Chapter 7: Law of Succession
Hi, it’s the Emperor. I’m still a puppet today.
Various people have been incessantly trying to indoctrinate me with things that are convenient for their factions since the funeral, and I’ve come to understand a lot more.
Brainwashing can be a great way to learn if you can think for yourself. Thanks for all the information.
First, why am I the Emperor (puppet)? I had a hard time getting this information because no one wanted to talk about it.
The Emperor before me was my grandfather, Edward IV. He had only one son; my father, the former Crown Prince, Jean. He was killed in battle when he was commanding the front line. The Emperor died from grief when he had heard that his only son had been killed.
Are you kidding me? He was definitely assassinated.
Thus, in the midst of the confusion caused by the Emperor’s vacancy despite it being wartime, a miraculous peace was created under the leadership of Lord Aquicurl and Lord Raul. Only the political opponents of the two ceased to be…
But those two aren’t allies or friends; their goal just happened to match temporarily. The two immediately began scheming to enthrone someone who would be convenient for them both, but there was a reason why they didn’t start political strife right away. Yes, it was because of me.
To be precise, they weren’t sure if the child in the belly of the former-Crown Prince’s wife… was a girl or a boy. I don’t know much about the laws of succession in this empire yet, but it seems that only direct male descendants are definitely given the highest priority.