Chapter 67: End of the Civil War (3) (1/2)
Chapter 67: End of the Civil War (3)
As the king and the nobles were tre in fear of the Southern Ar But they weren’t treer
“How could he do this?”
“Exactly! How could he treat the hero like this?”
“If I was Count Forrest or Her Highness Princess Leila, it wouldn’t be an armed demonstration I’d lead the army and…”
“Hey… watch your ry because of a rust the commoners of the capital That ru outside the capital was because King August planned to behead Milton Forrest and detain Princess Leila once they entered It’s unkno that rumor spread, but it spread so quickly in such a short period of time, that unless they were deaf and blind, everyone in the capital had heard it
The ru wanted to eliminate the hero, Milton Forrest, because he was insane with jealousy
An assassin sent by the king had already attacked Count Forrest and Princess Leila once
The reason Princess Leila had to hide her own identity for seven years was to hide froust himself was behind the deaths of Princess Leila’s mother, Queen Irene, and her brother, Prince Gravion
Similar ru whenup a rumor was truthfulness, but, it didn’t have to be true ‘There’s a chance that it’s possible’ All a rumor needs to spread quickly is to have a level of credibility And that’s exactly what Princess Leila was ai, Princess Leila had used the people she had previously planted in the capital to spread ru to kill Count Forrest and Princess Leila In a situation where the king had already lost the people’s heart due to the civil war, those rumors spread instantly People believed it was indeed possible that an inco who had ruined the country like this was capable of such things and the rumors were fleshed out and spread naturally In the end, the king was pressured from the inside by the commoners ere on Princess Leila’s side, and from the armed demonstration on the outside
Unable to withstand the pressure, soan to make their move They decided to risk their lives and leave the capital to try and persuade Count Milton Forrest They were determined to persuade him in order to save their country, whatever the cost may be But they weren’t able to meet him
“I’m sorry, but the wounds from the war have reopened, so Count Forrest reeted the nobles was Princess Leila Of course, Milton hadn’t actually been injured But, if Milton’s role was to defeat the enemy on the battlefield, then her role was to handle the political side Seeing the terrified nobles, Princess Leila thought to herself
‘Their courage to come out here is admirable, but they’re siave thee to the Count, so could you tell me what you caentle voice, Princess Leila looked benevolent in the nobles’ eyes
Seeing her looking at them expectantly, the nobles told her their reason
“Your Highness, please disband the Southern Arhness The war is over but the Southern Arreatly anxious”
“That’s right, Your Highness”
“If he isn’t careful, he hness”
Princess Leila’s face saddened
“As I guess…”
Slyly, she faked a regretful expression
“Are the people very anxious?”
The nobles wholeheartedly nodded their heads
“Yes, Your Highness They’re worried that this may lead to a revolt”
“Please disband the Southern Arhness”
Princess Leila let out a deep sigh
“I see But…”
As though troubled, she paused before continuing to speak
“I’ve tried to ask the Count multiple times to disband the army, but it was useless”
Princess Leila had never asked hihness?”
“Do you ed his loyalty to you, Your Highness?”
“Are you saying that the Count is going against your will, Your Highness?”
But there’s no way the nobles would know the true story
Princess Leila looked at them calmly yet desolate
“In order to solve the country’s problems, I asked Count Forrest for help, but he wasn’t easily persuaded So I put aside my authority to pay the price in order to turn him into a friend”
“Paid the price? What do you hness?”
“That is…”
Princess Leila trailed off and looked away as if it was difficult to sayShe gently wrapped her arms around herself
‘Ah?’
‘No way… Count Forrest?’
‘Is that even possible? But if it’s a barbaric count of the South…’
‘And with Princess Leila’s beauty, there’s no way aat the nobles whose faces clearly shohat they were thinking, Princess Leila spoke
“I have no regrets If I could save ret it?”
“Princess…”
“How could you…”
Princess Leila had created for herself an i to sacrifice herself for the sake of her country
‘How could there be such a person…’
‘If you compare her to the First Prince or the Second Prince… no, even the current King can’t coh the nobles who had come out had zero talent for political battles and were far away from the center of power, they were still nobles orked for the country That’s why in this current dangerous situation, they had risked their lives and ca away And Princess Leila made those nobles her folloith a little trickery and acting
“While I ae, but in a sense, I’m also part of… um, how should I say it… a part of hi to Princess Leila’s words, it seeh the two had committed themselves to each other
“So that’s why I can’t unconditionally order hihed deeply
‘So… that’s why’
‘By raising the Princess to power, is he planning to sirasp the country’s power as the husband?’