Princess Principal: Crown Handler - Chapter 3

As the Kingdom of Albion mourns the assassinated Prince Edward, the former heir to the throne, its nobility plunges into a bitter debate over the royal succession. Attention turns to whether Princess Mary, now second in line, or Prince Richard, the Duke of Arkham and third in line, will claim the crown, and how the powerful Duke of Normandy will position himself. The Duke of Arkham directly confronts Princess, demanding to know if she will align with him or his rival. Though she dreams of a world where all people are equal, her convictions are deeply shaken by the revelation that the Duke is the mastermind behind Edward's murder. Meanwhile, Commonwealth Control dispatches Ange and Dorothy on a covert mission to infiltrate the royal household as maidservants to Princess Mary and assess the volatile state of the monarchy. Mary herself is buckling under the immense pressure of becoming the new first-in-line successor. As political chaos engulfs the kingdom, the Duke of Arkham's sinister plot finally begins to unfold, and the encroaching darkness threatening Albion moves to swallow Team White Pigeon whole.