Wilhelm’s reasons.

“Now then………I don’t mind taking you on right now but, before that, wanna have a chat?”

As I slowly slid towards him, Wilhelm suddenly said that.

“Haha, you know you can’t hope to match up with me, so you plan on trying to use your oh so special silver tongue on me as well?”

“Sure, if that works I’m fine with that as well.”

“oioi, didn’t your assassin woman just try to kill me?”

“I guess so.”

Wilhelm shrugged his shoulders as he laughed sarcastically.

This guy……….what’s going through his head?

It did seem like he was trying to buy time but, even if he did that, things will only get worse for him as time passes on.

The Fahlcrantz army was already rushing inside the fortress, and running away will get more and more difficult.

Even if the Rujia army came running to help, this time, it’s the Fahlcrantz army that will be defending from inside the impregnable fortress. It was bound to live up to its name.

Then, just what is he………

“That aside, you sure you don’t want to help them?”

“……………………….”

A little place away from us, Liz and Maya were fighting the Rujian assassin.

However.

“kuh……….!”

“……….she’s a troublesome one alright.”

“fufu, is that all you can do?”

Even though she was facing two of them, the Rujian woman seemed to have the upper hand in the battle.

No wonder Wilhelm seemed so composed. Her ability was indeed the real deal.

That said.

“!?!”

“fufu, like you said, this is indeed what we can do.”

Returning the favour, Liz slammed the Rujian woman’s kinzhal away with her spear.

To be able to move so deftly even while inside a building which put her at a natural disadvantage, seriously, my Liz was really amazing.

“As you can see, she doesn’t need my help.”

“……..so it would seem.”

I guess even Wilhelm had no choice but to acknowledge Liz’s strength as well.

“See? My beloved fiancée isn’t just a kind and beautiful girl. She’s crazy strong as well.”

I boasted happily about Liz to rile him up.

I knew Wilhelm definitely held special feelings for Liz so I’m sure my words were cutting him deep. Well, I was doing it intentionally though.

“……….yeah, you’re right. It’s as you say. Lizbeth is indeed strong, and beautiful. Though I always knew that from the start.”

“Oh? Well aren’t you suddenly being all honest. But that won’t do okay? Liz is MY fiancée after all.”

A little too late to be admiring her now.

I probably shouldn’t say this but, if Wilhelm had approached Liz with the a genuine intent and sincerity to court her, he really would have had a better chance. Of course, I hated and rejected the very possibility of that reality though.

It was then.

“If only you..”

“?”

“If only you were in my position, and I was in yours, none of this would have happened.”

Wilhelm spoke, in an eerily low voice.

This guy, just what the hell was he talking about now? Could it be, he’s actually implying that all this was just a result of his environment and upbringing and nothing else?

Even though he was born so much more blessed than me?

“Well, that too is none of my concern any longer. I will head to the next one. No more………I am NOT A SPARE ANYMORE!!!!!!!“

“!?!”

Wilhelm raised his sword and suddenly rushed at me.

I took a stance with Nægling and blocked Wilhelm’s charging attack……but.

“Gh guh………..”

“What’s wrong? Weren’t you supposed to be stronger than me?”

In terms of actual ability, there was no doubt that I was indeed better than him. But, compared to me who was only 160cm tall, his 180cm tall physique had a very natural advantage against me.

If I let it turn into a match of simple brute strength, I would get pushed back no matter what.

That said.

“Well, I don’t need to face you head on do I?”

“!?!”

I kicked his knee, making Wilhelm’s posture break and easily side stepped to avoid him.

Wilhelm continued to tumble forward before falling down on the ground.

“Did you forget the fact that I was the one who broke your leg? I just happen to have a really bad manner of ‘walking’ you see.”

“I haven’t forgotten. But, this doesn’t feel like the fighting style of prince, does it?”

While firing back that retort, Wilhelm slowly got back up to his feet.

And I let him, intentionally so.

Because there was something I wanted to ask him.

Why did Wilhelm want to be a hero so badly anyway?

Why did he want to destroy this country…….the Baldyk empire so much?

In the [War Records of Wilhelm], it was to save the country from the Evil tyrant Rudolf……..and to save his lover Lizbeth, or at least that was the setting.

Then, what was the real truth that hadn’t been written in the books.

At the very least, it was now confirmed that Wilhelm schemed to trick Liz to win over the Fahlcrantz army, was connected with the Rujia empire in the shadows, and was involved with the drug trafficking as well. And I presume, this was all to gather a large amount of funds and capital as well.

Meaning, this was all carefully planned, all to take down me……..or rather, Rudolf and the entire Baldyk Empire.

Furthermore, the other princes…….Fredrik, Oscar, and Robin, would get poisoned and assassinated by Rudolf(me) as well, or that’s what the history books say but now I wasn’t so sure.

It could be that it was Wilhelm that was pulling the strings in the backgrounds to make it all happen.

That’s why.

“Hey tell me, Wilhelm………why did you do all this? Why go this far?”

I finally asked the one question I had in my mind ever since I recalled the memories of my previous life.

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