Chapter 143 - Volume 8 (2/2)

These frighteningly reliable soft toys caused the twins to laugh when they saw the toys drinking over dinner.

So thought the two girls,

““I wish I could live peacefully like this……””

But being involved with that Golden [Devil], one could never hold such hopes…

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“Abominable children……”

Nefertia, First Princess of the Dark Elves, couldn’t shake the feeling of bitter regret.

Her little sisters should long have been offered up as sacrifices by her brothers, given that shady tradition that her servant had heard of from somewhere. She’d intended to eliminate them in the same fell swoop for the crime of murdering their own, but they went missing, and only the twins had returned before she’d even caught on.

She had no idea what had transpired.

Even if she’d asked the twins, who had been there, their young age would surely have made their accounts useless.

Although Nefertia thought of the twins as a threat to her plans, but she didn’t think for an instant that they were any more intelligent than typical five-year olds.

“You, what are your thoughts?”

“Ma’am, I-I don’t think I could have considered anything that Your Highness hasn’t……”

“Just tell me.”

The female knight that by Nefertia’s side averted her eyes a bit, but turned to face the First Princess, her mistress, again.

“……Maybe it was the peasants who defended the two of them?”

“Hmmm……”

Nefertia sighed internally at the words of her knight even as she carefully nodded.

The knight was the daughter of her nursemaid and her childhood friend. Thanks to her good looks and the Princess’ favor, she was employed as the Princess’ knight, even if she was slightly dim. There hadn’t been anything that Nefertia hadn’t considered in her words.

“Ah, and recently, I saw maids returning to the side of the twins.”

“…… Is that so?”

The twins’ caretakers should have been afraid of Nefertia and her brothers’ displeasure.

What could have happened to change their minds?

She wanted to ask them, but given that they didn’t fear Nefertia right now, she would have to torture the answer out of them.

She didn’t want to engage in torture, especially if the twins had a collaborator. If that person knew that Nefertia had tried to take the initiative and eliminate the twins, she feared that they would leak the secret.

They would also know that Nefertia was opposed to the twins.

“…… If we’re going to do that, then should we use “Plan 2”?”

“……Y-yes”

The knight shrunk back at Nefertia’s dark smile.

“Go to the army. Notify them.”

“Yes”

Nefertia thought of her Plan B.

Had she failed to charge her brothers for the sacrifice of the twins, she would entice some of the hawks in the army to have her brothers become flagbearers to clash against the forces of light and the hero.

She knew how strong the Heroes were.

14 years ago, had the Hero of Wind not have been betrayed, the Dark Elf King would definitely have been killed, and the forces of darkness would have suffered a massive blow.

With such power, even if only one Hero came to meet the charge, it would make all her future plans much easier.

There was the slim possibility that her brothers would succeed in beating the hero and return gloriously. However, if the plan were to go through, she would ensure that they would not return alive.

After all, the royalty were merely “decorations” for the advancing army.

Then……

“The twins won’t matter……”

Author’s Notes:

It seems that the male team is also doing serious work away from the girls. It’s also about time for the animals to get human forms.

Next time, it’s a return to Yuru.