Chapter 8
"That's right. !" Wayne held his head when he saw the letter in front of him. This letter were from Prince Dimetrio of the Empire, Prince Baldrosh, and Third Prince Manfred.
The content was about the coronation, which Prince Dimetrio declared the other day.
"It's a difficult place to judge, I don't think he is going to have a coronation so suddenly."
"I wonder if they’re really backed into a corner." Wayne assumed.
The momentum of the First Prince faction is weakening in the battle between the three prince's over the throne. After all, it was one of the events at Meertus that triggered the fall. so Wayne wasn’t exactly uninvolved.
Such as first prince Dimetrio suddenly declared that he would hold a coronation.
Declared that about coronation ceremony, which should be done after the settlement with the second and third prince's, will be held before that.
It was going to raise a few eyebrows if he deviated off course, but Demetrio must have realized the only way to remain in the race for the throne was to steamroll his way through it, seeing that his power was waning.Along with that, this letter arrived from the First Prince. The content was simple, and it was an invitation to attend because the coronation will be held.
"Dimetrio has that personality. You still can't get angry about Meertus, right? Even so, He still sends me this damn thing. "
"Did he reflect on it, or could be he really pretend to be?"
Perhaps he has sent invitations to aristocrats and other influential people abroad, in addition to Natra. Attending this coronation means approving the Dimetrio throne. So the greater the number of people, the more the Dimetrio is informed domestically and abroad that he has authority.
He uses it to claim that he has the legitimacy of the throne and tries to make a comeback.
"So the next thing I received was a letter's from other Prince's." Ninym said and holding up letters.
The contents of these two letters were almost the same. That is, they proposed forming an alliance to keep an eye on Demetrio, so Wayne wouldn’t be tricked by the eldest prince’s antics.
"This is the opposite of Dimetrio, so keep tabs on my movement."
“I imagine the princes think they can handle Prince Demetrio on their own, so they’re trying to limit any foreign powers from interfering with their plans. I mean, especially if you stepped in the ring—no one would know what would happen.”"Hey, you make me soud like a dangerous person."
"I know." Ninym continued, aside from Wayne, who was yowling that she was so mean. "In a nutshell, if we join forces with Prince Demetrio, we’d be ahead of the game in establishing friendly terms with the next Emperor.
If we take the initiative in this difficult situation and embrace the eldest prince as the next ruler, he’ll owe us when he ascends to the throne. "
"However, if he could become an emperor." Wayne puts in sideways.
"The coronation declaration is Dimetrio's last big gamble. If everyone responds to the invitation and succeeds.
It's would be amazing, but on the contrary, if no one responds, the empire knows that Dimetrio has no hope or legitimacy And there’s no coming back from that "
"Well, and if you're on the side of the first prince, you're naturally hostile to the second and third prince factions.
if the first prince cannot become the emperor, all we’ll have to show for our efforts is the ire of their new ruler.That’s a major disadvantage.”
"I just want to avoid that situation." Ninym gave him a fleeting glance. "The disadvantage of following the requests of the second and third prince's is, of course, to buy a grudge from the first prince.
That's right. If the first prince survives, he will definitely be hostile. i wonder if I can devote resources to other things while watching the mess. "
"Honestly, I think I'm working too hard these days, so it's okay to look at it as a spectacle.
I have a lot of feelings
"I’m being worked to the bone these days. Maybe I should just sit back and enjoy the show."
“Or maybe I should bury you in a mountain of work.”
"Ninym, What do you think of me?"
"Carriage horse"
"i am not a person to you ..." Ninym assured Wayne that she was kidding.
"Actually, I think doining nothing is right choice. Joining hands with Demetrio would only end poorly "
"That's right"
According to reports, Prince Dimetrio's faction has fallen to about half of its heyday. Previously, the power behind the three factions had been evenly distributed, so it could only be said miserable fall from power.
Moreover, in such a situation, he is trying to attempt the coronation against the second and third prince's. Therefore, only the impression of recklessness comes out.
"-But " Wayne said. "It's too early to come to a conclusion."
Ninym agrees with this."Not all the cards on table yet."
First Prince Dimetrio, Second Prince Baldrosh, Third Prince Manfred and there is another secret force in the faction battle over the empire throne.
"Excuse me" At that time, a government official appeared in the office with a knocking sound.
"Your Royal Highness, the messenger of Princess Lowellmina has has arrived."
Wayne and Ninym looked at each other and nodded.
"Okay, I'll go right away" Wayne stands up, then retreated the official.
"It looks like our missing card came on good timing."
"How will the lowa come out?"
"Well, at least I don't think she looking at this one as a spectacle."
The answer to their question will be readily available. Wayne and Ninym went to the place where the messenger was waiting.
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request aid, that means she has no other options…...)
He didn’t imagine they would ask for his troops, but it just seemed anticlimactic, considering Lowellmina had played the best card at her disposal—Fyshe.
I feel like they’re after something else…but I don’t have enough to work off of to make a judgment call. He knew he wouldn’t get an answer, even if he racked his brain. So he switched gears.
Fyshe had expected Wein to try and shake her, so she made a show of thinking hard before speaking like she was making a big decision.
"--Is that good?"
Ninym asked Wayne, who returned to the office after the meeting with Fyshe.
"you said it yourself, but If we go there to meet her, we won’t just be showing our support. If you do, you'll be completely recognized as a Lowa faction, right? "
"It's not good, but it can't be helped." Wayne shrugs. "It would be ideal if we could make the next Emperor owe us a big favor, so we could form an alliance with them. "
It would be a big loss if wayne sided with wrong person. before the this decision was made. The safest bet would be to step in after a new Emperor was already on the throne.
"But things aren’t ever that simple." Ninym commented.
"That's right. From the perspective of the princess, don't want to borrow favor from neighboring countries for the coronation. they want to resolutely reject the way to sell the favor when the coronation is decided."
The letters from the second and third prince's are just that symbol.
"The fall of the first prince Dimetrio is unwavering, and my expectation is that he will fight for the throne from here Accelerates. No matter who gets one step ahead of the turmoil, Natra will intervene before the coronation. regardless of who wins"
"That's why you chose Lowa this time." The first prince is out of the question, the second and third rejecting all outside interference. there is no choice but to attach to the Lowellmina side.
"By the way, is it okay to push Lowa as Empress?"
"I pretended to be, gathered the weaknesses, and there was also a switch to the second prince and the third prince."
"You’re a crook."
"Please call me ‘clever"
"Crookedly clever!"
"Much better……"Wayne said, aside from the dismayed Ninym.
"There is no doubt that Natra will be treated as a Lowa faction during my visit to the Imperial City, butI really don’t know what’s going on in the Empire right now,I mean, it’s been ages since I’ve been there. I’ll choose who to really support after I check it out myself"
"You're going to use this visit to find out about the current state of the empire and each faction."
"I don't know how far I can look up." Wayne crosses his arms with a bitter smile.
"Anyway, Natra has grown a lot since I became regent. There are various cautions from the Empire side.i need to move as low key as possible along the way. "
"Let's say that lower. I'm waiting for you with a mechanism to fit Wayne."
I still don’t know why the meeting felt so weird. Lowa’s real goal must be hiding behind my visit to the capital. An annoying friend I have, Wein thought. The princess was likely thinking the same thing."whatever" Wayne suddenly relaxes from his shoulder "If there is a trap, it's just a matter of breaking through. Fortunately, the real battle begins once Demetrio is kicked out of the race. We have time"
"That said, what if Prince Dimetrio wins?"
"No way, that possibility is not worth considering." Wayne dismissed Ninym's cautious opinion.
"In this situation, the person on the Dimetrio side is a idiot who failed to move to another faction. idiot's that can't discerned. Even if They might bolster their numbers, but none of them have the brains to get themselves out of the hole they’re in. Even if more of them joined his faction, they’d never make a comeback. And if they manage, I’ll eat a potato with my nose. "
"Oh, what a throwback."
"anyway, It's impossible" What should be considered is the struggle between the three powers that will occur after Dimetrio's demise.
How could he act in a way to get the best outcome for himself? Unlike Demetrio, the remaining three candidates and their factions couldn’t be discounted. This wouldn’t be an easy battle.""But no matter what awaits, it's me who will win. " Wayne said."Baldrosh, Manfred, Lowellmina ... The sinking of a mud boat called Dimetrio
I should keep a close eye on all three of them while we watch Demetrio go down in flames. " With his overwhelming pride in his ingenuity, Wayne smiled.
