The Strongest Dull Prince’s Secret Battle for the Throne

Chapter 193: The Kingdom’s Circumstance

Night.

I left the castle and headed toward the inn I had my secret talk with Mia.

How is it? Have you been able to gather any more information?

Mia immediately nodded in reply.

Tomorrow is the day of the ceremony.

Although the festival will continue afterward, it is still an important day.

So they made a move huh.

I have found one of their leaders.

Hou? So you know his face huh?

No, it was the first time I saw his face.

Then how did you know that he is one of their leaders?

Mia nods and takes out a piece of paper.

On the paper, a symbol that looks like a black book was drawn. It was not a simple book either. The strange book symbol has a pair of demon wings sprouting from it.

My eyes narrowed at the strange book symbol in front of me.

This is?

It is a symbol that the leaders of Grimoire tattoo on their bodies.

I see. So you found someone with this tattoo huh?

Yes.

Spotting a leader of Grimoire is a huge thing.

If we follow his movements, we will be able to understand what their plan here is.

A crime organization would be a very troublesome existence to the imperial capital during the ceremony but the only thing we can do is to increase the security.

From what Father said, he wouldnt launch an investigation on them either. After all, we dont have enough men to spare and if their plan is already underway then it is too late for an investigation anyway.

Canceling the event is also impossible.

The thing we can do is limited.

How about Leonard-sama, sir?

Sebas asks about Leos side.

Leo is the only person who can get the secret the Saint is holding out of her.

Being curious about him is only natural.

For now, I did follow up for him butits up to Leo from here on.

If Saint-sama only says that she felt something was off then we could help her out.

I can come up with some theories from the fact that she isnt willing to talk about it.

Theory?

.Saint Leticia has fought for the Kingdom. The Kingdom and its people are what she wants to protect. Even if they are trying to betray her.

The Kingdom is betraying the Saint?

I nod to Sebass question.

The fact that Leticia isnt willing to talk about it is because she thinks of it as her own problem.

I cant believe itSaint-sama has only been supporting the Kingdom right?

The Kingdom is not so united. Currently, there is a faction that supports making peace with the Empire centered around Saint Leticia but there is also an anti-empire faction. They are those who wish to join forces with the United Kingdom and take down the Empire. Thats why Leticia who repelled the United Kingdoms invasion and sought peace with the Empire is in their way.

For the United Kingdom, Leticia is certainly a nuisance.

As long as there is a Saint called Leticia, the United Kingdom will not be able to acquire more territory of the Kingdom. In the first place, the main members of the United Kingdom will not go to war against the Kingdom. No, they cant.

That is how much they fear Leticia. Their defeat at her hands might be something close to trauma here.

Thats why the presence of Leticia is a hindrance to the Kingdoms effort to build a closer relationship with the United Kingdom.

Even though she is the Saint who rescued their country.they still trying to get rid of her when things become inconvenient for them .they are the worst.

Thats how humans are. When Leticia stepped onto the battlefield, the Kingdom was on its last leg. They managed to recover from that but when they regained a certain amount of power, its normal for them to want to expand their territory. With that being the case, getting into a close relationship with the Empire would be a problem. After all, what they want most is the territory at the center of the continent, the Empires territory.

Thats quite ironic. Saint-sama was the one who saved them and allowed them to regain their power but now they want to eliminate her exactly because of that.

Indeed. The fact that Leticia was able to come to the Empire at this time means that the Pro-Empire faction is willing to conclude the peace treaty. If they are going to prevent that then the time to act is now. If that is the intention of the Anti-Empire faction then I can understand why Leticia said that. Certainly, this is an internal problem of the Kingdom but their stage will be the Empire.

The United Kingdom had been seeking to acquire territory on the mainland for ages. A bigger land than the Dominion. Thats why they invaded the Kingdom in the past but it doesnt mean that they are obsessed with the Kingdoms land.

If the Saint is assassinated here, war tension will rise between the Kingdom and the Empire.

They only want territory on the mainland. Any land is fine with them.

In that case, them joining forces with the Kingdom to attack the Empire is possible. Sokal empire might even be able to join in if they have the justification.

If that happens, no matter how strong the Empires military is, it will still be tough.

From here on is completely my own speculation but.if the Empire fell into a decline, we would have to cede our territory. Also, they would want someone from the Empire to take responsibility for the Saints assassination. Leo who is her entertainer right now is likely to be the scapegoat here. In other words..its not a bad deal for other candidates.

Is there really a person who will do anything for the throne even though it will bring harm to their own country? That would be an extremely short-sightedness.

That is completely true butwith what happened so far, I cant say that there is none who would resort to such a method. Whether it be Grimoire or one of the other candidates, it is the truth that they all have their motives. And having a motive means that there is a possibility.

However, as long as they work toward their own objective, I dont think that their laid out scenario would be able to unfold so smoothly.

I nod to Sebass words.

The Anti-Empire faction will want to destroy the Empire and the other candidates wouldnt want to ally themselves to the Kingdom as well.

In that case, it is safe to assume that they will each take independent action after or soon before the Saint is assassinated.

With various agendas mixing together like this, it is very hard to read them accurately.

Im not sure whether Grimoire is involved in the plot to assassinate the Saint but.with them deliberately infiltrating the Empires territory, they surely have some kind of plan in mind. Even if Grimoire wasnt involved, if we managed to stop their plan then it will be possible to send the dignitaries back to their countries earlier than planned. We might be able to avoid more problems by doing so as well. Search for more information about Grimoire. We need to know what they are planning.

Understood. However, in case we can not find out more about them, what are you planning to do, sir?

I will do my best when the time comes. I want to avoid it if possible though.

If the Saint got assassinated, Leo will surely not be able to recover for a while.

If that happens, our faction will be shaken.

Most importantly, he will not be able to forgive himself.

In the worst-case scenario, I will do something about the situation with my secret plan. But I dont want to use it if possible. You understand that right?

Yes, please leave it to me.

Saying so, Sebas and Mia left to search for more information about Grimoire.

Now, how will this play out?

For the time being, I decided that I should keep my eyes on the other candidates.

Anyone who loves the word war will surely think about such a plan.

No matter how you used to be, you are already an unsalvageable fool now. Gordon.

While muttering so, I returned to the castle.