episode_0023

Yuno’s coming-of-age ceremony (4)

As the sun rose, the news that Yuno’s villa, where the body change was in progress, had been attacked by magic quickly spread throughout the imperial palace.

And in Villa 1, where the crown prince lives, Prinz’s angry words erupted.

“What does that mean? The villa where Yuno is located was attacked by magic? Moreover, it is presumed to be Hellfire, the highest level magic?”

“Yes, that’s right. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Viscount Speyer went out to search with the Knights of the Royal Guard, but the beast had already committed suicide, and it appears that he used magic with a scroll”

“More than that, what happened to Yuno? If it was Hellfire, the impact would have been enormous, but didn’t something happen to Yuno during the body change?”

“According to Viscount Speyer’s report, His Royal Highness the Third Prince is safe. I heard that while Master Aragorn and Viscount Speyer were weakening the magic, His Highness the Third Prince woke up and blew away Hellfire with a powerful force of tremendous power. And it is said that Master Aragorn has begun checking the body of His Highness the Third Prince in preparation for any unexpected situation”

It was only then that the crown prince consoled himself of his shock at the news that Yuno was safe.

“Whew~ That’s good… I almost lost the Empire’s Morning Star for nothing… Does His Majesty the Emperor know about this?”

“Yes, Your Highness! His Majesty was extremely angry and ordered a thorough investigation to uncover the evil eye. By order of His Majesty, the Empire’s Ministry of Magic has been mobilized to investigate, so the mastermind will soon be revealed”

“Yes… it must be revealed. How dare you infiltrate the imperial palace and target the royal family! And with such a dastardly surprise attack!! I will never forgive you!!”

A anger so terrifying that it could not be said to have come from the crown prince’s weak body burst out, and that anger led to a rebuke of his subordinates.

The crown prince was a generous prince who rarely got angry, but when his anger exploded, he was so scared that it made people look different, so the subordinates bowed their heads deeply and quickly followed the prince’s instructions and ran out of the villa.

‘Heinrich… I hope you will never get involved in this… I have guessed that you have been rebelling for a long time, but as an older brother, I showed mercy and turned a blind eye to it. However, if you tried to harm even my younger brother, I would no longer think of you as my younger brother.’

Prinz recalled his younger brother, whom it was difficult to see these days, and prayed sincerely that he was not the one behind this incident.

As the orders of the crown prince were added to the orders of the angry emperor, the entire Adriatic Castle, the capital of the Balkan Empire, fell into fear. As the will of the first and second in the imperial power hierarchy came together, a rigorous investigation was carried out for several days, and all servants and maids of the imperial palace were investigated.

All nobles were placed under house arrest and searched by the Knights of the Guard and the Imperial Ministry of Magic, and thorough checks and searches were conducted on passers-by at the castle gates.

However, even after several days, no evidence of the mastermind who manipulated the assassin was found anywhere, and the emperor’s anger continued to soar.

“What? I found the attacker’s family, and they’re in Tesseito Kingdom?”

As the emperor’s loud voice filled the palace, the head of the reporting intelligence chief, Baron Legasota, lowered his head even further.

“Yes…yes, Your Majesty. It is said that he already left for the Tesseito Kingdom a year ago… There is a possibility that he was hidden as a spy all this time…”

“What has the head of the information department done so far? Isn’t it true that Tesseito’s kanja roamed freely within the imperial palace for a year?”

“I don’t have anything to say. Your Majesty!”

After briefly reprimanding the head of intelligence, the emperor ordered him to return to his seat. As soon as the intelligence chief’s report was over, the royal hall was filled with the voices of various nobles.

“Of course! The Teseito guys must have sent an assassin! We must declare war immediately and punish them!”

“What are you talking about? There is no evidence, there is evidence!!”

“What more evidence do you need? evidence? The fact that those abominable Teseito bastards are alive and breathing is conclusive proof!!”

“Ha! So what should we do with the declaration of war? No one died and there was only minor damage to the villa, but the evil beast’s family is still alive somewhere in Tesseito, so let’s declare war on that? Are you out of your mind?”

“What? This guy is real!!”

“What? This guy? Have you finished speaking now?”

As always, in an instant, the royal palace became a shambles. However, unlike usual, this time the hawkish voices were a little louder and the atmosphere seemed to have definitely changed from before.

Karl III looked at the nobles closely, as if his anger had disappeared, and then struck the floor with his cane.

As the emperor’s staff hit the floor and made a sharp sound, the nobles immediately put an end to their fight and waited for the emperor’s command.

“Good! Jim wants to use this opportunity to punish Tesseito! We must engrave in their minds what it means to dare to show one’s teeth to this empire! Foreign Minister! Prepare to declare war!”

I will receive ” orders. Your Majesty”

Many nobles bowed their heads before the emperor’s solemn order, but the crown prince raised his head and advised the emperor.

“Your Majesty!! Please wait! The pleural effusion has not been properly identified yet! Since the investigation is still in progress, it would be best to postpone the declaration of war…”

However, the emperor did not properly listen to the advice of the crown prince whom he cherished so much and entered into a civil war. Then the crown prince followed him into the civil war and blocked the emperor’s path.

“Your Majesty! Please listen to me!! War is too hasty in its judgment…”

slam!!

The crown prince was dumbfounded after being slapped by the emperor. It was not because the slap from the eighty-year-old emperor hurt, but because it was the first slap he had received in his life.

“Ugly guy!! Is this guy called the crown prince still so bad at reading the times? Yeah… it definitely wasn’t an assassination attempt by Tesseito. In the first place, the assassin’s family is not in Tesseito. That’s the report I fabricated for the head of the intelligence department”

The emperor sighed, looked at the blank-eyed crown prince, and opened his mouth again.

“This empire has suppressed its power for too long. The last war was against the Kingdom of Leon, fought almost 10 years ago. See also earlier. Haven’t you seen the energetic young nobles getting all heated up and shouting for war?”

“Ha…but war causes damage to the people…”

The crown prince, who came to his senses, protested in a faint voice, but the emperor ignored it and took the crown prince to the balcony.

“Prinz. To run an empire, you have to look far ahead. War is just a means. It’s not the purpose. In any case, it is just an extension of politics. My life is short now. And you should take over this position. Don’t you know what the easiest way to continue legitimacy as a successor is?”

“….”

The crown prince did not answer, but the emperor nodded and continued speaking.

“When my father was the crown prince, I led the Battle of Zenon Plain to victory, so even 60 years later, my power is firm. And in this war, you too will tread the same steps as me”

“So, does that mean that His Majesty showed such anger at Yuno’s assassination attempt that it was all an act? Your Majesty… No, my father doesn’t think of us as just a chess player running the country!”

The emperor smiled at the crown prince’s protest.

“Well, it wasn’t 100% acting… but I guess it was a bit exaggerated. Of course, I would have been angry if Yuno had been hurt… but he’s fine, right? I heard that you have safely reached the level of master. Then it is the emperor’s duty to calculate how to use it. Prinz”

“Still… I can never just ignore the attempt to assassinate my brother. Somehow, I will catch the beast”

“Of course it should be so. but! That will be the story after you win the war against Tesseito. Secretary!! Prepare for Yuno’s coming-of-age banquet this evening. It will be a celebration of the birth of a new master, so prepare grandly and send invitations to all nobles in the capital to participate”

“Yes! your majesty! I will follow your orders”

When Secretary Marquis García bowed and disappeared, the Emperor looked at Prinz once again.

“Tonight. Jim will declare war on Tesseito at Yuno’s coming-of-age ceremony. And the commander-in-chief and deputy commander of the Tesseito conquest army will be the crown prince and the third prince, so prepare your mind”

When the emperor disappeared, Prinz looked at the place where the emperor had disappeared and became lost in thought.

‘Your Majesty seems to have already figured out who is behind the evil trick. But His Majesty’s eyes are already on Tesseito… Of course, His Majesty’s words have a point… but the sequence of events is wrong. It will not be too late to tightly crack down on the inside and set out for conquest…’

But now there was nothing Prinz could do, and he had to move to his palace.