episode_0476

After defeating the Demon King’s Four Heavenly Kings (Jin), the rest of the process was much simpler than I thought.

As soon as Princess Raini’s luck began to take effect, she led the knights of the First Order of the Defrin Kingdom and stormed into the villa.

“Save Princess Raini! Those of the Fourth Knights who do not swear allegiance to the princess may be cut down!”

Other kingdom knights appeared to support the four who were fighting on the opposite side from us.

In fact, it was a civil war between Queen Veronica’s faction and Princess Raini’s faction, so there was no room for us to intervene. In the first place, we had used up all our magic power and couldn’t participate in the battle.

‘They say they came to protect Princess Raini on the outside, but their true feelings must be different.’

If the goal was really to protect them in the first place, they should have arrived before midnight.

Judging by the timing of Princess Raini’s misfortune ending and her attempt to join her faction, it was not difficult to guess that the position of First Knight Commander was not earned through skill alone.

Princess Raini, who was watching the knights swing their swords at each other from a safe place, muttered quietly.

“It’s funny to see the knights fighting each other like this. When I went to the palace three days ago, the 1st Knights were definitely there.”

“Princess Rainy… .”

“You will see this a lot in the future. As your status changes, the attitude of the people you meet will also change.”

“… I’ll keep that in mind.”

Princess Raini nodded at my words and watched the two knights fighting desperately.

Perhaps because she didn’t truly want it. The 1st Knights, who were clearly on Princess Raini’s side, were not able to subdue the 4th Knights as easily as expected.

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So, after about two hours, the first knights of the kingdom arrived.

Even though it was early in the morning, we were heading back the way we came, towards the palace of the Kingdom of Defrin.

“Princess Rainy! Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?”

“No, I’m fine. Please focus on driving, Commander Douglas.”

“If there is anything that is inconvenient, please let me know! I will get you to the palace as quickly and safely as possible… .”

“The Knight Commander’s voice is the most uncomfortable. It’s noisy, so please drive quietly.”

“… Yes, I understand.”

All of the party members were riding in the royal carriage driven by the commander of the first knight order of the Kingdom of Dephrin.

It’s not like Commander Douglas is a particularly evil person, and he’s definitely on our side right now, but it’s true that he didn’t help Princess Raini when she was struggling with regency politics.

Although she knew in her head that her relationship with him was important, her young heart still had a hard time accepting it.

“Until now, I didn’t care at all whether my mother exiled me to a villa or sent me to study abroad at an academy in a faraway country. But how can someone’s attitude change like that overnight?”

“That person may be burdensome now, but he will be helpful in the long run. At least he knows how to deal with the world and knows the princess’s unique magic, so he won’t betray you or anything.”

“… I know. I was just feeling a little irritated and got angry. If that guy had just controlled the Knights better in the first place, at least Neris and Laura wouldn’t have been treated like that… .”

“… I think it would be good to give them a reward that will allow them to forget the past. Although the past cannot be undone, from now on, the princess is someone who can do anything.”

“… That’s right. In fact, I don’t know yet what kind of power my unique magic, ‘bringing bad luck,’ has, but they say that our ancestors were able to build a country with this power.”

“Please use it wisely.”

… Actually, it was originally Lydia’s role to give advice like this.

Lydia couldn’t help it because she was riding in another carriage with Neris and Laura. She couldn’t let Neris, who still had a phobia about men, ride in this carriage with Ethan and the warrior.

Even the uniform of the knights of the kingdom would be a trauma to them, so it would be even harder to bear. Thanks to that, they were following a little behind our carriage that moved with the knights, but I wasn’t worried. After all, they would be protected by Princess Raini’s good luck.

Princess Raini is a person who knows grace, and she never forgets those who stayed by her side and took her side when she was most difficult.

“I will never forget your help with this, Miss Lilith. And the brave Gyeom-jo-se-gi-geol, Prince Ethan, Young-ae Agnes, Miss Silena, Miss Natalie, and Thomas too.”

“You are too kind, Princess Raini.”

“I just did what I had to do.”

“Same.”

If you’ve built up this much affection, the rest of Part 3 and Part 4 will be a lot easier to progress through. More than half of the warrior party has affection stacks for Princess Raini.

‘If it were now, I think they would grant me a request for a house in the outskirts city of the Kingdom of Dephrin.’

Well, I don’t plan on telling you right now. If I told you now, Ethan would probably overhear the conversation, and then he might find out about my plans to graduate from the Blackwood family during this winter break.

In the first place, I didn’t want to use Princess Raini’s favor too personally. Above all, she was Ethan’s fiancée, so making future plans through Princess Raini was an extremely dangerous act.

After graduating from the academy and getting officially married, Princess Raini will eventually fall for Ethan’s charms, and if Ethan asks about my whereabouts at that time, there’s a high chance that she won’t be able to refuse.

While I was thinking about that, the royal carriage returned to the capital of the Kingdom of Dephrin, and the ones who greeted us after almost half a day’s ride back to the palace were the remaining members of the Knights who had not yet finished ‘cleaning up’.

“Who is this? Isn’t this the 1st Commander of the Douglas Knights who disobeyed Queen Veronica’s orders and left the barracks without permission? Did he return to the capital to pay for his crimes?”

“Seeing as you still think that woman is the queen, I guess I can see why you’re still the vice-captain of the Third Order.”

“… What?”

“You’ve arrived, Princess Raini. … No, Queen Raini Ariete Deprin.”

“… Thank you for your hard work, Commander Douglas.”

“What? Are you in your right mind? While Queen Veronica is here, you are still using the title of Queen to Princess Raini, who is still a princess. This is like treason… .”

“Hmm, it wasn’t me who committed treason, but the woman in the palace right now. Still, she’s been queen for 15 years, so I guess she won’t have any regrets about her path.”

“That’s, what the… .”

“It is as Commander Douglas said, Vice Commander Hennessy. The regency is over. From today on, I will inherit the throne of the Kingdom of Deffrin ‘rightfully’.”

“What, what do you mean… .”

“If you still don’t understand even after I tell you this much, why don’t you stand on that woman’s side and try to stop her until the end? I’m giving you one last chance, even though you’re clueless.”

“… … I will do as you say, Queen Raini Ariete Defrin.”

“I’m sorry, everyone. I wish I could treat you right now, but… I think I need to finish cleaning up inside the palace first.”

… Somehow, it seems like her personality is a little different from the original Princess Raini.

In the original, his personality changed somewhat after he turned 20, but not to this extent. It’s not like someone who has kept their mouth shut for almost ten years can suddenly open their mouth and start speaking logically.

Princess Raini… no, Queen Raini, who had completely shed her timid appearance from a few days ago and was dominating the palace with her charismatic speech.

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Princess Raini… no, three days have passed since I arrived at Queen Raini’s palace.

Although he calmly says that three days have passed, it is obvious that nothing happened for three days. There was a large-scale purge in the palace to the point where there were not enough guillotines for the execution grounds.

Most of those targeted were Queen Veronica’s closest associates or those who followed her orders. Those who guided Queen Veronica on how to hold on to power for a long time or intervened to oust Princess Raini’s forces who were dissatisfied with the regency.

And anyone who had even the slightest involvement in the attack on the villa that had enraged her the most was purged without exception. It was as if she was saying that this was the beginning of compensation for Laura and Neris.

As long as Princess Raini has good luck, there will be no instances of a villain ‘luckily’ escaping from the kingdom, or a strange person ‘unluckily’ being falsely accused. That’s just the way her luck was.

Of course, she was at her luckiest right now, having only just begun to develop her abilities, and her power would gradually weaken with each passing year, but for at least the next dozen years or so, she would be able to achieve everything she wanted.

“Rainy! This can’t be happening! Hey, how could you do this to me, the mother who gave birth to you…!!”

“What will you do, Queen Rainy? If things were as they were, ‘this woman’ would also be a target for purging… .”

“… When I see my mother like this and feel weak, I think I am just a human being after all. But she is my real mother, and I feel a little bad about sending her to the guillotine like this.”

“That, that’s right…! Good idea, Rainy! From now on, I won’t have any strange greed and will live quietly as a dead mouse, so if you just give me a small castle in the outskirts… .”

“Please cut off the lower part of the wrist and the lower part of the knee of ‘this woman’ and use her as a slave to satisfy the sexual desires of the Northern Demon Tribe border. Even so, it still feels like a bit of a sin to kill my mother with my own hands.”

“… … What, huh.”

“… Yes. I will do as you command, Queen Raini.”

“Hey, wait!! What are you talking about, Rainie! Oh, no!! What on earth are you trying to make your mother do!! Rainie!!!”

In this way, a storm of blood swept through the palace of the Kingdom of Dephrin.