Chapter 223 : Becoming a Princess Starting Today
Elucia's estimate was correct—General Guyanis was indeed overwhelmed right now.
Currently, King Prince Ruowei Palace wasn't within the Bright Ember Kingdom's territory, so all the kingdom's affairs were handled by Princess Sethilu.
And in fact... Although this Princess Sethilu still held the title of princess, her authority was equivalent to that of a king. She managed all of the Bright Ember Kingdom's armies and would regularly patrol, give speeches, and appear before the people and soldiers to boost everyone's morale.
So the reason the Bright Ember Kingdom could remain in a stalemate with the demon tribe was largely due to this princess's contribution.
But now...
Princess Sethilu was critically ill.
Even if such terrifying news could be suppressed temporarily, it would definitely be discovered by people after a few days.
When that happened, the Bright Ember Kingdom would fall into chaos, and people's lack of confidence would be secondary...
Most fatally, the demon tribe would take action because of this news.
If Princess Sethilu was seriously ill, the recently signed ceasefire would be voided instantly, and the demon tribe's armies would surge into human borders again, letting the smoke of war fill the blue sky.
So...
General Guyanis truly didn't know what to do.
"Should we launch a surprise attack on the demon tribe before the news leaks? But if they're prepared, the surprise attack troops would be sent to their deaths, and morale would be even lower."
Studying the tactical sandbox, the worry in Guyanis's brows grew thicker, and just then, knocking came from the door.
"General Guyanis, distinguished guests Elucia and Lonis request an audience."
"Elucia and Lonis..."
Hearing news of visitors, Guyanis rubbed her forehead again.
In fact, if not for Prince Ruowei Palace's instructions that Elucia and Lonis were allies, she would almost suspect that the teleportation array incident was caused by them.
After all, these events happened too suddenly, and if they hadn't wanted to go to the Bright Ember Temple, Princess Sethilu wouldn't have had an accident.
But Guyanis still said:
"Please let them in."
"Understood."
Lonis and Elucia sat on the sofa in the command room.
Various maps hung in this room, and Elucia looked clear-eyed and very politely addressed the purple-haired general across from her:
"General Guyanis, regarding Princess Sethilu's matter, I'm very sorry. I think Nalonaté has already told you how things happened?"
"Mm... Princess Sethilu was injured by Exotic Decay power when she forcibly interrupted the teleportation. So these events aren't your responsibility. You guests can still stay in the royal palace, but we temporarily have no way to send you to the Bright Ember Temple."
Guyanis sighed, exhaustion clearly visible in her expression.
But Elucia shook her head and said: "We didn't come to find you to go to the Bright Ember Temple. In fact, we came to find you because we want to help the Bright Ember Kingdom."
"Help..."
"Mm, once news of Princess Sethilu's critical condition spreads, the entire kingdom will fall into chaos, right? And I can help you."
"How, how can you help? Cure the princess? But with this degree of injury..."
"No, let me lead this country."
......
......
After Elucia finished speaking, not only was Guyanis stunned, even Lonis was shocked with her mouth agape.
The silver-haired girl never expected that Elucia would plan to help in this way... but thinking about it carefully, Lonis felt relieved.
Because Elucia was originally a princess!
This black-hearted girl should originally know how to manage a country, so for her, perhaps being a king wasn't a difficult thing.
......
However, Guyanis looked at her like she was looking at an idiot and asked:
"Guest, you're joking, right?"
"Oh?"
"Although I greatly respect your status, this kind of matter doesn't allow jokes. We are loyal to the royal family—even if you're a guest, it's impossible."
Guyanis shook her head, not taking this matter seriously.
But this dismissal made Elucia feel slighted. She frowned slightly and became serious: "General Guyanis, I'm not joking. Bring out the Colotia family genealogy."
"Genealogy..."
"Mm, my name is on it. Even King Prince Ruowei Palace would have to call me great-great-great-grandmother!!!!"
Seeing Elucia point to a spot on the genealogy, Guyanis was dumbfounded.
This genealogy indeed existed—she was a descendant of a princess who married into the Snow Kingdom a hundred years ago... Guyanis gasped, as if realizing something: "Snow Kingdom, Flame Abyss inheritance, could it be..."
"Hmph, it's exactly that 'could it be.' As one of the ancestors of the Colotia royal family, although a collateral line, don't I have the qualifications to lead this country?"
"You, you indeed have the qualifications..."
Having someone who should have died over a hundred years ago appear before you, still in the form of a beautiful girl... probably nothing could be more shocking than this.
But Guyanis still shook her head and said:
"Lo... Princess Elucia, I acknowledge your identity and honor. But even so, your status isn't enough for ordinary citizens to accept—everyone simply doesn't know about things from long ago..."
"There's no need for citizens to accept."
"Eh?"
"We just need to pretend that Princess Sethilu is still healthy. I'll actually control this country's operations, while someone else will disguise as the princess."
"Someone else...?"
"Mm, Lonis, you can now take off your fox tail and ears and put on the princess's dress."
Pointing at Lonis's chest, Elucia said with preparation.
What kind of development is this!
Why do I suddenly have to disguise as Princess Sethilu?!!!!
......
When first commanded like this by Elucia, Lonis felt like ten thousand alpacas were galloping through her heart.
But soon, she understood why.
Because...
Princess Sethilu's appearance and temperament were actually very close to her "ideal type" when she first created her character. And she and Princess Sethilu both had the same silver long hair.
So with just a little disguise, she could impersonate Princess Sethilu... From a distance, or to unfamiliar citizens, no flaws would be detected.
And when up close?
Elucia would need to use her "sensory interference" ability.
Then just by claiming Princess Sethilu was slightly unwell with a cold, even some ministers and secretaries could be fooled.
However, no matter what method was used...
......
"Hehe, Lonis, next I'm going to conduct princess training?"
"Eh..."
"I'm going to train you into an elegant young lady? If I don't succeed, hehe..."
As if finding the joy of training Lonis from the beginning again, Elucia said wickedly.