William’s betrothal to the daughter of an imperial magnate was almost a confirmation. Of course, there were still many steps left, but it was true that the balance had tilted considerably in the eyes of the public. The number of deserters on the side of the princes began to increase.
When the situation worsened, the princes went to the emperor and tried to appeal, but the emperor did not listen to their stories.
On the contrary, many aristocrats raised the issue of the crown prince’s abdication. The crown prince and some of his supporters protested with foam at the mouth, but in the end, the existing crown prince’s abdication was decided by an overwhelming difference at a meeting presided over by the emperor. All of them were the result of my work below.
Still, a new crown prince had not yet been elected. The existing crown prince had just become the first prince, but he still retained the important position of the military authority he held.
And the final task was about to be completed. Driven into a corner, Prince Il and Prince Lee tried to use their last chance. However, the problem was that their ability was poor, and on the contrary, this side’s ability was too good.
Using some of Prince Il’s loyal knights and this prince’s intelligence, he used his last chance to rebel. exactly what I was trying to do.
They believed that it was something they did with their own will, but they had eyes watching everything from the beginning, and even the rebellion plan was the result of an operation that had their own influence.
Deep in the night, a group led by Prince Il began to move. With this prince’s plan, the road to the emperor was open without any obstacles. I believed so.
However, the plan to attack the emperor and William at the same time by moving troops to both sides was withdrawn. There were only two known masters residing in the Akasha family’s mansion, so they didn’t have the confidence to overcome it.
And finally, when the emperor’s bedroom door was violently thrown open, Prince Il realized that everything was wrong.
“welcome. older brother”
William bowed his head and greeted Prince Il. The emperor was not alone. William, I and Argin were together.
“Who is your brother! Well done. I’ll take care of the dirty bastard and the guy who’s intrigued with evil spirits all at once.”
Confidence alone was still the best Prince Il. It was probably because I was making sure that neither Jake nor Joseph were with me.
“Uh, Argin, you just got ignored.”
“I am used to it. lord”
Argin is a fearsome monster with the 3rd most powerful weapon among humans.
“Kill all the offended bastards!”
I didn’t even pay attention to myself, and Prince Il tried to rush along with the knights in a calm and weak attitude. However, before I knew it, the 10-meter-long aura that Argin had pulled out had reached the bottom of Prince Il’s chin. None of the princes and knights could move a single finger. For a moment, the tremendous life force that Argin spewed out was strangling his entire body.
Whether it was a skill originally used by Howard or some kind of talent, Argin was imitating it. Prince Il’s eyes shook mercilessly as if he couldn’t believe the current situation.
Unbeknownst to the princes, the waiting knights rushed in and seized the immobilized prince and knights and dragged them away.
“Is it over?”
Behind him, the emperor muttered in a weak voice. For the emperor, who has strong affection for his children, this must be a very heartbreaking moment.
“It’s done.”
At the same time, Prince Lee’s side was also completed by Howard and Jake.
“Then I’ll leave it to you.”
Prince Il and Prince Lee’s plan had already been communicated to the emperor a long time ago, and discussions on the subsequent treatment had already been completed.
This incident is unknown to the outside world. It was because if he was accused of high treason, he had no choice but to kill the princes. Instead, the two princes received a small estate and left without a rumor to the northwest, the most borderline of the Aether Empire.
Instead of killing the two princes, he made a deal with the emperor. To be exact, it’s what William receives, and I rather promise to receive nothing.
Being promoted as a marquis or duke is a requirement here. Isn’t it the same as telling them to go to the center and work?
Soon after, William was formally appointed crown prince. And one more thing, although I didn’t work on it, the daughter of the Marquis of Illivad was also engaged to William. I knew that the Marquis of Illivad was putting in a lot of effort, but I didn’t bother to stop it, but the daughter of the Marquis of Illivad was unexpectedly very active and caused an accident.
In this way, William, at least for the time being, was placed in a position where he could receive the absolute support of all nobles. Of course, because of a great sin, Hilda, who is the main wife, was caught before marriage, but it was the result of her own choice.
One funny thing is that Hilda didn’t even care that William had an affair with the Marquis of Illivad. It was just an excuse to seize William. Rather, they seemed to have a common ground with Lady Illivad, and they were close to each other like real sisters.
There was another interesting thing. When the power of the aristocratic faction that supported him fell away, the three princes shut themselves up in the palace and lived like destitute people. When the two who were the source of his inferiority complex disappeared, he became a new person. Then, abandoning his pride, he went to William and asked him to accept him.
Of course, his ability was not great, so he couldn’t entrust him with a heavy responsibility, but he was able to show a good appearance, including building a cause externally, helping him under William.
“Shall we go back now?”
William, too, entered the palace with confidence and started working as the crown prince. Prince Il and Prince Lee almost inherited their duties, so they were having a very busy schedule.
The Akasha Mansion of the Imperial Capital is now free. The nobles, who used to visit dozens of people every day, are now rare. There was nothing much for me to do in the ecliptic now.
Now, if you leave it alone, you will become an emperor, and there will be many talented people around you, and two artisans from opposite factions will balance each other and offer their opinions. Neutralists did not lose money by doing nothing, as they originally wanted.
If anything, I was thinking of acting as a secret agent until William settled down, but things went well in many ways, so I didn’t have to do that.
In any case, the least bloody battle for imperial power in the history of the Aether Empire was over. That alone made sense.
“Are you going back now?”
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“Anyway, the house is nice”
Everyone was welcoming the return to the Akasha estate. So I talked about going back to the emperor and William. There will be no immediate succession to the throne. No matter how many years you have to learn under the emperor. I don’t know if I’ll be able to go out again at that time, but not now.
The Marquis of Illivad and the Duke of Agus also met together. They seemed very surprised to hear that I was going back to the manor.
“Are you sure you would?”
“Yes, I didn’t think much about central politics from the beginning.”
“hahahaha! Count Akasha is a true loyalist of the Aether Empire.”
They won’t be able to understand me. Maybe I’ll understand if I live another 100 years or so.
“But if the Aether Empire doesn’t go the right way, it will always come back.”
“That’s the bio we want too.”
“Please do so.”
Why are you taking my threats this way? There are more patriots in the Ether Empire than I thought.
The talents of the Akasha Territory, which more than half of them had crossed over, began to return to the Akasha Territory little by little. Among them, there was a person who worked under the princes during this incident and converted to Count Akasha.
On the contrary, there were people who remained in the imperial capital because they wanted to advance to the center after being the officials of Akasha’s territory. I sent them all away. Rather, he gave me a solid severance pay, thinking of the hard work he had been working for, and helped me to mediate by talking to William separately.
Originally, when everyone left for the manor except for the staff to manage the imperial mansion, we, who were the last ones left, returned to the manor.
It wasn’t that I hadn’t stopped by the manor at all. I would come back from time to time and do the least I had to do as a lord. Well, because of the excellent officials and wither, it’s actually only a level where there is little work, but compared to the lords who don’t even do this, it can be said to be a very exemplary lord.
Over the past year, Wither has become the father of a child. In a way, among the main personnel of the Akasha Territory, Wither must have spent the most productive year.
There was a son, and his name was Marco. The name was given to me at the request of Wither. On the day Marco was born, he gave Wither a mountain of baby items he had obtained from the ecliptic. And handed over two pills of the elf’s medicine that had been dormant in subspace for quite some time.
It will be quite effective for mother and child. I ate a few pills when I was young, and it worked well at the time, but after a while, I didn’t see much effect. Maybe it’s because of the fundamental difference between humans and elves, but I don’t know because I haven’t done detailed research.
Marco was born with better qualities than his father, Wither. If you grow up properly, you will be able to make a name for yourself.
Bastet was sleeping by the window as if nothing had happened.
“Long time no see. Didn’t everything go well?”
Of course, I was always watching the situation in the new continent, but I talked to them as if to say hello. Instead of answering, Bastet’s tail moved gently.
These dwarves seemed to have no intention of making airships anymore. Lily’s mansion, built by the dwarves for a year, has already surpassed the scale of my mansion in the Akasha estate. And still the work is not finished. It was quite a job to deliver the materials to make it.
It wasn’t that I didn’t want to say something, but considering that it was Jangsaengjong’s unique relaxed attitude, it wasn’t something I couldn’t understand.
Within a few days, everything was back to the way it was before leaving for the ecliptic. Eltis’s tavern had been completed a long time ago and was already fully occupied.
There were quite a few regulars, and the interesting thing is that the regulars during the day and night are different. As was the case last time, it is now run by his daughter, Violetta, by day and Eltis by night.
I also went to Eltis’ tavern several times at night. The liquor that Eltis distilled in a way unique to the vampires had a special flavor.
Howard, too, had become a regular at night. They didn’t say a word, but it seemed like they recognized each other from the first time they saw each other. Argin became a regular during the day instead of visiting at night. I’m looking forward to seeing the real blood vampire artisan beat the grandmaster son-in-law sooner or later.
The peaceful days that seemed to last forever continued for a while. However, within 6 months, the emperor contacted me. Of course, I already knew about this, but the emperor announced his retirement, perhaps because he was deeply hurt by the previous incidents with the princes.
I ran straight to the ecliptic. After retiring, the emperor said that he would go to the territory where the two princes were exiled and manage them to prevent them from doing anything else. It also meant to give more power to William.
The sudden announcement of the emperor’s retirement caused a stir among nobles and ministers, and the emperor’s retirement ceremony and the coronation ceremony of the new emperor were urgently scheduled.
Originally, it would take more than a year to prepare, but the emperor’s will to retire was so strong that after only two months of preparation, the emperor’s retirement ceremony and William’s coronation ceremony were held.
Of course, I didn’t have much to do, but I sent money and people to support it. And on the day of William’s coronation, William finally put the crown on his head amid cheers and blessings from countless people. I was honored to stand closest to the new Emperor.
But then there was an uproar in the New World. After Antariel had finished decorating the cave for a long time, he thought to take a look at the dwarves he had heard about before, so he moved his bat wings and flew to the place where the dwarves were. It wasn’t difficult to find where the dwarves were. Finding a huge mansion in a place full of sand and stones without a single blade of grass was something that could be done from a great distance.
However, the first thing he encountered there was not a dwarf, but Lily. Lily, who was hanging out the dwarves’ laundry, met her eyes with a purple monster with horns and bat wings.
“No, look. I am”
Antariel himself knew that his appearance was bizarre, so before he could explain anything, Antariel’s eyes met Lily’s, and he lost consciousness and began approaching Lily without realizing it.
And Lily screamed as the grotesque monster approached.
“Kyaaah!”
Suddenly, a black shadow appeared and attacked Antariel.
bang!
Hit by the cat’s paw, Antariel flew through the fence. Antariel, who had flown dozens of meters even through the wall, stood up as if that was nothing, but that wasn’t the end of it.
“What is it, Lily?! What is that, a witch beast?”
Doo doo doo!
Hearing Lily’s screams, the Dwarves appeared and started firing multiple crossbows at a rate of several rounds per second. Even in the midst of the bolts pouring down like a summer shower, Antariel shouted as if that level was nothing.
“No, listen to me for a second!”
However, before he could finish his words, the cat reappeared in front of him and struck him, and Antariel flew again. Realizing that it was not an ordinary cat, Antariel tried to counterattack, but there was no opponent. No attack, no magic, could even get close to the cat.
I couldn’t leave the coronation ceremony for a long time, so I wished Antariel a rest. Could Bastet even kill him? He thought, but even at this moment, Antariel was beaten like a dog by Bastet. It’s a little strange to say that a cat fits like a dog, but it was actually like that.