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[Claude’s point of view]
“Father …… No, Your Majesty the King. Good day”
This is the audience chamber of the royal palace.
Today, I was summoned by my father, His Majesty the King.
Somehow, his expression was grim. ……
(I’m sure I haven’t done anything wrong. ……)
“Claude, my son. I have called you here today for nothing else. It’s about the duel.”
Father glared at me.
(Eh? Are you angry ……?)
“You mean the duel with …… Grundy?”
“Yes. Why are you dueling with a Baronet’s son?”
“It’s because …… Grundy, in spite of his own naivete, ran for [leader]…”
After a moment’s pause,……
“Idiottttttt!!!!”
Father threw the scepter on the floor.
“Hii….!”
I was so scared.
He never stops when he starts to lose his temper.
“….. What is the family motto of our royal family?”
“Eh? Is it, [As royalty, always be the strong] ……?”
“that’s not it! Not that one!”
(I don’t remember any other family mottoes. ……?)
Sometimes my father is unreasonable.
Father rebuilt this weak country.
He invaded other weak countries like ours and increased his overseas territories.
Because of his belligerent character, he is known as the “Lion King”.
That is why none of the overlords who have been around for a long time can defy my father.
(Seriously, I don’t know what it is ……)
The “royal family motto,” as my father calls it, is always being revised one after the other.
That’s why there are so many that I can’t remember them.
“…… I don’t know.”
“Idioooooooot!!!”
“Hii……!”
Father snapped again.
“Haaaa….. you stupid son. Don’t you really understand?”
“Yes. I don’t know. ……”
“It’s …… [Royalty wins without a fight]!”
(I have never heard of such a family motto. ……)
It seems that a new family motto has been born within my father.
“Winning without fighting is the basis of war. If you don’t understand such a thing,…… you incompetent prince!”
(Damn ……! I’m supposed to be the perfect prince, but ……!)
I can’t believe my father snapped at me because of Grundy.
How unreasonable!
“I-I’m sorry, …… father.”
I, the prince, bowed my head.
It was too humiliating …… in front of all the chief ministers.
But I will take the throne in due course.
I am the first in line for the throne.
There is no one else who can threaten the future throne.
My sister Charlotte is second in line to the throne, but she has no intention of becoming queen. (TL/N: In earlier chapter, her name is Lieselotte but Idk what happened here)
“I will give the throne to my brother.”
She always says so.
(Yeah. What a good sister she is. ……!)
My father, on the other hand…
“Hey! Are you listening to me? Incompetent prince!”
Father has been calling me “incompetent prince” for a while now.
The chief ministers around me are also dumbfounded. ……
(Pheww. My father, you are so foolish not to realize how capable your son is. ……)
I sigh in my heart so that my father will not find out.
“Yes,…… father.”
“Of course, you can win the duel, can’t you?”
“Of course.”
I answer him immediately.
I can say this with certainty.
I – I will beat Grundy.
The truth is unshakable. Absolute confidence.
No matter how much Father questions me, I will never lose it.
“It is a great confidence, isn’t it? Now, where is your basis for that confidence?”
“The basis…..?”
Father smiles wickedly.
(He is an ugly king at all. ……)
Father also has a bad character, going out of his way to ask me something that I already know.
“What makes you think you can beat the baron’s son?”
“It is because …… I am a prince!”
That I am a [prince]. Where is the evidence other than this?
It is too correct, a perfect answer.
But, however.
“Idiooottt!!!!”
“?!”
Father’s anger explodes.
And more intensely than before.
His face turns red like a demon and he turns …… red!
(W-Why? ……?)
“The fact that you are a [prince] is no reason for you to win!”
“But …… I am royalty. my magical power is several times greater than that of the baron’s son, and there is no way …… I can lose.”
Ah, yareyare.. my father has a shocked expression on his face.
“In terms of probability, it’s true that you will win. However, there are no guarantees in battle. That son of a baronet must be planning a plan to win against you.”
“But …… there can be no such thing as a plan in Grundy’s–“
“Fool! Grundy and the other will take advantage of your pride. He’s up to something. How are you going to counter Grundy’s plan?”
“With all due respect, there’s nothing Grundy can do anyway ……There are no academy students on his side, and I have the Chief Magician and the Knight Commander with me. Grundy is already at a loss.”
“…… I see. You are a prince, but you’re inept in battle,……. It seems I raised you wrong.”
Father looked up to the heavens.
(Guh……! How can you talk so much about your own son?)
“Well, that’s all right. If you think you can beat Grundy without doing anything, I’ll believe you. But in the unlikely event that you, the prince, are defeated by the baronet’s son…”
“Yes. I understand.”
You mean that you will remove me as heir to the throne.
“If you know that, then so be it. It would be a shame for the royal family to lose. You will be the laughing stock of the nobles. You, a prince, must not be allowed to lose.”
“I will definitely win.”
I assure you strongly.
I could not imagine a future in which I would lose at all.
“Father, my brother will win. There is no way my brother, who is a prince, will be defeated by the son of a baronet.”
Charlotte, who had been silent for a long time, opened her mouth.
She’s the younger sister who always never talks back to father.
(What a kind sister you are, to be on your brother’s side!)
Seeing Charlotte cheer me up so healthily made my eyes burn.
“If Charlotte says that much, then I too will believe in Claude’s victory. I’ll be there to watch the duel, so be prepared for that.”
“Yes, ……! I’ll be sure to see your royal victory in all its royal splendor!”
★
[Charlotte’s point of view]
“Oniisama will probably lose to Grundy. ……”
I muttered to myself.
My room in the royal palace.
I was drinking tea and looking out the window.
“If the princess thinks so, then I’m sure His Highness Claude will ……”
Anna, the maid, picked up my monologue.
“I guess so. But the only thing more interesting than onii sama’s victory is–“
“Ara. you have the bad habit again, don’t you?”
Fufu, Anna smiled at me.
“I don’t. I just wondered what kind of secret plan you have to fight a battle against overwhelming odds. I thought it would be a good reference for my future.”
“So, should I investigate Grundy sama?”
“As expected my maid of honor. You are very perceptive.”
“Because I am the princess’s sword.”
Anna is my maid and also my chief of staff.
In fact, she is the daughter of a family of assassins, the Nekros family. Anna Nekros.
She is the person I trust the most.
“If Grundy-sama wins against His Highness Claude, the princess will be closer to the throne.”
“That probably won’t happen, but if it does, ……”
I said in a low voice.
“You will make Master Grundy an ally of the princess, won’t you?”
“Yes. we need to bring in the best and brightest to our side.”
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Alicia is not going to like this development.
Alicia will frighten the assassin with her skills and personality and she’ll convince the princess to NEVER make Alicia angry.