, but flies don't bite seamless eggs." Giovanni said this with a hint of mockery in his tone.

At this moment, Odysseus, who was sitting in the middle, patted the table and signaled them to be quiet.

"We are here to discuss state affairs, not to gossip about what someone's son has done." Odysseus said this and looked at the audience. "Then, let's vote. Those who agree to support the Dukedom of Antica, please raise your hands."

Having said this, Odysseus was the first to raise his hand.

Then, off the court, Lucius, William and Duke of Orleans François Toulouse all raised their hands.

Seeing that there were already four votes, Duke Leon Lisanus of Aragon and Duke Ivan Petrov of Lucia also raised their hands.

Then, everyone looked at Giovanni.

"Why are you looking at me?" Giovanni shrugged and then raised his hand. "Since this is the opinion we all came up with, I definitely agree with it."

"Okay, then, let's take a break first. We will discuss the specific amount of supplies to be provided in each area later."

……

Half an hour later, everyone gathered in the conference hall again and began to discuss the quantity of supplies. During the meeting, everyone kept bargaining, and finally the meeting lasted for an hour and a half before it ended.

Ultimately, the Royal Decadentate and the Duchy of Prussia contributed the most, while the Duchy of Naples contributed the least.

After the meeting, as usual, everyone will attend a dinner.

Just as Odysseus and the dukes were leaving the meeting hall and preparing to attend the dinner, a man ran down the street.

In order to prevent it from being an assassin, the guards quickly pinned the man to the ground, but unexpectedly the man kept shouting Duke Giovanni's name.

"Let me go! I want to see Lord Giovanni!" Seeing this, Odysseus hurriedly asked the soldiers to let the man go, and then signaled Giovanni behind him to come forward.

"Your people? Why are they so uneducated?"

"..." Giovanni didn't dare to say anything. He didn't know the person in front of him, but since the other party recognized him and was in a place like the Imperial City, he must be his son's subordinate.

Thinking of this, Giovanni looked at the other person and asked, "What's your name? What do you want to see me for?"

When the other party saw Giovanni, he was like seeing a savior. He ignored the people standing next to him and shouted loudly: "Master Giovanni, please, please save Master Donnie!"

As he said this, he continued to shout, "Master Donnie has been arrested by the Student Union!"

When Giovanni heard the other person say this, he quickly slapped him and knocked him to the ground.

"Asshole! Do you know what the price is for lying in front of the Emperor?!"

He did this not because the other party really told lies or something like that, but purely because the other party spread the matter in front of so many people.

If he knew it alone, he could put pressure on the academy, but Odysseus was beside them when they said this.

Sure enough, after hearing this, Odysseus came over.

"Duke Giovanni, what's going on? Why was your beloved son arrested by the academy's student council?"

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I really don't know."

At this time, the man lying on the ground saw Odysseus, as if he had seen a savior, and he shouted again: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, they are going to hold a hearing tonight! Young Master Tangny is innocent, you must go and make the decision for Young Master Tangny!"

Hearing this, Giovanni glared at the man fiercely. He had already memorized the man's appearance and would teach him a lesson when he returned later.

Even though the slap in the face had clearly hinted to him not to involve others, he still wanted to drag the emperor into this vortex. He really didn't understand what others were saying.

"Oh, yes, Your Majesty, Princess Elsa also serves on the Student Union. She will also attend the hearing as an observer."

Odysseus heard this and looked at the dukes behind him.

"It seems that we need to change our schedule, my vassals."

The others nodded.

In addition to Lucius, Leon and William's children are also in the Imperial College. Even if another vote is held, the emperor and the three dukes already have the majority.

After watching the team walk away, the person who brought the news smiled and then walked into an alley.

"How is it?" In the alley, Virgil leaned against the wall and looked at the messenger who came over.

"His Majesty the Emperor has agreed to go to the academy."

"Okay." Virgil nodded, then took out a bag of gold coins and threw it to the messenger. "Take this money and find a small city on the border. If you stay here, the people of Naples will hunt you down."

Unexpectedly, the messenger just shook his head. "I don't want the money, Mr. Virgil."

"Oh?" Virgil smiled dangerously. "What do you want?"

"I want to be your subordinate and only do things for you from now on, sir." The messenger said this and prepared to hand the money to Virgil.

Virgil was a little surprised to hear this unexpected answer, but he still shook his head. "Our line of work is very dangerous. If we make a mistake, we will die without a complete body."

Having said this, he walked out of the alley.

The messenger lowered his head, obviously disappointed.

"However, if you have really thought it over and are determined to do so, come here tomorrow. I will give you a chance then."

After saying this, Virgil disappeared into the night, and the messenger's face regained its spirit.

And Virgil has another thing to do, which is to escort Tyrell back to school.

……

At the conference, Tyrell walked up to the stage step by step and firmly, and then sat in the witness stand.

"Wait a minute, Tyrell! Weren't you expelled from the academy? Why were you able to come in?" Donnie said, pointing at Tyrell.

At this moment, no matter how hard he tried to remain calm in front of the emperor, he couldn't do it.

"His Majesty the Emperor granted him special permission to come in." Luca added at this time.

It turned out that before Odysseus entered the academy, Virgil had already appeared at the gate of the academy with Tyrell, and then Tyrell took the initiative to step forward and asked for Odysseus' permission.

Although Giovanni kept persuading Odysseus not to let Tyrell into the academy, otherwise it would break the rules, but Odysseus, who was only interested in having fun, of course hoped that things would get as big as possible, so he was allowed to enter the academy.

With the emperor's permission, Tyrell followed them outside the hall.

Then, when Donny was quibbling, he appeared at the right time, and his appearance became the last straw that broke Donny's psychological defenses.

"Tyrell! How dare you disobey me!?" Donnie couldn't help but threatened him before Tyrell could open his mouth.

"Mr. Donny, please do not threaten the witness. You have seriously violated the order of the hearing. I am warning you here." At this time, Olivia, who was in charge of presiding over the hearing, said seriously.

Seeing that Olivia was able to remain 100% serious and not at all stage fright in the presence of so many important people, especially with Donny's father Giovanni present in person, Odysseus could not help but nodded.

"Duke William, your eldest daughter has your style," he praised.

"Haha, Your Majesty, you are joking. Compared with Princess Elsa, Olivia is like a chick and a phoenix." William also became polite when he heard it.

Listening to the two people's polite remarks, Giovanni couldn't feel happy.

He had just mocked Lucius's child, and the next moment his own child had committed a crime.

Now Giovanni wanted to go on stage and slap Donny twice to wake him up.

Threatening others in front of the emperor means you think your reputation is too good, right?

At this time, Tyrell on the stage took a deep breath, then looked up and looked at Downey who was staring at him.

Then he turned his head and looked at the audience.

"I, Tyrell, am now in a normal physical and mental state, and I have not been bewitched by any magic. Everything I am going to say is true and can serve as a confession."

As he said this, Tyrell revealed all the details of what Donnie had asked him to do at the time.

Among them, the details of every thing, including how Donny and himself designed it, and how Donny gave himself money and manpower to implement it, were all told without omission.

"Tyrell!" Tony couldn't help it and shouted to interrupt Tyrell, but he didn't expect that Tyrell was unmoved as if he was deaf.

Instead, Donny was scolded by his father Giovanni.

"Donny, what did I teach you before? Maintain the demeanor of a nobleman!" Giovanni said sternly.

After being scolded by his father, Donnie finally calmed down.

He thought about his situation at this moment.

He is now surrounded by enemies on all sides. Orson has set up a trap for him and even lured Emperor Odysseus in. In this situation, even if his father wants to protect him, he is probably powerless.

Thinking of this, Donnie felt sad.

As Tyrell finished speaking, and he took out the account book records of the money that Donny had given him, there was no doubt that Donny was in a dead end.

"Your Majesty..." At this time, as a father, Giovanni could no longer sit still and wanted to plead for Donny through Odysseus.

But Odysseus just shook his head and looked at Luca.

"Dean Luca, you understand that the royal family has always been very supportive of the independent development of the Imperial Academy. We will not interfere. Just follow the rules."

Odysseus' words were meant for both Luca and Giovanni, and completely cut off Giovanni's thoughts.

The royal family has always supported the Imperial Academy, which means that if anyone dares to put pressure on the Imperial Academy, they are going against the royal family.

Although the dukes have greater power locally, this is the city of Saint Laurent, the most dazzling jewel in the emperor's crown, and every resident here is loyal to the royal family.

"I understand." Hearing this, Luca stood up and walked towards the stage.

Then he looked at Donnie.

"Mr. Donnie, do you have anything to refute Tyrell's accusation?"

Donnie didn't say anything, just shook his head in disappointment.

"Okay." Luca nodded after hearing that, and then looked at Orson in the audience and pointed at him.

"Then, please let the student council president Orson tell us how to deal with Donnie according to the college rules."

Orson was a little surprised when Luca called on him, but he nodded anyway, and then walked onto the stage amid the cheers of his classmates.

What Luca said was actually quite clever. If he were to say what guilt Donnie would suffer, there would be no doubt that he would be hated by the Florence family.

But if it were Orson who said it, then this hatred would only be limited to the Stranik family and the Florence family.