The Strongest Dull Prince’s Secret Battle for the Throne

Chapter 450: Their Departures

Chapter 450: Their Departures

The Imperial Capital was wrapped in cheers.

And at the center of those cheers is a couple.

Long live His Highness Traugott!!

Long Live Princess Marianne!!

The people are shouting Traugott and Mariannes names.

They just held a grand wedding.

Although this was a political marriage, the people of the Imperial Capital who were already tired from war after war very much enjoyed the festivities.

There was a festival the day before the ceremony, one on the ceremony day, and another one the day after.

After the three days festival, the two set out on a journey to the Dominion.

And accompanying them was an Imperial Prince.

Well, Im heading out now.

Yeah, have a safe trip.

Just a brief farewell.

This may not be the last time they see each other but it will be the time that they have to be away from each other the longest.

After all, the two have been together since they were born.

Say hello to Leticia for me.

Yeah.

I hope you two have a grand wedding like this too.

Right. That would be nice.

The two looks at the carriage Traugott and Marianne are riding.

They are waving at the people with a smile on their faces. Despite it being a political marriage, they seem happy.

Im sure it will come. A day like that.

Let us create it together. That day.

Yeah.lets do it together.

Nodding to Leos words, Al heads for his carriage.

Escorting them are the Narbe Ritters.

Since they have no Imperial Knights to spare, the Narbe Ritter was given the job to escort them to the Dominion.

Im counting on you, Commander Lars.

Yes, sir. Please leave them to me.

With a bow to Al, Lars, the leader of the Narbe Ritter orders his men to depart.

While watching that, Al tried to get into the carriage.

But before that, Leo called out to him.

Nii-san!

Looking back, I saw the smiling Leo.

Then.

Take care.

Yeah, you too.

Thus, Al set out for the Dominion.

It seems you suffered quite a loss huh?

At the Royal Castle in the Kingdom of Perlan.

Alone in his room, Crown Prince Lucian speaks.

And answering him was a shadow.

[[Haagenti and Botis, Ive lost two of my top executives.]]

But thanks to that, you were able to deceive them right.

[[Yes. We shall continue to lurk in the dark. When the time comes, we will once again lend Your Highness our power.]]

Im looking forward to that. Are you able to replenish your pawns?

[[Yes, but not immediately. Summoning Demons is no easy task after all.

I also have a kingdom to rebuild.

Lucian shows an annoyed frown.

Seeing him like that, the Shadow apologizes to Lucian.

[[My deepest apology. We ended up causing damage to Your Highnesss land.]]

Its not the damage that irritated me. Its my army. The influential people in my army still yearn for the Saint. Thats why we couldnt finish off the Empire.

Lucian had sent out a general in his camp to fight the Empire but he fell in combat with Leo.

The main forces of the Kingdom that can rival the Empire and the United Kingdoms army were those who fought alongside the Saint.

If he couldnt mobilize them then his victory is still out of sight.

[[Do you have a plan to deal with them, Your Highness?]]

The more impatient you are, the more likely that you will fail. Theres no choice but to steadily get them to acknowledge me and unite them under my command.

[[Then, what will Your Highness be doing during this time?]]

Right. I will lay low for a while. But, I will make my move when the time comes. The sole ruler of this continent shall be my Kingdom alone.

Lucian expressed his ambition.

The shadow reverently bowed to Lucian as it left his chamber.

Then, after walking for a short time, the shadow turned into all kinds of creatures.

Grand Duke, the preparation is ready.

Good work. The surveillance around the Kingdom should be strict for a while. We have to relocate.

The person called the Grand Duke grinned.

Although he has lost a couple of executives, it is but a cheap price to pay to get the SS-rank Adventurers off his scent.

Only convenient information was left behind at the bases they abandoned.

The Adventurer Guild and the many Nations of this continent should be satisfied with that and stop cooperating with each other.

It will be easier for them to make their move again.

Do not neglect to monitor the Empire. The Black Twin Princes may have always got in our way. They may be separated for the time being but we still need to be wary of them.

Shall I get rid of them, sir?

Silver is always lurking at their side. Do not touch them. We still dont know who or what that mage is.

Saying so, the Grand Duke shows his smile again.

The loss didnt faze him because he knew that the two executives he lost would be destroyed by the humans sooner or later since they stood out too much.

And once again, the Grand Duke became a shadow.

Lying in wait for the coming day.

He left

Yes.

Imperial Sword Castle.

Emperor Johannes spoke to himself on the upper floor of the castle.

Next to him was Mitsuba.

Seeing your children leave the nest sure gives you a strange feeling.

I feel strange as well.

As I thought, you are worried huh?

Of course. I am a mother after all.

Mitsuba said with a smile.

When he saw that smile, Johannes also did the same.

You dont look that worried though?

Im worried about myself. Im anxious in fact. How long can I hold out, will my health deteriorate? But saying them out loud wont make those problems go away. So If I think that my child will be okay, the smile would just naturally come to my face.

Right. I guess thats true.

If its Al, Johannes thinks that he should be able to easily handle the Dominion.

The one he is more worried about was Traugott.

Still, with Al at his side, he thinks that Traugott will be okay.

.On the surface, the battle between Eric and Leonard seems to be a stalemate.

They are in a situation where both sides lack the ability to deal the final blow. But it is Eric who excels at internal affairs.

Thats right. Still, with the Demons around, I can not trust Eric. There is no guarantee that he will not turn out like Gordon and Zandra after all.

That being said, Your Majesty must not push him away. Eric is still the number one candidate for the throne after all.

Yeah, thats why I need Leonard to surpass Eric. with my position, I can not openly support him but..I can at least cheer him on.

If you openly support him then we will only have more pointless conflicts later. Your Majestys feeling alone is enough. However.

Mitsuba looked like she was thinking about something.

Seeing that, Johannes asked.

However, what?

Eric has always been a wise child. In that regard, he doesnt even lose to Wilhelm. I still cant understand why he doesnt make his move so far.

He probably doesnt want to risk damaging his faction right.

Avoiding risking his faction has already become his biggest enemy. I dont think that Eric didnt anticipate this. Im sure that he still has something left in store.

.thats true.

Your Majesty, please be careful. If Eric has a trump card, it will surely be one that hurts Your Majesty as well. I do not wish to say something naive when we are in the middle of the succession war but.I still want to see our children work together.

Dont worry. I wish for the same thing.

Johannes said with a smile.

However, Mitsuba knew.

The Emperor was already prepared for his death.

Still, he doesnt do anything to resist that fate.

After all, he is an emperor.

TLN: Why does it feels like Lucian is the end product of whatever happened to Gordon and Zandra?