Disappointing Teleportation Magic ~ Even Though The Movement Distance Is Only 1 Millimeter, I Will Rise Through Ingenuity ~ - Chapter 10.2

“Then, it’s not really a curse?”

“That’s right, almost every child in this country gets it, and apart from the appearance, there’s no problem.”

### Concealed Faces

The people in the street who covered their faces with cloth seemed to do so not for religious reasons but to hide the bruises on their faces.

When we turned from the main street into a side alley, most women covered their faces with cloth to avoid catching the eye of the Second Prince, pretending to have bruises on their faces.

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“Well, it seems like the act of having bruises is already exposed. But if you have a good face or beautiful hair, the likelihood of catching someone’s eye increases. So, they’ll probably continue wearing the cloth from now on.”

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While I understood the background of the commotion, it didn’t mean I accepted it.

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“Hey Tariq, could it be that the First Prince also has a bruise on his face?”

“Yeah, it seems to be the Curse of the Blue Darkness.”

“The First Prince isn’t as much of an idiot as the Second Prince, right?”

“I wonder. He doesn’t appear in public much, so honestly, I don’t know, but I want to believe he’s not as bad as the Second Prince.”

“If even the First Prince is a scoundrel like that, this country is finished.”

“Well, if things continue like this, it wouldn’t be surprising if the Second Prince inherits the throne.”

“What’s the king doing? It’s not good to let that kind of thing go on.”

“The king is from another family, so it seems like he can’t wield power freely.”

“What’s that? What do you mean?”

“It’s what I heard, so I don’t know how true it is…”

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According to Tariq, the previous king didn’t have a son. So, he received a son-in-law from the nobles.

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At that time, to preserve the royal bl00dline, the previous king made his first daughter the queen and his second daughter a concubine.

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“Huh? So, the First Queen and the Second Queen are sisters?”

“Yeah, but they have different mothers.”

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The two princesses, with different mothers, apparently didn’t get along even before they got married.

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“So, it feels like the families of the former queen are mainly involved in the succession dispute… is that it?”

“Probably, I don’t know the details.”

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If the current king and queen have such a relationship, even if the Second Prince were assassinated, the First Prince might also be killed, and the sisters might end up receiving a son-in-law again.

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It would be better not to eliminate the Second Prince and instead establish a firm position for the First Prince to undermine the Second Prince’s power.

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“Anyway… Yuto, don’t talk about anything that would put you at a disadvantage, like complaints or hostility, regardless of which camp. Especially those who are trying to cozy up to the Second Prince, even in the castle, keep their eyes open and ears perked. It’s troublesome to attract their attention.”

“I understand. I don’t want to be sent to the battlefield.”