Swain Hakushaku Reijou no Chiisana Oujisama Chapter 41

Happy Friday!

Here's the first chapter of Swain Hakushaku of the year! Though I say that, it's the second to last chapter of the novel and next week's chapter will be the last chapter. But for now, I hope you enjoy this chapter.

I, wanted to kill that woman though. Even if I did that kind of thing, she would definitely not be happy. Because she said that I was "kind". So that I can be the person that she knew, let's tolerate this much.

「Your intentions may be unpardonable though.」

The young man next to me looked at the grave before him and shook his head.

「No. It turned out well. If they knew that people were killed because of them, my younger sister as well as His Highness Prince Yuriel would be in remorse.」

A rare smile on his face, Pascal sloppily put flowers in front of the grave.

「This is Leonora's grave. Be a bit more careful.」

「With all due respect, Your Highness Prince Romeo. I can treat my younger sister however I want.」

The crouching Pascal gave a deep sigh, and absentmindedly stared at Leonora's grave. I too, looked at Leonora.

「She was a girl who didn't know filial piety, someone who couldn't be helped. It would be good if His Highness Prince Yuriel wasn't like his mother though.」

「Leonora kept you busy enough.」

「No matter how hard she worked, she wouldn't have passed away before her parents and her older brother.」

Leonora.

My beloved Leonora.

I wonder if you're happy. Your son is smiling happily.

My, Leonora.

I've always called her this in my heart. Because she has never been my Leonora.

Aniue probably did so as well.

Leonora, was the name of a pitiful maid.

She was a young girl whose wish was to be married to a man with an ordinary status, and happily live with her family. She did not wish for status nor prestige. The affections of the king who was as old as her father, as well as as the favor of the princes who were blindly emotionally attached who she only thought of as younger brothers, that was not what she wanted

And yet, she was too fascinating, and because she had many beautiful things that we didn't have, we, dragged her into the king's lineage that was full of schemes.

She was a rude maid. She was impudent and clumsy, but, an honest person.

I, constantly cursed my father, and resented him, I still curse the foolish king.

Why did you get involved with Leonora. If a powerless maid who had no backers were to become pregnant with the king's child, what would happen, what would be done, you would know if you thought about it a little. Leonora, the one who killed our important person was, not just the queen. Was the king, not the perpetrator as well.

『Please, get along as brothers….』

They were the first thing that Leonora who had lost consciousness said after Yuriel was born. And, they were her last words as she was forced to drink poison immediately after that.

Aniue, after Leonora passed away, became somewhat strange.

The change was so minuscule that you wouldn't notice if you didn't look closely. However, if you were close, you would notice it. Who aniue resented were, all the people who decided that Leonora was foolish maid.

Nonetheless, anuie and I had something in common.

At the very least, we must protect Yuriel.

Leonora's, only child.

It was complicated as he was father's child as well, but even so, if we thought of him as Leonora's child, his adorableness would increase.

How do we protect Yuriel completely.

Moreover, will we be able to get revenge.

The solution that I came up with was the abolition of the monarchy. Before that, I will present the evidence of the queen's crimes that I have collected up until now, and complete the execution.

Even though I frequently get rid of the insects, new ones take their place. If Yuriel wished for it, it would be fine to make Yuriel king as well. However, if possible, I wanted to keep him away from the dangers of the royal family. If I were to free him from the royal family, then it would be fine to just get rid of the royal family. And I thought that it would also be my revenge.

Fortunately, Pascal had the power to protect Yuriel who was no longer royalty. Recently, he had been taken a liking to by the future Duke and Duchess Roderick, so it was fine over there as well.

Pascal hid the fact that he was a blood relative of Leonora, so there were only a few people who knew. It seems that it was so that those around Leonora wouldn't think that she was able to work in the castle because of connections and affiliation, but it proved to be a good decision. The queen didn't obstruct his promotion, and if he can climb up to be the leader of the chivalric order, it would be sufficient in being able to stand by Yuriel.

「It would be nice if I can tell him that I'm his uncle soon.」

「Even if you introduced yourself now, you would only be doubted.」

That's true, but it wouldn't do to continue hiding it like this.

「Aniue too, it seems that he, yet again, thought of something outrageous though. In the end, he probably intends to leave Yuriel to you.」

「Your siblings are smart brats, aren't they.」

「If you weren't Leonora's family, you may be beheaded if you talk like that.」

「It's because we're family.」

Even so, when I muttered that, Pascal seemed to understand what I was going to say since I had not said anything yet.

「I didn't think that the succession right would be handed to that guy, but he's gotten more mature. I thought that he would always be an idiot who depended on his idiotic mother.」

「Even though you should honestly say that you have a better opinion of him. No matter what you say, it's because you're worried about your siblings.」

When I said that I had no idea what he was talking about, Pascal, as if making fun of me, gave a sigh and shook his head.

「His Highness Prince Gilbert's sweetheart…wasn't she Baron Marian's daughter. Did you not order my subordinate to be her bodyguard. If you think about it, the queen would never allow a baron's daughter to be His Highness Prince Gilbert's queen. It was truly well observed.」

「I'm close with Marian's son, so it's not because of that guy.」

「Oya, was that so. Then, once again ordering my subordinates, to protect His Highness Prince Gilbert from the extremists who schemed for the His Highness Prince Alan and your enthronement of their own accord, was that also because of your friend?」

「…annoying.」

I glared at Pascal who was talking like he was instructing a child.

「You're making a childish face for the first time in a while. You said that His Highness Prince Gilbert matured, but I have also seen His Highness Prince Alan and you grow, it was enjoyable. At any rate, in my opinion, all you siblings are still children.」

「It's not us who are children, it's you who is old.」

「As expected, Your Highness is a stupid brat who always tries to get the last word in ever since you were younger.」

「I really hate you.」

「So it seems. I wasn't going to be an 'idiot' or a 'fool' that Your Highness detests though.」

「There are people who you instinctively hate even if they're not an idiot or a fool.」

「If you say that you hate them and that they're irritating, then you will be abandoned by your friend that you finally made as well.」

「…annoying.」

I hated idiots.

Idiots who do anything『for someone's sake』. Idiots who don't realize that their only excuse was『for someone's sake』. They do their best for『for someone's sake』. They do bad things『for someone's sake』because there's no other way. In the end, that's just shifting the responsibility and to make themselves feel better.

Cain was, not an idiot in the least.

Why did he think to cooperate with me?

When he answered that question, there was no hesitation.

『In order to be forgiven. In order to regain the me who was able to properly face my important person.』

He was quite interesting.

I hated fools even more.

People who always think about sacrificing themselves, for someone's sake.

Leonora was an idiot. She was a fool.

For her family's appearances, she worked in the castle, so that she could be a daughter they could be proud of. Even though her parents wouldn't have wanted her to do something like work in the castle if they knew this would happen.

She sympathized with the devastated king who lost his wife, sacrificed herself, and accepted the love of a man whom she didn't even like.

I hated her.

I hated her, but I loved her very, very much.

「I have done what needed to be done, Leonora.」

I created an environment where Yuriel will live without being hindered by anyone.

「Maa, His Highness Prince Gilbert was the one who exiled the queen though.」

「I was the one who gave him the information on the queen. He's a complete failure. For him to not be able to collect information on a single person.」

「Aah, It was indeed strange for the information to be that detailed…it was Your Highness Prince Romeo, huh.」

I gave Pascal's back a kick when he said, 'As expected, you guys get along, don't you'.

「His Highness Prince Yuriel, and His Highness Prince Gilbert, it would be fine if you honestly called them by name. Are you too shy.」

「You are really annoying.」

Leonora. Beloved Leonora.

With this, will you be relieved?

Chapter end