Chapter 13: The Devil

The ominous premonition was confirmed.

When Jermaine chased the prince all the way to the inner city wall, all that appeared in front of him was a ruined wall.

With the covert help of the boys' army, the mob fought back faster than expected.

The scene of His Highness Klein being shot should have been in the heart of the rebel, who was already full of anger, so when the prince, who had been shot through the cheek, got back up after first aid, the struggle between the two sides reached a climax.

Of course, the biggest change among them is the Thirteen Princes themselves.

- The bullet that came from the right side of his cheek flew out from the left, and as a result, it did not hurt him in the slightest, except for two bloody holes in his cheeks.

However, the severe pain seemed to have made His Royal Highness the Prince complete some kind of transformation.

After suffering the blow that Douglas arranged for him, Klein was finally struck down by the ugliness of human nature... The wall that separated him from the outside seemed to mock what he had done before, and the bullet that pierced his cheek made the prince understand that humans could not understand each other.

Lost his partner, lost his faith, lost his dreams, lost his relatives, and in the end, he was even betrayed by his father... Now that he has nothing, he is naturally not afraid of being taken away from anything, so what is there to hesitate about?

"Occupy the city's six main guards first! Be sure to cut off their ties before the King's army is united! ”

"Yes!"

"Distribute the weapons in the armory to everyone, the young and strong are preferred, I want them to be able to fight as soon as possible!"

"Yes!"

"Send reliable people to control the vaults, granaries, and medicine stations!"

"Yes!"

"It is announced to all refugees who participate in the war that all those who take off the head of the enemy general, regardless of whether they are from the army or not, can record their exploits in battle, be rewarded according to discipline, and be exempted from taxes!"

"Yes!"

Orders came out of Klein's mouth, as if the various affairs of the rebels after entering the city were clearly arranged.

However, for the guards who were familiar with the prince, the face in front of them was bandaged and bloodshot eyes were particularly unfamiliar.

That kind of intimidating madness has never been seen in Klein before... But, as witnesses of everything, none of them could say words of reproach or exhortation to the prince before him.

Fate is too cruel to him, and such a fierce catharsis may be the most natural result.

What's more, even if reason evaporated, everyone had to admit that His Highness Klein was indeed more capable of on-the-spot adaptability than those incompetent royal families who ate and waited for death.

Having never led a military before, he was able to deconstruct the current complex situation in an orderly manner with the experience of some predecessors recorded in books.

At their current pace, it seems that it won't be long before the entire royal city will be completely controlled by His Highness!

The busy heralds kept coming and going to and from His Royal Highness, bringing one exciting news after another, and everyone couldn't believe that a group of rabble could really suppress the forbidden army guarding the royal city.

What's more, the path to the King's Castle has been cleared after repeated battles, and His Royal Highness the Prince, who heard the news, did not hesitate at all, and immediately gathered the elite guards around him and marched directly to the heart of the Snoopy royal family!

- The world is so wonderful.

The guards, who had only left the royal city with the prince a few days earlier, would never have imagined that they had already taken on the identity of rebels when they returned to the castle.

What surprised them even more was that there was no half of a figure in the interior of the entire castle, and instead, both the floor tiles and the dome were covered with white paper, and only a piece of snow was left as far as the eye could see!

Such a strange scene even Prince Klein himself, who was in a state of rage, was inexplicably shocked.

At this moment, although he sincerely hated the castle he grew up in, when the castle itself was represented in such a way that he had never seen before, his heart could not help but be shaken by doubt.

And just as he was undecided, a man came out on the opposite side of the castle corridor, wearing a white uniform like his surroundings.

He didn't take the initiative to approach Klein and his party, but just lowered the brim of his hat and stood in place, opening his hands slightly.

Douglas: "In some grammar, the word 'paper' (がみ) actually reads a lot like 'god' (かみ), so don't you think that it was God's arrangement that we were able to meet in this castle?" ”

"Who are you?"

His Royal Highness's wounds have not healed yet, and his speech is still somewhat vague... Fortunately, even if he didn't listen carefully to the text, Douglas could easily see what the other party meant from the change in his face.

"Strictly speaking, it's the first time we've met, but I think we've gotten to know each other well."

The young man took off his hat, saluted the prince gentlemanly, and appeared before Klein for the first time with his real face.

"However, on this special day, it is more appropriate to tell me more about what happened to you than to talk about me..."

Douglas pulled out a long outro, suggesting that he hadn't finished yet.

"I'm so grateful that you've been able to go with my plan every step of the way, in fact, based on the common human disease, even a 'perfect' person like you is only a day of trouble and madness..."

"Because the death of the pet was stirred up by emotions, because the plan of the subordinates to die was disappointed, because the dearest sister was abducted and completely desperate, until the end, when betrayed by the father who was the last hope, I completely despaired of human nature... I guess you must not trust anyone anymore, do you? ”

Douglas shook his head, then smiled, then held out his left hand.

"Although it was all arranged by 'someone', I personally appreciate it... All of your performance so far is a great reference for my other plans in the future. ”

Klein: "You... Say what!? ”

"Yes, there is no doubt about it, things are just as you think, although it is a little late, and I express my deep regret for what happened to you and the Fourteenth Princess."

Douglas closed his eyes slightly, and shook his head slightly, but the flickering between his brows was not sadness and pityβ€”it was an expression that bordered on ridicule.

And in the face of such a demon who understated his evil deeds, His Royal Highness the Prince, who connected all the coincidences, finally figured it all out... At the same time, there is also a complete escape from anger!

The white bandage wrapped around his cheek in the roughest way, the hateful eyes revealed a bright red gaze, and the gentle man twisted and roared, and he could not find his original face for a long time.

"Hate? That's right, for the consequences caused by their own mistakes and miscalculations, people should learn to hate, only in this way can they firmly remember the lessons and become better people. ”

"But, don't be angry no matter what, anger will eat away at your reason, confuse your judgment, and end up in the next trap."

"Just like now..."