Chapter 109 (1/2)

Chapter 109

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It was amazing.

Amalie felt one side of her head brightening up. She was surprised that she hadn’t thought about it.

‘For all this time, Grand Duke Evron has acted strictly as Grand Duke Evron.’

However, Cedric is a direct line of the imperial family.

According to the principle of inheritance, the original number one successor was Cedric’s mother who died. And then, of course, Cedric.

People seldom had that fact in mind. People think of Cedric as Grand Duke Evron and military hero, not as a powerful man or politician.

Rather, when Cedric was young, there were people who tried to use him to confront the Emperor.

In particular, after all of the Emperor’s enemies died, there were a number of those who were greedy who wanted to make him the next Emperor.

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However, Cedric remained unwavering in his position as Grand Duke of Evron and as a military officer.

Amalie thought that it was his nature but then she thought it was also a survival strategy.

Cedric would seldom come to the capital unless the Emperor invited him. It may not have come only from a deep affection for Evron Grand Duchy.

Though he knew it was unfair, he went to the battlefield at the order of the Emperor.

Amalie, who had risked her life on the battlefield, thought that was the reason Cedric jumped directly into the battlefield.

People who have something they love, they can’t lose their lives so easily.

If Cedric loves Evron, he shouldn’t throw himself for the West.

However, even though he had a war of nerves with the Emperor for the Western Army, he did not show that he was saving his life.

It was a completely different way from Grand Duke Roygar, but it worked.

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Even the suspicious Emperor came to regard Cedric as a natural soldier.

He was concerned that his murder of Cedric’s parents would have incurred a grudge. He was also worried that Evron Grand Duchy would turn their spear and use their mighty force against the imperial family.

But he didn’t think Cedric was looking for power.

So, when Cedric got engaged to Artizea, he was relieved to think that he must have finally cleared his grudge and found personal happiness.

He thought it would be unintentional if Cedric had stepped into the succession quarrel. That’s because his wife was Lawrence’s younger sister.

Even if one thought about it one step further, it couldn’t be more than for the next generation of Evron. Everyone believed so.

However, Cedric did not appear to avoid politics as before. From the days of Baron Yetz, no, to be precise.

‘From the time he was engaged to the Grand Duchess.’

At the time of the protests, Amalie thought that he led the investigation, handed over the bribe ledger to the Emperor, and dealt with the human trafficking problem, all because of anger.

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But when she thinks about the facts, without the emotional elements, it was definitely a political act.

Amalie was convinced that he would have changed his mind by that time.

And Cedric’s status has not already belonged with any of the forces of change or military personnel.

The nobles regarded him as a kingmaker, and salons and coffee houses are paying attention to his move. Literature writers and philosophers also paid attention.

The interest in Evron Grand Duchy was higher than ever.

The public opinion was never light. If it is combined with the temple, it becomes a force that even the Emperor cannot ignore.

With just one or two impressive events, Cedric’s position could have once again changed drastically.

There was even a sense of pleasure as if small pieces were gathered and woven into a single finished product.

Amalie has been feeling a sense of incongruity in Artizea’s actions so far. That’s where the angles finally met.

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‘If Grand Duke Evron does not intend to be buried in the Grand Duchy, there’s no other option.’

Amalie was a western knight for only two years or so. For ten times longer than that, she has lived as a political soldier.

She loved power, and she has enjoyed it well enough. She had no intention of letting go of power, so she was attached to Lawrence.

However, she was not so depraved that she thought the empire should be a resource for her own power and for her enjoyment.

Not only Amalie, but a few of the ‘they’ Artizea mentioned. ‘They’ were practically the pillars that underpinned the empire.

If Cedric is placed as Emperor, the country will not be disturbed by power struggles and political strife.

Because he doesn’t weigh a person’s life against his own desires.

There is still no material yet to judge his competence as a politician. But, at least, there will be no renunciation of testimony, fear that a competent servant will be executed for that very reason, or will one give up on one’s own words in fear of going against the Emperor’s depravities.

The army will certainly function. The west and the south will be protected.

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Amalie quickly realized that the Western affairs were hanging like a debt on the side of her mind so far.

It was absolutely right for Artizea to make her the first target of engagement.

Amalie hated the current situation, in which her troops’ only function was to defend the Emperor’s power.

Since she started in an isolated hell, she felt irritated with using the supply lines as a means of power.

Amalie finished her thoughts and raised her head. Artizea had a gentle smile.

[“…..”]

Does Cedric have the same thought in mind?

Amalie didn’t dare to ask Artizea for it. If there was a possibility, she had to push him to the throne even if he didn’t want it.

[“Is there any possibility?”]

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The important thing was that.

Artizea said with a smile.

[“Dame Harper should make that a possibility.”]

And now Amalie was here to do that.

Bellon, a Treasury official, said.