Taming The Villainesses novel Chapter 16

(EP.16) How A Sheep Lives #1

016 – How A Sheep Lives In A Lion's Den #1

Reinhardt.

Lord Reinhardt Von Lioness.

He was a man that never smiled.

Even when he beheaded his first enemy. Even when he returned as a triumphant hero and obtained the people's cheers.

Even when he married his wife Parsha.

He never smiled once when she gave birth to his daughter and son. He simply acted relaxed.

Like all Lioness Fathers, he thought that laughter made people weak.

So Reinhardt didn't laugh, to protect the image of himself and his family.

But now...

Reinhardt couldn't stop himself from having a hearty chortle.

“Khahahahaha!”

“.......”

“Master, what happened... ”

Thanks to this, the ‘unwelcome guest' frowned. Even the old butler peeked his head in with worry.

“Hahahahaha!”

Reinhardt couldn't stop laughing.

“Sir Gospel, what did you just say? The Academy? Was it ‘Entering the Academy’? Hahahaha!”

“Is it that funny?”

“It IS funny! God, I've never heard such a funny joke in my entire life. Look, Sir Gospel. I don't think that mad Queen can learn anything from anyone."

“Mad Queen? No matter how important Lord Reinhardt is, saying something like that ....”

Reinhardt wiped the tears from his eyes with his thick index finger while waving his other hand.

“Get rid of that unpoetic loyalty. That Aira is broken. Sir Gospel, you know this better than anyone else.”

“Lord Reinhardt, if your father had not been a meritorious man in the June War, it would not be strange if you get executed.”

"I know my father. He was a man who only bowed his head to a true ruler. I am the same. I won't bow my head to the mad Queen like everyone else!"

“.......”

The ‘guest' shut his mouth. However, the sound of gears turning and spinning inside his head seemed almost audible in Reinhardt's ears.

A guy who didn’t prove himself through actions and only wanted to take care of his own interests. This was the kind that Reinhardt hated the most.

He wanted to get rid of this punk right away but couldn't, because he was also curious.

“Tell me, Court Gardener, Sir Gospel. You're planning to send the Queen to the Academy? This is utter nonsense. That woman is a typhoon.”

“A typhoon?”

"Yes, a typhoon. No one wants to teach a typhoon. Just put your head down on the floor and pray for it to pass by. That’s how you deal with typhoons.”

“A typhoon....”

According to this analogy, Aira was a typhoon.

If the typhoon Aira entered the Academy, who among the people would object? There might be some, but most would simply roll with it.

Because, everyone was well aware that Aira leaving would only benefit the country.

Reinhardt said with a smile on his face.

“Alright, let's say the typhoon enters the Academy, yes? And that I become the Chancellor that oversees the Capital city, like what Sir Gospel suggested. Then, what's the guarantee that I won't revolt?"

The only time a fox could confidently enter the lion's den was when he had something up his sleeve to get out alive.

Reinhardt wondered what the man in front of him would say.

You could call it entertainment. And if he didn’t like the answer, he would just kick this brat out.

As Reinhardt was stroking his neatly shaved jaw, Theo Gospel looked around and started talking.

“It would be easy for the most valiant army of Angmar to occupy the Palace without the Queen.”

“Even now, with the Queen’s presence, it is still possible to capture the entire Palace within a week if you put your mind to it.”

“... Do you really think so?”

"Yes. The Queen is an excellent Magician. But in the end, she's alone and outnumbered, without an army.”

"However, isn't there a reason why you haven’t simply done that? Back when your family seized the throne from the Angmar Family, you knew what happened..."

Theo Gospel's calm voice seemed to paint a picture of raging flames and angry protests inside Reinhardt's head.

It was the time when four families, including the Lioness, killed the Demon Angmar and mutilated his body. The days of revolution that he heard from his Father and Grandfather.

At that time, a surprising number of people and nobles did not support the rebellion, despite suffering from tyranny under the Demon King.

It was probably because the Angmar Family was deeply rooted with the Kingdom.

Hence, in order to win the people's heart, the new ruler, King Tarantera, had to work extra hard.

Even so, the church still did not recognize the Tarantera Family as rulers of the Angmar Kingdom.

So what would happen if the throne was once again taken away by another family in a coup?

Therefore, taking over the Palace was actually not as easy as it sounded.

Just because you could get the throne didn’t mean you would win the kingdom. Reinhardt knew this well through experience.

“And yet it will ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) only be a matter of time. After all, the people can’t choose the King. Eventually, everyone will get used to it. Wasn’t that how the Tarantera Family obtained the throne?”

“But, what if there is a more convenient and legal way for the Lioness Family to inherit the throne...?”

“How?”

Keuheum.

Was there such a way?

Reinhardt, who was almost tempted with the story, stopped himself.

Because he knew better than anyone else that there was no such convenient method. At least, none as far as he could get his hands on.

Meanwhile, Theo continued speaking without pause.

“Right now, Queen Aira has no one betrothed to her, and of course she has no children. What if, suddenly... It is very profane, but! IF something suddenly happens....”

“There will be chaos.”

“That’s it! For that reason, Aira-nim's first consideration would be one of her closest relatives, the Lioness's. And she is thinking of naming the family's youngest son, Richard, her successor.”