“I’m glad you’re all right, Lord Morgan.”
“Yes, thank you.”
The day after the meeting with the Queen.
The news of Morgan’s renunciation of the succession spread quickly.
A prince who wanted the position of crown prince so much gave up on it?
Of course, the biggest reaction to this news was Morgan’s supporters.
“By the way, sir, may I ask you a quick question?”
“You mean I’m giving up on being the Crown Prince?”
“… … Yes, lower.”
“It is true.”
A heavy silence descended on the short and bold affirmation in the conference room.
All in all, most of those who support and follow a powerful person aim to benefit from the authority of the target.
But are you willing to give it up?
It was a big shock to them too.
“Degrading Morgan.”
Duke Adric was the first to break the silence.
“If it’s because of what happened to the Resurrection Church, you don’t have to worry.”
“That’s right, you didn’t mean to be low, did you?”
“It’s heartbreaking, but it’s all the fault of the Resurrection Church… … .”
“Everyone, please stop.”
The voices of the Manryu, which had been bursting out like a flood at Morgan’s determined voice, died down in an instant.
But only his mouth was shut, his eyes were still the same.
To put a wedge into this, Morgann continued.
“I understand all of your resistance and discouragement. But I have already made my decision.”
“… … Lowering.”
“I felt a lot from this. Those of you who have followed me up until now, to put it simply… … I am not qualified.”
At this, all supporters, including Duke Adric, were astonished.
That Morgan humbles himself?
Besides, that attitude was a bit odd.
Doesn’t that kind of remark usually suit the atmosphere of lack of self-esteem and lack of self-confidence?
But Morgan’s appearance now was no different from before.
No, on the contrary, the excessiveness was reduced and it was in a fairly stable state.
“To be precise, there are people who suit me better, so I decided it wasn’t the place for me to be greedy.”
“Could it be… … .”
“It’s Cruz.”
“… … .”
“It’s not that I’m not offended, but he’s more capable than I am, and better suited to the throne.”
Supporters were all in shock and could not open their mouths.
This was also the case with Duke Adriq, who had reacted calmly no matter what happened.
Duke Rodyen, who had been silent, narrowed his eyes and asked.
“Lowering. The current situation seems to be against us, but in reality it is not.”
Hearing his sincere words, Morgan raised his head slightly and listened.
“Currently, I have all of their information. If you take advantage of this and take the lead… … .”
“I didn’t give up because Jungkook was at a disadvantage. I just changed my mind.”
“Lord Morgan, why don’t you know? This is a golden opportunity.”
However, Duke Rodyen continued with a stubborn tone.
“You have been given a good weapon that can surpass the feat of poor Cruz, so why do you want to pass it on?”
“… … .”
“I understand that you felt inadequate this time. But what about that?”
On the contrary, he read Morgan, saying that he could develop further in the future.
“No one is perfect from scratch. Shouldn’t you just try to make it better than the deterioration of Cruz?”
“Better… … .”
“It’s not for nothing that His Majesty always told us to work hard with a sense of responsibility.”
Followers who watched this situation had strange expectations from Rod Yen.
It was because when I saw Morgan listening to him in silence, I thought I might really be able to convince him.
However, some, including Duke Adric, didn’t think so.
‘… … You’ve already made up your mind.’
Even in this situation, the fact that he was silently listening to Duke Rodyen was proof of that.
Rather, if he was shaken or worried, he would have responded in some way.
“I listened to Duke Rodyen’s opinion.”
As if to prove his firm determination, Morgan did not budge despite his ardent persuasion.
At this, Duke Rodyen pursed his lips.
With a low voice, he asked very seriously.
“By any chance, did you have any dealings with poor Cruz?”
“… … ?”
“They asked me to give up my position as crown prince as a condition of seeking degradation… … .”
“ha ha ha-!”
Morgan laughed so loudly that the opponent felt ashamed.
However, Duke Rodyen did not relax his stance and kept his sharp eyes.
Morgan, who stopped laughing, raised his glasses and opened his mouth.
“Duke Rodyen.”
“Yes, lower.”
“You have a lot of guts.”
Everyone held their breath at the murderous words of Morgan.
Although he had calmed down somewhat after being attacked by the Resurrection Church.
The appearance he showed today was far from calm.
In the past, that violent and unstoppable Morgan was revealed.
“You’ve got surprisingly guts to insult me, Cruz, and Mama.”
“… … Low, I don’t mean that. I just… … .”
“Shut up.”
Swoop.
After fixing his glasses once, Morgan crossed his legs.
Then, with his head raised, he glared at Duke Rodyen terribly.
It was full of a unique arrogant and overbearing atmosphere that only those who inherited the lineage of the absolute could exude.
“What the Duke said is a denial of my sincerity and of Cruz’s devotion.”
“… … .”
“It also means that me and Cruz deceived and scorned Mama. Do you really not understand the weight of that statement?”
The bloody atmosphere of Morgann did not fade.
At this, Duke Rodyen stood up from his seat and bowed politely.
“I made a mistake. Please let go of your anger and forgive me.”
“You will have to be careful with what you say in the future.”
After speaking, Morgan looked around proudly.
It was an unspoken pressure that not only Duke Rodyen was telling him to watch his mouth.
Everyone bowed their heads in silence.
“I’m not saying I’m going to give up everything irresponsibly either.”
It was a word of consideration for those who feared that if Cruz became crown prince, he would suffer a disadvantage close to retaliation.
It was a natural concern, as it often happened when someone he supported lost in a power struggle.
“I’ve never traded, but I’ll make sure that doesn’t happen.”
At least he added that he wouldn’t face a huge disadvantage just because he supported himself until now.
“If there is anything else you want to say, say it now. I will listen to you.”
“… … .”
“It doesn’t look like it.”
After completing his business, Morgan rose from his seat.
* * *
Even for me, Morgan’s declaration was very shocking.
I would have been surprised if I had just thought of that myself, but I said it in front of the queen.
Hearing Morgan’s declaration, she pondered for a while, then asked again as if to confirm.
＜Morgan, do you mind if I tell others about it now?＞
＜Yes, it doesn’t matter.＞
Although it was not known in detail what kind of change of heart had occurred in Morgan.
Whatever it was, it seemed sincere that he would give up his position as crown prince.
“Oh, there are a lot of people.”
Alan shook his head in disgust as he entered my room.
Currently I was in Ireland.
Ever since the news of Morgan giving up the crown prince position spread, it has been a real buzz.
It was because all those interested in competing for the throne came to me.
It was a situation where not only those who originally supported me, but also those who watched the liver in the middle or supported Morgan.
‘It’s less because it’s a wartime situation.’
Alan is here now because I called him.
Even though he came after receiving my call, he had to wait for a long time before meeting him, so that kind of reaction came out.
“Alan, did you get a call from the Olsen family?”
“Yes, Duke Adric came to visit in person.”
After Morgan’s declaration, the ones that moved the most quickly were the Olsen and Ainwehr families.
Two of the three dukes in the middle were trying to devour Rothstein.
Instead of doing that now, I was in danger of being reversed, so I had no choice but to do so.
“My father said he apologized, but he didn’t.”
“Do you have any specific requests?”
“Well, I asked for a ticket or something. Still, I think it was pretty cheap.”
It’s true that you have to pay the price for fighting against the family.
My intention not to go to the end must have worked as well.
It wasn’t just a political action to subjugate some of Morgan’s forces.
It was because of the realistic reason that we had to join forces to face the giant family.
There were many things I couldn’t do because of the conflict with Morgan’s forces.
“Still, now there will be no one to interfere, so you will be able to do what you said to your heart’s content.”
“We need to make a board so that everyone can cooperate without interfering.”
In addition to crossing the Pokryu Island, there were many things I ordered.
It was the development of a weapon that could deal with a specific situation.
These were the things that I provided with ideas tailored to the situation of the kingdom in my own way.
There were quite a few things that were conceived from memories of previous lives.
Until now, I couldn’t proceed properly because I was paying attention to my surroundings, but it will be different now.
“What are you planning to do next?”
“Of course we should focus on subjugating them.”
“Have you decided on a specific method?”
“I’m going to make a detached unit.”
“Byeoldongdae… … yo. this?”
“okay. I plan to create a small elite unit and lead it myself.”
After Morgan’s declaration of renunciation of succession to the throne.
All the supporters who come to me have suggested something similar.
They asked me to hire the troops and talents they recommended, but I refused all of them.
“It’s right to accept it considering the political gain, but now there are more important things than that.”
Now is the time to focus on your troops rather than your position in the kingdom.
This was not simply the number of soldiers, but a small elite that I could trust.
I was thinking of making the foundation this time.
“Then are you thinking of recruiting troops separately?”
“There is no time for that. The situation is about to go to war with the river demons.”
That’s why I thought I’d cull the troops from the places that supported me from the beginning.
I had to go through this process to be able to create a unit that moved completely for me.
“Then wouldn’t it be fine to just command the main army?”
“I was rejected by my mother for lack of war experience.”
It was said that it was impossible to entrust the army to me who had no experience in war.
I agree with this statement, so I did not refute it.
It was different from commanding a small unit like in the time of Amcheongdae.
“Because you can’t put an inexperienced person in command in a position that can affect the entire front.”
“Still, I think you’ll do just fine… … .”
“Yes, I think so too.”
“… … .”
In fact, even in his previous life, he had not had much experience commanding an entire army.
Because those things other brothers did.
I was mostly a field commander commanding a small unit.
“So I asked if it was okay to create my own unit to help, and this was allowed.”
Of course, it was a conditional permission, only possible with the permission of the commander in charge of the front.
“Since you have received permission, you are saying that you are setting up a detached unit.”
“okay. So you can come too.”
“Me? why am i… … ?”
“You will also be included in the detached unit.”
“… … ??”