20 years had passed when I woke up! ~ The villain's daughter’s thereafter and after that ~ - Chapter 21

Translator: Darling | Editor: Nebosuke

Toss before drop.

It was very easy to tame Prince Darc.

“Thank you, Fioria. You are my lifesaver.”

Actually, it was the Lars family who rescued Prince Darc, but he still believed that a squad of ferocious pirates kidnapped him.

“If you didn’t get me out, what would they have done to me by now…?”

I think nothing would happen to you. Lars is a peaceful man who is only interested in the sea.

Fioria thought but swallowed her words……. Looking ahead, let’s keep Prince Darc from misunderstanding what’s really happened. 

Prince Darc regarded Fioria as his benefactor from the very beginning.

He completely admired Fioria after he met her on a few occasions.

……Isn’t he too easy as a prince of an empire?

“I was about to get female phobia.”

The day before departing from the Kingdom of Tristan, Prince Darc said, “You know there was a rebellion just after a storm wrecked the ship. The main offenders were those who were hiding in the ship. They were classmates at the academy or knights of the army… All of them seemed to be intimate with Annerose. She has been deceiving me. She is such a slut.”

“… You had a tough time.”

You let it happen though.

It would be quite easy to notice Annerose seducing men here and there behind you if you really opened your eyes and carefully looked around.  

Well, as it goes, “love is blind”, and you are too happy-go-lucky. 

A pathetic guy… 

“How pitiful you are (your airheadism is) …”

Of course, () was a tweet in her mind.

She didn’t say it.

“Thank you. You’re kind.”

Prince Darc contentedly nodded without realizing what Fioria was really thinking.

“In comparison, Annerose is crazy. When Kraken attacked our ship, she pushed me off and got into a lifeboat…Why did I make that woman my fiancée? I was stupid. I really regret it from the bottom of my heart.”

“Then, what about Tiara Sylberia? Your former fiancée.”

“She’s no good either. She was pulling strings behind and harassing others. She disguised herself as an honor student, but she was the real mastermind. I hope Tiara and Annerose went down together.”

“………I see.”

Fioria squinted her eyes.

That’s your answer, Prince Darc.

If you feel sorry for Tiara, I won’t take your life away. 

“I have no luck when it comes to women… But, finally, my best luck came. I found my true love.”

“Is that so?”

“Fioria, will you come with me when I go back to the Regalia Empire?”

“Yes, somebody needs to ward off the Kraken if it comes out again.”

“Great, look forward to it when we get there. I’ll present you with an incredible surprise.”

“Okay.”

To be honest, I’m not really interested.

Because you’re very predictable.

You let your love affairs stir up your own life too much. 

Do you think a guy like you can do the job as the prince of one empire?

You’d better be Vincent’s apprentice at least once.

**

The ship heading to the Regalia Empire was a state-of-the-art magic steamship.

It was a Granford Company product and was used for the escort mission in order to demonstrate its advanced technology.

The ship left the Tristan Kingdom, sailed at an astonishing speed, and headed north along the western coast of the Belgian continent.

…..The Kraken appeared on the way. Yet, as Fioria stepped onto the ship’s bow, it bowed politely and submerged. 

“Wow, I heard you’re mighty, but I never imagined that even the Kraken would run away.”

Prince Darc was close to worshiping her by then.

“I wonder if I met that giant squid somewhere before…”

Fioria tilted her head. 

I remember I saved a baby squid a long time ago. Its eyes looked familiar. 

When everything is over, I shall investigate.

Fioria jotted it down in her notepad… Almost at the same time, an urgent message came in. This magic steamboat quipped a communication device.

The message was from the spies sent to the Regalia Empire.

“My Lay, the Duke of Sylberia is now uprising. It’s all going as we’ve schemed.”

The leader of the spy group was Lex.

He had left Fioria in advance and was performing espionage in the Regalia Empire.

What for?

To cause civil unrest.

The Duke of Sylberia was caught in a desperate situation in the first place. 

His daughter Tiara was forced to give up her engagement due to her disgraceful sins.

His people and other aristocrats blamed him, and his presence at the imperial court tumbled. 

Meanwhile, a number of aristocrats confidentially informed the Duke of Sylberia.

“I don’t think how the Regalia Empire manages itself lately is wise.”

“You are aware of it since you are a discerning Duke. If we continue to have wars on neighboring countries, we will definitely run out of breath.”

“The Emperor is a crazy war advocate. Heavenly punishment resulted in Prince Darc’s ship being attacked by the Kraken.”

“Very true. Now is the time to stand up and reform the Regalia Empire. We all think so.”

“But we need someone to lead us.”

“The Duke of Sylberia, you are so intelligent and dignified like no other.”

“We’d like you to help us.”

“Actually, we are cooperating with some people from the Kingdom of Tristan. They will arrive shortly to back us up.”

“Our force would be sufficient. Almost one-third of the aristocrats are set to uprise.”

“We also have powerful weapons imported from the East. We won’t lose.”

“Duke, it’s time to make a decision! ……And don’t you want Annerose to be your wife?”

Thus, the Duke of Sylberia became the leader of the rebel army.

……Well, all the rebel aristocrats were under Fioria’s though.

“Khama…”

Fioria sighed and somewhat sneered at herself. 

20 years ago, when she started reforming her territory, she insisted to her father that in the coming era, aristocrats without economic power would only be exploited. 

“… I never thought I would be the one who would exploit the aristocrats!”

Dices had already been thrown.

When everything was over, the Regalia Empire would leave nothing behind, even its bones.

Together with Annerose, it should disappear from this planet forever.

Eventually, the ship entered the waters of the Regalia Empire.

The navy didn’t seem to have recovered from the Kraken’s attacks. They didn’t come and escort Fioria’s ship. 

….. They were probably extremely busy with the rebellion.

“Prince Darc, the imperial palace seems to have already been taken over by the Duke of Sylberia.”

“Oh no… What the heck is going on?”

When Fioria explained the situation, Prince Darc got upset. He even looked funny. His face turned pale like snow. He became restless and kept scratching his head. 

“The Emperor might have been murdered already. Your brothers too.”

“I’m the only one survivor…?”

“It’s not all confirmed though…..But you don’t have to worry. You have me. Prince Darc, let me wipe out all the rebels.”

“Oh! I really rely on you…!”

“Then can you give me permission for military intervention? I’ve prepared a document just in case. You may sign it.”

“Huh, sure…”

Prince Darc singed quickly. 

There were about 10 pages, but he signed the documents without reading through.

…………He didn’t know that it was a one-way ticket to hell.

The ship arrived at the port.

The rebels were waiting to capture Prince Darc, but many of them fled without fighting.

“”…Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!””

A pair of huge Fenrirs jumped out of the ship at first.

Black one and white one.

Mofumofu and Lemuris.

A pair of great wolves alone could destroy one entire country. 

The soldiers shrunk in fear as soon as they saw the mighty wolves.

“Let me readjust the land allotment for the postwar time… << Wand of Divine Punishment >>

On top of that, countless lights poured like a shower from heaven.

Half of the port town turned to ash in just one minute.

“No way. We can’t win!”

“I’ll run away!”

“Help me!”

The soldiers threw away their weapons and ran away.

……In fact, it was all plotted by Fioria.

<< Wand of Divine Punishment >> was fired upon an area where people evacuated in advance. 

The soldiers who fled first were all her decoys. 

However, the effect was tremendous.

Fioria captured the port town without a single drop of bloodshed. 

She then immediately headed to the Imperial Capital.

She didn’t encounter the rebels on the way.

Of course. 

Everything was taking place as Fioria conspired.

Therefore, the rebellion came an end way too easily.

“You bastards! Are you betraying me?”

As Fioria flew into the palace, there was a miserable middle-aged man who was captured by the aristocrats. These supposed-to-be his own men tied the Duke up. 

The Duke of Sylberia was tricked into becoming the leader of the rebellion. 

He himself was convinced of his successful coup d’etat. He already forced others to call him the Emperor.

“I was conned! Forgive me!”

“Maybe.”

The Duke of Sylberia was definitely deceived.

Fioria herself was pulling the strings from behind.

“I’ll listen to your excuse. Get some fresh air in jail for a while. Hopefully, you understand why you are getting this outcome.”

It might be impossible though, so she inferred.

…………The reason why the Duke of Sylberia fell into this situation was, after all, because he deported his daughter Tiara without any empathy for her.

Other rebel aristocrats were also put into prison, but they assumed their discharge shortly. 

They thought they would receive no harm because Fioria was behind them. 

Their fate, be it going to heaven or hell, all depended on Tiara’s discretion.

Annerose was well protected by the Duke of Sylberia. She was in confinement.

She was likely to try and run away, but Lex and his team prevented her escape.

The Emperor, Empress, and their children were all safe.

There was a way out where the rebels weren’t on guard, and so they, fortunately, managed to get away.

At last, there were a few injuries in the rebellion. The post-uprise processing did not take much time.

Shortly after, a party to celebrate suppressing the rebellion was held at the imperial court.

Of course, Fioria was invited too. 

No one gathered there had an idea.

The rebellion was nothing more than a curtain-raiser. 

The real show was about to begin.

The beginning of the condemnation drama.