The Incompetent Bratty Prince is out (2/4 chapters)
Mastermind Pulls Off Cowardly and Clumsy Moves
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“Lo-look, this is delicious too, so make sure to eat plenty of it!” (Lizette)
Elene had officially joined our tea party, and Lizette had been persistently offering her sweets for a while now.
However, isn’t this a bit too much? There’s a mountain of sweets piling up in front of Elene.
“I-I’ll do my best! After all, it’s something Onee-sama gave me!” (Elene)
On the other hand, Elene clenched her small fists and took a deep breath to steel herself. Although they’ve come to understand each other’s feelings, this is clearly overkill.
“Well, well, both of you, calm down. From now on, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to enjoy tea together… wait.” (Harold)
Uh oh, I just remembered something…
“Haru-sama…?” (Alexandra)
“No, well… actually, during my meeting with King Salomon, it was officially decided that Your Highness Lizette will study abroad at the Royal Academy in the Dehaubalz Kingdom.” (Harold)
“What!?” (Lizette/Elene)
Both Lizette and Elene exclaimed in surprise.
“She’s still 14, so she’ll enroll in the Royal Academy a year from now. However, to help her become familiar with Dehaubalz’s culture, she’ll come with us when we return…” (Harold)
“…” (Lizette, Elene)
…Well, yeah, I expected those expressions. They’ve just learned of each other’s feelings, and now they’re about to be separated. I regret being so hasty now.
“…Studying abroad is a royal command from His Majesty, isn’t it?” (Lizette)
“Uh, no… the study abroad proposal was my suggestion…” (Harold)
Lizette’s sorrowful question made me feel guilty, and I instinctively looked down.
“Th-that’s so unfair!” (Elene)
Elene wasn’t just on the verge of tears, she was actually crying.
My stomach hurts. Ugh, now I look like the villain who’s separating them. Taking Elene along would solve the problem, but surely, they wouldn’t allow me to take both princesses at the same time. Besides, since I was the one who proposed the study abroad idea, there’s no way I can withdraw it now and just expect everything to be forgiven. If I try to retract it, the Capetien Kingdom might feel insulted.
“I didn’t expect it to come to this… I’ll talk to King Salomon again!” (Harold)
“…” (Lizette/Elene)
Even though I offered those reassuring words, they both remained silent.
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“Ah… I really messed up.” (Harold)
“This isn’t Haru-sama’s fault. You negotiated out of concern for Your Highness Lizette, so you should hold your head high.” (Alexandra)
After parting with Lizette and the others, I returned to my room, feeling down. Xandra tried to comfort me kindly. Well, this time the timing was just really bad.
“In any case, I’ll need to request another audience with King Salomon.” (Harold)
“Yes, but the negotiations will likely be difficult.” (Alexandra)
“Yeah…” (Harold)
Lizette’s study abroad at the Dehaubalz Kingdom offers benefits to both countries. It’s a way to strengthen diplomatic relations, and it’s one of the achievements of my mission. Knowing that, I’m sure King Salomon and Minister Olson will both work to ensure that Lizette’s study abroad goes through.
“The best compromise we can hope for is how she will be treated during the year leading up to her departure.” (Alexandra)
“Yeah…” (Harold)
Just like Xandra said, that might be all I can negotiate for. Of course, I don’t plan to aim for that from the start. I intend to do everything I can to cancel the study abroad plan.
“As for that, we won’t know until I actually negotiate with King Salomon…” (Harold)
I glanced over at Cas, who was grooming himself on the bed.
“…Even though it turned out okay, you know you shouldn’t be speaking human language in such a place, right?” (Harold)
“I-I couldn’t help it! I had something really important to tell you… oh, wait, I almost forgot!” (Casparleague)
It seemed Cas suddenly remembered something after my scolding. But what is it that he needs to tell me?
“Wh-while you and Monica were away, two men entered the room without permission!” (Casparleague)
“Two men!?” (Harold)
“Yeah! They put something inside that drawer over there!” (Casparleague)
I followed Cas as he hopped off the bed and waved me over to the furniture, opening the drawer cautiously.
“This is…” (Harold)
Inside was a small glass vial containing a purple liquid. I knew exactly what this liquid was.
This is the infamous key evidence used to falsely accuse Lizette in the attempted poisoning of the king in her scenario. Without a doubt, it’s the same poison that was used at last night’s dinner party. Jean plans to frame Lizette for the attempted assassination of King Salomon, using the ensuing chaos to distract everyone while he accelerates his preparations for a coup d’état.
In the game ‘Enhaz’, the protagonists investigate this poison to prove Lizette’s innocence and successfully trace it back to its source. Eventually, they uncover Jean as the mastermind and learn about the entire coup plot.
“Haru-sama.” (Alexandra)
“Yes. It seems like they’re trying to frame me as the one who assassinated King Salomon.” (Harold)
They likely plan to accuse me of the crime and then, ‘find’ this poison during the investigation of my room. But come on… I mean, thanks to Cas, we found it, but isn’t this a bit too sloppy? If they suspect me and start an investigation, of course we’ll check the room for anything suspicious, and we’d immediately destroy the poison if we found it. Well, anyway…
“Cas, great job! Now all we need is for you to identify the intruders from the people in the palace, and it’ll be perfect.” (Harold)
“Hehe, leave it to me!” (Casparleague)
I bumped fists with my small but reliable companion.
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