"I must say…" Prince Raul remarked. "I didn't expect you to come back."
"Well, I don't have much of a choice," Rui replied.
"I thought our last conversation made it clear that we are not compatible in philosophy," Prince Raul raised an eyebrow, smiling.
"Maybe," Rui shrugged. "But like I said, I don't have much of a choice but to try."
He couldn't make any of the four royals on the palm of his hands into Emperor because that got rid of the weight of his evidence pretty much entirely. The power dynamics would flip, and he would forever be targeted by the new ruler.
That was why, while he might have considered Princess Ranea if she dialed down her extremities, he simply could not do that.
It would be the height of foolishness to put himself and his family at risk.
After all, the whole reason he had become involved in the Kandrian Throne War was to ensure that the harmony and peace of the lives of his family were not disrupted. It was motivated by the guilt of having disrupted their lives by his sudden disappearance; he didn't want anything like that to happen again if he had the power to avoid it.
And now, he did.
With the four royals who tried to assassinate him being completely disqualified from consideration, that left three royals; Raijun, Rajak, and Raul.
Raijun, too, was disqualified.
royals had confessed that Rajak was indeed peripherally involved with his assassination. However, Raul, despite certainly knowing that Rui was responsible for Raijun's growth through the Beggar's
was why Rui had turned to
to assassinate Rui, he
after he began fleshing out his plans for the Angel of
to a blade's edge," Prince
It was the reverse.
didn't need to know about
to carefully
to make Raul Emperor. That would make the Beggar's
admitted. "The reason I am here is to make an offer
hear it then," Prince Raul smiled,
you all my power and knowledge in return for not abolishing
head. "That
Rui raised an eyebrow. "You
Kandrian Martial Covenant. What is it about Martial Artists securing rights and privileges
I'm not fond of physical conflict, but people have a universal right to cultivate their personal power. What I am against is what that
many innocent people are hurt by
"…A lot?"
hundred and fifty
Rui's eyes sharpened.
higher than Rui had been thinking. Almost ten times higher than he had
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