Long Live the Emperor, Minus Me (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 135

That winter. Restlessness stirred among the barbarian tribes.

It was because the Ramore Kingdom’s royal army, stationed along the Ralke Mountains, had moved.

“Does this mean they think there’s no need for defense now that the winter raids are over?”

Faced with this unprecedented situation, the chieftains of the scattered barbarian villages along the mountain range gathered together, pressing their foreheads in deep discussion.

“I heard the king is dead—could that be why?”

“If the nation’s leader has died, shouldn’t they be preparing even more rigorously against invasion?”

“Wasn’t it the crown prince who died?”

“I heard it was the youngest princess.”

“What? Why does everyone have a different story?”

Since the idea of the entire royal family being wiped out—except for the youngest princess—was unimaginable, none of them realized their own piece of information might only be part of a larger truth.

Yet, because all their accounts were similar despite minor differences, they concluded that all these reports actually stemmed from one single event.

“In any case, it’s clear someone in the royal family has died.”

Only one person had died—but as the news spread, it transformed into rumors of the king, the crown prince, or the youngest princess.

Indeed, this explanation seemed far more plausible and natural.

“Perhaps the king died, triggering a succession struggle, and the crown prince summoned the army for his own protection… Could that be possible?”

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