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Chapter 23: Something Doesn't Seem Right?

(Night)

The hellish vacation has finally come to an end.

During this vacation, my only takeaway is finally understanding why battles between girls are referred to as "Shura Field”.

Indeed, it's a place like a carnage field from hell.

As the vacation ended, Laphae returned to the capital for school, and even earlier than her departure was Lotte.

Three days before the end of the vacation, Lotte headed to the capital and formally signed an alliance treaty with the Dolge Kingdom and the Anli Kingdom. I saw that scene on television.

A five-year-old child in that solemn setting was utterly incongruous.

From now on, Lotte is the queen of the Green Kingdom.

After negotiating with my father, Lotte asked me why I made her queen. She wanted to stay here and continue her education.

But unfortunately, that was impossible.

My answer to Lotte was simple - it's for self-preservation.

You can ascend, but not descend.

That's the fate Lotte bears.

By reclaiming the territory from the three major kingdoms and restoring the Green Kingdom, Lotte has achieved a feat that puts her on the throne.

It's impossible to hand over the throne to other siblings because that would be equivalent to entrusting one's life to someone else's whims.

"Lotte, your life should be entrusted to me alone. You must not place your life in the hands of anyone else."

In the end, I used this statement to conclude the conversation with Lotte, and she could only nod tearfully.

It's clear that she really didn't want to leave me, but there's nothing I can do. Even if I wanted to accompany her, it's impossible because - school is starting.

School is of the utmost importance, no matter whether you're a princess-knight or a king-knight. If I dare to give up on school, my future will be in jeopardy.

And ultimately, Lotte doesn't need me anymore.

I've done what needed to be done, and I've done all that I could. What's left is something even if I were to follow Lotte, there wouldn't be much I could do.

And when Lotte reclaimed the country and officially became queen, there was even less for me (Night) to do.

In the end, I'm just an ordinary human, and I plan to continue being one in the future. I'll treat my involvement in such major events as an exception, and I'll leave such grand and eventful life to my other self (Yue).

Of course, if Lotte ever encounters difficulties and needs my help in the future, I'll still do my best to assist her.

That heavy exclusive skill, "Moral Kidnapping," is truly terrifying; my life is completely bound to Lotte.

—Because of this, it's better to escape when I can.

I hope Lotte will lead a happy and peaceful life in the future and forget about me from a million miles away.

That's something to look forward to.

After all, how old is Lotte?

Five years old.

And me? The same as her, just five years old.

One year, no, three years, no, ten years—damn it, as long as she sees her exclusive skill and talent values, she'll definitely remember me!

Is there anyone who could forget about a guardian knight they obtained by trading their entire future?!

What level of moral kidnapping is this?

She's not just kidnapping me; she's even kidnapping herself!

Kidnapped to the point where she'll never forget for the rest of her life, can it get any worse?!

Is this even allowed?!

By the way, why did it have to be me?

Some kind of destined knight... Could it be you want to shift the responsibility for the kingdom's destruction onto me?

Just because you and I were destined to meet, that's why the Green Kingdom fell and you ended up here?

Sorry, don't look for me; I won't accept this guilt.

Even if it were true, I wouldn't acknowledge this guilt no matter what.

Don't look for me.

Anyway, the past is in the past, and the future can wait until the future. For now, let's stay optimistic—I've finally escaped from the hell of the vacation!

Since starting school, this is the first time I've felt that a vacation is hellish. Life is truly strange.

—Even stranger is that I haven't even relaxed for a month, and a different kind of hell is already upon me.

A month later, unsurprisingly, the major kingdoms didn't have any intention of continuing the war. After realizing that the situation was unchangeable and that continuing would only lead to mutual destruction, the six major kingdoms finally sat down at the negotiation table.

The location was the capital of the Green Kingdom.

Then, a letter arrived at my home, sent by Lotte. She mentioned that she didn't have anyone trustworthy by her side except for Ines, who wasn't suitable for negotiation matters. Therefore, she hoped I could come to the Green Kingdom.

Although I felt like sighing, I had no choice. I temporarily paused my studies and, accompanied by my mother, took a flight to the Green Kingdom.

Then, just as my mother arrived in the Green Kingdom's capital, she received a job transfer. The Adventurer Guild headquarters of the Dolge Kingdom moved my mother from Vittok Town in the Dolge Kingdom to the Adventurer Guild headquarters in the Green Kingdom. My mother officially became a counter girl at the Green Kingdom's Adventurer Guild headquarters.

This was something Lotte arranged after communicating with the Adventurer Guild. Lotte was worried that I might not adapt to staying in the Green Kingdom, so she temporarily transferred my mother there. She planned to communicate with the Adventurer Guild again when I returned and either bring my mother back or allow her to transfer directly to the Adventurer Guild headquarters in the Dolge Kingdom, whichever my mother preferred.

Next, I started negotiating on behalf of the Green Kingdom with the representatives of the other five countries.

Although I was initially underestimated and looked down upon by the representatives of all the kingdoms except my father, very soon, I made them all wear painful expressions and secured a significant amount of funds for the reconstruction of the Green Kingdom. I also made the three invading kingdoms spit out all the benefits they gained from the Green Kingdom.

This wasn't difficult at all. With the Dolge Kingdom and the Anli Kingdom completely bound by the "contract" and the dungeons in their hands, the three major kingdoms had no choice but to compromise. After all, they couldn't let go of the benefit represented by the dungeons either. In reality, this situation had simply returned to the initial stage where the Green Kingdom hadn't refused to share the dungeons with other countries but had wanted to negotiate for benefits in exchange.

Without a doubt, amid the disputes among the countries, the trump card of the dungeons had completely returned to the Green Kingdom's hands, and the game had been reset. Although according to the agreement, people from other countries could freely enter and exit the dungeons in the future, it was still clear that the Green Kingdom would reap the most benefits from the dungeons.

In any case, the result of the negotiations was an undeniable victory for the Green Kingdom, holding the trump card of the dungeons.

However, the work didn't end there.

The post-war reconstruction of the Green Kingdom had a mountain of tasks awaiting the king's handling. With Lotte being only five years old, she naturally couldn't handle them all, so she entrusted everything to me.

Regardless of whether my eight-year-old self could handle it, Lotte publicly appointed me as the temporary prime minister, allowing me to represent her and handle state affairs with full authority.

This wasn't a matter of trust or distrust anymore. Anyone would think that Lotte was a fool, right?

But, of course, I couldn't let down this trust. I worked diligently to address various issues in the Green Kingdom.

Thankfully, I (Yue) had a good father. He had been teaching me what I should learn and do as the heir of the Ducal family since I was young, and I had learned quite well. Thus, I could handle it.

However, the suspension of school couldn't continue indefinitely.

But just at that time, Lotte told me that I couldn't keep skipping school. If I did, I wouldn't be able to catch up with my studies when I returned to school in the future. Therefore, she took the initiative to arrange for me to transfer schools temporarily in the Green Kingdom's capital. I would attend school there for the time being, and when the time came, I could transfer back.

At the same time, to give me time for schooling, Lotte also set up a "Green Organization" to help me with state affairs. During the day, I could focus on my studies, and in the "Green Organization," Lotte personally selected various talents—nobles, officials, and businessmen—who were not given official titles but were given the power to handle state affairs. These talented individuals would help me organize government affairs and provide suggestions for handling various matters. When I finished school for the day, all I had to do was review the documents and the suggestions and approve or disapprove them.

I have to say that with the "Green Organization," the busy work of the Green Kingdom that almost overwhelmed me became much easier all of a sudden.

I could genuinely focus on my studies now.

So, I began living a life of going to school during the day, spending a few hours on government affairs at night, and then accompanying Lotte to play and putting her to bed.

...Wait a minute, something doesn't seem right, does it?