"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.
go with Raul, especially since the 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 Sect, did not take
was why Rui had
having every motive to assassinate Rui, he
after he began fleshing out his plans for the Angel of Laplace, he had taken the liberty to visit Prince
it sound like someone is holding you to a blade's edge," Prince Raul raised an
It was the reverse.
he didn't need to know about
carefully
to make Raul Emperor. That would make the Beggar's
sense, I am," Rui admitted. "The reason I am
then," Prince
my power and knowledge in return for not abolishing the Kandrian
"That is not something I can compromise
Rui raised an eyebrow. "You come off
hell-bent on abolishing the Kandrian Martial Covenant. What is it about Martial Artists securing rights and privileges befitting the power they contribute to
anti-Martial Art. I'm not fond of physical conflict, but people have a universal right to cultivate their personal power.
know how many innocent people are hurt by Martial Art in the Kandrian Empire every
"…A lot?"
hundred and fifty thousand every
Rui's eyes sharpened.
was far higher than Rui had been thinking. Almost ten times higher than he had been
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