Reader’S Regeneration Life [EN]: Chapter 239

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Coronation Ceremony

Nobles from various regions, who rarely leave their territories, gather one by one in the royal capital.

To attend an event far more important than the royal party held a few months ago to celebrate the victory in the war against Nudia.

“It is a bit sudden.

Not Prince Erader, but Princess Vanessa…”

“Well.

I think there was a good chance of that happening.”

“Why?”

“Didn’t Klausen, Duke Zion Klausen, publicly support Princess Vanessa?”

“Even so, it’s just one of the great noble families.”

At one nobleman’s words, another shakes his head, as if to say that’s not the case.

He even rebukes, “You’re saying something truly frustrating!”

“The Klausen March [a territory governed by a Duke with military responsibilities] is the center of the nobles in the eastern part of the kingdom.

It is the kingdom’s shield and their solid wall at the same time.

You can consider Klausen’s will to be the will of the eastern nobles.”

“Ah, I see…”

“Now is the real beginning.

After that, he calmed the northern barbarian tribes and executed the rebels in the northern part of the kingdom.

Later, Baron Repoem, who was in charge of the border, was promoted to viscount.

I heard that Duke Zion Klausen requested this to the royal family.

So, the Repoem viscounty and the other noble families under it have no choice but to support Duke Zion Klausen, who cleaned up the north.”

The nobleman’s words did not end there.

He said that the various events in the south were also very important, and that the best achievement was that he had dealt with the pirates in a way that no one had ever thought of, and succeeded in gaining the strong support of the southern nobles, especially the most important force, the Ishik County.

“According to rumors, when the heir of the Ishik County meets other nobles, he praises Duke Zion Klausen so much that his mouth runs dry.

This alone shows that the relationship between the Ishik County and the Klausen March has become much more friendly.”

And the Klausen March is a family that supports Princess Vanessa.

Even if it’s not Zion himself, at least that’s what the nobles here see.

Klausen, and the Ishik County, which until recently was known to be a supporter of Prince Erader, suddenly flaunt unprecedented friendship?

This means one of two things.

Either Klausen has moved to Prince Erader’s side, or Ishik has moved to Princess Vanessa.

And the conclusion was unfolding right before their eyes.

“It’s nice to see you again, Count Bremen.”

“So it is.

Well, how does the princess seem?”

“The coronation ceremony will be held soon, so of course she is nervous.

More than that, I didn’t expect Duke Heman to come either.

It seems that things in the south have almost calmed down?”

“Thanks to Duke Zion, it was cleaned up very neatly.

The griffins and their riders were guaranteed sufficient rest as a reward and sent back a few days ago.”

They seemed to be so close that they even mistook the Klausen March and the Ishik County for neighbors living right next to each other.

In reality, they were families located several weeks away.

Furthermore, the Ishik County still doesn’t say a word about Prince Erader, who is still reclusive, and only talks about Princess Vanessa, so the answer is already obvious.

The south withdrew its support for Prince Erader and followed Klausen to Princess Vanessa.

“By the way, March Lichten couldn’t come?”

“Unfortunately, that’s right.

It seems that he is wary of Nudia’s movements.”

The royal family informed Nudia and the Holy Prussen through the magic grimoire [a magical communication device] that a new king would be enthroned.

Then, the Holy Prussen immediately sent a message of congratulations and said that they would send an envoy as soon as possible so as not to be late for the schedule.

However, unlike the Holy Prussen, Nudia showed a lukewarm response and said that they would not send a congratulatory message or even a person.

‘Anyway, they are useless bastards.

I hate everything about them except for giving up Rishiki [a territory or resource].’

When Zion heard the news from Nudia, he muttered to himself and gritted his teeth.

Originally, March Lichten was supposed to come to this place and show off the strength of the Klausen March.

However, he, who values duty more than anything else and is so loyal that he seems foolish, eventually sent a reply that he would stay in his territory.

He said that he would be on thorough alert in case Nudia did something strange on the day of his country’s coronation.

“How far has the envoy of the Holy Prussen come?”

“According to the news, they have come near the border between Nudia and Hispania.

Unfortunately, there is no envoy from Nudia.”

“Well, it’s not a big deal.

They were miserably defeated by Duke Zion Klausen alone, so why should our Hispania wait for them, who are not a big deal?”

I was worried that the nobles would be agitated if Nudia didn’t come, but fortunately, they didn’t care much whether those who had been defeated came or not.

Zion breathed a sigh of relief and thought about the future schedule.

‘The envoy of the Holy Prussen is coming at full speed, so the coronation ceremony will begin in a week.’

If Princess Vanessa officially becomes the Queen of Hispania, I will definitely be relieved.

Conversely, if Prince Erader becomes king, it will be like being played by the Order of Light.

‘···The problem is, those flames that ripple here and there as if poison is spreading.’

At first, the Nudia area where the Hispania expeditionary force stayed was the beginning.

Now, news of the outbreak of those unidentified flames even inside Hispania was being heard from time to time.

Fortunately, it was his own country, so he was able to manage it right away, but if a gloomy atmosphere continued to be created, it would not be beneficial to Zion, Princess Vanessa, or Hispania as a whole.

‘I have to catch the tail, but these guys are so careful after being tricked once or twice.’

There is suspicion, but no evidence.

I have to get solid evidence, but the pigeons [spies or informants] and pointy ears [elves or other races with pointed ears, often associated with stealth] are moving very carefully, so even Zion couldn’t do anything about it.

I was thinking of dispatching Kim Yu-hyun or Lilith to check the situation, but I was worried about what would happen if the forces were divided and something happened.

The guys knew Kim Yu-hyun’s identity, so who knows what monsters might be lurking around in preparation for that.

‘I don’t think Kim Yu-hyun will be defeated…’

Even monkeys fall from trees [even experts make mistakes].

Kim Yu-hyun recovered his strength much faster than the original novel flow, but he may not be the ‘strongest’ in the current timeline.

If you are the strongest, you must have the appearance of smiling indifferently and blowing everything away with one use of force, no matter how many enemies push you with how many numbers.

In that sense, Zion thought that Kim Yu-hyun was still far away.

He must be able to show overwhelming force against the top-level Cheonjok [a powerful race or organization], not the upper-level Cheonjok.

The guys were experts at making up for their shortcomings and amplifying their strengths several times when they worked together rather than when they moved individually.

‘So it’s not yet.

I have to draw out the guys, not let them draw me out, and make them die at the place and time I want.’

He must be the one who plans the stage and sets the performance time.

That way, he can gather all the audience and spread a fraud and let the pigeons know what a real play is.

As the days passed, all the nobles who had some name came to the royal capital, and this huge city became even more crowded than the previous royal party.

Before ascending to the throne, Princess Vanessa held several grand parties in her own name, not in the name of King Edgar IV, to express her gratitude to the nobles of the kingdom who attended the joyous occasion.

At this time, Prince Erader briefly appeared and said to his younger sister, Princess Vanessa, that he entrusted the prosperity and glory of Hispania to her, effectively declaring that Hispania would be Vanessa’s country from now on.

“Now, the coronation ceremony will be held as soon as the guests from the Holy Prussen arrive, master.”

“Yes, that’s right for now.”

For this party, he must step back as much as possible and let Princess Vanessa receive the light.

No matter how good a hero is, a great hero who obscures the authority of the king will later become an unwelcome person.

“Did you find out what I asked you to do, Rishi?”

“Yes.

I secretly went to the Hynes Merchant Guild and received information from Helen, the head of the merchant guild.”

“What did she say?”

“As a result of releasing as many people as possible within the possible range, it is highly likely that a Nudia nobleman or a force greater than that is involved.”

“A force greater than a nobleman.”

If it is a force greater than a nobleman, there is only one in the end.

‘The Nudia royal family.’

According to the novel, the guy who is now trying to die because of the women given by the fairies is sitting on the throne and is being manipulated by the radical fairies.

And to be exact, he is a puppet who acts as the Cheonjok pigeons want.

“Outwardly, it seems like they are calming the people of the kingdom, but behind the scenes, they are secretly letting the words ‘The light is angry’ or ‘He is angry at those who have abandoned him’ spread.

Of course, they say that they absolutely cannot say such things in public.”

“They’re coming out pretty dirty.

Hispania is preparing to welcome a new king and is out of its mind, but the guys are giving a rough congratulatory message and are preparing to stab them in the back at any time.”

Zion was suddenly annoyed.

Even the Holy Prussen guys give a grand congratulatory greeting with minimal manners and say that they will send people directly from that far away, but the Nudia guys say that they can’t even do that.

Originally, if you are going to do something bad, it is more important than anything else to make them feel at ease by laughing and laughing as much as possible until then, but it seems that these guys don’t even have the sincerity to do that.

‘Damn guys.

There is a limit, at least smile in front of you if you are going to stab me in the back.

If you frown from the front and prepare to stab me in the back, I feel too dirty.’

If that’s the case, rather wave your fist openly in front of me.

It was at a level that was simply absurd to see them diligently preparing to stab me in the back when the pumpkin seeds they were planting behind my back were clearly visible even if I just turned my head slightly [a Korean idiom for a poorly concealed plot].

Hoo, Zion, who sighed, decided that he would have to come up with a plan to feed these sly deeds at once as soon as the coronation ceremony was over.

It would be better to move a little faster, but if he moved before the coronation ceremony, it could pour cold water on this good atmosphere.

As the days passed, news came that the person from the Holy Prussen had finally arrived near the royal capital.

As soon as the news was delivered, the Hispania royal capital began to move busily to prepare for the ceremony to be held before the coronation ceremony, as it was judged that there was no more time to delay.

The new king of Hispania, the coronation of the queen, which was rare in the history of the kingdom.

A ceremony to show the will to walk any path for Hispania by walking barefoot on all the roads of the royal capital.

Therefore, the people of the kingdom voluntarily swept and cleaned all the roads of the royal capital and did their best to prepare so that Princess Vanessa would not be hurt, and the nobles prepared flowers to lay in front of the path their monarch would walk.

“Hoo.”

Several days passed, and finally, on the day of the coronation ceremony.

Princess Vanessa was having a hard time calming her heart, which seemed about to burst.

I thought there was no reason to be nervous, so I reassured myself and barely fell asleep last night, but now it was even more difficult on the day of the event.

“Are you nervous?”

At those words, Princess Vanessa slowly turned her head and looked at the beautiful young man standing next to her.

There was Zion, who seemed to be very nervous himself, but was telling her to rest assured.

“You don’t have to be too nervous.

If the princess looks nervous, the other nobles and the people of the kingdom will naturally become stiff, and if that happens…”

“Duke Zion Klausen.

You seem more nervous than I am.”

At those words, Zion made a strange noise, and Princess Vanessa burst out laughing.

It was quite amusing that a person who had not even been nervous even when the Nudia army had invaded right in front of the castle was telling her not to be nervous, but he himself was showing signs of anxiety.

“After today, I won’t be able to call you princess anymore.”

“That’s right.”

“And you won’t show me the slightly friendly appearance you used to show me.”

“…”

Zion did not answer Vanessa’s words separately.

She knows it anyway, that if she becomes queen, even the slightly playful and light relationship she had with Zion will be over.

“I’ll tell you one thing for sure.”

Princess Vanessa opened her mouth as if declaring, for the last time as ‘Princess’.

“I haven’t given up yet.

I don’t think there should be a precedent, but even so, there may be exceptions because of the symbolism of the name ‘Hero’.

If no one in the kingdom objects to the relationship between me and you.”

“…Is that so?”

“So don’t let your guard down.

I may keep you by my side at any time and not let you go while holding you tight.”

“You’re going to be a tyrant.

I’m worried about the future of Hispania.”

“Ahaha!

That’s definitely a problem.”

After exchanging a few jokes, the tension disappears a little.

Zion and Princess Vanessa take a breath again and take a deep breath slowly.

Then, they go out to the many people who are waiting for them outside.

“Thank you for everything, Zion Klausen.”

“…Thank you for everything, Princess Vanessa.”

And.

“And I look forward to working with you in the future, Queen of Hispania.”