How the Villainous Consort Avoids His Death Ending

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In other words, the entirety of Istenia Island was essentially a secret space designed to hide the truth regarding Everett’s birth.

Keeping Ishak hidden without killing him for nearly thirty years might have been a sliver of fatherly affection on the part of Count Dearsby. After all, neither Lady Liander nor Everett would have been the type to keep Ishak alive. However, when they were pushed into a crisis, even Count Dearsby chose to bury his own biological son alive without hesitation.

The great fire that occurred this time, just like the fire that occurred several years later in the original story, was an artificial flame set by Count Dearsby’s side to completely erase Ishak’s existence. In the original story, left alone in the underground mansion on an empty Istenia Island where not a single living person remained, Ishak would have died from excessive blood loss after repeated self-harm.

If that was the case, where did the Dearsby privateer fleet go after emptying and disappearing from Istenia Island? The answer could be found in Everett’s subsequent actions in the original story.

“The Dearsby fleet must have left to protect Belforte. Well, at least in name, that is.”

This was the conclusion I reached after staring at Sawyer’s message and contemplating for a while. Tristan narrowed his brow for a moment, then nodded.

“They intend to hold out using the Belforte fortress as a defensive shield. It seems they judged that the Dearsby fleet alone could not stop the Hezekia fleet.”

It was just as Tristan said.

Although Count Dearsby’s home base was Istenia, it was merely a small island. Since there were no suitable facilities to use as a defensive base, if the Hezekia fleet attacked, they would have ended up in a large-scale naval battle like they did a few years ago.

However, Hezekia had continued to develop over the past three years. They would not be unaware that we had poured enormous funds into the fleet. Naturally, they had no choice but to believe that the Hezekia fleet would not be an easy target this time.

Therefore, it was certain that they had completely destroyed this place so that we could not properly resupply on Istenia Island, and had found and settled into a new defensive base.

“Since the entire Port of Belforte is surrounded by a massive fortress, their intention must be to hold out through a siege while occasionally attacking and annihilating us with the Dearsby fleet.”

“Since Everett has become Emperor… he will soon take measures against Hezekia.”

A dark shadow fell over Tristan’s handsome face.

As expected, another piece of news arrived from Sawyer a few days later. Perhaps because they had a little more time to grasp the situation this time, unlike the last one, it was in the form of a polite report.

Immediately following the passing of the Emperor, Everett declared his ascension to the throne without the formal investiture procedure. He is showing signs of officially denying the late Emperor’s secret letter and, conversely, has defined all of Hezekia as a treasonous force, citing the Hezekia fleet’s unauthorized entry into Count Dearsby’s territory, Istenia Island, as a pretext.
An order to defend Port of Belforte has been issued to the Dearsby fleet. The Dearsby fleet has currently gathered at Port of Belforte, and they have been authorized to immediately deem it a hostile act and enter into total war for the purpose of legitimate self-defense if the Hezekia fleet approaches.
The atmosphere among the nobles surrounding the current situation and the political state within the capital are also not normal. Please, take care of yourself.

“They say we are traitors.”

Tristan’s gaze turned cold. The voice he uttered as if feeling futile was stained with anger.

The moment I was about to reply, the system triggered the scheduled event.

[Linked Event: ☆ The Two Shadows Hidden Beneath the Emperor’s Feet ☆ has begun!]
Through the previous event, you have secured the decisive clue that can uncover the secret surrounding Everett’s birth—the truth that he is not the bloodline of the late Emperor.
It is time for Everett’s “second shadow,” which had been hidden in the shadows of the Imperial family for many years, to finally surface.
You have finally reached the final stage. Achieve the goal and complete the new story within <(new) Chronicle of the Sword>!
Event Objectives:
– Publicize the existence of Everett’s twin brother, “Ishak.”
– Expose the truth regarding Everett’s birth and the late Emperor’s death, as well as the conspiracy of the Dearsby couple.
– Install the rightful heir to the throne, Imperial Grandson Constantine, as Emperor.