Chapter 147 (1/2)

The palace of the Kingdom of Courtois was driven to react to the activity shown by the Gaia Empire

While themedals, in order to deal with the suddenhad been opened

King Albach looked at the lines of ministers and yelled

”What is theof this!? For what reason has such a report not been raised to this point!?”

There, one of the hed as he spoke

”No, your highness, please keep it at that We'll just have to put the dragoons to work We can decide who's responsible later and replace them We need to prepare for the ceremony”

Albach lowered his fist on the table

”What idiocy do you speak of!? Why are we ht of our foe!? Just how much of our blood do you Gaia has made flo can you declare the enemy will repeat the same actions as before!? Where is all the inforh forts stationed at the border!”

As no report was ever raised, the country was unable to put up any decent counterlared at the ministers

But Courtois had never lost before

The reason being they had the strongest dragoons As long as they were there, even if casualties came out, they would surely never lose, the ministers were certain of it At the sa to a lowered sense of crisis

”What are you doing!? We ate, send scouts…!”

Holding his chest, Albach wiped sweat from his forehead On top of a pain in his chest, his voice wouldn't coht, his dizziness wouldn't allow hier

”Y-your majesty!”

Those nearby approached hi was put on hold

Albach thought

(Don't just close it there, fool Someone take command in my place…anyone!)

As his consciousness grew distant, Albach felt so in a corner of the room But Albach lacked the means to confirm if it was really there

His voice sealed, from his chest pains, he couldn't move

With the king unable to do a thing, Courtois was thrust into a state of war

Fina Courtois

She awaited her graduation ceremony

She had acquired all the required elective and class credits, there were no probleraduation

As the second princess of Courtois, Fina had achieved excellent grades, but… with bags under her eyes, she sipped coffee as she looked at the blindingsun

”… The night has let up again”

The one who built sis under her eyes, with her violet hair ruffled up, her glasses out of place, was a woman called Sophina

Fina's exclusive guard, at present she was a cohts

Regardless of the fact she was in a school dorm, Fina's room luxuriously spread out In such a room, the floor was littered with documents, and a demi-human of the white cat tribe was pitifully collapsed

”Don't give ht has let up schtick! Your school days are about to end buried in a sea of paperwork, princess, are you really okay with that?”

Her expressions unchanging from the time of her birth, Fina expressionlessly made a fist and stuck up her thumb

”I have no regrets I've made a friend in Mii, fluffed up so many comrades, I was able to o crazy”

While expressionless, her delight was the real thing Sophina laht for her

”Let's make some better school memories while we still can! You're the only one chased around your rooovernment papers!”

The bags under her eyes were deep, the ink staining on her hands was terrible But while Fina was expressionless, she gave off an air as if she had received enlightenment

”A lifelong friend and a master, what more can I wish for? Once this is over, I'll be satisfied just with controlling the country froht, to one day raise the status of des!”

”You really are the worst”

At the sound of Sophina bursting into tears, her subordinates entered the rooht, but the problem lay in that Sophina's subordinates would not enter the rooe of that level

”What happened?”

Their faces were the epitome of severity Sophina turned her face serious as well as she sought confirmation

One of her subordinates spoke

”Captain, a er has come from Aileen-sama We were told to return Fina-sama to the palace at once”

Hearing that, Sophina turned to look at Fina

She had finished her coffee, and breathing a sigh, Fina looked at the collapsed white cat Mii

”… Let et myself ready, so could you please tell them to wait?”

But the feainst Fina was a great discourtesy, and on top of that…

”Second princess, Aileen-sa Please e at once”

Fina stood fro the cup in her hand on her desk

”I cannot leave ood friend like this I'll put her to sleep on ive me time for that”

There, one of the intruding knights let out their voice

”A demi-human as a friend? It's because they let you attend this academy that it came to this”

While she heard those words, Fina carried herself calht a bit before nodding and approving of Mii's transfer to the bed

Fina issued the orders, and Sophina lay Mii down

And…

”Well then, high knights, you will be leaving your weapons behind”

On that further demand, Sophina's eyes went sharp

”What is theof this? This is almost as if…”

… Al apprehended, as Sophina tried to say it, Fina quieted her down

Walking up before the captain of the knights, she spoke

”You're a knight of the royal guard Very well, take me where you will But will you provide an explanation of the situation?”

The knight spoke

”Aileen-sama will personally do so at the palace”

Meaning there wouldn't be any explaining along the way

(Ah man, so she's finally ht My preparations aren't even complete yet)

Thinking she hadn't made it in time, Fina had Sophina and her subordinates disar the room

A while later, once everyone rong, Mii lifted herself from the bed with a pale face

Meanwhile

In the palace, leading her knights, the first princess Aileen showed a s and queen

The king was holding his chest, he tried to rise froet any power into his body, as he was failing miserably

The doctor restrained Albach with a desperate look on her face, the queen threw the fan she usually carried at her daughter

The one who cut that fan doas Fritz, captain of the royal guard

Brown hair, wearing the uniforhtly pale face himself

The queen cried out

”Aileen! Do you knohat it is you're doing!?”

The queen who usually spat cynicis re him to keel over

Aileen opened her mouth

”I do If father cannot reat crisis, then so its move We will have to erect countermeasures of our own”

The queen's expression wasn't directed at her daughter, she sent it to Fritz standing by her side

”So the princess of our country has been deceived by a single o so far”

As the queen voiced her displeasure towards Fritz, Aileen flew into a rage

”What do you ht! If you mean to insult him, then even my mother will have no mercy from me”

As the knights readied their weapons, the knights around the king took their weapons in hand as well With uard around, to look at the numbers, they were surrounded

Aileen continued on levelly

”Just watch on from here The day Courtois is reborn anehere status doesn't matter, I shall show you the actualization of a world where everyone lives equally”

On those words, the queen

”I don't see you capable of acco You'd do well to learn, even if you do sonize you! The ru The times will resent you”

Albach had collapsed from mysterious illness, even the royal physician was unable to treat him

Aileen had gone on the offense Albach had two daughters, Aileen and Fina

Restraining her mother the queen, she had made preparations to restrain fina as well

”… Mother, once everything is over, I'll release you Fina as well That child is my sister From here on, I want her to live more freely”

Hearing that, the queen laughed

”Aha ahahaha! Aileen, you're under a misconception”

At the queen's words, the knights looked at Aileen Holding them back with a hand, Aileen conversed with her mother

”A misconception? What do you mean by that?”

”It's simple You misunderstand who Fina is That child properly understands it Though it see in the shadows The talks of your ht it forward?”

Aileen looked between Fritz and the queen's face

”So you ”

The queen spoke to Aileen

”I'm sure there won't be a next tis are not restricted to the royal house, they're a tale you can find anywhere The Fina you find so adorable ht turn out a wild beast, you know”

Aileen expressionlessly led Fritz and the others out the roohts to keep watch

(That child… did such a thing!)

Feeling she'd been betrayed, Aileen walked down the palace corridor Taking along her knights she called out one order after the next

”Gather all the hts should be here to receive their medals They both hold vital roles, make sure to call for them without fail”

Fritz watched as the knights moved on Aileen's orders While he was supposed to be captain of the royal guard, hison Aileen's orders

”Aileen, what exactly is going on? When the Gaia E, why is the palace so…”

She had raised as almost an insurrection No, it was insurrection

Aileen smiled at Fritz

”It's alright, Fritz-sama I will definitely make fulfill your dreams”

Co in Aileen's srown so involved, Fritz had lost the option to run away

Having ventured to the capital to receive afacilities

It was a place he was stopping at for the first in a while, but the ones aited hiade captain Oldart Billums and the vice-captain Alejandro Campbell

The other dragoons were also preparing for battle, waiting for Rudel's arrival

Rudel could see his colleague Luxheidt Aiguille ade in full battle formation

Bennet who had accompanied him there was also perplexed by the situation

In the first place, Rudel had dropped by to train with Enora But when he arrived, he found the dragoons preparing for war

Of course, it confused him

Failing to grasp anything, Rudel asked the captain

”Captain, what's all this about? Do you need ?”

The self-proclaierent smile as he spoke to Rudel

”No, you see… we're just going to put sooon brigade's idol We're just going to crush a neho's gotten on his high horse just because he's got a bit strong This isn't a personal grudge or anything”

The vice-captain with a scar on his face, Alejandro spoke

”… Leading beauties around, a guy who's even in a position to lay hands on hter There's no way I could leave hiht here”

Thinking they were lance at Luxheidt, who seemed to be the only one still sane

”Sorry”

While Luxheidt apologized, he looked like he was enjoying it

Having been looking forward to her training with Rudel, Enora was deeply irritated as she looked at the other brigadein their way

”Hey, isn't this a bit too terrible? Did you really need to assemble these numbers to take on Rudel? We're a bit busy here”

Feigning calmness, perhaps Bennet was a little scared as her tail curled up

”T-that's right What's ons for personal affairs is strictly prohibited Captain, this is surely no good”

Rudel surrounded by women

And Rudel o up for him

The will of the dragoon brigade became one

Oldart

”Don't screith me! Bennet-chan, you have to wake up! That man is a wolf!”

Hearing that, Bennet's ears slumped down Of all else, Bennet was a demi-human, a wolf, and he made it sound like…

”… I'm part of the wolf tribe”

As she said that, Oldart startedexcuses ”Men are all wolved beneath the belt,” he said as he broke into a sweat

Meanwhile, Alejandro,

”You should get a bit of a better eye forabout That Rudel!”

Being called a that, Rudel lance over to Izu to keep out of it, Izulance

”Hey, am I really that terrible?”

Izumi

”In a different sense, you're considerably terrible No, I think you're a really good guy, normally”

”I-I see!”

Seeing Rudel delighted at Izumi's praise, Enora seemed displeased and Oldart let out a shout

”You don't have to sweat the sht here, and so is Rudel! Then there's only one thing to do!”

”We'll show you hell!”

”Today is the day you die!”

”Bury the bastard!!”

Answering their dragoons' cries, the dragons also roared and soared into the skies Straddling their dragons, the dragoons danced through the air

Oldart spoke to Rudel

”Rudel, we'll take you on Get on up there”

As he said that, he soared into the sky, and the dragoons began flying around as if to draw a circle

Seeing that, Rudel's eyes began to sparkle

Enora,

”Those nuons Rudel, just go home for today”

Bennet was also worried

”This is a personal affair There won't be a problem if you refuse”

She seemed worried for her subordinate Rudel

Izuned face

”There's nothing you can do when he gets like that Rudel, et hurt too badly It will be bad if you get hospitalized before you get your medal”

Rudel smiled

”Yeah, heave it to me… it's just when et serious myself?”

As he said that, Rudel smiled and whistled

Froon Sakuya popped out her head and roared The dragons soaring through the sky weakly roared back in answer

Sakuya landed before Rudel and turned him her back