Reincarnated as an Emperor ~ Will the Emperor at Birth Survive?

The Imperial Guards… is a traditional position that has been implemented since the days of the Lothar Empire.

The best of the best was chosen to be Imperial Guards, and their duty was to ‘die as the Emperor’s shield’, and they were looked upon with respect and awe by the people. There was no end of people who wanted to take this prestigious position, and the competitiveness was endlessly high.

… All of that was in the past. The 6^th Emperor, Edward III, ‘sold’ this position for money, through the infamous ‘right to buy’.

Anyone who paid money could claim this prestigious position, and it sold like hotcakes.

As a result, it became a tool for nobles and merchants to ‘give dignity’.

The 7^th Emperor, Edward IV, abolished this, but the title had been sold to too many people. Furthermore, during the reign of Edward III, the Chancellor held the right to appoint people to the Imperial Guards (the sale was done by Edward III), and Edward IV was unable to regain this right.

There was no trace of the ‘powerful Imperial Guards’ of the past in the current Imperial Guards.

But even if they were rotten, they were still Imperial Guards. If all of them can’t fight, then they can’t fulfil the role of a ‘guard’. Therefore, several capable people were appointed as Imperial Guards.

Balthazar Chevillard is one of those people.