"Why do you call here, Hulbert? I have to go right now to save my father." Prince Ramuer narrowed his eyes, demanding an explanation. "Are you trying to kill my father?"
"All the farce has finished, Your Highness." Hulbert shook his head helplessly.
"Farce? So, my father is alright?" The second prince frowned, wondering if this was a test from his father.
However, Hulbert's sad face remained the sa, which was the answer to his question.
The second prince grabbed Hulbert's shirt and glared at him. "Hulbert. Tell . My father is fine, right?"
Hulbert maintained his silence for a bit longer as the second prince's hands started shaking as if he couldn't believe what had actually happened.
"The Grand Protector died in the assassination. However, he left behind a clue to the culprit."
"!!!" Ramuer was taken aback. "Now that I think about it, during the assassination, why didn't a single one of you notice it? In that case, there must be a mole who led the assassin into my father's chamber. Don't tell … Samuel?"
Hulbert nodded painfully.
"That beast! No matter how scheming you are, you don't treat your father like that! Does he not rember every ti Father takes care of his asses?" Ramuer gritted his teeth. The Grand Protector had taken care of Ramuer's problem as well, especially the matter related to the Ardagan family.
And the fact that his father used it as a way to teach him what was important, he simply couldn't understand why Samuel would do such a thing.
"Your Highness. Please calm down."
"How can I calm down, Hulbert? That beast killed my father!"
"This is not the ti yet." Hulbert shook his head. "Prince Samuel has been taken into custody. The court has decided to appoint you as temporary grand protector. This is a very delicate ti. The Atracaeca Kingdom can't afford to have no leader."
"Even if I'm aiming for that seat, I still don't have enough qualifications to take that seat."
"No one does, Your Highness. Currently, no one is qualified to take that seat. However, you have the highest priority in this scenario. The loss of the Grand Protector will throw the entire kingdom into chaos. However, if the demons co, they will definitely co to the Atracaeaca Kingdom first.
"Our kingdom has been weakened because of this matter, so the great protectors have agreed to unite under one banner for this period."
"..." Ramuer thought he would be happy to get the throne, yet when it was handed to him, he felt empty.
He definitely wanted that throne, but he wanted it because he was qualified for it. He didn't want it to be handed over to him so easily.
It might be because of the ingrained belief where strength reigned supre that the throne made him feel empty.
Ramuer bit his lips. Even though he didn't like it, Hulbert definitely said the correct thing. The kingdom couldn't afford to be leaderless during this period.
Although it was unfair to everyone else, they had to unite. No one could govern a ruined kingdom.
The demons would definitely like to use the Atracaeca Kingdom as an example. Countless people in this kingdom would be massacred by the demons.
That was why he had to take it.
Ramuer bit his lip before nodding his head. "I understand. I will step down once the war is over and compete with everyone else properly for that seat after that."
Hulbert realized that Ramuer had changed. If it were in the past, Ramuer would try everything he could to ensure that he would get that seat. But it looked like getting beaten by Noel Ardagan had allowed him to get the heart of Atracaeca.
Although his skills and strength weren't qualified yet, his bearing was that of a protector.
Hulbert nodded. "In that case, please follow ."
"Before that, do we have any information about the other kingdoms? Have they known about it? Letting them know about this doesn't sound good. However, if we don't inform them, another king might suffer the attack as well."
Hulbert nodded. "Before this, the protectors had agreed about two things. First, we will stick with the story about the assassination and claim that the grand protector is recuperating.
"This will be enough to send a ssage to other kingdoms that their sovereign is in danger of assassination.
"If necessary, we are thinking about asking for the Muivell Kingdom's support. Although no one wants to admit it, the Muivell Kingdom has beco the strongest kingdom. The Ardagan family aside, they have Duke Lorelei, Marshal Conrad, and Commander Oscar.
"Without the Ardagan family, they have the sa number of spirit transcendences as the other two countries. And with the Ardagan family protecting the country, they should be fine to send one spirit transcendence as support.
"The only problem is who they will send."
Ramuer thought for a mont. "Why not ask the Ardagan family instead?"
"It is quite hard. First of all, the Grand Protector was the only one who had a good relationship with the Ardagan family. In addition, if we asked the Ardagan family, they would have less force to take the brunt of the demon invasion.
"Right now, the most flexible power is the Ardagan family. They have a large number of spirit transcendence rank experts, which allows them to send these spirit transcendences wherever they want in this war. We need that flexibility to fight, not only for this kingdom but also for other kingdoms.
"After all, if one kingdom collapses, the balance of the war will tip greatly."
"Fair enough." Ramuer raised one finger. "Why not ask the Zaecuria Kingdom or the Greenwood Kingdom?"
"Your incident made the relationship with the Greenwood Kingdom a little sour. Besides, one of their spirit transcendences was Raincart Ezenholm, who stopped the Supre Devil Organization as soon as they entered the Greenwood Kingdom from our kingdom.
"As for the Zaecuria Kingdom, their way of fighting is a bit different from ours. The reason we are able to stay this way is that we live in the desert while they live with the sea. At the sa ti, the Muivell Kingdom was not strong enough to invade us."
"I see. It looks like we have to decide our next step in the court first." Ramuer nodded. "However, we all want the sa thing. It's for the survival of this kingdom. That's why we shall unite in order to survive."
"Yes, Your Highness."
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