Interlude Chapter 2 towards the Final Chapter!
Also, I have a very important request!
Please read until the afterword!
■ Ulysses Herzogknut Stone’s Perspective
“Seriously… it’s kind of Aival’s fault that Hal rejected me, you know?”
I pouted and spat out my complaint to King Aival, who was sitting on the throne in the throne room of the Dehauvalz Royal Palace.
If only this man had disciplined Wilfred properly, I wouldn’t have even considered switching to Hal in the first place, and if he had been a little kinder to Hal, he might have listened to me.
“…Even I didn’t think that he (that guy) would be so incompetent…”
“I wonder who raised him to be so incompetent?”
“…………………”
Seriously… what is he saying, putting his own incompetence aside?
Even in the war with the Capetien Kingdom, even though I gave him the best weapon, he only used it to satisfy his own violence, and in the end, he was played by their king and made a peace treaty on his own.
“Anyway, at this rate, Emperor Aival’s desired seat of God (Placeholder) will never be obtained.”
“What!? What are you saying!? That’s not what we agreed on!”
“Even if you say that, the protagonist is gone, so there’s nothing we can do, right?”
Incompetent, yet more ambitious than anyone else, an impudent person who tries to become God (Placeholder) despite being a human.
Well, in the beginning, I was intrigued by this man’s pure desires and gave him unnecessary cooperation, but now I regret not making him suffer more.
“Then, we just need to prepare someone else!”
“Just so you know, Cardis and Raphael have other roles, so they can’t replace the protagonist.”
“Ugh…”
What an idiot. If roles could be exchanged so easily, I wouldn’t be struggling either.
Although, it’s true that I tried to exchange Wilfred for Hal.
“Well, anyway… you really have no eye for talent. Hal is more suitable to be the protagonist than Wilfred, but you couldn’t see it at all.”
“But! Until two years ago, he (that guy) was indeed the ‘Incompetent Rascal Prince’! There’s no mistake about that!”
“That’s true…”
Even though I complained to King Aival, it’s true that I couldn’t see Hal’s true nature either.
As he says, Hal acted like the ‘Incompetent Rascal Prince’, flattering Cardis and behaving arrogantly towards his subordinates.
His abilities were also lacking, and he couldn’t even handle the ability that is originally given to all humans… we call it ‘Blessing (Gift)’. In short, he has no talent.
…Well, he has more Mana than anyone else in this world, and there’s no doubt that the ‘Blessing (Gift)’ he possesses has tremendous power. It’s truly a waste of talent.
“…Don’t worry. If there isn’t one, we just need to create one.”
“Hee…”
I bet he’s just going to make some random guy an Illegitimate Child and give him the Right of Succession.
I wonder if that’s okay for the Dehauvalz Kingdom. It means the royal bloodline will be cut off.
“Well, I don’t care if that’s what you want.”
My role is to guide this story to the end safely, and I don’t care about what happens after that.
The Norse People are seeking what lies beyond, but I’m not God (Placeholder) myself.
You should ask the real God (Placeholder) for that.
And on top of that… Father (he) is just being too much, offering his life so casually.
He was destroyed by the Dehauvalz Kingdom just because he was incompetent, so I don’t want him to push the aftermath onto me.
I’ve really been struggling for nearly a hundred years…
Well, whatever.
When this story is successfully completed, That Guy’s wish will be granted, and my dead father’s long-cherished desire will be achieved.
“Anyway, there are less than three months left, so make sure you prepare properly.”
“Y-yes. I understand.”
“Then, I’ll be going.”
I disappeared from the throne room and instantly teleported to my home, Salso Manor.
“Welcome home, Master Ulysses.”
“Ah, yes. Can you please stop calling me ‘Master Ulysses’ already?”
“No. To me, you will always be Master Ulysses.”
I frowned at Casper, the butler, who bowed deeply and said such a thing.
Seriously… I’m over a hundred years old, so if I were a human, I would be repeating my second life.
“So… is it going well?”
“Yes, it is. It needs a little course correction, but I think Aival will manage somehow.”
“What!? …That descendant of a villain, you say?”
Just mentioning King Aival’s name made Casper, who is usually so nonchalant, change into a demonic expression.
“Now, now. It will all be over once the God (Placeholder)’s story is completed anyway.”
“…That’s right.”
Anyway, we’ve finally come this far after so many years.
I’m just watching over it.
And yet.
“Aha♪ I wonder why…”
The future where Hal leads this story to a different ending floats in my mind.
I, who only exists to fulfill the Norse People’s long-cherished desire… to lead the God (Placeholder)’s story to its conclusion, why am I thinking such a thing…?
But.
“If it’s Hal, he definitely will…”
I can’t help but wish for a wish that will never come true.
That Hal will create such a future.
–That he will destroy my destiny.
Thank you for reading!
This interlude was told from the perspective of Ulysses, the mastermind revealed at the end of Chapter 3!
This is where a part of his intentions are revealed.
Please look forward to how Ulysses will be involved from now on, and whether the time will come when he and Harold will join hands again.
And and! The final chapter will start tonight around 10 PM!
What will happen to Harold and Sandra when the main story of “Engage Hazard” finally begins?
Will they break off their engagement as the story goes? Also, what will they do about this situation where the protagonist is absent? Please look forward to it!
Also, thank you very much for all the support you have given to “Incompetent Rascal Prince”!
Thanks to you, we were able to reach 2nd place in the daily high fantasy ranking!
Thank you so much!
In order to regain the daily cover… no, the daily 1st place, would you please lend us your strength!
If you can lend us your strength,
We would appreciate it if you could change the [☆☆☆☆☆] under the bookmark and advertisement to [★★★★★]!
Your support is the driving force behind continuing this work!
Thank you in advance!