A Livid Lady's Guide to Getting Even: How I Crushed My Homeland with My Mighty Grimoires Volume 5 [Parts 1 to 2] by Hagure Metabo

Author:Hagure Metabo
Language: eng
Format: epub

“This is strange,” Adel whispered as she sat in her office in the royal palace of Haldoria.

She had just read through a report on the recent political upheaval in the Nile Kingdom, one of Haldoria’s vassals.

“These troubles originally stemmed from the succession war between the first and second princes. The king met his demise without having officially named an heir, and the second prince wasted no time before murdering his older brother.”

“And occupying the royal palace while he was at it,” Maoran pointed out. She looked fed up, but the blame wasn’t entirely on the Nile Kingdom.

“Part of the responsibility lies with us,” Adel said. “When succession conflicts like this one arise, the suzerain must step in and act as a middleman between the two parties in its vassal state. However, we were so preoccupied with the mountain of problems that we currently have that we didn’t react in time.”

Adel let out a deep, pained sigh. “Instead, the third prince executed the second prince and resolved the coup in less than three days. He also purged the nobles that took his brother’s side,” Adel stated.

“Will that third prince be the next king, then?”

“Well, the thing is that the third prince renounced his right to the throne in the past. But now that there is no one left except him, the noble council of the Nile Kingdom wrote to us and requested that we restore his right of succession.”

“So that’s what the letter you read earlier said,” Maoran replied. She picked up the letter from Adel’s desk and added, “It’s addressed to His Highness Prince Friede.”

“Handling the vassal states is supposed to be the crown prince’s job,” Adel answered. “That’s why they wrote to him.”

“And you’re telling me that His Highness wrote this petition to you himself?” Maoran asked.

“He did... Isn’t it oddly eerie? The structure, the attachments... Everything is the way it should be. I wouldn’t have been surprised if a civil official had given it to me, but... How should I put this? The work isn’t groundbreaking in any way, shape or form, but there are no issues with this petition—not even one! Just the thought that my brother wrote it somehow gives me goosebumps.”

“Don’t you think it’s likely that he made one of his subordinates write it?”

“That would certainly explain it. I suppose Father probably thinks he’s finally becoming aware of his position as a member of the royal family, but I can’t help but feel like something is off. Not to mention the fact that there’s this other issue.”

Adel reached for the report she’d received from Roselia and Eiwass. On their way to the imperial capital, they’d discovered the body of Sieg Leiston and had buried it. According to them, Elizabeth was the likely culprit.

“Do you think Lady Elizabeth is behind His Highness’s sudden change?” Maoran asked.

“That’s not impossible, but I believe another force may be at play.”

“Another force? But who?”

“I don’t know. I just have a gut feeling.”

“I see...” Maoran paused before asking, “What should we do regarding Roselia and Eiwass’s report? Do we tell His Majesty?”

“No, definitely not.

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