The genius prince : vol 7 ch 24

 Chapter 5 : A Wish

You will become a great emperor.

That was what my late mother used to say. She repeated over and over again that the empire would be richer if you ascended to the throne. As the firstborn son of an emperor, it was a matter of course for her to accede to the throne.

However, I did not find it bothersome that my mother said so. I did not doubt that my mother's words were based on her expectation, her wish, and her love.

So, to show my mother my love, I would nod my head vigorously while presenting her with words, poems, and sometimes even a wreath.

 Leave it to me, Mother, I will become a great emperor.

You will become a great emperor.

This first time I killed a person when I was ten years old. He was a low-ranking official, because I heard that he was insulting my mother.

My mother was from a foreign country.

She had a homeland she loved and a man she loved. She was born of noble birth and had an attractive figure. If nothing else, my mother would have led a peaceful life in her homeland.

But unfortunately, or fortunately, my mother was seen by the emperor.

You will become a great emperor.

The mother gave up her love and became the emperor's wife for her homeland.

It's an unquestionably noble dedication. However, a what could my mother, without wisdom and without allies, do in the court of conspiracy?

Eventually my mother's homeland is overrun by the empire, and her beloved man dies with her homeland.

 A lowly human finds a defect to ridicule my mother. Those with bad intentions mocked her, saying that after she’d lost everything, her heart must have hardened with resentment. They said she would turn into a poison that would eat away at the Empire one day

It's ridiculous. My mother is now a queen of the empire. She is a respectable member of the empire. And moreover, my mother has myself.

How could mother hate the empire that her son would inherit? How can a mother betray the empire as long as she loves her child? Yes, she would. It should be so.

You will become a great emperor.

 A wreath I gave to my mother. When I saw it crushed by my mother's hand and disposed of it, I had doubts.

I wondered if she really loved me.

............................

"No! You can win this!"

Wayne, looking at the map of the situation in the room he was assigned to, exclaimed with a smile on his face,

"If you' re not careful, you' ll lose a footing." Ninym, who has returned safely from the city of Narsila, says so by his side

"We might have orchestrated a battle between the two younger princes, but don’t forget that Demetrio has sustained major damage. And we still haven’t gotten official confirmation that you’re going to be in charge of his troops "

 "But I'm not so worried about that." Wayne said.

 "Dimetrio, who I thought was the nastiest of the bunch, is relatively on board. If the top guys are nodding their heads, I don't care about the rest of them. "

 "That's fine ... but it's a little surprising. I thought he would definitely opposed it until the end." 

"I don't know why, but Dimetrio has been more open to me than I imagined."

However, for some reason, Demetrio kept his distance from Wayne, but did not reject Wayne's opinion decisively.

Wayne and Ninym both tilted their heads and wondered why, although it was a happy miscalculation. "I wonder if being cornered has given him some self-control." 

"I don't know. Some things change, some things don't, and I think that self-control is one of the things that doesn't change. " Wayne scooped his shoulders. 

"I'm glad Demetrio is cooperating with us. The question now is how to interrupt the second and third princes as they are cutting each other down. I'll hit him from the side at the best time. ......!"

 " I don't think it's going to work. Glenn and Strang are over there, and they know how Wayne works. " Wayne's face turns a little serious at the mention of his friend's name.

"I haven't seen him for a while, but he seems to have trained himself quite well. When I was a student, I would have been able to hold my own, but now I can't handle it anymore. This time, he was able to avoid the attack because his goal seemed to be to capture me alive, but if he attacked me with the intention of killing me, I would have had no choice but to run away."

 Ninym is in the position of Wayne's aide, but  her physical ability is so high that it is hard to imagine from her pleasant appearance. She is also adept with swords and horses, and can take on two or three ordinary soldiers with a calm face.

 Back at the academy, they had called Glen “the Human Iron,” “the man who could get out of a carriage crash unscathed,” and “Hundred-Man Powerhouse,” but he had apparently outgrown these moniker

 "If Glenn is not that good, he should on stretcher, of course. It seems that strang is treated as an aide to Prince Manfred” 

If Glen’s forte was in combat, Strang’s was in strategy. His battle tactics weren’t just effective.

His habit was striking the enemy’s metaphorical vitals without mercy. In school, they called him “a poison of a man in glasses,” “the man with a bounty out for his spectacles,” and “the terrifying tactician from the provinces.”

“Good point. The guy was a monster during war exercises in class. If we have to battle him head-to-head, I’ll have to admit we won’t be in the best position.”

Even though he said that, Wayne—“the dreaded SOB,” “the one who
made devils look cute,” “the man with everything except looks and
personality”—grinned wide.

“His forte is in strategy. In other words, he’s only strong on the
battlefield. If we can get him when he’s out of his element, we’ll be fine.”

 " You're thinking about bad things again." 

"I always think I'm a gentleman, but the ingenuity doesn't let me go."

 "I envy your ingenuity " Astonished, Ninym shrugged her shoulders.  

"What happened?" Her gaze was suddenly turned out of the window. "Someone making a noise in front of the gate." 

"... earlier than expected, but did the second or third prince move?" Wayne said and stood up.

 " Let Meet Dimetrio."  Wayne goes out of the room with Ninym. 

The destination is Demetrio's room. The guards were looking indifferent as they approached the room, which was guarded by a guard at the entrance, and saw that there was an argument going on in the room.

I don't know which of the two Princes made the move, but Dimetrio must have been incensed by the report

“ Excuse me." Wayne opened the door to Demetrio's room with a nonchalant look on his face.

 Then, as expected, there was a messenger and dimetrio.

 "Something seems to have happened, can you tell me the details?" Wayne predicted that it was probably Manfred, the third prince, who had made the first move.

The second prince recovered from the damage he sustained in the decisive battle.

Manfred would be hard to reach if he could stay holed up in Narsila, where he had great influence.

 Of course, Manfred would not remain silent. He would mobilize public opinion and denounce who was holed up in Narsila, as evildoer. He would try to gain the public's support.

 This is exactly what Wayne wants to do. By taking advantage of Manfred's move and manipulating the situation, he would create an opening to knock him off the board. Wayne had a plan.

Taking advantage of Manfred's movements Then, make a chance to hit from outside the board. Wayne had the plan. ((Oh, nothing feels better than a devious scheme that goes the way you want it to go!) And so on and so forth, Wayne was thinking.

 "...  Revolt."." Dimetrio said.

 Wayne blinked his eyes "... Rebellion?

"………where?" 

"............ Me and my faction's territory."

"............"

The silence lasted for a long time.

Eventually, Wayne asked fearfully.

''Well ...... i'm sorry, I need you to tell me exactly again. Where, what, and on what scale did it happen?"