Hiding That The Damn Prince Is An Omega

Vol-5: Chapter 26.2

“So, what exactly happened that day? Why did you meet him? What was your visit to the military before that?”

Leona, her excitement somewhat subdued, asked what she had been curious about the whole time. Étienne brought out his prepared words towards her.

He said, “I heard that Archduke Eckhart told His Majesty the Emperor that he had no intention of taking the throne. I went to the military department because I wanted to check if the words were true.”

"What? Did he say that?”

"Yes."

At Etienne's answer, Leona made a surprised expression. Etienne calmly added his words.

“Hasn't His Majesty the Emperor paid a sudden visit to my palace? I heard then It's hard to believe that word straight away, and I'm afraid it's not the intention to cause confusion on our side.......”

“Huh.”

Leona's eyes narrowed at Etienne's words. Come to think of it, she remembered hearing such a report.

She said, “Why did you just come back after visiting the military department?”

“There was an unexpected interruption. Because of that, it was not an atmosphere to talk calmly, but I promised the next time and went back.”

“Is that why he visited your palace?”

"Yes. He came here to apologize for the turmoil in the military. Then we got into an argument, and the excited Archduke opened up his pheromones.After that, as you know..........”

"Right. What did he say?”

“He also told me that he had no interest in the throne.”

“Nonsense.”

Leona snorted at him. After a while, feeling better, she opened her mouth.

“Well, this isn’t all bad. Because I was able to catch the pod that he did you harm.”

"Yes?"

“Didn’t the courtier say that the reason you collapsed was because of pheromone shock? I intend to attack him with it.”

"Ah."

Étienne's face was stained with bewilderment at the unexpected words. Leona, unable to see his expression, revealed her plan with a fishy smile.

“Tomorrow at the cabinet meeting, Earl Herace will accuse him of attempted murder of the imperial family. He's going to claim he opened up pheromones to hurt you.”

“Will that work?”

“I don’t expect that the crime of attempted murder of the imperial family will be acknowledged. But just raising an issue like this could damage him. Is it true that you collapsed while talking to him? There is also a diagnosis made by the palace.”

“….......”

“At least for a few days, you can be sober. If that happens, rumors will spread that the grand duke, blinded by power, hurt the prince.”

Etienne's expression darkened as Leona's words continued. He was worried that Richard would be in trouble because of himself.

“Anyway, you know that. And I plan to go to the east sooner or later.”

“East?”

"Yes. There are people who have been acting disquietingly lately.”

Leona's face darkened. The East has been the aristocratic center for the last few hundred years. As the head of the East, the Herace family had been leading the aristocratic faction for generations.