My villain wants to save himself, but the yandere heroine disagrees

The palace magicians are stationed there. At this moment, the palace magicians who were originally loyal to the royal family are concentrating.

They have been confronting the imperial troops outside for two days.

Ever since Elsa entered the palace magician's residence that night, they had been ready to fall out with Arthas.

Odysseus died too suddenly and strangely. During the whole process, the court magician only saw Odysseus once when he was unconscious. After that, he was blocked for various reasons, so the court magician The commander-in-chief, the eighth-level magician Vals, guessed the possibility of a coup.

The court magicians, like the Imperial Guard, are part of the royal guard and are supposed to remain loyal to the emperor. However, so far, Vals has twice rejected Alsace's order to hand over Elsa.

In the resident room, Elsa looked at Vals next to her with a grateful expression.

"I have to trouble you, Grandpa Vals, these days."

Beside her, the old man with a white beard shook his head.

"It's okay, Elsa. I watched you grow up, and I taught you your magic. I know you can't do anything to murder His Majesty."

Even though Alsace has now ascended the throne in accordance with the imperial edict and calls himself emperor, Vals still calls Odysseus his majesty.

He did not recognize the legitimacy of Alsace.

Yes, the reason why Elsa came to the palace magician's station as soon as possible was not only to win over this elite force, but also because Vals could guarantee her safety.

Elsa and Alsace have taken different paths since childhood. Alsace practiced swordsmanship and Elsa followed magic.

Therefore, Arthas naturally came into contact with many military attaches and became the backbone of the new generation of leadership in the army, while Elsa came into contact with a large number of magicians.

In the entire empire, the number of magicians is not large compared to that of soldiers, especially among the middle-level combat power of levels four to six, the proportion of magicians is even rarer.

Therefore, although magicians play a great role in the war, their overall strength is not as high as that of the normal army.

But even so, among the now heavily fortified palace magician guards, it is quite difficult to break through the defensive formations they prepared in advance.

It is precisely because of this that Alsace has not adopted a forceful attack until now.

Speaking of Odysseus again, Elsa is clearly in a very low mood as well.

Of course she knew that her father liked both her and her brother, but there could only be one heir to the empire. It was normal to think that she was partial to her brother before, and then slowly turned to support her later. She did not I don't think my father did anything wrong.

But it was precisely because he had done nothing wrong and no one wanted to let him down that it led to this tragedy.

If you choose one of them from the beginning and do not change it later, even if it is unfair to the other person, you can avoid the current political chaos.

Vals on the side could obviously see that Elsa was not in a good mood right now, and he then changed the topic to other aspects.

"By the way, Elsa, I heard that during your previous training, you acted together with Orson, the current Duke of Naples, right?"

"Well, yes." Elsa nodded, and then asked doubtfully:

"Grandpa Vals, why did you suddenly mention him?"

"That young man named Orson looks pretty good to me. Did anything interesting happen when you guys were acting together?"

Valls said with a smile.

Seeing that Vals was still saying these frivolous words despite his age, Elsa turned red and said with embarrassment:

"Grandpa Vals, you are so old, why are you still saying such things?"

"Oh, that's just the way people are. The more they live, the better their mentality is. The better the mentality, the younger they will be, right?"

Vals smiled and waved his hand.

"So, do you and Orson have that kind of relationship? Or...do you two have any relationship with each other..."

With that said, he winked at Elsa.

"No!" Elsa shook her head quickly.

"Besides, Grandpa Vals, don't you know that Orson and Olivia, the eldest daughter of the Duke of Prussia's family, are an unmarried couple?"

"I know this, but you are a princess. Isn't your status greater than that of a princess?"

"No matter how old you are, you can't take love away with a sword!"

Seeing that the atmosphere became lively by himself, Vals was also satisfied.

"Okay, okay, then let's not talk about this anymore, let's not talk about this anymore."

Unexpectedly, Vals was not ready to continue the conversation, but Elsa mentioned Orson again.

"But, speaking of it...before I came to see you this time, I heard that Orson was arrested by the imperial brother and sent to the security center again."

"again?"

Vals frowned when he heard this.

During this period, the palace magician's residence was sealed off, and no information was circulated. In addition, this was the first time Elsa mentioned it, so it was normal for him to be a little confused.

"Yeah." Elsa nodded slightly.

"It seems that that boy from Alsace has really offended a big shot this time."

Unexpectedly, Vals relaxed his brows after a moment, and then laughed.

It seems that this incident is already certain.

Seeing this, Elsa asked doubtfully:

"Grandpa Vals, you seem to have become...more at ease?"

"Well, they captured Orson, but they didn't dare to touch him. If Orson died in the police station, the entire empire would have cut Alsace into pieces. Who wouldn't wholeheartedly welcome you to the throne? ?”

Saying this, Vals patted Elsa on the shoulder.

"Our little queen needs to start planning how to govern the country in the future."

Seeing Vals so optimistic, Elsa's mood became better.

However, a magician broke in outside.

He hurriedly came to the hall, looked at the two people chatting, and then said:

"Master Arch Magician, Your Highness the Princess, the situation is not good. The Imperial Guards outside just gave us the last time. If we don't hand over the Princess within two hours, they will attack."

"snort."

Vals snorted coldly when he heard this.

"I'll give Alsace ten courages, let's see if he dares!"

…

On the other side, inside the palace.

Odysseus' funeral was held in a hurry. Because of the rush and the fact that the entire government was busy with various things, the preparations for the funeral of the late emperor were quite inadequate.

The honor guard, the funeral procession composed of relatives and officials, the burial route and various ceremonies were all completed in a hurry, causing Odysseus's funeral to become the simplest and most deserted funeral in the empire for generations.

There were zero dukes who came to attend. It was not that no dukes were willing to come, but time was short. The funeral had already begun before the dukes arrived.

The number of officials present was also quite small, as most of them were completing the tasks newly assigned to them in Alsace.

The honor guard responsible for escorting the coffin was insufficient in number and momentum, because a large number of elite soldiers and custodians were deployed to deal with the enemies of Alsace.

Even the eulogy and the orchestra prepared by the pastor were rushed, as if everything was just to rush for time.

If Odysseus' spirit in heaven saw his funeral being treated like this, I'm afraid he would only be filled with sadness.

Even so, that's all. Alsace also received a letter signed by several dukes, asking Alsace to postpone the funeral until everything is ready. Seeing this act of apparently giving him eye drops , Alsace could only ignore it.

He has enough things to take care of now, and it doesn't matter as long as it doesn't cause trouble for him.

Until noon, Odysseus' coffin was parked in the Imperial Cathedral. As usual, the Pope will pray to Odysseus again, and then stay in the church for half a day, and then transport it out of the city at dusk. Buried in the royal cemetery.

And while staying at the Imperial Cathedral, another thing happened.

Many people from the city of Saint-Laurent spontaneously took to the streets and gathered at the entrance of the Imperial Cathedral. Each of them held a bouquet of flowers in their hands to express their intention to present it to the late emperor.

In addition, many citizens were dissatisfied with Alsace's hasty arrangements for the burial of Odysseus. Coupled with some people's deliberate conspiracy theories, a large number of "Alsace murdered his father, secretly fabricated a posthumous edict and usurped the throne." The comments are rampant.

The procession of citizens blocked the way of the burial procession, and Alsace was unable to use force to suppress it. He could only ask Pope Levi to persuade this group of citizens to go home, but Pope Levi said he was powerless.

At this point, Alsace also saw the attitude of the church.

The church just wants to remain neutral on this matter, and there is even the possibility of leaning on the wall and falling to Elsa's side.

However, at this time, the remaining problems in the history of the empire came again.

The church has its own papal guards. Although the number is small, the elite level is even comparable to that of the Forbidden Army. In this case, it is obviously unwise and unfeasible to control the church by force.

Moreover, the pope also has the power to excommunicate secular rulers, just as he had previously excommunicated Giovanni.

Although there is no precedent in history for excommunicating an emperor, it does not mean that the pope cannot do so.

When Alsace thought of this possibility, cold sweat broke out on his back again.

Back in the palace, Alsace was not in a good mood.

Rosalin walked up and gently massaged Alsace's shoulders.

"Thank you for your hard work."

She said this in a gentle tone.

Alsace also felt a rare warmth.

Ever since he decided to fight for the throne, he has never felt the warmth from his family for a day.

But now, after his father passed away and he had a complete break with his sister, he felt the long-lost warmth in Rosalin again.

Perhaps because of the excessive pressure from the outside world, I just wanted to find a safe haven here, so I naturally regarded Rosalin as that person.

But no matter what, my current mood is real, and that's enough.

With this thought in mind, Alsace stood up on his own initiative, and for the first time in his life, he hugged Rosalind with the love of a man and a woman.

Rosalin's eyes widened in surprise, but then her body softened and she hugged Alsace back.

"Are you tired? Next, do I want to help you go to bed?"

"Um."

Arthas nodded.

…

On the other side, Orson was brought to the Imperial Court for trial. The trial lasted for two days. The first day was to determine the guilt, and the second day was to judge the guilt.

On the first day of the trial, Orson was convicted of treason, including his involvement in the murder of François, Duke of Orleans, and Odysseus, the Emperor of the Empire, and then deliberately framed Alsace in an attempt to overthrow the rule of the Empire.

If these crimes were really tried in the end, any one of them would be enough to get Orson killed.

However, Orson just smiled in court and did not refute any of the charges.

Everything waited for the next day when there was enough material to start the trial based on the materials and evidence.

Orson's life seemed to have come to an end.

At night, the high-ranking knight Owen knocked on Orson's door, then pushed the door open and walked into the room.

Orson was lying on the bed at this moment, still looking very comfortable.

"Orson, tomorrow is the final accusation, can you still sleep now?"

"Yes." Orson nodded. "I have a clear conscience, why can't I sleep?"

"But you, I haven't seen Sherlock these days, has she also been arrested by you?"

"I don't know." Owen shook his head. "I don't know what His Majesty did."

"I suggest you don't call him His Majesty for now, otherwise you will feel awkward when you change your name."

Owen heard Orson saying this, although he felt a little unhappy, he didn't say much.

After all, he also knew that there was something strange about Arthas's coming to power. If he sent someone to investigate, he probably wouldn't be able to withstand the investigation.

"But I have to give you a piece of advice, Mr. Owen."

Oson said this, closed the book in his hand, put it on the bedside table, and then looked at Owen.

"I suggest you pay attention to Raven these days, otherwise, he will easily "escape."

As he said this, Orson turned off the bedside lamp.

"I'm going to rest. I hope I can be like Raven when I get up early tomorrow morning."

Owen heard this and immediately left the room, closed Orson's door, and then came to the cell where Raven was guarded.