The bad ending of an Otome game MTL - Chapter (183)
Episode 183
“As a document?”
The archduke frowned.
“Yes. I voluntarily kill the prince in order to serve the Grand Duke, and in return receive an unconditional right to wish.”
“…….”
As the Archduke pondered, Casio sighed outright.
“What are you worried about? Are you afraid of becoming a weakness? Please, would you like me to take it and go straight to Her Majesty’s Majesty?”
“…….”
“At first, the Archduke knew that Prince Alexis was evidence of His Majesty’s infidelity. This is just in case the Archduke does not grant my wish in the future. If the Archduke will do my will in the future, it is doomed to disappear without being revealed.”
I didn’t mean to say it was wrong. After the queen loses the prince, there is no rival.
Someone might ask why would you have to kill the prince if you knew it was evidence of infidelity, but… … .
The fire had to be put out. As long as he is alive, the truth is bound to be written down somehow from the standpoint of a winner.
On the other hand, on the queen’s side, after driving out all the Grand Duchess and taking power, the truth that the prince is not the king’s father will be buried somehow.
However, there was something questionable.
Why at this point, in this way?
The queen was preparing for the final match. I also sent a special envoy to my family to ask them to attend the little prince’s preliminary harvest festival.
He prepared the event in a luxurious way, publicly saying that it was to forget the disturbing things of the past and make a fresh start.
It’s best if you can kill the prince before then, but if that’s not possible, at least make him a half-asser, or make something worth losing face on the same day. I was trying to somehow make the event not run properly.
It goes without saying that the prince is not the king’s father, and it is too natural to burst. Why did you have to hire Edmund?
It was Casio Brahmanduff himself who even recommended him. I wish I could get rid of it before the Marquis of Windrose was captured and the capital became so noisy?
“…… Why now? Besides, you, who seem to be able to achieve anything, have the right to make a wish to me.”
“Now is the time when my ransom is at its peak, and even if I can do whatever I want in the midst of chaos, wouldn’t it be unreasonable if His Majesty the Grand Duke comes to power?”
It was smooth as an excuse, but somehow, the Archduke felt a strange sense of uneasiness.
I know that even Casio Brahmanduff won’t be able to escape safely if the documents are released. Why does it feel like this isn’t something Casio Brahmanduff originally ‘should have done’?
But intuition is just intuition. He has a frontier army. After the prince dies, even the justification is plausible.
Before the most important moment, we were given such a wonderful opportunity, and it is foolish to let it go because we are anxious.
With that in mind, the Archduke took out a piece of paper and wrote down the terms of the contract with his handwriting. After signing, the tip of the thumb was dipped in ink and rubbed.
“…… You sign it too.”
Casio approached him as if he had nothing to say and signed with a fluent handwriting. It was also like rubbing the tip of a finger with ink.
“I commend the Grand Duke for his wise decision.”
“Please.”
It was when Casio put the paper in my arms, too careful to grind. Someone urgently knocked on the door. The Archduke immediately frowned upon hearing a sound that sounded more like a thump, rather than a shudder.
“I told you not to let even a single mouse get around!”
“Gee, it’s something I need to report right now…….”
Casio smiled as if nothing had happened to the dissatisfied Archduke.
“Aren’t our jobs all over anyway?”
“Hmm……. Then, come in.”
“Hey, Grand Duke. I’m sorry, but… … .”
Seeing the servant who did not know what to do, the archduke clicked his tongue and put his ear to it. After a while, the prince’s expression changed.
“…… Sir Casio.”
“Yes.”
“I had a lot of fun today. I have an urgent business, so I guess I’ll have to leave.”
“Do what you feel comfortable with.”
“Yes, yes. More details to come later.”
The Archduke hurriedly changed his clothes and left. Where the Archduke went away, he said, ‘Is that true?’, ‘It’s true!’ I heard a voice shouting.
Casio’s expression frowned as he bowed his head politely as he saw the Grand Duke moving away. When I applied force to my fingertips, the black stain left on my skin spread like an uncomfortable planting.
“…… Did something happen today, at this moment?”
To answer myself, never. Casio’s face hardened terribly.
* * *
The Archduke arrived at the ‘site’ just 40 minutes after Casio and I had a secret conversation. Don’t be arrogant, I covered everyone’s mouths and rode the fastest horse and ran.
There was a mansion in the capital where the Archduke stayed. However, the Grand Duke said that his estate was far away and that he did not stay in the capital for long as he was the son-in-law of the Marquis, so he almost left my mansion empty.
And I stayed in the houses of those who belonged to my faction. When there was an important meeting, they secretly gathered at the mansion or the house of the person with a secret room and settled it by pretending to be a meeting.
The place where Casio met today was also the residence of Earl Olman, a representative noble belonging to the Grand Duchess.
“You really found the princess and Elodie?”
“Strictly speaking, it’s just ‘suspected’.”
The Archduke listened to his subordinate and asked nervously.
“How is the situation?”
“In the back alley of the street next to Baron Liang…… There is often a market of some poor quality. Baron Liang’s subordinate was wandering around the market, and accidentally ran after a girl who stole food, but ended up in an abandoned house… … .”
The subordinate looked at the archduke’s eyes and even explained it.
“Even though it was worn out, the fabric was so nice and the hands and feet were clean, so I thought he was a nobleman.”
Baron Liang was a subordinate of Earl Olman. Baron Liang was not a proper aristocrat, but in fact, he was more of a scumbag who seized pods, ripped out property from commoners, and put an end to the case with the help of his back.
And in return, he would do all the messy chores for Earl Olman. Perhaps the opponent caught today may have just been driven without luck rather than really stealing.
As soon as it appeared outwardly.
A woman trying to steal bread was caught by Baron Liang’s men and ran away. And in the midst of being chased, the cloth that hid the face and hair was removed, exposing her appearance.
It looked like she was trying to dye it a different color, but her hair was still white like a silver thread. Green eyes that look astonished.
The moment he saw it, Baron Liang’s subordinate felt it instinctively. This is great, he said.
“It disappeared leaving only the old house, but there were two beds in the old house. There were also traces of him running away.”
When the Archduke arrived at the abandoned house in question, he looked around with his own hands. The Archduke, who was examining the side of the bed lined with old and tattered fabrics, raised his voice.
“Look at this.”
“Yes?”
“This bracelet is a royal thing.”
It was a bracelet made of very thin gold thread. It was dirty with stains and dust, but the craftsmanship that looked like several layers of flowers was remarkably beautiful.
As soon as the Archduke saw it, he recognized it at a glance. The whining looks like it was done secretly to my daughter, so there was no way I could not recognize her.
It was decorated with morning glory flowers, lilies, and royal patterns that were worn by princesses from generation to generation.
If there had been a rumor that the Grand Duke’s real daughter was doing it, there would have been rumors of blasphemy.
“If you had such a valuable item, why would you steal the food?”
“What are you going to do if you openly sell royal property? Looks like he ran away and ran away. Those two who ran away from the Marquis of Windrose must have been hiding in a place like this… … .”
The Archduke rubbed my chin. With the bracelet, the Archduke was convinced. Elodie and the princess are together.
Besides, he is not returning to the royal family. He didn’t die, and although he covered most of his body, he was still healthy enough to move.
Suddenly, I remembered the words of the Marquis Windrose.
‘If you are going to deal with the Prince, it is better to announce at the same time that your Majesty the King is already dead. Of course, Sir Edmund Gloucester, the Grand Duke also has the right of succession to the throne of a lower rank, but in this case, the first heir to the throne becomes His Majesty the Princess.’
“How did things turn out like this?”
The Grand Duke was amazed. The Marquis of Windrose said so, but the truth is, the Archduke didn’t mean much to his words.
Although the princess and Elodie had not been caught yet, there was no guarantee that they would be okay.
But how do you live in a healthy body? Even before the queen finds her, she sees her first. The Archduke felt as if fate was smiling at him.
“Uh, what are you going to do, Grand Duke?”
“Follow me at once. And shut everyone’s mouth. Are there any other writers who have seen that appearance?”
“It happened in a rare place, but there are a couple of them.”
“Treat it.”
“Yes, we have already dealt with it.”
“Well done. Search this area thoroughly. Even if we run away, there must be a limit.”
The Archduke declared confidently.
“If you find it, bring it to me without anyone knowing. I will stand alone It shouldn’t be visible to anyone. If even one fingertip is injured, no one will be safe.”
* * *
It was hours before the Archduke declared himself confidently.
“The back alley is actually… … The powers are divided. Even if you clear them all up, you know that new ones with similarities will appear again, so you just look at them from above. The capital city, technically speaking, the Knights Templar are also stationed there and the royal palace is right in front of you, so it is the realm of someone’s nobility.
Joseph shrugged and explained.
“Here, here, here. The market is active. …… There are a lot of markets of slightly poor quality, not to mention crime. In the first place, the patrols only check places where a lot of valuable people go.”
The party gathered at the coffee house reviewed the plan again. At first, I thought about how to get Princess Aloisia to the Archduke on her own feet, but I decided to change the method a bit.
Would you believe it when the Archduke said that the princess who had been hiding ‘by accident’ or ‘hidden well’ came to me ‘by herself’?
Until now, Princess Alogia was very timid and had a strong impression of being dragged by my mother.
Just because she had now been abandoned by her mother, it was not an image that would naturally make her go to her mother’s opposition and ask her to save her.
So, I planned reverse fishing. Between Emilia and Edmund Gloucester, as quickly as possible.
That Otome Game’s Bad End