The academy was very hectic.

　The reason for this is that the nobles have been purged in large numbers.

　The nobles who refused to participate in the war with the duchy without any reason were changed without question.

　The same goes for those nobles who did not participate in the war with various reasons.

　The same is true for the nobles who did not participate in the war for various reasons.

''It's just like a kingdom that wants to achieve centralized power.

　It was Angier who gave a difficult look at Clairvoyant's admiration.

'Is it ironic?'

'I'm complimenting you honestly, unlike the cynics in Luxion. 'Is it rebellion or revenge that I'm concerned about?'

　One who has been removed from his position as a nobleman.

　Those whose titles have been taken away.

　Those who were diminished in rank.

　There were many disgruntled people in the kingdom.

''Well.... We shall be careful.''

　At Angier's words, Clairvoyant studied his expression carefully.

''You have a look on your face that you know is resented.

'This is still a nobleman's daughter. I know they'll hate me just for being alive. But for once, there are more people who hate me personally.

"I think it's against us,

　-- Among the solemnized were the cronies who betrayed Angier.

　The students who were aristocrats whose families were no longer aristocrats and had become mere commoners.

　The students who laughed when they saw Angier get down on his knees haven't been seen in the school since the spring.

　The number of current students has also decreased a lot.

　The number of new students is even less, and the atmosphere in the school is a bit lonely.

''That's true. But you never know what you're going to do. I've told Livia to be careful, but I'm a little worried.''

　Aside from Angier, Livia didn't think she was used to people hating her.

'I'll take care of that one. More importantly, you two are going to be separated today.'

You don't want me at your freshman party, do you?

　The new students that Libya is interacting with are from the same commoner background.

　A few are enrolled and Libya is taking care of them.

　It seems that they plan to increase the number of ordinary students next year.

''It's certainly going to be hard to get around,''

You're as straightforward as you are.

　Watching Angier resume reading, Clairé thinks.

(Keep the rebellious forces away from the center and accept non-noble students into the academy and educate them - in a decade or two, they'll be doing the work of lower-level officials.)

　The Horfath Kingdom is in turmoil, but it is still holding the country together.

　The royal palace seems to be quite hectic, and Vince, Angier's father, didn't return to the territory after working at the royal palace.

(I'm a bit curious. That's right, let's take a look at the royal palace. (And the Master told me to get a grip on that Roland weakness.)

　Leon, who tries to take advantage of Roland's weakness to harass him, is too small, even in the eyes of Clairele.

　However, he is an important master of the old human gene pool.

　In order to respond to Rion's wishes, Creare decided to sneak into the royal palace.

''I'm going out for a bit.''

Okay.

　Creare left Angier's room and flew to the royal palace as he blended his figure into his surroundings and disappeared.

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　It was very busy inside the palace.

　The officials were working with shades under their eyes and blue faces.

　A mountain of paperwork alone exists, and on top of that, every day there is an influx of nobles who are unhappy with the disposal of their belongings.

　The military is also busy dealing with the resisting aristocrats, and on top of that, they are also busy rebuilding the royal capital.

It's true that it's going to be difficult to protect Marie and the others under such circumstances.

　When I looked into the room of the queen, Milene, I saw her herself at her desk.

　There were maidservants around her, sorting through papers.

　Bernard, Clarice's father, came in with a new and urgent stack of papers.

　Looking at the bundle of papers, Milene did not seem surprised.

''My queen, please check this one first.

What's going on?

"The noblemen who were opposed to the calling of their estates took a stand.

　The opportunistic aristocrats, angry at the kingdom's response, rose to their feet.

　Milene did not panic when she heard that story.

''Dispatch the army on standby at once.

　While reviewing the paperwork, he ordered the fleet of airships that had been waiting for them to be launched.

'How will they be treated?'

"If you surrender, we'll allow you to switch territories.

　Cleare was thrilled.

(Huh?)　Do you think they're going to let us push them in and settle the land against their desolate territory?　(Hopefully, we'll take it up in the future.

What if I don't surrender?

"Treat it nicely. It will be an example to you. We don't want any more fools to rise up in the future.

　Seeing Milene, who was more nonchalant than she had expected, Claire was curious.

(I guess that's the part where you can't let your mind wander because there's a reversal. I'm sure she's working hard in places I can't see.......oh?　(Where is the king?)

　Fluffy and floating, I follow Bernard out of the room as he leaves the room.

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　Roland was enjoying a cup of tea with a lady in the hectic royal palace.

'Your Majesty is a liar~'

"Hmmm, Your Majesty doesn't lie. I'm awesome. That little bastard - I wasn't, not even Leon, the hero of our nation's salvation, wouldn't stand up to me.

Are you sure~?

　He is talking with a woman who speaks in an interminable, flirtatious voice, hand in hand and smiling.

　Unlike Milene, the guards around her are doing their job as guards.

'True, too. If I'm serious, that little boy is a twist. If I wasn't in the position of king, I'd be a hero by now and--

Well, that's an interesting story.

　It was a slightly disheveled Vince who walked into Roland's room where he was hitting on a woman.

'I need to talk to your Majesty. I'm sorry, young lady, but would you be so kind as to excuse me from my seat?

　The daughter of a nobleman, who had brought her father's clothes and other things, stood up hurriedly when Vince arrived, bowed her head, and left the room.

　Roland stretched out his hand as if he was reluctant to leave.

''Oh, wait!　.........Vince, you're terrible. You were a pretty girl with a loose head.

Isn't it Your Majesty who is loose in the head?

　Vince sat down roughly in his chair and stared at His Majesty.

'You seem to be enjoying yourself quite a bit, Your Majesty.

'Do I look like that?　This is still a concern for the country. All I can do is to leave behind an inheritance. That's what I'm striving for.

I wish you could move your hands instead of shaking your hips.

'I leave it to Milene. You should have someone else do the job. It would be more efficient. I'm lucky to have a good vassal.

　It was as if he was saying it was his job to seduce women.

　If I had to compare it to that.

"Is the food good enough for you to eat without working?

"There's nothing like the food I'm eating while watching you work so hard!

　It sounded like a conversation.

　Vince was smiling with a blue streak on his forehead.

　I thought Cleare was handy.

''-- That's good to hear. I'm glad to hear that you are excellent. Now, I would like to ask you one thing. It's about the promotion of my daughter's fiancé.

　Cleare is excited.

(Oh my, a chance to hear why the Master was promoted. I can pretty much guess, but what was the truth?)

　It would be unnatural not to promote Leon, who had been commander-in-chief in the war against the Principality.

　However, because of his wishes, it was decided that he would be rewarded in a different way.

'That matter?　As I've said before, it's more natural to promote them.

Against his wishes, sir?

'As king, I only put my country first. Besides, some duke was desperate to get a promising young man in. I wanted to interfere.

My daughter is already engaged to be married. I hope you're not going to meddle with her.

Bernard agreed with me at the end, though.

So you used his daughter's marriage as bait to get him into a circle?

'Why don't you try to understand how a father feels about his daughter?　As a father of a beautiful daughter, I can understand how Bernard feels.

How dare you, in your own words!

　They're already fighting over Leon and making some moves.

(Sounds like a daytime drama. It's kind of exciting.)

　Imagining what was to come, Cleare expected it to be noisy around Rion for a while.

　And.

"Sweetheart" this is worth looking into.

　--I also found Roland's weaknesses.