Imokusa Reijou desu ga Akuyaku Reisoku wo Tasuketara Kiniiraremashita - Vol. 4 Ch. 19.5 - Deceived Lady, Feeling History

[Elhao]

"innocent" isn't supposed to be taken literally in this case like it's some court,it's supposed to present her doll-like past and how she was deceived by sweet words. don't know why peoples take such words in the literal sense. even lilanne herself expected herself to get executed and thought the punishment was soft.

I didn't mean it in a strictly judicial sense either. No person that decides to intentionally and in a pre-planned manner take another human's life (outside of special circumstances like self-defense, although even that hardly ever happens with prior planning) AND goes through with it to the very end can be considered innocent in any meaning of the word for me.

You even say yourself that she was aware of the injustice she committed.

 

[Kaarme]

I didn't mean it in a strictly judicial sense either. No person that decides to intentionally and in a pre-planned manner take another human's life (outside of special circumstances like self-defense, although even that hardly ever happens with prior planning) AND goes through with it to the very end can be considered innocent in any meaning of the word for me.

You even say yourself that she was aware of the injustice she committed.

I'd say there are a few crucial factors:

• Lilianne's pitiful situation, which reminded Agnes of her own. Nazel loves his wife and tries to keep her happy.
• Nothing really happened in the end, so it was easy to forgive. Lilianne has personally nothing against Nazel, so she won't try it again.
• Punishments are meant to make sure the crime isn't repeated (by anyone) and the victims feel like they received justice. If Nazel and Agnes feel zero desire for any hard justice and the crime won't be repeated anyway, there's no point here either. It was a special, unique case, so this won't encourage others either: the next criminal wouldn't be Lilianne, so they couldn't expect the same treatment Lilianne received.
• She's Torre's fiancée, and Torre is Nazel's old buddy. He doesn't want to make things difficult for Torre.
• She's a victim of Robin's machinations, just like Nazel himself. Now that she realises it, she's an ally.