Chapter 23 : He’s Definitely Coming (Prince Leodore’s POV)

Translated by: chocolalaProofread by: Kitje

After I decided to destroy the House of Minusle, I felt like something had changed. I had no more reservations. In order to obtain Urschel, I couldn’t be bothered anymore. I was ready to eliminate anything that blocked my way. I made my move to destroy the Duke of Minusle…No, the whole household entirely.    

For me to get my hands on Urschel, that household was an obstacle. I had no idea of his reason, but the duke had said that I was his enemy. Then, all I could do was to get rid of him.

Alas, due to the special nature of the House of Minusle, they had been in power behind the scenes in this nation. The only way to destroy them was to have greater power. For that, I needed to work even harder than before. Half measures would not be able to crush the House of Minusle… 

Luckily, I had the wherewithal to do so. All I had to do was push on passing my own limits.

“Your Highness?”

“What’s wrong, Ben?”

“Um… Haven’t you been excessively over-scheduled lately?”

“No, I’m not.”

“But…”

It was rare for Ben to ask such a thing. My image of him was someone who reticently did his work.

Ben looked as if he wanted to say something, but he held his tongue and swallowed his words.

When I pushed myself harder, things actually went better than I expected.

I used the people who swarmed around me to my full advantage. They were surprised by my sudden and aggressive change of attitude to increase my power, but they were remarkably obedient to my instructions and followed them without question. No one asked me about my true intentions. They were fooled very easily… 

They had been using me a lot until then, so they should not have minded that I utilised them to realize a single selfish wish of mine, right? 

And today, I put my plan into action.

I had no choice but to deploy the watchmen for this plan. It was because Carlos had unexpectedly designated Urschel as his prospective fiancé…

I was fully aware that I had been brutal in my actions, but… 

I couldn’t stop this obsession. My brake had gone loose.

It was fate that made me want Urschel.

When I left the palace, I went to the place I had prepared for this occasion. There, I kept Urschel under my watch. 

I finally obtained Urschel.  

…However, I still couldn’t stay at ease.

I was sure there would be people who would try to retrieve Urschel. Especially…that Theodore. 

When I first met him, I thought he and I were very similar. Especially when it came to Urschel… His eyes would light up with a fire of obsession. 

I already informed the watchmen to detain him, but I still could not afford to be complacent. He surely would break free of security and come to us, despite all the precautions I had taken…

Yeah, he’s definitely coming.

With that conviction, I continued to walk ahead. And hurried to where Urschel was.

chocolala: Leodore, Theodore is not as yandere as you.