The Incompetent Prince Who Has Been Banished Wants To Hide His Abilities - CH 20

The incompetent prince Noah took a brave man as his apprentice.

One day, not long after that.

Sebastian, the head butler of the Carter family, sighed to himself while doing paperwork.

“Hah…”

“Mr. Sebastian? What’s the matter?”

Lista, the girl who works as a maid and is a resident of the estate, nodded her head.

“No…sometimes Lista. Do you think this territory is better than it used to be?”

“Of course it is! Thanks to Noah-sama’s coming, I can live my days without being frightened by the demons of the forest!”

“I see… I guess so …”

“No matter how much we pleaded with him, the former lord Munoda would not accept our pleas, saying that monsters should be left alone and that we had the wards in place…… Oh, I’m sorry!”

“No……it’s fine. Thank you. Go back to your work.”

Lista bowed her head apologetically several times and left the room.

Sebastian remembers what she said earlier.

Carter’s territory is adjacent to Abyss Wood, the Abyssal Forest.

The people of the territory lived in constant fear of monsters.

But the former lord did not try to solve it.

They relied on the barrier of the heroes and dressed down the defence costs as it was.

“The people seem happier now than they did in the past…… Is this all the achievement of that little boy…..?”

With Noah’s arrival as lord, the land developed in a frightening way.

At the time of Munoda, I thought the land was just going to slowly perish……

At that time, Lista came out again.

“Mr. Sebastian, you have a guest.”

“Me, a guest? …… Well, let him through.

“Hey, Sebastian! Long time no see!”

“! This is…Munoda-sama!”

The man who entered the room was a fat, bald man…

He was the former Lord Munoda Carter.

Technically, he is no longer a lord, though, so he is just Munoda.

“Well, well, well! It’s been a long time! I hope you’re well?”

“Well…..it’s not so bad.”

It had been a while.

I sit down on the couch, in front of Munoda.

“Sebastian, I have one favor to ask you.”

“What do you want to ask for…?”

“Let’s team up me and get rid of the current lord….Noah Carter.”

A sudden proposal from the former lord.

Noah’s expulsion.

That was….what Sebastian should have wanted.

However….

“Ah? What’s up, Sebastian….? I was hoping you’d get on board with this quickly?”

“Oh, uh…..well, that’s good! I’ve been having trouble with that little boy myself!”

“Right? This land of Carter has been protected by me and my father for a long time. In other words, my bloodline is the rightful lord of this place, right?”

“Well, of course! That…..incompetent prince doesn’t belong in….. this land!”

…..While saying that, I remember Lista’s smile.

In addition to that, you can see the citizens laughing outside the mansion……

Noah Carter does not deserve this place…..Could it really be true?

It’s not that I feel that way.

But still, Sebastian did not approve of Noah.

“Well, Master Munoda. How do you intend to get rid of the little bastard?”

“You just have to prove that the kid is incompetent. So use this.”

Munoda pulled out a small vial from his pocket.

There is a poisonous purple liquid inside.

“It’s a special potion that, when mixed with drinking water, causes severe diarrhea, vomiting, and dizziness.”

“……What are you going to do with this?”

“You know that river near the village of Ain that’s used for drinking water? ……mix this poison in there.”

“What!? What are you talking about!?”

Sebastian couldn’t help but react at the horrible suggestion from Munoda.

The man is asking him to poison the water in the river that the people drink in order to get rid of Noah.

“If you do that, the people in your territory will be harmed!”

“It’s okay. It’ll just give them a stomachache. They’re not going to die.”

“But…..the lord himself is disturbing the peace of the people he is supposed to protect……”

“Oh? What, Sebastian, you can’t listen to me? Huh? You’re the chief butler who has served my family for generations, right? My lord orders are absolute, right?”

If the former lord were to walk around the village, it would indeed be suspicious.

But Sebastian would be able to mix the poison into the river without raising suspicion.

“My people are suffering from an unexplained illness. Get rid of the incompetent lord who can’t do anything! Then I’ll take the vacant chair, and I’ll be able to rule this land as I did before.”

“…………”

“Hey Sebastian, would you help me? Unlike Noah, you’ve served by my side for many years, and I think that I’m a more suitable lord… wouldn’t you agree?”

…… Indeed, for many years, Sebastian has served with Munoda, and his father.

I know exactly what kind of person he is.

….But at the same time, I also know what Noah Carter has done.

Which one is more worthy of being a lord?

Such a thing…….

“…Munoda-sama. Please give me some time.”

★

That night, I received a potion bottle from Munoda.

Sebastian was worried in the lord’s room.

I thought to myself as I cleaned up the papers that Noah had left untouched.

“…………”

Certainly Noah has a lot of useless parts.

He had an arrogant attitude, a demeanor that was not motivated, all of it is very unbecoming of a lord.

……But with his arrival, this territory has seen further development.

Lista and the rest of the people were all laughing.

The threat of monsters has been eliminated.

The city, which had been in shambles, was reborn because of the talented people that Noah brought with him.

The Seventh Prince Noah.

I’m familiar with that name and the bad rumors.

This is what Sebastian thought when he learned that Noah would be coming to this place for the first time.

I have to protect the people.

He couldn’t stand to see his people suffer any more because of incompetence.

……Yes, in Sebastian, there is a genuine desire to protect the people he loves.

“I’m not lying about my desire to get rid of Noah…… But I can’t….hurt the people of my domain.”

And that’s when it happened.

“Hey Sebastian, what are you doing?”

“Noah-sama!?”

Noah came in through the window.

“You’re working again? You like your job.”

“Shut up!….. What are you doing up at this hour, Noah?”

“I went for a little walk near the village of Ain”

…… This lord slacks off as soon as you take your eyes off him.

After all, he’s not fit to be a lord. ……

“Well, I was swimming in the river and I found this guy.”

He said.

Oh no.

“What!? No, Munoda-sama!”

Munoda collapsed with the whites of his eyes showing.

In his hand…he held the same bottle that Sebastian had.

“!? What, there were two poison bottles…”

The bottle was already empty.

Perhaps after parting from Sebastian, Munoda was secretly trying to poison the river by himself.

“He mixed poison in the river. It pissed me off, so I beat him up.”

“But the poison….what did you do?”

“Ah? It’s supposed to be purified, right? What a nuisance.”

…… Sebastian was in tears when he heard it.

This man…Noah.

He used the magic of purification to protect his people from the poison’s clutches.

So that the people of the territory do not suffer from disease.

“What, what’s wrong……?”

“No…I was wrong…”

Sebastian straightens his back and bends at a right angle.

“Noah-sama, please forgive me for all the times I’ve been rude to you!”

“Oh, hey…..what’s up all of a sudden?”

“I was wrong…… You are the rightful lord of this land, Noah-sama…..”

Regardless of his attitude, he has improved the lives of the people of his domain, and most importantly…….

He purified the poison to protect the people of his domain.

His appearance is worthy of protecting and ruling this land……

…..However.

Sebastian was mistaken about one thing.

About the reason why Noah purified the poison.

He was simply annoyed that Munoda had interfered with his river activities.

That’s why he beat up Munoda, the cause of the problem, and magically fixed the river that was contaminated by the poison.

It was just a stomach upset, and he just cleaned the place where he swam.

In other words, he didn’t have the slightest intention to help his people.

However, from Sebastian’s point of view, Noah exterminated the evil man who mixed poison and tried to torment the people of his domain.

That’s how it was reflected.

“I pledge allegiance to you, lord Noah. I will work with all my might for you and your beloved people!”

“What? Wait! Mr. Sebastian! Loyalty…… No, no, no, no!　You’re supposed to hate me!”

“I can’t hate you when you act out of concern for your people!”

“What!? What’s wrong with you, Sebastian!? Did you hit your head?!”

……From Noah’s point of view, he did not want Sebastian to change his mind.

If it were before.

Noah wants to leave this land.

Sebastian wants to get Noah out of this land.

The interests of the two were aligned.

But due to the misdeeds of the previous lord, Sebastian had approved of Noah.

“Thank you for your concern, Noah-sama. You are indeed the best lord who cares for his subordinates.”

“You hit your head, didn’t you? Come on, wake up!　Sebastian! You’re all I’ve got! Oh, Sebastian!”

…… Thus, the number of people who swore allegiance to Noah increased again.