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

Chapter 215: The 'rules' of the battle for the throne and the past and future
The sunset glow of Fitoya Territory squeezed out wisps of light from between the hills and peaks, swept through the bustling evening streets of Roya City, shattered the hustle and bustle, and fell on the courtyard floor of Boreas's mansion.

The glow was sparkling and the flames were burning the ground.

But he couldn't climb up the huge shadow cast on the ground in the atrium.

The shadow came from the tall tower on the west side of the mansion, standing in the sunset. The iron door at the bottom of the tower had been opened at some point.

The footsteps lingered on the dilapidated steel ladder, hitting the tower wall step by step, climbing up and up.

Then it stopped abruptly.

A hand touched the rough surface of the Iron Heart, touching, stroking, and caressing.

The fingers left the surface of the Iron Heart.

Alan finally averted his gaze from Iron Heart, lowered his head, and dropped his eyes.

In sight.

Li'er stood at the door of the observation room on the top of the tower with a dignified manner, her tail swinging back and forth at her side, and she was looking at him quietly with her head tilted and a smile.

At this time, a whole day had passed since the aftermath of the Whiting incident.

Alan came to the top of the tower.

The last time he came, the top of the tower was too noisy, and neither Lil nor Saulos noticed Alan's steps up in time.

However, this time, it was in the afternoon and there was no sound of the morning noise to cover it up, but Li'er was waiting here early.

The two looked at each other, the latter smiled and bowed his head, then passed by.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Lil raised her tail and gently climbed onto Alan's leg. She glanced at Alan with her watery cat eyes, twisted her body and left.

Alan was indifferent to Li'er's farewell-like teasing and walked straight into the observation room on the top of the tower in front of him.

Sauros stood quietly in front of the window, looking out.

The setting sun is hazy and the red clouds are floating.

The 'gem' that seemed to be burning in the flames was indeed a harmless and auspicious sign, and it could be used by the Lord Fitoya, who had sworn to live and die with him, to pray for a peaceful future.

Alan stopped and stood beside Sauros, squinting at the big transfer magic ball in the air.

The look in his eyes is ambiguous.

The Magic Ball looks the same as last year.

However, the information conveyed by Allen's "sensory flow" is that at the same observation position and the same viewing angle, it is 7 mm larger in diameter than last year.

"What a surprise! I thought you would stay in Boreas for a while before returning to the capital, but I didn't expect you to make the decision just after meeting Hilda a few days ago. It won't take you three years."

Sauros was dressed neatly, with a serious expression on his face, but when he saw Alan coming to his side, he smiled.

"You faked your own death and escaped from the capital. You returned to Boreas, went around in circles, spent several years getting close to Boreas as a tutor, but your ultimate goal was just to find me to break the rules of Boreas and comfort Hilda? You are truly an outlier in the Boreas family."

However, because of the dance under the moonlight a few days ago, he misjudged some of Allen's motives for coming to Boreas.

Alan didn't say anything, but just looked quietly at the big transfer magic ball outside the window.

Sauros glanced at Alan with a somewhat dissatisfied look on his face, and was about to speak when he was interrupted by Alan.

"Have you ever thought about returning to the capital? With James's means and abilities, he is just a bonus to the First Prince's faction. Even if the First Prince really ascends the throne, he will still be suppressed by Darius."

"He clearly held Boreas's reputation in his hands, but he only brought shame to Boreas."

"This won't work."

Sauros's face froze, and he was obviously stunned. He didn't expect Alan to say such a thing. He stared at Alan from head to toe, and couldn't help but look behind him.

Outside the door, a red glow floated above the iron heart.

It is flapping its wings in the fire.

It also burned in Sauros's eyes.

Sauros looked at Tie Zhixin for a long while, then smiled, turned around and continued to look out the window.

"So this is your purpose. Why, do you despise James? No wonder you threatened to kill him last time. Are you coming to Boreas to take me back to the capital to start over?"

His tone was still sharp and straightforward, but the usual fierceness on his face had disappeared a lot.

Alan had a blank expression on his face.

The two were silent for a moment. The dusk fell on Sauros's face, dyeing his dark brown and white hair red. He just looked west of Fitoya. After a while, he just squeezed the cane in his hand before speaking again.

Compared to the usual brief and concise statements, this time I have explained enough.

It is also enough to show the patience that a grandfather should have.

His focus was not on a certain point, but on the entire existence of Boreas.

"Although James is not a good person, Philip is not a pushover either. I have to stay in Fitoya Territory to maintain this balance."

"If I go with you to the capital to regroup and fully participate in this battle for the crown prince, who will take care of this land, this Fitoya Territory, this Roya? Philip? Roya can't let go of his ambition. I understand your thoughts and your determination to make progress, but your actions are equivalent to almost completely abandoning the Fitoya Territory. I can't agree to you."

"and."

"I am no longer young, and I have to do everything myself. When I die, Boreas will really fall."

At this point, Sauros seemed unwilling to give up, and used his hands as a knife to chop in the wind.

"But you've given me hope again, Allen. Your role shouldn't be in the present battle for the crown prince, but in the future after the battle for the crown prince ends."

Alan frowned as he looked at the big transfer magic ball, and then he listened to the other party continue speaking.

"James is still learning Darius's political tactics in the capital. I don't think he is good at it. He only focuses on political tactics. In the end, he is still weak and dependent on others."

"So the capital still needs you. Let the voice of Boreas in the future capital be louder, more resonant, and more powerful!"

Sauros turned to look at Allen, with an earnest look on his face.

"But James is still useful and cannot be eliminated. One person cannot support the whole family. I have deeply understood this when I was fighting against Darius. So even if you don't like him, try to tolerate him. You are not of the same generation, and there is no competition for the position of the head of the family. You must understand that this is for the survival of Boreas." "Based on this situation, I have arranged two paths for you."

"One, the Royal Guards."

"Second, the Street Troops."

Sauros held up two fingers in front of Alan, his rough voice filled with strong confidence.

"The Kingdom of Asura has not had civil unrest for a long time. Even some assassinations that occurred in the palace were turned a blind eye as long as there was not enough evidence. As a result, many nobles have long forgotten these 'inconspicuous' soldiers and knights. And these soldiers and knights seem to have been forgotten by the nobles as well. They are hardly controlled by any other factions. Only the captains occasionally have superficial involvement with some noble forces."

"Just like, in today's peaceful times, these armed forces are insignificant to the struggle for power. So, I want to ask you, Allen, are these forgotten armed forces something we in Boreas can fight for?"

Allen couldn't help but frown when he heard this, and glanced at Sauros, "It looks like it's possible on the surface, but it's not possible in reality."

Sauros was stunned for a moment. He saw surprise on Allen's face. After a moment, a hint of enlightenment flashed in his eyes and he laughed.

"Yes, the answer is no! The armed forces have been forgotten in the capital. This is a complete illusion, a scam created by the king. As the last surviving human regime in the Central Continent during the Human-Demon War, how could Asura forget the basis of its survival - the armed forces? You know much more than I thought, which is great."

Of course Alan understood, he was in the royal capital at the beginning, and many situations were already clear to him when combined with the original plot.

Why does the battle for the throne of Asura in the original novel seem like a child's play? It's illogical everywhere? The battle is in full swing, but the army's presence is almost non-existent. The staff and retainers of each faction can even fight in the palace and no one cares. What's more outrageous is that in the end, the king never shows up.

The root cause lies with the king.

Is the king of the largest country in the human race so cowardly that he has no way to deal with the various forces in the capital using conspiracy and even assassination to oppress each other? No, this is a means for him to make his royal power more stable.

The prince and princess fighting for the throne? Let them fight. Assassination, winning over, conspiracy, anything, it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter if they hire their own staff to kill each other in the palace.

This was the 'rule' for selecting the successor that he had set.

but.

The red line below the surface of the rules is armed forces.

——The Knights, the Royal Guards, the Street Troops, and the Magicians.

How can these forces remain "inconspicuous" and independent of various forces in the fierce conflict for the throne?
Because they belonged to the king.

No matter how much trouble you guys cause, as long as these military forces are still in the hands of the king, the situation will be under control.

This is particularly evident when the story line of this chapter is combined with the story line of old Rudy in the original work.

In the original novel, Piremon had already set his sights on these armed forces before Ariel fled abroad, and secretly sent people to infiltrate them in order to seek a possible "coup" in the future. Piremon is short-sighted, ambitious, and incompetent.

The results of it?
In this story, why did Pilemon suddenly turn to the First Prince on the eve of the throne being decided, and ignore Luke's questions with obvious difficulties?
Because the king casually cut off all the claws of the armed forces with a single blow, and the power he had accumulated for many years was gone overnight. He realized that he had no weight in his hands. How could he trust Ariel to come back and rely on this little girl's own strength to make the final decision? That's why he suddenly changed his attitude and completely turned against the First Prince, trying to save his family.

The Old Rudy line is more intriguing. Ariel returned to the capital earlier than in this story. When Old Rudy got the false news and chased to Notos's base camp, Ariel was about to launch a coup in the capital with the help of armed forces. As a result, everyone died overnight - the surface statement is that Leda and Ober wiped out Ariel's group.

But what about the army? This is a coup d'état. Can Leda stand in the middle of the road to charm the army and then use the Earthbound Spirit Deprivation Sword Realm to kill everyone, or can Ober just walk through the army and wipe out the Ariel Group? And for such a big thing as a coup d'état, why didn't Pilemon take the lead, but chose to hide in the territory?
It's very simple, because the "armed force" that Pilemon gave Ariel was completely helpless. After discovering this, Ariel could only continue to resort to assassination, which led to her being wiped out.

Thoughts flashed through Alan's mind, he squinted his eyes and reached out to touch the windowsill.

This is also the fundamental reason why Isa Luti did not participate in the war in the original work. She once met Alice and Rudy on the street during the battle for Asura.
——Apprentice Knight.

She is both a royal noble and the Water King, but she is actually a "trainee knight" of the lowest level.

It's really intriguing
The next moment, Sauros' voice floated into his ears, with a cunning tone that was inconsistent with his style.

"It is precisely because of this 'cannot' that I want you to join the Royal Guards and the Street Corps. The purpose is not to let you harbor any thoughts of a coup, but to let you avoid the turmoil of the dispute over the crown prince and quietly accumulate strength. These two forces are two of the four major armed forces in the capital, and some of them must be directly under the king. This is the future that you, Allen, need to focus on."

"With your strength and ability, you will surely be able to gain a foothold in any of them in a few years, and become the hidden blade in this generation of Boreas' power struggle. Even if James has always been at a disadvantage to Darius in public, when the first prince officially ascends the throne and inherits the armed forces of the Royal Guards and the Street Corps, you can use your influence to support James. By then, Darius will be the only one who can't handle it alone, and by then, he will not be able to fight against the Boreas family."

"Choose one, Alan. This is the path I have paved for you. You are the only one among the younger generation of Boreas who has the force to walk this path."

The two looked at each other.

Sauros looked straight into Alan's eyes, the flame of expectation burning in his eyes.

Alan tilted his head and looked at Sauros' face quietly, with an inexplicable expression on his face.

The wind was blowing fiercely in front of the two men.

After a long while, Allen finally responded, "Let me ask you again, are you really unwilling to go to the capital?"

Sauros just looked at him in silence.

Seeing this, Alan stopped trying to persuade her and just nodded, "Okay, I understand."

After he finished speaking, Sauros was obviously much more relaxed. "Then I'll arrange it right away." He reached out and patted Alan on the shoulder, but then his fingers froze.

"No need to bother."

Under Sauros's surprised gaze, Allen simply reached out and patted the back of Sauros' hand indifferently, and removed the other's hand from his shoulder without leaving a trace.

"I have a better way."

Sauros was stunned for a moment, but suddenly realized something.

"You mean, the Knights?"

Alan looked at Saulos quietly, and after a while he suddenly smiled.

But when he opened his mouth, he changed the topic to something else.

That was a clearly misleading bargain.

"I will go to the capital, but..."

"Alice, follow me."

　apologize.

　　In fact, this chapter gives a lot of information, but the plot is slow to progress. However, it is necessary to patch the original work, otherwise when you arrive in the royal capital, you will start playing power struggles like in the original job.

　　In addition, we agreed to introduce a new character, and the plan was to have a 5-6k chapter. But I didn't have time to code it out, it's a pain. The chapter name I prepared was definitely not going to be called this...

　　Overall, I'm sorry, but fortunately I deleted some words, so I don't have to go to the next payment node, and I saved a little money. (4191)

　　
　
(End of this chapter)