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

Odysseus thought so.

The struggle for power in the royal family has always been bloody, with all kinds of conspiracies and intrigues emerging one after another. Even when Odysseus ascended the throne, it was not all smooth sailing. He had been a prince, so of course he knew how his children felt.

He only hoped that he would not die at the hands of his own children, or that his children would not die because of him. That would be good enough.

……

"Orson, have you ever thought about what would happen if these things of yours were exposed?" In the secret base, Franka stood behind the sofa, looking at Orson who was sitting on the sofa with his back to her, and spoke with a smile.

“So we can’t lose.”

"I don't care." Franka said, tucked her hair behind her ears, and then leaned down.

She opened her mouth and revealed her sharp fangs.

Then, Orson held her head and pushed her back.

"I told you we can't do this here." Orson said, exposing his arm.

Franka looked at Orson's actions and pouted in anger.

"The blood at the neck is clearly the freshest..."

"Big brother~ please, give me a puff, just one puff~"

Relying on her cute face, she suddenly started to act coquettishly towards Orson.

But Orson was unmoved.

"One bite from you and I'll die."

What a joke! Even though she looks like a cute little girl, she is actually old enough to be Orson's great-grandfather.

Seeing that Orson was unmoved, Franka bit Orson's arm angrily.

Chapter 98: Are you used to it?

"I say...are you vampires the type who stare at someone and try to pull him to death?" Orson said helplessly until Franca stood up and wiped the corner of her mouth.

"Hey, I've told you before, the word 'vampire' is very disrespectful to us." Franka frowned, looking a little unhappy.

"There's nothing we can do about it. There are so few of you on the continent. Do you still care whether others respect you or not..." Orson complained.

"Of course! Rather, it is precisely because we rarely show up on the mainland that we should be respected more."

Then, Franka sat opposite Orson.

His expression also returned to formality.

"Okay, now that I've received my reward, can you tell me the next mission?"

"Well, if my prediction is correct, His Majesty the Emperor will have great distrust of his children and will give up power."

"Will you delegate power if you don't trust me? Are you going to let the two of them check and balance each other?"

"The so-called political tactics, or the way to control people, isn't it about achieving the greatest possible result through checks and balances among various factions?"

Orson said this, smiled, and then stood up.

"Isn't it time for the Imperial City's investigation to come to a conclusion? If I'm not mistaken, you should have some evidence against the assassin sent by Napoli?"

"We have achieved our goal. The authority of the royal family has been weakened, the cancer of the empire, Naples, has been eradicated, and Her Royal Highness the Princess has grown to a level that can be compared with His Royal Highness the Prince. The farce in the Imperial City should also end. It's time to give everyone the 'truth' that is clear and transparent, isn't it?"

"That's true. We've been treated as villains for so long. It's really annoying."

Franka also stood up, but her height only reached Orson's chest, and she didn't seem to have the same momentum as when they were just sitting opposite each other.

"It's almost time. I should go back, otherwise they will get suspicious."

"Wait a moment!"

At this moment, Franka suddenly called Orson and then grinned evilly.

"You're not going to walk back through the main gate of the palace in this manner, are you?"

"That's definitely not the case." Orson asked doubtfully. He didn't understand why Franka suddenly asked this.

Staring at Franca's smirking face, he suddenly thought of something.

"I feel that although your disguise was quite successful last time, it still lacked a bit of charm, so I decided to help you."

"No... I think this is unnecessary..."

"No, no, no, it's necessary!"

……

Half an hour later, Orson appeared at the door of the secret base again.

But this time, he has changed a lot compared to his neutral and cool style the last time he went out.

A white headband was tied on his hair, and various cute accessories were also hung around Orson by Franka.

I have to say, compared to the last time, Orson now does look more like a girl.

However, for him, all this was completely superfluous.

But when he went back, the guard at the door surprisingly didn't notice anything wrong.

When passing by a courtyard, Orson saw a familiar figure, who was discussing something with another person. Orson thought about it, moved closer, and prepared to listen to what the two were discussing.

Orson was leaning against the wall and just happened to hear the conversation between the two.

"Your Highness, I don't think you need to worry about this matter. Don't forget that you still retain the military power. Although His Majesty is nominally the marshal of the imperial army, he is now old after all. He only goes to the army twice a year. You usually interact with them the most in the army."

"As we all know, the army is the most powerful force. As long as we control these armies, coupled with your own strong strength, you will definitely win even if a war of succession breaks out."

A strange voice came over, and it seemed that the voice was trying to persuade Arthas to come in.

"I don't want to start a civil war," Arthas said. "My original intention was to hope that the royal family would finally break this thousand-year-old situation of division."

"As we all know, although our empire is a country in name only, the cohesion of the country only exists in name. Not every duke can give us such a good opportunity to integrate them like the Duke of Napoli. If we start a civil war, it is difficult to guarantee that other dukes will not take advantage of the situation and continue to expand local privileges."

"After all, when people are in desperate situations, they will do whatever it takes. I am like this, and so is Elsa. I don't think either of us is righteous."

"I understand, but, Your Highness, I'm afraid that if you don't do this, you will give all the opportunities to Her Highness Elsa."

"..."

"And, Your Highness, if you don't want to fight a civil war, there is another way for you to hold power now. Would you like to listen to it..."

"Cough cough." At this moment, Arthas coughed twice.

"Don't mention this kind of thing outside."

"Oh, sorry, I forgot the occasion."

"It's okay. Just be careful about this kind of thing next time. There was no one around just now, but if someone else hears it in the future, I won't be able to protect you."

"I understand. Thank you, Your Highness, for your advice."

When Orson heard this, he quietly turned around and walked back to Elsa's bedroom as if nothing had happened.

At this moment, Elsa, Olivia, and Afro were all sitting in Orson's room chatting.

Elsa will be moving out of here in two days and taking up a post elsewhere, where she will have to stay for at least a week, so Orson will not be able to live in the palace anymore. In order to inform Orson of this, she deliberately postponed her trip.

Of course, she also informed Olivia that if Orson still didn't come back, she would let Olivia live here and help her take care of the palace, so that Orson could stay for a few more days.

So, Olivia came here.

The conversation was mainly between Elsa and Olivia, and the topic they talked about was nothing more than the latest political affairs. Olivia asked a few questions about Odysseus's situation, and was relieved to learn that his majesty was in good health.

At this moment, the door was opened, and the three women looked towards the door at the same time, and then they were all stunned.

"That...O...Ossen?"

"Yeah." Orson nodded, then hurried into the dressing room in the bedroom. After locking the door, everyone heard a rustling sound from inside, and then the dressing room door was opened.

This time everyone finally confirmed that the person who came in was Orson.

"You..." Elsa looked at the contrast between Orson's departure and return, and couldn't help but start to worry about Olivia.

Could it be that after Orsen went out in women's clothing, he had gotten used to it?

She didn't give Orson those little decorations. Could it be that she was dressing like a woman and even her preferences were more feminine?

So, should Olivia and Orson be considered a man-woman relationship or a woman-woman relationship?

Alas, poor Olivia.

Just as Elsa sighed secretly, Olivia stared at Orson, as if she was recalling something.

Chapter 99: Borrowing a Knife to Kill

"Orson."

Olivia just sat there, looking at Orson quietly, and suddenly spoke.

"What's wrong, Olivia?" Looking at Olivia's reaction, Orson suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Before, when I was staying at your house, didn't I go to Lison Chamber of Commerce to look for you? You were not at Lison Chamber of Commerce at that time..."

"Ah... didn't I tell you later that I left the Lison Chamber of Commerce that night because of something else? Why are you suddenly bringing this up?"

When this was mentioned, Orson immediately felt something was wrong.

Although Orson deliberately disguised himself as a foreign merchant in order to conceal his identity at that time, he did not expect Olivia to remember it so clearly that when he came back this time, she could still associate the two things together.

"Well, I hope so." Olivia said this and shook her head.

After all, it was in front of Elsa and Afro, and she didn't want to make the family's dirty laundry public. After the two of them left, she would interrogate Orson thoroughly.

Elsa and Afro watched the conversation between Orson and Olivia and immediately realized something, but seeing that neither of them said anything else, they didn't want to gossip any more.

"Okay, okay, Orson, let me tell you what happened recently." Elsa said this and changed the subject in time.

"I have a general idea of ​​what happened, but Your Highness, please tell me the details."

"Yeah." Elsa nodded, then looked at Olivia beside her.

Olivia also knew that her identity was not suitable for this kind of occasion, so she stood up tactfully.

"I suddenly remembered that I have something to do at home, so I won't stay here. I'll take my leave first."

After saying this, Olivia took the initiative to leave the room.

"Afro, go and see Olivia off."

"Ok."

Thus, Orson and Elsa were the only ones left in the room.

This matter can only be discussed by Orson and Elsa.

There was no way. If it were in the past, Elsa would certainly believe that Olivia would help her, but it was different now. Ever since the last time the Duke of Prussia and the Duke of Orleans put pressure on the royal family, the royal family's evaluation of Prussia had changed. They no longer sought cooperation, but tried to keep their distance as much as possible.

In this case, it is unlikely that Elsa would discuss the next course of action with Orson in the presence of Olivia.

"Okay, Orson, now I'll tell you the details." Elsa said this, and told Orson the specific powers that Odysseus gave to the brother and sister.

After listening to this, Orson nodded.

"This is a good thing. One gains while the other loses. This proves that His Majesty no longer trusts Your Highness the Prince. His Majesty thinks that Your Highness the Princess can also compete for the throne, so he did this."

"Moreover, judging by the power allocated, perhaps His Majesty trusts you more, doesn't he?"

"Yes." Elsa nodded as a matter of course. "My brother has encountered so many problems. Although many of them are not his fault, they have affected his position in our father's heart to some extent. As a result, the issue of succession has become even more complicated and confusing."

At this time, Orson suddenly thought of a doubt, and then asked: "By the way, Your Highness, why did His Majesty choose to give up power at this time? After being assassinated, he should have strengthened his power to prevent future attacks on himself. Why did he choose to do this... Could there be some other reasons..."

When Elsa heard Orson ask this, she also shook her head.

"To be honest, I don't know about this matter. I only know that my father definitely has his reasons for doing this... Maybe he wants to create an environment where we can compete fairly."

"He also said that he would take back the power of one of the parties later."

"Power is something that can't be taken back just like that." Hearing Elsa say this, Orson smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"His Majesty the founding emperor granted five duchies. He granted the powers of these five duchies, but did he take them back later?"

"Not really, right?"

What Odysseus is thinking may not be that simple.