Chapter 45
Chapter 45
The eldest son, Nikolaos, and the second son, Juppe, are far from being elite soldiers. The eldest is an imperial bureaucrat, while the second is a regular officer.
Being a regular officer does not mean one cannot succeed. However, Juppe has served for over ten years without achieving any notable accomplishments. His future is practically set in stone.
If Juppe were truly a talented soldier, he would have already built a record of achievements and received multiple military merit medals. Based on that, he should be holding an important position in a high-ranking or special forces unit.
"Nikolaos was born with thin nerve bundles. A congenital weakness of the nervous system is something even the Empire’s technology cannot overcome."
Giselle spoke about the eldest son. This was information I hadn’t known. It was something only the family would be aware of.
"If his nervous system is weak, he wouldn’t be able to use high-output prosthetics. Even if he wanted to be a soldier, he couldn’t."
Even for a rear-echelon position, a minimum level of combat capability is required. If someone is born with a weak nervous system, there’s no future for them as a soldier.
"Juppe was never suited to be a soldier. But since they couldn’t send both the first and second sons into bureaucracy, they forced him into the military somehow."
Juppe became a soldier for the sake of the family’s honor. Nobles don’t get to live their lives according to their own will. Their careers are determined by the family’s intentions and interests. Even their spouses and lives are dictated by it.
"But the fact that both of them are wary of me means they have ambitions of becoming the family head, right?"
"That’s right. Nikolaos is the eldest and a highly competent bureaucrat. So he believes he is qualified to become the head of the family. In reality, he has already secured the support of many relatives and vassals. And Juppe, despite being the second son, thinks that since he is a soldier, he can take the position in his brother’s stead. Conservative relatives, though they acknowledged his slight lack of ability, supported him because of his military status."