The bad ending of an Otome game MTL - Chapter (161)
Episode 161
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“As expected.”
At Alston’s complicated words, Laertes nodded.
“…… What is your situation?”
“Surveillance has been attached.”
“Because you are famous as my lieutenant.”
Laertes was imprisoned in a cell. The Marquis and the Marquis’ wives would be in a similar situation. One after another, such as maids and butlers, were taken to the dungeon.
Laertes did not rebel in front of the commander of the Guard Knights, who came to arrest him with his own hands. Because it was somewhat expected.
After all, high-ranking aristocrats are nobles, and should it be called favoritism to be confined to solitary confinement? No, rather than that, it was most likely because he had not yet been certain of his treatment.
Laertes Hope’s reputation is too high. Compared to the fact that this great royal family is not very popular with the people, it is threatening. Besides, I’m not the type to go ahead and make amends… … .
I don’t know if I can get rid of the debt and subjugate him like a dog on a leash, so it’s not a good idea to get annoyed too hastily. So it will be more tricky to deal with.
His position was lifted by the king’s order, and all of his family members were arrested. The Knights of Glamis disarmed. Even if they made up evidence while turning the marquis upside down like a raging field, they could not refute it.
Had he decided to execute him, he would have been imprisoned in a dungeon.
“There is no surveillance now. Fortunately, the guard next to this is a big fan of the vice-captain. It’s popular, so I think it’s time to use it.”
“This is not the time to joke.”
“Lady Emilia and Lady Beth are out of this job due to the intervention of Casio Brahmanduff. However, some of the Marquis’ family members saw that Lady Emilia also visited the Marquis, and they succeeded in hiding the two of them safely… … .”
“It’s a temporary measure.”
Laertes was lost in thought.
“…… How is the atmosphere of the Knights Templar?”
“It’s to die for. It’s a shame because I’ve told you in advance, but I’m not the only one who’s brave enough to go out to save Sir Laertes at any moment.”
“If the Guards Knights seize power in the capital, the Archduke will be at a disadvantage.”
“…… Will there be a civil war?”
“It is a matter of how far Byeong-baek is prepared for his son-in-law.”
There are very few nobles who are allowed to enlist. Among them, the nobles who can manage the knights-level troops are even more so.
Marie-Baek cannot withdraw troops from the border without really thinking about treason.
If the borders are completely cleared and the enemy invades, it will not end with a simple civil war. However, it is not certain whether they will be able to suppress the capital if only part of it is removed.
“The need for the Archduke is a cause. …… We could be the cause.”
Ironically, the Archduke pretended to agree with the king’s orders on the outside, but spread other rumors behind him.
It is suspicious that the king, who has been lying on the sickbed for a long time, has not shown himself in front of the nobles while issuing excessively radical orders. Hasn’t he become the queen’s puppet?
The queen was born in a foreign country and may be using this opportunity to reveal her ambition to devour the kingdom.
No matter how much, the Glamis Knights were ordered by His Majesty the King, and how much military work they had built so far, and it was a sword that protected the people against unbelievers.
This command is too hasty.
“I heard that your Majesty the Queen is not feeling well. It seems that the nobles belonging to the royal family and the nobles belonging to the Grand Duchess do not mix with each other anymore.”
Originally, there were no nobles who could be called the Queen’s sect, but some nobles who saw Marquis Windrose fall into abyss overnight rushed to the Queen’s side.
The aristocrats belonging to the Grand Gong faction also seemed anxious.
Countless casualties occurred during the hunting competition, and many members of each family were lost, but the conflict is a reality.
The queen may be able to pick the archduke and catch him with the scourge of rumors, but at that moment it is war.
“The intentions of Casio Brahmanduff are unknown.”
“…… On which side will the Brahmanduffs stand?”
“It is a family that will not fall no matter which one you choose.”
Disasters that occur intermittently once from generation to generation, purges that occur without a hitch.
Among them, it is the Brahmanduffs that are only ‘known’ to have persistently, for a long time, built up a force that is too great to ignore, without being too excessive to threaten the royal family.
It’s not a sword, it’s made of gold, so everyone just ignores it.
“Your Majesty your Majesty is not well.”
“…… I heard it too.”
Even if they were confined in a solitary confinement and prevented from meeting anyone, in the end, the place they were brought to was the palace.
The queen’s popularity was not so high. Even if he couldn’t openly oppose because he was afraid of his mouth, there could be some gaps.
“The Queen is colluding with unbelievers. It would be more accurate to view the hunting contest as a self-made play.”
“I think so too, but…… If you had the power to bring His Majesty to life for a moment, why would you do such a thing?”
“The Queen originally tried to bring the Windrose House to my side. If I had been in a situation where I was able to take over the Crown Prince safely, I wouldn’t have dragged him away like that… … .”
“There must have been a variable.”
“It seems that Her Majesty the Princess is guessing something, but it is of no use because she is unconscious.”
The events of the hunting contest were too significant for the unbelievers to do such a thing solely on the side of the queen. And if it was the royal family in the first place, did those who shiver on the side of the royal family?
“Sir Joseph…… You will do well.”
Laertes’ face darkened.
“…… Even Lady Emilia looks like that, isn’t it?”
“I shouldn’t have left him alone… … .”
Laertes’ voice, which had been as strong as a stone wall, faltered for a moment.
“If Sir Laertes had acted hastily, nothing would have happened. If I had resisted, I would have suffered worse with that excuse.”
Had Laertes rebelled, this cell would not have been given to him now. The Knights Guard Commander, who saw Laertes as a thorn in his eyes, was really anxious to put them all in the dungeon.
Judging from the fact that they haven’t heard the news that they have been caught, it was actually a good thing that Emilia was sent. If they had been caught there, really, everyone would have been unable to deny the charges.
“I have heard that there is a strange old woman among the Queen’s aides. Periodically, I take advantage of the night to go outside the palace… … There are also maids that I haven’t seen before. According to the last information Sir Joseph found outside, the maid had been in and out of the Marquis of Windrose.”
“A marquise?”
“…… I have a feeling that the maid is the same person as the maid who anonymously reported the marquise this time.”
In fact, there was no evidence. What I only found out now is deplorable.
Doubtful things in the capital city, things that were buried just because I didn’t know what kind of reaction they would get from above, continued with their tails on their tails. However, the only problem was that the Knights of Glamis had already lost their reputation.
“It’s almost time!”
The servant who was watching from behind the door shouted. Alston whispered quietly.
“…… What would you like to do?”
If Laertes was alone, neither the gate nor the guards blocking the way would be a problem. He has the ability to run away from anywhere with only one sword. However, the gasols of the marquis were trapped.
If it was in the past, if it had been a time when I was just living my life in a ruthless way, saying, ‘I have to live this way’… … He may have died without questioning the king’s orders.
Even if the marquis’ family members were forcibly removed, the chances that those who lived as high-ranking nobles could escape and live properly were low.
Rather neatly, accepting the end and dying… … .
Even if the owner of the hound after exhausting his hound vows to hold the sacrament with the hound’s neck, it is not easy for a person who has lived as a knight to bite the forearm that tightens his leash. but.
‘The only thing I can protect now is the Marquis of Windrose.’
Emilia’s eyes were desperate yet determined.
‘And, Sir Laertes.’
Is there anyone who can give up looking at those eyes?
Every time she saw Emilia Klee, Laertes Hope was unknowingly thirsty. Something poignant, sad, and anxious was so swelled in my chest that it felt like it was going to explode.
Even though I thought it would be nice to have you smile in a safe place.
In the meantime, while aimlessly cutting and slicing enemies on the battlefield, my heart ached as I had never beaten.
I wanted to be a stepping stone for Emilia Klee, who said she would go forward and help her even though she knew she would get hurt.
Even though I think I’ve been mimicking a plausible knight, every time Emilia sees her as if she’s really precious, I don’t want to give up, I don’t want to go back… … .
If the blade decides what to cut according to the will of the one wielding it, if it’s for Emilia’s sake, it would be okay to cut and cut again and again, it would be blunt and broken.
“I have to do what I have to do.”
Laertes Hope laughed softly.
“…… The Lady said she would protect me, so I will cut everything that cuts me.”
Even without looking at it, I could guess the reaction of Emilia after learning all the facts.
They say that all the royal families are going to war, not war, to satisfy their greed.
immediate situation. It is an inevitable collision that will happen once.
She remembers Emilia, who swallowed her anger when she learned that the princess had been taken advantage of.
Even Emilia, who said she would protect the Marquis of Windrose.
I am now able to appreciate the place where Ophelia died and left on my own feet.
for the first time. I laughed while acknowledging the shadow of the dead.
He was prepared to cut down anything that interfered with that laughter. Whether it be the royal family, the king, or fate.
That Otome Game’s Bad End