113 Lord's Compilation 25 Rebirth

Sorry I’m late. My apologies.

“Just how thoroughly did you go about wrecking this place?”

Daron IV’s condition was beyond horrifying.

Complete destruction of government functions. Total obliteration of industrial capacity as a planet. Collapse of life-support systems for its citizens.

Entire grain-producing regions reduced to ash.

“What kind of galaxy is this supposed to be, your personal playground? A total liability. Isn’t this what they call a scorched-earth policy?”

Eliminated the Eighth Prince to cover up evidence, destroyed industrial production so we couldn’t use it, dumped starving refugees with no means of production onto the system—people who can’t contribute anything.

Then left the refugees behind, making sure I’d be the one blamed.

And this is exactly what’s happening in the Ninth Prince’s home system too.

Fourth Prince Lucas… just how much of a bastard are you, really?

I’d love to point the finger at you as the mastermind—but if they explain that the Fourth Prince’s investigation team outmatched ours and exposed the Ninth Prince, then it’s not much of a secret anymore.

But seeing this level of thorough evidence destruction… and the kind of sabotage that feels personal? No doubt about it—he’s the one behind it.

The good news? The Tenth Prince Kein, who’s still alive and holding the hub Dimensional Jump Gate, has locked down star system access.

After seeing this purge, Kein’ll figure out he’s the target too.

The Fourth Prince Lucas’s Personal Ship has a dimensional warp drive, but it shouldn’t have a Dimensional Storage Vault like mine.

Unknown combat strength, but he can’t touch the Tenth Prince Kein—militarily, at least.

Could work—testifying against the Fourth Prince in exchange for protection, and pinning it on the Tenth Prince Kein.

First, stabilize the new dominion system.

Daron 4 and Grade 3, the former Ninth Prince’s homeworld, should evacuate their people to the Elysion System and make do with their own food.

We don’t have the surplus or manpower to harvest and transport. So let them handle it themselves.

Thorough ideological screening. If terrorists or Lucas’s agents slip through, it’ll be a disaster.

And we’ll have to deal with the rebellion in the Eighth and Ninth Prince’s territories too.

Better leak info here to funnel all the hate toward Lucas.

“Boss, no—wait, sir, no—promote me to baron! Can you make a PV saying the purge of the Eighth and Ninth Princes was the Fourth Prince’s doing?

We’ll show gratitude, but stress it was *overkill*—rally the public hate toward the Fourth Prince, just like that.”

To send it to the former dominion systems of the eighth and ninth princes.

"You're really something, huh wtf."

The president gives me a sour look—but their eyes are smiling.

He’ll probably throw himself into the work with full enthusiasm.

We’ve got aid ready, but we need hands for harvesting transport. Push them hard—make ’em work for their family’s survival.

Not forceful—make them want to do it themselves, okay?

Got it. More hands mean Elucion’s economy grows. We can just let anyone who wants to move there settle in, right?

"Make the baron the steward of Elysion. I’ll hand over the authority—do whatever you want with it."

"Then I'll build you a dedicated theater for Brush Lips in the capital!"

"Hehe. It's fine."

Forget the jokes—Operation Fourth Prince Hate and the Labor Force Contribution Operation have been initiated.

I’m the one who’s thinking, “Who even are you, some dictator trying to win hearts and minds with information warfare?”

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"What the hell is this!?"

Before Prince Lucas the Fourth, a Propaganda Video was playing—directed at the star system now under Akira’s control, broadcast from Princes Lucas the Eighth and Ninth.

"Hi everyone! Today, I’ll explain what’s happening in this star system~"

Five beautiful girls appeared on screen, their animated faces illustrating, in child-friendly fashion, the abhorrent acts of Earth-human abduction and cloning by Princes Lucas the Eighth and Ninth—and the condemnation of these crimes by Prince Lucas the Sixth, Akira.

The voice acting was done by the five beauties themselves.

Then, Prince Lucas the Fourth’s character showed up.

"I’ll teach the bad guys a lesson! I’m the righteous Prince Lucas the Fourth!"

Destruction of cities. Collapse of production facilities. Fields of grain burning.

"Sixth Prince, I’ve dealt with the wickedness."

The Fourth Prince Lucas, all smug pride.

"Thank you, Fourth Prince. But this is going to cause trouble for the civilians, isn’t it?"

Akira, Sixth Prince, begins hauling food from his home star system, trying to help the people.

But he’s short on manpower.

"Anyone willing to help with harvesting and transport?"

"I’ll do it—this is for my family!"

A burly man stands up. Others follow suit.

Food gets transported smoothly. Infrastructure gets repaired. Life slowly returns to normal—animated scenes play out.

[Sixth Prince Akira is asking for your help.]

"Please, everyone—your help is needed!"

Then comes the announcement for staff recruitment and the designated meeting point.

Watching all this, Lucas, Fourth Prince, slams his glass down on the floor.

Trembling violently.

"Am I the villain now?"

"Not wrong... but..."

The elderly steward murmured from behind, barely audible.

"Gnurgh."

Fourth Prince Lucas stamped his foot in frustration, trembling.

"Sebastian—send aid supplies under my name. Help with infrastructure repairs, too.

Write my name big on the crates and the heavy machinery!"

And so, Daron 4 and Grayd 3 were rebuilt.

Thanks, Fourth Prince. (Sarcasm)