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Chapter 81
The foolish Third Prince’s sad punishment
“I-I am part of Brother Oscar’s side now! Why should I follow anything you say mother, when you are on brother Fredrik and that “dirty pig’s” side!”
“ROBIN!!”
Hearing Robin’s absolutely disgusting words, even Queen Alicia finally lost her patience and she raised her voice.
No, if anything, Queen Alicia had been simply enduring it and remaining patient with him until now, that’s all.
In truth, even she knew that it would be a lot easier if she just cut him off and abandoned Robin.
“dear oh dear,……..then why exactly are you even here Prince Robin? From what you just said, you don’t seem interested in apologizing to my beloved daughter either, am I correct in thinking that?”
“Hmph! But of course! Why should I, a prince, apologize to some remote noble’s daughter just because I broke of the engagement? Why must I bow my head!?”
Scoffing, Earl Andersen glared at Robin.
Even after everything, he still doesn’t seem to understand just what position he was currently in and I really couldn’t see him as anything but a complete clown.
A clown, headed to his own demise.
“Queen Alicia, it would seem any talks are useless then. Even after insulting my Sheila so much, he still seems to not be satisfied, and even now he acts this way to us.”
“……………………………….”
“What are you planning to do now?”
“Wait! Why are you ignoring me and talking to her……….”
“You are merely a worthless, incompetent Prince. Be silent already!”
“!?!”
Her gentle demeanour completely gone, as Earl Andersen roared sharply.
The pressure she released was so strong, Robin pathetically fell back on his ass.
In the first place, Earl Andersen had been dealing with the likes of Nordia Kingdom on her own. This Robin was not even worthy of being called her enemy.
“Queen Alicia.”
“………..Under the name of the First Queen of the Baldyk Empire, Alicia Fürst Baldyk, I hereby proclaim. The third prince Robin will henceforth be indefinitely confined in the “Nalrick” tower.”
“”””””!?!?”””””
Hearing Queen Alicia’s judgement, not just Robin, but all four of us gasped in surprise as well.
Nalrick. It was located in the northernmost tip of the Baldyk Empire, a land of freezing cold.
A place for imperials who had been deemed sinners. Their resting place.
The imperials who were confined there would be unable to bear the harshness of the place, and would quickly have their minds and spirit broken, or so they said.
That was, even if it was only for a short while.
“I will inform the Emperor of this decision personally myself but, Robin will of course lose his right to Imperial succession as well.”
“Wa-wait…….!!”
“Take him away.”
“Mother!?? Mother……..MOTHERRRR!!!!”
Confused and panicking, Robin stood upright.
The guards paid it no heed as they simply tried to quickly capture Robin.
“!! This, all this is happening to me because of YOU……..You damned “dirty pig”!! You’re just a pig and yet you stole my Lizbeth, and even tricked Mother as well!! You bastard, you are only suited to grovel on my feet and yet!!!”
Spouting utter nonsense, Robin rushed towards me while swinging his fist.
But.
“GUEEHH……….!?!”
“I have no reason to listen to your drivel any longer. I am Rudolf Fürst Baldyk. Just so I can stand beside my beloved Liz, to become a man worthy of her, I am not going to let the likes of you hit me down anymore.”
I slammed my fist into his solar plexus, and whispered into his ear.
That’s right. I now, belong to not just myself anymore.
Whenever I am derided, or hurt, Liz gets hurt as well. She feels my wounds as well.
That’s why,——I, have decided to protect myself as well.
“Guards!”
“Wha, Yes Sir!!”
Hearing my call, the guards who were just watching stunned quickly moved to grab Robin who was on the ground holding his stomach, and then began to drag him away.
“Pardon the intrusion!”
“No……NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!”
As he was dragged away, Robin’s shrill sorrowful scream resounded inside the entire Cancer Palace.
Queen Alicia simply stood there. Her shoulders trembling, biting down on her lips so hard that it wouldn’t be strange were she to start bleeding.
.
.
“Lady Andersen………is that, enough to gain your forgiveness?”
“Y-yes……….”
Seeing the harsh judgement delivered by her onto her own beloved son, even Lady Andersen struggled to respond normally.
Even I didn’t expect Queen Alicia to go this far to be honest.
I thought he’d simply be put under indefinite house arrest, his inheritance and succession rights revoked, and he’d be made to publicly apologize in front of a crowd. I thought that’d be enough but……….
“That’s good to hear. I’ll be happy if you can continue to serve the Empire as you have until now.”
“O-of course we will. I, Paula Andersen, shall forever serve this Empire.”
Both Earl Andersen and Sheila knelt on one knee, and showed the mark of their allegiance to the Empire.
As they had wished………no, this was a result far beyond even our anticipation but, more than that, I think everyone in the room truly learnt the fear of facing Queen Alicia……..
“Prince Rudolf, Lizbeth.”
“Uh, yes.”
“Yes.”
“I hope that you both can continue to support Fredrik in the future as well, okay?”
In quite the contrast to the expression she showed to the Andersens, Queen Alicia spoke to us while seemingly at the verge of breaking down in tears.
…………..no, she already was crying perhaps.
“I, Rudolf Fürst Baldyk, will not go back on our promise milady.”
“I, Lizbeth Fahlcrantz, likewise.”
Just like Lady Andersen, both me and Liz also knelt on one knee in respect.
Aah………so the Queen of the Empire must be capable of enduring even such hardships huh………
Precisely because she was the Empress, she even had to cut off her own son.
As I thought, the goal I should aim for was not the throne of the Emperor after all……..let alone, a Tyrant.
I, wished to become like Marquis Fahlcrantz instead.
I never want to let my beloved Liz experience anything as sad as this.