Reincarnated into a Game As the Hero’s Friend

I was working in the underground library that day, but when I came back to the surface, I heard a rumor, so I asked my father, who came back at night, to provide me with information.

Normally, I should be a subject of this case, but in this world, even those who were involved often did not know what was going on. Especially when there was a political resolution going on at the upper echelons in this world.

But still, it was a little beyond my imagination. The Count Yerring House switched sides and joined the Royal Family, basically distancing themselves from Coltrezis House.

(Excerpt from chapter 176: Count Gramlich‘s wife was Count Yerring‘s sister, while Count Yerring‘s wife was a woman from the Coltrezis House, and because of Count Yerring’s guardianship as a relative of Count Gramlich, they would be able to indirectly absorb the Gramlich house’s knights into the Coltrezis House’ faction.)

Yerring House was basically involved in pretty much everything Coltrezis House did like causing Trial Duel to harm the royal family’s image and Hero’s family etc.

“Taking responsibility, the head of the Yerring House retired and was succeeded by his son in his 20s. At that time, it was believed that he was ill. When the head of the house changed hands, the new head turned over all information regarding their relations with Coltrezis House to the royal family.”

“I guess you could say that the new successor was quick to see an opportunity in the situation they were in.”

He must have judged that the situation was becoming unfavorable. It was difficult to look at him favorably because of his house’s history, but as a nobleman, I could only say that he was making the right decision.

The Royal family was also in the process of investigating the situation, and based on the evidence submitted by the Count Yerring’s House, the sweep was underway.

“Oh, that’s interesting.”

I reacted in an inevitably sarcastic tone. It was an obvious bribe, right? The fact that he went to the trouble of coming through the Grand Duke suggested that he was generally aware of the situation and was hoping for a compromise, or perhaps a deal, with our house and Hero’s family.

On the other hand, it also indicated that they want to publicly apologize, not just end it behind the scenes, as they went through someone else instead of contacting us directly. It might be a public or semi-public one, in a noble way, since it was not in front of the royal family.

In my previous life, I would have called it a settlement with a lawyer, not a trial.

“What do you think?”

“I’m unwilling to accept it, but if the royal family approves, then I guess I have to agree.”

“That couldn’t be helped.”

But there was no way we could trust or let our guard down yet. For now, we should be wary of the level of truce.

From a very paradoxical point of view, I could sense that the government intended to make good use of people like me who were close to the hero, Mazell. If that was the case, the country must be thinking of using Count Yerring as well, and they must also be looking at how Zeavert House would deal with the Yerring House.

In a game, everything would work in favor of the protagonist, but in real life, a move in one place would affect the rest of the world in a pendulum swing. The balance of power in a noble society was also very complicated, so it was not a matter of a snap decision, and then it was over. Politics itself was a pain in the neck, and I wasn’t the protagonist in the first place.

“What about the poison that Viscount Vogel said he had in his possession?”

“We’ll have to talk about that at a later date.”

So at this stage, I should stay out of it. This works in my favor. If I get involved all the way from the beginning, there would be a risk that the person who arranged the poison would target me again with all their might after being cornered, thinking that I was one who brought their downfall.

“We know that the second son of the Marquis Coltrezis has fled the territory. The eldest son C̲n̲u̲t̲ is missing, but it is doubtful that he could have escaped from the royal capital.”

(T/N: C̲n̲u̲t̲ came to watch the Welner’s duel, so he was in the royal capital.)

“Indeed that is so.”

I could not help but feel somewhat confused. If anything, it was the eldest son C̲n̲u̲t̲ who was going around causing problems, so he was probably the main focus of the royal investigation department.

I wondered if both the first and second sons could really get away with that, or if the investigation department was just letting it slide, but I doubt that my father, with his position as minister, would leave it at that.

At the very least, it would be a turning point to see how the Coltrezis House would react when the state laid out the evidence and asked them to hand over the second son.

“As for the others…”

“Some of them have been crying out to have my house intercede for them.”

Father, you have a bad look on your face. It was normal in this world to strengthen the power of a faction by ingratiating your house with other houses. Well, I would leave this matter to father. I should be expecting the number of troops under Zeavert’s command increasing because of this and right before the expected invasion in the royal capital.

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