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Decided to Ruin the Plan

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“So, where are we headed?” (Christia)

As we walked down the hallway of the Royal Academy, Christia asked with a hint of amusement.

“Of course, to a place where you and I can be alone.” (Harold)

“Oh my… What a naughty man.” (Christia)

While engaging this banter, we arrived at a storage room that had been sealed off for some time. 12 years ago… no, now that it was more than 2 years before the start of the main story of Enhaz, so 10 years ago, there was a violent incident involving the students here.

“It’s a bit dusty, but here we won’t be disturbed. We can take our time and talk as much as we want.” (Harold)

“Ufufu… I never imagined Your Highness Harold could be so passionate. I must reconsider my opinion of you.” (Christia)

“I’m honored.” (Harold)

I placed my hand on my chest and gave a small bow as I opened the door.

Right there was…

“Your efforts are appreciated, Your Highness Harold. From here on, we’ll take over.” (Lorenzo)

Lorenzo, who had arrived ahead of us, was standing with a wicked grin. He was accompanied by men armed with weapons, separate from the official delegation.

“…!? Your Highness Harold!?” (Christia)

“My apologies. His Eminence Salvatori insisted that I bring you here, Saintess.” (Harold)

I forced a wry smile at Christia, who turned to me with a bewildered look.

Yes… this very storage room is where the ‘Saintess Kidnapping Incident’ took place.

Lorenzo had meticulously planned for Christia’s abduction well in advance. He had his subordinates infiltrate the royal capital beforehand, and he had already scoped out this unused storage room in the Royal Academy, securing a route to take her away. From here, the plan was to take Christia, once captured, by boat from the port town back to the Holy Kingdom, using her as a shield to successfully stage a coup and seize power all at once.

I knew all of this, of course, since I had cleared all of Christia’s main scenarios. But I never imagined that preparations had been completed at this point and that was over two years before the main story.

“Your Highness Harold, that was truly impressive. I, Lorenzo Salvatori, will fully support you as promised.” (Lorenzo)

“Kuhaha! However, for that, Your Eminence Salvatori needs the coup to succeed first.” (Harold)

“Of course. But with the Saintess in our hands, it will be an easy task. Please look forward to that time, Your Highness Harold.” (Lorenzo)

Oh, I see. A coup is bound to succeed as long as they have the Saintess, huh? In that case…

“Unfortunately for you, that moment will never come.” (Harold)

“Huh…?” (Lorenzo)

*Boom*

“Cardinal Salvatori! …No, criminal Lorenzo Salvatori! Behave yourself and be quiet!” (Carla)

Suddenly, Carla burst into the warehouse, not through the wall, but by smashing through the door of a hidden passage Lorenzo had prepared in advance.

“What is this…?” (Lorenzo)

“Sorry about this. Since you’ve gone to all the trouble, Cardinal Salvatori… oh, wait, you’re just Lorenzo now. We’ve taken full advantage of everything you prepared.” (Harold)

So… when I realized that this man was planning to carry out the ‘Saintess Kidnapping Incident’ ahead of the main scenario, I decided to stop it. If the main story of ‘Enhaz’ had already begun, it would have likely been resolved by Wilfred, so I might have left it alone. But since Raphael’s actions had forced me to host the envoy, I had no choice but to deal with it myself.

If the ‘Saintess Kidnapping Incident’ were to occur, the responsibility would fall on me, and I could even end up having my engagement with Xandra dissolved. That is absolutely unacceptable.

“So, I decided to turn your request against you and ruin it.” (Harold)

“…” (Lorenzo)

Lorenzo glared at me with annoyance. Then…

“Haha… you’ve outsmarted me. I never thought that someone called the ‘incompetent bratty prince’ would be so clever. To think that everything I meticulously prepared would be completely wasted.” (Lorenzo)

Lorenzo maintained his cool smile, showing no sign of distress, even though his situation was now dire.

“Well, that’s fine. This time, it ended in failure, but I look forward to the next opportunity.” (Lorenzo)

“““What!?””” (??)

Lorenzo’s body started to dissolve into mist, gradually disappearing. It seemed that, true to his role as an event boss, Lorenzo used his unique skill, Rusven Mist.

But you see…

“What!? Why…!?” (Lorenzo)

“It’s simple. My Haru-sama has already blocked all escape routes to ensure that you don’t get away. Not even a tiny gap was left in the window.” (Alenxadra)

Coming out of the secret passage where Carla had appeared was Xandra carrying Balmung, with Monica standing behind her.

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