Chapter 101: The Emperor’s Shadow
“How do you know the Emperor’s secret?”
“...Good question?”
“Hah, are you trying to brush it off again?”
The lady, who had looked momentarily dazed at my words, soon frowned deeply and took a step closer to me.
“Normally, I might have let it slide, but not this time.”
“Why not?”
“I can clean up after most of the incidents you cause, but the Emperor is the exception.”
She was right.
No matter how much authority Meredia Embergreen currently wielded as the acting head of House Embergreen, things changed if the opponent was the Emperor.
The immense power held by the Empire’s only ducal house was enough to keep even the Imperial family in check — but it was still only check, nothing more.
Moreover, the current Emperor, Lilith Winter Clouds, was someone who had successfully completed a coup and seized total control over the Imperial family’s power.
Compared to Meredia, who had yet to fully purge the elders and factions within her own house, it was obvious who would have the advantage in a direct clash.