Chapter 104 (1/2)
Chapter 104
The Second Prince’s Inspection (4)
Johan von Wervard’s point of view
“Well then, please take care”
“Thank youIt’s truly a shaive hiards nonetheless”
Prince Licht boarded the carriage after a short farewell
In the end, we never got to see Sir Heinz before we had to leaveI requested amultiple times but was denied on every occasion“He probably doesn’t want you to see hiot to hand it to him, it was quite the smart cover, but that didn’t make me any happier
“It’s a fact that I do miss the capital, but when it’s finally time to return, why do I always feel so frustrated?”
Prince Licht grumbled as he watched Grenze disappear in the distance
He was about to juht hieHe’s not the type to listen to others except when Nacht steps in, huhBut even then, the probability of actually following his little brother’s orders wasn’t all that high
“We’re gonna stay overnight in the upco town, aren’t we? Can I ask for a little trip around town? I’d still like to get some more souvenirs, you see”
“I’ in the”
“Why’s that?”
“Because I want Brother to attract Philipp’s attention”
“Philipp’s…? Nacht, I’m not sure I follow”
Nacht explained the rest to the confused Prince
That being said, there’s not much to actually explainAs Nacht rambled on, however, visible confusion could be seen on the prince’s face
There was a possibility that the epide isolated elsewhere insteadI suspected Philipp to be the mastermind behind all of thisAdditionally, it was likely that ere all being observed on our stay at the mansion
After our explanations ended, Prince Licht was fraught with silence while wearing a difficult expression
He knitted his brows together and crossed his ar he rarely didThen he opened his mouth after a short silence
“So… Is Nacht saying that Philipp is doing so bad?”
“Well, ignoring soist of it”
“And because the infected are probably soo find them?”
He understood! Nacht and I breathed a sigh of reliefAlthough all he couldthat a child would say, we shall not indulge into those little details for nowLet’s rejoice the fact that he understood at all!
“Nacht will be investigating too?”
“Yes”
After Nacht nodded, Prince Licht’s visible headache got worseHe roughly shook his head with a never-before-seen seriousness presented on his face
“That’s not happening”
My eyes ide open while Nacht scrunched up his faceTo some extent, we had expected him to show some resistance towards our plan so ere prepared for this
“Why would you do that when you could just ask Philipp hiatedWe have authority over these lands, don’t we?”
“Brother, all we have so far are mere assumptionsWhat would the people think if we exact our authority and question the innocence of others over soood if we confront the Geisster family, who has heavy influence across the west, without a valid reasonIt is only acceptable to use our power if the people allow itIf we tread without heeding their opinion, all that awaits us is the worst-case scenario”
“…Worst-case…?”
Nacht silenced Prince Licht with a slew of blunt and pessimistic words
Was it the right thing to say to soht that Philipp would hide the sick to cover his tracksunthinkable for him
“…Anye should refrain fro”
“Even so! There’s no need for Nacht to go too!”
Licht was rightIn these situations, there was no need for a royal prince hiht orderHowever, ere running out of tihts were placed under heavy restrictions of their ownAn exception had to be made in order to promptly respond to the situation at hand
“Let’s say we sent in a sather evidenceIf they were to be caught, it would spell doom for all of themIn the worst case, they would be silencedOn the other hand, there’s a lesser chance of any repercussions if I were the one caught”
“But you can’t guarantee that there’s no danger, right!?”
“But you can’t guarantee that there’s no danger, right!?”
“That chance is certainly not zeroHowever, considering ht’s”
“What if you contract the disease!?”
“I’ll look for a cure when that happensOriginally, the plan was to help those ill people in the first place”
“Nacht!”
Prince Licht yelled in frustration because he couldn’t convince Nacht otherwiseHe desperately tried to stop him, but Nacht had already made up his mindTheir positions were complete opposites as usualI couldn’t help but be stunned at the sight of these two siblings
I didn’t think of him as a bad man, but I didn’t expect Prince Licht to worry for Nacht to this extent
“Then I shall go with you”
“That’s an obvious noYou’re first in line for the throne of this country”
Nacht dismissed Prince Licht’s painful demands with a shaky voice
But Prince Licht did not withdraw
“The Kingdom of Wind needs you, Nacht, not me”
“What are you trying to say?”
“Even Father wishes for you to take the throneI dreaht order somedayBut alas, you didn’t want any of itYou said you weren’t suited for the throne, that I would be a better candidate instead, and pushed it all onto me”
Should I be listening to this?
My face was running a cold sweatI carefully observed the twoPrince Licht was about to cry, and Nacht was holding a grim expression of his own
“It’s the truthThe king of a country is supposed to be a symbol for all the citizens to admire and look up toYou are more than suitable for this role, especially when corim self”
“You can tell at a glance that I’don”
This prince ht not be as stupid as I first made him out to beAfter all, he objectively knew of his own abilities and limitations
This tiical oneYou don’t need a cheerful or bright personality to becoActually, you could say that Nacht had the necessary qualities to rule as a kingInin the spotlight, and thus shoved all of the responsibilities onto his brother to carry
I had been sympathetic to Nacht all this time because of his brother’s reckless actions, but perhaps it was tie my viewpoint a bit
I had been sympathetic to Nacht all this time because of his brother’s reckless actions, but perhaps it was tie my viewpoint a bit
Nacht’s selfishness left a bad taste in my mouth
Together, Prince Licht and I looked at Nacht with slight scorn
“What’s with those eyes?”
“NothingI didn’t know you two had such historyI feel sorry for Prince Licht now”
“I-It couldn’t be helped! There’s this cheery first prince standing right here! If you suddenly favour me, the second prince, it’ll only stir up a co will be divided into two factions, and the whole country will break apart from the inside!”
“You’re being a pain at this point”
Following my jab, Nacht immediately stopped his torrent of wordsIt was clear I dealt lots of e with that blow
“Nacht…”
Prince Licht lowered his brows as he gazed towards NachtAnd Nacht, as reduced to an abandoned puppy at this point, had guilty tears welling up in his eyes
He let out a long sigh, gently grabbed Prince Licht’s hand, and lightly held onto it
“I will definitely come back aliveI promise”
Prince Licht gave a slight nod after a long pause as Nacht’s firaze was met with his own
In the tohere we stayed, we substituted ourselves with younger servantsPrince Licht, as down like a wilted leaf, didn’t want to let go of Nacht during our departure, but Princess Julia had quickly guided hie
Once the royal carriage was out of sight, Nacht and I faced each other
“Alright, what’s next?”
“Food and horses were already prepared for us… What’s left are the escorts, I believe”
We walked the streets while pulling on the horses’ reins
Before we left Grenze, I was fortunate to be able to prepare soe for any escortsIf I had left a single knight here, it would arouse unwanted suspicionBut on the flip side, it was probably for the best because I didn’t kno much I could trust the locals either
“I definitely want someone to protect meI’m too weak alone and would probably be done for if a blow ever landed onso easy to find?”
“If we check around the bars, there is bound to be one or twoaround…”