CH 95.2

Chapter 95.2. The Miscalculated Fools

-???’s POV-

“Nobu-kun, Sena-chan is right. All of our tutors don’t teach content that involves political ideology. They’re sane.”

“Oh, I see. … So this is how it was originally. Was it worse?”

“And dating a legitimate son of Dukes Aguni is good for politics, although as a father, it’s so frustrating that I want to munch my handkerchief. Both in terms of money and when issues come to the surface.”

The lazy uncle sticks his cheek to the table, his gaze becomes slightly sharp, and his tone of voice turns chilly and cold.

“The situation is complicated, you know. It’s not a bad idea to have a variety of hands ready.”

“I understand that, though. I don’t want to be the one to fight for the succession.”

“Me neither, onii-sama! I don’t want to be Emperor in the first place!”

“Even I want to do my best to support my onii-samas. I am willing to work hand in hand with Masatoshi-san for that!”

The name of the rainbow-haired man who let out a deep sigh is Genshin Nobunaga. He’s a user of all attributes, which is rare these days. He’s the eldest son of the Genshin family and the first in line of succession. Unfortunately, his holy attribute isn’t suitable for recovery magic, and he can only use purification magic to defeat immortals, but he’s highly skilled in other attributes. Since this is the first time in a long time that he has all attributes, and since he has succeeded to the name of Nobunaga, people place high expectations on him.

The other is his second son, Genshin Nagamasa. Although he has only awakened to the earth attribute, he’s a man who will join the military or the warriors in the future, being proficient in the highest level of earth magic and body enhancement magic.

For the sake of education, the three royal family members are allowed to attend. The queen, by the way, isn’t interested in politics at all, so she’s absent.

“You must hold the reins firmly, Nobu-kun. If you can’t control even one sister, you shouldn’t be Emperor.”

“Yes, Nobunaga-oniisama! If it is hard for you to be Emperor, I’m sad to say, but I will do my best!”

Emperor Touya teaches her how to be an emperor, and Sena sadly moistens her eyes and pathetically tells her brother that she’s ready to be an emperor. As a member of the royal family, he said, I will do my best.

“I will keep more guards, Father.”

Moved by her loving sister’s words, Nobunaga smiles back at her. It was a touching exchange between brother and sister. It might have been even more touching if Nobunaga had not been half blind.

“So much for the beautiful brother-sister love, so why did the party turn out the way it did? The plan should have been just to rid of Takano Arashi, right?”

Nevertheless, the Emperor laughs sarcastically and returns to the subject, saying that the siblings are close enough to have such an exchange.

Lifting his head from its prone position, the Emperor leans back in his chair and asks his subjects if the play is over. The original coming of age party was supposed to be to get rid of Arashi, who was not fit to be the head of a Count’s family, one of the 36 families. As the Emperor, he could not overlook Arashi’s incompetence and leave Yoshiyuki’s daughter alone.

Although she had the potential to become the best user of recovery magic in Japan, he had no intention of keeping her as the daughter of a low-ranking noble.

To consolidate the ruling system of the royal family and the nobility, it was necessary to take in any powerful magic users who would emerge from the commoners. He couldn’t allow the commoners to have any hope of running the country on their own.

We must take them in without killing them. It’s also a way to show the commoners that there is hope that they can rise to nobility. There is always a false hope hidden behind Pandora’s box.

Therefore, this time, the strategy was based on Arashi’s elimination and Yoshiyuki’s assumption of the head of the family. There was no problem since the foolish Arashi could be easily directed.

The strategy worked, and although there were some changes, they succeeded in bringing Takano Miu into the high nobility. That is good. The problem was something else.

“We were going to do that, you know.”

“I am sorry. We didn’t expect Duke Kanna would cause such a big trouble, Your Majesty.”

Awkwardly, Duchess Ryusui replied with a snort and a scowl on her wrinkled face, while Ouga, sitting next to her, uttered an apology.

“……… You couldn’t even get a clue of what Duke Kanna does at all?”

“I knew that Duke Kanna would do something to expand his power, but I expected that he would just create a small commotion by taking advantage of a gap in the security. I didn’t expect him to prepare Loki and Solomon, …… a strategy that must have taken years of careful …… preparation.”

“About that, …… Your Majesty. Are you sure Duke Kanna is involved in this?”

One of the chief ministers raises his hand in question fearfully, causing Touya to scratch his head and scowl.

“If I knew that, Duke Kanna would already be ruined. It’s not just the Duke Kanna. Other organizations are probably in on it too. But I won’t go against all of them, I won’t go against all of the organizations. We have to deal with the one who tries the most to break the Emperor’s ruling system. It’s tough being an Emperor, isn’t it?”

“But we’ve found some evidence that the Duke Kanna is involved, though it’s not solid evidence, so we can only speculate.”

Duchess Ryusui’s face turns bitter as she continues to talk about the Emperor’s tired face. He can’t hide his frustration at not getting solid evidence.

“The old men, altogether, are translations of fools. But even if we can’t catch Duke Kanna, we can be vigilant. Right? Sena-chan?”

“Well, I don’t know if I can help you all, but let me tell you about a story I got.”

When the Emperor spoke, Sena’s face turned serious, and she opened her mouth.