Queen Side: Encounter with the Demon King
I forbade Ains from contacting Fran.
I told the school that it was an accident that Ains had caused, and I had Ains placed under house arrest.
I also told the Saint Duke family to take a break from the queen education for a while. I don't think anyone would want to get married after something like that happened...
Fran-chan...
If possible, I would like Fran-chan to break off her engagement with Ains right away. But if I tell them that, it would hurt them......
On the other hand, if this matter becomes public and the Saint Duke family requests to cancel the engagement, it will hurt the royal family...
No, it's still a stain on the royal family when they rub this matter out......
I've also started to play dirty politics... I never thought I'd cover up my son's barbaric act......
I wonder if I still had the parental heart to think of him as my son......
As I hung my head on the sofa in my room and let my thoughts wander, I felt a shadow sway.
"It's not classy to sneak into a woman's room..."
When I called out to the shadow, it took a graceful bow. His figure was wearing a black suit that looked vaguely like a butler's, and his face was covered with an inorganic black streamlined helmet, making it impossible to see his face. However, since it has black bat-like wings on its back, it is certain that it is not a human.
"I don’t remember hiring a new butler, though? Or maybe an assassin?"
I said that a little jokingly.
"I have no interest in your life. Today I have a request for you."
"Isn’t it rude to not even say your name even though you have a request?"
The black shadow bowed once more before introducing his name.
"Excuse me. I will only answer that I am a Demon King."
Demon King... I wonder if he has something to do with the demon who saved Fran-chan...
"Demon King-san...? Are you one of the demons who saved Fran-chan yesterday?"
The black shadow, who called himself the Demon King, answered without losing his respectful appearance.
"The person who saved Fran Ojou is certainly one of my subjects."
"I see... I should say thank you for that. Thank you. But what do you need from me today? What is your request?"
At that, the Demon King returned to his stance, but his appearance was as dignified as that of a butler.
"Second Prince Ains' disinheritance and cancellation of his engagement with Fran Ojou"
"That's a difficult request..."
I would like to do that too if I can. If Schwartz is healthy, if Fran-chan wishes for the engagement to be canceled...
It was at that time.
I felt a strong mana that even I could feel...
This is... did I anger the Demon King...?
"Originally... I am so displeased that I want to kill your son, Ains-sama. But I have no interest in his life if you will let Ains-sama get what he deserves and set Fran Ojou free."
His words were polite, but I could tell that he was brimming with anger. It seems that this demon king is suppressing his own anger.
"The difficult thing is, first of all, there is no clear evidence of guilt to disinherit that bad son. And Schwartz, who is now the crown prince, is in poor condition. Even if I tried to disinherit Ains, the Schwartz matter was brought up. There will be a backlash. If the royal family brings up the cancellation of his engagement with Fran-chan, it will damage her career. It will rob her of her future as a noble."
I told the Demon King everything.
"Fran doesn't need a noble background. If you know her upbringing, you'll understand that she's lived in a cramped world up until now. And her engagement to that prince hurt Fran and made her suffer ...I want Fran to be freed from the wedge of being called a noble."
"You… you seem to have a lot of feelings for Fran…"
"Yes. Because I love her."
I was surprised that the Demon King said that without any hesitation. And from our conversation so far, I also realized that the Demon King was serious.
Fufu... Fran-chan... I'm glad. There is someone who loves you this much...
"I understand... I'll do something about Fran-chan's engagement cancellation. I don't want to hurt her any more with my selfishness."
The demon king heard this and bowed quietly to me.
"The problem is Ains. I have to find enough evidence to disinherit that bad son..."
When I was about to think about it, the Demon King handed me a stack of papers from somewhere.
I took it, read each page, and puzzled over it. This is... a photo that proves that Ains was raping female students at the school...
"Is this true..."
"It's true. If a photograph can be used as evidence."
Indeed... until now, there have been no cases in which photographs or other evidence have been produced. But it must be difficult to fake a photo like this...
The last part of the bundle of papers handed over is a document that appears to be a secret ledger that proves that Ains is receiving donations from nobles in the north...
"This... would be quite a scandal for the royal family..."
The Demon King looked at me for a while, troubled with his chin in his hands.
"I have a plan. Will you go along with it?"
The Demon King told me his plan. I couldn't believe what he was saying, and I was stunned for a while.
"How could such a thing really happen? And is it even possible?"
At this time, I was listening as if I was clinging to the Demon King. If his plan was true, everything would be too good to be true.
"It's possible. But we won't succeed without your cooperation."
I was lost.
The Demon King in front of me was about to show the power that would make him the Demon King. It's enough to shake this kingdom to its very core......
I succumbed to the sweet temptation of saving the future of the country and a girl, and swore to cooperate with the Demon King.
The only smart decision you've ever made
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