Chapter 527
When Charlotte heard that Heinrich von Schwarz was about to be assassinated, she looked in disbelief.
No, I know that doesn’t make sense.
Hey, does it happen?
It’s all my fault though!
“Think about it happening and tell me.”
“huh.”
problem.
One day, Heinrich dies during the mission as usual.
It is not an assassination, it is disguised as a death by monsters.
Even in the original work as well as now, Heinrich was still a nerd at that level, but his position had become very important. So, the entire Allied Forces are shocked, and the Royal Class is also shaken.
Ludwig watches Heinrich’s funeral, which is carried out so fast by the hands of the Kernstadt royal family, that there is something strange.
Ludwig, who reports to Bertus about the point, is given the authority to investigate this matter secretly by Bertus.
While a wave of mourning is flowing in the allied forces, Ludwig traces the suspicious points of this incident in his own way, and with the help of several people, he finds out that this is a self-made work of the Kernstadt family.
After that incident, Bertus, furious that he had caused such a thing because of his private politics at a time like this, executed all of the Kernstadt royal family and forcibly integrated the chain of command under the Empire.
At the time of the original story, Bertus acted as the Emperor’s acting commander and assumed the role of Commander-in-Chief of the allied forces. Of course, now the former emperor, Neliod de Gradias, had died, and since Bertus was the current emperor, he was in a position where he could not leave his family, so he was traveling between the imperial and allied forces.
Anyway, after that, of course, there is a huge backlash within the Kernstadt army, and even a breakaway is about to occur.
In such a situation, Ludwig strongly appeals to the Kernstadt army. Let’s not give up on this war on which the fate of mankind depends.
Ludwig in the original work has Alsbringer, so he is a very symbolic person in that situation.
So, it is such a story that the Kernstadt Army continues to serve in the Allied Forces according to Ludwig’s appeal.
If left alone, Heinrich will die.
Heinrich is also a classmate, but before that, he is a very large force in the Allied Forces.
Only power bleeding occurs and the allied forces are divided, then sealed again.
Although they go to war because of Ludwig’s persuasion and cause, the allied forces continue to creak in the future because of the conflict between the Imperial Army and Kernstadt Army.
It’s an incident where nothing good happens.
So I hope this incident doesn’t happen.
Heinrich was warned in a letter, but I don’t know if it will really work.
“Anyway, assuming Heinrich is assassinated, I want to solve this case in a way that Heinrich doesn’t die and the allied forces don’t suffer much damage. Is that possible?”
Direct contact with Heinrich is highly likely to be a bad idea. Because he won’t trust me.
But what if I killed all of Heinrich’s older brothers?
That alone creates massive chain of command chaos.
Even if I go out myself, it happens that the devil appears at the allied garrison and kills the Kernstadt royal family.
The allied forces’ hatred of me will rise to the sky, and anxiety will rise within the allied forces. The expression that you don’t know when the demon king will attack the allied forces.
And if I did that in the first place, Heinrich wouldn’t be able to forgive me for killing his family. Because if he hadn’t killed them, he wouldn’t know the fact that he would have died.
If there is no other way, I could choose this method of killing all of Heinrich’s brothers. But, of course, it’s not the best, it’s not the middle, it’s the bottom, I just know for sure.
No matter what I do, the hatred towards me will pierce the sky, so if even Heinrich thinks of me as the enemy of his family, his shoulders will be a little heavier than that. There was no particular need to carry such hatred on purpose.
It is possible to disguise it as someone else’s work rather than mine.
Whether through Sarkegar or myself, by assassination.
After all, there is an assassination within the Allies, so there will be an uproar and the Allied advance will slow down.
There will be a reorganization of the command structure, and problems will arise when the Allies begin to command Kernstadt’s forces as in the original.
Even if subordinate commanders inherit the baton, the chaos will not subside.
It is a problem even if Heinrich, who became the only heir to Kernstadt, takes over the baton. That guy is just strong himself, he’s never commanded or commanded, and he probably doesn’t have any talent.
In the end, the three who want to kill Heinrich are humans who have their own usefulness.
If left unattended, accidents will happen, but the three royals are doing well with what needs to be done right now.
Because there are elements that cannot be replaced, they are the villains that cause a lot of problems if they are removed.
It’s easy to clean up.
However, problems that arise after cleaning cause other problems.
So, as noise-free as possible.
Handing over this incident altogether in a way that Heinrich did not die and that no major troubles occurred within the allied forces.
Is that possible?
I found Charlotte because there was nothing more I could think of here.
“Um… … . I don’t really know the Allied situation, but… … . Reinhardt I think I know what you’re thinking… … .”
Charlotte begins to think seriously about my question.
“Because Heinrich has no choice but to suddenly stand out. Heinrich’s brothers must be nervous… … . That’s why I’m trying to get rid of it before it becomes a bigger sequel… … . hmm… … . It doesn’t seem very likely.”
Charlotte tilts her head.
“But it’s a matter of possibility, can we be absolutely certain that it will happen?”
It is possible, but there is no guarantee that it will happen.
“If it was an assassination, he would probably try to disguise it like he died during a mission… … . The Schwartz family is like that… … . I wonder if it’s right to be bold enough to be stupid… … .”
stupid thing.
I can’t help but agree with what Charlotte said.
The gate situation is not over, but the brothers kill Heinrich, a powerful force, for being too good.
So, in the original story, Bertus also went beyond rage and became dumbfounded after knowing the truth.
in this situation.
at a moment like this
One of the most important forces in the Allied Forces, even his brothers, is killed just because of a dispute over the throne.
That’s why Bertus lost his reason and executed all the Kernstadt royals with the authority of the commander-in-chief.
Deciding that I’d rather kill and make a little fuss than go to war with these crazy ones.
In fact, the allied forces came to the brink of disintegration, but Ludwig did not lead to catastrophe.
In the end, it was clear that Charlotte judged this incident too stupid to have happened.
“Yeah, that might be a possibility. But since it might happen, there’s nothing wrong with preventing it, right? Allied bleeding is also our bleeding.”
“It is. Then I’ll assume that the situation is like that and think about it. what… … . If you really think that an assassination will happen, it will probably be a situation where even the Kernstadt royal family can’t touch Heinrich when this war is properly concluded… … . It doesn’t even seem like an impossible thing.”
“Hmm, I guess. You will be treated as a hero almost on the same level as Ellen.”
Ellen’s stature is too high, and Heinrich is also formidable.
To put it bluntly, Ludwig, the protagonist of the original work, cannot even keep up with Heinrich’s reputation.
So, by the time the Gate incident is over and humanity’s reconstruction begins in earnest, Heinrich will have no choice but to be treated as an unsung hero not only in Kernstadt, but also in all places where mankind is alive.
“If that happens, Heinrich himself might have to become king even if he doesn’t want to be king.”
“hmm… … . surely. Maybe that’s the case.”
The darker the age, the stronger the symbol.
Heinrich, the youngest member of the Kernstadt family, may have to be pushed to the throne almost unintentionally.
The youngest, if alive, would have the kind of influence that, like it or not, would have to be a king.
Brothers who feel unfair and resentful of losing the position of successor to such a youngest son, and want to kill such a youngest son before he becomes too famous.
Charlotte seemed convinced that there was a good chance.
“In the end, the important thing is not whether the assassination of Heinrich happens or not, but how to prevent the situation if it happens… … .”
Charlotte narrows her eyebrows and ponders.
“I think it would be the easiest way to solve the problem through Bertus, but if Heinrich becomes a full-fledged member of the Empire… … . So, you’re cutting ties with Kernstadt altogether. This is because all you have to do is convince Heinrich… … . Then the status quo will be maintained. But there are risks.”
“It’s dangerous to come into contact with Bertus… … . If that’s the only way, I can’t help it.”
“It’s not just that.”
Charlotte shook her head.
“There is a high possibility that the Schwartz family will accept this as meddling in internal affairs.”
“… … He said he would pick up the sick, but could he be resentful of meddling in internal affairs?”
“of course.”
Charlotte sighs.
“Kernstadt is the first vassal state of the Empire.”
“… … yes?”
“I don’t have it now, but don’t you remember Orbis Class?”
“ah.”
The Orbis class will also be fighting this gate avalanche, the class has disappeared but the students remain. Therefore, students from the Orbis class will also remain at the Temple Garrison.
One of the many incidents caused by my work was the collapse of the Orbis class.
The relationship between the Orbis class and the Royal class can be explained in one word.
complex.
1st and 2nd forever.
The Empire and Kernstadt are also like that.
“The country closest to the Empire is Kernstadt, so Kernstadt has a tremendous sense of inferiority not only to the Empire but also to its citizens. But how much greater must the inferiority complex of the Schwartz family be?”
“ah… … . is it.”
The country closest to the Empire, after all, has the strongest aspirations for it.
To be precise, it was the Schwarz family of Kernstadt who envied the Gradias family the most in the world and felt inferior to it.
“The empire hasn’t been going smoothly until now. It’s because it’s not recorded in history. How many times have the Schwartz family tried to overthrow the Empire?”
There are enemies of mankind.
An empire was created under its banner.
But that doesn’t mean there weren’t any conflicts.
Since Charlotte was a princess, she must have known a lot of secret struggles and tricks that were not recorded in history.
“So the most important thing for the Imperial Emperor is to maintain a relationship with Kernstadt that is neither too far nor too close. It is the most important diplomatic target and potential enemy, and nonetheless the most important ally.”
Kernstadt is also important to the Empire. either in a good sense or in a bad sense.
“Apart from the fact that Bertus is dangerous for us to approach him. The fact that Bertus completely excluded Heinrich from the Kernstadt family and included him as a member of the Imperial side can be read as a gesture that the Empire is trying to swallow the Schwarz family. So, of course, they will take it as meddling in internal affairs and protest against it.”
“No, shouldn’t we be happy if a rising and powerful contender for the succession decides to give up the succession right? No matter how much you hate the Empire.”
At my words, Charlotte shook her head.
“Reinhardt, if you do this, it is not a matter of gesture or possibility, but it is actually possible for Bertus to swallow the Schwarz family through Heinrich.”
“… … what?”
“The right of succession is only a facade. Even if Heinrich gave it up, considering the position Heinrich will have after this war is over, even if he gave up the right of succession a long time ago, it could affect the structure of succession to the throne again. And Bertus could really make Heinrich the king of Kernstadt if he wanted to. It’s an opportunity to replace the Schwartz family, which has been a big headache until now, by setting up your own man, Heinrich, as king. It’s rather strange that Bertus doesn’t do that. I can do it, so why not?”
“… … her.”
It is not mistaken that Kernstadt is meddling in internal affairs.
In fact, interference in internal affairs is right.
If the relationship with Kernstadt is completely cut off to eliminate the possibility of Heinrich’s assassination, the empire could rather eat the Kernstadt royal family using Heinrich.
Charlotte pondered and shook her head.
“Coming to think of it, this method won’t work. If Heinrich does that, he’ll die because he’s in that state.”
“… … Rather, it will provoke the Kernstadt royal family, right?”
“Yes, the current heir, Louise von Schwarz, is no fool. belong to the opposite When the Empire makes a decision like this, it will predict at a glance what is about to happen. Then, of course, you’ll use your hand against Heinrich sooner, and your relationship with the empire will completely fall apart.”
The way to deal with an assassination makes the possibility of an assassination even greater.
Severing the relationship between Heinrich and Kernstadt is a more dangerous choice.
If Heinrich stays within Kernstadt’s influence, it is certain that his position will grow later, so the royal family, feeling threatened, murders Heinrich.
If Heinrich stays within the Empire’s influence, the Schwarz family murders Heinrich, fearing the future in which the Empire will swallow the Schwarz family through Heinrich.
“The fate of dying… … . is it.”
No matter what you do, Heinrich will be killed.
Couldn’t he avoid the future in which Heinrich was murdered with moderate measures?
“Do I have to kill the people of the Schwartz family in the garrison in any way?”
“… … I don’t know about anyone else, but not Louise von Schwarz.”
“why… … ?”
“There will definitely be more confusion. Because he is the commander-in-chief, and he has a very strong position in Kernstadt. What would happen to an army that lost its commander-in-chief? There wouldn’t even be a commander with superior capabilities than that person in the Kernstadt Army. But if I kill them all except for Louise von Schwarz and Heinrich, it means nothing because Louise von Schwarz will try to kill Heinrich anyway.”
After all, Charlotte had the same worries I worried about.
Even if it hurts, it hurts too much.
They are both very important.
Heinrich and Louise von Schwarz are also important.
If one of them dies and it doesn’t matter, and there is no other way to solve the problem, what should we do?
“Let’s bring them.”
“… … uh?”
For a moment, I didn’t understand what Charlotte was talking about.
“In the Allied Forces, Heinrich is involved in too many political structures. If an assassination does happen, I think it will be after the war… … . If Heinrich is assassinated during the march, he is in danger every moment. Then, in the end, it seems that the only way to preserve Heinrich’s life is to stay with us.”
“… … Is that so too?”
It’s not that I haven’t thought of such a plan.
“However, there is no guarantee that Heinrich will readily join us.”
“It’s not like that. There will be things up until now, and it will be hard to accept us and you.”
The chances of Heinrich standing by my side seem very low.
It is clear that coercive or violent methods must be mobilized.
“But what comes to mind right now… … . I guess there is no other way.”
Saying so, Charlotte ate the remaining sandwiches.
Heinrich Acquisition.
You can try, but will Heinrich agree?
It’s not for our strength, but for your safety.
There was no way Heinrich would understand that, given that the assassination attempt hadn’t even taken place.
Let’s consider my case.
Bertus is secretly approaching and conveying his intention to join the Empire as Charlotte and other core forces in Edina are trying to drive me out.
would i believe it?
Do you think you’ll never believe it?
* * *
Acquire Heinrich.
There doesn’t seem to be any other way at this point.
After the meal, Charlotte and I had a cup of tea on the terrace of the castle, although it was late at night.
I like to climb the spire and look down on Razak, but the panoramic view of Razak is the same from this terrace.
I don’t know anything else, but I think that the view from the castle is better than the temple.
He had to think a little more about how to embrace Heinrich.
“The royal family of Kernstadt… … . It has nothing to do with me now, but they were very talkative and troublesome.”
“After listening to it, it seems like it was especially like that from the Empire’s point of view… … .”
The position of the first vassal state and the imperial family, the ruler of all the vassal states.
Hearing the inside story that the Schwartz family envyed the empire and couldn’t help but feel jealous, it seemed natural.
It had the potential to become an empire, but the Gradias family was too strong.
“To tell you this… … . It may be rude, but the fact that the Gradias family has been maintained and the Schwartz family has been unable to make more than enough attempts to destroy the empire is due to the influence of Dark Land.”
“I guess so.”
It wasn’t exactly the same thing, but Bertus had said something similar in the past.
So, when I caused terror in the imperial capital to rescue the demon prisoners, Bertus actually liked it even though it suffered huge losses.
He said that this incident would allow the empire to last a little longer.
If I didn’t exist, if the gate avalanche hadn’t happened.
At some point, there could be an agitation of revolutionary forces, or an imperial disintegration under the leadership of Kernstadt.
One too big event ate up everything in the world and turned it into nothingness.
“Did you know there is an academy similar to Temple in Kernstadt?”
“… … okay?”
That was the first time I’d heard of it. Kernstadt has no choice but to feel inferior to the Empire. That’s why he can’t help but envy the temple, which is a very important business for the empire and the cradle of nurturing and securing talent.
So rather than sending royalty to the Temple, Kernstadt created a system that benchmarked the Temple.
“They say the quality of education is good, too… … . I don’t know, but I’m eager to catch up with the temple.”
Just as the Royal Class was not interested in the Orbis Class, it was the same that Kernstadt Academy, which was trying to catch up with Temple, was not very interested.
I can’t compare anyway, so why?
It must have felt like this.
“That’s why Heinrich’s entrance into the Temple was quite unexpected from the perspective of the Empire and the Temple. That the Schwarz family of Kernstadt sent the royal family to the temple. That’s what it felt like.”
“That’s right, it isn’t.”
There was an accident.
That’s why he was sent to the temple like an exile.
It was the first time I had heard of the circumstances behind the failure to enter the academy inside Kernstadt.
I know the matter.
But does Charlotte know?
“hmm… … . Reinhardt You may not know, and it might be rude to talk about this behind your back… … . There is an alleged incident that forced Heinrich to come to the Temple.”
“… … I know the rough.”
“… … okay?”
I didn’t want to pretend not to know and be surprised to hear it, so I gestured to know what Charlotte was trying to say.
Charlotte did not specifically ask where the information came from.
“I had my abilities awakened when I was very young, and then my two older brothers died… … . I heard that.”
“Uh, maybe it was something like that.”
“Hmm… … .”
Charlotte takes a sip of tea.
“Anyway, an accident is an accident, and it was unavoidable, but… … . Even Heinrich entered Temple when he was in elementary school, so it was a long time ago… … .”
What is Charlotte trying to say?
“It is true that it is a very dangerous and big case in which the immediate royal family died, but Heinrich is Templar. Did he have to be sent out as if he was almost kicked out…? … . That’s how I feel now.”
“… … okay?”
“huh. Still, it’s a buy in the end. I mean it wasn’t intended. however… … . To put it bluntly, the empire I hate so much. They even sent it to the temple. Still, since they were royalty, they couldn’t be executed just because an accident like that happened. They sent it to a very distant country as if they didn’t want to see it at all. After that, I lost interest. Well, even now, there was a perception that psychic powers were sinister powers back then… … .”
“yes.”
sinister power.
Because it is a force whose source and source are unknown, supernatural powers are sometimes considered ominous, and in the past, the degree may have been more severe.
“Don’t you think it’s a little more than a punishment?”
People died, even brothers died. But in the end, accidents don’t change.
I wonder if the punishment Heinrich received was a bit excessive.
I’m still royalty
“I feel like I’m being hated too much… … . I had no choice but to listen.”
A temple is a school where children of influential people, royalty, and nobles from all over the world attend.
They mingle together and are educated together.
However, in the end, it is a school where children of powerful people gather.
“If you look at the history of the students who come to the temple, you can get some insight into the political situation in each place. The temple was also playing the role of an information collection agency that culled such information and grasped the current state of the continent.”
“… … No, really?”
“Is there any reason not to?”
After all, Temple collects information from students. Of course, it was limited to students from prestigious families, including influential families and royalty.
“Well, it’s not to the level of catching students, but it’s just an inference through the information written in. There is even a dedicated department at Temple.”
It was like I learned one of the Temple’s secrets that I didn’t know about.
It’s not a specialized intelligence department, but it’s a place where a lot of information is gathered, so the Temple had no reason not to use that information.
“So… … . Regarding Heinrich von Schwarz, whom I was reported to… … . Well, it’s speculative information, but that’s all. There is one important thing.”
“what is that?”
“Heinrich is hated by the royal family. A bit harsh.”
“It did.”
“Isn’t it common for superpowers to wake up in an extremely distracted state?”
“Yes… … ji.”
“I wonder under what circumstances Heinrich awakened his abilities. But he doesn’t even remember what it was like. Because he is too young.”
Superpowers are awakened in extreme mental situations.
Heinrich killed his brother.
The story says that because of that accident, he was hated by the Kernstadt royals and kicked out of the Temple.
what lies behind it.
“I think I was abused.”
“… … .”
“It wasn’t that the royals were hated because they were killed by the youngest. The precedent is different.”
Charlotte says calmly.
“I hated you from the beginning.”
The abuse of his brothers caused Heinrich von Schwarz to suffer unduly at an early age.
In it, he awakened Pyrokinesis and killed his brothers.
Murder, but accident in the end.
A supernatural power awakened after abuse.
and the reason for the abuse.
I wouldn’t have been abused for nothing.
“It is possible that Heinrich von Schwarz is an illegitimate child.”
Charlotte makes a terrifying deduction.
“Then why did the brothers hate Heinrich so much? As you said, it explains why the Schwarz royals in the garrison are trying to kill Heinrich in this situation.”
Although I am very sorry for Heinrich.
Charlotte’s cruel reasoning is another truth I don’t know about this situation.
A gap in the story that has been filled.
Soon, I couldn’t erase the thought that I was close to the correct answer.
If so, Heinrich would not know that he was an illegitimate child.
