The remains of the queen and Lou were discovered in the underground passageway. With a single sword piercing through them both, Lou passed away peacefully,
Side: Sheila Why. Why did you betray me, Iris? I believed in you! So why did you collude with Elda? How could you, when they
Side: Milan “Do not shed blood unless necessary, especially if the other party doesn’t show resistance.” I knew Paides was preparing for the war from
“Iris, you won’t regret this?” “I won’t, Your Highness Milan.” “As the crown prince of Elda, I give you my word. Now, if what you
“Ren, send a message to the informants.” “Understood.” As soon as I returned from the tea party, I called for Ren. Knowing what I was
“Your Majesty, thank you for inviting me.” “Iris, I see that you’ve decided to join me. It’s been a while since I’ve seen you outside
“Three years after the Queen ascended the throne, things are finally starting to stink.” The people’s dissatisfaction was ever-growing. Taxes continued to rise without any
Closing the slums, building orphanages, abolishing the death penalty… The queen proposed various things to Parliament, to the absolute dismay of her entourage. When she
“Doctor, how is it?” For the time being, I gathered all the doctors in the territory, be it those who were exclusive to the Duchy
Side: Sheila “Your Majesty, why would you do such a selfish thing? Thanks to you, the parliament is in a disarray.” Ignaz, who was close
Queen Sheila’s first parliament. A parliament was a place for discussing a country’s policies and solutions to current affairs. For that purpose, the ruler had
“Ren, Eric. Lou has just agreed to be my spy. From now on, he’ll be providing us with information regarding the queen. This is the
Side: Lou “—As the Queen of Paides, I shall lead you all and fill this country with smiles.” The princess became a queen. The queen
The late king of Paides was neither a venerable ruler whose name would remain in history nor a tyrant who abused his authority. The king’s
“…His Majesty has—” I received news of the king’s passing. When a servant went to his chamber that morning, she discovered that the king had
Side: Royal Palace “I heard that Her Highness is mistreating the children of the orphanage she visited.” “Come to think of it, wasn’t Her Highness
Side: Sheila At Iris’ request, all the servants I brought from the royal palace had to return home. “—That’s not true…! We did what we
Side: Ren “—Ren, words aren’t the only way to obtain information. People, just by being there, become a source of information. Be it their gestures,
Side: Ren Lady Iris jumped into action. All the servants brought by the princess were returned to the royal palace, but that didn’t mean our
“…Well, as expected of the princess.” I made the right call in having the children act as a watchdog along with the director. After all,
Side: Ren A mysterious woman claiming to be the princess came to the orphanage. Immediately thereafter, she dismissed all the teachers at the orphanage. She
Side: Sheila “Everyone, let’s have tea together.” Since the weather was nice, I asked a maid to arrange for a tea party in the garden.