CH 90

Chapter 90 – Villager A Heads North:-

Winter has finally arrived in the Kingdom of Ramslett. If we had continued to attend school, we would have graduated.

So far, the Ramslett Kingdom is at peace itself, but there has been a great deal of activity in Centraren.

The Est empire marched westward to Lurden, the royal capital of the Centraren Kingdom, as in the game.

As in the game, the towns along the way were quickly overrun and the army closed in on Lurden, but unlike in the game, Lurden held on without falling.

According to reports, Lurden’s soldiers have turned into dead soldiers and are making a desperate resistance.

(T/N:- Like zombies but alive.)

Even when they die, they would shout ‘long live the saint’ and die. So I guess what I had feared had happened after all.

It seems that the men are being holed up in order, as expected, and the male spies who might have met that woman were all taken down.

However, not everything seems to be going well.

In some cases, the men who have been entrapped in this way can be used as a foothold to entrap their families and lovers, but there will also be those who will be antagonistic.

Now it’s as if a new cult has emerged in the royal capital, with Amy as the Saint of Charity, and it has spread from the Crown Prince to the nobility and soldiers, mainly in the royal court, and is gradually spreading to the city.

However, the Church does not recognize Amy as a saint.

They are asking for evidence of everything, but I don’t understand why they haven’t done something that should be readily apparent by checking the status.

But from the way she spoke at that time, she seemed convinced that she had received the blessing of the Saint of Charity, the same as the heroine of the game.

I don’t know if Amy is unaware of such a simple thing or if she is knowingly keeping a lid on it and ignoring it.

But either way, Amy is already crazy and I don’t know how many people’s lives will be ruined by that woman if we let her go.

In the worst-case scenario, it may become necessary to have Anna recognized by the church as the Ice Saint.

However, if that were to happen, it could be said that Anna should be placed under the protection of the church. Of course, this may not happen, but it would certainly complicate matters since a saint is a symbol of authority in the church.

I would like to get rid of Amy as soon as possible, but unfortunately, it is frustrating that things are not going that easily.

First of all, given the current national strength of the Ramslett Kingdom, there is no way to face the Est Empire. If I bombed them, I might be able to win a small scale battle, but we don’t have enough soldiers or bureaucrats.

If we go to war in such a situation, we will end up exhausting the people unnecessarily, and there will be nothing to be gained for either side.

That said, if we side with the Est Empire and Centraren falls, we’ll be bordering the Est Empire, and that’s not good for us.

In the first place, It is a bad idea to lend a hand to one side and meddle with the other when the enemy and the potential enemy are fighting.

Then what do we do?

It is the enemy of my enemy is my friend theory.

If we can’t move, we just have to get someone who has the same immediate interests as us to move.

That’s why I came to Kielburg, the largest city in the northern part of the Centraren Kingdom, with the Buitor Rev. This area is the stronghold of the Second Prince’s faction ruled by Duke Schleistein, and the Second Prince himself is said to be here.

In short, we want to talk to this Second Prince’s faction and get rid of the Crown Prince and Amy.

I used 【Concealment】 to get into the town without any problems, and after a quick check of the town gossip, I broke into the duke’s mansion.

“Is that, him….”

A slightly younger boy, who looks much like the crown prince, is walking around the mansion with a well-dressed elderly man. Perhaps that is the second prince, Ludwig and the Duke of Schleistein. As I recall, the second prince was three years younger than the Dauphin, so he must be 13 or 14 years old now.

With that in mind, I got closer to them and listened.

“Gregor-dono, I think we should immediately take revenge on that poisonous woman and stop my brother from being driven mad by her! I don’t think Oscar’s story is a lie either!”

Gregor is the name of the Duke of Schleistein. I think his real name was Gregor Julius von Schleistein.

“Your Highness, I understand how you feel. But for now, let them fight it out. Besides, I think that Oscar’s story is a bit exaggerated. That poisonous woman indeed has the power to drive others mad, but it is also possible that Oscar has realized the gravity of what he has done after all this time and is evading responsibility.”

I didn’t know where he went after I returned him to Centraren, but it seems that Oscar was here.

“But Gregor, if this continues then Lurden will fall into their hands as it is.”

“There, let the self-proclaimed Saint of Charity and her congregation do their best. Besides, if Lurden were to fall, Ramslett would have to move as well. At that time, the hero will come out too. And when they have taken it from them, we will take it back again.”

“But that would destroy Lurden! It is the people who will suffer because of it! Shouldn’t royalty fight to protect their people!?”

The Second Prince’s tone heats up.

Still, it is surprising. How did he grow up so straight with that stupid father and brother? Is it because of him as the teacher?

“Your Highness, please calm down. What you say is exactly right. However, without blessings, you do not have the fighting strength of your brother or the hero. It would be difficult for His Highness to make a significant change in the war situation even if you were to appear.”

I see. I had never heard about the second prince’s blessing. I guess it was not kept as a secret, rather he never had it in the first place.

That is why the Crown Prince with the blessing of〖Hero〗was given such preferential treatment.

The Second Prince is not satisfied with the situation, and he is still trying to get at the Duke of Schleistein.

“Ggh. But! But! How many of our people do you think will be sacrificed!?”

“Your Highness, folks are numbers. It does not matter what happens to individuals. A government cannot be formed if a person in Your Highness’s position is concerned about individual people. As I have said many times, as long as things are going well as a whole, that is all that matters.”

“But …”

“Your Highness, if Your Highness gives alms to one needy person, you must give to others as well. But it is impossible to do so. Is that clear? Be a king who sees the whole and not the individual and rules the country.”

“I know. I know, but ……”

I see. He doesn’t know what you are implying, so you’re just changing the point.

Crushing political enemies and adversaries at the expense of the people is quite different from saying that royalty should not give special treatment to certain individuals.

However, the fact that he is unable to properly refute this is probably a sign that the second prince is not ready yet.

“Your Highness, your concern for your people is very admirable. But now is the time to endure.”

“Kuh, I know …”

The Second Prince said so with regret.

Perhaps a country with the second prince at the top might be able to come to terms. And maybe the Duke of Schleistein can be dealt with if done well.

Hmmm, now what to do?