Chapter 424: Almost Nodding
Chapter 424: Almost Nodding
"..."
Indeed, considering the level of loyalty of the nobles to the royal family... no, this kind of thing that never existed in the first place doesn't even need to be described as "level".
As long as he wasn't stupid enough to threaten to abolish all the nobles, they would definitely play dead immediately without hesitation if their core interests weren't touched. If the situation was clear enough, they might even turn around and directly surrender...
After pondering what Leon said, the princess couldn't help biting her lower lip. Her plump legs under her long skirt unconsciously came together and twisted them together, and she became inexplicably nervous.
"I admit that this is indeed possible..."
After taking a deep breath, the princess, who was almost completely convinced by Leon, pressed her palm hard with her nails, then pursed her lips and said:
"But what you said is all about after you succeed. Right now, there is only one army in the entire capital. I don't have the manpower to break into the palace. What's more, he is my father. I really don't want to..."
“You can have ideas, and you can have manpower.”
After interrupting the princess, Leon closed his mouth, took the trembling black goat out of the mirror world, and then took the princess's hand and communicated directly through the soul:
"It's safer to say this next... Do you remember the rebels who attacked the boarding tower earlier?"
???
After hearing what Leon said, the princess's palms tightened subconsciously, and then she said in surprise:
'What do you mean? Are you related to those rebels?'
"I guess we've met a few times..."
Considering that what he was about to do was not an ordinary taboo in the Cleanup Bureau, Leon did not admit it directly, but vaguely skipped the topic and proposed straightforwardly:
'The rebels have several hundred members who have received basic military training and are able to use simple weapons. There are even a few people who possess abnormal objects, so if you want, I can help you contact them.
But in exchange, when this is all over, you have to issue an amnesty to the ordinary members, absolve some of them of their crimes, and pardon those who haven't committed too many extreme acts.
In addition, when our people from the Virgin Division arrive and capture those holders of the anomalies, you must also pardon their death sentences and agree to let them join the Cleanup Bureau.'
'...'
No...isn't your service a bit too good?
Seeing that Leon not only provided "guidance for rebellion", tried hard to help her build up her mental strength, but also directly provided manpower and resources to come up with plans, arranging everything clearly from beginning to end, the princess was really unable to hold back.
'How come you are so skilled?!'
After grasping Leon’s palm firmly, the princess bit her lip and stared into his eyes, saying in annoyance:
"What you just said is definitely not something that can be figured out in a day or two. You must have been thinking about it for a long time, right? You... why would you think about these things for no reason?"
'How could I not want to? I even feel that this is far from enough at the moment!'
Leon pinched the princess's palm to stop her from scratching him. He took a deep breath and said calmly:
"Didn't you check my file? If you look carefully, you will know that before joining the Cleanup Bureau, my family was really desperate.
But the file you saw probably only said that Anna was seriously ill and was hospitalized, and I chose to join the Cleanup Bureau to save her. You will never know what this simple description means to me.'
Recalling the "future" that the Nightmare King showed with his crown, which was the most fearful in his heart, Leon's eyes dimmed slightly, and for the first time he took the initiative to talk about that past. "More than four months ago, the military comfort officer came to visit me and determined that I was an adult. According to the new regulations, the military pension was stopped in advance. After that, Anna felt that the family was about to collapse, so she quietly stopped her own medicine..."
……
Back then... was there actually such a thing?
As Leon told her story, listening to how that difficult little family had struggled in hardship for several years and was still almost driven to despair, the princess subconsciously clenched her hands tighter and tighter, and her delicate palms even began to sweat unconsciously.
She had seen Leon's sister before. She was a gentle and pretty girl who liked to stick her chin out when she smiled.
However, Anna, who looked well-behaved and gentle, and always had a faint smile on her face, could actually make such a cruel request under the pressure of life. It really made her heart tighten, and she even breathed softly unconsciously.
It was not until Leon finished telling her story that she finally let out a long sigh, then she held Leon's hand and said with apologetic eyes:
"I'm sorry... If I had done a better job, even if it was just a little earlier, your family wouldn't have to go through this. Fortunately, you joined the Cleanup Bureau, otherwise..."
"Yes, fortunately I joined the Cleanup Bureau, but how many Leons can join the Cleanup Bureau?"
Seeing the princess's face suddenly turn pale, Leon continued calmly:
"I joined the Cleanup Bureau and temporarily saved my family from an unfortunate future. However, those 'Leons' who didn't join the Cleanup Bureau could only drag their sister's body into the sewage river in the middle of the night in exchange for the compensation that should never have been stopped. There are even more 'Leons' who don't even have the opportunity to do such a thing."
"Leon... I'm... sorry..."
Thinking of the role she played in this, the princess couldn't help biting her lips until they turned white. For the first time, she lowered her head, not daring to look Leon in the eye.
"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry! If I hadn't investigated the military and forced them to make up for the deficit, your family wouldn't have..."
'No, you are right.'
Lyon shook his head and said:
'You have always done the right thing. The ones who are wrong are not you who want to clean up the military, but those who caused the deficit and then set their sights on the pensions.
Besides, since you are not wrong, then something else must be wrong... You asked me why I thought about that, and this is the reason! I want to change those wrong things! '
After squeezing the princess’s moist palm and pulling her towards him, Leon stared into her evasive eyes and said seriously:
'I know that you haven't made up your mind to do this yet, and it's a bit difficult for you to ignore the father-daughter relationship and use force to seize your father's throne, but I still hope from the bottom of my heart that you can consider my proposal carefully!
In this stagnant kingdom, there are countless Annas who are sick, and countless Leons who have no cleanup bureau to join, waiting for a change that can save their lives! '
"Leon... I..."
'I don't know how to be a king, and I don't have the ability to be a savior, but you can!'
Recalling the "future" that the Nightmare King showed him, Leon, with a burning heart, let go of the princess's hand, held her chin with his hand, turned her face towards him, and then stared into her uneasy eyes, saying word by word:
"Veronica, all it takes is a nod from you to change everything!"
(End of this chapter)