Chapter 104 (2/2)
I stopped talking as I gazed up at the rusty sign above
“If we check around the bars, there is bound to be one or twoaround…”
I stopped talking as I gazed up at the rusty sign above
“However, finding someone that meets the criteria is another matter entirely”
He must be able to keep his lips sealed and carry secrets
Definitely not someone associated with the Geisster family; they have to be an outsider
Soht wind of our situation and would only do as they’re told
So to lend us a hand
Could we ever find soht?
“So that convenient, it’s impossible after all, huh…”
“It is rare to see you so helpless”
“!?”
I reflexively distancedle the reins
He was tall… and had a voice that belonged to a young manHis face couldn’t be seen due to the cloak he earingI strokedits belly to calm it down
At first, I thought it was one of Philipp’s h that wouldn’t make much sense
But if they recognised me as Johan von Wervard and had no less initiated a conversation, that meant they must have trailed after us all this time
What are they after?
As I stood confused, the rabbed the mantle that covered his face and lifted it upA part of his face unveiled
“…!?”
My suspicion was cleared in an instant
I instantly recognised who the man in front of me was, and my eyes widened in surprise
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 farewellIn 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 distanceHe 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 PrinceThat being said, there’s not much to actually explainAs Nacht rambled on, however, visible confusion could be seen on the prince’s faceThere 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 expressionHe knitted his brows together and crossed his ar he rarely didThen he opened histhat Philipp is doing so soist of it”
“And because the infected are probably soo find theh 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 pessi to say to soht that Philipp would hide the sick to cover his tracksunthinkable for hi any direct actions against Philipp for the tio 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!?”
“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 siblingsI 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 voiceBut Prince Licht did not withdraw
“The Kingdom of Wind needs you, Nacht, notto 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 ontoto this?My face was running a cold sweatI carefully observed the twoPrince Licht was about to cry, and Nacht was holding a gri 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 colance 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 limitationsThis 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 bitNacht’s selfishness left a bad taste in ether, 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 fro 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 eyesHe let out a long sigh, gently grabbed Prince Licht’s hand, and lightly held onto it
“I will definitely coht 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 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’ reinsBefore 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 two azed up at the rusty sign above
“However, finding someone that meets the criteria is another matter entirely”
He must be able to keep his lips sealed and carry secretsDefinitely not someone associated with the Geisster faht wind of our situation and would only do as they’re toldSo to lend us a hand
Could we ever find so that convenient, it’s impossible after all, huh…”
“It is rare to see you so helpless”
“!?”
I reflexively distancedle the reinsHe was tall… and had a voice that belonged to a young manHis face couldn’t be seen due to the cloak he earingI strokedits belly to calht it was one of Philipp’s nised me as Johan von Wervard and had no less initiated a conversation, that meant they must have trailed after us all this tiently grabbed the mantle that covered his face and lifted it upA part of his face unveiled
“…!?”
My suspicion was cleared in an instantI instantly recognised who the man in front of me was, and my eyes widened in surprise