Vol 1 Chapter 19 (1/2)
On one side of the forest was a highway, it was a long, straight road, and one carriage was running on it at full speed.
Compared to a normal horse, the Sleipnir that is pulling this carriage surpa.s.ses them in endurance, speed, and strength, even if they’re pulling this large carriage, as long as they go at this speed, the Imperial knights won’t catch up to us.
Inside the carriage was Kail’s party of four, and the princess, together with the young maid Ninos, the six of them were sitting face to face.
Since it’s a big carriage, there isn’t any problem, even if the six of us are sitting in it, as expected of a carriage of the royal family, even though we’re travelling at this speed, there are almost no sounds or vibrations coming through.
“First of all, once again, I want to thank you for what you have done. If all of you weren’t there at that time, then I would not be alive right now.”
Princess Mirena deeply bowed her head.
The maid Ninos, who was beside her, refrained saying anything about her master bowing her head to others, though she felt dissatisfied, since she also got her life saved by them, she also bowed her head to them.
It wasn’t much, but Kail and the others have already introduced themselves, and explained the situation.
But they only told them their names, and that they met them coincidentally at that place.
“Are you sure that Ze…… were you speaking the truth, when you said that the second knight captain was the one that planned this?”
“Yes, it is like that. And the one that ordered him to do it, was my half brother, prince Kalnas.”
“Pr-Prince Kalnas you say!?”
Kail was speechless once again.
Certainly, after the princess’s death, there was hostility within the country behind the scenes, there were all kinds of rumors saying that prince Kalnas, who was younger but was lower in the line to the throne, because he was a half blood, a.s.sa.s.sinated her, or that the demon race was involved with it, such rumors were spread everywhere.
However, rumors are just rumors, it calmed down after a while, and the princess’s death was treated as an unfortunate accident, Kail also believed that they were just rumors.
“Umm, in other words, this is the so called family feud over the throne….. is it not?”
“Yes, it is exactly that.”
“Wow….”
Receiving an unexpected answer to her question, Lize’s head began to hurt.
“Are you…… absolutely certain that it is no mistake?”
“Yes, since I heard it from the person himself last night.”
“Eh? Was prince Kalnas here, in Acken? Because if he was, then the rumor certainly didn’t spread around the town.”
“Yes, he came. But I think it’s only natural he didn’t stand out. After all I’m here.”
Princess Mileina who said it as if it were only natural.
“Last night, after Zentos gave me some medicine, which made me a little hazy, my brother explained what he was planning to do in full detail.”
This is what the scenario was.
Hearing that a village close to this one, was attacked by a Hydra, the princess wanted to pay a consolatory visit, naturally the Imperial guards were against it, since the danger of magic beasts appearing was high.
However, without giving up, the princess took a few guards of the town, and left before dawn, when the Imperial guards went after her, they were already too late, since she had an unfortunate meeting with magic beasts, and thus lost her life…..Is the kind of scheme he made up.
“I see….. even if princess Mirena changes her plans, you made use of your plans to reach out to the heart of the citizens.
Like at the orphanage yesterday, and when Kail said this, Seran who was quiet until now, as if he was thinking about something, spoke up.
“I remember now. I thought I saw her somewhere, but that kid is the one that was trying to give a flower yesterday, at the orphanage, right?”
Seran pointed at the maid Ninos, who made a surprised face.
“Oh, so you were watching that? I have my maid change her clothes for that.”
But I’m surprised you were able to notice that, is what princess Mileina said, a little shocked.
“Since she was a cute child, I was certain she’d be a beauty in the future, so I paid extra attention.”
Seran said it to Ninos, with a smile, but she made a disgusted face and hid her body.
“In other words……that was planned.”
Helping a little girl who fell down up, it may be simple, but it has a great effect.
So if it was planned from the beginning, then that means it wasn’t an accident, but something done on purpose.
“In order to gain popularity, such deceit is needed.”
Seeing princess Mirena laughing in a cla.s.sy manner with her hand in front of her mouth, Kail thought of an old proverb: ‘Like a devil smiling as an angel’
TL note: /watch?v=ffiiYPg5qSc “Hohohohohohoho~” -Tensaiz
“Hey, she just said gaining popularity.”
I have the feeling, that the more we know, the more we don’t want to know more….”
[Well, for those with a political position, popularity is important.]
TL note: Sildonia says this. -Tensaiz
“……. It seems like there is more about human politics, than I thought.”
The sword Sildonia, Seran, and the others began to whisper to each other.
Of course, since we’re inside the carriage, we could hear everything clearly, but princess Mirena went on with her explanation, without minding it.
“I already knew that my brother possessed such desires. But I left him be, since I judged that he didn’t have the power to actually put his word into action.”
“Ummm…. does that mean he isn’t outstanding?”
“Yes, getting straight to the point, he is incompetent. It is alright to call him useless, for not being able to even fulfill his duties as royalty.”
Princess Mirena ignored Kail’s concern about the royal family without hesitation.
“However, the second Zentos sided with him, the situation changed drastically. He is outstanding, and also well respected.”
“But how could such a useless piece of…… I mean, how could prince Kalnas gain captain Zentos and the other knights as his comrades?”
To Kail’s question, princess Mirena shakes her head.
“No, the ones following my brother, are probably only Zentos, or at most, a small fraction of the second knight squad.