Chapter 81 (1/2)

Volume 1

V4 Chapter 11

「The Return of the Princess」Part 1

The Hoban territory of Rhoden Kingdom .

Hoban sat between the Annette mountains in the west and the Parnassus mountains in the south . The territory was relatively wealthy thanks to its location between Rhoden’s capital and the Riburuto Archdukedom .

However, the territory’s people had recently launched a revolt against the heavy taxation and tyrannical rule of earl Ferris De Hoban and slew him .

The territory became rather chaotic after that, but a suppression corps led by the first prince was dispatched from the capital and managed to quell the riots and anarchy .

Afterward, the first prince took up an administrative role in Hoban’s reconstruction and was currently processing paperwork in the former feudal lord’s castle .

Since the main building of the castle had been vandalized and robbed at some point during the revolt, the first prince had made his base in a small, nearby annex .

The room he worked from was smaller than a palace living room and shabbily decorated .

A tall young man brushed a brown lock of hair from his eye as he was looking over the reports in front of him with a slight wrinkle on his forehead .

This young man in a luxurious military uniform was Rhoden Kingdom’s first prince, Sect Rondaro Carunon Rhoden .

Prince Sect had been rather busy after subjugating the rebellion in Hoban and the constant worries on his mind had drained away some of his usual energy .

A sudden knock on the door informed him of a visitor .

“Enter . ”

Prince Sect momentarily looked away from the documents in his hands and gave the person at the door permission to enter .

“Excuse me . ”

After a little while, the door opened and a single, middle-aged man entered .

The man had brown hair and a mustache, his large body was dressed in a proper military uniform and that, along with his silent disposition, gave the man a strict aura .

His name was Setorion De Olsterio .

He was the general who led the troops dispatched to Hoban and the main supporter of prince Sect’s bid for the throne .

“We just received word from lord Tiosera . Shortly after your highness declared princess Juliana dead, her party was seen crossing through his territory . ”

General Setorion gave his report in a monotone voice, but it made the prince throw the document he had been reading down and leap from his seat .

“……So you survived after all, Julianna . ”

More wrinkles appeared on prince Sect’s forehead as he spoke .

The content of that report had been the main issue on the prince’s mind these days .

Second princess Juliana was the daughter of the Rhoden’s first queen and held rights to the throne . Sect had set her up to be assassinated and pushed the blame on the deceased second prince .

However, an unanticipated monster attack had forced the assassins to retreat and the team that had been sent to recover Juliana’s body found that the carriage, a majority of the guards, and the princess had all disappeared .

A member of one of the seven duke families carried out the assassination . Cox Carlo De Brutus had provided the princess’ heirloom along with his report of the attack, but Setorion had just proven that Cox’s report had been wrong .

“Even though it was the least likely outcome, the worst has happened……”

Prince Sect laughed in self-mockery before sighing .

The prince had even received the necklace his younger sister had never taken off because it was a keepsake from her deceased mother .

Juliana must’ve been rendered unconscious in order for the necklace to have been stolen from her .