episode_0085

Balkan Civil War (3)

Uddangtang!!

The Emperor’s villa. The sound of a chair flying and Prinz’s startled voice filled his office from early in the morning.

“What? Is that true?”

Prinz hurriedly got up after hearing the report from his subordinate in his intelligence organization.

“Yes! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. For sure! 1 year ago. It is believed that the person behind the attack on the body change of His Highness the Third Prince was His Highness the Second Prince. There was an incident where a family that kept the Hellfire Magic Scroll as an heirloom lost it, and they did not report it, but when we questioned them, they only confessed”

“And the head of the family there belonged to the faction that followed Heinrich?”

“Although he is not the head of the family, it has been determined that the first prince of the family is following His Royal Highness Prince Lee”

“Yes. Good work. Let’s dig into Heinrich a little more. It looks like there’s more than one plot he’s plotting”

“I will follow your orders. Your Majesty”

After the subordinate left the office after completing the report, Prinz sat down again and began discussing with Viscount Toys.

“How do you think this should be used? Circumstantial evidence is sufficient, but there is no actual evidence”

“But if we want to change public opinion even a little bit, we need to spread this fact. Of course, His Majesty may not like this behavior as it ends up slandering each other…”

Normally, the crown prince would have tried to attack the situation head-on without stepping into public opinion battles, but he knew very well that there was nothing he could do due to the situation. Moreover, Henry’s actions to harm his blood relatives ignited the Crown Prince’s anger.

“What can I do in this situation? Moreover, Heinrich tried to harm his brother Juno. I can understand that they tried to impeach me because they wanted the throne, but I cannot forgive that!”

In response to Prinz’s anger, Viscount Toys closed his eyes and thought for a moment, then opened his eyes as if something occurred to him.

“Then let’s do it like this. Since they are spreading rumors, we are responding similarly”

“Hmm? What does that mean? Please explain in detail”

“It is said that His Highness the Second Prince’s attack on His Highness the Third Prince was done by secretly working with Tesseito to reduce the number of masters in his country. Since His Majesty the Third Prince is close to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, it was a conspiracy on the part of Prince Lee to diminish His Majesty’s power”

“Hmm… Will that work?”

“When the incident occurred, didn’t His Majesty fabricate it and say it was Tesseito’s handiwork? Moreover, His Highness the Third Prince became a hero of the Empire through his victory over Streve. As such, it will be a provocative piece of gossip, and public opinion will accept it with considerable credibility”

“Good! Let’s proceed”

As soon as he received permission from the crown prince, Viscount Toys immediately explained the plan to his subordinates and issued instructions, and they quickly carried out his instructions.

Around noon that day. There were posters posted everywhere in Adria, the capital of the empire.

‘Roaring roaring’

“No, why are people so loud? Has His Highness the Crown Prince’s scandal erupted again?”

When a citizen passing by on the street asked, another citizen who was looking at the poster answered.

“No, there is evidence that His Highness Prince Lee was in secret with the Teseiton guys? You said you agreed to give back part of Zenon Plain when you become emperor and received a scroll of high-ranking magic to attack the Three Star Palace?”

“What? Is that true?”

He quickly ran over and checked the poster on the wall, and his face turned red and he burst out in anger.

“No! So you insisted on giving His Highness, the Third Prince, who occupied Fort Streve, a territory in the corner of the Monster Mountains, and stuck him in a remote area? So now, His Highness the Third Prince has been injured while destroying monsters threatening the people of the empire and needs about a year of recuperation… Is this what a person would do?”

“That’s right! How dare you kill His Highness the Third Prince, who worked so hard for the empire! Moreover, it is said that the troop support that was intended to be sent to His Highness the Third Prince was rejected because there was no budget!”

“Empire, it’s working really well! No matter how much you think his half-brother won’t take his side, he goes so far as to confide in an enemy country to kill his country’s master!!”

“That’s also with that damn Tesseito!! If we lose the productive capacity coming from the Zenon Plain, won’t the people of the empire go back to the old days when they had to worry about three meals a day?”

The citizens vented their anger against Heinrich, and when someone shouted to go to the square in front of the imperial palace, they rushed to the square.

Crowds of citizens had already gathered in the square, and several pillars were erected with cloths bearing the message “Dethrone Henry from the title of prince.”

“His Majesty the Emperor must dethrone Prince Lee!!”

“That’s right!! In order for the empire to proceed properly, Prince Lee must be dethroned!!”

As they were protesting in front of the imperial palace, the imperial guards and knights of the Royal Guard approached them and threatened them to step down, but they said that this was their loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor and began to sing the Balkan national anthem.

Then, they found it difficult to suppress the protesters by force and reported this to their superiors, but the size of the protesters was gradually increasing.

“Success. His Majesty the Crown Prince! Citizens of the capital are furious and are rallying to bring out Prince Lee”

“You used the wind catcher very well. I heard that some people incited people to go to the front of the palace?”

Viscount Toys was shocked for a moment by the crown prince’s comment, but immediately puffed out his chest proudly.

“I will ask for my sins after this situation is over. But now we have to use it…”

“No, I’m praising you for doing a good job. How many times have you made a comment about my mistress, but you keep rejecting me? How shameless would I be to punish you? I know very well that now is not the time for me to choose any method”

“Thank you. Your Majesty”

“Hire more wind catchers and investigate Heinrich more thoroughly! What can I choose to protect my family?”

The crown prince found out that the corpses of girls were sometimes found floating out of the palace and found the parents of the children and found out that they had sold the children to someone or that some of the children were kidnapped children from the slums.

And they used it to spread rumors about Heinrich’s perverted sexual desires by making them the subject of gossip, which became another basis for criticizing the Prince Lee’s side, and the protests intensified even more.

The crown prince’s counterattack seemed to be quite successful.

However, the Prince Lee’s side also started a counter-rally, using hired windbreakers to criticize ‘the castle wall of the Crown Prince who enjoys being forcibly assaulted by beasts of unknown gender while dressed in women’s clothing’, and as time went by, not only in the Adriatic but also in the Balkan Empire. As it spread throughout the region, the Balkan Empire was divided into two pieces, with nobles and commoners alike beginning to fight.

Meanwhile, the emperor’s room is located deep inside the imperial palace.

The lips of Karl III, who fell unconscious at the shocking truth about the crown prince, began to twitch little by little.

“Umm… um…”

“Your Majesty! Are you out of your mind? Secretary!! Secretary!!”

Count Liechtenauer, commander of the Knights of the Guard who was guarding Karl III, raised the emperor and offered water to his mouth. The emperor drank the water and gradually came to his senses.

“Ugh… Is that you, Liechtenauer?”

“Yes! your majesty! God is coming!”

“Okay… How many days has it been since I collapsed? What is the situation now?”

“Almost two months have passed. Your Majesty… I’m so glad you’re awake now!”

Liechtenauer then explained to the emperor the political strife between the crown prince and the prince that was currently taking place in the empire.

“You ugly guys!! These guys are so stupid!! Phew… Phew…”

As the emperor vented his anger at his two sons, he felt a pain in his backside again and took a deep breath to calm himself.

“So…. What is Yuno doing in this situation? If that guy had the personality, he would have already come out and helped the crown prince, right?”

“Actually… The Third Prince said…”

Liechtenauer explained the disappearance of the Third Prince. Although it was reported that he was still alive in the elf realm, the emperor sighed at the fact that he had been unable to move for a year.

“Please tell the secretary to bring paper and pen. Liechtenauer?”

“Yes? If it’s paper…?”

“I will write a will. In fact, I knew that Heinrich hated Juno and wanted to kill her, and I also knew that Prinz had hidden the person he loved. Of course, I didn’t know it was a girl with a dick…”

“Your Majesty…”

“I think Yuno should be the emperor. Of course, Heinrich will cause an uproar… but I have to put him off on the condition that he be given territory on the trade route with Leon… If he refuses that too, I’ll have to sacrifice my head”

“Then what do you plan to do, His Highness the Crown Prince? Wouldn’t Your Majesty the Crown Prince also oppose His Highness the Third Prince ascending to the throne?”

The emperor shook his head at Liechtenauer’s words.

“No… That guy would probably give up the throne to Yuno. I’ve been soft on Yuno since I was young. And during Yuno’s reign, if he was the prime minister or the head of the Ministry of Home Affairs, he had the ability to fully perform his role…”

The emperor quenched his thirst with the water Lichtenauer brought him and then continued speaking.

“So, after my death, you will be loyal to Juno… Please, Liechtenauer. He’s capable enough to be a master, but doesn’t he careless about everyone?”

“Can Your Highness, the Third Prince, lead the empire well? Of course, he has the ability, but…”

The emperor, who guessed what Liechtenauer was worried about, smiled heartily.

“Clulclcl…. Even though he looks like that on the outside, he is a very thoughtful guy. Judging by the fact that he takes such good care of his wife, he is loyal, and as the emperor, he is a man capable of holding the center of the empire. I don’t have to worry too much about my lack of administrative skills because my subjects can assist me”

“If that is what your Majesty thinks, I will just follow your will”

“Okay… for that to happen, I’ll have to live at least one more year. And I need to take care of this situation as well… Just in case, I’ll write a will so please call the secretary. And you go out and get Prinz and Heinrich”

“Yes, Your Majesty. I will follow your orders”

Liechtenauer went outside and called his secretary, the Marquis García, and as ordered by the emperor, he headed to the villa to pick up Prinz and Henry.

The two men asked what was going on, but Count Liechtenauer did not say anything and only said that the emperor had found him.

Hearing that the Emperor had visited him, the Crown Prince and Prince Lee obediently followed him to the Emperor’s room, but when they arrived in front of the Emperor’s palace, the Marquis García broke down in tears and informed them of the Emperor’s death, and Count Liechtenauer’s knees buckled. .