I Don’t Want To Be the Main Character

123. Not the end, but the beginning (5)

1.

Again, again, again.

It is an open secret that everyone working in the palace knows what the Emperor is going to do from today to tomorrow.

And if the Emperor were to pass away, the one with the highest chance of taking his place would naturally be the Crown Princess. Everyone who passed by would stop what they were doing and bow their heads in respect at the sight of the woman who would soon ascend to the position of supreme authority.

Regardless, the Crown Princess’s feelings were still complicated as she crossed the hallway, receiving the greeting in a dry manner.

‘… …What are you thinking, Elena?’

Although she was not a younger sibling with a different name, and had the same mother and father, Elena was still unable to know what was on her mind, just like when she was young. She was scheming something in her heart, and even though she was her older sister who had been watching her for nearly thirty years, it was difficult for her to follow Elena’s heart.

Elena has been her complete opposite since she was little.

He became mature at an early age and openly expressed his desire for the throne from an early age.

Although she was chosen as the crown princess because she was born early, she has outstanding qualities that make her capable of easily taking on the role of captain of this huge empire.

To put it simply, she was born a little later, which only harmed the principle of eldest daughter succession, but in every way, she was superior to me, the crown princess.

The Crown Princess also knew that fact.

“…….”

That was why the Crown Princess’s heart was heavy as she walked hurriedly with her mouth shut.

She, too, was sure that the throne would soon be hers, but she did not want to lose it as it was right before her eyes.

However, if we continue to confront each other like this, we will only face predetermined destruction.

The Crown Princess shook her head as the two words “civil war” momentarily came to mind.

“That won’t work……”

Civil war is just a disaster. No matter who wins, it will only leave scars. So before Elena ultimately chooses civil war, it is best to find common ground through dialogue.

In front of Elena’s office, where we had already arrived.

The Crown Princess, with her hand on the doorknob, took a short, deep breath.

Now, if you open the door, it’s like stepping into a battlefield where magic is flying and swords are swinging. Although you won’t be swinging swords at each other, there will be another fight waiting for you, with tongues as sharp as swords, mercilessly biting each other’s weak points.

The Crown Princess, having prepared herself mentally, took another deep breath and knocked lightly on the door.

dripping.

And without waiting for an answer, he hurled the door open.

And inside the revealed room, Elena was wrestling with documents, waving various wads of paper around in a messy manner, with dark circles thick on her face.

“……hmm.”

“What is it, sister?”

Elena glanced up at the Crown Princess, then fixed her gaze on the documents again.

Anyone can see that he is suffering from overwork. It is quite different from the appearance of someone who lives in seclusion and plots evil.

The dumbfounded princess asked cautiously in a situation completely different from what she had expected.

“…What are you doing? I don’t remember there being any urgent issues that would require you to suffer like that.”

It was a question with many implications.

As long as there is a crown princess, the authority granted to Elena is not that great. Although there are mountains of pending issues to deal with in running the country, there are no issues important enough to require those with decision-making power to stay up all night to deal with, at least in the crown princess’s memory.

That’s why she came to see if Elena was up to something while she was living in seclusion, but Elena greeted her like a hard worker suffering from overwork.

“It’s a good thing.”

“……?”

However, Elena muttered and gestured towards the crown princess as if telling her to sit down. When the crown princess, who had already sat down, made a puzzled expression, Elena picked up a few pieces of paper that looked like documents and held them out in front of the crown princess.

“I’m wondering where we should hold the ceremony. What do you think, Sister?”

“Elena Esgeland. I am visiting you on official business, so please address me casually… no, wait, a ceremony?”

“Yes, the ceremony.”

Although privately they are sisters born from the same ship, publicly they are a princess and crown princess.

As soon as the Crown Princess, who was trying to warn her with her usual stern voice, stopped and asked again, Elena nodded.

The princess, startled by the sudden words, quickly reached out and took the paper Elena had handed her, scanning it with her eyes.

The papers that I thought were definitely documents for business purposes were easily recognizable when I read their contents.

“……Wedding plans?”

“Normally it would be natural to do it at the Hall of the Sun, but there might be a better place than that.”

“No, wait a minute. A wedding? A wedding? Are you crazy?”

The embarrassed princess’s tone of voice returned to the time when the two were on good terms and had a casual conversation.

The princess, with her eyes wide open, grabbed Elena’s shoulders with a bewildered expression and shook her violently.

“The groom, who’s the groom? And you crazy b*tch! Why are you deciding that on your own?”

“I’m getting married. Whose permission do I need to get? I don’t know.”

“This crazy b*tch!”

After the shocked princess let out a single curse, she couldn’t close her mouth and looked at Elena in confusion.

An underwater struggle for power.

I had expected this and came here with a heavy heart, but my younger sister, who had been fighting fiercely over the succession to the throne not long ago, was calmly talking about marriage, so I was not flustered and just accepted it.

The Crown Princess, who had been looking at Elena, who was smiling calmly with her hand covering her mouth for a long time, asked back with a very serious face.

“Who’s your groom? No, who on earth did you meet that you’ve been living like a bum, refusing to have a political marriage, and now you’re getting married at the age of twenty-five?”

“Ludrick.”

“Rudrick…? Could it be the court wizard?”

“Correct answer.”

Elena smiled brightly as the astonished princess asked again.

The crown princess, in contrast, remained silent again at the appearance of a completely unexpected name. She had known to some extent that there were rumors going around the palace, but perhaps it was because she had not expected that they would actually marry. The situation had become so complicated that she felt like a fool for having prepared herself mentally.

Elena’s unexpected declaration of marriage. And the person she’s marrying is the current court magician, Ludrick Weiss.

“……No.”

The crown princess, who soon came to her senses, shook her head and returned to her main business, beginning to make political calculations.

Even though the family itself was a humble one, Ludrick himself was born into such a family and rose to the position of court magician with his outstanding magical abilities. And if there was a conflict over the throne, Ludrick’s existence alone would certainly cause the crown princess a headache.

But if you think about it again, one of the advantages is that the family is poor and there are no relatives.

Is it right to support this marriage, or is it right to grit your teeth and oppose it until the end?

As the Crown Princess’ expression grew increasingly complicated due to the fact that she couldn’t easily come to a conclusion despite constantly calculating in her head and considering various cases, Elena snickered as if she knew everything about it.

“Oh, and by the way.”

“hmm……?”

“I’m not interested in the throne anymore, so I guess I’ll just do whatever I want, whether you do it or not.”

“what……?”

Elena’s sudden bombshell announcement. The Crown Princess’s expression changed subtly at her declaration that she would give up the competition for the throne.

Should I really take that seriously? Or is it just a bluff? Or is it just a way to tease or tease myself?

The expression on the Crown Princess’ face changed so complexly that it was difficult to describe the true meaning of the bombshell declaration, and Elena added an explanation as if she had expected this to happen.

“Don’t make that face, I’m not joking or teasing you. I meant it. Now, I don’t plan on doing it even if you ask me to.”

“…….”

“First of all, I’m going to be busy from now on.”

“…You’re busy? Why?”

“Of course, I have to keep my eyes on fire to protect my future husband.”

The Crown Princess made a face of incomprehension at Elena’s answer. This was because she again did not understand what she meant by such words.

The more I talked to Elena, the more it felt like I wasn’t having a conversation with her, but rather asking her riddles.

Elena let out a short sigh as it all showed on her face, and then blurted out that she didn’t like it at all.

“Actually, this is the most important thing……”

“The most important thing…?”

“At this wedding, there will be one groom, Ludrick, and five brides.”

“……what?”

A statement whose meaning is difficult to understand immediately after hearing it once.

It was really unpleasant for Elena to suddenly have to share Ludrick with four other people besides herself, but it was inevitable since she placed significance on her marriage to Ludrick itself more than the unpleasantness.

“Phew…….”

Elena added with a sigh.

“I’m not the only bride.”

It was the moment when the wedding of the century revealed its true nature.