--The northernmost mansion in Ruzahar
It was a large, luxurious room. At a table in the center of the room, a dozen aristocratic-looking men are drinking in the middle of the day with their heads held high.
They are aristocrats of the First Prince Gilbert Lotto-Amelian faction, who are deeply involved in the conspiracy, funding the plan to sell the princess to the Empire, and communicating with the Empire.
In Ruzahar, which is close to the scene, a knight promoted by the Gilbert faction is competing in the Sacred Martial Arts Tournament. They are waiting for the good news on the pretext of supporting him.
'Is this the confirmation of Sir Fracton's failure?
A man with a barrel-like build, making no attempt to hide his grumpiness, roughly placed a wooden cup with a row of fruit wine on the table.
The Princess has been seen in this Rousahar. There is no doubt about it.
A man with neatly shaved golden hair, leaving the top of his head with a stocky build, crosses his arms and declares with a difficult look on his face, "You mean the Empire betrayed you at the last minute?
'You mean the empire betrayed us at the last minute. He forced a royal marriage to go ahead without the king's permission. Lord Fracton is now guilty of death. I hope we're not the only ones who will be accused of this: ......
A morbidly skinny aristocrat with a pale face blurts out
"Jeez, this is no joke! I just went along because you guys said you were absolutely sure of success!
"Me too! I only lent you my name because you said it was for His Royal Highness Prince Gilbert!
Suddenly, the anxiety that had been suppressed erupted from the nobles in attendance.
'Don't get upset! Even if Lord Fracton confessed, there is no proof. It is impossible to punish all the noblemen here on suspicion alone, even if it were Your Majesty. Besides, we have a scapegoat in mind. We won't be punished, even if we were to be punished!
The surrounding nobles regained their composure as the barrel-built man's tempest raged.
'So? How did Princess Lohse come to this Ruzahar? Lord Loompa, you know why, don't you?
A big-boned, blonde-haired aristocrat with a head like a pineapple asks
Incompetence.
A man with a barrel of physique, Loompa replied as he spat.
'What?'
"It's the chaperone of the disgrace of the kensei competing in the current martial arts tournament.
The case of Lord Fracton is a matter of life and death for the aristocrats in this room, which will determine their fate. They could not afford to watch the sacred martial arts tournament.
''A disgrace to the Sword Sage? Ah, that [most incompetent] or some other joke of a boon (gift) possessing a child,
The words of one of the aristocrats, who seemed to be mocking them, elicited a thunderous smile from the surrounding aristocrats.
And? What's the result of the Princess's expectation of a knight?
You don't need to hear that. Didn't you run away crying?
No, no, you may have been hit by another martial artist's high spirits and passed out in a coma?
A nobleman with a barrel of physique - Loompa, with a face full of disgust
"Qualification is a crushing defeat for incompetence.
Talk about the solution abruptly.
"Overwhelming victory? No way! Isn't he the most incompetent in the world?
The room buzzed like a birdcage at the careless voice of one of the nobles.
It's true. I didn't see the battle of incompetence either. But my knight in arms tells me that Kai Heinemann is not weak. He insists on it.
No, you can't! There has to be something more to it!
"Yes! Of course you cheated!
Loompa nods broadly at the denials that are spewed out one after another.
I think so too. I can also predict what Princess Lohse will do. The Heinemann school teacher's representative to the organization of the tournament had protested that Kai Heinemann had won by using a special item. But it seems that they didn't have enough evidence and didn't take him seriously.
"Injustice and injustice in the sacred Budokukai is unforgivable!
"You should be prosecuted immediately! What the hell are they doing running the tournament?
Without question, they declare the injustice against Kai Heinemann, and the nobles spew out verbal abuse.
Loompa raises his hands in the air and gestures for them to stop their slander.
The candidate for Prince Gilbert's guardian knight is also participating in this tournament. You will be able to get a lot more than just a shame if you lose to the princess's knight candidate, even if it is a despicable hand. You can't afford to lose to him. I must win!
I agree with Lord Loompa, but do you actually make it to the finals with that item or something like that? If the management doesn't admit to cheating, our guardian knight candidate is in danger of being defeated as well.
"Humph! As for his items, he made the tournament organizers promise to forbid him from bringing any item of clothing into the arena. Besides, we can't let our hand-picked knights compete with such incompetent garbage. That's not a problem. I've got it all worked out!
He slurped and drank down his drink while Loompa's face contorted into an ugly mess.
'I see. I see.'
The pineapple-haired aristocrat also let out a light breath of relief and drank a glass of wine.
The other noblemen also lost their pessimistic expressions and began to gossip about their favorite guardian knights and incompetent swordsmen while drinking.