The Strongest Dull Prince’s Secret Battle for the Throne

One week has passed since I left the Imperial Capital.

I finally arrived at the capital of the Duchy of Reinfeld.

“Welcome to Eltz, the capital city of the Duchy of Reinfeld. This is my mansion.”

“So we finally arrived.”

When I got off the carriage, I made a big stretch. In front of me is a big mansion. It’s plenty large for living in but for a residence of a duke, it is probably considered a small mansion.

Well, compared to other ducal houses, the Reinfeld house who rule the southeastern area is not that big. This size might be just right.

“It was a long journey so shall we take a rest first?”

“That’s true. I’m certainly tired.”

It took me five days to reach the Duchy of Kleinert on horseback. my horse almost collapsed because I wanted to get there as soon as possible back then. However this time I’m not in a hurry. That’s why I used the carriage and have a laid back trip this time.

Still, we used a state-of-the-art magic carriage reserved for royalties and dukes so we arrived here much faster than a normal carriage would.

“I’m sorry. Your Highness must be tired because I kept on talking all the time.”

Jurgen said that with an apologetic expression.

I give him a bitter smile in return. Certainly, Jurgen has been talking non-stop in the carriage.

I did not find that unpleasant but it doesn’t mean that I’m not tired.

“I want to enter a bath if possible.”

“Please leave it to me. There is a large bath in my mansion. My mother is really particular about that you see.”

“I will be looking forward to it then.”

While we were chatting with each other, Jurgen guided me inside the mansion.

However, once we entered the mansion, an elderly man who must have been Jurgen’s butler rushed toward us.

“What happened? Rushing like that.”

“M, My lord, It’s terrible! Please be calm and listen to this!”

“You calm down first. Tell me what happened.”

Saying so, Jurgen calmed the butler down.

The butler who took a deep breath started speaking in a somewhat calm manner.

“H, Highness has just arrived.”

“Yeah, I know. He just came in here with me.”

“Th, That’s not it! I am not talking about His Highness Arnold my lord!”

“You are confusing him because you keep using the word Highness. Just refer to me as Her Excellency the Marshal from now on.

A voice that made me want to kneel down on the spot suddenly reached my ears.

It was not intimidating but the voice made you feel like you can’t go against it, the voice of a natural-born ruler.

The owner of that voice, who I would totally believe if someone told me that she was born to command others, slowly descends down the stairs.

Abundant blonde hair and purple colored eyes. A height that is tall for a woman. Her glamorous and tight military uniforms told of her good style. She is a beauty that can easily captivate the viewers but she is wearing a blue mantle over her black military uniform. The ones who can wear such mantles are only the three marshals of the Empire.

The name of this woman who is the adult version of Christa plus the bewitching beauty, invincibility, and might is Lizelotte Lakes Adler.

She is the First Princess of the Empire as well as our strongest general.

“Lize-aneue….! Why are you here!?”

“Is that how you greet your sister who you haven’t seen for a long time? Do it again.”

“Eh….”

“Do it again.”

“…….It’s been a while. Lize-aneue. I am glad that you are in good health.”

“Good.”

Without making any excuses, I reluctantly redo my greeting again.

Perhaps she is already satisfied, Lize-aneue comes over with a smile.

“It’s been a while, Al. I’m glad that you are doing well as well. How is Christa doing?”

She suddenly started chatting with me. Her [my pace] attitude never changes huh.

Jurgen was taken by surprise and currently is kneeling down.

Normally, you would greet him because he is the owner of the house first right?

Well, there’s no use saying anything to this sister of mine after all. It doesn’t like she does not care about others, she just doesn’t feel like doing so. This person is the personification of self-centeredness after all.

“Christa is doing fine. She recently made a friend of the same age and started smiling a lot lately.”

“I see. Sorry that I always have you taking care of her.”

“No, she’s my little sister after all. And it’s Mother who was taking care of her in the first place.”

“Is that so. Is Mother doing fine as well?”

“Yes. she’s the same as usual.”

After hearing a series of reports, Lize-aneue satisfyingly nodded.

Finally, she turned her gaze toward Jurgen.

“Jurgen, sorry for barging in while you are away.”

“No, I’m sorry that I couldn’t welcome you.”

“Lize-aneue. Let me ask you again, why did you come here?”

The plan was to send her a letter after we arrived at the mansion.

Her being here like this is really unexpected.

This place is not that far from the eastern border, compared to the imperial capital that is.

It’s certainly not a great distance especially if we are talking about my sister here. Nevertheless, my sister is a marshal who is in charge of the entire eastern border. She should n’t be able to move around so easily.

“I heard that you were coming here when I was performing a drill for the new recruit in the rear so I came to visit.”

“You heard that we were coming…….”

What kind of information network does she have?

Not only the speed in which the news arrived at her ears but also the ability to gather such intel as well.

“Now, I told you my reason. It’s time for you to tell me your reason for coming here with Jurgen right?”

“Eh……that is……..”

This is bad. Did I just dig my own grave?

Should I tell her the truth?

When I was hesitating, Lize-aneue suddenly smiled.

“You don’t have to say it. It was Father who put you up to this right?”

“……you understand me well.”

“It’s Father we are talking about after all. I know well what he’s like.”

Letting out an astonished sigh, Lize-aneue turned to Jurgen.

Jurgen looks awkward but it doesn’t look like he is intending to hide anything from her.

“You never learned huh, Jurgen. You even got my brother involved in all this too, what are you intending to do?”

“The same as usual, Lizelotte-sama.”

“I see. Then my reply is still the same. I will not marry you. I will not marry anyone who can’t die together with me.”

“I know that well. Even so, I………!”

“Enough. I haven’t seen Al in a while, I want to talk with him so I will be borrowing one of your rooms.”

“….Yes.”

Turning her mantle, Lize-aneue walks off like it is her own mansion.

Her back told me to follow after her but I can’t just comply with her here.

“Lize-aneue. I’m tired because of the long journey, can I have some time to wipe my sweat first?”

“I don’t mind that.”

“I do mind.”

“You are saying such a maiden-like thing. Well, fine. I want to refresh myself as well. It’s been a long time so let’s enter together.”

“Yes…..?”

What did she just say. This sister.

There’s no way I would enter the bath with you right!

“N, no, I will refrain from that……!”

“Don’t be shy. I will wash your back for you.”

“I, I will enter it with Duke Reinfeld! We have become good friends on our way here so I want to talk with him more!”

It’s painful but there’s no other way to decline my sister.

Maybe he guessed what I was thinking, Jurgen also supported me.

“Lizelotte-sama. I will wash His Highness Arnold’s back so please rest assured.”

“I see.”

“Yes. so Lize-aneue, please wait inside the……….”

“Can’t be helped then. Let’s all get in the bath together.”

“Yes!?”

“It would be troublesome to go in separately right? What? It’s fine. I don’t have a body that I would be ashamed to be looked at after all.”

“Buh!!”

He must have unintentionally imagined it.

Jurgen spilled a large amount of nosebleed and crouches down on the floor.

Seeing that, Lize-aneue merrily smiles.

“HaHaHa, you are immature as usual, Jurgen.”

“This is not a laughing matter you know! For the time being, please wait in your room! Alright, Aneue?”

“What? Don’t you want to enter a bath with your sister?”

“Yes, I don’t want to so please wait in your room!”

“Is that so. There’s no helping it then. You two go enjoy yourselves.”

Saying so, Lize-aneue climbed up the stairs with a bored expression.

That was dangerous. She was about to get the Duke killed. A murder case where the Empire’s marshal, as well as the First Princess, caused a Duke to bleed out to death from his nose is not a laughing matter. She will literally bleed him dry after all.

“Duke, are you okay?”

“I, I’m fine……but, as expected of Lizelotte-sama. She is so manly……”

“That would be her throwing away her womanly part though…..”

“No, she just loves teasing me as usual……but that’s exactly why Her Highness is so lovely…….”

“If it’s my sister then anything goes for you isn’t it…..”

Realizing that both of them are equally strange in the head, I let out a sigh. Just like that, I entered the bath with Jurgen to wipe away our fatigue from the long journey.

TLN: So basically this