The fact that the princess has come to the South means that she has established a full-fledged confrontation with the second prince.
The fact that the princess, who was usually extremely wary of the second prince, came to the stage of politics also implied that she would participate in the struggle for the succession of the throne in earnest.
“The fact that the princess came here can be taken as a sign that the entire Academy has been taken over.”
“Of course, because Jeju’s older brother is busy fighting with the first brother.”
“The fight has started in earnest.”
“Yeah, it’s a full-fledged political battle from now on. The fight between knights and wizards, neither one will be ready to step forward easily. Because these two groups were the backbone of maintaining the foundation of the empire.”
The figure of a princess holding red wine, waving softly and looking at Rommel with a seductive look.
And the figure of Rommel staring dryly at the figure of such a princess.
Now, these two were not a dialogue between a princess and a nobleman, but a political partner and collaborator who risked their lives to fight a public enemy.
If one of them collapses, they both die. To succeed, both of them must survive and achieve their goal.
A princess who has increased her influence within the academy.
Rommel begins to lay a solid foundation in the southern part of the empire.
The southern part of the Empire has been abandoned by the Empire, so no one cares.
They persecute them because they are descendants of a foreign nation, and ignore them as they only reveal money.
However, in this day and age, the power of capital is the best.
As the political battle accelerates and a tight power struggle begins, in the end, the group with the strength to sustain itself wins.
In that sense, the southern part of the empire boasts extreme efficiency in a prolonged battle.
” ..Rommel..you…?”
While having a conversation with the princess, the count looked at Rommel with a startled look.
The appearance of the prospective son-in-law, who is not hesitant to talk politically with the princess, who is having a hard time even for the count himself, began to feel very foreign.
And as time passed, the Count could only understand a little bit about Rommel.
‘You have a strong back. ‘
The reason Rommel was able to confidently come to the southern part of the empire was thanks to the existence of the princess.
Even though there is no empress looking after the princess in the central government right now, the princess was the future of the empire itself, showing outstanding talents in magic and swords.
So the 1st and 2nd princes also made every effort to recruit the princess.
‘ If the southern part of the empire starts to support the princess…? ‘
gulp.
The Count swallows a handful of saliva in his mouth.
What if the southern part of the empire, which had been neglected, rises as the center of the empire?
If you have the capital of the South, you can reliably support the princess.
In the first place, it was safe to say that the fact that Rommel, a close associate of the princess, came to the southern part of the empire was for securing capital.
As far as understanding Rommel’s intentions, there is no reason to hesitate.
The day when the goddamn pirates are defeated, the beasts of the Spesia Kingdom are defeated, and Espera is firmly established again.
The future of the South will be decided.
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While the Princess and the Count were out for a while to talk about something, Rosé and Rommel walked out slowly.
Louis, who was going to follow Rommel, was caught by the count’s hand and forced to sit next to the princess.
“Papa..”
“Uh-huh! It’s for the future of Espera’s estate! Not this time!”
“..Hey.”
He tried to show affection to the Count with pathetic eyes, but Louis was forced to let Rommel go because of the Count’s strict words.
Rosé, Rommel, and Louis, who were left like that, also knew that Rosé had a crush on Rommel, so they wanted to prevent them from being alone.
As the successor of Count Espera, he was not allowed to leave, so he let Rommel weep and swallow his tears to eat mustard.
So, only Rommel and Rosé remained in the corner of the banquet hall and began to sniff.
“Are you okay with the Fortress Academy?”
“It’s okay, it’s a little better now that the second prince’s interference is gone.”
“The capital will be very noisy.”
” ..not even a riot.”
Power struggle between the 1st and 2nd princes.
As the emperor’s health deteriorated rapidly after returning from war with the nomads, the two princes began to reveal their ambitions in earnest.
The feud between the knights and the wizards began to intensify, and even the people of the capital began to watch the two factions.
Now the capital of the empire was not doing anything right now.
But everyone in the capital knew that this calm was the calm before the typhoon.
As if the academy also proved that such a wind could not be avoided, immediately after Rommel left, the first and second princes began to form.
It was divided into the 1st and 2nd princes, not the grades and classes.
Not only the students but also the professors divided the factions and began to check each other, betrayal and conspiracy abounded.
In such a situation, it was Princess Hergès who gradually encroached upon the Academy.
The investigation was started under the pretext of eradicating corruption by using the authority of the student council and the student council president.
Regardless of whether the students committed evil, all the students held a disciplinary committee under the authority of the student council to take appropriate disciplinary action, and the benefits of the professors involved were taken away from the authority under the pretext of disciplinary action.
It all happened in the short time that Rommel left.
‘ At this point, even if the factions were divided from the beginning, it would be safe to look at them. ‘
Passing the wine over her throat, she applauds what the princess has accomplished.
In the southern part of the empire, the princess seemed to have worked hard so that the hard work was worthwhile.
“Did Rosé come to see Hans?”
” ..There are things like that.”
“But…?”
“…”
After hesitating to speak for a moment, Rosé’s mouth began to slowly open.
“To see you today..”
“Rommel!”
And Rose’s words were buried in the space by someone’s shout.
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“Rommel!!”
Brown hair, muscles visible through clothing.
The impression was similar to Rommel, but the essence was fundamentally different.
He was the eldest son of Viscount Griff.
With the appearance of Jeonroje and Herje a little, the banquet hall was a series of tensions.
However, starting with the Count’s introduction, the atmosphere in the banquet hall began to loosen up, and he took advantage of the opportunity to talk to Rosé, but he turned it off nicely.
Even the eldest son of Viscount Griff couldn’t understand the act of talking with the trash of the family.
“Do you really want to die for the filth of your family to dare to appear here?”
” ..you?”
When he takes a threatening step towards Rommel, Rosé immediately blocks in front of Goose to protect Rommel.
A sharp impression, the sword he wanted to protect, never hesitates when trying to protect someone.
“What’s going on?”
“It’s a family matter, Rose, please come out!”
“It can’t be.”
Rosé confronts Goose’s eyes full of anger from the front.
Despite her short stature, slender body, and slender girl, Rosé’s intimidation overtook Goose for a long time.
Little knight, red knight.
As a knight of the Edinburgh family, Rose moved to protect Rommel from Goose.
“How dare the trash of the family…! Doing a cowardly thing hiding behind Young Ae…!”
“Were you such a person?”
Rosé, who had expected it, but did not know that Goose was in this way, began to be stained violently with an expression that looked like human garbage.
“Get out of here, Confucius. Are you going to disobey the princess’s orders?”
” ..is it the words of the princess?”
“Rommel-sama is a close associate of the princess, so if she threatens Rommel-sama, it is a challenge to the princess. As an escort knight, it is something that cannot be overlooked.”
“What a strange thing to say…!”
“It’s not for you to judge. It’s the princess’s order.”
The Guardian Knight of the Princess Edinburgh Rosé.
It is not only the position of the daughter of the Earl of Edinburgh that makes her shine.
A noble imperial bloodline, who is in charge of being the guardian knight of the princess, there is an indescribable sense of intimidation in her words.
” ね..! “
The title of being the eldest son of Viscount Griff is a title that cannot be compared with the title.
Therefore, Goose cannot move towards the line drawn by Rosé.
An invisible line binds Goose.
Ironically, he must be feeling the most right now about the difference in status, which Goose has been fond of, ironically.
“Get out of the way, Griff Goose. If you come any closer, you’ll have no choice but to cut.”
“Aren’t you afraid of the Griff Viscount!”
The failing Griff Viscount, all Gus can do is cry out for the glory of the already faded family.
“Yes, I am not afraid at all.”
However, the opponent is a family of honorable knights who do not fall behind the Griff Viscount by tradition.
Earl of Edinburgh.
“Choose, will you back off like this, or will you fight a fair duel with me.”
” ..profit. “
The youngest of the family, Rose, began to raise her sword.