A room engulfed in silence.
In the building built for the VIP guests, Princess Hergé and Prince Jejus had tea time facing each other.
The prince was looking at Herge with an expressionless expression, and the princess was showing a slightly dissatisfied expression to such a prince.
Hergé was walking happily to the snack shop, but at first the Knights of the White Lions half-forced him to this place.
Considering Erje’s situation, this situation was sufficiently dissatisfying.
The two were silently enjoying the tea they had brought directly from the distant East.
After a while, it was Prince Jess who spoke first.
“You’re doing well at the academy.”
At the prince’s cold words, Herze’s body trembled slightly but shallowly.
The fear engraved deep inside her body since she was young, and the threat of life she felt from her brothers and sisters, brought about the trauma of Princess Hergé.
” ..thank you. “
Hergé opened her mouth with difficulty.
At the sudden praise of the second prince, Herje’s mind began to fill with questions.
A compliment from the second prince who thinks of himself like a bug.
Obviously there will be some kind of target.
After finishing her thoughts, Erje slowly began to open her mouth.
“What did you come to the academy for?”
“I’m coming to see my lovely little sister, there must be another reason.”
“…”
A very disgusting duality.
Herje felt a strong urge to pierce the prince’s mouth.
In my heart, I want to pour steaming black tea into the face of that unlucky prince.
If he had done so, it was clear that the Knights of the White Lions who were by his side would touch his body.
“..Is that the only reason?”
“You’ve become very clever without seeing it, Hergé.”
“I am the student council president of this Montegro Academy. Now, as the student council president, not as a princess, I’m asking the prince a question.”
” hoo.”
She greets the prince as the student council president, not as a princess.
Hergé demanded equal rights with the prince by clearly articulating his position.
The prince also noticed the hidden meaning of Herze’s words and showed an unexpected reaction.
“It would be more comfortable for you to speak directly rather than pretending.”
The prince drank tea and began to speak.
“Otman – I’m going to meet the messengers of Turki.”
” ..them?”
“My brother also met the envoys of the Holy Russ Empire.
“…”
The princess shut her mouth at the prince’s absurd claim.
In any case, it is a common custom for the owner of a country to take responsibility for the diplomacy of a country and to welcome envoys.
The first prince said that he broke the unwritten rules, so he’s trying to break it too.
Seeing the princes gradually approaching a dead end, Princess Hergès began to be genuinely worried about the future of the country.
The emperor is making an outrageous political move while he is absent from the war with the nomads.
What the hell is that crazy man thinking?
“Well, that’s it, and I have one thing to show you.”
The prince crookedly crossed his legs and twisted his posture, beckoning the escort knights to bring something.
The prince threw a document brought by the knight to the princess.
” This..? “
“Read it.”
With a trembling expression on her face, Hergé picks up the documents thrown by the prince and begins to read them slowly.
And Herze’s expression quickly began to turn into astonishment.
“Isn’t it funny that the Spesia Kingdom like a dung beetle encouraged nomads?”
The content contained in the document was truly shocking.
It contained the content that the Kingdom of Spesia, located to the west of the Empire, encouraged the nomads to wage war against the Empire.
The prince began to speak with a very displeased expression.
The faint air began to swallow the atmosphere, and the princess was also trembling slightly, perhaps because the contents of the document were shocking.
“So I decided to meet the Otman-Turky messengers. They are also hostile to the Kingdom of Spesha.”
” …under. “
It was only then that the princess began to understand the current political course of the prince.
The Kingdom of Spesha, which is recovering its national power by pioneering a new route, encouraged nomads to wage war against the empire.
Ottoman – The Turkic Empire and the Holy Ruth Empire are not on good terms to the point of being called a dog breeder.
The national power of the empire was not as good as it used to be, so it could not properly check the kingdom of Spesha.
Conclusions that can be drawn based on the information available from these three sentences.
“The Kingdom of Spesha is preparing for war now.”
“That’s correct.”
” ..and they must have already made contact with the Holy Ruth Empire.”
“There is a reason why Spesha, who is just a mere kingdom, did such a big thing.”
And this gives legitimacy to the second prince, Byzante von Jess, to meet the Ottoman-Turky envoys.
“As you know, my older brother is a pro-Russ phagger. That must be the reason I met the messengers of the Ruth Empire this time.”
Unlike the second prince, Jeju, the first prince was a pro-Russian.
It has been 200 years since the Holy Rus Empire signed a non-aggression pact with the Empire.
The Holy Russ Empire and the Empire did not touch each other and reigned as hegemons in their respective regions, and did not inflict any harm to each other.
Therefore, the first prince was walking the path of Chin Ruth, just like the previous emperors did.
Perhaps, using the power of Holy Russ, the second prince could be wiped out of the regime neatly.
“You look like an idiot.”
Prince Jess was dissatisfied with the first prince’s actions.
A treaty is a law that can change depending on the international situation.
The first prince believed only in the non-aggression pact signed hundreds of years ago and was trying to incorporate the Rus Empire into his sphere of influence.
In fact, the Rus Empire was in contact with the Kingdom of Spesia.
Isn’t it similar to bringing a tiger into a house to drive out a fox?
Prince Jejus had greed for the throne, but that was far from being a tyrant who sold the country.
Rather, he was genuinely concerned about the safety of the empire, and was therefore working to make the empire a prosperous nation.
However, the first prince brought in the Holy Ruth Empire to keep the second prince in check, and this action of the first prince was enough to provoke the wrath of Prince Jess.
“I propose to you, Byzante von Hergé.”
The prince’s green eyes begin to shine.
The blood of the imperial family that rules over all opened its mouth to the blood of the same imperial family and to his sister, Byzante von Hergé.
“Join my forces, little sister. Let’s drive out the stupid brother and make the empire a great power again.”
“…”
Herje was unable to speak at the sudden suggestion of the prince.
One of the people who rejected him from the imperial palace just because he was favored by the emperor was his brother, Jessu.
Perhaps she bit her lips too hard, and blood began to flow from Herge’s lips.
This was the result of a mass of bitter resentment that stemmed from anger and from resentment.
” ..I promise not to do any harm to you. If necessary, I promise to marry the Duke.”
” I beg your pardon?! “
Princess Herze couldn’t contain her anger at the rubbish-like remarks that came out of the prince’s mouth, so she jumped up from her seat.
Herje felt deep anger at the prince’s words that he would sacrifice himself for the sake of power, not caring about marriage by arrangement.
“Why is that? Marriage to the Duke would be a good offer for you too.”
“Isn’t that the problem!”
“If you marry the duke, no one will be able to touch you easily, and so will I, who later became emperor.”
“The story has to end here, I will get up from my seat.”
Hergé rises from his seat after proudly revealing his refusal to the prince.
Hergé was now in shame and anger, and tears began to flow from her eyes.
The moment when Hergé opened the door and was about to leave.
Inside the room, the prince’s voice began to swallow up Erje.
” ..it would be good to choose well.”
Herje is the voice of a prince who does not want to be called a brother.
In that voice, there were threats and threats towards Hergé.
“…”
Herje closed the door without responding to the prince’s words and walked outside.
” ..why. “
Why is he the way he is?
Tears filled his face, but Erg couldn’t even afford to wipe them away.
My current situation was so harsh, so miserable, I wanted to whip myself hard.
Hergé leans against the wall and slides down.
Dust settled down on his clothes, but Hergé just looked up at the sky with empty eyes.
” ..under. “
Damn, the sky was really clear and sunny.
Yes, originally, Prince Jejus was such a person.
A ruthless human being who uses it thoroughly if it is worthwhile, and throws it away when it is no longer useful.
A tyrant who sacrifices people for his goals.
The thought that it would be better for the incompetent first prince to rise to the throne filled Herze’s mind.
” ..Mom. “
Suddenly, Hergé remembered her mother, who was the only one on her side.
What is the reason why she misses her mother who is like a rape flower, her mother who has been kind to everyone?
In this quiet imperial palace where there is no one on his side.
Erje sincerely lamented her plight as a human being.