Otome Game no Heroine de Saikyou Survival-Chapter 198.1

Reunion

“Aria… has been found?”

“Yes, that’s right, Elena.”

The Khalfaan Empire, a great power in the west. In the guest house on the grounds of the royal palace, a search party dispatched from the empire reported that a girl who was a close aide of the princess and who protected her at her own risk had been found and was on her way to the Khalfaan Empire with an adventurer [Rainbow Sword], delivered by a distant magic tool.

“Aria…”

Elena believed that she was alive. Believing only in that, she appealed to the empire, used her wisdom to move the empire, and sent out her friends, the Rainbow Sword, to look for her.

Even so, Elena was worried. She believed in Aria more than her mother or her father, the king. Even so, Elena couldn’t help but worry about the girl who was the only one in the world who called her [friend].

“I am so happy for you…Your Highness Elena.”

The young man who had brought the news by himself, rather than leaving it to the civilian officials, gently offered her his handkerchief as she burst into tears.

“Thank you…Your Highness Lawrence.”

Lawrence Khalfaan third prince. He was originally the first child of the current emperor and was supposed to be the crown prince.

Due to the situation in the empire and for political reasons, the emperor decided to adopt two of his older half-brothers, giving them a higher line of succession.

Lawrence and his two older brothers were not on bad terms. Neither of them were ambitious men, and Lawrence believed that they could rule without any problems even if he did not become emperor.

However, there were still people in the country who wanted Lawrence, the son of the current Emperor and Empress, to be the next Emperor, and his brother’s relatives, the high nobility, took this very seriously and threatened the life of Lawrence, who was still very young.

He could not count on his father, the Emperor, in this matter. The Emperor, who relied on the relatives of his half-brothers to organize domestic affairs, could only protect Lawrence by making one of his half-brothers the Crown Prince.

He did not think this was shameful. He now understood that to stand above others and become a ruler, one should be prepared to cut off even the most compassionate feelings.

It was the girl in front of him who taught me this.

Although she was only thirteen and younger than himself, she had all the qualities of a “Ruler”.

Lawrence had been just running away, looking for some tangible accomplishment to live behind, but now he began to think that as a member of the royal family, he could use his life for someone else, instead of just surviving.

Elena had the option of jumping out of the balloon at that moment and staying with that girl.

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Then she would not have had to face the Evil Race alone, she could have saved Elena from jumping off, and they could have crossed the desert, just the two of them, if they had taken the time to do so.

But Elena stayed behind for the sake of Lawrence and the others who would surely lose their lives in the process.

She chose to return early for the sake of national security and cut off her “Friend”.

That was what they both wanted. Even though Lawrence decided to do this, he still wanted to do something for Elena, who was still thinking of her friend.

(…a fool’s errand…)

That was not it…, Lawrence muttered in his mind.