The Prince Wants To Retire

6. Which line should I take? (3)

The 3rd Prince, who was confused for a moment, jumped up from his seat.

“Now joking… … .”

“Do you think it’s a joke?”

Kariel stopped the third prince who was angry and looked at the princes with a cold expression.

Then the two princes flinched.

They later became sorcerers close to sword masters and mages, but now they are just children.

“Twice! Think carefully. If I had wanted to become an emperor, would I have done something like this?”

At those words, the two princes hardened their faces as they remembered what Kariel had done first.

What touched the Emperor’s sect.

Because of this, Kariel was firmly stamped with the imperial faction.

Although they have no choice but to support them because of the current emperor, they will not like the crown prince.

Perhaps later they will declare their support for one of them.

“On top of that, becoming emperor with a body like this is just exhausting.”

Kariel looked at her body and sighed deeply.

It’s only recently gotten better, but the anxiety still remained, so it was hard to focus on making this body perfect.

That’s why the position of emperor was even more unworthy of Kariel.

‘It’s a specification to be insulted anymore.’

Kariel looked at the two princes while thinking that inwardly.

“Then ask again. Are you interested in the position of crown prince?”

Looking at him asking again, the faces of the two princes frowned. Although I am still young, I know that I should not respond hastily because the matter is serious enough.

“Just be honest. Don’t try to pretend that you want to become the crown prince later.”

Kariel took a sip of tea while saying that.

The two princes also took a sip of tea to hide their puzzled expressions and calmed their confused minds.

The two princes, who had been drinking tea in uncomfortable silence, finally nodded slightly, and Kariel spoke to the two princes with a satisfied expression.

“Then I will tell you my requirements.”

The 2nd Prince, who made an expression of ‘Yes!’ at Kariel’s words, and the 3rd Prince, who crumpled their faces.

This kind of transaction was inconvenient because he was not as smart as the second prince.

Cariel, who looked at the third prince as if he was cute, thought about what to do because he might be asked to give up the position of grand duke or duke as a condition of giving up the position of crown prince, or ask for the core region of the empire.

“Prove it.”

“what?”

“What is it?”

The two princes responded at the same time to Kariel’s words.

To the two of them, who made a face that asked what they were talking about, Kariel quenched her throat with bitter tea and opened her mouth.

“Literally. Prove that you are a good fit for the position of the Crown Prince.”

“… … In what way?”

When the 2nd Prince asked with an uncomfortable expression, the 3rd Prince frowned and looked at Kariel.

“It will be difficult for you, who are still young, to exercise political power, so try to do what you are good at. You through magic, you through the sword.”

Having said that, Kariel gave me a specific method.

In the case of the 2nd prince, how to revive the empire through magic.

In the case of the third prince, how to revive a sinking empire through force.

“Isn’t that too bad for me?”

The third prince said with an uncomfortable expression.

Currently, the military is in a situation where each faction has an appropriate share.

In such a situation, the condition to find a way to revive the empire through force was unfavorable to the third prince.

On the other hand, the 2nd Prince would be able to meet certain conditions even if he made a good magic tool.

“know. So I’ll make it fair.”

As Kariel said that, he drew a deep smile.

Then the two princes tilted their heads in amazement. It was a mischievous smile, but it was because he felt a cold sensation to the point of being surprised for a moment.

“It will soon create a situation in which the entire military has no choice but to move.”

“… … What is it?”

At the words of the 3rd Prince, the 2nd Prince was also curious.

“You know the bastard caught while handing over military secrets?”

“ah… … .”

The 3rd Prince nodded his head as if he knew it, and made a disappointed expression. It was disappointing that the military would not come forward to catch just one count.

Seeing the third prince like that, Kariel smiled.

“It turned out that he was just a torso.”

“Is that really true?”

When the 3rd Prince spoke with a surprised expression on his face, Kariel smiled and nodded.

“… … Can you tell me who the head is?”

“The Emperors.”

The third prince carefully asked the question, and Kariel answered immediately.

Then the two princes looked at Kariel with a surprised expression.

“Are you planning to attack the Imperial Squad?”

The second prince asked in a low voice if he noticed something.

Cariel then drank the tea without a word with a deep smile.

“Anyway, if both of you decided to become emperors, the nobility would split.”

The two princes looked uncomfortable at Kariel’s words.

It is a structure that will inevitably break apart if you start fighting for the position of the Crown Prince.

“In that situation, there is no need for the imperial faction. That is why I will attack other countries by sacrificing the imperial faction.”

The eyes of the two princes began to tremble at Kariel’s plan.

“To condemn the bastards who seduced parasite-like aristocrats and ate the empire’s interests. That is the last thing I will do before I step down as crown prince.”

Upon hearing Kariel’s plan, the two princes’ expressions hardened.

“You may abdicate in disgrace.”

At the words of the second prince, the third prince also nodded.

It wasn’t just the lower nobility who lost interest in other countries.

Since high-ranking nobles were also at stake, if he made the wrong move, he could not only be demoted from the position of crown prince due to the fierce resistance of the nobles, but he could also be exiled with all sorts of crimes.

Although they were still young princes, they knew full well that the emperor was not trustworthy as they were clever guys.

Therefore, the emperor might abandon Kariel to convince the nobles.

“I do not care.”

Cariel smiled brightly as he drank tea with an expression that he didn’t care.

“ruler! Then we’re done talking… … . All that’s left is to wait until you get to your mother’s house?”

The two princes’ faces wrinkled at his words.

“Don’t treat me like a child.”

“That’s right, kid.”

At the words of the second prince, Kariel said with a smile full of scorn.

The 2nd and 3rd princes, who had just turned 14, were only just getting out of the little tee.

At least the 3rd Prince, who trains every day, looks like a young man, but the 2nd Prince is still a child.

The second prince who kept his mouth shut at Kariel’s factual assault.

I’ve been under a bit of stress lately because of my slow growth, but I couldn’t help but get pissed off when Cariel treated me like a child.

Then, the 3rd Prince next to him looked up and down with a sneering expression on the 2nd Prince.

“Twitter!”

“You wanna die?”

“Start with growth and come.”

The 3rd prince kicked his tongue at the 2nd prince who created magical power and pointed to Kariel with a wink.

Then the second prince said, ‘Ah!’ With that expression on his face, he hastily suppressed his magic.

“Now this is fine.”

As Kariel drank tea leisurely, the 2nd and 3rd princes looked at him with curious expressions.

“I heard that you are doing something these days… … Did it work?”

“little? Enough to walk.”

When Kariel smiled and answered the 3rd Prince’s question, the 3rd Prince nodded his head as if worthy of it. Although he lacked a lot compared to himself, it was because he could see that he had muscles all over the place.

“It’s called rigid body art, but it’s effective for strengthening the body. There is a lot of wasted mana, but if you can live like a normal person, it will be great.”

“Rigid body art? Are you a member of the magic maturation method?”

“right.”

Like a genius who is already immersed in mana research, the 2nd Prince noticed what Kariel had learned at once.

“It would be dangerous.”

“So I am only training the basics. I think I need to step up gradually, but the risk is high, so it’s not easy.”

At Kariel’s words, the second prince cleared his throat and said.

“Hmmmm! Also, let me know if you need any help.”

As if embarrassed, the second prince blushed a little while talking, while Kariel and the third prince looked at each other as if they were cute.

Even the tick-tock of the second prince, who was more like a child because of his lack of growth, felt slightly cute.

Sensing the gaze of the two princes, the second prince glared at him with an angry expression, and only then did Kariel erase the smile drawn on his lips and reply.

“okay. If you get stuck, I’ll ask for help. If you help me, I will be specially reflected in the evaluation… … .”

“Where is that!”

At Kariel’s words, the 3rd prince stood up as if in a fit.

Looking at him like that, the second prince smiled.

“If you twist it, you will study it too.”

At the second prince’s words, Kariel laughed and stood up from her seat.

“It’s nice to see my younger siblings after a long time. At this point, I have to go see the rest of my brother.”

“You mean Miriel?”

“why? Are you uncomfortable?”

In response to Kariel’s question, the second prince cleared his throat and said.

“It can’t be.”

The two princes were slightly uncomfortable because they were younger sisters whom they had never seen before, but it was necessary.

No matter who becomes the emperor, the safety of the imperial family must be guaranteed.

In order to ensure the safety of not only himself but also his sister Miriael, it was necessary to plant an image of ‘we are family!’ from an early age.

“Let’s go quickly as soon as we speak.”

“… … Yes.”

“yes.”

I forcibly dragged the younger brothers who answered with an uncomfortable voice somewhere and headed to the Imperial Palace where Miriael was.

Because it was decided abruptly, Kariel and the two princes moved without notifying the Imperial Palace.

So they got on a carriage and moved to the huge palace, and soon the Imperial Palace appeared.

Like other palaces, the Imperial Palace has a splendid exterior.

But there was something strange in Kariel’s view.

The exterior of the palace looks gorgeous at first glance, but somehow feels sloppy.

‘Certainly strange.’

Cariel tilted her head and suddenly remembered Miriael’s words that she had suffered as a child.

Miriel’s mother, who was weak like the Empress, died after not being able to survive in the Imperial Palace.

Therefore, she was brought up by a nanny from her mother’s family, but the strange thing was that after Miriael had grown to a certain extent, the nanny was immediately sent out of the palace.

“There is something.”

“… … Yes?”

The second prince, who was walking by Kariel’s murmur, asked.

However, instead of answering, Kariel deliberately got off the carriage and went quietly to the Imperial Palace with the princes.

Soon after, Tarion tried to announce in a loud voice that the crown prince had arrived, but Kariel blocked it and quietly entered the palace with her two younger sisters.

“Me, Your Highness!”

“Shh!”

After sealing the mouth of the palace knight who stood guard at the entrance, he went inside with the two princes.

“majesty!”

As one of the ladies-in-waiting spoke while bowing, the nearby attendants and maids also hurriedly bowed.

“Where is Miriel?”

“I-I will be in the garden.”

“It’s a garden… … .”

Kariel headed straight to the garden at her words.

Then I could see Miriel sitting alone in the garden, blankly.

“You look lonely.”

“Well… … .”

When the two princes saw Miiel’s appearance, they swallowed the silence.

They were often visited by people from the maternal side and nobles, and even the Crown Prince, young nobles from the imperial sect came to visit.

Besides, it was common for young servants to stick together every day.

But Miriale had none of that.

“Where is the nanny?”

In response to Kariel’s cold question, the maid who was beside him hurriedly bowed her head.

“That, that… … Is there anything to see… … .”

“It’s a business… … I wonder what could be more important than taking care of the still young princess.”

Kariel muttered with sharp eyes and spoke to the two princes.

“I’m playing with Miriel.”

“Where are you going?”

In response to the second prince’s question, Kariel looked at the princess’s palace.

“I’ll have a look here.”

Sensing that Kariel’s voice was unusual, the two princes turned to Miriel without asking further questions.

Seeing that, Kariel began to check the princess’s palace in earnest.

***

The next day, news came that Kariel, who visited the princess’s palace with the two princes, performed a sword dance.

And after a while, the news that the two dukes secretly found Kariel was heard, and the capital fell into chaos.

The nobles shook their heads as if they didn’t really know where to put the line.

A newspaper gave them an answer.

“All they have left is the prison.”