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69 – The answer is fixed (3)

The night that Lieutenant Colonel Yeager was summoned by the 5th prince, the prince’s office.

“Yes, Hendrick. Are you sure Lieutenant Colonel Jaeger and my stupid little brother really had this conversation?”

It is very dangerous and difficult to secretly listen to someone else’s story in this era where there is no eavesdropping device or small recorder equipped with a recording function.

Therefore, when you are in politics, it is virtually impossible to find out what information has been exchanged if you bring your opponent into your own secret room and talk.

The reason why the Crown Prince, who knows this well, can speak as if he heard the secret conversation between the 5th Prince and Lieutenant Colonel Yeager, who are quite vigilant…

“Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince. Bacon, who had been working as a probationary butler in the mansion of the 5th prince a few months ago, partially overhears some information and what Lieutenant Colonel Jaeger reported. Therefore, I think you can trust what is written in the letter from Lieutenant Colonel Jaeger.”

Hearing that, the prince let out a sigh of relief and said,

“If Lieutenant Colonel Jaeger took the side of that idiot, I would have a headache too. I’m really glad it didn’t happen.”

If it had been another subordinate or vassal, he would have responded in some form to what the prince said.

Since Hendrick was in charge of leading the spies, his job was to convey information, not to suggest opinions like other subjects.

No, rather, because the spy’s suggestion to the master is an act that goes beyond the authority given to him.

The prince felt that he was quite trustworthy because he didn’t answer anything.

“Then let’s go and see the work. In addition, thoroughly protect the girl Lieutenant Colonel Yeager mentioned. Because I think it could be a tool to weaken my idiot brother’s political standing later on.”

At the same time, Hendrik left his seat, and then an unexpected person entered the office.

It was Krieg von Reich, the 4th Prince of the Reich Empire, who had been proposing an alliance with him since winning the Visochian War.

For reference, the words were an alliance, but in reality it was like an oath to be under the Crown Prince.

“Your Highness the Crown Prince.”

“Ah, Krieg! You came sooner than expected Don’t stand still. Sit down.”

Saying that, the prince himself brought a chair for Krieg to sit in front of the desk.

It’s a sight that someone who doesn’t know the situation can look like brothers who have been very close since before.

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Looking inside, it was not long ago that they were competing under the water for the position of emperor.

In the world of politics, yesterday’s enemy becoming today’s ally is as common as being kicked by a pebble on the roadside, so it’s nothing special.

“Yeah, I’m sorry for calling you busy like this.”

“No, Your Highness the Crown Prince. But why did you call me?”

“Ah, the idiot Jonas did something interesting, so I called because I wanted to chat about it. Just as an excuse to have a cup of tea with my lovely sister.”

Hearing those words, Krieg could feel a cold sweat running down his back.

Because until a few months ago, even if it wasn’t to the extent that they couldn’t kill each other, the prince who was fighting over power that couldn’t be divided even among family members.

It was because there was no way he would have tea and chat with him for pure purposes, putting aside his busy schedule.

‘Damn it, no matter how much I kneel to come in. I can’t live because I’m sad…’

But the words that came out of Crigg’s mouth were the complete opposite of his feelings.

“Is that so? It is an honor that His Highness, the Crown Prince, thinks of me like this.”

“Crig, in private, just call me hyung. Didn’t you and I have the same mother, and we often played together when we were children?”

“No, Your Highness… How can I…”

At those words, the prince spoke slowly as if threatening.

“Call it that, are we not now brothers working together towards the same goal? I see you as my younger brother and ally, but you don’t want to put a wall up against me…”

“No, brother.”

“Okay, that’s Clig. Look at this letter.”

The 4th Prince Cleg received the letter and was shocked.

“Isn’t this the letter that says that old Jonas was conciliating Baron Jaeger? But why me?”

“It’s just that I don’t think there’s really a difference between what Jonas did when he was young and what he does now. When Jonas was 5 years old, I remembered how he used to yell at the chamberlain for wanting the sword I had. Don’t you remember too?”

“It was, brother. When I was 8 years old, I also had my cherished chessboard and pieces taken away from me.”

From the outside, it seemed like a very friendly atmosphere, but the 4th Prince of Cleague knew it well because he wasn’t an idiot.

Right now, the prince was very displeased that Jonas had dared to snatch Lieutenant Colonel Jaeger, and he was contemplating what form of retaliation to take.

In addition, he realized that the purpose of turning this to himself and warning him was also hidden.

In addition, given the time given, it was clear that he meant to read it to himself, so Krieg read the contents of the letter as quickly as possible.

“But that was when I was young, and as I got older, I couldn’t carelessly give away my things. no Back then, it was about a toy or a nice knife. It has become directly related to the future of the empire and the supreme power. Especially Lieutenant Colonel Jaeger.”

“Isn’t it a subject that you cherish? A guy with the qualities of an unprecedented master, who reached the rank of lieutenant colonel at the age of 21. Besides, judging from what was written here, you swore allegiance to your brother with all the rhetoric, as if straight out of a chivalry novel.”

At those words, the prince, who had been in a bad mood because of Jonas a few seconds ago, answered with a smile.

“If I had just firmly refused, I would have been able to escape the crisis, leaving room for Jonas to join me later when I had the chance. That would have been enough for me to have finished it well enough that I no longer doubted him. I didn’t just openly curse at Jonas, didn’t I make that greedy guy into an evil villain who was greedy for other people’s things?”

“Yes, brother. Besides, he boasted that he was able to be active thanks to his older brother, so if this story reaches other people… If he himself goes under his older brother, there will be people who think he will be able to succeed even more than now.”

Hearing that, the prince smiled and said,

“Honestly, it’s true that Yeager got to that position at his age because he’s talented, but my support was indispensable to getting him into that position at his age. Would you have entrusted an infantry battalion to a captain and given him the position of major after winning a mock battle?”

Hearing this, the 4th Prince Clegg was convinced.

It meant that he was now reversing how he should behave under the crown prince.

If it weren’t for that, wouldn’t there be no reason to call yourself and talk about a letter like this?

“What a desirable relationship, brother. The master fully trusts his subordinates, and the subordinates develop their abilities to the fullest under the master’s shadow. Since my younger brother Krieg said he would join me, I am thinking of loving and embracing him from the bottom of my heart if he serves me like Jaeger.”

At that, Krieg got up from his chair and bowed as he did when meeting the crown prince in public.

“I don’t know if it was before I went under my older brother, but now that I’ve been under my older brother, we’re personally brothers, but it’s already like a lord and vassal relationship. So, I will do my best.”

“Is that so? Then these things that Hendrik investigated will no longer be needed.”

Saying that, the prince dropped a book on the desk in front of Krieg and signaled to open it.

Inside, the outline of Krieg’s conversations with a handful of retainers following him after he entered the prince’s household was written.

“A few months ago, before you said you would join me, Baron Dreme swore to serve me, not you. And this is what he wrote. After promising to come under me, other guys often looked for opportunities, and even when I gave them a signal to betray, they didn’t move. It’s wonderful, little brother.”

When he heard that, the 4th Prince Krieg couldn’t hide his surprised expression.

Because his faction is at most a little better than a single count, and he took good care of his vassals, so he thought that no one would recklessly sell his information.

It was because he could not believe that the Baron Dreme, whom he cherished the most, had betrayed.

“Ah, Baron Dreme is the guy I planted a long time ago. You don’t have to feel betrayed, brother.”

“Is that so, brother?”

After saying that, the prince laughed and said to his younger brother.

“Look only at me, be loyal only to me. Then it will give you too much wealth and power.”