Chapter 155
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Chapter 155 – Ralph and the Others’ Lament
While Ishtalika was in turmoil, Heim had an uproar that was incomparable to Ishtalika.
The scene was the great hall of Heim Castle.
Many n.o.bles and knights had gathered there, and in the center of the hall was a huge coffin of luxurious construction.
The marble floor was covered with a carpet of golden thread, and the room was filled with light.
This was the pride of the Heim royal family, a lavishly decorated hall that showed off the wealth of Heim.
“Oh, why, why has my child become like this…!”
Ralph burst into tears.
Since only the upper half of the body was left, the lower half was dressed in a wooden body and placed in a coffin.
Without caring what others thought, Ralph shed tears at the sight of his son, who had changed beyond recognition.
“Brother… Brother…!”
On the other side of Ralph, Tigre also shed tears.
The second prince and Tigre were not particularly close, but they were family.
They had lived together until now, so it was only natural for him to cry like this.
“Oh, G.o.d! What have we done…! Why, why have you done this to our family?”
He looked up to the sky and spoke his anger to the G.o.ds.
Even Ralph, who had been so arrogant towards Ishtalika, could do nothing but mourn the death of his son.
“Your Majesty, Logas-sama has arrived.”
There was nothing more difficult than calling out to him.
However, a knight called Ralph and told him that Logas had arrived.
Ralph felt rea.s.sured by the news that Logas had come to the castle even though his mother had been killed.
“Let me through! Where is Logas? Where is Logas?!”
Hearing Ralph’s cry, Logas came running to meet him, ignoring that he was in the king’s presence.
“Sorry, I’m late, Your Majesty.”
“O-oh… Logas. You came! Y-you came…!”
Ralph greeted Logas and urged him forward to the second prince’s coffin.
Logas looked exhausted, but Ralph’s encouragement spurred him on to approach the second prince.
“It’s been a while. …Oh, Your Highness looks as gallant as His Majesty today…”
“Ah, that’s right…! And yet, my child is not in this world! Why, why did this happen…!”
Ralph, usually so composed, would never show such a side to his face.
In fact, he didn’t even show his crying face; instead, he hugged Logas and sobbed.
Logas hugged Ralph tightly and shared his feelings of sadness.
“Ishtalika? Ishtalika killed my brother…?”
Tigre hit the ground hard, and when the incident was discussed, he let out a grudge against Ishtalika.
But Logas calmly denied it.
“Your Highness, it is not Ishtalika. They would not use such troublesome methods. Someone from this continent killed our family.”
Logas’ expression was calm, but he clearly showed signs of fatigue, anger, and sadness.
“Why? Why are they targeting us?”
“I don’t know.”
He clenched his teeth and looked at Tigre as his eyes filled with tears.
Even Logas didn’t understand. There was no need to anger Heim with such a thing.
If they did, the continent would fall into a time of war.
And if that happened, there would be no country stronger than Heim.
“Your Majesty, our knights will also be used to search for the culprit with all our might.”
“Logas… you are a man more reliable than anyone else…”
“It is an honor too great for me… but I must make a decision.”
Logas clenched his hand so tightly that his fingernails dug into his skin.
Then, with a look of hatred he had never shown before, he said the following words.
“If it were a crime committed by another country, how would we respond to that country?”
The answer was obvious.
Logas thought the same but decided to ask Ralph anyway.
“Of course it is! We must destroy them and make them suffer the same fate as our family!”
Ralph looked directly at Logas, his hands resting firmly on Logas’ shoulders.
Logas nodded in agreement.
“That’s right. We of Heim must hunt down this criminal to the end and make sure he is dealt with.”
“That’s right, that’s right!”
Tigre also stood up and agreed with Logas’ words.
“Your Majesty. Now is the time to leave this to me. I will search the entire continent and find this criminal, no matter what.”
Logas lost his mother, Ralph lost his son, and Tigre lost his brother.
As the three shared their feelings, Ralph nodded to Logas.
“Logas! I entrust everything to you! I will give you all authority over the army. So… please. The regrets of my child, the regrets of our family…”
At the king’s words, the command of the army was transferred to General Logas.
“Please leave it to me. We will certainly do our utmost to avenge our family…”
And so Logas made up his mind.
To catch the culprit at any cost, he decided to search the entire continent.
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Inside the castle, not only the military officers like Logas but also the civil servants were moving around in a flurry.
Elena, Harley, and the others were also among them, gathering information about the n.o.bles who had died.
“Elena-sama. The investigation into each n.o.ble family has been completed. As expected, there seems to be no damage other than the bodies that were sent to the castle.”
“I understand. Then please contact each place as such.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
Even the a.s.sa.s.sination of a n.o.ble was a major incident.
However, this time, not only was a member of the royal family murdered, but also a member of the great general family.
The impact of this was immeasurable, and Elena was ready to stay up all night for several days.
When she thought about what would happen from now on, it seemed that it would be turmoil that was hard to imagine, but for now, she had to deal with the immediate problem.
Elena gave instructions and completed one task after another.
What’s the next job…?
After giving the instructions, Elena sat down at her desk to go through the pile of messages.
But just then, an official rushed in, looking panicked.
“…E-Elena-sama!”
He was out of breath and sweating.
It wasn’t a day to panic, but the officer’s face was even more tense than usual.
“Calm down. What’s wrong?”
Elena remained calm.
If Elena lost her composure, too, it would be the worst possible outcome.
“I’m sorry, but Logas-sama…”
“…What about Logas-dono?”
Logas had lost his own mother as well.
She thought he might have lost his cool, so she listened carefully.
“It seems that he has decided to send an armed investigation to Rockdam and Birdland! They will leave tonight!”
Hearing this, Elena stood up, making a clattering noise.
“No way… Where did you hear that?!”
“It came from a knight, but that knight said that Logas-sama gave him direct orders to tell us!”
A knight would never lie about such a thing.
If what he said about being ordered by Logas was a lie, he could be beheaded for it.
So it seems that Logas’ decision was true after all.
“But he’s not sending them to Euro, is he?”
“That’s probably the right thing to do. Besides, Logas-sama also seemed to say that the crime wasn’t committed by Ishtalika, so I think he’ll avoid doing anything that would upset Ishtalika.”
“That is true. Ishtalika has no advantage in doing such a thing. But…”
…Even though they called it an investigation mission, in other words, it was a military mission.
Even though Heim was a powerful country, it didn’t mean that other countries wouldn’t oppose it.
If they were asked to let them investigate without any evidence, the people on the receiving end wouldn’t be happy about it.
Elena realized this as well.
She was sure that the situation on the continent would change drastically.
If the culprit was found soon, that would be fine, but the possibility of that was clearly low.
Then, as time pa.s.sed, the word ‘war’ came closer and closer.
“Huh… What the h.e.l.l is happening? Just when I thought things would return to normal after the meeting, this situation…”
Elena held her head in her hands and thought about her recent restlessness.
“Did he say anything else?”
“I heard he was going to send a letter to Euro. I heard them say that he was asking if we had any ideas about what to write in it.”
“It all depends on how you ask and how you approach the subject. …I understand.
If they want to send a letter to Euro, I will take it. I will also prepare the content. Would you mind telling Logas-dono?”
In order not to be seen as hostile, Elena decided to take on this task herself.
If it was to be delivered to Euro, she would have to schedule it for a few days, but with Ishtalika, this was a minor matter.
“Very well. I will go and tell him right away.”
“Thank you.”
After hearing Elena’s words, the official hurriedly left the office.
After a short meeting with Logas later, she’ll decide about the doc.u.ment.
She still had a job to do, but she was thankful that it didn’t happen in a place she didn’t know.
“Is this punishment?”
The actions against Olivia and Ain, as well as the punishment for the royal family and the Roundheart family,
If this kind of turmoil continued, Elena couldn’t help but think about such things.
“We’ve already suffered enough pain from the meeting, but maybe G.o.d hasn’t forgiven us.”
Elena’s mental state continued to deteriorate to the point where she thought about unrealistic things like divine punishment.
However, she couldn’t say such things in front of Ralph and the others.
“If there is a war, many people will lose their lives. We must avoid that at all costs…”
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