episode_0086

Balkan Civil War (4)

“That… That can’t be possible!! How could His Majesty, who was obviously having a normal conversation with me just a moment ago…?”

Liechtenauer asked, but Marquis García only shed tears with a sad expression.

“The leader came out, and as soon as I entered, he wrote a will and then couldn’t control his anger and vomited blood…”

Upon hearing Marquis García’s report, the Crown Prince, Prince Lee, and even Liechtenauer hurried into the inner room.

And all that was visible there was the body of Karl III lying on the bed, vomiting blood, and the blood-stained will.

“Your Majesty!! your majesty!! So suddenly…”

“I’m sorry… I should have looked more carefully… As soon as he completed the will and stamped it, he vomited blood and collapsed… When I called the doctor, he said he was already dead… God, please punish me!! ”

When Secretary Marquis García knelt down and begged for forgiveness, the Crown Prince held his hand and helped him up.

“Phew~ It’s not the secretary’s fault… First, let’s publicize His Majesty’s death and hold a funeral first”

“Then the next emperor will be…”

As the Marquis García began to speak, Heinrich suddenly intervened.

“Brother! Shouldn’t we check Your Majesty’s will first? Even though my brother is still the crown prince… I don’t know how it will be written in the will”

“… In principle, the emperor’s will must be confirmed during the funeral, but I guess there’s nothing we can do about it this time. Count Liechtenauer! Please become a notary”

Liechtenauer expressed his respect and agreed to the Crown Prince’s request, and Marquis Garcia held up the will and read its contents.

“Then, I will read Your Majesty’s will. me. It simply states that Karl III, Emperor of the Balkan Empire, announces that Prince Henry II is the legitimate successor to the Empire…”

Jump up!

As Marquis García finished speaking, Prinz’s head dropped and Heinrich’s shoulders rose. And at the same time, Lichtenauer also jumped up.

‘No… this is ridiculous! ‘This is manipulation!’

“Commander of the Knights of the Guard? Do you have something to say?”

Hearing Heinrich’s words, Liechtenauer glared at Marquis García. However, Marquis García looked the other way at Lichtenauer’s eyes and kept wiping away his sweat, so Lichtenauer realized that he had falsified his will.

‘Holy shit… Because Your Majesty defeated everyone except me… No one heard the conversation between me and Your Majesty. If I insist on it alone, it will only lead to people saying that I am falsifying the Emperor’s name…’

But there was nothing he could do at the moment, so he decided to take a step back and watch Prinz’s response.

“Hahaha did you hear, bro? Your Majesty, no, your late father, His Majesty the Elector, recognized me as the successor to the empire. My brother is just a subject to me now. Well… I am responsible for tarnishing the dignity of our royal family, but… if you quietly pledge your loyalty and step down, I will let you spend the rest of your life with that monster bitch in a suitable estate. Hahahaha”

Prinz and Liechtenauer frowned at Heinrich’s attitude of laughing even though his father had died.

“You bastard! Your father passed away and you are laughing at me saying you will become emperor? A guy like you will never sit on the throne! I don’t approve of you!”

Despite Prinz’s shouting, Heinrich smiled softly and showed a relaxed attitude.

“Huh~ Then what are you going to do? Are you going to commit treason now? Commander of the Guard! As the rightful heir to the throne of Balkan, I command you! Immediately kill this person…”

Heinrich’s command was halted by Prinz’s remarks.

“No! You are not yet the heir to the throne! As the Emperor of the Empire, I request Rishkar from you!!”

“What…what? What is that?”

Marquis García, with a pale complexion, responded to Heinrich’s statement that he did not understand the meaning.

“Rishkar…. Before the crown prince succeeds to the throne, a person who is dissatisfied with the succession raises an objection… It is certainly a legal procedure specified in imperial law, and private soldiers from noble families who support each other are gathered together. It is a system that involves fighting and following the winner’s opinion… Instead, the empire’s regular army or knights belonging to the country cannot participate in this battle”

“Well… I’ve never heard of such a system? What happened! Marquis Garcia!”

Heinrich, embarrassed, shouted at Garcia.

“Wha… It’s definitely a procedure stipulated in imperial law, but… It’s a system that’s been around since the empire was still a small kingdom in the Monster Mountains, and the most recent one was about 800 years ago. In fact, it can be said to be an unwritten law”

“But even if it has been made private, it is still a strict imperial law!! I contest your succession to the throne, and you will not be Emperor of the Balkans until you defeat me!

“Keuuu!! Brother… you’re holding onto the leg of my pants the whole time… I tried to save my life with brotherly affection, but… I can’t save you any longer”

“Hmph! According to the Rishkar system, one of you and I must die. So if you win, there’s no need to save your life!”

The two brothers’ eyes clashed fiercely in the air.

“Marquis Garcia! Postpone His Majesty’s funeral until half a year later! As you probably know, Rishkar is given half a year to gather forces. So, preserve His Majesty’s body well until the victor of Rishkar holds a funeral!”

“Yes…yes, I understand. Your Majesty”

“See you on the plain in front of the Adriatic gate in half a year. Heinrich. From now on, you are not my younger brother”

“Who cares what to say… At that time, I will slit your throat. Prinz”

The two turned their heads at the same time and walked towards their palace.

When Prinz and Heinrich disappeared, Richtenauer whispered into the ear of the Marquis García, who was constantly wiping the sweat from his forehead due to nervousness.

“Marquis García… According to the system of Rishkar or something, I, as the commander of the Knights of the Guard, cannot be involved in this conflict… However, if His Majesty the Crown Prince wins, your head will be taken as compensation for falsifying His Majesty’s will. I’ll fly it myself”

Liechtenauer returned to his office, leaving behind Marquis García, who took the brunt of the master’s attack and urinated on the floor.

‘And obviously, His Majesty was fine when I saw him… If you tried to kill His Majesty, it wouldn’t end with his head being cut off. ‘Marquis García’

The death of Charles III, who had ruled the Balkans for the past 40 years, completely shook the empire. And when they heard that Prinz and Henry were going to war for the throne, the entire noble family turned upside down and began to worry about who they would support.

heinrich’s palace

“Holy shit!! You idiot!! You idiot!! Because they couldn’t tell you in advance whether such a system existed or not!! Aaaaa!!”

All of his subordinates were terrified due to Heinrich throwing all the furniture he could get his hands on and shouting, and showing his anger, and the Marquis García, who was involved in the attack, fell to the ground as a result of Heinrich’s anger.

“Is there any solution? Prinz has already made a fearful announcement that he will implement that damn system!! There is no one in the entire Adria who does not know this!!”

When Henry, who had vented his anger on the Marquis García, asked for a solution, his subordinates began to give their opinions one by one.

“If we fight head on, we will definitely lose. No matter how much of his authority has been diminished due to the scandal, Prinz was still the crown prince until this morning, and there must be a lot of nobles following him”

“At least, a rumor came out from Ilbyeol Palace that Hiria had divorced the crown prince. I will contact the Marquess of Deerwood”

“We will find out how much military funds Shin can borrow through the Adria Merchants Association. I will buy all the mercenaries I can buy with money, and I will also look into mercenaries in Alto and Mexican”

“Alto and Mexican mercenaries may be barbaric, but their combat power is reliable, so I think it will be okay. God will try to form a mercenary group centered on retired soldiers”

Heinrich smiled with satisfaction at the enthusiastic appearance of his subordinates. Since he was a descendant of lower-ranking nobles who had been with him since he first sought the throne, their passion for success, regardless of ability, was believable.

Count Dietrich, the leader of their group and former finance minister, shouted at Heinrich, who was drinking with satisfaction.

“The biggest problem is Duke Windrage. Even if the Kents lost a lot of their power in the last Battle of Streve… the Windrage family is the strongest family supporting the Eastern Front. If he catches Prinz, he has absolutely no chance of winning”

“Hmph! Even an old lion is a lion, so if you turn him into an enemy, he will definitely get tired. However, the Kingdom of Leon will stop that. In 15 days, the King of Leon will raise an army to put pressure on the eastern front, and the old lion will not be able to move!”

“Yes. I will only trust Your Majesty”

“As expected, you are His Majesty!! To even prepare for something like this, you arranged a marriage with King Leon in advance”

When the subordinates called him “Your Majesty” as if he had already been crowned emperor, the bridge of Henry’s nose rose to the sky, and they toasted him as if he had already won a battle.

Unlike the busy palace of the second emperor, the night of the first emperor’s palace was quiet.

All of his subordinates left for the capital and the provinces to persuade each noble family, and he was drinking while enjoying the skin of his beloved concubine Yunas.

But that peace was shattered by an unexpected visitor.

“Oppa! What on earth have you done? Hi, you’re giving up this division and enjoying a very noble hobby, right?”

The visitor who broke his peace was the Imperial Princess Diane, so Prinz, who was enjoying the feeling of being alone in this spacious villa for a long time, dressed as a woman and spending time with his mistress, blushed.

“What’s wrong with my hobby?”

“What do you think? You just look like a pervert. Hello Yunas? How about the dick I made bigger through alchemy? Are you satisfied?”

Yunas blushed at Diane’s harsh words but nodded. Her(?) body was the only one on this wide continent that could satisfy the prince’s strange tastes, but her small vagina could not satisfy Prinz, and it was Diane who solved their secret concerns.

“If you really wanted to become a woman, I could make your breasts bigger too. It doesn’t look good when you wear that pretty dress and it’s flat”

“Si…it’s noisy! How many times do I say that I don’t want to be a woman, but that I like women’s clothes!!”

“Well…anyway, that’s it… So you’re going to war with Heinrich? Is there a chance of winning?”

Prinz hesitated for a moment before answering Diane’s question.

“… If Duke Windrage is on my side, I will definitely win… But Heinrich made a deal with Leon. It looks like he married Princess Rachel and made a contract with King Leon”

“Well~ The King couldn’t have refused since he was losing one of his brains while waging a political war with his daughters. Moreover, if you decide to receive some territory”

“Ugh… Stupid Heinrich!! How on earth can a person who wants to become an emperor make a deal to give territory to an enemy country? ”

Diane sighed as she watched Printz burst out in anger and handed her brother a piece of paper she had taken out of her arms.

“What is this?”

“It’s a share of the Adriatic Alchemy Association. Given your personality, you wouldn’t have set up a slush fund… Don’t you think there would be a shortage of funds to raise military funds or mercenaries? If you use that as collateral, you will be able to secure quite a bit of military funds”

Prinz was moved to tears by his sister’s unexpected help.

“….I’m sorry Diane. Even though I can’t help you because I’m your older brother, I always get help from you”

“With this much… There’s nothing more I can do to help… I’ll go to Yunone’s territory with Hyria. If my brother wins, I’ll come back… If Heinrich wins, I’ll have to live there with Juno”

Printz laughed lightly as he remembered Diane’s usual behavior of putting Yuno in her arms and not being able to live with it.

“Okay… That’s on your own… I’m sorry, but I have two favors to ask of you”

“Ah~ If you’re sorry, don’t ask for a favor~ What is it? I will listen and decide whether to listen or not”

Diane was the one making the noise, but Prinz knew she would do him a favor.

“First… Princess Rachel escaped from Heinrich’s palace and asked for my protection. She is in a secret safe house in the capital. When you go to Yuno’s territory, take her with you. There is also Princess Eliza in Yuno’s domain, so wouldn’t it be better for the sisters to be together? Yuno is said to return in about a year, so there won’t be any major problems.”

“What do you know? Because it’s no big deal. All I have to do is temporarily alter her face with my alchemy, then disguise her as my maid and take her away. What’s next?”

Prinz handed a small vial to Diane, who was asking for her next favor.

“What is this? Blood?”

“Yes. I secretly took the blood my father vomited when he passed away. Please check for any signs of poisoning. I couldn’t find any traces of poison with the regular reagents in the imperial palace, but you could do a more detailed examination”

“That’s right. But what if he is poisoned?”

“… If I am not poisoned, if I lose the round, I will recognize Heinrich’s throne. But if it is true that Heinrich poisoned his father… he will somehow make Juno the emperor of this empire. Even if I die and become a vengeful spirit!!”

The determination shown in Prinz’s appearance was enough to send a chill down Diane’s spine.

‘My brother, who is usually soft, is like a man at times like this… Even though I can’t even reach Yuno’s toes… Ah, I miss Yuno~’

“I understand. Is this the end of your favor?”

“Wait! Lastly…”

“Ah! what! Two things?”

When Diane got irritated, Heinrich walked up to her and stroked the head of his sister, who was a little taller than him.

“You grew up beautifully. Diane. Because of my brother’s lack of ability, I haven’t been able to take good care of you… and I think I will continue to do so in the future. No matter what happens to my life or death, you will live married to Yuno. Even though I’m an older sister, I say I love my younger brother, so what can I do? Hahaha”

Diane’s face turned bright red at Prinz’s words.

“What…what are you talking about! that is! Yuno is your younger brother! Why are you marrying Yuno…”

“If you don’t want to do it, quit. I wrote a letter to Yuno asking her to take you as my wife, but then I have to burn this letter…”

Thump!

“Hmm…well, is there even something to burn? Anyway, goodbye, brother. If possible, your brother will kill Heinrich! Fighting!!”

Heinrich was also her older brother, but Diane did not hesitate to tell him to kill her brother.

Prinz smiled bitterly at his sister’s attitude, and after seeing Diane off, he went to bed with Yunas.

*Illustration of Diane, who grew somewhere in herself with the drug that made Yunas grow there