A Famous Traitor and Treacherous Genius

46 – Orphanage Princesses (4)

“Let’s kill the king.”

12 At the round table where the ministers gathered, all the ministers’ ears perked up at the words of the Minister of Culture.

“I can’t take it anymore. Let’s do it, whether it’s dethronement or something else.”

“…Aren’t you a royalist?”

“Damn it! That’s right! My family has been loyal to the Nostrum royal family for 500 years, but I can’t stand it against that human!”

A frail middle-aged man, who looks as if he might collapse at any moment, cries out with blood forming in his neck.

“What father in the world would swing a sword at his child? Even a king!”

“If I kill you, can you take care of it?”

“I don’t believe in legends! The Golden Dragon bloodline and all, the Gold Dragon curse and all!”

“If a legend is repeated nearly 9 times, it becomes reality, man.”

Another minister comforted the Minister of Culture, but he also smiled bitterly and chuckled.

“Who among these people hasn’t thought of something like that? I was your teacher.”

“How on earth did you educate your highness!”

“What are you asking when you know? The day the Margrave married his wife, humanity itself was ruined.”

Although the rift had already existed before, the final breakdown occurred on the wedding day of Count Crimson and Baroness Charlotte.

The day when the most handsome woman of the time got married with everyone’s blessings.

Although they did not receive congratulations from some people, they got married with everyone’s blessing.

“I never taught you to destroy yourself because of a woman.”

Everyone admits one thing.

The wise King St. Geo Nostrum became an ‘incompetent king’ not from the moment he ascended the throne, but from the day the count and his wife got married.

What put a wedge in there was, first, the birth of a child named Gray Gibraltar.

The moment the fruit of the love between the two came into this world, the Incompetent King, who was already a broken human being, was completely shattered from that day on.

“If there’s anything everyone here wants, it’s just to quietly wait for time to pass for seven years.”

“I know, but I almost died. Why did I have to wait those 7 years!”

“…….”

“If Archduke Morgania hadn’t stepped forward, he could have really died!”

“Who would have guessed? That a king would be drunk and swing his sword at his own daughter. Even….”

The ministers shook their heads as if they did not want to even think about it.

“I didn’t think he really wanted to kill me.”

“Isn’t this a sign telling me not to mess with him? He said he has no bloodline in this royal family other than himself.”

“…Knowing what the end will be?”

Instead, one of them grabbed the napkin in front of him and crumpled it.

“If you believe in and hold on to 500 years of tradition and history, do you know how vain it is?”

“I don’t know. Maybe he believes that when he dies, the guardian spirit of this country will appear and destroy the country.”

“Are you the human who broke the guardian spirit’s egg?”

“…Don’t they say that dragons in legends are beings bound by contracts and oaths? I don’t know.”

“So, I don’t believe in legends!!”

All 12 ministers cry out, and the round table falls into chaos and approaches catastrophe.

“Minister of Foreign Affairs. Do you know anything?”

“…….”

Everyone’s eyes turn to Viscount Hex, who was silent.

“If Queen Carmen gives you any instructions, please tell us. We can’t stand it any longer.”

“…Sooner or later, there will be a situation where the King will have to appear in good health.”

“Does he have to be the king?”

“Yes, definitely.”

The ministers exchange glances with each other.

Those who know are squinting their eyes, and those who don’t know are sighing with a ‘no way’ look on their faces.

“This is truly a shame. Ha, how did the country end up like this?”

Where did it go wrong?

If we have reached this point just because the king’s love failed, wouldn’t it be better for the kingdom to change?

“…Apart from the empire, if you recklessly commit treason against the royal family, you will fail and be executed.”

Rebellion cannot be committed carelessly.

Until now, all rebellions against the royal family have failed, and there has not been a single one that has succeeded in 500 years.

It almost succeeded.

And every time, a hero appeared to help the king, slaughtered all the traitors and regained the throne.

“For now-“

“Just keep doing what you were doing.”

Kkiik.

The door opens.

“Wow, queen. Even the grand duke…!”

“The conclusion has been reached.”

All the ministers stood up from their seats and bowed, and Queen Carmen sat down at the head of her round table.

“Saint Geo Nostrum has decided to stay in the villa for the time being. Unless something special happens, he will continue to do so.”

“Is that… Confinement?”

“I would rather be a prisoner, but I have to take care of things that a king should take care of.”

Queen Carmen glanced at her ministers with an annoyed face.

“Please be honest. Has the king ever given birth to an illegitimate child?”

“……That, queen.”

“If I had a child with a woman I didn’t know about, please say so. It’s not a question of whether or not the throne will be divided; this is an important matter for the nation.”

“…You know, Queen Carmen.”

Viscount Hex bowed his head and answered.

“The king may not know anything else, but he is a person who has thoroughly practiced contraception.”

“…….”

“Is it because the queen doesn’t want to get caught, or because she doesn’t want to have more than one child? I’m embarrassed to say this, but the queen has been at a loss since she gave birth to Princess Lia….”

“…I’m going crazy.”

“Queen.”

The Grand Duke, who was standing behind the Queen, bowed his head forward.

“How about making him king instead?”

“What?”

“…500 Years is a long time for a country.”

“Father. No, Archduke.”

“At least if he becomes king, it is highly likely that the system of the 12 ministers who will assist him will be maintained. Although the Grand Duke will have to step down.”

“Grand Duke….”

The ministers all looked at the Archduke with confused faces.

“…No. You know what happened 100 years ago.”

“At that time.”

“Four years until the only Nostrum became an adult. During those four years, famine, plague, disaster, and demons were rampant.”

And the disaster miraculously stopped on Saint Nostrum’s birthday.

“7 Years. Let’s just wait 7 years. I’ve waited 13 years, why can’t I wait 7 years?”

“…….”

“Instead, for 7 years….”

Queen Carmen continued her words, touching her neck with one of her hands.

“Let’s prepare the guillotine.”

* * *

Princess Naria said that her mother abandoned her.

“Have you heard anything from Queen Carmen?”

“For now, it will be safe here, so stay here.”

“…Have you heard anything else?”

“I told you to request ‘personal protection’ from Gibraltar.”

Although Princess Nalia speaks calmly, she continues to look at the ground as if she is somewhat uneasy.

“Father. This.”

“… I think so too. It seems that Queen Carmen managed it more carefully than I thought. Judging by the fact that she hid it from even her daughter, who was her party.”

“I told you that I had you work next to me to help with the housework.”

“He must have really made me work. I’m sure.”

Probably unaware of the secret agreement between Gibraltar and Morgania.

“Princess Naria.”

“Yes, Margrave.”

“It is a secret to the public, but Gibraltar signed a secret agreement with Morgania three years ago.”

“……??”

Princess Lia tilts her head.

“Didn’t Queen Carmen tell the princess separately? She and Gibraltar will maintain the same stance externally from now on, but they have become partisans behind it.”

“…Why?”

“There are many reasons, but I think it’s okay to talk about them.”

My father glanced at me, and I nodded.

“Bringing down Saint Geonostrum. On the day of Princess Naria’s 20th birthday.”

“…….”

“I don’t understand. You didn’t tell the princess this.”

“I talked about it… No, no, I talked about it, but…”

“You didn’t believe it?”

“…….”

Princess Naria is confused.

Is it okay to trust it?

Or did her mother really abandon her to a political enemy named Gibraltar?

“Princess Naria.”

“…Yes.”

“Do you remember what you said that day in the garden?”

“…Yes.”

Princess Lia nodded her head.

You will remember, of course.

Because she has the intellectual ability to remember everything in any situation.

But, she is 13 years old.

‘It was at the Academy that he began to stand out in earnest.’

Before she turned 17, Princess Naria was just an ordinary princess.

Same as me.

Or, similar to me.

‘But the future leader who led the revolutionary army is different from the current princess.’

I don’t know how many wounds there are on my body now, but-

‘The wounds on my body that I saw after you saved me may have occurred before the revolutionary army was formed.’

At least right now there are no burn marks, whip marks, or holes in the stomach from bullets.

“Princess Naria. Is this the first time she has been attacked by the King?”

“Yes.”

Is it because I brought up the garden story?

Princess Naria’s vigilance went down a bit, no, completely.

“I see. If that’s the case, I’m relieved.”

One possibility.

The possibility that over the next seven years this girl could have scars on her body because of St. Geo’s drunkenness.

“At least the wound won’t increase while I’m in Gibraltar.”

That won’t happen, at least not in this time zone.

If it was an event that never happened, it will never happen in the future, and if it did happen, it will not happen in this timeline.

“Father, you can find out later why Queen Carmen did not inform Princess Naria of our agreement. First of all…”

“Is it official or not? That should come first.”

“Yes. What is your opinion? I will completely defer to you.”

Is Gibraltar officially declaring it, or is it hiding it?

“We can build a cause right away by revealing all the secrets of Saint Geo.”

“…….”

“If that’s the case, one way is to use this as an excuse to bury it in a villa somewhere and make it survive for 7 years without dying.”

“…….”

Adults should not die?

“If death is the trigger, all you have to do is make it not die.”

“Is there some way?”

“There are a few things that come to mind, but I don’t think I should say them in front of Princess Naria.”

Someday.

I once had such a conversation with the emperor.

‘What should I do to just leave humans alive?’

Regarding the question.

– Breaking limbs and putting restraints on them to make them unable to move. What is it like?

The emperor answered like that.

-Can’t we just make it like a plant? If it’s okay to just stay alive, I could just make it live in a dream forever and never wake up.

I answered that way.

In fact, as a result of several experiments, it was found that it was much more convenient and less likely to worry about simply inducing the patient not to wake up rather than having to look at the blood.

“Seven years, father.”

In other words.

“For 7 years, all you have to do is keep them alive.”

“…….”

It is enough as long as the minor remains alive until he or she becomes an adult.

“What do you think? Now, you can definitely say it’s an opportunity.”

“…At the same time, it’s the perfect opportunity for the empire to stab us in the back.”

My father looked up at the ceiling for a moment.

“Even if we take all the children, including Charlotte, to the battlefield, at least one of them must remain in the canyon.”

“I will stay.”

“A golden opportunity without the Margrave of Gibraltar. Leaving it to your 13-year-old son to risk his life to watch over a large army coming? Ha, that’s ridiculous.”

“But if he is not his father, he has no power to drive an army and occupy the royal castle. Even if he has a cause, unless he has the power to support that cause.”

“…The cause has been established, but the preparations are not yet sufficient.”

My father hesitates.

The basis of the hesitation may be to some extent due to the reasons already mentioned –

‘It’s because I’m pregnant.’

Because my mother was pregnant.

Since the baby’s due date is just around the corner, he can’t move around.

‘If it were the emperor, he would have moved immediately even if he was pregnant and naked.’

The emperor is that kind of person.

However, my father is the exact opposite of such a person, so he is not the person to forcefully grab a cause that can somehow force him to wake up.

“…That’s it. The priority is to provide a place for Princess Naria to rest, so let’s take care of that first.”

“Yes.”

I decided to respect my father’s choice.

To be honest, now is not the perfect time, and even if you forcefully raise an army, the empire will be hungry after you, just like your father said.

‘Like my father said, I may have to sit in the canyon against the imperial army.’

A 13-year-old commander in an all-out war against the imperial army?

This is the specification.

If you think the commander is 13 years old and lead an army that does not follow you, you would rather break the baton.

“Then you have to embrace the princess, but officially…”

“Princess Naria. What do you think? I can protect you in the name of Gibraltar.”

“…….”

The father turned his choice to Princess Naria.

“We will protect you, but how you do it is up to you.”

“…If His Highness finds out I am here, he will definitely send a letter or someone to try to get me out.”

“Why?”

“I’m not sure why, but…”

Although Princess Naria looked genuinely confused.

“The person I am most waiting for to become an adult is no one else, but you.”

“……What?”

“Your Majesty said.”

Princess Lia calmly opened her mouth.

“I can’t kill that b*tch right now.”

“…….”

“He said, ‘We’ll see when you become an adult.'”

“……Ha.”

Having perfect memory is the same as saying that there is no blessing of forgetfulness given to humans.

“I don’t know the details, but I think the reason my mother sent me here was because she was trying to hide my location from my father. If that’s the case, then I want to hide myself. So.”

I, Princess Lia, bow my back again.

“Please be ‘Jabeth’, a commoner girl whom her mother sent to an orphanage to save me from her biological father, a domestic bully.”

Orphan settings have been updated.

“I see. Then, this is a good opportunity.”

“Yes?”

“Today is the right day, Gray. Get ready to get on the carriage. Princess Naria should come along as well.”

“Father. Wait a minute.”

I stopped my father from leaving immediately.

“Do I really have to go?”

“The chairman will personally bring the children, but if you don’t come along, who is going to come?”

“That’s it.”

“Follow me.”

“…Yes.”

“Hey, where are you going?”

Princess Naria asked carefully.

“If you are going to an orphanage, first prepare your mind briefly…”

“Orphans from the empire have decided to come.”

In the end, I answered on behalf of my father.

“Even if there is one more girl among the 10, there won’t be a big problem.

“…….”

“What is the answer?”

“That.”

Princess Naria pointed to her mouth and drew an X on her.

“…I don’t know the Kingdom language. Passed.”

I don’t even know the imperial language.

“It would be okay if you couldn’t speak at all. That’s fine then, Princess Naria. From now on, you are from the empire, an orphan who can’t say anything.”

I stretched out my hand.

“Your name is Jabes.”

In a moment.

I boarded the carriage driven by her father with Princess Naria and headed toward the canyon.