The bad ending of an Otome game MTL - Chapter (111)
Episode 111
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Even though it was summer, the inside of the room was cool. It was as cold as a grave made of stone.
“Is there any way to weave the daughter of the Archduke and the Marquis Windrose at the same time?”
The best excuse is treason. But it won’t be easy. In particular, in the case of Elodie, there was no basis for tying it up.
The Queen’s goal was clear. Obtain Elodie to reinforce the new thing. And then he killed Archduke Franz.
Even though they mobilized the night forces that were secretly raised by the Knights Guard and the Royal Family, they could not be relieved. Before the king died, if possible, it had to be resolved somehow.
“No, don’t change your mind. We don’t have enough time to get the maiden of Marquis Windrose. Is there any temporary workaround?”
The queen sharpened her teeth.
I told them to become friends by any means possible, but the timid princess hesitated to even send an invitation.
Just seeing such a princess made me angry.
I felt like I was going to raise my hand without realizing it. If the other servants and maids noticed, it would harm Alexis as well, so he was barely holding on.
I’ve been born ugly since I was born, can’t you do something like this for my little brother?
Of course, acquiring Elodie through a princess is quite risky. But anyway, if it all ends before they get caught… … .
It didn’t matter once the king woke up. Even if it becomes a problem, it is enough if the stupid princess is jealous of the popular noble girl and treats it as something she did.
Even so, a princess is a princess. It would end with either being expelled from the borders of Alexis’s sister, the future king, or entering a monastery.
After all, if things go wrong, everyone will die, and if only I risk a crisis, everyone will be happy.
“How many offerings do you have now?”
“Why? I heard there were about fifty people.”
“…… As long as you don’t mind the rude method, that alone is just a temporary measure.”
“How rude?”
The queen furrowed her eyebrows at the tone.
“Yes, this is the method mainly used by unbelievers. The effect is certain.”
“…… Are you trying to kill me now?”
“But Queen.”
The old woman muttered with her few remaining teeth.
“The reason the unbelievers disobeyed the royal family in the first place is that the royal family owns the gods of the goddess whom they idolize. They sacrifice the lives, blood, and flesh of living people because they can’t get the sickness.”
“…… therefore?”
If you look closely, the old woman’s words made no sense. Unbelievers don’t have the gods of the goddess, so they use humans as sacrifices?
However, the cost of the burnt offering that the royal family uses the divine object of the goddess is also life.
Even if it is not directly taking human flesh and blood, people die from disasters beyond what they can afford.
In the end, the way to heal the sick is also Elodie’s life. But the desperate queen could not easily tell the difference.
In the first place, it was not intended to be used even in the royal family with the gods of the goddess. Its original purpose was to store and monitor.
The royal family officially denied the curse. This was also the case with the existence of burnt offerings, which continued to remain a secret of the royal family as the queen passed it on to the next queen.
The position of the queen who did not get a successor anyway was obvious. The royal family never admitted that there was a problem with their bloodline, and it was obvious that they would sell it as the queen’s personal problem.
So it was a secret. There were people who were suspicious.
A royal family that can only be passed on through such an unusual method in the first place. Isn’t it cursed? Are we not against something?
But that was all. if you don’t hear it everyone did If nothing else but a natural disaster, who would suspect that it was a man-made disaster?
What even the temple couldn’t doubt.
In the first place, there were few who remembered and worshiped the existence of a true religion, a forgotten goddess.
In the first place, that old woman had a past when she was raised in a village of unbelievers when she was young, and she almost died several times.
He was a man who hid my past and raised a young nephew and lived in hiding among the general public, and the queen found him.
“It is said that if they dedicate their lives to the altar, a trace will remain on the altar. It’s very weak, but in some cases it is a trace of the power that can bring the dead back to life. If you use it, you may be able to improve your Majesty’s condition.”
“In the first place, we definitely have a godly thing, don’t we? Must it be that Windrose Marquis’s sister? Is there any other way to fix it?”
asked the queen in a shaky voice.
“I heard that this is the first time that something has been cracked, and this is the first time that something unusual has happened.”
“…….”
The queen shut my mouth. The next moment, my eyes lit up.
“If you do, will you kill someone?”
“…….”
“Arch Franz, if only he could be killed, everything would be…….”
“it is impossible.”
“It’s really useless when you need it! What Goddess!”
The queen was filled with rage.
His name was lost, he was sealed by cursing humans, and the gods are of no great use. Is that a goddess? Isn’t that something that’s just not there?
“If the Goddess had completely disappeared, wouldn’t it have been better for the curse to disappear as well? It’s really sad and pathetic.”
“Theoretically, it is said that if the gods are completely destroyed and there are no remains of the goddess, they can be completely annihilated. They say that the first altar is needed, but it is also said that it is in the royal palace… … .”
“okay?”
The queen’s eyes twinkled.
“It wouldn’t hurt to know the number.”
“But it’s like a ghost story that I used to circulate when I was very young, so it’s not credible. The story that I was told to never, never to do that was like a taboo… … .”
“What is the taboo? Do you have any reason to be afraid of the nonsense that I have made up and put in my mouth?”
The queen shot coldly.
“…… However, yes. It is the method of unbelievers.”
The queen tapped the tip of her finger. He seemed to be contemplating something.
“…… Hopefully we can get rid of all the troublesome things.”
Rumbling, an untimely storm struck from afar. It was a heavy rain on a summer night.
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“A hunting contest?”
I was met with a bit of bewilderment at the scorpion that Casio had brought.
Casio, as always, had an incomprehensible smile on his face.
“It is said to be hosted by the royal family.”
“It’s not just a picnic, it’s a hunting contest, right?”
The weather could no longer be called early summer.
perfect summer. Even the employees wore short sleeves and aprons of light cloth. There was nothing strange about having an outdoor event, but…….
The invention of the gun was unusually late in this world. When opera and coffee were in vogue, I thought it was time for guns to appear.
Or, even though it was invented, they thought it was a dangerous weapon, so they didn’t know it was being controlled by the superiors.
Anyway, if there were guns, Laertes and Casio would have disguised themselves as small-caliber pistols and attached them to me right away, without worrying about things like rose rings or knives.
In other words, it is a hunting competition played without a gun. Even in the era when swordsmanship was the culture of the male nobles, not many people would want to buy it and suffer in this hot weather.
It’s called a hunting contest in the royal family at this timing? No matter how I think about it, it’s strange… … .
Even though the king’s health was not good, it was strange to hold a voluntarily bloody event, no matter how socially seasoned.
Casio replied, apparently noticing my reaction.
“Nothing to think about. It’s difficult to hold a martial arts event, so it’s just changed to a hunting contest. In martial arts, almost unconditionally, the royal family must participate to award the winner. It’s probably more complicated and demanding as there are more onlookers.”
Hunting competitions are a hobby of nobles who know how to ride horses and learn swords and bows. The commoners would be lucky if they didn’t get mistaken for prey by snooping around instead of watching.
However, the martial arts are open to commoners as well. A good place will be won by nobles and royalty, but first of all, it is a ‘contest’.
True to the name of the Martial Arts Association, if a good commoner luckily wins a championship, it is also a prize that has paved the way for success.
“Hunting competitions are not like that. His Majesty the King was very dissatisfied with young people gathering and hanging out in clubs and other places to play cards. You are the one who thought that if you were born as a nobleman and given the title of sir, you should be able to pick up a wild boar by the sword alone.”
I frowned slightly between my forehead as I thought I could tell what kind of person he was just by hearing his words. If it wasn’t for the sick seat, it was a style that would make everyone tired.
Casio’s voice was so calm as if he was talking to someone else.
“…… That would be an excuse to look around other people’s eyes.”
“Is that so too?”
It was a story that everyone who knew the current capital was the core of the storm.
“Whether it’s a hunting tournament or a martial arts event, we need an escort of the Knights Templar.”
“I guess it makes sense.”
Without the cooperation of the Knights Templar, there is no way that such an event could be held.
Even if there is no order from the king, if it is an event that has been held regularly every year or skipping a year, there is no room for problems as it can be handled as a custom.
“Even if you use your troops to your heart’s content and move them, you won’t need to pay much attention.”
“…….”
Casio just smiled, noticing my silent gaze.
A slightly mean, confident smile like a fox. he asked in a gentle voice.
“Why, Emilia? Are you worried that it could be dangerous?”
“…… It’s said that you can use the Templar forces stationed in the capital to fool you. Which one?”
My voice came out sharper than I expected. The corners of Casio’s eyebrows cooled very slightly, knowing that he would reply with a smile.
“Is there anyone you are worried about?”
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