Chapter 143 – Operation to Rescue the Star Princess (2)

The day of the decisive battle, the last meeting.

“Duke Dupre, are you leaving for the eastern palace?”

“No. I will go to the central palace and meet my daughter, Grace.
In the name of discussing Stella’s coming-of-age ceremony,
I will enter the palace with her entourage.
Camus According to you, Princess Anne of the East Palace
I heard she is guarded by the Royal Wizards.
My soldiers will secure Ann separately.”

Hmm. I’m a little anxious.

“Still, if a variable arises for Princess Stella,
For the next best thing, we need Princess Anne.
Declaration of renunciation of succession to the throne
If you claim that it was done under compulsion,
You can also revive the succession to the throne.
… To put it bluntly, the former Queen Grace
It won’t help much with this coup.
Because of my relationship with Alberic, it is also a factor of anxiety.
I secured Princess Stella,
Duke Dupre’s securing Princess Anne
It is a sure path.”

Anyway, fathers with daughters
When it comes to her daughter, she can’t be cool.
I understand, but don’t risk my life with me.

Duke Dupre touched his mustache and answered again.

“… Got it. I see my Princess Anne first and go to the central palace.
Instead, when I signal, you must gather at the main gate of the palace.
If you secure both princess recruits,
Immediately, on the road in front of the palace, Alberic’s assassination and
In the name of Catherine’s murder teacher
I will claim the abdication of Queen Catherine.
After that, I’m going to claim Princess Stella’s ascension to the throne.”

Angela raised her hand at Dupre’s words.

“Duke.
A negative view of Princess Stella’s confinement,
Being in favor of Princess Stella’s accession to the throne
It’s a completely different issue.
The former is sympathetic to the claim of legitimate rights,
The latter is a rebellion.
Even the nobles who support Princess Stella
Do you agree to this fact?”

Count Abu Bakr also nodded heavily.
It’s true.
Just bringing out the trapped star princess,
Claiming that the current queen was the perpetrator of the king’s assassination
Setting up a new queen is a whole other level.

Even the second cousin of the in-laws are thirsty, something that can be done.

“Don’t worry.
Those on the list ahead of you
Everyone will agree with us.
The centrist aristocracy written on the back page
It doesn’t matter how you attract it.
… Dupre’s family is bigger than you think
We prepared for this much earlier.
Queen Catherine’s mother died, my daughter Grace
From the time she was married to her cousin brother, the former king.
I was already making plans.
As evidence, the anti-aircraft nets of the royal palace two days ago
Didn’t you reveal all the nopo locations and secret passages?
Currently, most anti-aircraft missiles are
My men must have neutralized it.
If the situation arises, we can also consider the full-scale introduction of Royal Griffon Riders.”

After all, she is a maternal relative of the royal family in Amity and has been passed down for several generations.
The preparation was not wasted.
The list in front of you contains dozens of noble families.
And on the table where Duke Dupre sat
There is a veneer with their names and family stamps.
They are now in the same boat.
Excluding soldiers, knights, vagrants, and fanatics
At least among the famous ones
One third can be considered to have joined us.

Count Abu Bakr took his place.

“If more than one of the two princesses
What if the body is not secured?
What are you going to do?”

The atmosphere becomes heavy.

I opened my mouth with difficulty.

“The best thing to do is to have both.
The next best thing is to secure even a recruit for Princess Stella.
Princess Stella has never renounced the succession to the throne,
There is also a position that he is an unfair victim who has recently been confined.
Above all, there is merit in the demon king assassination operation.
I have a reason to present myself as a queen.
And with the Star Princess’s special skill, ‘Dimensional Door’
Escape is also easy.
Being healthy is a bonus.”

Gulp.

The sound of Marianne swallowing runs all the way here.
… Marianne will not be used to it.
To weigh a person’s life on a scale.
… Actually me too

“In the case of securing only Princess Anne’s recruits on a second-by-one basis.
In this case, Princess Stella was taken hostage by Queen Catherine.
It was an inevitable relinquishment of the succession to the throne.
You’ll need media play.
… It’s a situation where we couldn’t secure Princess Stella.
All the more, I have to express my responsibility for assassinating the king and my anger at the loss of her sister.”

Failing to secure the star princess
Either she died…
The Princess of the Stars joined Catherine’s side…
Or he was subjected to hypnotic suggestion and became Catherine’s subordinate,
They were held hostage but could not be rescued, etc.
There are many cases.

In the case above, it’s better for us to kill the star princess.
… I hate to think, but it is the role of a leader to think.

“Lastly, in case we couldn’t secure both princesses…
I guess I have no choice but to bet the former Queen Grace.”

When he looks at Duke Dupre, he clears his throat.

“Kuhm!! Exactly.
If it is Grace, the spouse of the former king who died unjustly,
In the absence of a legitimate heir to the throne
By marrying a suitable royalty
You can give birth to a new heir and inherit the throne.
It is the worst case ever.”

Please don’t do that
The girl I got along with because I like Alberic
What are the odds of sticking a knife in Alberic’s back?
I can only hope that Alberic is already married.
But women are emotional creatures.
Even though I knew he was married, I went through affection,
I can’t shake that much now.

Of course I have one card.
Alberic is also having affairs with Bellondel.
Grace, you too
Just one of the girls passing by!
That would be pretty shocking.

Count Abu Bakr opens his mouth.

“Prince Kamyu took Princess Stella,
Dupre, please take care of Princess Anne and Princess Grace.
When Prince Kamyu secures Princess Stella, a red flare is fired.
When Duke Dupre secures both of them, he’ll fire a blue flare.
Abu Bakr’s privates gathered at the gate of the palace.
When the yellow flare explodes
I will immediately seize the main gate of the palace.”

“Yes.”

And Angela opened her mouth.

“Our Light Blinger
We will gather in front of the eastern palace.
The troops guarding Princess Anne’s villa
It has already been purchased by Lord Kamu.
If you defeat a few wizards, you can secure only Princess Anne.
You can easily take over the eastern palace.
Through the eastern palace, the central palace and the main gate of the palace
It will be easier to get hold of.
While the soldiers of Abu Bakr’s family drew attention from the main gate,
If you attack from the east, it will be much easier to take control of the palace.
In addition, the eastern palace has few high-rise buildings.
It is also good for Royal Griffon riders.
There are no obstacles.”

Everyone nods.

“Good luck.”

* * *

As if it will rain today
It was an overcast day with lots of clouds.

“Zach.
Have you posted a preliminary report on the operation to Master and Rumika?”

“Yes. I sent the report the captain gave me to the telecommunications office.
You should have arrived by now.”

Widely.

I covered the family picture on the pendant I was looking at.
… Somehow, I feel like I need to look a lot in advance today
I feel it.

“I’m worried. It looks like it will rain.”

“Isn’t it better to sneak in when it rains?”

Zach tilted his head.

“Okay. That’s right.
But things are going well
To proclaim a new queen on the boulevard in front of the palace
It is better to have a large floating population.
It has its pros and cons.”

Me, Jacques and Ludwig.
The infiltration team headed for the Constellation Tower
Following Duke Dupre, he entered the eastern palace.

The Duke of DuPré told his entourage that after an hour,
He himself will return to the Winter Palace
Order the recruitment of Princess Anne,
To the central palace.
The cause is a meeting with Queen Grace.

My party pretends to be Duke Dupre’s entourage,
They infiltrated the central palace.

“Duke. We will head straight to the Constellation Tower.”

“Good job.
Rescue Stella, the red flare,
In the case of a request for support, it is to shoot a green flare.”

“Yes.”

“Good luck.”

We naturally head to the courtyard.
Undressing among the grass,
All three of them change into the palace guard outfits prepared in advance.
I borrowed it from the guards guarding Princess Anne’s villa.
Wearing a helmet, from the guards dupre duke invited
He was handed over to the guard window, so he was a decent guard.

“Ruler. Let’s go. Do you remember the patrol route?”

“Yes. I will take the lead.”

Knowing all patrol routes, we
Between the cost that departs first and the cost that departs later
It should pass exquisitely.

When three people gather together, it becomes a pretty plausible patrol team.

“Ignore the maids and eunuchs and walk.
When a problem arises, I speak everything.”

Nod

Bubbly.

With Jacques in front, pass through the gate to the western palace.
At the gate, there is a guard guarding the gate that passes by each palace.

Bubbly.

Glance.

“…”

Fortunately, those who enter the Central Palace from the West Palace are checked,
Those who enter the West Palace from the Central Palace do not look closely.
The correct answer is to infiltrate through the central palace from Princess Anne’s Winter Palace.

“Come this way.”

Bubbly.

The ladies-in-waiting and court staff only glanced at our faces,
It passed without any reaction.

Phew, i’m glad
Unless it’s the same palace guard
I can’t seem to remember.

Choose a route with as few people as possible
Head to the place where the towers are gathered.

Bubbly.

Increasingly… Fewer maids and court staff came and went,
Even from a distance, it appears that the guards can be seen.

At that moment, a lady-in-waiting who jumped out of nowhere spoke to her.

“Oh, hey!!”

Stop.

It’s right to call us
Damn.

“Yes. What are you doing?”

The lady-in-waiting approaches while brushing the front.

“Ah, I asked the person who just passed by,
I was curious about what happened.”

It’s time for me to step out

“I’m on shift patrol, so I’m still in contact with the front patrol team.
Failed to meet after patrol
I’ll check it out when we run into it.”

“Is it so? Yes~~”

“Then.”

After the conversation and bowing, I was about to pass by,
The maid speaks to her with her mischievous eyes.

“But, like an older brother in the palace guard here
Did you have a warm-hearted brother~~?”

Stop.

Oops.
My mother never said I was good looking.
I didn’t think my face would stand out!!

“I’m seeing you for the first time, how old are you?”

… Are you asking because you think it’s suspicious?
I glanced to the side and saw Ludvik and Jacques
I’m just rolling my eyeballs.
Oops… I’ve never had a conversation like this before.

“Uh… Yes. S, twenty eight…”

207 years old, you bastard.
Let’s call it roughly any age.

The lady-in-waiting covered her mouth and laughed.

“What’s your name?
I am Alice.”

Cook Cook.

Zach sneaks a stab in the side.

‘Now is not the time to be hunted, Captain.’

… What? I think I’ve been cursed with my eyes now.

“Kuhm! Yes. I am Zach.”

“!!”

Zach rolls his eyes.
It’s a melon, you son of a bitch.

“Aha, it’s Mr. Zach. Nice to meet you.”

“Yes, I’m glad too.
By any chance, do you have time this evening?
I know a macaron restaurant over there.
Would you like to come with me?”

“Oh, good.”

“Yes. It’s time for me to finish work at sunset…
Shall we meet at the Red Brick Crossroads?”

“Ah, is that where the equestrian statue is?
Yes. Then see you there.”

Lulu~
A handmaid humming her tune and walking away.

Phew. Thank god.
Soon this place will become a battlefield,
She is a lady-in-waiting to stay at a distance.

“”…””

“… Why? What?”

The eyes of her subordinates are strange.

“Captain, it seems like you’ve suddenly become popular these days.”

“That’s right. Weird.
When you were doing espionage, you were just like that.”

“It’s not.
It’s just that, but how do you date the best beauties of the demons?”

Then.
Me, you and Rumika.
It’s because they’re both dating men.

“When I see the captain’s female classmates, they are all like one.
The captain is called a pervert puppy…”

“… You will die when your real mission is over.”

He works hard to keep his men quiet and walks around the building.
But as soon as I turned the corner of the building
Eventually, I ran into him.

“””!!!”””

Chunk Chunk Chunk.
The sound of heavy armor colliding.
A large body like a bear.
Full plate armor surrounding the whole body.
A heavy voice can be heard from inside the armor and helmet.

“What is it, you guys?”

There are countless nicknames for this person.
‘Walking Fortress’
‘Ace of the Royal Guard’,
‘Defender’.

“Didn’t the patrol team pass by just now?”

The splendid silver armor he wore.
He was an escort knight for Princess Anne.
To protect the star princess
An article about being dispatched to the Constellation Tower.
A dangerous person whose personal fighting power is equivalent to that of a corps commander.
It was Sir Devot.