Chapter 368 - : A New Spark, and Getting a Bride (1/2)
In a Different World with a S a Bride
“A civil war’s going to happen in Horn Kingdo the throne, the factions supporting the king’s grandson and the king’s younger brother are facing off against each other”
I unintentionally let out a loud voice in surprise when I heard Tsubaki-san’s report
Horn Kingdodo
With fertile land, a climate blessed by the various spirits, and the hard work of a capable king, it’s a prosperous country that poured its national strength into agricultural development, and is at the forefront of the Surface World in terms of that
Its customs and culture are apparently quite similar with Eashen in some places If this was on Earth, it would be a country in the Asian cultural sphere, so to speak
A year ago, tragedy suddenly struck the afore
Normally, the crown prince would inherit the throne and continue to lead the country as the new king
However, the crown prince in question had passed away just one week before the king did, at the young age of 21 It’s apparently caused by an accident
While the late king had no other male heirs, the late crown prince did have a son In other words, he’s the grandson of the king
As the young child, as barely over 1 years of age back then, could not possibly lead the country, the prient and took control of the governrandson’s succession process was called to a halt The late king’s younger brother came out with an objection
The prirandson was the father of theof the late crown prince Based on that, the younger brother claimed that this is a ploy by the prime minister’s family to take over the country, and that he hi’s will
Actually, there was friction between the king and the crown prince back when they were alive The king was a conservationist anted to preserve the current state of the country, while the crown prince was a reformist who advocated for the inclusion of new industries to the country; they had even openly clashed against each other in the past, apparently
It’s soh different in approach, were both thinking of their own country, had passed away at nearly the sa had always coer brother that the crown prince was a possessor of dangerous thoughts that could shake the foundations of this country, and had proht to succession away froer brother instead
On the other hand, the pri and the crown prince were in opposition in their views, they understood each other as people both worrying for the country, and had been trying to co
He had also clai and the crown prince to mediate between the two of them
With two parallel views, the tension continued rising, until finally the country was on the cusp of war
“Instead of a conflict between the grandson faction and the younger brother faction, it’s more accurate to say that it’s between the prier brother instead, I suppose”
“Yes On one hand is the late king’s younger brother, Ganossa Da Horn, and on the other hand is the prime minister, Schwein Adante To Prirandson, Cuo Da Horn, can be considered his grandson too, since he’s the son of his daughter”
Tsubaki-san replied to the words uttered by our pri next to me
That sounds like a rather troubleso succession are pretty common in such situations, so it can be said to be natural, as well
It’s normal practice to have the crown prince inherit the throne, but in cases like, say, when the crown prince is a complete fool, and the second prince is a brilliant individual, there would obviously be some confusion It would be better for the people to have a talented person on the throne, after all
However, to the king in question, both of the for his, but still
Still, a civil war, huh Since it e other nations anyway, should we intervene in this et called out for unnecessary intervention in another country’s affairs, to be honest
“It’s troublesome e don’t have connections with the other country in cases like this… What are the other countries doing?”
“Ferzen is watching the situation without doing anything for the randson faction and the younger brother faction, so it ht be hard for them to move However…”
Tsubaki-san hesitated a bit before opening herin the shadow of this civil war”
“Eh?”
Yulong? What do you rand invasion of the Phrase and the civil unrest that followed, Heavenly E has basically ceased to function as a country
Right now, only several sion, and they had all declared their own independence Apparently, even now there’s small conflicts between those city-states fro are to the north of Horn Kingdorand invasion, the nu is substantial, and a problem has occurred due to that”
“A problem?”
“The people of Horn cannot accept the ones fro into theirhad apparently become bandits and such, and laid waste to the fertile lands of Horn”
Quite the trouble there indeed
Still, could Horn Kingdo? Wasn’t it a rich country blessed in agricultural aspects?
“I believe Yulong had also planned to invade Horn Kingdom to its south, just like with Hanock in the west Not only that, apparently the people of Yulong also belittled Horn Kingdom as a country of barbarians with a lower level of civilization With the other side being like that, it’s natural that the citizens of Horn wouldn’t take too kindly to the refugees fro”
Umu If what Kousaka-san said was the truth, then I suppose it can’t be helped Those people frodom all the time in the past, and yet nohen they’re troubled, they expect to be helped just like that Well, there’s no way the people froree to it that easily
“As you already know, there’s a division in Yulong that specialized in things like assassination and sabotage When the country collapsed, they had all separated, and some of them had drifted over to Horn There are rumors that those same people are involved beneath the surface of the current unrest in Horn”
Yulong’s assassination corps… If I re They’ve also targeted roup of people ore erous felloould blow themselves up if they failed their mission
“Don’t telland crown prince…”
“It could be a crier brother Ganossa or the prime minister Schwein; either one could’ve hired the [Kurau] Or, it could be the act of a third party ished to lead Horn into a civil war…”
Etto, assurandson faction hired the assassins responsible…
The prirandson to inherit the throne In that case, the king (if what the king’s younger brother claimed was correct) anted to pass the throne off to his younger brother would be an obstacle; and for the crown prince, if the prime minister wasn’t part of his reforeted due to a difference in governing policy Still, would he kill his own son-in-law for that?
On the other hand, if the younger brother faction was the culprit… Well, if the younger brother’s side of the story was to be believed, then he shouldn’t have a reason to kill either one of them The throne would come his way in due course, anyway
If that talk was a lie, and the pri to make peace with each other was true instead… Well, then he would obviously want to kill both the king and the crown prince in order to obtain the throne
Still, in that case, there are problerandson was left alive even though the younger brother should be ai to kill all potential successors… U”
“Indeed”
“Yes”
Nodecisive, we can’t actually do anything
Hrandson faction isthe king and crown prince are pretty weak coer brother faction
“Either way, I suppose it’s better for us to not do anything, isn’t it?”
“The other side isn’t in contact with us anyway, so there’s no reason for us to involve ourselves With Your Majesty’s power, it would be easy to forcefully put a stop to the conflict in that country, but I believe that is overreaching on our part Or perhaps, would you rather use this opportunity to subjugate Horn with force as the first step of your world do… Even though it should be a joke, it doesn’t sound like one…
To be honest, it’s not like I can’t do that But still, you kno tough it would be to govern the entire world after I conquered it? I already have my share of troubles with just this small country, too
“Well, for now our country’s develop other countries While the number of citizens as well as the size of the town has been increasing, crime rates have also risen in proportion to that For now, the knight order members as well as Nyantarou- dono’s feline surveillance network are working hard to protect the town, but I fear the drop in available personnel once the knight order is dispatched somewhere else”