Yarikonda Otome Game no Akuyaku Mob desu ga, Danzai wa Iya nanode Mattou ni Ikimasu - Vol. 4 Ch. 17

[TenThousandWaspsInACoat]

Ngl at this point i dont want the alliance

The Dark Elves in general seem like scum and forgot who came to whom to beg for aid. Before the Empire stepped in they were being torn apart by the hostile Kingdom, enslaved en masse and couldn't do a thing. The Empire does not really benefit from this relationship beyond having a buffer with the kingdom.

To thank them, the Dark Elves look down on the much stronger Empire, treat the more advanced Empire as savages, insult them at every opportunity possible, make demands as if they were the ones in the stronger position, plan to basically betray and
puppet the Empire and use the humans as pawns.

This is the kind of stuff Genghis Khan would make pyramids of skulls over.

 

[Sunji27]

That brother needs to be beaten up

 

[T-sama]

Ridd arguments reminds me of that trade offer meme:

I receive: Dark elf loli wife

You receive: instant military aid

As for the dark elf faction, aren't they all nobles and such? So it's no wonder they're arrogant and think they're in a position where they can make demands

Also you know, around elves watch yourselves, fucking knife ears

 

[T-sama]

That brother needs to be beaten up

King pretty much going "please beat my son"

 

[KingCarna]

ahhh i want mooooore

 

[PhycoKrusk]

The Dark Elves in general seem like scum and forgot who came to whom to beg for aid. Before the Empire stepped in they were being torn apart by the hostile Kingdom, enslaved en masse and couldn't do a thing. The Empire does not really benefit from this relationship beyond having a buffer with the kingdom.

To thank them, the Dark Elves look down on the much stronger Empire, treat the more advanced Empire as savages, insult them at every opportunity possible, make demands as if they were the ones in the stronger position, plan to basically betray and
puppet the Empire and use the humans as pawns.

This is the kind of stuff Genghis Khan would make pyramids of skulls over.

Not in general, no; the total advisor Norris has an outsized amount of influence over the royal family. They listen to him when he makes suggestions not necessarily because they're good ideas, but because Norris suggested them, so that automatically makes them good ideas.

I'm 99% certain that Norris is a seditioner, if not an outright traitor, who is trying deliberately to lead the king away from the marriage that would grant them a powerful military deterrent In favor of one that won't be able to arrive in time to save the kingdom before insiders have killed the royal family and the kingdom is vassalized.





The advisor is almost always the bad guy, so I'm making a prediction.

 

[TenThousandWaspsInACoat]

Not in general, no; the total advisor Norris has an outsized amount of influence over the royal family. They listen to him when he makes suggestions not necessarily because they're good ideas, but because Norris suggested them, so that automatically makes them good ideas.

I'm 99% certain that Norris is a seditioner, if not an outright traitor, who is trying deliberately to lead the king away from the marriage that would grant them a powerful military deterrent In favor of one that won't be able to arrive in time to save the kingdom before insiders have killed the royal family and the kingdom is vassalized.





The advisor is almost always the bad guy, so I'm making a prediction.

Norris stated his plan prior, dude is racist as fuck. And his idea is to marry the Princess to a royal of the Empire. Then via her take over the Empire and turn the Empire into their puppet to be used as they see fit. Dude's delusional.

 

[Bibliothecarius]

Thanks for the chapter!!!

 

[Brobobo]

That's only for one of the factions, realizing that an alliance with the Empire isn't enough, and that they need something for more concrete and that can immediately be called upon without needing Imperial approval.
And even if a marriage with the Royal Family of the Empire were to happen, like the opposing faction is pushing for, it would still take time to mobilize the Imperial military to support the Dark Elves.

So from the perspective of the factions, it's either "get support that's middling in military strength but can be there immediately" versus "get support that's overwhelming in military strength but will take time to arrive".
So depending on the faction, they don't NEED an alliance with a marquisate when they could angle for a member of the Imperial Family, and already have an alliance with the Empire VS they NEED an alliance with the marquisate so that they have the added deterrence of military reinforcements that can arrive quickly and without strings attached.

Because, as Ridd pointed out, what THEY think and see, in regards to the alliance with the Magnolia Empire, is secondary to what Balst (the enemy nation that they're trying to deter) thinks when they see the alliances that the Dark Elves have made.

Yeah except, there is no potential marriage with the royal family, there were no eligible partners, they are vying for something impossible.

 

[Salfaro]

she will be really happy once she remembers that he was the one who saved her in the city. It is kind of weird that she didn't realise immediately.

I'm not convinced she hasn't, tbh. We haven't seen her internal thoughts at all yet this scene, and she could just be refraining from saying anything since it's an official situation (and going "oh hey we've met before, right?!" might cause complications if everyone else didn't know about it). But as soon as she sees Ridd, she starts staring at him with her mouth open. Could just be her being fascinated by the random kid who showed up, but I think it's pretty likely she does recognize him.

 

[NoctyrneSAGA]

Based on her expressions and behavior, it doesn't look like princess Fara herself has anything against this union. She might even be pleased by Ridd's looks and intelligent answer. But then again, she's not a reincarnator, she's just a child, so I reckon she's not exactly imagining the future of their marriage in her mind, rather just whether he's scary or someone she could get along with.

She studies for double digit hours a day learning both Magnolia and Renalute royal curriculums. She didn't have time for a childhood, she is already well aware what this marriage means and why it's happening. Despite being a child, she is already fully capable of political maneuvering thanks to her extremely rigorous and strict education. She's also an actual child genius. Reid has reincarnation cheats. She matches him blow for blow without any of that.

Isn't it also because she's been wanting to meet him again after he saved her that one time in his country?
We didn't get to see into her POV this time, so we don't know if she recognized him or not, but it's also true that Ridd didn't seem to recognize her either.

she will be really happy once she remembers that he was the one who saved her in the city. It is kind of weird that she didn't realise immediately.

I'm not convinced she hasn't, tbh. We haven't seen her internal thoughts at all yet this scene, and she could just be refraining from saying anything since it's an official situation (and going "oh hey we've met before, right?!" might cause complications if everyone else didn't know about it). But as soon as she sees Ridd, she starts staring at him with her mouth open. Could just be her being fascinated by the random kid who showed up, but I think it's pretty likely she does recognize him.

Indeed we don't see things from her POV here because the adaptation is focusing on Reid. However, she does recognize him and is extremely happy. That is why her ears wiggle. The reason she doesn't show an obvious reaction is because this is the first formal meeting between the two and is trying to maintain decorum. She went to the Baldia territory incognito, she's not supposed to reveal that she's the girl from back then.

That's only for one of the factions, realizing that an alliance with the Empire isn't enough, and that they need something for more concrete and that can immediately be called upon without needing Imperial approval.
And even if a marriage with the Royal Family of the Empire were to happen, like the opposing faction is pushing for, it would still take time to mobilize the Imperial military to support the Dark Elves.

So from the perspective of the factions, it's either "get support that's middling in military strength but can be there immediately" versus "get support that's overwhelming in military strength but will take time to arrive".
So depending on the faction, they don't NEED an alliance with a marquisate when they could angle for a member of the Imperial Family, and already have an alliance with the Empire VS they NEED an alliance with the marquisate so that they have the added deterrence of military reinforcements that can arrive quickly and without strings attached.

Because, as Ridd pointed out, what THEY think and see, in regards to the alliance with the Magnolia Empire, is secondary to what Balst (the enemy nation that they're trying to deter) thinks when they see the alliances that the Dark Elves have made.

They don't need the entirety of the Magnolia's military might though. Reiner holds the title of "The Empire's Sword" and is the Emperor's right hand man (and best friend IIRC). For most problems, sending Baldia would be sufficient.

 

[HORRIOR]

We are SO far removed from the original plot of the Otome Game that I forgot this fantasy world was even based on a game!

Like the so called villainess hasn't even appeared yet, and he is already a magnate and getting married to a princess! Right after mopping the floor with whoever they put up against him.

 

[Psychronia]

Lowkey one of the benefits of this marriage is that it would piss off that asshole minister. Bro, once again you are beefing with a child.

Man. After many chapters working up to their reunion, they barely shared 3 words with each other. I assume that adorable ear wiggle means she recognizes him though.

 

[Ideon]

We are SO far removed from the original plot of the Otome Game that I forgot this fantasy world was even based on a game!

Like the so called villainess hasn't even appeared yet, and he is already a magnate and getting married to a princess! Right after mopping the floor with whoever they put up against him.

Does the original story make it as far as the otome game shenanigans? Seems like a long way off if they don't timeskip soon-ish.

 

[Kireato]

Yeah but... its the dark elves that NEED the alliance, for mc its got some nice luxuries sure, but they dont need it at all...

So for the king to be so okay with these types of shenanigans just feels quite silly. Mc already dealt with their first "test", letting them randomly add a duel on top...
Part of me just wants his dad to snap atp

The dark elves are already vassals, so they already have the alliance. Of course, just because there is an alliance doesn't mean that their ally will always come to their aid. They have prepared a princess from their royal family for political marriage because they want to have deeper ties to the inner politics of Magnolia. It's not something that they need, it's something that they want as insurance and to improve their status in the alliance.

If you look back to chapter 11, page 25-26, you can see what the king actually thinks.

The main thing here is that the nobles that make his court need to be convinced that this political marriage with the neighbouring marquis is a good idea, and a public showing of his skills is the easiest way. The marquis is known as the sword of Magnolia, and his son has claimed that a political marriage with him with ensure that their military power will always be available to protect the dark elves, so checking his martial prowess is natural.

Also, the king may know that he is capable; he should have his information network and there's even a dark elf who was directly informing the marquis and his son in advance so he may be doing this with the belief that this will successfully shut the nobles on his side down.

 

[koga88]

Considering her ears wriggling like that, I wonder if she already remembers exactly who that boy is but is keeping quiet due to the setting. She was scolded by her attendant just for showing that much emotion as is.

 

[Justking14]

exactly my thought too, with the added bonus bringing home a cute dark elf waifu. (progressing exactly like the pragmatist dark elf king wanted, the king basically sacrificing his own daughter for a political marriage in exchange for an alliance, even though the marriage were only with a marquis family, but the marquis family in question were strong enough in both military and political standpoint, hence practical and realistic enough for him, the king)

Huh…here’s a thought I just had. Mc seemed extremely certain about what would happen if the dark elves were invaded. I figure that was just him being a super Chad isekai mc but now I’m wondering if it’s actually based on what happened in the game

 

[genogar]

The releases have been suuuper delayed (and we’re also behind a couple chapters) so I can understand most people here forgot.

But Fara literally named Ridd as the boy she wants to meet, her servant dug up info on the boy that saved her and she got a name. It’s not a “does she remember???” situation, she literally knows the FULL NAME and FACE of the boy she wants to meet again (and it was literally last chapter), the only thing she didn’t know was who exactly is her marriage candidate and it just so happened to be him.

 

[NoctyrneSAGA]

Huh…here’s a thought I just had. Mc seemed extremely certain about what would happen if the dark elves were invaded. I figure that was just him being a super Chad isekai mc but now I’m wondering if it’s actually based on what happened in the game

Nah, that's just him being well read on the politics. Farah does not appear in the game at all (implied basement ending for her when she was ultimately married to one of the current main antagonist's pawns) and the timeline of the game is way in the future with the stereotypical academy setting.

Keep in mind he skipped most of the game story in favor of the territory management and character growing gameplay. He doesn't remember much of the first half of the story and doesn't know anything about the second half because of how much he skipped.

 

[Superpeanut]

Nah, that's just him being well read on the politics. Farah does not appear in the game at all (implied basement ending for her when she was ultimately married to one of the current main antagonist's pawns) and the timeline of the game is way in the future with the stereotypical academy setting.

Keep in mind he skipped most of the game story in favor of the territory management and character growing gameplay. He doesn't remember much of the first half of the story and doesn't know anything about the second half because of how much he skipped.

Big mood tbh