CH 66

Chapter 66 The Importance of Knowing Yourself 【The Crown Prince’s Side Part 1】

I’m Elliot.

I’m the crown prince of the Rosalta Kingdom… a great human who will become the next king.

I’m full of talent and I have good looks.

I guess God loves me so much because I was given everything.

According to my retainers… just like my father, I look like an orc, a powerful and valiant monster.

It means that my appearance, which resembles that of a high-ranking monster, is truly supreme.

Therefore, I’ll be the center of attention when I leave my room.

…… What a sinful man I am.

「…… How’s it?」

「It’s going well. I’ll wait until he turns 15… and when he reaches adulthood, I plan to judge him for the attempted poisoning of the head of the family.」

These voices are… my father and General Nobul?

General Nobul is a central figure in my father’s faction, so he is usually seen with my father on many occasions.

However, this section is exclusive to the royal family….

What are they talking about in a place like this?

「Good grief…. It’s all because you made a child before Elliot was born…. I had to pay a lot of money to get rid of the prime minister’s family and Jink, you know…?」

「I’m sorry, okay? As promised, I’ve handed over the rights of the mining area that was owned by the prime minister to you and promoted Gordon as the current head of the Nonland family, so forgive me already…」

「Don’t forget about Esther’s promotion. After all, he is my precious grandchild… the hope of Nonland.」

「I know. Sigh… if only Elliot was born a little earlier, I could have made Jink serve Elliot as Elliot’s younger brother for the rest of his life, but… the custom of primogeniture is troublesome….」

「What’s the meaning of this, Father!?」

According to my father… Jink, the outcast of the Nonland Family, is actually my half-brother.

To ensure that I, whose mother is the princess of Nazar Kingdom, inherit the throne… it was decided that the Nonland family would take in Jink, who was born before me, and he would be disposed of when the time is right.

How unpleasant!

I can’t stand the idea of a failure having the same sublime royal blood as me!

「Your attitude these days is intolerable. There’re many people who can replace you, and I’ve prepared a substitute escort, so don’t show yourself in front of me again.」

When I told him so, Jink collapsed on the spot… and he was carried away by the servants.

Serves you right.

You should know your place and stay at home until you’re executed.

As per our noble plan, Jink was disinherited and exiled from the country.

It would be a fitting end for a failure like him, being defeated and eaten by weak monsters.

…… Or so I thought, but there was an announcement from the Adventurer’s Guild of the Quall Kingdom, saying that Jink is an enchanter.

It seems that he was lucky enough to escape to Quall Kingdom.

Good grief… he’s tenacious like a cockroach.

「Still, there’re only four enchanters, including him, in the world. Since we exiled him….」

The nobles who don’t know their places will be noisy about responsibility and such….

Wait… that’s right!

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It’s very unpleasant, but that failure and I are related by blood.

In other words, the fact that Jink can use enchantment means that I and my father also have the aptitude for enchantment!

Damn, why didn’t I notice it until now….

He’s only a failure, but he didn’t tell us, the royalty, the possibility of acquiring a rare skill… how disrespectful!

If he were here, I’d beat him up….

…… Well, whatever.

I have a superior intellect, so I realized that I have the aptitude for a rare skill even without being told.

I just need to practice a little and let the skill manifest….

As I expected, the nobles are noisy about Jink’s exile from the country.

The Nonland people have always been musclebrains, so they can’t handle the nobles well.

How stupid… you should listen to my perfect solution and learn!

「It’s simple, I and my father can just become enchanters. That thing is a seed planted by my father for fun, right? In other words, since I and my father have the same blood as him, it’s highly likely for us to have the aptitude for enchantment! If that outcast can do it, then there’s no way we can’t do it!」

How’s that!?

It’s a rare skill and seems to be very difficult to learn, so I haven’t acquired the enchantment skill yet.

But… even that failure acquired it….

Unlike Jink, I and my father are talented, so we’ll definitely acquire the skill soon.

The nobles were still complaining even though I presented a perfect solution that would lead to the prosperity of the Rosalta Kingdom.

…… I see.

The thoughts of a genius can’t be understood by ordinary people!

Well, that’s fine….

The nobles’ behavior is extremely rude, but even those who are too stupid to understand my noble ideas are the ones who will become my subordinates in the future.

It’s my job as the future king to quickly acquire enchantment and show my power.

「As the one loved by heaven, I will grant you my noble power. Receive my blessing in gratitude… Fire Magic, Enchant!」

「「「「「(No… in the first place, this Orc Prince doesn’t even have any magic skills!!)」」」」」

Completely ignoring the inner voices of the nobles… Crown Prince Elliot trained his enchantment (lol) by chanting loudly while making poses….

He has no aptitude for enchantment, so no matter how much he chants it, it only has the effect of causing discomfort to the people around him.

But… if he can understand it, he wouldn’t do it during the denunciation meeting in the first place.

Thus, Elliot’s training (lol) continued until the mentally exhausted nobles put him under house arrest in a detached palace….