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

Brother and sister feud?

Lucius suddenly thought of his own Orson and Leete.

If Orson had not been as understanding as before, his own children would probably be the first to get into conflict, right?

After a few minutes of silence in memory of Odysseus, Lucius took out a dusty letter from his drawer.

This was what Orson kept for himself after the Battle of Naples.

Let yourself open it when something major happens in Saint Laurent City.

And now is undoubtedly the best time to open the letter.

Lucius opened the letter and looked at its contents, stunned for a moment.

There were only four words in the letter.

"Help Elsa."

At this moment, a cabinet meeting was being held in the newly built Duke's Palace in Romulus, the capital of Naples.

It has become a consensus in the Duchy of Naples that the Duke does not attend cabinet meetings. In this case, the ministers can speak freely and have a free discussion.

Celinina, the chief cabinet minister, presided over the meeting.

"I believe everyone has heard about what happened in Saint Laurent City." said Chelinina.

The ministers present also nodded.

"This is a struggle within the royal family. The Duke of Napoli has always been at odds with the royal family. I think not interfering in this matter is the best time for us to ease our relationship with the royal family."

A minister spoke up at this time.

Chelinina nodded.

"What you said makes sense. If there were no special circumstances, I think Duke Orson would agree with you, but the situation is different now."

After hearing what Chelinina said, the ministers present looked at her with puzzled looks in their eyes.

"Can you tell us what happened?"

"Duke Orson was arrested in Saint Laurent City. Yes, not even a few days after he was released last time, Orson was arrested again, and at such a critical time. I think you all should understand, right?"

"The new emperor doesn't like our duke."

"There is only one thing we have to do."

"Either make him change his mind, or let Elsa take the stage."

Chapter 2.6: Means and trump cards (K)

"Have you asked?"

In the Duchy of Orleans, Duke Henry sat in his office, listening to the report from the current regent Sean.

"So, Uncle Sean, what is Antica's attitude now?"

Henry asked.

The current world line has changed so much that he can hardly recognize it.

But there were no problems with the several key nodes he knew about.

Litt became the legitimate heir to the Duchy of Antica, and at the same time, a succession struggle broke out between Arthas and Elsa.

And he knew that the result of this succession struggle was that Elsa won and became the empress of the empire.

Therefore, adhering to the idea of ​​standing in the right position, he chose to stand on the side of the protagonist of the original world line, Lit, that is, to support Elsa.

Even though there are still many people in the Dukedom of Orleans who are dissatisfied with Henry, as long as he expresses his support, at least no one will choose to support Alsace.

In order to get closer to Lit, he even considered being the first to stand up and support Elsa, but in order not to steal Lit's limelight, he chose to wait for Antica's action.

……

In the Duchy of Prussia.

The old Duke William sat in a chair, looking at the documents in his hands, frowned slightly, but after a moment, he raised his head and looked at the guards standing in front of him.

"What do Olivia and Lianca say?"

"The eldest and second young ladies are currently in the Imperial Academy. Their safety is guaranteed. They probably want us to support Her Highness Elsa."

"I understand." William nodded.

"The future belongs to the young. As a father, I cannot act recklessly against my daughters' wishes. In this case, let them do as they please."

William sighed as he said this.

"One hundred thousand troops should be enough, right?"

"That's definitely enough. We can use the remaining troops to guard against Lucia."

However, almost at the same time, the two duchies of Lucia and Aragon also held an emergency meeting and decided to remain neutral in this incident.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Orson was arrested and investigated again at this time, and it was obviously done by the current Emperor Arthas.

Orson and Arthas are on opposite sides, which means he and Elsa are allies.

What does this mean?

Orson is the son of Lucius, Duke of Antica. He has a close relationship with Litt. He is the Duke of Naples, and his cabinet ministers are his closest friends. At the same time, Orson's fiancée is the eldest daughter of the Duke of Prussia.

To dare to touch Orson would mean offending at least three duchies, and there are only six duchies in the empire.

Arthas has offended half of the duchies.

Although Antica and Naples had just experienced fairly large-scale wars, Antica even experienced two, they still had some strength to spare.

Not to mention that half of the royal territory is now in Elsa's hands.

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 5.2: Completely falling out, becoming strangers (K)