Otome Game no Heroine de Saikyou Survival [WN] - Chapter 223.2
Mikhail and Rockwell lined up in the line of attendants to show that they were following Elena, and Elena sat down between Ervan and Clara, who were sitting opposite her.
The maid placed a drink in front of Elena, and when the three of them were left alone, Elena began to speak.
“Thank you for coming today. I wanted to hear your story today.”
“Story…?”
Ervan asked back without thinking, and Elena quietly nodded.
“Yes. What do you want to do, brother?”
“How…”
Nobles use vague and roundabout expressions to avoid being found weak or found fault with, but Elena’s straightforward words made Ervan gasp.
“Are you going to become king, brother? For what purpose?”
“That’s…”
Ervan hesitated without thinking. It was decided that he would become king since he was born. So he never questioned it. He wanted to make a country where everyone could laugh, and with a childish thought, he imagined himself as king.
But as his education became stricter, young Ervan whined, and his mother told him that he could be more free. That’s why he felt sorry for his sister, whose health had been damaged by the strict education, and took her out into the bright outside world. He believed that it was the right thing to do…
But his sister in front of him did not want that.
“Brother, I will become king. For the people. To protect this country. Even if I die for that… for those who will follow.”
“…”
Elena looked Ervan straight in the eyes and declared, and Ervan could not respond.
Ervan knew he was running away. In a time of peace, he could have become a normal King. The two former royal families of the Margraves, who had received strict education for that purpose, were by his side.
His mother told him that if he was in trouble, he should just run away. But–
“Brother… Stop running away. If you are a commoner, you can run away. If you are a lower-ranking noble, you may have a place to run away. But we of the royal family are never allowed to run away.”
People say that if you are in trouble, you should run away. Because there is nothing worse than death… However, that is the thinking of those at the bottom. Those at the top are never allowed to run away.
Elena said that if Ervan ran away, she would become king instead. She would never run away, and would continue to fight for her people and country, risking her life.
If he continued to run away, he should show it with his attitude. He should give up his position as crown prince to his sister and take on a position like Amol.
Even Ervan could see that Elena had enough experience to be prepared for that.
“At the very least, cut ties with the Viscount’s daughter. Otherwise–“
–you will die.
But before Elena could say the words, Ervan, with a pale face, denied it.
“No, Elena. She is… Licia is not like that.”
“…Brother?”
It had been painful since childhood.
An excellent sister. Excellent friends. His fiancées were also real aristocrats who had been given special education since birth. Clara, the only one who had a similar sensibility to him, treated him like a small child.
Both Carla and the pink-haired girl had terrifying powers that were difficult to believe they were younger than Ervan.
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