A day dawns from the raid on the King's capital by Leila and Forze.
The people who were in a panic state also gradually began to regain calm and managed to grasp and rebuild the damage.
In the meantime, soldiers were gathered in the conference room where the royal castle was safe, in the heavy towns of the royal family and the country, and for protection. Of course, I, the Kingsguard knight, and the captains of the other First Knights are present.
The royal participant is the Third Prince Ford to the First Prince Darius. And just the three of Princess Ines.
After the raid, the second prince, Youg, was discovered unspeakably from under the rubble by a rescue operation all night long.
And I haven't been able to confirm His Majesty's appearance yet. But from the circumstances, it would be hopeless.
His Majesty's office has been destroyed without a shadow to see, and the ceiling and floor of the room have collapsed in the first place, connecting it to the upper and lower floors.
Remove the rubble. None of us can find the shape of a person, and all we are currently discovering is a right arm with a slice of made-up clothing.
"Well, this is where my father wants me to proceed."
The first voice of the meeting was released by Prince Darius.
"Yesterday's raid will allow my father to decide he's dead. It must be accompanied by a decision on the election of the next king and on the members of the new political system. That's all the flashy raids, and if the king doesn't show himself once after that, the people will soon notice him even as he lays low on the king's death. It could also affect morale on the front line."
"Right. If you were to decide the next king according to the law, wouldn't your brother reign as usual?
"Oh, I'm going to. Do you have an opinion on this?
To Ford's remarks, Darius nods one thing and takes confirmation around him as he shows his will to be king.
Naturally, there will be no opposite voices coming from around. Originally, Prince Darius has been studying to become king as first prince, and this doesn't mean he has terrible flaws. If so, where are you learning His Majesty's way as it is?
But if you can show us what happened yesterday, you can understand, even if you don't like it, that the same way your majesty does not work. After that, how does it develop from there? Fortunately, many of the civilians who were in the castle have survived, and their work as kings should be able to be fulfilled adequately with their support.
Prince Darius nodded one after looking around all the way, making sure he wasn't particularly opinionated.
"Then I will be king and I will take over this country in the future. Everyone, please help me."
In keeping with that word, everyone bows their heads deeply toward His Majesty Darius.
"Then it's about the future. It must be decided as soon as possible to deal with national personnel and the ongoing domestic fighting. And how to announce it to the people."
"As far as human resources is concerned, I was wondering if it would be a good direction to make up for the missing parts while continuing to take over the past. Unless you are a person with some know-how, you may be bored with the unfamiliar hands of Your Majesty"
It was the Prime Minister who spoke. He is a nearly seventy lil grandfather and also a figure who has seen his predecessor the King since he was a child. The trust from the royal family is also thick, and the princess has told me that she is being consulted about something. She also trusts the princess quite a bit because she's not even a greedy man who wants more power now.
"Right. How many of them died in the raid or were injured and unable to return immediately?
"That's me."
It was the commander-in-chief of the soldier corps who said that and lifted the material at hand. During this short period of time, we seem to have been compiling materials on who is missing and so on.
"There are three people in the position whose death has been confirmed. There are two people who cannot be contacted and do not know if it is cheap or not. And among those who were going up to the castle as maids, there were eleven dead and seven unsub. Also, the placement of those who were in positions..."
While listening to the Commander-in-Chief explain, I observe the princess who has been silent for a long time now.
I'm standing behind a chair where the princess sits, so I can't see the princess's face, but the atmosphere also seemed nervous somehow.
Do you want to say something? In places like this, women tend to be underestimated. Especially since the princess has decided to marry another country, and I guess it's hard to say that it's about getting involved in politics.
"Hmm, it doesn't seem like there's anything the department can't turn around without, especially. Let's just let them deal with it by increasing their personnel. I have to get some money for the maids' survivors, but that's not the problem. The question is, was Youg in charge of the military?"
Fortunately, those who died in the nobility were not so much on the board, and a replacement is likely to be found soon. But the biggest problem, as His Holiness Darius said, is the army that Prince Eug was in charge of.
The military ministry had a commander-in-chief of the Armunale Corps, Commander-in-Chief Maurice, and a commander-in-chief of the soldier corps who headed the general army, and it was Prince Eug who headed those two.
The posts there are not easy to replace, and Prince Ford has been intensive in his studies as a civilian, so his knowledge of the military is scarce.
There is also the hand of rolling up one of the commander-in-chief and letting him rule, but now the two tend to be too long and thoughtful for the Armunale and Infantry squads. Supervision is preferred to persons who do not belong to either as much as possible. If I don't, I really get mixed up with orders and prejudice. I don't think the commander-in-chief would do that right now, but I can't even notice imprinting by the environment.
"Who appoints the former Superintendent?
"No, he's over eighty already, and it's hard to get out of bed. I'd rather have Prince Ford concurrently do it than that."
"Don't be stupid! Prince Ford's studies as a civilian are still insufficient. I don't have time for that."
"But are there things that aren't leaning towards one or the other while you put yourself in the military?
"It's..."
Among the heavy towns, I get opinions about that and this, but I don't get good answers.
The most dominant so far is Prince Ford's concurrent role? The second is for the king to give direct instructions, so that the third proposal pulls out the retired old man?
None of this is a good idea. Well, that's why we're in dispute.
and one woman stood up in the conference room where she was about to move from debate to argument and exercise her strength.
A princess. Apparently, he decided this was the best time. Now, what do you want me to say? Anyway, I'm talking about the princess, so I guess I'm going to say something disastrous again.
With that in mind, I see the princess's back.
"May I make a statement?
"Inez. You got something for me? Honestly, it's anybody's opinion now, so I just want it."
"Thank you"
Courtesy of His Majesty Darius, the princess slowly looks around at the heavy towns in the conference room.
"I will be in charge of the military."
"What?"
Everyone is looking at the princess, opening their mouths with Pocan.
Honestly, I was driven by the urge to put that head on as much as I wanted from behind, but I desperately admire it and desperately think of this idiot with just my gaze.
"So I'll be in charge of the military. Even if you are engaged, you have a few years before you get married, and the current state of affairs means that you can possibly destroy your worst engagement. Then in the meantime I would like to head the military and at the same time raise a successor"
"Inez... there's no way you can control the military without even studying properly..."
"Oh, I've been watching Brother Yug study from behind for some time now. I know more about military affiliation than Brother Ford."
"How dangerous is knowledge just to ask. And Ines will know about that."
The princess began to irritate His Majesty Darius, who continued to show difficulty.
"So what do you do? Do you want to leave the Superintendent vacant? Or do you want Brother Ford to concurrently serve you? Or will your brother give you direct instructions? Even though I don't know if I can do the king's job properly? More than that, control needs to be on the front line."
It was Prince Ford who opened his eyes to the princess's words. Apparently, he wasn't aware of that fact.
There are a few other guys who are surprised by the civilian. Well, I guess I'm an amateur in war-related matters, and I can't help it.
In addition to the direct attack on the castle, His Majesty is dead. There is no reason why soldiers on the front line should not be anxious when they say that an immediate new king has been born and that it has no effect on the political system.
So, the only thing that can preserve the morale of the soldiers is not the commander-in-chief who can only obey His Majesty's instructions, but the superiority who can give his opinion to His Majesty's words.
"In order not to draw the front any further into the Wang Metropolitan side, we should avoid a drop in morale. Because I would accompany my knight to the front, and my knight seems fortunate to be quite a rumor on the front. The morale of the soldiers will rise."
Yeah, that's where you're gonna use me.
I know it was there to help the people, but it must have been there to build the trust of the military.
"Hmm."
His Majesty Darius also hears and contemplates the words of Ines.
"No, Your Majesty! If you scratch Inez's body with that, you will really destroy the engagement!
"That's right. At present, relations with the Principality of Wellia should be valued. If I were to put my fiancée on the front line, there would be no doubt that protests would come because we were over there!
"No, but isn't Inez-sama's knowledge pretty good, too, having been able to get the current story out?
"Some of you wouldn't have noticed."
"Even if Master Inez doesn't have enough knowledge, we just have to be supported by the Commander-in-Chief, just like the King. Besides, Inez 'prowess as a Kingsguard is certainly what we want on the battlefield today."
As the controversy intensifies again, His Majesty Darius, who was contemplating, turns a sharp gaze at the princess.
"Ines, what are you going to do with the military?
"I don't like people hearing about it. I just do what I can."
"- Fine. I'll entrust Ines with the reign."
"Thank you. I'm glad to take it."
The princess meets lightly and takes her seat. Must be a huge smile right now.
"Then discuss the front line with the Commander-in-Chief, focusing on Ines. I'll follow up on my requests, but I'm basically at your discretion. I'm going to have a lot of trouble with the country."
"I understand."
"Yes, sir."
"I'll do my best."
The princess and the two commander-in-chief nod to His Majesty Darius's instructions.
"So what do we do next with the announcement of the King's fall?"
"Shouldn't it be sooner? It's possible that rumors are already spreading, and there's no way you can hide them."
"Right. All that damage, at a time when the king doesn't show his face right in front of the people, the people will realize something too."
On this, there was unanimity in the opinion that it should be announced early.
Well, there's a hole in the castle, and the enemy Armunale was walking all over town. You won't be able to hide it from the people no matter how hard you try.
The public's anxiety can only be reassured by showing that there are no problems with announcing future responses exactly.
The meeting became naturally and focused on future policies, and it was seven hours after the start that the meeting eventually came to a paragraph.
After the meeting room, we come back to the princess's room, sitting on the couch, face to face.
"Princess, what are you going to do?
"What are you talking about?
"I'm talking about control."
"I thought it best to be in charge. Your brother will show his policy as king in the future, but probably out of the Fatherhood mindset. Now that this has happened, I don't think it's stupid to say anything about controlling the war, but you will still seek the threshold of popular dissatisfaction on the battlefield you have now."
"I mean, you think we're going to attack from here?
"Probably."
I do think that's likely.
In this merger, there is no doubt that the inhabitants of the town will not be less frustrated with the Empire. On top of that, the attack on Wang Du will cause merchants to buy up groceries and prices around them to jump all at once. It would soon become a temporary thing because it would increase imports from other countries, but it would still not translate into suffering the people. If so, that dissatisfaction will also accumulate.
It would be harsh to ask His Majesty Darius to come up with a proposal to dissolve it immediately as soon as he takes office. Few ways exist to relieve anxiety during wartime in the first place.
Then the idea that we will eventually reach is to take the battlefield from this country to the Empire.
Although the neighboring country, the degree of anxiety varies between heaven and earth between being at war in another country and being a battlefield in one's own country.
And to make it happen, there's only a total offense.
"Did the princess give up stopping the war?
"No way. But as things stand, there's no way to stop the war on me. I'll do what I can to reduce the damage a little bit."
"Does that mean my front-line putting in?
"Yeah. It's not that easy to dismiss someone who once made it a Kingsguard. But as things stand, I believe Eldo is the biggest fighter in the kingdom. In some cases, it may make you impotent again."
"I'll try not to die. Besides, if you're on the front line, you might see them again."
"Was it Leila and Forze"
I'm telling the princess about you two. I leave it to the princess's discretion whether or not to pass this information on to Her Majesty, but so far it does not seem to be.
"As for Forze, I don't know, but he seems like a guy who likes to fight anyway. What do you mean, you're like the person who caused it?"
He was the first person to fight. I have also encountered it several times on the battlefield. I've only combined my swords three times, but I didn't like his prowess enough to understand. Plus the special moves on that fuselage are pretty amazing. There seems to be a limit to the number of times, but there's still a good chance that if we let him go free, there 'll be a lot of damage here.
And Leila...
What am I supposed to do with him?
Honestly, I don't understand his purpose. You originally joined the Academy because you hated the Empire? Yet he is now attached to the imperial side, and he belongs to the mercenary regiment.
Doesn't that guy want to stop the war? No, he said he was raided on his hometown village, and he should hate the war itself.
So he's trying to end the war his way? No way, you're thinking we should just conquer the kingdom with the imperial side on offense, right?
"Eldo? What's wrong?
"If you can, Layla wants to convince you to stop. If you're just waking up to abandon yourself, ask the princess what she thinks, and she might stop."
"What if you couldn't?
"... I'll kill you"
If, really, he's on the side of the Empire, that's my enemy.
I like this country, and this country has Angus and his family. To protect it, if you need to kill Leila, I'll wave my sword down with this hand.