The Peerless Kobold - Chapter 115
“… We’re here, Your Highness.”
Delphys, the Prime Minister who was leading the way stopped and turned around to look at Aristia.
“?… But nobody’s here… where are the Conservatives and Sir Theodore?”
She had learned that Theodore, a Porcelain Elf who had the most radical ideas within the group of Conservatives, was leading the retaliatory assault against the Reformers this time.
“No, Sir Theodore was making a lot of noise about taking revenge on the Reformers, but I have already stopped them. After all, there’s no point in shedding more blood on useless things.”
“Eh, then why…!?”
“…”
The four knights who were her escorts silently pointed their swords at Aristia as she was about to ask the prime minister the reason. Seeing that what she had feared before had come sooner than expected, she let out a heavy sigh…
“… You’re bearing a grudge over what happened to Fors, aren’t you?”
Fors was the son of Prime Minister Delphys, who was killed in the attack on the central assembly previously. He was one of the first victims who appealed to the Reformers… for the meaninglessness of the freedom and equality that they were trying to win through violence, even though he was a moderate Conservative and advocate of the gradual democratization of the government.
“…I would be lying if I told you I wasn’t.”
She was the one who introduced the bill to give the Bronze and Obsidian Elves a right to vote in the legislative assembly and was partly responsible for the violent outburst of some of the radical Reformists who were aiming to reverse the rejection of the bill.
“But that’s not all… The situation in which Your Majesty is also encouraging these Reformers is one of the problems. Freedom and equality are wonderful, yes… But radical change creates distortions, and it divides the country!”
“…”
She couldn’t say anything back. The attack on the legislative assembly had left a lot of casualties in its wake, so the situation between the Conservatives and the Reformists have been critical ever since.
“If both you and I had kept the Reformists and the Conservatives in check, then we could have gradually turned towards democratization!… but this has already gotten to the point where there’s no turning back.”
“Then you could have remonstrated with me…”
Delphys shook his head at Aristia’s words.
“I have already asked you many times… but your eyes which have been blinded with ideals could not see anything else. As one of the people who supported your ascension to the throne, so shall I end it with my own hands.”
stab
“Ahh, uughh…”
As his rapier stabbed the middle of Aristia’s chest, she gradually collapsed as the strength and the blood gushed out of her body.
“Return to ashes, Blue Flame!”
Delphys thrust out a flame-clad arm towards the queen to burn up her body the same time he stabbed her.
At that moment, everyone’s attention had turned to Aristia who had collapsed on the ground… Even though it was a place where Goblins roamed and was far from the residential area’s barriers.
“Gyauaaaaah!!” (Hyahha!!)
With a roar, a tall, skinny goblin holding short swords on both hands descended from the treetops while twisting and rotating his body!
“Wha-!? Uwaaah!!”
The goblin’s twin swords slashed at Delphys’ outstretched arms.
“Gih, giugireah!!” (Hah, gotcha!!)
Furthermore, the same time he landed and took a low stance, the dual sword-wielding goblin swung his right sword in a sideways slash to split Delphys’ abdomen and then thrust his left sword out to penetrate the wound.
“Gubuh… ugh..”
The moment the other Elves’ eyes were glued to the scene, a number of other goblins flew out from their hiding places behind the bushes and shadows under the trees.
“Gi-do giugiasuh!!” (Follow Sword!!)
“GIAAAAAUUUUH!!” (UOOOOOOHHHH!!)
“Uwaaah!? Uuaaauuugh!!”
“Gubeh!? It huuuuuurts!”
“What!?”
