I Should Be The Villain, Right? - Chapter 46

In this middle dimension, there are five continents, the Middle Continent, North Continent, South Continent, West Continent and the East Continent. The biggest continent of all five, the middle one, have plenty of big countries, such as the Burning Phoenix Kingdom, where the most prosperous city located, the Fiery City. Other than that, there were also the Holy Moon Theocracy Empire, the biggest religious nation, the Aqua Port Kingdom, the infamous country with bad reputation, and not too famous one, the Union of Yurropa, the only country that practice the democracy systems in this world. The Middle Continent countries reached nearly hundreds, but far much smaller than the four country that I mention just now.

Unlike the middle one, other four continent have quite same size, and those continents were separated by the sea. Because the middle dimension is the flat world, there are four main ocean at the corner of this dimension. Even thought there are end side of the sea, but the ship or the water doesn’t fall or throw out from the dimension because of the existent of the invisible rectangle perimeter barrier to avoid from that happened. Among the four continents after the middle one, the East Continent quite special and have less countries, not more than ten in that continent. The reason is the third quarter of the territory in that continent are belong to the Sakura Empire. Its size almost ten times bigger than the Burning Phoenix Kingdom.

The Sakura Empire using the feudalism systems, which popular in this world, but the Emperor doesn’t have full power like most country especially in the other feudal Lord territories. The capital city, which under the Emperor mandate is the only territory that belong to the royalty. The Sakura City, as the capital city of the empire is nearly same size as the Burning Phoenix Kingdom, with the population close to 100 million peoples, but the capital funds are only about half of the Fiery City annual income. The other territories were controlled by the appointed nobles, that granted by the first Emperor until now. The main four Duke houses that most influential in this empire are Oda Clan, Takeda Clan, Fujimura Clan and Sanada Clan. The head of Takeda clan, Duke Takeda become the Right Minister, handle the government and all the officials in the country, while his ally, the Duke Sanada become his helper, the Left Minister. The country may sound peaceful but in reality, the political struggle among the nobles become worst every day.

The current Emperor power been weakened by influence of the two main Duke house that held the government power, making the pro-royal nobles quite worry with the situation. The nobles who supported the royal, only the Earl rank below without any the main four Duke influences does make the pro-royal nobles can’t do anything in the politics right now. The Oda clan, known as the natural side, now hostile with the Fujimura Dukedoms, making the political situation in the empire worst. They already announced each other and in urge of starting the civil war. Both of the Duke houses actually been nemesis since the first establishment of their clan, after their founders hatred of each other. The hostile situations become intense, thanks to the Duke Takeda, who planned to let them destroying each other.

The current Emperor tried to stop the conflicts but his influence in the empire is too weak, unlike the crown prince, that quite talented. Unfortunately, his absence in the country make the problem become unsolved. The main reason why the pro-royal nobles still supported the Emperor family is because of the crown princess who very m.a.t.u.r.ed, full of caliber and respected even though in his young age. His absence cannot be avoided as he actually when to the cultivation world, learning to become the cultivator like the first emperor in the country history.

The Emperor, my father not a good leader but still a decent one. In his younger days, before I born, my father quite aggressive but the war campaign against the demon army lead him to his fall. My father lose against the Gula Demon King after his attempt to conquer the north of the East Continent. The war ended with the ceasefire agreement between the two side, leading the Gula Demon King managed to open his base in the East Continent by taking one of the small country in the north side that fall as victim of my father ambition.

Since the defeat, my father action became the criticisms of the survival country at the north side. Even the Wibane Kingdom that always been the close ally began to distance themselves from our Empire. Surprisingly, that small country managed to secure the cooperation of the one of the biggest company in this world right now, the Eliza Authorities and become the first nation in this continent that have the teleport gate facilities.

The crown prince, my brother were right. He told me that the Wibane Kingdom will become significant country in this continent and we must not harm them in any cost. Actually my brother even tried to stop my father action to conquer the whole continent but in that time, my brother still young. But after the failure by failure in marching the army, my father finally decide to take my brother advice and even avoid the worst situation. His advice and strategies in the last part of the war save the empire from falling apart and conquer by the enemy. Even though the empire did lose, but none of it’s territory been stolen by the enemy, except the unfortunate neighbor nations. They accepted the help of the demon army to save their country from my father ambition, but instead been destroyed in the war. The current crown prince, my brother also have ratted out the previous crown prince as the main traitor in that war and the real mastermind in the war game. He betrayed the my father so he could ascend the throne. So he initiated my father about the war and asked the nobles to support the war campaign. The previous crown prince actually my father niece, the son of his elder brother that died at the first ever war against the demon army. My father sworn that he will given the throne to his son, so he appoint him as the crown prince even though my father has his own son that born recently. But, my father niece, or my elder cousin doesn’t believe my father, and believe that the death of his father is his fault. Furthermore the excel and the brilliant that shown by my elder brother does make him threatened.

Moreover, the learning and training cost are massive, not to mention that the nobles or merchants who willing become their financial sponsor getting fewer and fewer. Even though I am the first princess of the empire, I couldn’t escape from the family tradition and been traveled to my mother clan territory every day when my age 5 years old to learn and become the Mana Engineer. The crown prince, my royal brother actually encourage it and denied the palace advisors complaint about that. Most princesses were raised as the political tool, but my brother wanted me to create my own future. He always support me and give me lots of advance idea that unthinkable by me to develop my own creation. With his help and the education that I went through in my mother clan house, I managed to complete the my primary education and the basic knowledge of Mana Engineering within 5 years.

While I still studying, my brother has established my own knight unit that called Nadeshiko Brave. The knight unit have been created as my guards and my private army, consist of 30 peoples, and all of them were originate from the orphans and commoners. My brother pick up the young girls and trained them for becoming my personal guards. My brother even invited one of the ten Sword Saint, Lady Nene, to become the trainer for my knight units. Lady Nene, the only women who held the title, also the commoners originate, willingly to help my brother even though lot of nobles tried to bring her as Samurai Leader for their army.

Speaking of swordsmanship, the ten Sword Saints are the strongest sword art practitioner, but the main four Dukes hold the most powerful sword users. That’s because the four Dukes were granted the legendary ‘katana’, which are the spiritual weapon. Unlike the cultivators who have trinity spiritual; core, pet and armor, the East Continent martial arts practitioner only have the spiritual weapon. Among those weapons, the katana that granted to the four Dukes are the most powerful, created by the ancient heroes in the past. Oda clan have the Icicle Wolf, Fujimura clan held the Inferno Vermilion, Takeda clan owns the Typhoon Bicorn and the last but not least, the Sanada clan with their Mountain Bull. Even the empire royal spiritual weapon, the Sword of Revealing Light, own by my father, can’t be compare to those weapon.

My brother, who been recognize for his talent in cultivation prowess, hastening his preparation to enter the lower dimension by training with Lady Nene. Even though my brother still losing when sparring with Lady Nene, he manage to give hardship to her and face her toe to toe fair and square. Lady Nene praised him as the genius, and always said to me secretly that if my brother manage to become the cultivator one day, she wouldn’t have any chances to beat him up again, even landing a hit to him will not be possible anymore. The knight girls follow his lead and manage to become the decent knights, on par with the royal one. But my knights are not ordinary one. Firstly, the armor of my knights have been enhanced by me with my Mana Engineering skill. I reinforce their equipment to make them more stronger. I also invented the special carriage, quite big, completed with kitchen, toilet and can carry all my knight unit comfortably for traveling. My brother called it as the magical bus. Thanks to my brother, he even designed the suspension units and the rubber tyres that he created by himself to make the magical bus travel more smoothly. He also given me the idea of the engine, that move the magical bus. Not forget, the break systems, which also important, introduce by my brother. As for me, I just created the mana circuit, and crafting it on the bus.

The backside of this magical bus is the fuel, which ‘mana’. To travel long distance would take massive mana from us, so my brother give me more wonderful idea, the mana generator. There are two way that I can generate the mana; first by using the sun light, and second one using the movement. He teach me that the solar light can generate energy by absorb and change it into other form, namely the electricity. He also teaches me about the dark metal usage, that he describe as magnets, and introduce me the mana generator called dynamo. With the inventions, the mana usage not only can be saved, but also powered the other tools that created by my brother. He creating the light bulb for the magical bus. Not only that, he created a refrigerator to keep the food last longer, the manatic stove for cooking and air conditioner systems to make our travel more comfortable. All of my knight trained to control and drive the bus while supplying their mana so it won’t be much trouble to travel with the bus in the future. At the bright sight, because of the mana supplying training, all of the knight manage to increase their mana capacity and having the comfortable mobile base if I need to travel for the official business.

When my age reach twelve, there are heated discussion about the my engagement. The Duke Takeda wanted me to marry his son, but stopped by my brother. My father, as always a useless guy, couldn’t make his own decisions, and let my brother to take his roles. Speak of the betrothal, in my childhood time, I never spend my moment with guy except my brother. Even for my father, I rarely meet him face to face, and only see him from far. When I attend the class for the Mana Engineering, I been taught by my grandmother, personally without any classmate. I can’t even meet any of my relative there, only focusing my studies. As for my primary educations, I been handled by the private tutors which all of them are women. The only man who teach me, of course, my brother. That’s why I don’t know about the marriage things, let alone those engagement. So, the love definition doesn’t include in my dictionary.

It’s decided that I will be betrothed to the young master of only Wu clan heir, Wu Tian. Before my brother left for his cultivation world education, he make my father announce the royal decree of my engagement to the public and make sure those nobles couldn’t used the chances to use me as they politic tools for the throne. Well, engage to the 6 years old Wu Tian, the unknown person in this very country, albeit the only heir to the most wealth and powerful city in dimension still count as political marriage, but at least the plan will stop the ambitions of the Prime Minister and his cronies. Yet, the Prime Minister, Duke Takeda still have his hidden card, dragging my fiancee to this country politic by given him the noble ranked.

The count title is just a trap to Wu Tian as he will granted the piece of unwanted land in this dimension. He given the north side of Sakura Empire, which located to end side of east sea. The land also near to the biggest pirate region that establish their own nation and called it the New World Order. All of the noble faction voiced their agreement, while the royal side couldn’t say anything because the absence of my brother. The messenger were send to the Wu clan house and the Marquess of the Burning Phoenix Kingdom as well as the governor of the Fiery City reply the message with his agreement. Unknown to them, if the lord aware about their politic game, this message could be the sign of the war declaration.

After the date of my engagement have been decided, the delegation, consist me, the Prime Minister and his aids, my few knights that wearing the maid attire and the guards travel to the Fiery City using the air carrier, that owns by Duke Oda. The Oda army is the smallest size in this country, but the military technologies that own by the duke are terrified. While I become the master in mana engineering, the duke is the master of mechanical engineering, producing the machinery creations and make the duke army might fear by others. But, the duke territory also in the north side of Sakura Empire, fortunately, in the west coast that more safer that the Wu Tian region, always face threat and incoming attack from the bandits and pirates, effected the dukedom development. Luckily, the duke is royal faction, and supported me, so the duke willingly lend one of the air carrier to travel to the Fiery City much faster and safer.

Our arrival to Fiery City surprised the Lord and his follower. That’s make me so proud and happy. I can see the Prime Minister smirking to the reaction of the Fiery City citizens about our air carrier. We given place to rest and surprisingly we were informed that the betrothal ceremony not held in this city, but the new city develop by his son. He also said that his son will also be granted the noble ranks from few country, not to mention one of the rank is the honorary duke. The Prime Minister, Duke Takeda become pale after realize that the child that he wanted to sacrifice on his evil plan not only mere a heir, but the representative noble from few country.

I enjoyed the hospitality shown by the Lord Wu, but sometime I can feel the killing intent from my future mother-in-law. She only keep silent while the Lord Wu doing the talk, bragging his son to the delegates. Wu Tian finish the primary education within a year with full marks in all the subject, including the devil Maths. After that, he went to United States in the West Continent to learn and becoming the alchemist, the profession that actually related To my mana engineering. Not only he finish his curriculum within a year, he also manage to create his own battle armor and will participate in the tournament for his graduation ceremony. Shockingly, he also have the cultivation talent, and will enter the lower dimension, few days after his seventh birthday. Who told me that the heir of Wu clan is talent-less, lazy and useless?!

By the way, the next day, after we arrive to the new city, established by Wu Tian, our so called mighty and powerful air carrier is now mere a toy compare to the heaven that I have step in….