Re:Zero - Jobless Reincarnation: Succubus Sword God? I don't recognize it!

Chapter 213 Ariel's first appearance, the gears of fate begin to turn

The Kingdom of Asura, as the human regime with the strongest comprehensive national strength in the world, stands on the western plains of the central continent. It has survived the great war between humans and demons four hundred years ago. It has a large population, is completely self-sufficient in agriculture, and has an extremely developed commodity economy.

The four top nobles of the Greylat clan are distributed in all directions to protect the royal capital.

The main roads connecting the various territories with the royal capital were paved with smooth stone slabs, a treatment only available to the main roads in the royal capital in other countries.

It's just normal in Asra.

"Your Highness, please."

".I will be very careful~"

"Well"

With a snap, the feather pen in Dilic Reitbart's hand was broken by him. He quietly looked at the word "ordinary" smudged with ink on the notebook under the candlelight, listened to the lewd sounds coming from next door, closed his eyes helplessly, threw the pen into the trash can beside him, raised his hand and pulled out the bra folded into a neat triangle from his chest, and carefully wiped his fingers one by one.

His posture was very elegant, and his long, smooth, dark brown hair swayed slightly on his shoulders as he moved.

Today marks the tenth month since he - Dilic Retbat, an outstanding graduate of Asura Magic School, was recommended by his father to serve as the guardian of Her Royal Highness the Princess.

Even though he was already accustomed to what he heard, he still found it difficult to connect the person next door with the very friendly and charming girl he met at the party ten months ago.

But fortunately, she only does this at night. During the day, she is diligent, sociable, and willing to work hard to improve herself, and she is a qualified heir to the throne.
Dilic froze.

The heir to the throne. Recently, the capital has set off another round of controversy over the crown prince, and the nobles have begun to take sides around the "candidates". Especially the first prince, who is older. Darius started supporting him two years ago, and the Boreas family has also placed their bets. Her Highness, she...
Dilic showed a worried look, and then a picture flashed through his mind.

A month ago, Her Highness was the first princess to walk on the bridge over the Altier River when it was being repaired. People flocked to the bridge - applause, cheers, and smiling faces.

Deafening.

Even though more than a month has passed, it seems to be still in front of my eyes.

Dilic smiled.

Don't worry too much, Your Highness has her own extraordinary charm.

".Ah. Your Highness, no."

Even though there is a nest of anti-Asura pioneers gathered in the Magic Academy, I have never heard any negative comments about Her Highness. This is the charm of Her Highness the Princess.

"Oh? Haha, what no? Explain clearly."

With this kind of woman, she will definitely become the leader of mankind after the Laplace War! Become a monarch loved by the people!
"Please."

He nodded, ignoring the increasingly persistent whining next to him, and carefully folded the used bra in his hand.
Thrown into the trash can nearby.

Dilic, a thirteen-year-old high-ranking magician from a local middle-class noble family, picked up his pen and continued writing.

The Kingdom of Asura is a land free from hunger. During the hundreds of years of peace, even if the nobles have gradually become corrupt, greedy, and continuously squeezed taxes from the people, as long as the people do not starve, dissatisfaction will not accumulate, and large-scale rebellion and civil war will naturally not occur.

However, this country is already stagnant. The research on magic and technology is progressing slowly, and it has been surpassed by the Kingdom of the Dragon King and the Three Northern Magic Kingdoms. Even if it still has an overwhelming advantage now, if this situation continues for another hundred years, what will happen?
The Dragon King Kingdom has always been eyeing the most fertile land in the Central Continent. If the three magic kingdoms come to invade, I'm afraid...
Dilic squinted slightly, and the candlelight danced on the lenses of his glasses.

The Kingdom of Asura needs the power of 'change'! There is no doubt about it!

The other princes are not qualified because they are too close to the nobles in their bid for the throne. If they become king, there is no doubt that Asura will remain corrupt as in the past. The ugliness and decay among the nobles will continue, and the development of the country will be hindered. One day, the country may even allow other countries to interfere in its affairs.

——Dongdong——

Dilic turned his head and looked outside the door. He blinked, was slightly stunned at first, and then his face brightened with joy.

He walked a few steps to the door and opened it.

Outside the door was a maid standing respectfully.

"Lord Dilic, someone is visiting late at night and is waiting in the living room."

"Okay, I'll go right away!"

"!!!"

Suddenly, a loud wailing sound was heard from next door.

Dilic and the maid were both stunned.

The maid blinked, her face slightly flushed, but her eyes were fixed on Dilic's slightly thin but handsome face.

The latter blinked, but pretended not to understand the maid's "eyes", and just coughed lightly.

"Go to the waiting room and prepare the tea."

".As you command, my lord."

Separated by a wall.

The golden hair fell and spread out on the pure white bed like sunlight.

There are white lotus roots in the sunlight, and the blue eyes are like the lake in the back garden of the Silver Palace, with water vapor lingering and smoke waves flowing.

The corners of her mouth were slightly pursed on her soft oval face, making her look dignified, elegant and very approachable.

Below the neck, it was all solid color, without a single spot. The candlelight flickered in the gaps between the golden hair, creating undulating arcs of light, which was extremely gorgeous.

This is the "most beautiful princess of all time" who is praised as inheriting the beauty of the first princess of Asura.
True face:

Ariel stared at her 'prey' on the bed with a smile, leaned over and put her chin in front of the other's upper body.

He squinted his eyes and looked at the red face of the servant in front of him. His dignified and elegant posture disappeared like an illusion in an instant.

Only heavy ink and heavy colors remain in the eyes.

Her voice is full of natural affinity like that of a singing dove.

——Dongdong——

Ariel suddenly sat up, frowned slightly, and turned to look behind her.

The sunlight slid down and lingered over the delicate and undulating Baihe River.

Dilic's somewhat helpless voice was heard outside the door.

"Your Highness, someone is visiting. It's the person we promised you."

Ariel blinked, "Got it, Dilic, thank you for your hard work, please ask him to wait in the waiting room for a while."

"it is good."

She turned her head and looked at her hands which were covered with saliva, but evenly smeared on them, and took the servant's hand to pull her head up and pull her closer.

"Hurry up, and help me change my clothes."

"woo"

In a few moments, Ariel had put on a proper palace dress. She looked at the servant in front of her with a smile on her face, and he reached out his hand to lift her chin.

"Today's service was very good, it deserves a reward~"

As the attendant blushed, he gently touched her face.

Turn around and open your eyes.

In just a moment, the temperament changed.

Desire disappeared, leaving only a gentle look, which made people feel good at first sight. Dignity and elegance flowed between her eyebrows like water.

She was deeply loved by the people of Asura and had already enjoyed a very high reputation among the people at the age of eleven as the "most beautiful princess in history."

Ariel Anemoi Asra.

Put on 'clothes'.

-

Late at night, everything inside and outside the Boreas mansion was very quiet.

In Philip's study, which he often used for work, documents with ink stains were scattered on the table, but there was no figure sitting in front of the desk who often worked until late at night.

The wind blew from the window onto the table, and the "documents" on the table were blown by the wind.

The handwriting was flickering, and it was obvious that the writing had not been done for too long.

Charles - The battle for the crown prince has begun.

Those who initially gain power - the first prince, the second prince. (hesitant brushstrokes, ink dots) the second princess.

The first prince, active in the royal palace/nobles, never absent from high-level social occasions. Known factions: Darius, James, a small number of upper-level nobles and royal officials, still being wooed. - Upper-level route, Darius is his staff, the best chance of winning.

The second prince is suspected to have close contact with ambassadors of other countries/underground forces. He is suspected to take the opportunity to curry favor with Zephyros and Dwarf Uros by frequently traveling between the upper and lower jaws of the Red Dragon. However, these two families guard the gates of the upper and lower jaws of the Red Dragon respectively, and have deliberately remained neutral in the previous crown prince disputes. He will not succeed. Known factional forces: a small number of upper nobles and kings. - Starting at the "weak point" that the first prince has no intention of fighting for, the chances of winning are not great.

The second princess, popular. Known factions: The Notos family seems to be interested, but Pilemon seems to be more on the sidelines, with a greater desire to wait and see than to actually bet, and a small number of lower-level nobles. - Popular route, there are suspected shadows of counselors around, but the methods are still immature, and the chances of winning are the smallest.

There were footsteps outside the door, one step at a time, steady pace.

Stopped at the door.

"Dong dong."

"come in."

The door was opened, Gileno stepped in and closed the door quietly.

She raised her head, her eyes swept across Philip's desk, and looked at the guest table with chess pieces on the side.

Philip was setting up the chess pieces. He turned his head to look at Gileno and smiled with narrowed eyes.

"What's wrong? Why are you here so late? Have you considered my proposal?"

Gileno ignored Philip's words, walked over silently and handed over the letter in his hand.

"A letter from the royal capital."

Philip raised his eyebrows in surprise, reached out to take the letter, looked at the postmark on it, and then couldn't help laughing.

"Haha, Alan is really popular, which is completely different from me. I pursue others but get rejected repeatedly."

Gilenu looked a little embarrassed when he heard this.

"Will Madam not be dissatisfied if you let me be your concubine?"

Philip opened the letter and said as he read it.

"That was Hilda's suggestion."

Gileno was stunned for a moment, then listened to Philip continue.

"You also know that she sometimes likes to get stuck in a rut, unable to think straight, and unable to let go. Last year, Allen had a heart attack. The more times like this, the more she wants to push me away. She also said that she knows I am helpless, and that taking a concubine will happen to keep you in Boreas forever."

Philip shook his head, narrowing his eyes and curling the corners of his mouth.

"It's clear that the Boreas family rules owe her something, but she always feels inexplicably guilty and doesn't want to add too much pressure to me."

"In terms of emotions, Allen is surprisingly similar to his mother. They both value emotions. Haha, they are not as cold and heartless as me."

Gileno glanced at the letter in Philip's hand, then glanced at Philip's face.

"Do you think so?"

Philip's hand holding the letter froze, and he was silent for a moment, but he laughed at himself.

"I sent this letter at the end of October last year because I really didn't want to see Hilda suffer any more. Since it's hard to explain to my father and Alan himself seems to be struggling, I'll give him a reason to get out of Boreas and be free."

Gileno looked down at Philip's hair.

"But this will prevent your plan to integrate Allen into Boreas from being realized, right? For the sake of Madam."

Philip shook his head.

"Alan can take the time to think about it, but before that, if Hilda really gets into an accident, I will be very unhappy. But I didn't expect that before the letter came back, Alan had already taken care of everything by himself, and even convinced his father. This was beyond my expectations again. I thought he would come to me."

He quietly touched the edge of the letter.

"Hilda has been smiling a lot more recently, which is good, too."

He placed the letter on the table, read it quietly for a while, and then started to set up the chess pieces.

"I originally intended to let Alan and Hilda spend more time together before starting the next phase of the plan. Now that things have progressed to this point, and the battle for the crown prince in the capital has already begun, this result is not bad."

"In that case, Mrs. Hilda is..."

"I naturally understand my wife. Hilda's knot is not whether Ellen is by her side, but that Ellen was raised by James and didn't even know that she was her biological mother. This is the real reason why she can't let it go. Now her knot has been untied.

Moreover, if the matter in the capital goes smoothly, it will only be a good thing for her. You have to know that Allen's mind is more like an adventurer. If he is tied to the capital with power, if everything goes smoothly, Hilda will be able to move to the capital in a few years and meet Allen every day. To some extent, Hilda and I have the same idea.

But what she wants is companionship, and what I want is for Alan to focus on the right things, instead of letting him go out to be an adventurer like Paul and disappear for many years. This is an unacceptable result for Hilda and me.

Paul, the legitimate heir of Notos, has been a wandering adventurer for so many years, and finally has to beg me for help. It's really ridiculous that he has to be a low-level knight from Buena Village to "live a peaceful life." "

As he spoke, Philip let out a breath, and he looked at the chessboard in front of him and smiled, then reached out and picked up a chess piece.

"Alan's stage should be in the capital. He is a natural politician."

"But now that we are naturally in conflict with James, Allen should not continue to be under the influence of the First Prince as 'Boreas'. In this way, in the eyes of the First Prince, his utility can only overlap with that of James, and James is currently the next head of Boreas."

He reached out and snapped the chess piece in his hand into the center of the back square of his own side of the chessboard.

That is a 'king'.

"So, before he goes to the capital, I need to help him find a new 'king' so that he can act freely."

"Bring James."

Philip's eyes flickered.

"No, not just James, but the First Prince faction."

"Step on it."

"Ascend to the pinnacle of power in Asra."

　I was locked in a small dark room and had to delete 600 words. I shrugged.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)