My villain wants to save himself, but the yandere heroine disagrees

Even if Arthas's inheritance is truly legitimate, Elsa can use the cards in her hand to turn Arthas into a "usurper".

Therefore, from the beginning, Arthas had only this path with a low chance of winning to choose.

This was also a move that Orson had planned long ago.

Orson first contacted the two duchies of Antica and Prussia through himself, and then, while cutting off one of Naples' arms, he made Arthas understand and made him agree not to compete with him for the ownership of the Naples region.

As a result, as one force gained strength while the other lost strength, there was one less local force under the control of Alsace.

In addition, the Duke of Orleans had been killed in the city of Saint Laurent, which made the Orleans side, which might have sided with Alsace, completely remain neutral. A group of nobles who supported Alsace also lost a lot of confidence in him due to the false accusation against him, and changed from their original support to neutrality.

As for Rosaline who insisted on going to Alsace, Orson also had his own purposes in promoting the relationship between Rosaline and Alsace.

Just like this, by winning over some and weakening others, the absolute advantage that Arthas originally had over Elsa has been reversed at this moment.

Those who gain the way help more, those who lose the way help few.

This statement is very correct, but it can also be understood in reverse.

Those who have many supporters are the ones who have achieved the Way, while those who have few supporters are the ones who have lost the Way.

In the current situation, as long as public opinion turns to Elsa's side, it won't be long before citizens of Saint Laurent City will march to demand the resignation of Emperor Arthas.

But Arthas did not do nothing.

He gathered together the limited cards in his hand.

The first to bear the brunt were the most elite troops in the empire under his control, the Royal Knights.

Through the Royal Knights, Alsace has controlled all government agencies in the city of Saint Laurent. At the same time, he has also strictly guarded the royal palace, prohibiting anyone in the palace from entering or leaving the palace without permission.

Then the army outside the city began to enter the city to take over the city defense, strictly control the entry and exit of Saint Laurent City, and implement a curfew.

The entire city of Saint Laurent, except for the Imperial Academy, was under the strict control of Arthas.

As for the recapture of Elsa's territory, it was also proceeding in an orderly manner. However, the territories originally allocated to Elsa all received intelligence at the same time and would rather resist with arms than surrender, so conflicts had to break out.

At this moment, Arthas was in the church.

He came to discuss the coronation.

There are generally three orders of succession to the throne.

One of them is the death of the former emperor.

After that, the will was made public and the heirs were announced.

Then, under the coronation of the Pope, the heir to the throne was crowned as the new emperor of the empire and then began the tour.

"Why can't I be crowned? The late emperor's will has been announced, and you have confirmed that there are no problems. Why don't you crown me?"

Arthas looked at Pope Levi in ​​front of him and asked in confusion.

"I know that the church and the emperor have a close cooperative relationship."

Levi was taking his time at this moment.

"Now, the late emperor has just passed away and his funeral has not even been held yet, yet you want me to crown you. Your Highness, aren't you a little too impatient?"

"Anxious?" Arthas frowned and continued:

"Don't you know what time it is now? If you don't crown me, it means that I have not yet ascended the throne, and my sister is still eyeing the throne."

"That's the truth." Levi smiled.

"If the late emperor's will is true, then you will definitely be the next emperor. No matter how anxious you are, the throne is yours and it will not change."

"And you also said that it was Her Highness Elsa who murdered the late emperor. If this is true, Her Highness Elsa would never have become the emperor."

"Under such circumstances, the final procedure of the coronation should be carried out after the late emperor is buried and his soul enters heaven, right? Otherwise, I am afraid that the late emperor's soul will be restless."

Levi began to confuse Arthas with theology, and Arthas of course understood it.

This is not a matter of heaven or earth. It is obvious that Levi, the old fox, is unwilling to take sides. He wants to wait until the outcome between him and Elsa is completely decided before he agrees to crown one of them.

But time is not on my side now.

"Row."

Arthas nodded.

"I will go take care of my father's funeral right now. I hope you can crown me as soon as possible after the funeral."

"must."

Levi smiled and nodded, then sent Arthas out of the church.

After seeing Arthas off, Levi returned to the church and looked at the priests and nuns who were still working in the church. He said loudly:

"Everyone, you can have a few days off. This is a gift from the goddess. Cheers!"

Then, the church saint Lilia came to Levi.

"Your Holiness, what should we do next?"

"Let's take it one step at a time," Levi said.

"After all, we don't know the truth of the matter. We can only wait until the victor comes to write history and then find out."

Lilia nodded after hearing this.

……

When Arthas returned to the palace, he immediately arranged Odysseus' funeral, which was two days later.

And tomorrow, he has another plan.

That was the case in which Orson bribed Sherlock, a public official in the police station, to cover up a crime.

Everything has been arranged. He doesn't even have to care what Orson says. As long as he gives Phil the recorded confession in advance, he can charge Orson with murdering the Duke and assassinating the emperor.

He wanted to pay back for everything Orson had done to him.

Yes, although the culprit for the previous frame-up has not yet been found, Arthas has already tacitly assumed that the target of the frame-up was Orson.

When so many coincidences are added together, they are no longer just coincidences.

This move made by Orson was obviously planned for a long time.

But it doesn't matter, after tomorrow, he will be doomed.

Chapter 3.1: Retrial on a later date (K)

Chapter 5.2: Completely falling out, becoming strangers (K)

Sitting in the carriage heading to the Imperial Court, Sherlock looked at Phil in front of him and asked, "Miss Phil, didn't you say before that you were the prince's man? Why are you helping me now?"

"Well, since His Royal Highness is now the Emperor, I have no one to pledge my loyalty to."

Phil joked, then explained: "Well, actually, it doesn't matter who I am loyal to. I just know that we are both getting what we want. You need to tell the truth to the judge of the court, and I have been entrusted by someone to protect Orson. That's all."

After hearing Fei'er's words, Sherlock nodded and then stopped talking.

On the other side, the Imperial Court.

A very important trial is taking place in the Imperial Court today.

This was the first case that the new Emperor Alsace asked the Imperial Court to pay attention to after he ascended the throne. At the same time, Alsace also conveyed his views to the Imperial Court.

Even so, the judges still dare not make random judgments.

After all, the person he is going to judge is Orson!

Orson, the great hero of that empire.

Now everyone with a discerning eye could see that Arthas wanted to eliminate his political enemies through this method, but no one dared to say anything.

The supremacy of imperial power is the only unchanging truth of the empire.

If they disobey the emperor's order, their lives will be in danger.

"Suspect Orson, do you plead guilty?"

At the palace magician's residence, at this moment, the court magicians who were originally loyal to the royal family were concentrating fully.

The white-bearded chief justice sat in the judge's seat, looking at Orson below the stage and asked with a serious expression.

They have been confronting the imperial guards outside for two days.

Just now, the recorded confessions of several witnesses were presented, and many "false testimonies" produced for this case were also displayed one by one.

Ever since that night when Elsa entered the palace magician's residence, they had been prepared to turn against Arthas.

When Orson saw these evidences, he just laughed at the low-level methods of Arthas in his heart, but he still shook his head firmly on the surface.

Odysseus' death was too sudden and too strange. During the whole process, the court magician only saw Odysseus once, when he just fell into a coma. After that, he was obstructed for various reasons. So the commander-in-chief of the court magicians, the eighth-level magician Vals, guessed the possibility of a coup.

"I'm sorry, Lord Chancellor. I still believe that I am not guilty. These are all groundless accusations. None of them are supported by solid evidence."

The court magicians, like the imperial guards, are part of the royal guard and are supposed to be loyal to the emperor. However, up to now, Vals has twice refused Arthas's order to hand over Elsa.

"So, you suspect that all this evidence is perjury?" the Chief Justice said in a bad tone.

In the room of the residence, Elsa looked at Vals beside her with a grateful expression.

"of course."

"I'll have to trouble you, Grandpa Vals, these days."

At this moment, there were only a few people sitting in the audience seats, all of whom were Arthas's confidants. The reason they came here, in addition to monitoring Orson, was to go through the process so that they could go out and help Arthas clear his name and say that there was no problem with the trial process.

Beside her, the old man with a white beard shook his head.

As for neutral people and pro-Osson people, they cannot enter at all.

Of course Orson knew their purpose, and he laughed disdainfully.

"It's okay, Elsa. I've watched you grow up, and I taught you magic. I know you can't do anything to murder His Majesty."

Even though Arthas had ascended the throne according to the will and called himself emperor, Vals still addressed Odysseus as His Majesty.

Owen watched the trial process progress step by step, and he was extremely anxious.

He did not recognize the legitimacy of Alsace.

Orson could have postponed the trial today, but he insisted on coming.

Yes, the reason why Elsa came to the court magician's residence as soon as possible, in addition to fighting for this elite force, there was another reason, that is, Vals could guarantee her safety.

If I had known this would happen, I should have detained Orson in the police station and waited for the Imperial Court to come and arrest him before releasing him.

Elsa and Arthas have taken different paths since childhood. Arthas practiced swordsmanship, while Elsa practiced magic.

Seeing that the sentencing process was about to begin, Owen wanted to interrupt the trial, but at this moment, footsteps suddenly sounded outside.

As a result, Arthas naturally came into contact with many military officers in the army and became the backbone of the new generation of military leadership, while Elsa came into contact with a large number of magicians.

"Hey, what are you doing? There's a criminal being tried here right now, you can't go in!"

Throughout the empire, the number of magicians is not large compared to that of warriors, especially among the middle-level combat forces from levels four to six, where the proportion of magicians is even smaller.

Then, the door was pushed open, and Sherlock and Phil appeared at the door.

So,

Although magicians play a very important role in war, their overall strength is not as high as that of normal armies.

The people present who were acting as agents for Arthas were stunned for a moment.

But even so, it is quite difficult to break through the defensive magic circle prepared in advance by the heavily guarded palace magician guards.

His Majesty the Emperor didn't say if more people would come later.

That is why Arthas has not resorted to a forceful attack until now.

"According to the provisions of imperial law, the public has the right to attend all trials of the Imperial Court. What? Am I not a public citizen?" Sherlock said this, refuting the guard at the door, and then looked at the Chief Justice on the bench.

Talking about Odysseus again, Elsa is clearly in a low mood.

"Am I right, Your Honor?"

Of course she knew that her father liked both her and her brother, but there could only be one heir to the empire. It was normal for him to favor his brother at first and then gradually turn to support her. She didn't think her father had done anything wrong.