Chapter 53 (1/2)
Chapter 53
■ Historia Electrum
Classification type : Black
Class number: 0004
Date : 1880/07/01
Place: Karkinos · Ignitia’s territory 〈City of Reconquest〉, Margrave Ode-Ignitia’s residence, Sanctuary Tower
The room made of stone was divided into two by iron bars
The interior was diht
The surface of the floor was sandy and the air was dry
There were two people in the room
On the other side of the iron bars, Louis Ode-Ignitia was sitting on a simple chair
On this side, a secretary wearing the enitia royal family headed to the desk with a pen in hand and observed Louis
The heavy iron door opened
Three people consisted of Eduart Aurelia, Elric Actorius, and Klaus Harvan entered the room
Louis gave a sidelong glance and confirmed the appearances of the people who just entered
The secretary stood up and left the roo by the three people
Eduart put the chair where the secretary sat before in front of Louis and sat down
Elric and Klaus were standing at the right rear and left rear, respectively, of Eduart
Elric pressed a handkerchief on his sweaty forehead, and Klaus was also wiping the sweats that were dripping down his chin unpleasantly with his sleeve
However, Eduart and Louis kept a cal
“Hm, so today is you, huh Eduart Aurelia
I will tell you, even if you asked ument will stay the same”
“I’ your expectations
But today I’m not here to ask you about the crime you have committed”
“What did you say?”
The expression of Louis beca the words of Eduart
Klaus stared at Eduart with his eyebrows furrowed
“Oi, Eduart—”
“Klaus-kun, you don’t need to worry
You ought to do it as we have discussed
It’s just that the content of the interrogation will change just a bit”
Eduart handed one piece of amber with the size of a bean to Klaus
Klaus sed the words he wanted to speak and started to cast a spell
Spell cards were deployed throughout the rooht shone
As the ic circle was completed, Historia Electrum was established
After this, several types of ht were added to the record information
Elric also prepared a staff and spell cards
After preparing so he would be able to cast at any time, Elric made eye contact with Eduart
“Today is awfully grandiose What are you going to do to me?”
“It’s just a little chat Please be at ease
That’s right, for exaotten used to your new life?”
“What, have you come to ridicule me? You sure have a lot of free time, Eduart”
Louis glared at Eduart as he reclined on the shabby chair
“Het used to this This is the worst
This room has a poor ventilation, it’s dusty, and it’s hot
The meal is also unpleasant And the bed is hard
Who the heck do you think I aed for lese majeste”
“Unfortunately, your ‘Kingdom’ is only limited to the inside of that iron bars
Stop forcing your delusion into this side”
Listening to Eduart’s response, Louis clicked his tongue
“Delusion? What you see is the reality, Eduart”
“Reality, huh…… Apparently, there seems to be a discrepancy between mine and your reality
Can you explain about the ‘reality’ you think of?”
“That’s fine Listen carefully
And think carefully Together with the hanger-on behind you
It’s better for you to sit, I will explain it so that even fools can also understand it”
Louis leaned forward in his chair and lowered his voice
“Listen, I anitia’s throne”
Eduart shrugged his shoulders
“I’ that claim”
“Because you don’t understand, it is getting repeated many times
I feel a little sorry for you
Today there is no that abominable foolish older brother of mine, and the secretary that Henry had handed over was taken away by you
……I will add special, iment materials”
“I see I hope that this will not be a boring conversation”
“Far fro, it will shock you to the core
What I’nitia”
As Louis finished his words, he raised his lips in a form of a smile
“I have a higher opinion of you, Eduart, than any of the other foolish people
You are not as good as I auy
That’s why, after you listen to this story, you would want to get to this side”
Eduart silently urged him to continue
“My argu, Henry, is an usurper has a firm basis
It is is in front of the people who have only breathed the present government
Of course, there’s no need to say anything about what I said here”
“Alright I swear to God, that what you said here won’t leave this room”
“You are so like God, do not spout oaths to God carelessly
Swear to theto you”
Then, Eduart was conte it for several seconds
Eduart raised one hand and declared
“I swear to my beloved sister, Erica Aurelia”
“Yosh The other two also have to do it”
“Oi, us too?”
“Klaus-kun, Elric, I’ with me”
Klaus and Elric, while being reluctant and shy respectively, were raising their hands
“Then me too……no, I decided to swear to my sister Is this OK?”
“I can swear to God norht?
I swear to never speak anything I’ve heard here”
“Alright I will talk Be grateful”
After he said that arrogantly, Louis leaned his body forward once again
“The First Prince as the Crown Prince died in awas in his sickbed
As you can expect, my father as the Second
Prince should have inherited the throne
However, in fact it was Henry as the Third Prince that had inherited the throne
Don’t you think it is strange?”
Eduart didn’t answer
Louis kept going without regard
“This is the first fact The First Prince was not the only one who died a mysterious death
His twin sister, the First Princess was also dead at the same time
Officially, the First Princess was supposed to have died a week earlier, but it was clearly a falsehood
The First Prince was not present at the funeral of the First Princess due to some ‘illness’
Also, there was no one who saw the inside of the coffin at the funeral of the First Prince”
“At that time, you shouldn’t have been born yet”
“It is the inforained from reliable sources The same testimony can be picked up from several other people”
Louis kept going after a while
“This is the second fact
Just before the death of the First Princess was announced, a Count was invited to the Island of Messenger
The Count was ordered to be the instructor of the newly constructed ground dragon unit and was given a mansion owned by the royal family
Strangely, although the mansion was prepared the same day, it was only a few days after his arrival that the decree was issued
Moreover, although the Countess said that she just gave birth to her son, she accoer”
“……What are you trying to say?”
“I want to say that the purpose of this sudden imperial command was his wife Do you understand now?”
Louis glared at Eduart
Eduart kept slare head on
“Do not be stupid You realized it by now, right?”
“I wonder”
“The First Princess gave birth before she died
Or, her child was taken froht after she died
The invited Countess secretly played the role of a nanny”
“What did you—”
Klaus suddenly raised his voice
Eduart looked back and held his forefinger in front of his lips
Klaus held his mouth with the palm of his hand and retreated one step back
“If we go by Ignitia’s custom, the firstborn inheritance is the principle
Let’s assuly
However, if the firstborn of the First Princess had reached adulthood, Henry should return the throne to him”
“If the child hasn’t abandoned his succession right to the throne, that’s correct”
“I thought you would say so, Eduart”
Louis stood up in a dramatic manner
Looking down at Eduart as sitting on the chair, Louis continued
“This is the last piece, Eduart
Before I was born, ht to inherit because he didn’t have a child for so many years
However, despite my father’s abandonment of his succession, I am still ranked third in the succession for the throne
Have you understood it yet?
I a”
Louis declared it loudly
Eduart opened hissilent for a while
“Is that your argument?”
“What?”
“I have listened to your story until the end
If you have nothing more to say, please sit down
If it’s true that the throne is behind you”
“Wha……you bastard……”
Louis’ face flushed in anger at the assertion, but sat down according to Eduart’s words
“By the way, Louis Ode-Ignitia, how old will you be this year?”
“Why so sudden? How is this concern you?”
“I want to hear a clear answer from your mouth Humor me”
“I’m 14 years old I will be 15 when October comes”
“So, how many years has passed since His Majesty Henry enthroned?”
“Nineteen……no, it was about 20 years?”
“According to your survey, how o was this incident—the death of the First Prince and the First Princess, happened?”
“It was……twenty years ago……, ait, wait a minute……
Eduart, wait, wait please……, I want to take a deep breath”
Louis’ face was pale
Eduart shrugged his shoulders and waited for Louis to compose himself
For twosounds were recorded
“That’s weird Why is it……I am……, I am supposed to be the First Princess’ secret child……”
“I also thought that it was strange
You were talking with a s that was unlikely to have any connection with your legitimacy”
“W-what did you say?”
“The secret son of the First Princess—I already knoho it is
As long as the person hirave
Perhaps, considering his character, he will not claiht”
Eduart turned his gaze to Elric for a moment
Elric nodded in a miniscule way
“I’m sure, no matter who asked him, he will never come forward”
Louis raised his face
On his forehead, sweats were for densely
“Now then, have you calmed down?
Don’t worry, Louis Ode-Ignitia
Because there is no doubt that you have the blood of the royal family floithin you”
“That’s right I anitia……
I can ride a dragon better than anyone
My dragons are stronger than any other dragons
I’uste”
“The swindling bastard here is you, traitor”
“Klaus-kun?”
“Nothing It’s just your iination There ht curse”
Klaus shrugged his shoulders, averted his eyes unnaturally, and flipped through his spell cards
“Well, that’s right I cannot believe that the ability of His Highness Auguste is fake
I also used a variety of sensing ic at that time to observe it”
“Guh……”
“But, suppose that in the unlikely event he was faking it, then he had to have done that with unknown ic
And, although it is an unlikely story, suppose that he had been re ability
Still, there is the Second Prince, His Highness Jules”
“Jules is only three years old He is too young to carry the heavy responsibility as a King”
“His Majesty Henry is still youthful and healthy As the day when His Highness Jules enthroned ca at that time?”
“Wha……”
Louis’ breathing becaain
He fell off the chair as if he collapsed
collapsed and kneeled on the floor
“That looks painful Shall I call a doctor?”
“Haah……haah, leave ht……?”
“I don’t care about you, but if you die, Sir Charles would grief
No, in fact, I do not care about Sir Charles
To put it the other way, there is no inconvenience even if you are alive You should live with a peace of mind”
“Fuguguh……, fuuh……, fuuh……”
Eduart looked back andhis head down
After Klaus confiric circle, he shook his head slightly towards Eduart
Eduart’s expression clouded for a moment
However, Eduart immediately put on a mask of a calm smile and turned towards Louis
“I, I adom
Whether the war nitia or not
Charles’ fanaticism is the worst
He is convinced that the people of the royal fa
His tendency to find faults in me, and not once ever deem me acceptable
His favorite phrase is, ‘By the way, those dirty Gigantia ought to be burned down to the ground by the Holy Flame’, and other careless remarks”
“That sounds like what Sir Charles would say
I will agree that he is crazy
But, his severity for you is probably his expression of love towards you”
“How foolish What do you bastards know about that foolish older brother of mine!”
“When we entered Leandez, Charles Ode-Ignitia was the prefect”
Louis as beginning to become hysterical calmed down
With a quiet tone of voice, Elric followed up Eduart’s words
“Eduart was particularly indebted to Charles-senpai”
How nostalgic ‘Dirty Gigantia’—that’s still his favorite phrase, huh”
“Elric too, you should ain
If you wait in the chapel, you should be able to see his face three times a day”
“Ahaha, I think I should hold back”
Elricexcuses with a smile on his face
Louis’ eyes swum between Eduart and Elric
“You nitia
Ever since he received a report that you were caught, he went to the chapel everyday and prayed for your rehabilitation
He also cut off alcohol andhours
He’s a clumsy man
Probably not in the form of the kind of favor you want”
Louis kept kneeling and looked up to the air dazedly
A wave of intense eret arose in his expression
“Aah……hy did I……
Eduart, please, tell me
My dragons are……how are Ca now?
Are they still alive?”
“They are still alive
They can neither fly nor crawl, but they are alive”
“It’s because of me……because of me, they are—!”
Caize to them!
I have done so irreparable……!”
“That’s difficult
They are on the Ichthyes continent
For the current you, you will not get the permission to travel or visit them”
“I see……that’s right……
Why……why, did it end up like this
They are the dragons that my father had chosen for me……
They are ons……nevertheless……”
Tears overflowed from Louis’ eyes
He was quietly crying at the beginning, but gradually his sobs changed into a wail
“My father was telling
Even overns this land, while I would be the one who protect it
Why did I……say that I would be the King? Said that I would steal the throne?
To leave this southern land, abandoned my job……
And struck Cursed Nails on ons……!
Impossible……it can’t be! Why, why!?”
Louis struck both of his fists against the stone floor
After several ti out from his fists, but he didn’t stop
“Louis Ode-Ignitia, now, can you hear my voice?”