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The king is alive and well.
Still, the battle for the succession to the throne is taking place.
When the abdication of the throne is in sight, it is a place to determine which of his children will take his place,…… and who will be the most suitable person for the position.
Charisma, support, prowess, economic power, intelligence, whatever.
The person whom the current king considers “suitable” is the one who will get the ticket to become the next king.
In order to obtain that ticket, each child of royal blood struggles for the throne, sometimes even fighting for it.
This is the struggle for the throne—
“But we still don’t hear anything about that, do we?”
One can’t talk about it in the presence of people.
The place has changed and they are in Adele’s room.
Elesia is in the kitchen, brewing tea, when she expresses her doubts.
But…
“Why do you like being in a man’s room, Elesia sama ……”
“She even remembered where the cups were kept. …..”
“I didn’t think I’d seen you in the women’s dormitory, but …… you don’t live in Adele’s room, do you?”
The question seemed to bother her more than the question, “Elesia is too used to this space.”
As they lined up on the guest sofa, the three of them each turned their zit eyes on each other.
Incidentally, Serena joined them on her way to Adele’s room, and it was as if they had visited together.
“There’s no point in having doubts about Elesia’s ability to act now.”
Meanwhile, Adele has opened the doors to his bedroom and living room and is lying on his bed with his face firmly visible.
The appearance was the very image of a self-defeating boy that hadn’t been seen in a long time.
“Back to the subject, I’ve never heard of such a thing either, have I? Well, the king has never changed in my lifetime, so maybe this is normal.”
“No, if it were normal, the story would be more widespread. Well, I can’t say, ‘We’re in a big fight!’ but at least in social circles, it’s definitely being talked about.”
“For that matter, I’ve never heard of it either. ……”
Unlike Elesia and Adele, even Shana, who has stepped into the social scene, tilted her head.
Seeing this, Luna begrudgingly raised her hand.
“You know, before that, …… can we stop with the honorifics? I mean, I’m afraid to be awed by black knight-sama,…….”
“Princess-san is the most fearful person here, though.”
“I-In the first place, I don’t like to be feared! I want Elesia and the others to treat me like normal friends! Look, we’ve become friends!”
“Okay, Luna. I understand.”
“Master switches too quickly.”
Adele is not very good at being respected by others to begin with.
Even if the other person is a member of the royal family, the feeling of ‘Thank you for doing that!’ seems to take precedence.
“Well, if that’s what Luna-sama says, I don’t mind…but since this is who I am from the beginning, I’ll leave it as is.”
“Ara, are you okay with me too?”
“Yeah!”
“Yes, then feel free.”
Shana’s words begin to fall apart.
Luna smiled happily, perhaps thinking that their hearts had become closer.
“I hate to interrupt you just now, but to be precise, the struggle for succession has not yet begun.”
“Hm? But the succession struggle is why your brother is on the radar, isn’t it?”
“I feel like, ‘I have a feeling that’s going to happen, so let’s prepare now!’ isn’t just something Julius-oniisama feels, but all of us brothers and sisters feel it.”
In other words, it must have been something felt among the family members.
The king’s health is not good, or there was some kind of action that ties in with the king’s health. In any case, it was hard to believe that it was a misunderstanding, since not only one person was sensing it.
“…… I think the reason why Julius onii sama is so keen on me is simply because I’m the easiest to crush.”
“Easy to crush?”
“Umm, yes,……, because right now I’m the least likely to be on his side.”
There are many factors that the king judges, but the number one factor is inevitably the power of support.
The king is the leader of the country, so he must first receive the support of the people and be recognized by them. Among them, it is essential to have the support of the nobles, who are the center of the country.
If something goes wrong, they will lend a hand and respect your opinion.
On the other hand, if there is no support, the nobles will leave the country. If that happens, the country will not be able to be managed, and there could eventually be a rebellion, so support is the most important thing.
“Crush the areas that are easy to crush quickly. Julius-niisama doesn’t want the board surface to get dirty, so he wants to avoid situations where he can gain strength by accident.”
“A perfectionist and a purist ……, and if he’s that ambitious, then he’s a real piece of work, isn’t he?”
“I’m not interested in the throne in the first place. I know this is what some of my siblings are thinking as well,…….”
“Is he afraid of being retaliated against? just as annoying as ever.”
The reason he didn’t want to allow the salon to be established was because he didn’t think it would be good for Luna to have allies.
Certainly, it wouldn’t be nice if the person you want to destroy first tried to gain more power.
That’s why—
“I must gather my friends and survive before I am crushed. If I gather my friends and increase my influence, I don’t think Julius oniisama will take any forceful measures. ……”
All you have to do is make him hesitate about what to do after crushing you.
That way, you can avoid having your life threatened.
This is because if things become exaggerated, he may not be able to handle you and his own ambitions may be crushed.
(But you’ve been talking about the possibility of death for a while now.)
Is such a risk considered normal? Adele thinks, looking at Luna.
When a person without ambition becomes desperate, it is basically when he or she puts himself or herself in danger.
Even if Adele were told, ‘If you do your job well, you’ll get a lot of money,’ he would say, ‘I don’t care,’ and would give up.
Luna is also being proactive in something that she normally would not have to be proactive in, probably because it relates to her own personal safety.
“In the end, all we have to do is protect Luna and gather allies, right?”
“Eh? Ah no! I’m glad you’re doing that, but since I’m the one who got you into this, Adele kun, you’re just going to be my friend–“
“What are you talking about? It’s a boat we’re boarding, so we’ll just go on the same boat and it’ll be over.”
Adele got up from bed and headed into the living room.
“Besides, I can protect Luna with that, right? If that’s the case, there’s no reason not to lend a hand.”
The words were said with a straight face, as if they were obvious.
“~~~~!?”
After hearing that, Luna turned bright red, even her ears.
and—
“Haa… Master is seducing someone again. I’ll do the knee pillow and shoulder joint later.”
“I see, I feel like I understand why Elesia fell in love with him…”
“Even the princess will fall in love”
The three girls, who were not involved, each turned their attention to the man who was too kind.
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