The Incompetent Bratty Prince is out (4/4 chapters)
Decide to Stage a Coup
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From the day I met with Minister Olson, I fully utilized my completely open summer vacation and moved energetically. Not only the Prime Minister and Minister Olson, but also Lord Bradley, I engaged in meticulous discussions with them and seized control of the kingdom’s politics and military. Everyone had decided to support my thoughts…
That was not all. With the cooperation of Duke Chevalier and Cedric, I reached out to many influential nobles. As a result…
“…With the exception of only a few nobles, they have expressed their supportyou’re your Highness Harold.” (Monica)
Monica, holding the list of kingdom nobles, reported.
Yes… I had decided. Just like Harold from Engage Hazard, I would start a coup…
“Thank you, Monica. But… everyone must have been bottling up their resentment, huh…” (Harold)
I gazed out the window into the distance.
I never expected that sending out a manifesto to the kingdom’s nobles would result in unanimous replies of ‘I agree’. King Eibar is extremely hated.
By the way, the ‘only a few nobles’ that Monica mentioned referred to the House of Count Marshal, who were demoted after committing infidelity, breaking off their engagement with Cardis, and siding with Wilfred. And also the House of Count Shearer, Marion’s household.
Or rather, if I had proposed something like this to them, they probably would have betrayed me instantly, so I deliberately didn’t send a manifesto to those two houses. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that those two households fell into ruin because of me.
“Fufu… It’s too late for regrets now. Besides, there was also the matter of failing to stop Frederica’s rampage, and as for the House of Count Shearer, they were already in ruin from the start. In the new country… they will have no place either.” (Alexandra)
Xandra looked at me and chuckled.
Well, that’s true. As soon as the new country… is established, they might even lose their current status.
“But everything has gone exactly as Haru-sama planned. Once summer vacation ends and Liz and Christia-sama return, all the preparations will be complete.” (Xandra)
“Yeah.” (Harold)
I had already informed Liz and Christia of this matter by letter. When the time came, their countries would officially declare their support for me. King Eibar would be abandoned by nearly all nobles and denied his reign by the nations of the world.
“And this was not something Harold decided on his own.” (Cardis)
“That’s right. We also agreed with Harold and decided together to overthrow the current monarchy.” (Raphael)
“Aniki is seriously amazing!” (Owen)
Yes… Even Cardis, Raphael, and the protagonist, Owen, were part of this coup. Everyone would recognize our coup as legitimate. Except for one person, King Eibar…
“Will it really go that smoothly, though…?” (Ulysses)
Everyone’s figures disappeared, and Uly appeared, folding his arms and tilting his head.
“It will go smoothly. We have secured legitimacy, gained support both inside and outside the kingdom. And we are not conducting this coup through bloodshed. Rather, it would be impossible for this to fail.” (Harold)
Yes. Harold failed his coup in Engage Hazard because he recklessly attempted a unilateral military takeover without thinking. He had no allies, no legitimacy, and only acted in opposition to the protagonist. The same applied to Duke Chevalier’s rebellion, if they rebelled just because their engagements were annulled, there was no legitimacy in that at all. No matter how well the protagonist performed, victory was impossible under those conditions.
“But this time… we are different. Nearly everyone refuses to acknowledge King Eibar… no, Eibar Weir Dehaubalz as the ruler of this country.” (Harold)
“Well, that may be true, but…” (Ulysses)
“What, do you still think that fate… or the ‘scenario’ will make our coup fail?” (Harold)
“Who knows.” (Ulysses)
Uly shrugged his shoulders and turned away.
Ah, I understand. No matter what, you’re a kind person… after all…
“I can’t say everything will be fine. But I swear, I will destroy this horrible ‘scenario’ and change fate for sure.” (Harold)
“You’re always saying that. Don’t you realize by now that it’s impossible?” (Ulysses)
Perhaps disliking my words, Uly suddenly turned back, spitting out his response with a harsh expression. In his eyes were anger, sorrow, frustration, regret, and… resignation, with just a sliver of hope.
Then, I’ll say it as many times as it takes. Until you believe in my words. Until you realize that you don’t have to give up anymore. But that moment… isn’t now. When that time… comes, I’ll make sure to tell you clearly. So much so that you won’t be able to run away from it.
So…
“You’ll show up when that time… comes anyway, won’t you, Uly? No, you must come before me.” (Harold)
“…Fine. When that time… comes, I’ll make sure to witness your face twisted in despair.” (Uly)
Saying that, Uly disappeared from before me, and Xandra and the others continued their conversation as if nothing had changed.
“Yeah, just you wait.” (Harold)
“Haru-sama?” (Xandra)
Xandra peered at my face curiously.
I looked up at the ceiling and smirked boldly.
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