Vol Chapter 14 (1/2)

14. His Majesty’s Expectations

Author’s Note: The main love interest has come, this is from Leonhart’s point of view.

I, Leonhart Caspar, succeeded the Emperor’s throne from my father for four years now. I am twenty years old right now.

Our country Caspar is a military regime at its first founding, expanding its territories through wars and currently an influential country with the largest territory and military strength in the world.

Ever since I was a child, I had been harboring doubts about this country that only excelled in wars. However, it was not until I have been Emperor for two years that I devoted my efforts into putting an end to the war.

The citizens’ burdens will increase the longer war drags on.

In order to prevent it, I naturally knew that I had to do considerably heartless actions.

However, I continued pus.h.i.+ng forward with the belief that “a wealthy country can be achieved without wars.”

There weren’t a lack of people who promote wars and believe that the country’s economy could only be upheld because of wars.

In the middle of that, when I attended the military academy in my teens while concealing my social status, Kristoff sympathized with this belief. Now, he engages in national politics as my aide.

After putting an end to war and purging officials who were involved in embezzlement and fraud, we were pressed with the development of domestic goods circulation and various work.

The simultaneous attack done for the sake of ending the war followed by the internal purge resulted to me being called [Aloof King] both inside and outside the country. But I think it was quite a fine medal for me.

There are still heaps of domestic problems but the number of people who agree with my idea gradually increased. While it was hectic, steady progress can be felt everyday.

However, there was an issue that I had to settle myself.

It was the 『issue of an Empress Consort』.

So far, I’ve married three princesses as concubines from countries that allied with us, but the position of the Empress Consort is still empty.

Recently, Kristoff wouldn’t shut up about the image of the country being affected because the Emperor has no consort, and the times that I face other countries as an Emperor is not negligible either.

As usual, Kristoff entered the study after an intense series of knocks. And just as expected, he was carrying a portrait of possible marriage partner.

“Good morning, Your Majesty. I hope that today will be the day I can receive your agreement.”

He said so and presented the portrait. A princess who had the impression of a young lady brought up sheltered indeed was drawn there.

Though the extent of its authenticity was unknown, she surely was a beautiful woman.

However, what I want from my Empress Consort is for her to bring something profitable for this country. I refuse to take a princess who cannot do anything.

“So? What is the main industry of this princess’ country?

When I asked that in order to persistently find fault with her…