It's Not Like I Want to Play the Role of a Misunderstood, Good-for-Nothing Prince in a Villainess Story! - Chapter 97: The Aftermath of Renouncing Throne Succession Rights

Sebas’s Perspective

A few days have passed since then.

His Majesty seems to be thinking deeply.

That is also natural.

Because the one His Majesty was paying the most attention to was Zeke-sama.

“As ordered, we have announced that Prince Zeke’s throne succession rights have been stripped.”

“Is that so.”

“Do you regret it?”

“……”

When I glared at him sharply, Count Tufal shrugged his shoulders.

“Count, what do you think of this matter?”

“Well now… if His Majesty were in Zeke-sama’s position, you probably wouldn’t go as far as renouncing it.”

“Naturally. I wouldn’t make such a foolish judgment.”

“Then what will you do? Make his younger brother or Highness Elliott the successor?”

“……”

His Majesty placed his elbow on the armrest, supported his face with his hand, and laughed through his nose.

“Count, that one has different specialties than me.”

That one… refers to Prince Zeke, I suppose.

“He has popularity, and he has talent for martial arts. Looking at history, there were excellent Kings who stood on the front lines and showed bravery. I myself also had a time when I admired such a King.”

“Your Majesty…”

“Hmph. But he himself said he would renounce it. It is already a finished matter.”

His Majesty let out a big breath once and then leaned his body against the backrest.

“…I am a little tired. Leave me alone.”

“Yes, Your Majesty!”—–Albert’s Perspective

“Grandfather. What is it?”

“Did you hear the news from the Royal Capital?”

“That Prince Zeke was stripped of his throne succession rights…”

“Yes, yes, it seems he had a dispute with the King regarding the matter of his fiancée. Good grief, he is a naive man who gets swept away by emotion.”

“Naive… is it?”

“Yes, just as the information says. Even if his sword skills are excellent, he has never killed a person. Furthermore, he has a fatal weakness called a fiancée, and furthermore, he lacks cold-heartedness towards life. For a statesman, the resolve to kill people if necessary is required. Even if it is a blood relative… it seems he lacks that.”

Seeing him looking at me with a cold gaze while smiling gently, I get chills even though he is my own grandfather.

He is implicitly saying it.

That even to me, if necessary, he will dispose of me like my parents.

“Now then, shall we enter the main topic?”

“Main topic… is it?”

“Cardinal Magnus is in the Royal Capital. I want you to join up with him.”

“To the Royal Capital?”

While laughing cheerfully, Grandfather nodded.

“Since Prince Zeke lost the throne succession rights, his younger brother Tigos and Elliott will likely move, so I want you to incite them. The situation has changed, sorry even though I just had you come back.”

“I understood. How shall we deal with the King?”

“No need to worry, if the information is correct, soon enough…”

Saying only that, Grandfather laughed.—–Stella’s Perspective

When I came to Toprak-sama’s classroom as usual, Toprak-sama, Levin-kun, and also Doriema-senpai and Larva-senpai were there in the back.

It is rare for these two to be here.

“Was there any contact from Zeke?”

I thought it was surely that, but it seemed wrong.

“Nothing. It seems he hasn’t come out of the Claudia Marquis House either.”

“Surely he is waiting for Misty-san to wake up. He was doting on her.”

“Umm, that said, to go as far as renouncing the throne succession rights, I can’t quite imagine it though.”

“That guy always does unexpected things, but as expected, this time’s thing is…”

When Levin-kun said that, Toprak-sama also agreed while making a grim face.

“Is that so? I thought it was Zeke-like and good though. I think it’s manly.”

“You resemble Larva in those parts, right.”

“Right? It’s just that my grandfather is getting impatient… saying ‘if you want I can send out soldiers’. What kind of assumption is that.”

In contrast to the two, Larva-senpai and Doriema-senpai seem to have a good impression of Zeke’s action.

Why?

“But in the case Zeke renounced, what will happen to the successor dispute?”

“Tigos-sama?“

“Isn’t there Elliott-senpai too?”

When I glanced at Doriema-senpai, she was tilting her head.

“Elliott, huh… he says things like aiming to be King with his mouth, but somehow I don’t get that feeling…”—–Elliott’s Perspective

“Elliott-sama, a guest has come.”

Night. A visitor appeared at the mansion.

Even though the faction members who were noisy finally went home, it is a troublesome thing after that idiot messed up.

“Understood, guide them to the drawing room.”

“Excuse me for the sudden visit.”

An unexpected partner came.

I thought it was the bunch trying to carry me again.

The partner in front of my eyes is Tigos Carlaan.

The second in line for throne succession, and as a result of Zeke Carlaan renouncing the throne succession rights, the man closest to the throne.

“It is an honor that the younger brother-kun closest to the throne came to meet me.”

“That applies to you too, right, Highness Elliott.”

“No way, compared to the younger brother-kun who is the direct line of His Majesty, I am very very…”

“You speak quite admirable words while reclining on the chair. Also, let’s stop the honorifics. Isn’t Highness Elliott older?”

While smiling on the surface, he looks at me with cold eyes.

What is in my memory is the weak figure when he snapped at Toprak Seylan in childhood, but I see.

It seems he has developed a certain capacity appropriate for holding a faction.

Well, even if we probe each other’s intentions, it’s a waste of time.

“Hmph. So, what business is it? I don’t want to talk about stories I’m not interested in?”

“It is about my older brother.”

That idiot’s matter, huh.

“What is that guy doing? Renouncing throne succession rights, did he suddenly get scared seeing his fiancée attacked?”

“Wrong! Do you not know?”

“Well…”

I don’t know the fine details… or rather what I know is that immediately after Misty Claudia was attacked, he renounced the throne succession rights and is in Misty Claudia’s mansion.

“After Lady Misty was stabbed and became unconscious, he was told about engagement annulment by His Majesty. Rebelling against that, Brother renounced the throne succession rights…”

“Ha! What is that.”

Weighing one woman against the throne, and renouncing the throne.

“He is a guy who jokes around.”

“Truly, Brother is joking around.”

While saying that, Tigos is laughing happily.

“What are you laughing at?”

“No no, I thought Brother is the same as always. When it comes to Lady Misty, he suddenly does outrageous things, and also because what Brother does usually goes well.”

“Mu…”

It was so during Toprak Seylan’s time, and according to what I hear, other times too.

Could it be that this action is correct? However…

“By the way, do you know? That the one who attacked Lady Misty was the Church.”

“What?”

The Church?

“A person called a messenger of Cardinal Magnus came. I was told they would lend me power; apparently nobles of my faction were also lending a hand… they came to your place too, right?”

“Ah…”

But we didn’t talk about that. Or is it because there were no nobles who cooperated in my faction.

Totally unamusing.

Royalty being used conveniently by outsiders, such a precedent must not exist.

“So, did you accept?”

“No, I refused.”

“Hou, why?”

Tigos gives a dry laugh.

“Because the one appropriate for King is Brother.”

“Ha! Did you get scared? Pathetic.”

I laugh through my nose, but Tigos never got angry and shook his head.

“Because no matter how hard I tried, I didn’t leave the realm of an ordinary person. Martial arts, magic, politics, even personal connections.”

“Is that so? I heard you were excellent though.”

“Because I ended up having such an older brother.”

Tigos looked down for a while, and then slowly raised his face.

He looks at me with suspicious eyes.

“Highness Elliott is also the same, right?”

“Ha? What foolishness…”

When I shrugged my shoulders, Tigos stood up.

“That is all for the talk, then excuse me.”—–Zeke’s Perspective

There is no change in Misty’s sleeping face.

I gently brush away the hair covering her face, only hearing quiet sleeping breaths.

I did the engagement annulment, after that, is it the end if I get executed?

Even so, will I really be executed?

Considering that, haven’t I not been condemned or anything yet?

When I think calmly, in the first place I haven’t committed a crime, and… thinking that, I can’t think of a reason for my execution.

At that time, because Marina’s words remained in my head, I was thinking about the game’s correction force, but I won’t say that doesn’t exist at all, but if it has changed this much, I feel like saying ‘Correction force, do your job properly.’

I renounced the throne succession rights, and even though I ignored Father’s order, will my life be taken just for that?

“Umm.”

However, engagement annulment won’t happen, huh.

Because I worked hard this far for Misty.

The throne was just incidental in the beginning.

But Father felt like ‘Become King’ to me.

Actually, I also recently…

“……”

“I saw Father’s face like that for the first time.”

Expression where anger and sadness were mixed.

Even if you say that, I can’t decide to lose Misty.

I scratched my head vigorously.

At such a time, Rubert entered with a knock sound.

He has a considerably panicked face.

Possibly, was execution really decided?

“What happened.”

“Please listen calmly.”

“Ah, say it.”

Execution after all?

While sweating cold sweat inwardly and letting him continue the story, Rubert spoke slowly.

“Contact that His Majesty vomited blood and collapsed!”