Otome Game no Heroine de Saikyou Survival [WN] - Chapter 234.1
Twisted Holy War 1
“Mikhail. What’s with that sad look on your face?”
“Nothing, Grandfather.”
On the way from the royal castle to the mansion owned by Melrose on the outskirts of the capital, Bert, the Prime Minister and Margrave of Melrose, sighed quietly at the somewhat soot-covered appearance of his eldest grandson Mikhail, who was riding with him.
Bert had a feeling that something was wrong with Mikhail.
The adopted daughter of Baron Layton, the princess’s bodyguard, and a rank 5 adventurer, suddenly disappeared. The princess, who was close to her, casually spread the “death rumor,” which confused everyone who knew her, but after that, the factions hostile to the first princess and their sources of funding began to be destroyed, and Bert understood the background.
Using the dark side to contact her indirectly and support her from behind the scenes, they were able to get a grasp of her movements, but Bert’s heart stopped as he muttered to himself that he wished they had spoken to him as well. Seeing the two of them like that, Oz, the chamberlain and other passenger, called out to them.
“Would you like something to drink?”
“No, not now.”
Oz’s consideration cheered Bert up a little and he thought again about the cause of this incident.
It was probably because of that [Saint]. Bert, who is an old fool, no longer thought of her as a granddaughter, but since he had once protected her, he did not expel her because of the eyes of other families and branch families.
However, by the time he realized that the girl was “poison”, she had already left Melrose’s hands and built a faction that included the crown prince, the king’s younger brother, and even the Holy Church, and had risen to such an influence that even assassination was not easy.
Bert thought that even if they abolished the adoption at this point, the aristocrats would adopt her with that influence, so he decided to keep her as the “adopted daughter of the Viscount’s family” as a final shackle.
As a result of being politically slow to act, she was left alone, and that girl – Aria – was trying to free herself from the political shackles of being a princess and weaken her power.
However, Mikhail, who he considered to be a “comrade” as an aide to the princess, lamented not the fact that she had not told him anything, but rather his own inability to immediately understand her intentions and act like the princess. From Bert’s perspective, it was childish sentimentality, but he could understand her feelings.
There was no proof. She wouldn’t admit it either. But Bert was convinced that Aria was “Alicia”, the memento of his late youngest daughter.
He wanted her to return to him as his granddaughter. But if she refused, he wanted her to at least live freely.
If she refused to be a noble, he could just watch over her. I just want him to be alive. But I want him to call me Grandfather. I’ve always wanted to let Bert’s wife meet him.
I’m similar to Mikhail. That’s why I let Mikhail come back to the mansion this time to relax.
It takes half a day to return to the mansion on the outskirts of the royal capital, so Bert only comes back about twice a week. Mikhail used to visit the mansion quite often after entering the academy, but after becoming the princess’s aide, he only comes back about once a month.
Mikhail’s parents are not in the royal capital because they govern the Melrose territory in place of Bert, but Bert’s wife was lonely when Mikhail didn’t come back, so bringing Mikhail back would be a good way to relax for both of them.
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