Chapter 272: Like Father, Like Daughter (4)
The negative rumors about Charlotte proceeded secretly, very slowly, and quite maliciously.
I didnât want the rumors to escape outside the walls of Imperial Palace, however.
I designed it so that the rumors would come from the outskirts to the center, and proceed to flow from the small side to the large side.
It wasnât hard. The Black Swans and Yozora Guild of Yuno Kasugano had been helping me.
The Black Swans, which could be classified as a large-scale information guild, specialized in this kind of work, and Yozora, which managed to absorb the guild of Ito Souta, was also good at it.
Of course, we did not openly move the media. I thought that the timing had not come yet.
Besides, the Blue and Red Mercenaries were still not there.
I had limited movement, so Kim Hyun-sung and Cha Hee-ra were busy trying to persuade Dawanâs Eighth Seats, Cheon Gwan-wi and Wi-ran, to move together.
In fact, it didnât matter if they stuck to the Second Princessâs side, but in the end, I thought they would be with us as we were in the same position as players.
If they were imperialists, they would have made different choices, but they understood that they couldnât afford to be against Lindel and Celia, which were in the same predicament as them.
Obviously, not only was uncovering information easy, but so was creating fake information.
The most important thing when creating this kind of information was to base it on facts that exist. It was effective to add at least something suspicious rather than fake information without any basis.
One might think that Charlotte might have nothing to be attacked, but in fact, it wasnât that way.
The fact that she cared for the imperialists very much was a valid hit.
âJihye, whatâs the schedule for the Second Princess today?â
âWell, today is the same as usual. Have a meeting with the citizenâs representativeâŚâ
âOhh. So, nothing relevant. I think you can do it as usual.â
âYouâre talking being prodigal to those poor blood, right?â
Her civic talks, who talks seriously about the Empire with civic representatives, has been transformed into a time to enjoy playing to prodigal with poor blood.
âOh, they said she had a simple meal with the maids.â
âHmm⌠Letâs spread that together. About the poor blood.â
âI tried to do it, though. We have to push it properly since we started this. One side is poor blood, and the other is noble blood. Whoever sees it, what the half side does is better. This is really fun.â
The meal she had with the maids to humble herself was turned into bullshit, saying that poor blood was flowing in her body.
âShe is also really amazing.â
I didnât know if it was her motherâs influence, but her ankle had gotten caught because of her nature for caring for the people.
She wouldnât have been caught if I hadnât caught her in the first place, but what was important was that she had already caught my eyes.
In fact, the more I learned about her, the more I realized that she was the ideal Empress.
Perhaps Lee Jihye was also thinking the same as me.
âWell, I donât care, but the more I see her, the more I wonder if weâre doing the right thing.â
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âI bet, if Charlotte becomes Empress, she would be good and wise that will last in history for a long time. If only people like you donât blow up in the middle.â
âIâm thinking about that, too, Nuna.â
âHonestly, we donât care about the Empire anyway, but if weâre going to be on the same boat, itâs good to be in on thatâs big and safe, right? When I just heard about her, I didnât know, but looking at the information taken by Hayan-ssi, she is really natural. She has leadership, charisma, and tenacity.â
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âBeing weak to the weak and strong to the strong, she has the right political skills⌠Do you think sheâs pretty daring to have tried to tame you in the first place? It is by no means easy that the Princess, who has a commoner as her mother, reached this position. And how great is her love for the people⌠itâs not unreasonable with her appearance, her talent, her intelligence, her character, for the First Princess to be jealous and go crazy.â
âI think so, too. Itâs funny that Iâm talking about politics here, but⌠Iâm sure there are quite a lot of things in her mind, but what can I do?â
âIf Kim Hyunsung said that I couldnâtâŚâ
There is no perfect human in the world. She also had all kinds of problems.
âDid you get that offended by that? Youâre narrower than I thought. I prefer herâŚâ
âI said it wasnât because of that. Honestly, I donât think that Second Princess is bad either. No matter how I think, sheâs much better than the First Princess⌠Thatâs all, though. Charlotte may be for the imperialists, but not for us. Iâd rather have Charlia, who I can change to my taste over. Itâll be hard, but it doesnât make sense for her to miss the opportunity to become the Empireâs unelected leader.â
âYouâre right. I was just saying. Anyway, Iâll keep working on it because the title has been decided. Today I have to see how and from which side to spread.â
âIs there any movement over there?â
âIsnât it weird that there isnât any? It may take some time for the rumors to reach the royal castle, but this is because the Princess is too sensitive about her stories. Iâm sure sheâs looking behind the rumors to discover from which malicious side had leaked it. If we get caught, you and I are both dead.â
âWe can cut off the tail anyway. If we pretend that we didnât do it, itâs okay.â
âYouâve been sticking around with the First Princess these days. It wonât be easy for you to pretend that⌠You just didnât do anything official yet, but even a dog knows that youâre trying to get in that line. Charlotte, of course, must know.â
âIâm feeling it, too.â
The number of nobles saying that they couldnât make it to the appointments was increasing.
Charlotteâs camp judged me as an enemy and had pressured several aristocrats to refrain from meeting with me.
Duchess Catherine, Count Elise, and Marlin Young-ae were still giving me strong support, and in fact, most of the people who expressed such intentions were not friendly or were useless.
However, what was surprising was how fast Charlotte reacted.
She stole a march on me even before the relations between Charlia and I came to the surface.
It was not just that. It was certainly strange that suspicious claims were popping out in the royal castle.
The purpose of the strange story was also very explicit.
âIs it right for one of the Eight Seats of the Empire to be involved in the politics of the Empire?â
Claims with such titles were popping out.
In fact, with a little thought, one could see how absurd this claim is.
It was the Emperorâs arbitrary act to appoint foreigners as the Eight Seats of the Empire in the first place, and to oppose this was no different from defying the Emperor.
Of course, Charlotte, as I knew it, was not dumb enough to deny the Emperorâs decision head-on.
To nevertheless maintain such a claim was an expression of a willingness to reduce somehow the authority and radius of action of the Eight Seats of the Empire.
When bargaining for a hundred gold item, calling out a ridiculously low price from the beginning symbolized trying to beat the original price.
She wanted to lower the price as an excuse for a little flaw in the product, lower the price once more with a scratch as an excuse, and then take me in after offering the lowest price.
âI understand her thoughts.â
The Eight Imperial Seats might not have been in the picture Charlotte was drawing in the first place.
So to speak, we were unwanted guests, uninvited guests.
In her first round, the foreigners may have actively pursued her, but now that the situation is the opposite, the Empireâs Eighth Seats would have been a nuisance.
In summary, after that day, we had exchanged a light punch without even facing each other.
Any quick-witted noble will be aware of the strange atmosphere in the imperial family.
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âThe problem is that it is a little faster than I thoughtâŚâ
âWhat I was thinking about came a little faster. It is natural to go with this flow in the first place, and whether the Second Princessâs camp is competent or herself is competent, I should consider itâs one of them. Personally, I think itâs the latter, but what does that matter? First, our side is also progressing smoothly, so it would be good to wait until the rumors settle in the royal castle. Anyway, isnât it time for you to visit the First Princess?â
âYes. I have to.â
âI left the schedule on the desk. You could review it and proceed as it is.â
âThanks.â
âItâs fine. Iâm doing it for myself. Itâs a chance for my future husband to become the unelected leader of the Holy Empire⌠you think Iâd miss this opportunity? I hate gambling, but I know if I push from here, Iâd be helping.â
âIâll take it well.â
âDo well⌠Oh, and I wonât control the intensity level on some of them. I think there should be a few thatâs really stimulating.â
âYou just have to do it moderately. Iâm not trying to step on her so that she cannot recover.â
âI know. Iâll do it moderately⌠Moderately.â
I didnât know what the standard of moderately to Lee Jihye was, but I thought it would be better to review it at least once.
As I walked out of her room and headed for my own, watching her waving, I saw a maid pacing around my room.
It was one of the First Princessâs maids.
I didnât know her name, but I remembered seeing her often.
She must have been the one lying on her face and rubbing her palms the day I went to see her for the first time.
It was obvious why she was walking in front of my room.
âHonorary Bishop Lee Kiyoung.â
âOhhh.â
After confirming her name with the Mindâs Eye, I carefully started to speak.
âMaid Alice.â
âPlease, talk more comfortably. I-Iâm afraid that someone will listen.â
âHaha. It is because talking formally has become a habit. Rather, why did you come⌠no, no. I guess I asked a useless question. I was about to visit her Majesty. So⌠how is her scheduleâŚâ
âShe went to encourage the Imperial Knights and praise the hard work they have done so far.â
It was so trivial that I had forgotten it. Visiting the Knights Templar to encourage the Imperial Knights, it was a way to show.
Seeing her looking for me even in this kind of work, she seemed to trust me quite a bit.
âOf course, she would.â
Her evaluation had changed in less than a week after following the campâs schedule and properly enjoying the promotional effect.
Even blind people were aware of the great power of the camp.
âAlthough being too dependent is bad.â
âNot necessarily badâŚâ
âYes?â
âItâs nothing. Did the Princess leave already?â
âNo. She is still wondering what dress to wearâŚâ
âOhhh. Come to think of it. I havenât told her yet.â
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âYes?â
âIt would be better to wear light armament, not a dress. Itâs light armor, but itâs a little luxurious. She doesnât have to wear a dress to visit the Knights Templar. I bet this will work better. I believe sheâll understand what Iâm talking about.â
âOh! Okay!â
These details were important even for trivial outfits.
âTie her hair up, minimum accessories, and the Imperial Knightsâ seal is perfect.â
âYes. Yes.â
âIf you go ahead and set her up, Iâll follow you quickly.â
âOkay!â
At this, she began to run away.
I went into the room for a second and arranged the schedule once again.
After she visited the Imperial Knights, she would visit the Court Wizards.
âItâs the day to play the First Princess Cosplay.â
In this way, it felt as if I was a celebrity manager as I scripted her schedule, her clothes, and even her speech.
After another final check, I headed for the parlor where we had always met, and I was able to see Charlia ready.
She looked exactly how I ordered the maid to make her look.
It wasnât enough to be called a knight, but there were no light arm and no unnecessary accessories when training.
âHonorary Bishop!â
âCharlia-nim, well⌠sorry to keep you waiting.â
âNo. I just got here, tooâŚâ
âHahaha. Certainly, you donât just look good in a dress. You look very beautiful this way, too, so it seems to me that the clothes look good thanks to the Princess.â
âYouâre exaggeratingâŚâ
In fact, her maids looked even more amazing than the smiling Princess.
They have a lot of abilities that they certainly have because theyâve struggled in hell.
It must have been a short time, but, surprisingly, they understood what I wanted, and even the light makeup had been perfectly done.
Even the roughly ordered hair was of quite high quality.
âTheyâre insane.â
Standing like a folding screen in the back, the maids saw me praising Charlotte and made a face as if saying that they did it.
I wanted to check the maids with my eyes, but due to the lack of time, I had to turn my gaze back to Charlia.
After again praising Charlia for her beauty, I briefed her about her precautions and about what to do.
After explaining how she would move, when I handed her a note with the speechâs contents, she carefully read and reviewed it.
âI like this look.â
You must have a will even if you did not have the capability.
As if she had gained confidence, she walked pretty confidently. However, it didnât take long for her face to frown.
Another person was seen in front of the training ground of the Imperial Knights.
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âWould you look at herâŚâ
After checking Charlotte, who visited the Imperial Knights one step earlier, I had no choice but to click my tongue.
âIt is correct to think that she aimed for it.â
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