The Strongest Dull Prince’s Secret Battle for the Throne

Chapter 435: The Freezing Poison

Chapter 435: The Freezing Poison

The next time I saw Henrick, his skin had already turned deep blue and he was being carried away by the Imperial Knights.

What happened!?

It appears that he took a poison himself, Your Highness..

Can he be saved!?

.there is already nothing we can do..the poison has already circulated through his body.

I was frustrated by the Imperial Knights answer.

Anyone can say that there is nothing to be done but is it not the Imperial Knights duty to find a way to do something?

Those words overflowed in my heart but I didnt say them out loud.

Because I knew that they truly do not know how to save him.

There, Sebas quietly called out to me.

The poison he drank is probably The Freezing Poison, sir.

I couldnt do anything but nod to his analysis.

The Freezing Poison is not as terrible as the Emperor Poison Wine but it is still known to be extremely powerful.

If you drink it, your body will become terrifyingly cold, and starting from your internal organs, your body will start to get corroded. In the end, the drinker will die while suffering from the change in their body and the freezing coldness that emanated from inside their body.

This poison will remain in the drinkers body until they die.

If it was at an early stage then there might be something to be done but it is already too late as the poison has circulated through his body.

Excuse us, Your Highness. We must bring him to the medical ward..

.

Henrick is still alive. But he is only waiting for death.

While watching him being carried to the medical ward, I quietly ask Sebas a question.

Sebas..can you save Henrick?

I am no doctor, sir.

But you are good at killing people right?

I see..it would be difficult but its worth trying. However, what will you do with him once he is killed, sir?

I have something in mind. Anyway, can I count on you?

There will be Imperial Knights at his side. It would be hard to kill him without sending them away first, sir.

I will do something about them.

Understood.

With that said, Sebas disappeared.

He probably went to get ready.

After seeing him off, I followed Henrick to the medical ward.

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By this time, Father should be setting the terms for the peace treaty with William at the Throne Room.

In the end, the United Kingdom is a defeated country.

They have no choice but to accept every condition that is favorable to the Empire so it shouldnt be a difficult meeting.

William should be prepared to accept such disadvantageous conditions to some extent.

Thats why the window of time we have is not that long.

Your Highness Arnold

Is Henrick inside?

Yes.

can you give me some time alone with him.

But..

No matter how foolish he was..he is still my brother. I want to give him a good send-off.

Hearing that, the Imperial Knights nodded.

The Imperial Knights who were standing guard inside the room also left.

With the poison already circulated through his whole body, there is nothing that can be done for him.

The Imperial Knights were only monitoring him to see the moment he passes.

There is no cure. Thats why they let me be alone with him.

Henrick.

Henrick, who is lying on the bed, already looked like a dead person.

He is still barely breathing but he is not conscious.

Drinking the poison yourselfthats not like you, you know.

He must have learned a lot from the war.

From a naive royalty, he became someone that can see things realistically.

That would be something worth celebrating if not for the fact that he is lying here, waiting for his death.

Sorry for the delay, sir.

Get it done.

Yes, sir.

Sebas quickly started working.

He fed Henrick multiple kinds of medicines and stuck several acupuncture needles into Henricks body.

What he is basically doing now is killing Henrick.

To be more precise, he is putting Henrick in a state of suspended animation.

The Freezing Poison will not leave his body until he dies.

Right now, to save his life, we have no choice but to kill him.

Are you sure about this? If this goes wrong, he will truly die, sir.

If you dont want to do it then I will do it myself. He will die anyway if I do nothing.

This task is very delicate. I will do it. However.even in the slight chance that he wakes up again, his body will barely be able to function though?

I know.

Hearing my answer, Sebas sticks the last needle into Henrick.

Henricks body convulsed for a moment.

And then he stopped moving as if he had lost all power.

I think that it is a success, sir.

Then get out of here. I have to put on an act now.

Please do your best to not raise any suspicion.

Who do you think you are talking to?

Sebas smiles and leaves the room.

Only Henrick and I were left inside.

I quietly close my eyes.

The sadness stemmed from the feeling of helplessness rising up from my chest.

Allowing myself to get swept away by emotions, I let myself get more and more unstable.

Then, a big teardrop spilled from my eyes.

Just like that, I went to Henricks side and grabbed his hand.

-HENRICK!!!!!!!!!

I screamed his name out loud as tears kept spilling from my eyes.

Hearing my voice, the Imperial Knights entered the room in a hurry.

Then, they understand what happened.

Your Highness

Cast healing magic on himPLEASE.

Forgive me..

The apologetic voice of the Imperial Knight echoed in the room.

Then, I slowly stood up.

Your Highness?

Im..going to inform Father.

His Majesty is still in the middle of a meeting, Your Highness.

DO YOU THINK I CARE!?

Shaking off the Imperial Knights restraints, I ran to the throne room.

When I opened the door to the throne room, I found Father, the Prime Minister, and William inside.

They all look at me.

There, I started to speak to them in a small voice.

Henrick is dead..Just how many more of our family do we have to lose?

Hearing my question, Father quietly gazes up.

With no answer from him, I took a step forward.

Can you at least tell me? Why did Henrick have to die?

.because he betrayed us.

There must be other reasons. He must have had his reason for drinking the poison and came to you, Father.

King William. Can you settle the rest of the details with my Prime Minister.

Understood.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Father made the two withdraw from the room.

Then.

how much do you know?

Nothing. Sebas happened to notice the Imperial Knights at the main gate so we noticed Henricks arrival.

Henrick made a certain request to me. It is a state secret. But with the achievements you have raised so far, I will trust you with it..Gordon has a daughter.

.I have a niece?

She is my granddaughter as well as yours and Henricks niece.

I see.

I can mostly understand now.

The reason why Henrick came all the way here.

To treat it as if she doesnt exist. Was that what Henrick came here to ask?

I was planning to bring her back here. Leaving the blood of the Imperial Family in the care of another country is dangerous. Any Emperor of our country would come to the same decision. But, Henrick used his life to stop that. He thought that I would be moved if he did that, you see.

Did you?

I did. Would you laugh at my decision?

I would if the reason behind it was only because you got sentimental.

Hmphright now, the Empire is a dangerous place. There are only a few people I can trust. Especially when you and Traugott have to leave for the Dominion. The Imperial Family is clearly under attack. When Henrick told me that he couldnt allow her to stay in the Empire, I thought that I should be prepared in case of an emergency.

To split up our bloodline in case something happens to the Imperial Family?

I have already given that task to Traugott. But, we still need an insurance.

That is a different thought process than the past emperors.

Every Emperor took it upon themselves to make sure that the Imperial Bloodline continued within the Empire.

However, now it is clear that we are under attack. If we continue to put that limit on ourselves, it is possible that our bloodline might be erased.

Splitting up our bloodline can diversify that risk. Naturally, that choice is also accompanied by the possibility that others will make use of our bloodline for their own gain.

However, there is no such thing as a risk-free option.

So Henricks life wasnt in vain.?

Perhaps my way of thinking is already obsolete. Until Henrick brought it up, I thought that I must raise her up myself. That I must not entrust our blood to another country.

Fathers way of thinking should still hold in a time of peace. But our situation right now is hardly peaceful. And William is a trustworthy king. As long as he is reigning, I dont think that we will have a problem from the United Kingdom.

Rather than Williams reign, having me step down from the throne would be faster right. This matter of Gordons daughter..I will leave it to you. To tell or not tell the next emperor about this, the decision is yours.

You are leaving this to me?

Thats right. And since that is the responsibility placed upon you..do not die on me.

With that said, Father tiredly stood up from the throne.

Before he left, I asked him a question.

We cant hold a funeral for Henrick right?

That would be impossible.

Then.can you leave his funeral to me?

Yeah, I will leave it to you.

Father left the throne room with a sad smile.

That smile hurt my heart.

Now, Father has lost three sons and one daughter.

He also lost three of his consorts.

Its not strange that he is depressed.

Thats why.

I will not lose any more of my family.

I left the throne room with that quiet whisper.