Chapter 114: Step On The Throne (Part 1)

When I heard the bad news from Sarah, we immediately ran out of the school, Shera and Reimi seemed panicked, the King has fainted, I was also shocked to hear. The school's cafeteria was fussing when the students accidentally heard about the news but I hope someone would tell the students to keep the secret.

"What should we do now, my Highness?" - Reimi was nervous so she asked Shera, some students and teachers were going into the hallway saw us and stared at us as if they were curious why we were rushing

"Talk when we go back to the Palace, Reimi! Talking here is very complicated." - Shera seemed to want to hide the news from the people here though the students in the cafeteria has heard about it

The three of us walked fast forward, we were going down the floor to get to the lower class or something, still one more class on the ground floor to go before heading out of the school. When we were going on down the stairs, I saw Raptu, she was now reading a book while going up, should I tell this girl to help us?

"Ah...Miss Shera and everyone, what's wrong?" - Raptu stopped walking and looked at us when she noticed we were close to her

"Sorry, Raptu! My home has a problem so I will go back to the Palace now." - Shera walked down the stairs after she has done talking

Reimi didn't say anything but she made a fast bow toward Raptu and then walked down with Princess, I got my hand out of Shera when she walked past Raptu so Shera stopped walking and confused looked at me. Raptu didn't know anything yet, I hope this girl would be trustworthy, I need someone to stop the students from fussing about the news to the others, let's risk this time.

"Raptu, hear me, immediately get to the cafeteria to stop the students from fussing about the news." - I grabbed both of Raptu's shoulders and said to her normally and seriously, no one was on the stairs except four of us but I must cautious

"What...what wrong?" -Raptu was quite confused, Shera and Reimi grabbed my hands as if to tell me to go

"Shera, Reimi, hear me! We must have someone to stop the students from spreading the news."

"Stop, John! We must go now." - Shera seemed didn't want to let Raptu know, she squeezed my hand tight to tell me to go

"Sir Rigen, the situation is now very dangerous, we must go back now!" - Shut up, Reimi! If we go back without warning people in the school then that would be a serious problem!

"Can you people tell me...what happened?" - Raptu seemed confused more than before, she stored her book in her uniform and seemed to want to know what I wanted to tell her

"Nothing, Raptu! Nothing happened." - Shera rejected to not let Raptu know

"Raptu, do not let the students to fuss about the news to the teachers and the other students outside the cafeteria!"

"What is cafeteria and news, Sir John?" - Goddammit! Those words must not be used in this world

What should I explain to her? News...news...news? Information! Then what about the cafeteria, school eating room or what?

"John, stop! Please!" - Shera has successfully pulled my left hand out of Raptu

"I have the way to deal with it, Shera! Don't worry."

"Raptu, immediately get back to the school's eating room to stop the students from fussing about the King's situation, if they have spread the information then tell the teachers and the others to keep the secret, do not let it spread out of the school."

"What happened to His Majesty?" - Raptu seemed confused now

"John!" - Sorry, Shera!

"Now stop the students and the teachers from fussing about the information, dammit! Only you can make this hope for us, Raptu!"

"Understood...I...I will go now! I will stop the students!" - Raptu ran fast up the stairs and she was so rushed so she fell but she later stood up and went to the cafeteria

I'm counting on you, Raptu! Do your best!

"John! Why did you!" - Shera, stop being mad!

"Now go, Shera! Reimi! We don't have time to quarrel here, let's go!" - The three of us have stopped walking but now ran down the stairs

We immediately walked out of the school with the surprise from the school guards, they did not have time to react but didn't stop us, they seemed confused at what we were doing.

"Advisor, immediately find the fastest route to go back to the Palace!"

Advisor immediately loaded the map screen and appeared a long yellow line on the map to show us the fastest way to go to the Palace, maybe I should tell Shera and Reimi to follow me.

"Shera, Reimi! Follow me! I will lead you back by the fastest route!"

Reimi and Shera heard that so they immediately ran with me to another route, the way Princess always went from the Palace to the school took about 30 minutes. This route took about 24 or 25 minutes according to the time that Advisor showed me on the map, the people walking on the sidewalks noticed us and were curious but they later stepped away to let us go.

We finally ran back to the Palace and were nearing its entrance, all of us were quite exhausted after taking a long run without a break. There was a carriage nearby the entrance...Sarah and Hatano came out from it? They just have returned like us too!

"Ah, Commander!" - Sarah called me when she saw me, behind her was Hatano, Hatano was quite calm

"Get inside the Palace now!"

"Roger that!" - Sarah and Hatano ran inside of the Palace, the Warsaw guards that were guarding the entrance bowed toward them when they went through

"Princess, Reimi, let's go inside!"

The three of us ran inside of the Palace and opened the Palace's door to get in, the hallways we went through were so empty, no people at all. Sarah and Hatano were running from far away, Sarah said to me the King has fainted and now was resting in his room so I would head to that place as fast as possible.

The three of us ran through each hallway until we got to Royal's hallway, many maids and servants were crowding, the guards have formed long horizontal lines around to stop them from going in. The number of servants was so many and they said loud to the guards as if they want to visit the King, I was wondering if they could hear us and let us pass or not.

"Please, Sir! Please let me get in to visit His Majesty!" - An old maid begged the guards to let her get in

"Who dares to harm His Majesty, he saved my life and my family by giving me this job, he never let us starve, who harmed him!" - Some maids seemed very mad as if they were thinking their ruler has been harmed by someone

"Please let me get in, Sir..."

"Hey, Princess is here! Get out of the way now!" - I yelled loud to the maids and the servants that were crowding the Warsaw guards

The maids and the servants saw us so they immediately stepped away to open the way and kneeled toward all of us, Sarah and Hatano took that chance so they ran through but were stopped by the guards.

Shera and Reimi moved toward the guards, I also went with them to face the guards.

"These people are allowed to go in, let them go." - Shera ordered the guards

"Understood, Your Highness." - The guards let Sarah go in, my subordinates went inside

"Your Highness, His Majesty has just fainted and the healers are doing their best to cure his illness." - Illness? What the fuck? Sarah said he collapsed after drinking wine, something suspicious here

"Let me get in immediately." - Shera said to the guards

"Ahh...I'm sorry, understood, Your Highness!" - The guards immediately stepped away to let us go inside

We immediately ran to the King's room, when we got near the door, many officials were standing outside, they seemed nervous for their ruler, Sherry was also outside with the officials as if they did not have permission to go in. Prime Minister Alt Toten and Hoster did not stand outside so they must be inside the King's room, I must go in at all costs because Hatano and Sarah have been blocked from getting in.

"Tutor John!" - Sherry saw me so she ran toward me

"Tutor John, His Majesty seems very weak in his room, many healers gathered inside but they could not do anything, even our best healer has been summoned to get here but he could not do anything."

"We will talk later, Ms. Sherry! Why couldn't you go inside?"

"Only the Prime Minister and the King's children are allowed to go in, no one else would be allowed." - But I want to get in to see his situation, dammit!

"Hey, guards! Let these people get in!" - Shera ordered the guards who were blocking Hatano and Sarah

"Yes, understood, Your Highness!" - The guards opened the door and my subordinates went inside

"Let these people go in with me too." - Shera pointed me, Reimi and Sherry to tell the guards to let us in

"Yes, Your Highness!" - The guards opened the door to let all of us go in

When we went inside, I saw Hoster was now crouching on the floor and was holding the King's hand, the King seemed very pale in his bed, around him were 9 people in white cloaks, maybe they were the healers.

Minister Alt stood beside Hoster and raised his hand toward Hatano and Sarah as if to tell them to not go closer, maybe I should go to the King now.

"Do not get closer, Ladies." - Minister Alt told my subordinates and then saw us, he made a sign as if to tell me to get closer to him

I and Shera walked toward Minister Alt, Reimi stood behind as if she knew she would not be able to go in to visit the King like us.

"Your Highness, please go inside to visit your father...tutor John, His Majesty also wants you to visit him too." - Minister Alt told us so both of us went through to visit the King

When we got to the King's bed, Hoster was holding his father's hand in nervousness, he kept holding his father's hand tight as if to beg him to be healthy again. The healers around us lowered their heads as if they admit they could not do anything to help the King, they seemed very regretted so all of them were silent.

"Shera...?" - Hoster saw Shera so he put his hand out of his father's hand, his face seemed nervous about his father's fate

Shera didn't know what to say so she crouched down and then held the King's hand, I was wondering why the King collapsed and suddenly fainted, this may be an assassination. Prime Minister must be the one behind this crime, but why did the Warsaw guards say the King was having an illness?

"Healers, tell me the details of what has happened to His Majesty." - I asked the healers nearby to tell me the story, the eldest healer raised his head as if he would the one who was willing to tell me the story

"Yes, Sir! His Majesty was having a meeting with his officials about a discussion that we didn't know its details, after discussing, His Majesty invited his officials to drink wine with him."

"After drinking wine for a few seconds, His Majesty suddenly collapsed and all the officials brought him here and called our lowly healers to heal him." - So my father-in-law has surely been poisoned, Minister Alt dare to assassinate him this soon?

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"He got poisoned or what?" - I asked the healers while Shera looked at me, she seemed to be shocked at the question I asked the healers

"No, Sir! We examined the wine box that is used for the King and his officials to drink wine, no poison has been found but we cannot be sure yet."

"His Majesty and his officials drank the same wine, in the same wine box but only him collapsed after drinking the wine." - Prime Minister has prepared this assassination well, I think!

"Then what made His Majesty collapse?"

"We don't know, Sir! But according to us, the wine His Majesty drank has some ingredients that seem to be harmful to his health, he has heart problems so those ingredients may be the cause of his collapse."

"So there is no poison in the wine?"

"We said we cannot sure, Sir! We must investigate more to know if the wine has poison or the cup His Majesty drank has poison, but the cup disappeared during the chaos so we did not have it to investigate." - Shit!

"Father, why did your hand is so cold?" - Shera seemed very panicked because the King was now still closing his eyes and fainted, Hoster was also panicked too

"Are there any officials not drink the wine? We should arrest those people to investigate." - I knew this question was useless but I have no more question but to ask these healers

"No, Sir! All of the officials drank the wine with His Majesty but only him collapsed."

"Uhh...John...call him...here...I want...to meet...him." - A very weak voice called me, it came out from the bed

"Father!" - Shera and Hoster yelled in happiness when they saw the King woke up after fainted

"John...get here..." - The King called me very weakly so I immediately stepped toward and crouched down to hold his hand

Holy shit, tch! The King's hand was so cold, maybe he was about to die sooner or later, what did he want when he call me here? To give me his throne when he dies or what?

No, that would not be possible if I keep illusions myself, the King must have trusted me at some point, maybe he was about to tell me something that he wanted only to let me know.

"John...come closer...I want to talk...get your ears closer..." - The King called me to get closer so I immediately did that

"John...Prime Minister...is not...trustworthy..."

"Please...take care of...my daughter and...my son...when I'm gone...please make them...happy..." - The King whispered very low to me, I hope no one heard our conversation

"Ah...cough! Cough!" - The King coughed a bit and then laid down on his bed again, he seemed to wake up but not well yet

"Father..." - I put my hand out of the King so Shera and Hoster got toward their father and held his hands, they seemed to have some tears

What should I do now? Would Advisor be able to let me know what happened to the King?

"Advisor, can you do anything?"

"Negative, Commander! I can only scan the health and do inframe scan only."

"Can you scan the King's health?"

"Negative, Commander! I can only scan my owner's health, only you can be scanned, the King will surely go away in only one or two days according to what I see from his situation."

Then I must do something, I must make a detailed plan with my subordinates to take Hoster's throne...I should stop now, this was not the time to think about the throne.

Shera would be very sad when her father dies, she is now very sad right now while holding his hand, I should stay with her to comfort her. My lovers, especially my wife should be placed as a priority for me to care about, I must take care of the ones I love the most first before heading to do anything else.

"Ahh..." - The King drained some sweats in his face while resting so some healers wiped his sweats by using white cloths

"You two Highness, please get outside to let His Majesty rest, we will do our best to take care of him, we would do our best." - The healers told us to get outside

"Father, please be safe." - Shera and Hoster held their father's hand a bit longer and then got their hands out of him

"John...can you go with me back to my room?" - Shera asked me to go with, of course, I would do that

Both of us silently walked outside, Reimi and my subordinates followed me, Hoster didn't go outside but he went toward Sherry and that girl later hugged him to comfort him.

We got outside and then walked past the crowds of servants again to get to Shera's room, I took the lead so I opened the door to let my wife get in. When all of us got inside the room, Reimi stood outside to guard, I also pointed my thumb to let Sarah and Hatano guard outside with her.

Now the room only has two of us, only me and Shera, Shera sat on the bed and held her face, she started to cry so I have to sit beside her and patted her head to comfort her. Now I remembered what Mentor Lerer told me before we farewell, he gave me something that seemed to be important, I should go back to my room to find it.

"Hey, Shera...don't cry, I'm here with you." - I hugged Shera and she cried while pressing her face to my chest

How would I leave my wife to get back to my room? Maybe I should not leave Shera here alone at this time, I must comfort her more, maybe...telling her some funny stories? Bullshit!

"Okay...okay, just cry as long as you like, Shera! I'm not going anywhere, okay?" - I patted Shera slowly, she hugged me tighter to cry

My wife was so cute, maybe I should hold off the intention to become a King...I should be a King, I would keep that idea in my mind but I would take care of my lovers well.

I secretly sniffed Shera's hair, her hair has a very good smell! Maybe I should stay with Shera for a bit longer, I would wait until she sleeps to get outside, I must comfort her to make her happy.

Well, I hugged Shera in my hand for a bit long now, she seemed to stop crying and now was breathing while pressing her face to my chest, maybe she was sleeping.

"Shera, you're sleeping?" - I asked Shera but she did not answer

I slowly put Shera on the bed and noticed that she was now sleeping very well after crying, her face while sleeping was so cute, she was an angel to me...and also a crazy angel who could kill me anytime.

"I will go now, my love...I will return soon, remember to be happy..." - I patted Shera's head again and kissed her hair and then walked outside

I opened the door and walked outside, Reimi was sitting on the right of the door and was lowering her face as if she was very depressed. Hatano and Sarah were now sitting on the left side, Sarah was sleeping and was lying on Hatano's thighs, their weapons have been placed on the wall and only Hatano kept her Katana.

"Hatano, you and Sarah still stay here to guard, okay?"

"Sir Rigen? You are about to go somewhere?" - Reimi noticed me so she raised her head and looked at me with her curious

"I will return soon, don't worry, get inside to take care of your Princess if you like."

"Understood...Sir Rigen." - Reimi slowly stood up and then walked inside to visit Shera

I immediately walked fast to get back to my room and then I opened the door and ran fast to grab my Alrotz bag, opened it to check things inside. Mentor Lerer gave me those things but I didn't know where I put them in my military bag yet.

Let's see...my M4 Carbine and its ammo, the ammo pouches, my body armor and its protectors, my money, some M67 grenades, some flashbangs and the turret.

Wait... some things being covered by the turret so I pulled the turret and put it on the floor and then took out the things that got covered to see what were those things.

Those were five letters in my hands but one looked new but the other ones looked yellow as if they have been written for a long time, these things were given to me by Mentor Lerer.

I looked closely at the new letter and noticed it was written for me so I immediately looked at the words that were written in the letter.

John Rigen, if you read these lines then I must have died or somehow managed to be alive after the manhunt, listen to what I wrote in this letter carefully.

I need you to save my homeland Warsaw away from Prime Minister Alt Toten, I want you to return to my homeland to help my brother, my nephew and my niece to arrest the Prime Minister and execute him immediately.

That man was the one who caused the 10 years ago coup, the earlier coup was also caused by him, I did not have proof to show he has guilty. But at what that Attenta person did to my homeland in 30 years since he become my father's advisor has made enough proof to arrest him.

My homeland was ruined by giving many of our lands to Attenta Kingdom - our enemy, we humbled before them many times and my brother is now fighting to regain my homeland's territory but he would be assassinated sooner or later if he loses his guard.

The other letters seem very old to you, right? I wrote them ten years ago when I escaped from my homeland, those are just the private words I want to say to my little niece, my little nephew, my adopted daughter and my older brother.

Ten years passed now, Reimi and my brother's children must be grown-up well now but I want them to read the letters I wrote for them. I want to warn them about the Prime Minister and also to tell them the things that I did not tell them when they were young.

Please save my homeland, Sir Rigen...its fate is up to you, please.

Lerer Soone

So that was what Mentor wanted to say to me, now I was wondering if he has escaped or not, I hope he was still alive somewhere, I hope he found his way here or at least would be alive in Jager Kingdom.

About these letters, maybe I should not be too rushed to give them to the others, Shera, Reimi and Hoster seemed very sad so I would let them read the letters maybe tomorrow. There was also the letter that Mentor Lerer wrote for the King but my father-in-law was now very weak, maybe he could not read with his weak health and I could not get close to him to give him the letter.

Maybe I would give the King's letter for Hoster to let him read it, maybe I should let Reimi, Shera and him read it too. Mentor said he has no proof to accuse the Prime Minister so maybe we have to cooperate with Hoster and the others to arrest Minister Alt, I would use this letter to make Hoster trust me.

When he has the letter, Hoster would trust me a bit and then I would use Sherry to manipulate him, she would persuade Hoster to make me a lord, I would have lands to build my own army. I would use my own army to open an uprising to overthrow Hoster but before that, I must kill Prime Minister before doing it.

Or I would do many things when I become a lord to have the trust of the lords and the officials and then assassinate Hoster and Alt Toten to take the throne. Or just simply assassinate Hoster and Alt Toten and use Shera to persuade the lords and the officials and then they would surely let me have the throne.

I should stop illusion myself now, I must go back to Shera immediately. I slowly stuffed my things into my Alrotz bag and put the letters into my uniform and then went outside my room to go back to Shera, I must be with her to comfort her.

I went back to Shera and noticed that she was still sleeping, Reimi was guarding Shera inside her room but when she saw me, Reimi bowed toward me and then went outside to do the guard.

When Shera woke up again, she seemed to be better than before but still sad so I sat on the bed with her and cuddled her, I did not do any pervert things to Shera, I wanted to help her to regain her mind truly.

About my subordinates, I ordered them to go back to their room because I saw there was nothing for them to do for me right now. I would make a meeting with my subordinates after Hoster become the King to discuss the plan to make the uprising.

Our dinner was a bit different, instead of eating with the King, now the maids made our meals and brought them to us directly, we have done eating and now were sitting on the bed.

I didn't teach Shera today, I would comfort her all night, sitting inside a room that only has a bearded man and a young girl made me have a bit of mood but I would not do anything pervert to Shera.

This time was quite late now, about 10:21 PM, I was sitting inside the room with Shera, Advisor has been placed on the study table to charge its battery. Shera held me very tight and then both of us laid down on the bed, my wife kept hugging me and didn't willing to let me out of her hands.

Maybe I would sleep with Shera tonight, Shera seemed very sad so she kissed me to comfort herself. Both of us kissed by licking our tongues very lewd for a few minutes but we were lucky to calm ourselves down from our lusts to sleep.

"John...please don't leave me tonight..." - Shera hugged me tighter and then closed her eyes

"Good night, Shera...my Queen." - I kissed Shera's hair and then closed my eyes to sleep, I would go outside to masturbate if I see I lose my control while sleeping with her

King Konig Sonne's perspective

I have been poisoned, Minister Alt seemed to be the one who did this to me, he invited me and my officials to drink wine after discussing, that damn rat!

The healers that the officials summoned to cure me have gone away, they have been fired by Minister Alt, that rat must have thought about harming me for so long. I must be alive to jail him, to kill him, my children must be safe, I asked John Rigen to protect my daughter and my son when I'm gone.

I didn't like the way my son-in-law want to take my throne but now I can only count on him, I hope John and Sherry to help my lazy son when he becomes the new King. My son must rule well, he must kill Alt Toten and then rebuild the Kingdom, I want to see the day when my homeland is unified with its previous lands.

"Door opens." - Huh? I heard the sound of my room door opening, but who opened it? Where were the guards who guarded the door?

I was alone in my room, the guards were supposed to guard outside of my room but where were they? I heard slow footsteps coming near me, I weakly turned my head to look who was that person.

That was a figure of a man, the room was dark so I did not see the person's face precisely, the person slowly came close to me and that was...Alt Toten! That rat dare to visit me this late! What was his purpose!

"Your Majesty, I visit you today to congratulate you, you will die in within minutes or seconds, the poison is made too good..."

"It took me years to buy it...Your Majesty...is that poison...tasty?" - This damn rat!

I tried to get up but I was so weak, I could move a bit but not much, I could not even talk, my body was so weak, could not do anything but look at this rat!

"Ah, let me help you, Your Majesty." - This rat lifted me and then held my face, he held my face close to him, faced to face with each other, I wanted to chock this rat's throat but I could not

"Your Majesty, when you have gone away, I will take care of the Prince and the Princess well...I swear to you." - I wanted to kill him!

"Your Majesty, you will surely go away in minutes or seconds, before you go...I will tell you two secrets to not let you die without knowing anything." - What did he want to say?

"Your Majesty, I'm the one who made two of the coups, I blamed your little brother that guilt...not yet, did you know why your late wife was mute...Your Majesty?" - What did he mean?

"Because Hoster is not your son...I raped your wife and cut her tongue...she had my child...Hoster is my son...Your Majesty." - What!

"Your wife was also illiterate, she didn't know how to write or to read...but that woman was truly faithful to you till the end."

"So I killed her in the coup because of her idiocy...for protecting you to the end...poor you, Your Majesty."

"Only your daughter is your true child who has your blood...Your Majesty...a woman cannot be a King..."

"Your son has my blood...he is named Hoster Toten...not Hoster Sonne..."

"The Warsaw will be erased from the map and the history...this Kingdom will be mine, hahahahahahahaha!" - Ahh! I must kill this rat!

"Smash! Smash! Smash!" - Ahhhhh! My heart suddenly squeezed tight as if it was being broken, being torn out!

My son, my daughter...they are my kids! They are my kids! I must kill this rat! I must kill him for the Warsaw!

"Your Majesty...I hope you will die pathetically...your daughter will be used to make a political marriage soon..."

"Your Majesty...never see you again..." - Alt Toten got his hands out of my face and I tried to reach him, I must kill this rat!!!!!!!!

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" - My heart squeezed as if it has been broken, it has been torn out!

Ahhh! They are my kids! My flesh of blood...John...please take care of them!

I must kill this rat! My heart was so hurt! Do not go! Come here to face me, don't go away like a coward, you damn rat!

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! My heart! Cough! Cough! Cough! My mouth suddenly spurted out blood! Ahhhhh! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Rigen's perspective - Tomorrow morning

"John..wake up..." - A sweet voice called me, that was from Shera, I noticed that I have slept overnight or something, my eyes were blurred while seeing the light from outside

I slowly got up from the bed while rubbing my eyes, maybe this time has already morning, Shera seemed to have many moods after waking up, maybe she didn't sad like before anymore, I'm so glad!

"Hey, let's change our clothes and then visit my father, I hope he has been better." - Shera said to me and then slowly went to her closet to take her new clothes

I would wear my military uniform as always, I would not change my clothes, I also want to visit the King, I hope he was still fine, Shera would go with me to visit him.

"My Highness! My Highness, bad things happened!" - Reimi suddenly kicked the door and got in, her facial expression seemed very panicked

"What's wrong, Reimi?" - Shera asked Reimi in curious but I felt her face has some nervous now, me too

"His Majesty has passed away!"