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Chapter 16 - Self-Proclaimed Loyal Knight The men had gathered in a building previously used as a trader’s storehouse, a short distance from the inn where Rossellia Baal and her entourage temporarily resided. “...the princess’ assassination failed, then.” “Yeh, Sir, we got the guards and the rest with poison, but then some bizarre folks showed up, so everybody except me died, yeh...” “Hmph...” The man listened to the assassin’s report and snorted. (Such ruffians couldn’t take the life…
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Chapter 17 - Conspiracies on All Sides “ — now Lady Rossellia’s safety is secured.” “Excellent. Sorry I had you report this late at night.” It was well into the night when Sakuya approached me as I was laying in bed. I praised her and the other Fangs for following my orders to the letter and nodded, satisfied. “We do not deserve such words, Milord: acting during the night is our specialty.” Sakuya bowed politely, then raised her head. “By the way, may I ask what could have been the…
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Chapter 4 - History Moves the Kingdom As Well Lamperouge kingdom, royal palace. A certain ceremony was scheduled for that day. In the throne hall, nobles from throughout the kingdom had gathered: all neatly kneeling at the sides of the gorgeous red carpet laid in the middle, bowing towards the throne. I was watching them from my seat. “Such a number of nobles together is quite the sight indeed. Very different from the battlefield.” All of them were powerful and influential figures in the kingdom, each…
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Chapter 10 - The Golden-Haired Princess Makes Her Decision The man who interrupted our conversation was Rajang Salazar, captain of the Imperial Knights, who consented to stand as witness to the meeting with my brother Lars. Rajang was the same age as my father, one of his closest friends and most trusted knights. He led the Imperial Knights, a unit under the emperor’s direct authority. As the seat was currently vacant, Rajang followed father’s last order: to act as my escort and protect me. “Rajang…
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Chapter 5 - Invitation from a beautiful...childhood friend The crowning ceremony concluded without a hitch: Sulley Lamperouge thus became King Lamperouge V. The only “unusual” thing, so to speak, was that the role of placing the crown on the young prince’s head was taken by Duke Rosais, the royal chancellor, in place of the bed-ridden (now former) king. Also, in the ceremony the new king did not wear “Herakles”, as custom dictated, but a golden bracelet studded with gemstones. “The royal…
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Chapter 6 - Four Rogues Under One Roof Among the residences concentrated in the royal capital’s noble district, one mansion stood out especially. House Thunderbird, which prospered thanks to maritime trade, was unrivaled among the Four Houses in terms of financial power. The size and luxury of its manor was clear proof: both dwarfed the other noble residences of the district. “It seems like the other two have arrived already. Come on in, Dyn.” “All right.” Echidna led me down a corridor and…
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Chapter 7 - Wine flows smoothly, meeting flows not “...but that’s enough jokes. We should start talking seriously now.” Echidna clasped her hands loudly, changing the air in the room. The maids and butlers set drinks and snacks on the tables, then promptly made their exit. The conversation that was going to follow was not for their ears. “I-I beg your pardon~~!!” “Ah….” The maid who served Sharon too bolted out of the room. Sharon looked at her leave, a gaze of longing in her eyes...then…
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Chapter 8 - A Gift from the Mad Matriarch “I pretty much didn’t do anything, why do I feel so tired…?” After discussing a few more issues, the gathering of the “Four Houses” heirs officially concluded. It was already late at night: Echidna invited me to stay over at her mansion, but I didn’t feel it right to sleep under the same roof as her, so I went back to the lodging rented under the Maxwell name. Incidentally, Valon went back to his lodging too: Sharon started drinking again after the…
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