My villain wants to save himself, but the yandere heroine disagrees

Then, several more people rushed out from the side. They were all high-level knights arranged by Alsace to perform security around the palace. There were three of them with eighth-level strength like Langdon.

Three eighth-level knights came to Orson and fought with him. Orson couldn't help but frown.

Outside, more and more guards will come in. If he stays here, Orson will be surrounded sooner or later.

In desperation, he could only rush towards the door.

With his current strength, he can still escape if he wants to.

He swung his sword again, forcing everyone back, and then turned around to escape.

Then, a high-ranking knight bravely grabbed the cloak that Orson wore to hide his identity, and pulled it off with a strong force.

The price was that half of his face was disfigured by this sword, and his whole body screamed in pain.

Orson noticed something strange about him, turned around, and then saw the cloak in someone else's hand.

He instantly realized that his identity had been exposed, and ran away without thinking.

With the three eighth-level knights, plus the other guards in the hall, plus the soldiers who were constantly being reinforced from other places, it would be really difficult for Orson to kill them all without leaving any trace behind.

And now that Alsace is dead, there is no need to add more casualties.

As expected, everyone else was stunned when they saw Orson.

Many of them have seen Orson, although most of them have only seen him from a distance, but Orson is not the kind of ordinary person that people will forget after just one glance.

So, just now, it was Orson who killed His Majesty?

But...why did Orson become like that?

Is Orson the devil?

Such an idea instantly spread in the minds of the guards.

And just after Alsace's death, the darkness over the city of Saint Laurent disappeared, and the army composed of the dead souls of the forefathers also turned into smoke in front of everyone.

The time now happened to be noon in the day, and the darkness was instantly released. The irritation and discomfort brought to the eyeballs caused most people to squint their eyes instantly.

They had been fighting under the eternal night for several days.

Proud of this, they did not notice a black shadow suddenly passing by in the sky.

After escaping from the palace, Orson put on a cloak, then walked around in the alley, stopping in a deserted corner.

The effects of demonization also disappeared at this moment, followed by huge side effects.

Yes, Orson can choose to surrender all his mind to the devil, so that he can continue to be strong without suffering the side effects.

However, he refused and chose to borrow the power of the devil.

But all the gifts of fate have already been marked with a price in secret.

After ending his demonization, Orson will fall into a period of weakness.

He didn't know how long the weakness would last, maybe a few hours, maybe a lifetime.

During this period of weakness, his strength was almost the same as that of an ordinary person.

And in the first few hours, he will still feel extremely tired.

At this moment, a little girl with blond hair appeared at the entrance of the alley. She glanced at Orson who was sitting against the wall, and walked straight over.

The side effects had taken effect at this time, and Orson was still in pain. He clenched his teeth, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead because of the pain.

So even though Franka couldn't hide the sound of her footsteps, Orson still waited until her shoes appeared in his eyes before he suddenly raised his head.

"Oh, how pitiful you are, big brother~"

Franka said this as if she was mocking Orson.

But Orson just glanced at her and said nothing.

He knew Franka's way of speaking and would always like to say something "out of time".

Then, she squatted down, gently hugged Orson's body, and gently stroked his back with her hands.

"In order to achieve your goal, you have really sacrificed a lot, Master Osun~"

Franka leaned into Orson's ear and whispered.

"Next, just leave it to us. You can have a good rest."

She just hugged Orson and stayed with him quietly, as if she thought this would relieve the pain on his body.

…

On the other side, after dawn, everyone still couldn't find Orson.

Instead, the coalition forces waited for contact from the palace first.

After Alsace was confirmed dead, Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Guard Langdon approached Elsa.

In the conference room, at Langdon's request, only he and Elsa were left.

"Landon, you and I are the only ones left here now. If Brother Emperor wants anything, please tell him quickly."

"..."

Langdon was silent for a moment, glanced to the side, and then returned his gaze to Elsa.

"Your Royal Highness, Your Majesty... was assassinated by an assassin today, and has now... passed away. Therefore, as the last member of the direct royal family, I feel..."

"What!?"

Before Langdon could finish speaking, Elsa slammed the table and stood up.

"The emperor's brother was assassinated?"

"Yes……"

Hearing this, Elsa fell down on her chair, as if she had lost all her strength.

He did not expect that Alsace's final fate would be like this.

"Your Majesty, during his lifetime, once said that if he dies, stop all fighting and the throne will be passed to you immediately, so I found you."

"During this period, we have had many conflicts. Of course, I don't want to be forgiven by you. I have no problem with how you deal with me, but... it's time to end it. The people have suffered too much."

"..." Elsa nodded after hearing this.

It took her a long time to digest Langdon's words, and now she also understood what happened.

But she didn't expect that her royal brother seemed to be able to foresee her death and actually made such a will.

"Then... Langdon, can you tell me who killed my royal brother?"

"I didn't see the assassin, but others saw it, and they said..."

Landon said this, and it seemed that he didn't want to tell the truth, and turned his head to look elsewhere.

"But you can say it."

Elsa said directly.

She had already had a vague prediction in her heart.

Orson disappeared after the silver moon in the sky turned into an eyeball, and just after this vision disappeared, Langdon came to tell her that Arthas was dead.

So, it is likely that the person who assassinated Arthas was Orson.

After hesitating for a long time, Langdon finally spoke:

"They said...it was Duke Orson, but...it didn't seem to be."

"What do you mean?" Elsa asked in confusion after hearing Langdon's words.

Yes, yes, no, no, why do those people say yes and seem to be no?

Aren't they the emperor's personal guards? Don't they have such good eyesight?

Langdon then explained:

"They said...the assassin looked like Duke Orson, but it was Duke Orson with demonic features."

As he said this, Langdon truthfully relayed to Elsa the words of the guard who saw Orson in the hall at that time.

"They said... the assassin was wearing a black robe, as if he was afraid of being recognized by others. Then the assassin was about to escape. At this time, a high-ranking knight rushed up fearlessly, and then he tore off the assassin's black robe, and then saw that the man who looked very much like Duke Orson had devil horns on his head, and his eyes and wings on his back also looked like the description of the devil in the book... So..."

"You... you let me take it easy."

Elsa said this and sat on the chair.

This was another heavy news she heard in just a few minutes after Arthas was assassinated.

No wonder Langdon was going to tell him this news. If this was really Orson, and this rumor spread among the coalition forces and even among the people, Orson would really be doomed.

If he was really a devil, or had the means to become a devil, the Imperial Church would first judge him. No matter how good the relationship between the two sides was before, the problem of principle could not be ignored.

Secondly, there are those nobles who regard demons as a scourge. Once I rely on Orson to establish my authority, they will not cooperate with me. After all, if I rely on Orson to come to power, they cannot ensure that they have no relationship with demons.

Elsa realized the seriousness of the situation and frowned.

"So, Langdon, is the thing you said true?"

"I'm not sure, after all, I was not there at the time... If it's Your Highness... No, I may have to call you Her Majesty the Queen in the future. If you need it, I can find all the parties involved for you, and you can ask them one by one in person."

"That's not necessary." Elsa heard it and waved her hand.

Now there are two choices in front of Elsa.

One is to protect Orson to the end and control all those who know the situation, but after all, the truth cannot be hidden. Now it is not known where the news has spread among the imperial guards, unless she kills all the imperial guards, but even so, there is no guarantee that the news will never circulate.

The second way is to cut ties with Orson now and kill him with one blow. Of course, this requires a trap, so that Orson comes to Elsa himself, and then control Orson.

Rationally speaking, these two methods have equal risks, but for Elsa's personal benefits, option 2 is definitely the biggest benefit. After all, if Orson is really eliminated, she will easily become the person in charge of the empire.

However, Elsa still resists this behavior in her heart.

She doesn't want to be like Arthas.

Chapter 69: Make your choice

"Haven't you found Orson yet?"

Half a day passed after Langdon was sent away, and until it was getting dark, the people Elsa sent out to find Orson had not replied.

After Langdon went back, both sides reached a ceasefire, and later delivered the emperor's scepter to Elsa, indicating the identity of the new emperor of the Elsa Empire.

As early as tomorrow, Elsa can be crowned and ascend the throne.

After all, Arthas's identity is quite special, and even Elsa may not recognize his legal status, so he can only be a pseudo-emperor.

There are still many things that Elsa needs to do next.

Post-war reconstruction, clearing enemies, distributing benefits... Each step requires a lot of time and energy, but at this moment, the most important thing is to find Orson.

Orson is her great benefactor. Without Orson, she would not be where she is today, or it would be impossible to reach her current position so smoothly.

But no one has found Orson's location now.

It was not until late at night that someone came to the door.

Elsa sat in the living room, looking at the little blonde girl sitting in front of her, eating dessert, and asked with a smile:

"You said that you have Orson's location, is it true?"

"Yes, really." She nodded. "When Brother Orson came back, I found him immediately, but he is weak now. If possible, I would like to take you to see him alone."

Franka pretended to be a little girl, intending to let Elsa down.

Sure enough, Elsa heard her words and nodded in agreement.

"No problem, when are we leaving?"

Elsa thought that Orson would not harm himself.

Seeing Elsa's reaction, Franka smiled and then stood up.

"Then~Big sister, come with me to find him now~"

"Yes."

When they arrived at the door, the guard saw Elsa was about to go out and asked:

"Your Highness Elsa... It's so late, what are you going out for?"