Chapter 181: Inspection (1)
It did not take long for the imperial inspection delegation to be organized.
Among the noble bureaucrats of the Gremport Palace, the construction of the Ravenclaw Academy was already considered approved, so the emperor’s direct visit to inspect the academic facilities was nothing more than a procedural formality.
Emperor Gattrel, whose golden age lay far behind him and who was now completely consumed by old age, no longer exercised any real influence over affairs of state.
Day after day, he barely managed to endure his fragile body while clinging solely to memories of the empire’s glorious past that he himself had built.
The political tension was clearly divided into three factions the imperial faction led by Princess Roselin; the noble faction headed by President Damon and the aristocratic bureaucrats; and the purely magical faction commanded by the archmage Kohella, chief magical adviser.
In a situation where the imperial succession was already practically decided in Princess Roselin’s favor, countless figures crowded around the throne, trying to claw out even a little more power.
“What use is crushing rivals and relatives to obtain imperial authority, if at this rate I’ll end up becoming nothing more than a puppet empress?”
Roselin, sitting in the carriage with her chin resting on her hand, pressed her brow hard.
The first prince, Bulris, and the second princess, Lavender, who in the past had competed for the throne, had already yielded before Roselin’s overwhelming momentum.