Broken Engagement Flag is Raised

In this Kingdom, the successor of the throne will never be the firstborn.

This is the matter about Royalties that are kept by Mahoro and Yuusha. As for why they keep it from Eila and Eriol...

"It's embarrassing, isn't it?" Mahoro sounds discouraged when she says that, "For every firstborn of the Royal Family, they would be disregarded and forgotten,"

"It just doesn't make sense why the Royal Family would treat their own like that," Yuusha mutters his dissatisfaction, now that Eila and Eriol are making them talk, "Neglect and then banishment once they grow up. How is that a good example, you say?"

From how Hime, the Princess, is frantically wanting to find her missing Older Brother, the Prince; nobody would think the current Royalties are actually heartless like their predecessors. However, it is an undeniable fact that even if the Prince didn't disappear on his own, he would be exiled.

Eila keeps quiet about such a fact, not wanting to worsen Mahoro and Yuusha's impression of their future ruler, Hime. Eila has to wonder, does Hime know about the state secret? Has she been told of the truth?

Eriol looks at their local friends, "Are you dissatisfied with the Royalties?"

"Not really," Mahoro is quick to respond with a shake of her head, "They are good; it is only on this matter that I..."

Yuusha sighs, "Anyway, it's nothing we can change,"

Like this, the discussion on this matter is dropped.

[ "They complain without doing anything,"
"It's true that this is nothing they can change," ]

The matter in which the Prince needs Eila's help is... Breaking up his beloved Sister's Engagement!

That's right! It has nothing to do with Maou himself! It's for Hime!

And Eila's role in this play is to create misunderstandings.

Eila personally thinks having Eriol doing it is for the best, with the target being Hime instead of Hime's fiance. Naturally, Maou disagrees since it will damage Hime's reputation.

What about Eila's very own rep·u·ta·tion? En?

To tell the truth, from short observation, the fellow student who is also Hime's fiance is not a bad person. He has the ranking, intelligence, and loyalty one should have to be a Princess's fiance.

Shurui is his name, a senior, and getting to know him... Eila has to wonder, what exactly about this young man Maou is not satisfied with? Asking the person giving her this mission, the Demon King is not forthcoming with the answer.

Eila ends up cornering Shinobi, one day, to get the truth of the matter.

The mission is progressing smoothly. Hime, who is still here to look for her Older Brother who she sometimes sighted around the school, is starting to look at Eila with a guarded expression. Although they are not friends, at least, they aren't enemies. Yet.

Having the protection of the Prince yet being the enemy of the Princess... With an Older Brother who dotes on his Little Sister, does Eila really have the protection of the Prince?

Understanding Eila's concern, Shinobi finally opens his mouth, "That person is on the faction planning to eradicate Master,"

Eila blinks, "Personal grudge?"

Shinobi shakes his head, "If it's for a personal grudge; because the Princess quite likes him, Master wouldn't have done anything," Shinobi looks around, confirming it's only them without eavesdroppers around, "The problem is with the supporters behind that person. They learnt about the 'Hero' and is planning on using that person to control the Princess,"