Innocent 69

Ok, well that's all I'm gonna finish tonight I think. Another wordy chapter.

[Innocent 69 Translation by Kewl0210]
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Title: n°69 The Executioner Dressed in Blue
Narration: At the luxurious yet tedious luncheon hosted by the king
the grim reaper of Paris suddenly appeared uninvited.
And the nobles there uniformly became excited----...

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Charles: I, the accused, Charles-Henri Sanson, in this trial
swear before you all in the name of the father, the son, and the holy ghost to make a statement with no lies, or falsehoods whatsoever.
Title: n°69 The Executioner Dressed in Blue

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Narration: The handsome face and cool demeanor of the grim reaper
defies all people's expectations and takes their breath away.
Someone: ...Lady.
Lady Marquise Marlet...!!!
Mar: Hah...!!!

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Eti: The judge is waiting.
Come, as the plaintiff you must state your accusation, Lady Marlet.
Marlet: Y...Yes, of course.
Eti: Has being victimized by the executioner's poisonous nature made you feel unwell?
I cannot blame you, being a lady of such nobility. I will take care of all matters here.
Marlet: ...I'll leave it to you, Etienne.
Eti: Now then, your honor, if you will allow it, I shall humbly take Lady Marquise Marlet's place
and read the complaint!!
Judge: Very well.
I'll allow it.

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Philippe: Give us a show. I've bought out all of the judges and officials.
Tailor that executioner to be a target of the people's hatred and fear
so the one that invited him here, Louis-Auguste, takes all the blame...!!
Eti: Leave it to me, Lord Philippe...!!!
My family has served House Orleans for generations.
I am willing to risk my own life for the day when you publicly inherit the throne!!!
Charles-Henri Sanson...

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Eti: You have no chance of winning. Make that composed face while you can.
As soon as this trial ends, you will be on the ground prostrating yourself, licking my boots, begging for forgiveness.

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Eti: Your honor, as you are aware, the Sanson Family has been serving as executioners for four generations.
Peeling off skin,
cutting off heads,
breaking bone with iron rods,
hanging with rope,
killing people......
For over 100 years, they have performed these acts of brutality
without any hint of color fading from their cheeks. They are a family of devils!!!

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Eti: As not to being harm to us virtuous citizens
they are made to be completely separate from society,
generally being forbidden from entering hospitals or schools.
So it goes without saying how much heartache
he could cause someone as exalted as Lady Marquise Marlet...
Everyone, I urge you to take a careful look at him.
At the innumerable vengeful ghosts that haunt him.
How they are all smeared with blood
and how their faces are warped with anguish----...

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Eti: Charles-Henri Sanson is a being of darkness haunted by apparitions and abandoned by God.
Simply standing in the same location as him will cause vengeful spirits to possess you!!!
Woman: K... KYaa!
Eti: Lady Marquise Marlet's lawsuit is for the good of all. Have this executioner branded and locked for eternity in a world of darkness...
Because if you do not...

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Eti: Even this glistening Palace of Versailles filled with the dignity of the Sun King
will surely be descended upon and covered by darkness!

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Woman: Oo... I feel myself going pale...
Guy: Someone, please bring this Madame to a room!!!
Philippe: They seem to be hating him quite a bit.
I suppose we should expect nothing less from the cursed Sanson Family...
Isn't that right, Marie?
Marie: Hmph... Eventually every one of these nobles will have their heads lopped off.
Philippe: Hey now, being a bit vicious, aren't you?
When that time comes please spare my head, will you?
Eti: How about that, Grim Reaper? I'll bet that after my perfect argument
you cannot even life your head over your shame and sense of defea...
!!?

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Eti: Th-This man isn't shaken in the slightest...?!!
Where in the world does this composure come from...?!!
Judge: Now then, Charles-Henri Sanson, please present your arguments.
Charles: Yes, your honor...

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Charles: ----Pardon me, but the carrying out of my duty is not a "crime".
They are acts of justice done following the orders of you judges.
Even if everyone decrees a punishment for a convict,
if there is no one to carry that punishment out, the country will soon deteriorate.
And that is because it is not judgement papers that make wrongdoers tremble, nor is it the secretary's feather pen,
it is my sword!!!

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Charles: I believe.
I know that people can change...
Father Grisel...

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Grisel: Charles... In the days of King Soloman and King David, there were no courts.
The king himself handed down decisions and his favored retainers carried out the punishment.
Charles: Father Grisel's teachings are a light of hope that illuminate the darkness----...
Grisel: The right of executioner was proof of trust from the king given to his retainers as the ultimate honor......

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Charles: In the days of antiquity, the king and the executioner were tied in a close reciprocal relationship
to maintain order in the kingdom.
Auguste: Charles-Henri......!!!
Charles: Quite a lawyer Lady Marquise Marlet has hired if he is not even aware of that.
Eti: Wh... What was that?!!
Charles: ...I am clad in the blue robes that only nobles are permitted to wear
and can share a meal with a lady of any status, wouldn't you say...?

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Charles: We, the Sanson Family, have shouldered an honorable position for generations.
I assert that this is equal to a title of nobility inherited through many generations------!!!!