Thanks to the spread of rumors, the first and third princes were also sweet. Prince Il came to me first.
Prince Il tried to placate me with a chauvinistic attitude at best and a simple attitude at worst, but he did not get a good answer.
From the side of the three princes, the Marquis of Illivad from the neighboring territory, who I know well, came to visit. He also asked to support the three princes, but he politely refused.
And this time, I tried to manipulate the information on my side. There are many talented people in Count Akasha’s family. There are talents recruited by Wither, and there are talents I identified and brought through the mercenaries.
Right now, more than half of those outstanding officials from the Akasha Territory had gathered in the imperial capital. After Prince Il left, rumors spread that I agreed with Prince Il, and after Marquis Illivad left, rumors spread that I joined the aristocratic faction. The false rumors spread by this prince were buried.
And everyone was wary of me, but I couldn’t stay away. That was exactly what I wanted. He needed time to work behind the scenes to complete the operation, and time for William to finish his education and be reborn.
And another rumor spread that I didn’t want. As he met many young ladies while visiting various aristocratic families, rumors of him having an affair with some young ladies naturally spread, and after that, rumors that he was a womanizer of rare times spread.
I heard that there were rumors like that in Wither’s previous life, and it was the same this time. Of course, there were no young ladies he met seriously.
Among the young ladies, there were a few who actively courted me. The most notable among them was the daughter of the Duke of Agass. The Duke of Agass used to be the place where the Duke of Cantana Agas served as the commander-in-chief of the war and where Elizabeth got married. At that time, it was a high-ranking family, but now it has grown into a family that becomes the leader of the imperial faction.
For now, the eldest daughter of the Duke of Agass came to my mansion on her own without any special business. Actually it wasn’t bad. She was a woman who was not lacking enough to be my opponent in terms of status, and her brain wasn’t bad either. Her appearance resembles Elizabeth.
And if I bond with this young lady, I will be able to absorb the power of the emperor faction very easily. Of course, I had no intention of getting married for such political reasons.
One day, he was drinking tea in the garden with the daughter of the Duke of Agass, who had visited for no particular reason.
“Hilda, why do you want me?”
The name of the daughter of the Duke of Agass was Hilda.
“You look good.”
Hilda replied playfully. For a very simple reason. But that won’t be all. This woman is not that stupid.
“Is there any other reason?”
“Can’t there be?”
No, no matter who I meet in the future, there will be no such relationship that is made purely out of love. At least that’s what I think. So maybe that’s why you don’t want to get married.
“Of course not. What will you do if I become an enemy of the Duke of Agus after we are connected?”
“After the relationship, am I already a member of Count Akasha?”
It was an answer that came out right away, as if it had been prepared. I smiled bitterly. What made this woman so desperate? Even if the duke ordered it, it would be difficult to do this. There was nothing unknown about the lives of noble ladies. Even so, if it was the daughter of the Duke of Agus, there would be many good marriage partners even if it wasn’t me. When I thought about it that way, it didn’t have to be me.
“Hilda, what if someone better than me appears?”
“Is there a better opponent? I don’t think it’s at least not in this country?”
It doesn’t exist right now, but it will happen soon.
“What if?”
“Of course I have to stick with it.”
It’s blatantly honest. ok i like it She is an ambitious woman.
“That sounds great.”
Hilda and I looked at each other and smiled. It was a laugh with a different meaning, but it felt like a secret agreement was made.
While I was working on the bottom and drawing attention and time, the time of one year flew by.
It’s not perfect, but William is ready. William has been educated by many teachers over the years. Most teachers thought very highly of William.
William was a mercenary, so he liked Howard’s swordsmanship lessons the most despite the extremely arduous training, but Howard didn’t like William more than he thought. It was because William was said to be quite talented, but he could not be compared to Argin.
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And the argin also returned. Argin’s first words after almost a year after entering the Great Labyrinth were “I want to go home.” so i brought it right away.
Whatever happened inside the Great Labyrinth, Argin finally crossed the wall. When I asked if he had met Drakan, he said he hadn’t seen the end of the Great Labyrinth.
Howard wanted to fight Argin right away. I didn’t know what would happen if the two grand masters met in the middle of the ecliptic, so I moved them to a place where no one was in the new continent.
Not as much as when Ctula and Nyala were fighting, but a considerable area was devastated. It was the first time I had ever seen two grandmasters who had reached their limits as human beings fight, so I learned quite a bit.
Since Howard was only in human form, he did not use half of his strength, but in the end, Howard gained the upper hand and took the victory. There was still a big difference in the skill and experience of using force.
And finally, there was a small incident just before the public announcement of William through a face-to-face meeting with the emperor. The cause was Setas, the prodigy he had been watching.
Setas was an incredibly gifted soul child. When he was born, he was already talented enough to come out once in hundreds of years, but now he has surpassed that.
Over the past year, Setas’ talent has grown little by little. It was a subtle change, so I didn’t notice it at first, but later I definitely noticed it. And growth stopped. To be precise, at the end, it suddenly grew tremendously and then stopped. Setas of completed talent was like seeing the Enjour that Junon had seen once in the past when he directly descended on the body. I’m guessing maybe Setas has something to do with the gods.
So I was more reluctant to go directly. I already live with a fearsome cat. Bastet went to the New Continent and lived with Lily after I moved to the ecliptic. Anyway, I had no desire to add another terrifying member of the family.
But that Setas did something today. While having a meal with his vassals, a wave-like energy shot from Setas passed through his body. The wave was huge enough to cover more than half of the Aether Empire. And right after the wave ended, I saw Setas, still in his cradle, smile with one corner of his mouth raised.
“Did you feel it?”
Howard, who was sitting across from me and eating, asked me. Howard seemed to feel it too. And Argin, who was next to him, nodded. But it was until Argin. It seemed that Jake and Joseph did not feel it. At least, it was the kind of energy that a grand master should feel.
“Okay, you don’t have to worry about it right now.”
At first, he answered like that. There is no need to react unless Thetas does something more.
“okay? It’s kind of like that.”
“Do you know anything?”
Howard then fired a pulse at me similar to the one Setas had fired.
“This is a technique used by someone I met in the Great Forest a long time ago.”
There was no need to ask how he acquired it. would have eaten
“What effect does it have?”
“It’s nothing. Is it just a measure of the opponent’s strength? It’s not a very useful skill.”
“How far can you use that?”
“I’ve never done it right, but 100 meters?”
But what if you could send that skill to half of the Aether Empire? What is the power of Setas now?
There was a small incident in Setas, but the day finally came when the Emperor officially announced William to everyone. Security was perfect. No one yet knows that William is the fourth prince. To be exact, a few people noticed, but not now. didn’t kill The memory erasing technique was more useful than I thought.
The emperor suddenly summoned all ministers and nobles to the imperial palace. Most of the nobility thought this was a place to announce the next imperial power. Well, that’s not a completely wrong idea. The next emperor will be William.
In the grand palace where thousands of people gathered, the emperor called William and put him next to him and announced that he was his fourth child. Of course, that alone was a big deal, but what made it even bigger was that I officially announced that I was William’s guardian on the spot. The emperor was really upset.
It’s no big deal that William is simply known as the Four Princes. It’s just because he’s just an illegitimate child with a thin line of succession. But being behind me is a different story. I am the one who took over all the social circles of the ecliptic over the past year. There were many people who did not know about military power, but the verification of financial power was confirmed with only the money that was sown for a year. It also absorbed parts of the imperial faction and the aristocratic faction, including the existing neutral faction. It is no longer pushed by force.
Numerous nobles have requested an interview. William did not stay in the imperial palace, but was still at my mansion. It was perfect to die while staying in the imperial palace. Of course I wouldn’t let it be like that, but there was no need to make a fuss. William and I met all the visiting nobles.
There were a lot of useless people to meet, but now it was better for William to make at least one more person on his side. And the time has come to carry out the strategy that has been working behind the scenes.
For the other princes, it was like Meteor suddenly falling from the sky. Of course, it was a fact that everyone had expected that I had an ulterior motive, but no one knew that it would be related to the new prince.
News came from the prince’s office that several people had been beaten and taken away. And it was true. Several people were dismissed from the intelligence unit led by the second prince. The third prince increased his drinking.
My subordinates secretly recruited the crown prince and all the talented people who were kicked out by the prince. They are not originally incompetent people, but they have a deep grudge against the master who abandoned them.
William’s influence was quickly spreading throughout the ecliptic. Although he hadn’t held a proper position like his older brothers, the nobles knew what the abilities of the existing princes were, unless they were fools. But that was the only choice left.
With a strong supporter attached to it, there was nothing to shy away from. Moreover, it is difficult to see that the nobles who are currently on the side of the crown prince or the three princes are completely on the same boat.
I dug into it. In particular, the aristocrats had doubts about the abilities of the three princes. However, a better alternative has emerged. Of course, there were aristocrats who pushed the foolish three princes and then thought of manipulating them to their liking, but the core nobles of the aristocratic faction wanted to increase the power of the aristocratic faction for the development of the empire, never playing puppets.
As a representative of the aristocratic faction, several great aristocrats, including the Marquis of Illivad, proposed a secret meeting, and William showed off his capabilities to the fullest on the spot. The core of the aristocracy was very happy with that.
Crucially, there was also a small demonstration of force. For entertainment, Argin and Howard showed a very simple sparring. The complexions of the nobles all turned white.
The best forces of the Akasha estate known to the outside world were Jake and Joseph. Argin was also known a little, but because he was young, not many people believed him.
However, he appeared not just as a master, but as a grand master. There was another grand master whose name was not known.
“Ear, who the hell are you?”
One of the curious nobles asked Howard, and Howard did not bother to lie.
“It’s Howard Callistar.”
“What crazy!”
The nobleman cursed without realizing it, then covered his mouth with both hands and withdrew. Howard’s reputation is higher than expected. His achievements as a human have already come down to the legend of the continent.
“Did you even have to do this?”
The Marquis of Illivad approached cautiously and asked me in a small voice.
“Wouldn’t it be better to be sure? That way, fewer people will die.”
“The next emperor has already been decided.”
The Marquis of Illivad nodded. The thought of what to do through a civil war must have already disappeared from the heads of the aristocratic aristocrats. Even if I raise a large-scale army there, I still have the wrath of the guardian spirit. The one who knew that better than anyone else was the Marquis of Illivad.
“However, please keep what you saw today a secret for the time being. It’s not quite over yet.”
“Is it possible?”
In fact, William’s faction, which absorbed the aristocrats and was reborn as the largest force at once, was now only at the final stage.
Suddenly, the departure of the imperial faction began. The prince and numerous ministers and officials from the prince’s camp broke away and joined William. No matter what anyone says, the core talents leading the imperial faction are the children of the Guardian Spirit.
The guardian spirit visited the children of the guardian spirit. Most of the children who have now become great adults have not forgotten the existence of the guardian spirit that saved them. Most of the children of the Guardian Spirit, except for a very few, left the original camp and began to support William.
An embankment, once started to collapse, will collapse out of control. In the camp of the two princes, where key talents had left, things were not working properly.
There was a decisive blow. The news of the engagement between Hilda of the Duke of Agass and William hit the ecliptic.