The Strongest Dull Prince’s Secret Battle for the Throne

“Ghuhaa!?”

Receiving her full force pillow throw, I was sent rolling back and hit my head on the wall.

“Ahg!? My heaaaad!?”

The pain ran through both my face and the back of my head.

I roll on the floor while wondering what I did to deserve this.

Meanwhile, Elna shut the door.

At the same time, Anna and Sebas arrived with tea and sweets in their hands.

“What’s wrong? Al? Did you remember some embarrassing past?”

“No, I didn’t! Elna and Finne were changing inside the room so they attacked me!”

I told that to the criminal mastermind, Anna-san but she still acts innocently about it

This person is really……..!

Just what did you plan to do? 

“I told you that they were taking a bath though…….well, whatever. Rather than that, how was Elna? Were you charmed?”

“Not exactly a pleasant experience, before being charmed I thought I was going to be killed…….”

Why are you just [Well, whatever] and brush it away like that? Are you an idiot.

If it wasn’t a pillow then I would be dead you know.

I stroke my still hurting face. Even a soft pillow can do this much damage. What would happen if it was something hard?

While I was shaking with that thought, the door forcefully opens.

The person that came out of the room was, of course, Elna.

“Al～? You did well not escaping huh. I will praise you for that. That’s why I will give you a chance to explain. Now, explain yourself you peeping tom.”

“O, Oi! That isn’t a practice sword, isn’t it!? Calm down! It was Anna-san who–!”

“Don’t you blame my mother for it! It’s your fault because you didn’t knock the door!”

“You never knock when you enter my room too, aren’t you!?”

“It’s alright if it’s me!”

“Isn’t that unreasonable!?”

Elna swings down her sword so I start rolling to avoid it.

As I thought, she is not serious but if it’s Elna even if it’s an edgeless practice sword, it would still post enough threat. I think I won’t die If I got hit by that but there’s a good chance that I can say goodbye to my memory. 

“Elna. that’s unseemly you know”

“B, But Okaa-sama! Al was–!”

“Just being seen in your underwear isn’t that big of a deal isn’t it, you children used to take a bath together in the past, right?”

“Th, that’s just an old story! We are both adults now!”

“If you are already an adult then keep your composure.”

Still, Elna keep staring daggers at me. 

Why me………

The word unreasonable has been popping up in my mind for a while now. That’s right. It was like this too when we were children. Whenever I’m with Elna the word unreasonable always came to my mind.

“For now, how about some tea.”

Saying so, Anna-san enters the room with a grin on her face.

Elna followed after her and closed the door with a bang for some reason. That woman…….

The ones left behind are just me and Sebas.

“That must be rough.”

“Oi, Sebas…..”

“What is it? Ah, let me say this first, I don’t know about this you know. I would never have thought that they were changing in the room. I did think that she was up to something though.”

If you know that she was up to something then let me know, I swallowed the voice of my screaming heart.

This is also the same as my childhood. Sebas will never say or do anything unless there’s danger.

“I’m surprised myself…..to think that I have grown up so straightlaced.”

“Straightlaced? That’s a funny joke you say.”

“I dare you to say it again.”

I enter the room while lightly staring at Sebas.

This time I did not forget to knock.

—————

“Sorry about that Al. I didn’t think that they were trying on clothes in this room.”

“No, please, enough of that…….”

“My deepest apologies……it was because I did something unnecessary.”

“It’s not your fault Finne. It’s all Al’s fault.”

Finne is apologizing while Elna acts so self-importantly. Their personalities really show huh.

To summarize the story:

Because there are plenty of clothes for the guest, Elna and Finne dropped by to choose them before the bath. And for some reason, they started a fashion show and time flew by surprisingly fast when they were doing that.

Naturally, Anna-san who thought that they had already entered the bath directed me to this room.

Thus the tragedy.

Well, there’s nothing suspicious about that but I still feel that the story was artificial. Why did she deliberately point me to this room? I can’t help but think that she was aiming for this to happen. However, it’s useless to pursue the matter. I can’t possibly beat Anna-san in a conversation.

“Well, since I already paid for my sin, we are good right, Elna.”

“Do you think I can forgive you with just that!? You peeked on two unmarried women you know!? Moreover, we are a daughter of the Brave house and the Duke too!”

“Then you want him to take responsibility? Alright, that’s fine by me.”

“Wha!?”

“Eehhhhhh!!??”

“Haa…….”

Elna turns her flushed face to Anna-san who just calmly dropped the bomb into our conversation while Finne was completely caught off guard and don’t know what to do.

Seriously, this person is……..

“If it’s Al then that person won’t be objecting too you know? What do you want to do?”

“Wh, what do I want to do?……th, that is…..I, I am a knight so about that…….”

“If you can’t forgive him for seeing you in your underwear no matter what then, of course, this would be the case right? But the problem would be striking a deal with Duke Kleinert huh. You sure are popular, Al.”

“Certainly, we must contact Finne-sama’s home about this as well.”

“Hawawawa!? C, contacting Otou-sama!? Th, that is…….”

“Please don’t decide the matter about my life so amusingly. My apology but I have no intention to marry anyone yet.”

“You won’t take responsibility?”

“I will not.”

“Ara, that’s a shame.”

After she said that, Anna-san put a snack to her mouth.

At that point, Elna realizes that she has been teased all along so she turned her flushed face away from me.

Finne must have noticed that it was a joke too as her face turned completely red as well.

“Well, Al. Isn’t it about time you get to the main subject? You didn’t just come here to play right?”

As expected of Madam Amsberg. She knows huh.

I turn to face Anna-san.

“This might be a shameless request but can I leave Finne in your care for a while? And, I want her to be together with Elna as much as possible.”

“It’s related to the succession war, isn’t it? Then that’s impossible. We are the Brave house. We will not involve ourselves with the succession war.”

Well, of course.

I knew that she would give me such an obvious reply.

Having Finne stay here for a few days is one thing but if I leave her here for a period of time then it wouldn’t be weird if people start to think that the Brave house is supporting our faction.

They can’t let something like that happen.

However.

“The Blau Mowe is the Emperor’s favorite. If something happens to her, His Majesty will be furious. I don’t think it would be strange for the Brave house to protect such a person.”

“Ara? You are going with that kind of story?”

“Can you take her in with that?”

“Even if you don’t say that, if you just say please do it for me, I would take her in though. As always, you are so poor at appealing to others with your emotions. It’s a waste you know?”

Anna-san indifferently said so.

In other words, she accepted my request.

This will guarantee Finne’s safety until Zandra stops her attack. As long as the Brave house is with her, there’s no way that anything can happen to her.

“I will keep that in mind. And thank you very much for your help. I will make sure to return this gratitude someday.”

“Yes, I will have you do that. But….time sure flies. To think that Al would be involved with the succession war already……you were always a crybaby to me but, that’s not the case anymore is it.”

“I can’t keep crying forever after all. Then, Finne. Please stay here for a while. Don’t worry, it will be over in a few days.”

“Yes….Uhm, are you not in danger yourself Al-sama?”

“It’s because you will be in danger at my side that I want you to stay at the Brave house. Honestly, it’s totally possible that Zandra will ignore all reasons and come to attack me. Right now, she wants to kill me that badly.”

Zandra’s personality is brutal. Her temper is also wild. As her attack this time suggests, the other side has no one that can completely control Zandra. At least such a person is not with her right now.

With that, I can’t expect her to act according to my expectations.

These few days are terribly dangerous. In this period Gordon will surely attack Zandra’s faction. That will weaken her offensive on our side but no matter how powerful Gordon is, we have no choice but to wait for a few days more. 

It is a challenge whether we can hold up until then.

“Th, then wouldn’t it be better for Al-sama to hide too…….”

“If I go into hiding, Leo will be targeted. I can’t hide because I have to attract Zandra’s attention to myself. Well, she will at least send some assassins to get me at least once I guess.”

“But that’s!?”

“Well, don’t worry. I have Sebas with me and there’s someone who will help us out if we get into trouble as well.”

Hearing so, Finne finally withdraws.

Sorry that you have to make such a worried face but I will not be assassinated.

They are probably thinking that they can get me if they can break through Sebas but I also have my own defense as well.

Unless they realize that I am Silver, it’s impossible for anyone to assassinate me.