Became the Emperor in the Hero Game

19 – 18.

Of course, the possibility that this grand duke will suddenly go mad and attack me or destroy the system is as low as the possibility that the demon king will resurrect and volunteer to become my subject.

However, if such a situation happens even once in ten million, I have no means of forcing the Archduke.

I wouldn’t know if it was when Shien was around, but I can’t bring the archduke into the system in the current situation.

“There are other reasons too. Even if Master said that he would not harm the empire, just the fact that I respect someone and serve him as my teacher hurts my authority.”

“You mean that authority is more important than being with her mother… !”

“What are you saying is more important than the emperor’s authority… ?”

If an emperor has no authority, he is just a nobleman with more vassals.

I’ve been trying hard to establish authority so that I won’t be ignored because I’m young, but how can I give up on that?

In the first place, this situation is stressful for me.

It’s not the end if you just decide to go alone, it’s a situation where you have to persuade and convince the Grand Duke.

“Whoa… Master. For now, I’ll go back. It’s okay to say it’s a substitute, but I’ll be in touch often.”

“You haven’t contacted her mother once in the past year.”

“I will do it more often in the future.”

“… If that statement is false, the original woman will head to Jedo.”

“Please do so. Then, see you next time.”

After saying that, I used spatial magic.

If I hadn’t reached the level, I would have had to get the help of the Grand Duke to return to the system, but now I don’t have to.

I closed my eyes and drew a destination.

You can’t go directly to the islands, so the destination is right outside the islands.

There was a great distance between this northern part and the destination, but it no longer mattered to me.

As I tried to move, the space between me and my destination gladly fell silent for me.

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“Minister, report what happened while Jim was away.”

As soon as I arrived at the imperial palace, I sent Fred, who complained of all kinds of things, back to the estate, and then I called Dia.

“Yes, Your Majesty. The southern manor, which has now become Audas, has been considerably restored. Marquis Grepa selected an official who was acquainted with the hero and temporarily governed the territory until the hero returned.”

“What else?”

“The Grand Duke of Gyor, who had fled, fled to Daman with his knights.”

“Daman accepted that?”

“Yes, Your Majesty. The king of Daman gave the estate to the grand duke of Gyor along with Count Wi.”

Isn’t it enough to accept a traitor to the empire and even give him a title?

This is no different from begging for a war.

“Was the king of Daman like that? I knew he was stupid, but I didn’t know he was that much.”

“That, by any chance, remember the Master I reported to you last time? I was recruited from… “

“You mean the Platinum Knight?”

“Yes, Your Majesty. According to the report of the informant, he had a lot of influence on this decision.”

“No, even if you are a master. Did you decide important matters of the country by listening to the words of a knight who was recruited less than a year ago?”

“It’s hard to believe even for me, but it is. According to reports, the king of Daman has been showing a bizarre dependence on the knight lately.”

“Possibility of brainwashing magic?”

“Even if not, we are focusing on that possibility and investigating it. As you said, while investigating the jewel magic, I discovered a connection between the old kingdom called Edelwein and the jewel magic… “

Oh, did you figure that out already?

“It’s Edelbein, and I’ve heard the story from the Archduke as well. Given the circumstances, it is highly likely that the descendents intervened.”

“Yes, Your Majesty. I looked through the records of the Ministry of Information, but officially no royal family of Edelwein has survived. However, I was able to find a passage suggesting the existence of an illegitimate son of the royal family.”

“You are the illegitimate child of the royal family. At the time, the Empire seemed to be aware of its existence, so why didn’t they pursue him?”

“That is disrespectful… “

I asked in a puzzled way at the sight of the minister blurting his tongue as if it were difficult to say.

“Minister? Just look no Please speak comfortably.”

“It seems that the illegitimate child’s mother was a member of the imperial family.”

What?

“So, that means. The descendants of Edelwein, who threaten the empire, are distant relatives of Jim.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Then it makes sense that they were hiding inside the Empire until now.”

Most of the checkpoints in the empire are exclusively for the imperial family, and the way to get through them is dragon’s blood.

Perhaps the blood of the dragon flows even slightly through his body, so he must have accompanied him or drew blood and stored it so that his subordinates could go in and out of the empire.

“Give an order to all checkpoints in the empire, close the checkpoints exclusively for the imperial family and place guards around them. Send a letter to Rael telling her not to use the dedicated checkpoint for the time being.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Still, now we have identified who the enemies of the Empire are.”

A descendant of Edelwein who inherited the blood of Arhan.

There is a high probability of a Platinum Knight or a person who uses him as a subordinate.

“By the way, Minister, if he inherited the blood of Arhan.”

“Speak, Your Majesty.”

“Isn’t there a possibility that the person who is threatening the empire right now is not a distant descendant, but a runaway illegitimate child?”

“Edelwein was destroyed 300 years ago… “

“I heard that the present Mage Tower owner was also a great mage back then. If that illegitimate son also reached the level, it wouldn’t be impossible.”

It is also the law of the world that a person dies of old age, so if he deviated from the law, it would not be strange if he were still alive.

No, it would be reasonable to assume that he dared to deal with the Empire since he himself is about the rank of a great magician.

If I assume that he is a great mage or a master who has risen to the level following him, how should I move?

“Minister. Minister, what do you think his purpose is?”

“Wouldn’t it be the reconstruction of Edelwein and revenge against the empire?”

“Specifically?”

“… He enlisted the nobility of the Empire and instigated a civil war. After that, he manipulated Daman into inducing a war with the Empire, so his purpose is believed to be the weakening of the Empire’s power.”

“Yes. Throwing Daman as a throwaway card means that their main force is stronger than Daman.”

I guess I’ll have to assume that they have enough power to consider that if they weaken the power of the empire, it’s worth a fight.

“Does the Minister think it is right to hit Daman now?”

“Since Daman gave us a very strong justification, if we hit Daman, there is a high chance that the Seongguk will remain silent. If other kingdoms feel a sense of crisis and join the battle, there is also a possibility that it will lead to a great war. Actually, that’s what His Majesty wanted… ”

“If that happens, it must be going according to the plan of that bastard Edelwein.”

“Yes.”

“Do you see how likely it is that the kingdoms led by Zer will participate in the war?”

“Since the alliance between the kingdoms is on the sticky side, I think participation in the war is certain. The important thing is the size, but if we tell them that we have no plans to occupy Daman and only have the purpose of condemnation, at least in Zer, they will pretend to participate in the war. Anon, who has recently agreed with Zer, is also expected to do the same.”

Hmm…

It’s just too good a situation to hit.

If you don’t occupy it, you’ll get a much bigger profit than the cost of war just by splitting Daman’s ships.

The cause is also excellent, so if you negotiate well, you will be able to step on it neatly.

If things go wrong and a great war breaks out, there is no big problem.

Even if the war breaks out much earlier than I planned,

Since I have reached the stage, I can control quite a few variables.

Also, since this is a war that started with Daman’s obvious provocation, Shien will also be able to be persuaded.

If you promise to prioritize the protection of civilians and spread selection in the occupied territories, you will not be disturbed, and depending on the situation, you may receive help.

But it bothers me that such a good situation was created by my enemy.

“Minister, if Arhan’s blood flowing through his body makes him feel patriotic toward the Empire, how likely is it that he created this situation out of loyalty to me?”

“Since you used Lute and Gior to induce a rebellion, it is reasonable to assume that there is no possibility, Your Majesty.”

Ah, it’s a joke I meant to laugh at. Take this seriously

“Well, okay. Jim doesn’t want to play his way, so he won’t go to war right away. However, we cannot let this matter go unnoticed, so we will assemble a delegation of envoys and send them to Daman to protest.

“Yes, Your Majesty. How would you like to organize the envoys?”

“Is Duke Pale still free?”

“Yes, Your Majesty. According to reports, he spends time in the mansion meeting people close to him or practicing.”

“Then you’d better ask the duke. Jim will tell you this personally over dinner with the Duke today. Aside from Daman’s case, do you have anything else to report?”

“There is a letter from Count Darhan.”