The bad ending of an Otome game MTL - Chapter (176)
Episode 176
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I felt weird. The people gathered in this room were objectively weak. The princess was here as a victim of the royal conspiracy despite her noble status, not to mention Elodie. So did I.
what if i was a man What if he was the heir of a decent aristocratic family? If I had been loved like Ophelia, would it have been different? Shouldn’t I have been forced into this situation?
The love that Ophelia received was more like a curse than it is now. Even more so after the child’s death and these and other truths were revealed.
“Does that mean that the Crown Princess will stand on the other side of the current royal family?”
At my words, the princess slowly nodded her head.
“Hey, what do I have now? I thought about it many times. However, all I have left is bloodline. My mother had already searched for aristocrats who would take me as bait for the prince’s side at the debut prom, but it wasn’t easy… … .”
The princess creaked and counted something with her fingertips.
“Because my mother’s eyes were too high. High-ranking aristocrats who could be their mother’s strength refused to pay attention, and on the contrary, the nobles who volunteered to be on her side had little power.”
The princess is a daughter, but she is older than the prince. In principle, there is the right to succession to the throne.
Even if she becomes the queen’s husband to become the power of the prince right now and participates in this battle for succession, the future is not so good. Wouldn’t the grown-up prince really keep his sister in check?
Who knows if a prince will become an adult and solidify his throne, then set him aside as an example?
All the high-ranking aristocrats, who knew the natural reason, gave themselves away. Weak aristocrats who want to seize even such a dangerous opportunity to make a career out of it, of course, do not catch the eyes of the queen.
In such a situation, the queen did this using my daughter, whom she thought was ‘useless’.
Even if the truth is revealed, ‘How could I have done that to my real daughter? If you claim that it is speculation, there will be very few people who can refute it.
“…… Now Lady Elodie is marked as an unbeliever due to the royal family, and I am the victim. Unless this is reversed, it will be difficult for me to claim the throne. Even if I tell the truth, no one will take my side if I say that I have been brainwashed by unbelievers or have been abused by someone.”
The princess finished her speech without interruption, even with her trembling lips.
The princess is single and has no fiance. Besides, the deadline for being kidnapped has passed. I wondered what happened to the unbelievers, the enemies of the royal family, and that such an opponent could not be recognized as the heir to the throne… … .
“Well, we have to turn the tide of the hunting contest. That way, Lady Elodie is also safe.”
Elodie made a thoughtful face. Bess next to him asked a question.
“Uh, by the way, in the name of the king already…… If we were the only ones claiming the conclusion, no one would believe it, right? A lot of people died on the day of the hunting competition, and besides, if the Prince and His Majesty really die, the Queen will be left with only the Princess and His Majesty. Won’t you just listen to the princess?”
Princess Alogia said clearly.
“…… no. I don’t think my mother will be satisfied with me being the heir. Besides, even if my mother is on my side, the Archduke will attack me with what I said. first…… We are also considering temporary cooperation with the anti-aircraft side.”
“Cooperation?”
“It is only a temporary cooperation. The royal family revealed the truth about what happened on the day of the hunting competition, cleared up Lady Elodie’s misunderstanding, and gave me… … As a way to prove that there were no problems. …… I don’t think that the Grand Duke will be wary of me.”
The princess smiled faintly.
“Because you think of me as a really low-key girl……. If I become a princess who fell into the hands of unbelievers like this, I want to cry because I will never be able to get married in the future… … .”
Elodie muffled her words.
“Certainly the Grand Duke…….”
It is the queen’s weakness. can’t refuse I asked calmly.
“However, the rank of the Crown Prince is much higher than that of the Grand Duke. There’s no way you can’t be vigilant, right?”
“The Grand Duke’s eldest son… … So So Gong, who is a cousin of mine, is 19 years old this year. I think you’re probably going to propose to me to get engaged. Royal families often marry between relatives, so there are no major problems between cousins.”
“…… Then, surely, it will help prove the princess’s honor. If you do it wrong, you will get entangled in the minority as well.”
It was also a shallow number that would not be used if you did not underestimate the princess. Marriage does not deprive you of the right to the throne. The Archduke did not wish to be king, not in his own son or grandson’s generation.
When the Grand Duke becomes king, the succession rights of the prospective crown prince and couple are higher than that of the king. It is obvious what the king of the time, who is less orthodox than his son and wife, will hear.
If the princess is capable and leads her own forces, even if she ascends safely, she will always be a seed of anxiety.
However, if you think that the current princess is an idiot who does not know such political battles and does not pose a threat, then it would be very useful. Thinking that if we got married, the princess would definitely be separated from the struggle for the throne.
Giving them gold and silver treasures, attaching obedient maids, and not having to know complicated political affairs. Everything, saying your future husband and son will take care of it.
But suddenly I opened my mouth with anxiety as if it were caught in my throat.
“…… But what if the Archduke really succeeds? If you miss the time to lose your body by mistake, the princess will tell you… … .”
“If Lady Elodie is framed, in other words, the charges against the Marquis of Windrose are also cleared. At least the people here will be safe.”
The princess said in a slightly strong tone. His eyes, which looked as gentle as a sheep, twitched.
“…… As Si Guk is Si Guk, it will be an engagement proposal at best, and the daughter will hold hands with the Grand Duke… … You want to avoid appearing attacking your mother, so I think the official engagement announcement will probably be done after the work is done.”
It was a prediction so concrete that I wondered if the person who had been asleep until now was correct.
“So before that, I’m going to find a way and see. If you think you are completely on my side, there will be a lot of information you can know… … .”
“If the Queen’s will is the will, then we can use this situation in reverse.”
Elodie, who was in deep thought, opened her mouth. Beth tilted her head.
“Huh? Well, in this situation, are we hiding?”
“An unknown watcher is still carefully monitoring us, but if it’s not the Queens, who else will be left? I didn’t talk about it earlier, but I think it’s an arch-duke’s file.”
Elodie declared without hesitation, as it was immediately after the princess took the Grand Duke’s hand and devised a strategy to break the current situation, see the opportunity, and hit the back of the head.
“Even if it’s not the Grand Communist Party, it’s okay if it’s only the Queen faction. Once the Archduke has a use value for us, it will protect us from other forces until we use it all.”
Of course, I can’t say for sure after that, but I don’t think it’s necessary to tell the truth here. I said pondering.
“…… What if the Grand Duke had already guessed the whole of the hunting contest? What if I hadn’t done it knowingly?”
“Then, no matter what, you’ll believe that I run away to the Grand Duke, instead of going to the royal house where my mother and father are.”
The princess caught her breath and said.
“…… After Alexis dies, the royal family will probably try to cover up the facts right now. And my mother will find me. First of all, once the Archduke finds out about Alexis’s death, he will never want to lose me to the royal family.”
The princess drank the remaining water again. Her tone of voice had stabilized a lot, but her fingertips still holding the glass of water gave too much force, making her look white.
“…… If Alexis dies in the first place, the trend will shift immediately. Even if I knew the whole story of the hunting contest, if I refused to stand on the other side of the queen for no good reason, after Alexis dies, my hand will be quite useful immediately. …… It’s a serious match against my mother.”
Saying that, Aloisia’s face looked bitter.
Still, his lips faded white with the weak impression that he would scream even if he only surprised someone, but his eyes were as full as grain on an autumn day.
“…… I know. That’s shameful. The risk is also great. Even though the Grand Duke thinks it is not justified, he ends up taking advantage of it.”
No one in this position said it was fatal, but, so to speak, it was a matter of the heart.
“Yes, but I would rather have died on the day of the hunting competition. I, I, lived, Ammon Lady Elodie, on the run… … The Marquis of Windrose was caught… … Because so many, many, innocent people die and die over and over again… … .”
The tip of Princess Aloisia’s words were crushed like water-soaked mud. Her wet face was smiling with a faint smile.
“…… So the mother’s daughter is going to be counted dead that day.”
Everyone was silent for a moment. Beth licked her lips with a sad face, but she kept her mouth shut as it was difficult to find words to comfort her, even though she was lively. In particular, Elodie had an expression that could not be expressed in words.
I remembered the day of the hunting competition.
Even though I thought it was stupid, I ran. to save someone.
That was obviously the opposite. As Casio and Edmund’s sisters and sisters said, I had no power. He did not know how to use magic, nor did he have a noble status. If someone tried to kill me, I had no strength to resist.
A knife hidden like life. Laertes, who held it in my hand, too. He had so many things to ask for, and he didn’t want to put me under the weight.
A scar like a hot spark remained on my hand, and it continued to torment me.
Edmund Gloucester’s eyes, who chose to save me when that happened, and Casio’s smile, who held out his hand while wielding a sword.
Now that I think about it, I could pretend not to know. I was able to close my eyes, believing that the deceitful favors of those who saved me were favors.
I once hated Elodie to death, and it’s hard to say that I still like him. I didn’t want to see such a person die unfairly for no reason. Perhaps the princess felt the same way?
The princess, who has quietly lived behind her younger brother’s shadow until now, was similar to the me who lived in hiding after Ophelia’s death.
Nothing to be very happy about, nothing to be very sad about. Without purpose or reason in life. I just wanted to live like that and die someday.
But I survived. And he risked himself to save Elodi and Alogia. I still have no regrets about that choice.
“There is something I want to ask the Queen.”
At my words, the princess slowly raised her head.
“Did you have any premonition of what was going to happen on the day of the hunting competition?”
“…….”
“You were lying down with Elodie. That it had something to do with Lady Elodie, and that Her Majesty the Queen led it… … . So, is this the story that the princess had foretold in advance?”
The princess was silent for a long time and managed to open her mouth.
“…… Yes.”
That Otome Game’s Bad End