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

Chapter 317: Who is missing on the eve of the sudden change?
"What do you think of this boy, Alan Boreas Greyrat, Sir Darius?"

The Royal Palace, the residence of the First Prince.

Early in the morning, Darius and the first prince drank on the balcony, both in their pajamas.

The former's bathrobe was wrinkled and had many spots on it.

Normally, Darius would present some good-looking maids to the First Prince's mansion, but they were often rejected by the First Prince.

But since the "Boreas Incident" broke out more than a month ago, the First Prince has changed his usual behavior. He not only accepted the various maids offered by Darius, but even took out his own "private collection" and invited him to stay overnight from time to time.

The implication of trying to please the other party is very obvious.

Look, there is a human mat lying on the carpet in front of the two people.

Accommodation for two persons.

Darius chuckled as his fat feet were stuffed into the soft blanket of flesh.

"Your Highness, you are worrying too much. Am I such a pedantic person? Alan Boreas Greylat is powerful and capable, so why can't we accept him? Even if that old man Saulos comes back, what will happen? In the past few years, I would have been willing to play with him again, but now, the great cause of Your Highness is more important, and my personal grudges should be put aside for the time being."

"After His Royal Highness ascends the throne, it won't be too late to slowly settle the accounts."

The first prince Graville stared at Darius's expression, and after a moment he suddenly laughed and patted Darius's shoulder.

"I am being petty. As expected, with Lord Darius's magnanimity, he doesn't care about such trivial matters."

"That's how it should be."

Half an hour later, the magnificent carriage left the First Prince's Mansion.

In the carriage, a fat figure leaned against the backrest, opened the curtain and looked at the eastern sky.

The morning light in Ars is just like yesterday, with brilliant orange glow.

The loyal butler's voice came from beside me.

"Master, should we kill the maid given by the First Prince?"

Darius waved casually.

"Stay, you've already done enough. Too much is as bad as too little."

"Yes."

Darius leaned out of the carriage, looked back at the First Prince's residence, and smiled slyly.

Gravel was concerned about his feud with Sauros, and was afraid that Sauros would feel threatened by the expansion of Boreas' power. If he was unhappy, he would remove the Boreas family from the First Prince's ranks and hand over this promising and increasingly famous young man to others.

So even though he was quite interested in Alan Boreas Greyrat before, he always pretended to be indifferent in front of him.

Because of this, when he received the letter later, he was not in a position to ask about it immediately, and could only wonder secretly. Finally, Alan Boreas Greyrat took advantage of the situation that day and successfully killed James, and forced the First Prince to guarantee his actions.

Although from a big picture perspective, Sauros' return to the capital will further expand Boreas's reputation, which is indeed beneficial.

But the first prince was really frustrated.

——The involuntary behavior of the people in Boreas's mansion made him realize that the younger generation of Boreas was not an ordinary person at all. That was why they showed goodwill to him after the incident in order to achieve a balance in the forces under their command.

The person is unknown.

This generation of candidates for the throne all have various shortcomings. Gravel can only be regarded as the best among them, but he still has a long way to go before he can become a truly outstanding "king".

It is far different from what the current King was like back then.

Darius narrowed his eyes, which were squeezed through his flesh.

A far cry from Alan Boreas Greyrat, even though he was much older.

It does verify some "facts".

Sure enough, the "Oracle" will not lie.

"Then Alan Boreas Greyrat is a threat. I heard that Sauros has arrived in Liupu City. Once they meet, do you want to..." The butler whispered in his ear and made a gesture of wielding a knife.

Darius glanced at the butler.

"You want to die, but I don't."

The butler had never expected Darius to react in this way, and he was choked.

The latter just turned his head and looked at the morning glow outside the carriage curtains, remaining silent.

Just then, a horse-drawn carriage came speeding past them, turned around, and blocked their way.

Darius lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked over.

——The carriage bears the royal crest of Asura.

The next person to get out of the car was Lilfa.

He held the sword at his waist, looked at Darius and spoke.

"Lord Darius, His Majesty has summoned you."

-

"Darius, haven't seen you for a while?"

At the top of the Silver Palace, in the King's office, Darius, who was summoned, was playing chess with the King.

Darius watched the king use his 'queen' to rush around on his chessboard, but he had a smile on his face.

"Yes, Your Majesty. I have been busy assisting His Highness Gravel lately."

"Oh? The trouble caused by Boreas some time ago? What do you think of this young man from the Boreas family?"

"He is a great man. He gave me a glimpse of the vigor of Sauros when he was young."

When the king heard Darius talking about his youth, he seemed to recall his youthful vigor and vitality, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Haha, how could Sauros be so cunning back then? Why do I see the shadow of your youth in him? He keeps saying that he wants to retake the Holy Land of Swords, but if that's the case, why would he take the initiative to join the fight for the crown prince? This kid's 'fame' is not over yet."

"Your Majesty, aren't you worried that his reputation will overshadow that of the prince? He has also defeated Lord Piraemone. It seems that the friendship between Notus and Boreas, which I deliberately ruined, is about to be revived."

"It doesn't matter. Notos is not a big deal. Now it seems that I was just worrying too much. Look at this Pilemon and the 'eldest son' who broke off relations with Notos to become an adventurer. Which one of them can stand on the stage?"

"However, now it seems that this kid from the Boreas family is one of the most amazing people I have seen in the past few decades."

"If there is a war, this guy who has both military strength and cunning may really become a big shot. But now the kingdom is so stable, after all, he is only a talent for assisting the king."

Darius was the advisor to the current king during the battle for the crown prince. The king did not shy away from certain words and even spoke them in a teasing tone.

After hearing this, the person playing chess was silent for a moment, and then suddenly smiled.

"That's right. Besides, there is Sauros to suppress him. Sauros, this useless old man, is still loyal to His Majesty."

The king laughed.

"Speaking of which, I had a dream yesterday. I dreamed of you, me, and Sauros conspiring to become king thirty years ago. Although time has passed, the dream was still very clear, and it made me think I was still young. When I woke up, I felt lost."

"When he was young, Saulos often looked down on you by relying on his status as one of the four major families. But when he reached middle age, he was defeated by you again and again, and finally returned to the Fituoya Territory in depression."

"I heard that he arrived in Liupu City yesterday, saying that he wanted to rest after traveling so long. I think it's obvious that he doesn't want to face you."

Darius smiled and said nothing. Although he was fat, he was as cunning as an old fox.

"Your Majesty, what are you talking about?"

"Why, you still want to kill him?"

"I never wanted to kill him. It was clear that the situation in the capital had changed a long time ago. It would have been fine if he hadn't made any progress, but he always wanted to coerce His Majesty and me. He didn't realize that His Majesty is now His Majesty, and I am no longer the kid he could summon and dismiss at will."

Darius paused and continued, "If he comes back like this again, I'll kill him if I have to."

"Fighting and killing, no longer caring about old friendships." In a teasing tone.

"Isn't that what Asra is like?" He replied with a teasing smile.

The man who truly 'did not remember old ties' ate Darius' 'king', reached out his hand to touch the scepter beside him, a look of reminiscence in his eyes, and spoke.

"I sent a letter this morning, asking him to come back quickly. Let him be quiet for a few years. Once the battle for the crown prince is settled, you can fight for it as you wish."

"I estimate that the ship will arrive in the evening. You can pick him up and bring him to the capital to reminisce about the past."

The king's laughter was somewhat hearty, with the ending tone of the three words "reminiscing about the past" rising, as if carrying some of the enterprising spirit of his youth.

But upon closer listening, it was just an illusion.

Sometimes people recall the people and events of the past. In fact, it is not a thought about the people and events around them at that time. It is just a way to recall the high-spirited self at that time.

Where is the "old feelings"?
Time has passed
People nowadays.

I am no longer the same person as before.
You see, the heroic young man who could attract Leta with his personal charm thirty years ago is now just a fat and calculating guy.

Darius narrowed his eyes and smiled playfully.

"Yes."

-

Keerer Mansion.

"What about Her Highness Ariel? She visited me privately. It seems..."

“It’s a bit pitiful.”

Alan and Izuruti both turned to look at Sylphy, both with strange expressions.

When Sylphy saw their expressions, somehow the word "prince consort" suddenly popped into her mind.

His face was stunned! He waved his hands quickly.

"Me, me, me, me!!! That's not what I meant!!"

Alan shook his head.

"Really pitiful, or just pretending to be pitiful?"

Sylphy frowned and thought for a moment.

".How pitiful."

Alan raised his eyebrows, somewhat surprised, while Izuruti frowned hard.

The former thinks:
Ariel can disguise herself so well in front of Sylphy, who is good at substitution. Has she really changed her personality?

In the original work, the reason why Ariel and Sylphy are so close is largely because after the great shift and fall in the original work, Ariel often had heart-to-heart talks with Sylphy in bed to comfort her when she was most helpless, and that was in addition to the "shared hardships" when they escaped from the royal capital later.

Only then can a solid bond of trust be established.

But in this timeline, Sylphy's view of Ariel, a potential love rival, must be much more objective than in the original work.

The latter, however, had no good impression of Ariel at all due to the butterfly effect of Allen in this life. At this moment, he only felt that Ariel, as Her Royal Highness the Princess,
Why are you always showing off?
What a sneaky cat.

He subconsciously reached for the hilt of the knife at his waist, but his hand missed.

Only then did she realize that because she saw that Allen clearly liked the black slit long skirt, she had not worn the swordsman's uniform for the past month.

Thinking of this, Isa Luti's thoughts suddenly went astray:
She still hasn't figured out whether Allen likes his legs or the scenery under his legs in more than a month.
When the temptation comes out, then it is time.
"Then go support Ariel."

Isaruti was stunned, and suddenly broke away from her romantic thoughts. She looked at Alan in surprise, but Alan then reached out and patted her on the back to comfort her.

"Uncle Paul is coming. Although he has Notos' bloodline, he still lacks some 'legitimacy' in essence. It is not suitable for him to rebuild his power under the command of the First Prince. After this lesson, he will definitely not rashly contact Uncle Paul who is related to me."

"Even if Notos comes to surrender, he will choose the next head of the family recognized by the Notos family."

"The Second Prince's reputation has fallen recently. If he can sell out Pilemon, he can also sell out my uncle. He is not a good choice."

"So joining Ariel's army and helping him regain the head of the Notos family will be more beneficial for the future."

Sylphy opened her mouth, looking very cute.

"What about Alan? What about Alice? In this case, aren't we on the same side?"

Isa Luti on the side had a thoughtful expression.

Allen pulled Sylphy to his side as she suddenly blushed, and said with a smile.

"Let alone between 'friends', isn't it normal for different descendants of the same family to have conflicting positions? You can see that you were obviously touched by Ariel's reaction this time. She is a person who is good at handling interpersonal relationships. If this assassination was not so sudden and made her a little panicked, she would have performed better."

Although they are called "friends", this scumbag who was holding hands and patting on the back did not act like he was sincerely "making friends" at all.

Sylphy's ears trembled, "We are doomed to lose if we go against Eren."

Isaruti took over her words.

"Senior brother's goal is for Darius."

"what?"

Alan looked at the two and nodded, but his words were still partially concealed.

There's another reason to support Ariel.

That is, Orsted himself is a member of Ariel's party. In the eyes of Orsted, who is constantly reincarnating, Ariel's accession to the throne is a beneficial thing for the overall situation of killing Laplace in the future.

This meant that Allen could not really join the First Prince. Otherwise, his future would be even more unclear.

Izuruti clenched her hands behind her back and looked at Allen seriously.

"I can cooperate with you, but this time, we must know your plan. You can't keep making us worry, right?"

Alan was stunned.

Then Isa Luti spoke with a blush on her face.

The black eyes were extremely firm.

"After all, Senior Brother and we are 'family'."

Alan stared at Izuluti for a long time before he smiled.

Responded softly.

"it is good."

There was a noise outside the door.

The three of them turned and looked through the window toward the gate.

The noblewoman tucked her skirt in as she saluted with some fear, yet was very respectful.

The luxurious carriage stopped at the gate of Izuluti's mansion.

Someone got out of the car and looked up at the window.

In the stunned expressions of Izoloti and Sylphy.

Alan raised his eyebrows, his gentle expression disappeared instantly, and he looked at the person quietly.

In the rosy glow, their eyes met.

The sun leaped over Ars and then changed its direction.

The morning glow also turns into evening glow.

The adventurer resettlement area, the Altier River Dam located on the hill is shrouded in red gauze.

"What a coincidence, I didn't expect that the meeting with Mr. Allen was to welcome Saulos."

Under the foundation beside the dam, Alan turned his eyes away from Darius's narrowed expression.

"You address me as Your Excellency, but you address my grandfather by his first name. Is that appropriate?"

Darius smiled cunningly, with a hint of contempt.

"Why is it inappropriate? I admire your plan a month ago. Although you are young, your ability is impeccable. As for your grandfather, what's wrong with calling him by his name?"

Not far in front of the two men, a huge ship was placed on the surface of the river at the Eltil River Dam.

On the deck that was out of sight beneath the foundation where Alan and Darius were.

Sauros stood at the bow of the boat approaching on the river, his brows twisted into a frown, and watched the figures of Alan and Darius from afar.

behind him.

Philip, Hilda, Paul, Lolz, and Norda all had different expressions.

The sunset dyed everyone's figures red.

There was no sign of Senis, Lilia, Norn, or Aisha.

(End of this chapter)