Chapter 199 - Volume 9 (1/2)

Editor Jestersurge

“But first, we need to do something. All of you, follow me. Prime Minister!”

“Yes!”

Instead of in the meeting room, father and Rick stood side by side next to grandfather in the audience room. What should I do in this case?

As I was there wondering what to do with the unusual slightly tense atmosphere, Mr. Prime Minister took me to directly stand in front of my grandfather.

‘Oh, this person is…’

“(We will have a budget report for you to review later.)”

“(…I understand)”

He is a marquis and also a member. Anyway, budgets were……..scary to look at.

“Yurushia La Von Verusenia. Come forward.”

“Ye- Yes.”

Suddenly, grandfather called me by my full name and I rushed forward. Huh? This name is….. and just as I was thinking about the name, my father gently told me to kneel down and I humbly obeyed.

“You’ve turned thirteen years old and have proved yourself. You will now be given the name “Von” and named the fifth in line of succession to the throne. Do you swear to serve your country as a member of the royal family?”

“…I, Yurushia La Von Verusenia, promise I will serve my country with all my life.

‘Is this all right?’

“Hm. Then, I’ll give you the royal token.”

In response to what grandfather said, Mr. Prime Minister brought a ring on a velvet pillow.

Oh, this is that. That’s what my father pressed on his letters when he’s sealing them. My father had two, one for the duke family and the other for the royal family I think?

I took the ring, glanced at the others, and put it on the ring finger of my right hand.

“This officially made her a princess…. Gahahahahahaha!”

My grandfather suddenly started laughing out loud, and my uncle and my grandmother looked dumbfounded.

After I turned thirteen, I used to be only allowed to use the Von name when necessary, but now they were basically saying I can make a big deal out of it and declare myself royalty.

The highest rank in the Saint Kingdom is my grandfather, His Majesty the King.

The second rank is my grandmother who is the queen and then followed by Elea-Sama who is the princess. They are royals with rights to the throne.

The fourth rank is the Duke, followed by the Marquis, Count, Viscount, Baron, Baronet, Honorary Baron, and Knight. All in all that’s what makes up the whole eleven ranks.

For the aristocrats starting from the Duke, his wife and children will be one rank lower. In other words, I was a daughter of the Duke, so I was in the same rank as the Marquis, the fifth. Actually, it’s a little bit higher than that.

Even though before, I was just a daughter of the Duke with rank fifth, however, since I have officially become a royalty this time and became a ‘princess’, I went up to rank third now.

Royalties other than His Majesty the King are considered to have the same rank regardless of the order of succession rights. However, the order in which they are greeted and lined up is in the order of the succession, so there is a slight difference, but this part doesn’t really matter.

“Now you won’t have to worry about it anymore right, Brother Rudrick?”

“……When has Yurushia ever worried me?”

Rude.