The Strongest Dull Prince’s Secret Battle for the Throne

Chapter 12: Tsunami Outbreak

For those who dont know, Tsunami mean Tidal wave. It is a natural disaster that occur after a volcanic eruption, earthquake.

Kuh..! How did it become like this ! !

The morning of the third day. Despite Elna being bitter about the result, I think that this is just right.

Because of what Christa said, I was trying to stay as close to Kiel as possible and I am currently only moving southward. Ever since the first night, the downhearted Elna didnt object to my decision. Theres no feeling that I would win this at all.

As a result, our monster encounter rate from the second day was greatly reduced. Well, factoring in the monsters habit, this is only natural.

Monsters survival instincts are stronger than humans. Thats why they will not want to get involved with those that are stronger than themselves.

Al. are we stopping here..?

Wait a minute. Im thinking.

Saying so, I felt an uncomfortable feeling that things have been going too much according to the calculation.

Because of Elnas rampage on the first day, the nearby monsters judged that she is dangerous and decided not to approach her.

This might be common knowledge among the adventurers but to a knight like Elna, it was foreign to her. They might be able to exterminate monsters but their monster knowledge cant be compared to the adventurers. If we are adventurers then we would proceed with caution and make sure to hunt the big game on the third day.

The reason that I didnt stop them despite that is that I was hoping for this kind of development.

Currently, the only ones who defeated the AAA-rank monster are only Gordons, Leos, and our group. Each has defeated one of such monsters. For the time being, the three groups are in the lead including us since we defeated the bloodhounds but that will soon change.

Even so, I continue moving south. The reason is that only Leo and his troops are in the south. If the monsters are running away from Elna, they will definitely be fleeing to the south. As a result, those monsters will be guided to Leo.

When I was planning this, I thought that I would be guiding the monsters to him as Silver but now I am trying to do it with Elna. Thanks to that, Leo managed to defeat an AAA-rank monster.

The most certain way was for our group to win but the best result would be the victorious Leo. Because of the result of the first day, I am assisting Leo like this because we have a possibility to win the competition with the bloodhound achievement but it has been going too well.

If Leo gets to defeat another AAA rank monster it would be perfect but I guess that would be hoping too much?

A captain-class in imperial knight order would be able to defeat an AAA monster. However, the ones that have enough leeway while doing it might only be the top class captains. If Leo cant manage to defeat them then it would be useless to guide monsters toward him.

Moreover,

It is almost time if they are going to make a move huh

Al?

Nn? Ah, sorry. I was thinking that Eric-aniue and Zandra-aneue were acting weird.

I cant find any more AAA-rank monster, Im surprised we were able to find three just in the eastern region though.

Thats true..

Ca, Captain! Your Highness! P, Please take a look at this!

When I was talking with Elna, a knight interrupted us and show us the crystal as if in a hurry.

What was reflected there was the current ranking.

We dropped to second place. The person that climbed to the first place is the Fifth Prince, Carlos Lakes Adler.

Whats the meaning of this?

Th, the rank suddenly changed Mammaybe he has defeated two of the AAA rank monsters at the same time..

Thats impossible! You cant do that unless you are an SS-rank adventurer or a top-class captain you know! The captain that was dispatched with Prince Carlos was Captain of the Seventh Corp. I wont say that hes weak but it is impossible for him.

He may not be fighting them directly. They might defeat them while they were sleeping or while they are fighting each other. There are a lot of possibilities.

Isnt that too much of a coincidence! ?

Well, its normal to think that something like that is impossible. But it already happened.

I see. So you cant bear it and finally show your tail huh. I was wondering if they were hiding it to prepare for something bigger but if its Carlos then Im convinced. Hes simply an idiot so he must be used by someone.

The Fifth Prince Carlos is 23 years old. He is a man without any characteristics. He was never described as excellent or incompetent. However, he always talked about his dream of becoming a hero.

It is not difficult to control him if you stimulate that desire of his.

What if it isnt by chance? What if it is by some kind of foul play?

That is

Its useless to say anything here. The deadline is until the night of the third day. We are going to do everything we can.

Saying so, I mostly gave up looking for monsters.

Sorry but there are no monsters that approach Elna without escaping. It is impossible for us to make a comeback at this point.

However, I dont care that Carlos took first place.

Gramps said that his goal was not to win the festival. That came from the man who came out victorious from the trickery of succession war and became an Emperor. He has enough credit to be fully believed in.

And the nightmare that Christa saw.

If you believe in her nightmare that Kiel is besieged by monsters, I can only expect the worst development.

Of course, Kiel is being guarded by its garrison but the imperial knights that have the duty to defend the Emperor are now dispatched with his children. He is now vulnerable like never before.

The ones that are close to Kiel are only me, Leo and Carlos. The others are getting farther away from Kiel as we speak.

He is planning to save the Emperor from the monsters while intentionally keep himself close to the city huh, that Carlos.

He is an idiot but he shouldnt think that it would go that smoothly.

Please, be smart..

Muttering with a small voice, I wished to heaven for my brother to be more clever.

The ground is shaking.

The first person to notice this was Elna.

Dont tell me..this is.

ELNA ! WHATS HAPPENING ! ?

I get down from the panicked horse and asked Elna.

Theres certainly something going on but I cant find out anything from where I am. I cant even use magic in front of Elna after all.

I will have to rely on her here.

Elna gets down from her horse and presses her ear against the ground.

Then she slowly gets up.

.a horde of monsters is running its a [Tsunami].

[Tsunami]?

In a monster-rich area, sometimes the monsters movement overlaps and becomes a huge movebecause we cornered the eastern monsters too much they are now fleeing together, theres no mistake..!

I see. That explanation.

That is the most reasonable, and it is easy to explain such a phenomenon with this.

It is definitely better than bringing up a flute that can command monsters. Carlos is probably going with this explanation as well.

However, given my opinion as an adventurer, it is strange that monsters are fleeing in the same direction all at once. The word [Tsunami] is related to volcanic eruptions, large storms, and natural disasters. In this case, the only one who can be compared to such a thing is Elna. It would be one thing if they are escaping from her but the footsteps are pretty close. It is too unnatural for them to ignore her like this.

Where are they heading?

At this rateI think it will reach Kiel soon

Can the garrison in Kiel hold them off?

I think thats impossibleThe Knight Commander is escorting the concubines from the imperial capital for the result announcement tomorrow. Theres only a minimum number of imperial knights by His Majestys side.They cant possibly hold on

Its fine as long as the Emperor manages to escape.

They must have prepared enough escort to make sure of that. But that is meaningless.

This festival has the purpose to elevate the dissatisfaction in the eastern region, if the Emperor run away on his own and abandon Kiel to the monster tsunami, the people will definitely become even more dissatisfied.

At worst, it will cause a rebellion. If it goes that far then the person behind Carlos is quite vicious.

If theres a war you can distinguish yourself. Whether it is Eric or Gordon, it is a plan that ignores the safety of the people.

Even though they have the duty to protect civilians if they become an Emperor.

That guy cant be allowed to become an Emperor.

Al ?

.Elna. If I tell you to save Kiel Can you do it?

.Of course. It is our duty to protect His Majesty and the people after all.

You dont even know the number of those monsters. You might die you know?

I am not afraid of death.

..Does that apply to everyone?

Yes, Your Highness! We will protect it even if it cost us our lives!

We will definitely save Kiel !

Elnas subordinates each saying such a brave thing.

Dont be afraid of death, putting their lives on the line. All of them are the words I hate.

I dont want to hear those self-satisfying words.

.Swear one thing to me. Elna. with that sword of yours.

Eh.? what?

To live. Everyone too. Swear that you will survive. If you guys do not swear this I will not let you move a step.

Al

Elna muttered my name in surprise. She gets down to her knee with her sword to the ground and her forehead on the hilt. Then her subordinates follow suit.

I, Elna von Amsberg of the imperial knight order swears on my sword, I will not die.

Everyone also swears the same.

With this, there should be no problem.

Now, Lets go! Al ! there are a lot of monsters so they might be able to turn the table on us.

NoI will just be a burden. You guys go on without me.

I said that and forcibly remove my bracelet. The bracelet that should never be removed, at this point I am disqualified for violating the rules.

A, Al?

Ah, it came off. Cant be helped then, how clumsy of me. Since it already came off, guess I will go have a drink in the nearby town huh.

Why..we still have a chance to make a comeback you know ! ? WHY! ?

I am already disqualified. Dont worry about it. I was not disqualified because you guys are going off on your own. I disqualified myself. So dont worry about it.

If I order them to leave me here alone they would just hesitate. Thats why I get rid of that seed of hesitation.

Compared to the lives of the Emperor and the people of Kiel, the festival ranking is only a secondary concern.

Al..you are

Make sure to tell my father alright. That I broke the bracelet on my own.

Since the Emperor has uttered his vow, the knights must never abandon the prince. Even if thats the princes order.

Thats why the responsibility fell to me who removed the bracelet.

This will not become something that can make the others put their blame on the knights. Well, if they managed to save Kiel then there wont be such a problem though. I have to think about what happens if they fail after all. If they fail then the blame game will start. I wont give them any chance to do that.

Maybe she guessed my intention, Elnas face is like she is about to cry.

The other knights are also hanging their heads.

To those knights, I say.

Knights, listen to my command.

..

Save the Emperor and the citizen of Kiel. I dont mind if Kiel is lost. Prioritize the citizens life.

Your Highnesss order..we gladly accepted.

Oh and, Christa and Finne are there as well they must be terrified right now but could you do something about them too.

Yes Your Highness. I myself willI will leave some subordinates to look for them.

Elna responds with a mixture of regret, helplessness, and sadness on her face.

The knights are the same.

Meanwhile, Sebas appeared behind me without any sound.

Please leave escorting His Highness to me. Please dont be worried, everyone.

Sebas.why..

I was just worried, about my lords life that is. Thats why please leave him to me, Elna-sama.

Elna who was told that she is not needed as an escort seemed slightly shocked. She might have taken it as she isnt even allowed to protect me. Its not like that but I dont have time to fix her misunderstanding.

However, as expected of the knights. They all started to prepare their horses.

Then when they are leaving, I give them a parting word.

[My] knights. I am leaving them to you. Only you guys can do it.

The moment she heard that Elnas eyes began tearing up.

However, she drew her sword and shook it off.

Imperial knight, Elna von Amsberg will definitely answer Your Highnesss wish! I swear on my sword and upon my name, I will annihilate all the enemies and save Kiel !

Yeah, I will leave it to you.

After that, Elna and her knights set off at an amazing speed.

I felt that they were fast when I ride together with them but it seems they were still holding back a lot.

As they disappeared.

I called out to my one and only butler.

Sebas.

Sir.

Make a preparation. From now on, its time for secret manoeuvering.

Certainly.

Putting on my usual black robe and silver mask, I teleported away from that place as Silver.