Runeterra: I really know a little bit about everything

Chapter 54 Broken Sword Confessions!

It has been two days since Riven was captured by the cavalry regiment in the village.

Tomorrow is the day when the village will publicly judge Riven.

In the room, the couple Shava and Conde sat facing each other.

Shava fiddled with the hem of his clothes with his withered palms, and said to her husband in a very firm tone: "We all know that the person who killed Elder Suma was Yasuo! But now they have taken our child away for this reason!"

"Ugh!"

Looking at the excited wife in front of him, Kongde couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"They said that it was the fragment that led them to Riven. That fragment was part of Riven's broken sword. Plus, Riven was a Noxian. That alone was enough for them to convict her. .”

"I don't want to worry about any of this!"

Shava stood up angrily, shaking his wife's shoulders with both hands.

"In the whole of Ionia, Riven only has two relatives! So, I will never allow anyone to bully my child!"

"Tomorrow, you must speak up for our children, or I will fight you!"

On this day, the peaceful village once again ushered in a rare lively atmosphere.

Everyone went to the council hall in the center of the village, because they all knew that today, the murderer of Elder Suma would be tried here!
Almost the entire village came outside the parliament hall, and the scene was even more noisy.

Shava and Conde squeezed through the noisy crowd and came to the front of the crowd.

Not long after, the noise of the crowd gradually subsided, and the door to the parliament hall opened.

It was also at this time that everyone saw the white-haired girl standing in the center of the parliament hall, her hands and feet shackled.

At the front of the hall, there is a long solid wood table. On the long table is a broken giant sword made of many fragments.

However, the blade of the giant sword seemed to be missing a small piece, which also made the giant sword no longer complete.

After the long sword is the chairman of the abbot's trial.

"Boom!"

The gavel struck the base, making a loud sound, and the parliament hall fell completely silent.

As Riven's only relatives, Kongde and Shava sat on one side of the hall, waiting to be summoned. On the other side of the hall was the cavalry captain who took Riven away.

"The reason for this court session is to examine the latest clues about the death of Elder Suma!"

The chairman's voice rang throughout the hall, and at the same time there was a commotion in the crowd below.

Everyone thought that Elder Souma's death was caused by Yasuo. After all, Elder Souma died in the Swift Wind Sword Technique, and in the entire Ionia, Yasuo was the only one who mastered the Swift Wind Sword Technique.

But if that's the case, then who is this girl standing in the hall now?

"This court seeks knowledge and enlightenment, the truth behind Elder Souma's death, and the path to balance in Ionia!"

The chairman continued: "Now, the trial begins!"

Riven stood in the middle of the hall, looking at the noisy crowd around her, feeling as calm as a dead pool of water.

She knew what she looked like to these people.

A woman with straw from a cell stuck to her white hair.

stranger.

enemy.

Noxian warrior.

A deep-seated sleepiness gripped Riven, making her a little confused and helpless.

However, when her eyes glanced at Shava and Conde on the side of the hall, she straightened her waist slightly.

"What's your name!" came the voice of the conference president.

"Riven!" Riven's voice was hoarse, as if a pair of big hands had grabbed her throat.

The chairman of the conference said again: "You are summoned by this court because I want to hear what you have to say!"

Riven's eyes flashed with obvious surprise. She looked at the conference leader in official uniform above and asked doubtfully: "Am I not going to be sentenced to death?"

"!?"

The surprise in the chairman's eyes was more obvious than that in Riven's eyes.

But she still said: "I'm not sure how you implement justice over there in Noxus, but here, we believe that justice first requires understanding and enlightenment."

The judge spoke to Riven as if he were talking to a child: "We believe you have true information about the cause of Elder Souma's death, and this information is important to all of us. Only by revealing the truth about the death of Elder Souma Reason, then it’s the sentencing and punishment’s turn.”

Listening to the chairman's words, Riven pursed her cracked lips.

As the chairman of the conference said, the methods of judging prisoners in Noxus are really very different from those here.

Noxus advocates force, and the trials of prisoners are basically conducted in the liquidation field.

For those ruthless executioners, they don't care whether you are really unjust or not, and even the onlookers don't care.But in Ionia, Riven really felt a completely different feeling.

"The steward responsible for helping Elder Suma sort out the body found this fragment from Elder Suma's neck! And this fragment is exactly the missing piece of your broken sword!"

"Riven, tell me, I want to know the true cause of Elder Suma's death!"

The majestic voice of the conference leader sounded again. At this time, the entire conference hall was eerily quiet, and everyone focused their attention on Riwen.

In the dead silence, Savana's slightly crying voice sounded faintly:
"President, this must be a misunderstanding. How can my child be a murderer?"

"Quiet, Aunt Shava, I want to hear what Riven has to say!" The conference leader knocked the gavel and motioned for Riven to continue speaking.

Riven glanced at Shava and Kongde, who were sitting in their seats with mournful faces, and said softly: "I killed Elder Suma."

"Wow~!"

In an instant, the dead silence in the entire hall was completely broken, and people were looking at Riven in the hall with extremely hateful eyes.

No one will forget that it was precisely because Elder Souma was killed and the village lost its shelter that the Noxian army successfully invaded the village, and their children also died in the Bao family. During the Patriotic War.

"Riven, I need to know the specific situation at that time!" The conference leader looked directly into Riven's eyes and continued to wait for her next words.

Riven shook her head slowly, seeming to be completely relieved and no longer wanting to run away from the mistakes she had committed.

"Many died that day, Ionians. Noxians. My friends."

Riven seemed to be trapped in some extremely painful memories: "I hate Noxus, I don't want to have anything to do with Noxus anymore, I want to destroy this blade that represents my past. !”

"So, I came to the village and found Elder Suma."

By this time, the noisy crowd also quieted down and listened carefully to Riven's story.

"I begged Elder Suma to help me destroy this giant sword. I really just wanted to destroy this sword at that time!"

"Elder Suma agreed, right?" the conference leader asked.

"The elder agreed." Riven said softly: "He said he would help me destroy this blade."

"The violent wind swept through the entire house. I have never seen such powerful swordsmanship. The dense whirlwind gathered on my sword, and it began to appear cracks, and eventually, it completely shattered, but"

At this point, Riven's body began to tremble slightly, and she seemed to be unable to suppress her emotions.

"Even if this giant sword that was enchanted by a witch was damaged, its fragments still carry great power, and I watched helplessly as the fragments of the broken sword flew towards Elder Suma's throat."

"!!!"

By this time, everyone also knew why Elder Suma died from the blast swordsmanship, and why the fragments of the broken sword appeared in Elder Suma's throat.

"Ugh!"

With a long sigh, Shava and Konde slumped on their chairs, looking at the roof blankly.

They are not lamenting that their children are murderers, but they are lamenting that their children may suffer endless pain.

"Riwen, everything you just said is true?" the conference leader's voice sounded again.

Riven looked at Shava and Kongde aside, with a deep reluctance in her eyes.

But in the end, she nodded.

"Boom!"

The gavel struck the base again, and the president's pronouncement resounded throughout the hall.

"Put the criminal Riwen in prison. At this time tomorrow, this court will pronounce the result of his trial!"

The villagers all left talking to each other. Shava and Conde were the last to leave, and they seemed to be discussing some terrible plan.

After everyone left, there were only two figures covered in cloaks left outside the hall.

"younger brother."

Yongen's voice sounded, and at the same time he looked at his brother beside him.

On Yone's side, Yasuo's eyes were always following Riven. Even when she was escorted to the cell, Yasuo's eyes were still looking in that direction.

After a long time, Yasuo looked at Yongen beside him. His hand was firmly holding the Wind Blade, and his usually strong face was now full of struggle.

All the sufferings I experienced in the past stemmed from the figure in front of me.

But, is this really all her fault?
"Brother, I."

Yongen put his hand heavily on Yasuo's shoulder and said softly: "Yasuo, do it according to your heart!"

Yongen glanced at the direction where Riven disappeared, and at the same time he was filled with endless shock.

He was actually right.

'That person really seems to know everything.'

(End of this chapter)