chapter 59
59 – Plot Twist
It would be diplomatic disrespect to come with such a large group of people and immediately return to your home country after completing business.
That is why it is customary to stay on the island for about a week and feel grateful for the shadow before returning.
In other words, you should stay as calm as possible for about a week.
What a pity! One week! I guess I’ll just have to be quiet.
Khehehe….
“Come out.”
When I said that and knocked on the sofa, I heard a shaking sound coming from inside and Priscilla crawled out.
The sight of his hair growing wild and his body hesitatingly pulling away was so funny that I felt like I was about to burst out laughing, so I hurriedly turned my back on the guy.
Rubber.
Swoosh swoosh.
I could hear Priscilla adjusting her posture from behind me.
I kept wanting to make fun of Priscilla like that, so I gritted my teeth.
How much time has passed?
I was just wondering if it would be okay to look back now.
Quuk.
“Priscilla?”
Priscilla was clinging to me as if she was clinging to the hem of her dress, showing signs of nervousness.
“….”
She glanced back over her shoulder, but he had her head down so he couldn’t see her expression.
… Could it be that he is jealous?
“I don’t know why she feels so anxious, but this makes it clear. “The Holy Kingdom is hostile to the Empire.”
“Yes… ?”
“Now you’re finally showing your face.”
Priscilla looked away, blushing a little.
“Well, it was a little hot under the sofa and I felt dizzy.”
Shameless guy.
Why would you say something like that with her face turning red?
“Didn’t you feel that I was quite upset from the beginning?”
“It seemed like you had fun…” ?”
Pouting.
Priscilla slightly pursed her lips and averted her gaze from me.
When Priscilla was having trouble with her temper, her quick wit was useless, so she gently pinched Priscilla’s lips with her thumb and forefinger.
“Ugh!”
“They were disgusting people. How can priests be like that? Tsk.”
The priests of the system have excellent divine power and great character, making them a role model for others.
“Let’s go back.”
After confirming that all Holy Kingdom personnel had left, I returned to the room with Priscilla.
“Have you calmed down now?”
In response to my question, Priscilla appeared calm, pretending that nothing had happened.
Something fancy.
“I don’t know what I’m misunderstanding, but the Holy Kingdom is my enemy right now. “It’s more like just leaving the resources alone because they are useful.”
“… “Is it an enemy?”
This was the first time I had used the blatant expression ‘enemy’, so Priscilla also looked quite embarrassed.
“The Holy Kingdom seems to have the idea that they are on par with the Empire. “It was an extremely unpleasant experience.”
“I did use the words light and shadow….”
“No, more than that, I was more bothered by the part where he said Taeyang had a companion.”
Priscilla must have been displeased with that, too, and her expression darkened to a rare degree.
“From the beginning, I didn’t come here because I was impressed by the story I told in front of the Heretic Questioner. From the beginning, she probably meant to introduce me to her existence as a saint.”
“… Ah.”
“It seemed like she had every intention of attaching that woman to me and exerting her influence within her empire.”
“… “Did you bring up the priest’s story?”
“Okay. “This should be interpreted as meaning that we should give one step at a time to the other.”
I opened the floodgates by mentioning that I had buried one of the priests through force.
I introduce the saint with a vague sense of indebtedness to me.
Isn’t this really blatant?
If I had openly pushed the saint away, it would have meant that I would reveal what I had hidden.
“….”
Priscilla avoided my gaze with a very complicated expression.
I looked at Priscilla like that and laughed.
“Since when did they say the moon is the sun’s companion in the first place?”
“Maximilian?”
“How can you call us companions when we have been sharing separate rooms forever?”
After hearing what I said, Priscilla looked blank for a moment, but then she seemed to realize what I meant and started giggling.
“It would be better to say that the shade that is always present where the sun is is a better companion.”
“… Yes, Maximilian.”
Priscilla now quite naturally rests her head on my shoulder.
I looked down at Priscilla and drank the tea, which had a much deeper flavor than before.
“Maximilian.”
“Why are you doing that?”
“That… Garden of Thorns? Tricera, Tops? Root… “Is this all related to the memories passed down to the royal family who embrace the sun that you mentioned earlier?”
“Is that so?”
Priscilla was clearly upset and she let out a small sigh.
“It’s arrogant. “Do you dare sigh in front of the crown prince?”
“I am a woman too, Maximilian….”
I felt a heavier weight on my shoulders than before.
“Please understand….”
It was a pitiful voice that made my heart sink.
Her face heated up for a moment, so much so that she almost thought her mana had gone out of control.
“Ah, anyway, here are the measures.”
Destroy the meaningless plan put forward by the Holy Kingdom.
“Imperial officials made an interesting suggestion. “I think it would be good to take advantage of it now.”
I said that and brought the proposal that I had put on the bookshelf.
“Ah… “Are you talking about the study plan?”
“Okay, that’s it.”
The officials even tried to coordinate my schedule for attending Soleil, as if they were trying to rip out my marrow.
At the time, I snorted and put it back on the bookshelf, but in this situation, I thought this suggestion might work quite well.
“From the beginning, the message was that there was nothing for me to learn from Soleil. “I think this will be useful as is.”
“Maybe….”
“If there are students who are absorbed in their studies, wouldn’t there be a balance if there are students who are lazy?”
I pointed to the ‘student president’ written on the study plan.
“And a new liberal arts department is established. “Anyone can invite Martin to be a special teacher.”
Priscilla began to giggle softly.
“… “It’s an abuse of power.”
“Who would complain if the crown prince said he would abuse something?”
After I became student council president, I appointed Ludwig and Kyle as officers of the student council.
They are also instructed to take Martin’s seminar.
With this, the best Naylong student in Soleil history is born.
Excluding vacations, the number of school days actually doesn’t exceed 50 days, so I’m not sure if it’s okay to call them students.
“First, we have to find Kyle, who is holed up in a mountain valley and practicing meditation.”
Originally, it wouldn’t be easy to find, but Sir Bertrand just happened to give up his title of Knight Commander.
So, I guess I can send him to look for his son for a moment.
If it were my request, the Prime Minister would agree to skipping Ludwig’s grade without saying anything.
Things are falling into place.
“If you don’t like it that much, isn’t there a way to not enter Soleil?”
Priscilla pretended like nothing had happened and asked that question.
But looking at the strangely hopeful look in his eyes, it seemed like he wished I didn’t attend Soleil at all.
Even the officials thought you were bloodless and tearless, but you are even worse than that.
“Being a student is surprisingly interesting, Priscilla.”
According to my memories from my past life.
“That…” “Is it right?”
“Don’t you think it would be quite fun to walk around the streets wearing Soleil’s school uniform?”
After hearing what I said, Priscilla very slowly closed her eyes, then slowly turned her head and appeared to be thinking about something.
“Hmm! Rain, he forced the maids of the Biryong Pavilion to enroll, and if Maximilian doesn’t go, then… “It looks a little strange, doesn’t it?”
Here she sells the maids of Biryong Pavilion….
This guy becomes more and more shameless as time goes by.
In the past, they pushed in to the point where they were embarrassed, but now they have changed their strategy and are in a hurry to run away.
I don’t think I know even if I know.
“Her father said he met her mother at Soleil. It’s a place that has a lot of meaning to me. So she wants to take her time and look around at least once.”
“Ah….”
Priscilla wiggled her fingers with a somewhat complicated expression on her face.
I wanted to ask her about her mother, but I couldn’t do it for fear of being rude.
“Her mother was given it by the Countess of Le Vania in the East.”
“County of Lvania…. Ah….”
“In an unfortunate accident, her entire family, except her mother, who was her immediate descendant, died. She says her mother inherited the family name when she was only 10 years old.”
The death of her mother, who was loved by the entire nation, was a very shocking event.
That’s why my people refrain from talking about her mother as much as possible, so there would be no noble among our peers who would know her mother’s background.
“As you know, the eastern part of the continent is a fairly underdeveloped region. That’s why her mother at the time said she lived quite confidently.”
Even if a noble family is born, a 10-year-old daughter becomes the head of the family.
How many difficulties must you have gone through?
You probably overcame many difficulties that I never even imagined.
It was not a big deal for a distant relative to try to take over the family, and there were probably many cases where one was exposed to a threat to one’s life.
“My mother said she knocked on Soleil’s door to revive the Count Levania family. “I don’t know about the aristocrats of the islands, but for the aristocrats of the East, the connections made at Soleil must have been essential.”
“Ah, you met His Majesty the Emperor there.”
“Yes, my father said that he fell in love at first sight with my mother, who confidently led the family at such a young age.”
Priscilla smiled happily with an expression that somehow reminded her of the maids of the Flying Dragon House.
… Women really seem to like love stories.
That’s not the main point.
“My mother, who took care of the family, passed away. So naturally, the County of Lvania became a direct territory of the empire.”
So, while the conservative forces supported me, they were unable to find a clear source of support like the emerging forces.
Nowadays, both conservatives and newcomers are mixed together, and it seems like the focus is on the Count Arbest family, which has emerged as an alternative.
“If the Holy Kingdom interferes, in the worst case scenario….”
“They might even try to get involved in the coronation ceremony. Claiming that they are the ones who best understand God’s will. “It’s not a poisoned chalice, it’s poison itself.”
If we were to compare the saint of the Holy Kingdom with memories of her past life, she could be called a Trojan horse.
It is also a Trojan horse that leads to a very terrible intervention in domestic affairs.
For example, the relationship between the Pope and the Emperor on Earth can be recreated here.
That is a risk factor that is on a different level from Dior, who is no longer even my political enemy.
So, I have to turn towards the hostility that I don’t even have toward Dior, who seems to be aiming for my head whenever he sees an opening.
‘It would have been a little different if it hadn’t been for the setting of the Holy Kingdom.’
For the royal family, commoners are objects of protection.
Even if such a being had some special power, it would be absurd to demand compensation or obligations like a noble.
It was in that context that the existence of a saint was not even thought of as an alternative when trying to save the Prime Minister in the first place.
“It’s going to be a hassle.”
The reason the Holy Kingdom can emerge so boldly is because of the irreplaceable ability of sacred magic.
But there is such a thing as line.
‘I guess I’ll have to find something to replace divine power.’
Medicine, which should have developed along with the war, did not develop because of the existence of divine power.
The debt returned as a plague that threatened the survival of the empire.
Because such a crisis might come again someday, I thought I should think about parting ways with divine power in advance.
‘Is it bad to take a break?’
Somehow, I felt like I was doing more and more things, so I felt like I was sighing deeper.
‘By the way, Diorla….’
All the nobles turned their backs on him.
Now he has completely lost his place.
The problem is that, given the background he is in, he will not be able to accept such a situation easily.
‘This is where I awakened the mana of the sun.’
Dior means that we are now in a situation where we cannot do either this or that.
The only way I can think of in this situation is to attach Dior to the saint.
‘Please stick with Dior as I wish. If one is not enough, you can also have that paladin candidate.’
Even if you enter Dior’s route, unlike the game, you cannot become the empress of the empire.
Still, even if he were to give up his right to succeed to the throne, his looks and abilities would support it.
If we take Dior to the Holy Kingdom, he will be able to live without the burden on his heart.
If that happens, I will gladly congratulate you by giving you a dowry that will allow you to enjoy luxury for the rest of your life.
If Dior is not enough, bring in a Paladin candidate as a helpmate.
I can yield up to this point.
So, please don’t do anything useless that will endanger the empire, saint.
Because I don’t want to point a knife at you, who has ties to my past life.
Thinking like that, I revised my study plan in detail.