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◈ The Romance Fantasy’s Pushover Crown Prince Is No More ◈
Chapter 60: Confession Attack (9)
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[ Two of the Velos Empire’s five Covenants have been fulfilled. ]
[ To continue the original story’s progression, the appearances of the male protagonists will be brought forward. ]
[ The elf Ailoren, the beastman Creed, and Ryujin, prince of the Eastern Continent, appear in this world. ]
“What?”
By the time the first round of talks had somewhat eased the atmosphere of war, Mirne received a shocking message.
The Velos Empire had resolved Covenants? Not just one, but two?
“That’s ridiculous.”
It was absurd no matter how she looked at it.
The very idea of the Empire resolving a Covenant was strange.
How could that even happen?
The Empire was supposed to be destroyed, yet it had resolved two of them?
Did that mean it could resolve the remaining three as well?
“...Won’t the Demon King’s army become too strong?”
Mirne had never intended to speak aloud about the original story’s progression.
Perhaps because she was so flustered, words about the original story slipped out unconsciously.
“The Empire needs to be broken into as many pieces as possible. That way, once the entire Empire becomes the Demon Realm later, it’ll be easier to deal with...”
She was uneasy.
If the Empire did not fall like this, how was she supposed to handle it once it became the Demon Realm?
Macelin was still far too weak to handle that.
‘Of course, it won’t happen for another five years, so there’s still time... But the Empire growing stronger is a huge problem in itself.’
If the Empire grew stronger, it meant the Demon Race would grow stronger as well.
She wanted to secure the Executioners immediately so the remaining three Covenants could not be resolved, but she could not.
[ During the Covenant period, you must never interfere with the Executioners. ]
The strict warning from the System message made that impossible.
There did seem to be something behind it, but she did not want to take such a dangerous gamble just to find out.
‘It’s going to fall anyway, so why are they struggling so hard? What’s the problem? Does the Crown Prince know something?’
The fact that developments absent from the original story were taking place meant something had gone seriously wrong.
Could the possibility she had only considered before, that the Crown Prince was also a transmigrator, truly be real?
Even then, it would all be pointless if things followed the original story.
‘Should I tell him? About the future? Tell him there’s no point struggling, so he should give up on everything and come to the Macelin Kingdom? Tell him I’ll at least let him live?’
What was the right choice?
Mirne could not make a hasty decision about it.
Then, in the middle of all that...
“...Your Highness, Crown Princess! The Dern Kingdom has declared war on us!”
“What?!”
News of a second declaration of war, making the situation even more chaotic, reached Mirne’s ears.
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I had expected many male leads to appear, and I had somewhat predicted that countless variables would arise as a result.
The problem was that knowing that did not mean there was anything I could do.
Even with the Northern Great Warrior, I had not properly known of his existence until Mirne contacted him herself.
It was a given that unless Mirne moved directly, there was no way to interfere on that side.
But if that was the case...
“Then we just need to keep Mirne busy.”
If we kept Mirne busy, she would not be able to meet the other male leads.
“You said the war with the Cireen Kingdom ended very peacefully through talks?”
“Yes, that is correct.”
“Then, put differently, if they start a war... doesn’t that mean they can have a conversation with Mirne? One satisfying enough for them.”
“...!”
Words could mean entirely different things depending on how they were phrased.
A situation changed depending on how it was interpreted.
Only the strong had the privilege of molding those changed circumstances as they pleased.
“According to the information brought by the Empire’s Eye, it seems many countries want to speak with Mirne.”
“That is correct. In the western part of the continent, where the Macelin Kingdom is located... there are many kingdoms with close ties to the Macelin Kingdom.”
“Good. Then they should all hurry up and start wars. They need to hear what she has to say.”
“...We’ll put together a good story along those lines.”
“I’m counting on you.”
“Loyalty!!!”
The Empire’s Eye must have been deeply moved by my words, “I’m counting on you.”
They saluted me with burning eyes, then hurried away.
‘Mirne will be busy for a while.’
The Second Imperial Prince had confessed, and she had yet to give him a proper answer.
Now another kingdom had declared war, and they could talk to her and even receive an answer?
Even if it was not a definite answer, anyone with half a brain would know whether the relationship would continue.
For those who had been frustrated, there could be no clearer green light.
They would not have to fight a real war. If they simply dragged things out for appearances’ sake, they would definitely get an answer.
The moment that rumor spread throughout the western part of the continent, Mirne would be too busy preventing wars to have time for anything else.
In an ordinary war, she might find a little free time.
But love was the justification, and the goal was to hear the answer to a confession.
How could the person receiving all those confessions possibly have any leisure?
“Is the interrogation of the Dark Mages proceeding well?”
“I will report on that as well. We have been obtaining information by repeatedly turning the Dark Mages into Turtles, then restoring them. However, most of them are the lowest of the low, so we have not yet secured any important information.”
“So they’re all just underlings.”
“Yes. My apologies!”
“No, what is there to apologize for? Theo, I know how hard you’ve been working.”
“Your Highness...! I, Theo!!! I will strive and strive again so that I may become not Staff No. 1, but Staff No. 0... No, a permanently retired-number staff!!!”
I had no idea what the difference was between Staff No. 1, Staff No. 0, and a permanently retired-number staff.
Still, I knew it was better to quietly acknowledge him than to ask questions at a time like this.
“...All right. I’ll watch until the end.”
I stood and patted Theo’s shoulder a couple of times.
“Hmph. His Highness stroked this lady’s hair, but Theo is still... a little ways off!”
The Dragon Princess, who had been watching from beside us, was somehow burning with rivalry.
Looking at it like this, things seemed peaceful enough.
But when I considered the situation seriously, not everything was going well.
‘Because Mirne isn’t moving, are the Dark Mages also stuck at the lowest level?’
I had hoped to gain some hints about the original story’s progression while Mirne focused on other matters.
But now that the progression had stopped, it seemed the information was restricted accordingly.
‘But does that have nothing to do with resolving Covenants?’
If the original story had stopped and even information on the Dark Mages was blocked, then things like Covenants should not be able to progress either.
Yet the Covenants continued to progress separately.
It was extremely difficult to get a sense of how this worked.
Rather than continue worrying about that, I decided to focus on something else.
“Lumynix, did you say Fairies don’t live in groups?”
“Yes. There is a Fairy King, but even that is only ceremonial... They are so fickle that they do not stay in one place and wander from place to place.”
“Even though I have Fairy Tail, they still won’t gather?”
“That is correct.”
Recently, I had been focusing on matters related to the Nonhuman Races.
Fairies in particular were said to bring good fortune, so I wanted to bring their entire race into the Empire if possible.
[ Fairy Tail, a Fairy’s tail that ordinarily does not exist. ]
[ It is said to twist providence, call forth Mystery, and create miracles. ]
[ You gain the absolute favor of Fairies. ]
I had resolved Lumynix’s Covenant and received a sweet reward.
I wanted to use that chance to make contact with the Fairies.
But according to Lumynix, it was simply difficult to meet them.
“What a shame.”
“Still... things may be different if you become a Noble.”
A Noble.
The instant that word came out, Arveda looked at Lumynix in surprise.
“Lumynix, I never thought you would seriously bring up becoming a Noble.”
“...I know it sounds like an empty dream. But since Your Highness is human, it is natural to mention it.”
An incomprehensible conversation suddenly unfolded.
I immediately cut in to get to the point.
“A Noble? Does it mean something different from the noble I know?”
The moment I asked what I was most curious about, Lumynix awkwardly opened her mouth.
“Humans are many and bound together as one, but we are not. We shall seek the one who will make us one, and call them a Noble.”
“...?”
I looked at Lumynix questioningly.
When Lumynix’s curse was purified, she had become a palm-sized Fairy.
Perhaps because of the years she had lived, she now maintained the size of an adult woman.
Anyway.
“...It is like a legend that has been passed down among the Nonhuman Races since long ago. You could call them the representative of the Nonhuman Races. I do not understand why the Nonhuman Races need to be united, but... they decided to call that representative a Noble.”
Lumynix continued, trying to clear up my confusion.
The moment I heard that, something flashed through my mind.
‘...What if a great evil is destined to appear, which is why a Noble is needed?’
The main villain of I’m Full Because Everyone Keeps Giving Me Things had yet to appear.
But if the entire continent had to confront that main villain with all its strength...
Then the entire continent would need to unite.
‘Assuming all humans cooperate with the Macelin Kingdom, the Nonhuman Races probably will not.’
But if I were recognized as a Noble then, it would be easy to command all the Nonhuman Races.
That was when I understood why the Crown Prince had said it would not be over even if he resolved every Covenant.
‘Will the Empire become the land of the Demon Race in five years?’
The Empire would fall.
It would fall because of the Executioners and become a land where people could not live.
A land where people could not live.
A land only people could not live in.
A place humans could not set foot in.
“Ah.”
Only then did I understand why I’m Full Because Everyone Keeps Giving Me Things was so desperate to devour the Empire.
‘The Empire becomes the Demon Realm?’
Was that why Mirne was trying so hard to strip the Empire bare?
If the Empire would become the Demon Realm anyway, then perhaps it made sense to take as much as she could from it.
‘Did Mirne know all that and choose not to cooperate with the Crown Prince?’
‘Was it because there would be nothing to gain from speaking with the Crown Prince of an Empire that would become the Demon Realm anyway?’
It was only a hypothesis, but the circumstances fit together strangely well.
“Bring the Saintess.”
I understood why the Crown Prince had regressed so many times.
The Empire had to fall for the story to progress?
‘I have no intention of letting that happen.’
To prevent it from becoming the Demon Realm, the first thing I needed to do was call the Saintess and carry out a large-scale Purification of the land.
The second was...
‘Should I try transplanting the World Tree?’
I needed to plant one enormous tree in the Empire.
Footnotes:
TL Note: The Korean loanword "teil" can mean "tale" or "tail." Chapter 60 confirms it means a fairy's tail, so "Fairy Tale" is now "Fairy Tail." Sorry for the confusion.
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