Reincarnated with the Country System-Chapter 212: Throne Reclaimed

Lata, Capital of Latvia — Occupied Territory

Few days after the fall

Snow drifted down like divine judgment, burying the sins of the past in a blanket of cold silence.

The royal palace of Latvia stood proud atop its hill—a baroque monument of faded glory, now flying the green and gold of House Eriksen once again. After years in exile and disgrace, the prodigal son had returned.

Prince Eric, or rather King Eric I, leaned against the veranda's frost-coated railing, a smug grin tugging at his lips as he watched the city square below. Caspian's bronze statue was being prepared for demolition—ropes strung around its neck, scaffold crews hacking at the pedestal like it was a heretic's altar.

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He exhaled slowly, his breath curling like smoke.

"Heh..." Eric chuckled to himself. "Everything went perfectly. Just like I planned."

"Your Majesty, your cloak."

Edith appeared behind him—soft-footed, wrapped in a thick black coat, eyes downcast as always. She draped a sable cloak over his shoulders.

"You'll catch a chill standing here in your nightshirt," she murmured, brushing a snowflake from his collar.

Eric turned to her, amused. "What, worried your king might freeze to death right after winning his throne?"

"Don't joke like that..." she whispered, her eyes flicking up. "You know I'd freeze too. I... belong to you."

There it was. That look she always gave him. Like she was trying not to drown in his gaze.

He placed a hand on her cheek, cupping her face gently. "That you do. I wouldn't be here without you, Edith. My loyal little shadow."

Her cheeks burned, and she looked away quickly. "Y-you're embarrassing me..."

Just then, the doors creaked open again. Hannah stepped onto the veranda, her breath catching in the cold air.

"You're up early," she said, rubbing her eyes.

Eric smirked. "Can't sleep. Not when I've got a throne to rebuild, a kingdom to reform, and two beautiful women at my side."

Hannah blushed. "Y-you shouldn't say things like that so casually..."

"What? It's true." He turned to Edith. "She's shy, isn't she?"

Edith pouted faintly. "She's not the only one, you know..."

Eric laughed, a deep, satisfied rumble. "Gods, I love this dynamic. The cold one, the quiet one... what's next? A wild one? A tsundere war goddess?"

"You read too many light novels from Aurelia," Hannah muttered.

He leaned on the railing again, watching as Caspian's statue finally groaned and tilted. The ropes pulled taut. The base cracked.

With a thunderous crash, it toppled forward—the head shearing off and rolling across the courtyard like a decapitated tyrant.

Applause rose from the soldiers. Civilians watched in stunned silence.

Eric raised his arm high.

"This is the end of the old era. Caspian is no more!" he bellowed. "Today, Latvia begins anew!"

Behind him, Edith bowed her head. Hannah's hands tightened into fists.

He turned, his cloak billowing behind him.

"Let's burn everything that belonged to him. His books, his clothes, even his fucking bed. I want every trace of that sick little wretch erased."

"Y-Your Majesty..." Hannah hesitated. "He was your brother."

Eric's gaze turned cold.

"No. Caspian died the day he gave his soul to cowardice and sorcery. That thing was not my brother."

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The royal room had been redecorated—Eric was sitting shirtless, leaning on the stool, a wine glass in one hand.

Hannah sat by the window, studying a mana crystal. Edith knelt beside the bed, polishing his boots, her hair tied back with a ribbon he had gifted her years ago.

"I've been thinking," Eric said aloud, swirling the goblet. "About the future."

"You mean the infrastructure plans?" Hannah asked.

"I mean our future." He grinned. "This whole setup? It's just the prologue. We're going to take this broken kingdom and turn it into the shining heart of Ostra. With Bernard tech, our land, and my brilliance? We'll outshine even most of the superpowers."

Edith paused. "Isn't that dangerous...? Getting too close to the Empire might—"

"It's not about getting close," he cut in. "It's about using them. I'm not their puppet—I'm their partner. They need someone who knows this land, someone the people trust. I give them loyalty, they give me power. Simple."

"And what about us?" Hannah asked, looking back over her shoulder.

Eric stood, walking over to her, placing a hand on her shoulder.

"You and Edith are with me. Not just as allies..."

He knelt beside her, his hand trailing lightly along her thigh.

"...But as something more."

Hannah gasped softly. "Y-you're saying that now?"

Edith blushed bright red from across the room. "I-I thought I was just your maid..."

"You are. But you're also mine." His voice dropped, a whisper laced with heat. "My flame. My snow. My comfort in the dark."

Both girls looked away, flustered, their hearts pounding.

Typical harem scene. Classic Eric.

He loved every second of it.

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Helicopter is flying overhead.

Below, the forest—once a rich testament to nature's resilience—was now in ruins, its trees reduced to smoldering stumps. Many parts of the forest had been set on fire by the Titan's railgun.

Alberto stared out the open door of the helicopter, his gaze on the devastation below.

He felt nothing. There was no remorse.

Circe leaned beside him.

"So that's what it looks like when a god crawls across the earth, huh?"

Alberto didn't answer. He didn't have to.

The inferno below was the answer.

[SYSTEM INTERFACE – MILITARY ASSETS DEPLOYED]

> UNIT: TITAN SIEGE ENGINE — "BLACK GOLIATH Mk. I"

STATUS: ACTIVE – AUTO/MANUAL HYBRID

PILOT: GENERAL PETROV (Command Override Enabled)

CORE LINK: AI SYNCED (Divine Cognition Suite – Partial Integration)

PRIMARY WEAPON: LRX-99 Superconductive Railgun (Barrier-Class A Piercing)

SECONDARY SYSTEMS: Twin Plasma Mortars / Enchanted Shock-Treads

POWER SOURCE: Divine-Core Fusion Reactor

CONTROL METHOD: Dual Override (Cerebral Sync + AI Cognition Loop)

It towered at twenty meters, a behemoth of obsidian armor and humming divinity. The Black Goliath moved with the weight of inevitability, its enchanted treads searing molten paths into the earth. Unlike ordinary machines, it didn't simply function—it judged.

Its massive torso housed the LRX-99 Railgun, a brutal anti-fortification weapon. The barrel, long and cold, was lined with hexed magnets the size of ship anchors, pulsing with blue mana arcs. When it fired, the world fucking shook.

A single shot could skewer an armored keep like a spit through roasted meat.

Inside the Titan's armored skull, JANUS, the onboard AI. It wasn't just smart—it was vindictive. Programmed not just to win, but to humiliate.

[JANUS AI LOG – EXCERPT]

> [TERRAIN DENSITY: 71% – OBSTRUCTIVE]

[TARGET LOCKED: TEMPLE RUINS – LATTICE WEAVE CONFIRMED]

[BARRIER CLASS: A]

[THREAT LEVEL: MINIMAL —

RECOMMENDATION: OVERWHELMING FORCE]

[RAILGUN CHARGE: 100%]

["GLORY TO THE EMPEROR."]

BOOM.

The railgun fired. Light split the jungle. The air screamed.

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[SYSTEM INTERFACE – WAR MACHINE OVERVIEW]

> MACHINE CLASS: TITAN SIEGE ENGINE

DESIGNATION: BLACK GOLIATH Mk. I

HEIGHT: 20.3 Meters

OPERATION CREW:

– Neural Sync Operator (MANDATORY)

– AI Core: JANUS (Divine Cognition Partial Sync)

PRIMARY ARMAMENT:

– LRX-99 Superconductive Railgun (1,200 m/s projectile speed, Class-A Barrier Penetration)

SECONDARY SYSTEMS:

– Twin Plasma Mortars

– Enchanted Shock-Treads (Anti-Infantry / Terrain Domination)

ARMOR: Reinforced Composite Alloy with Divine Sigil Coating

POWER SOURCE: Divine-Core Fusion Reactor

SYNCHRONIZATION RATE: 94%

AI LOGIC OVERRIDE: ENABLED

....

Alberto saw the destruction.

"Take us to Lata," he said coldly. "I need to finish the remaining work there."

The helicopter banked east.

Behind them, the jungle bled fire.