A massive permanent change to his life had happened abruptly a short while ago.
He hadn't even fully processed it, certainly not emotionally.
But on a rational level, he obviously understood that the Emperor had some high expectations of him.
The Emperor wanted Rui to succeed him and ascend the throne.
"Why me?" Rui's voice grew solemn.
The Emperor stared at him calmly.
"Because you are worthy."
"…"
A deep silence echoed through the throne hall.
Sage Sayfeel had suppressed his aura entirely, reducing his presence to that of an ordinary human being.
the depth of importance of this
the future of Kandria
could be allowed to disrupt
"Worthy…?"
"Worthy." The Emperor reaffirmed.
not desire the throne?"
smile appeared on
because you do not desire
at those words,
you your entire life. In some ways, I know you
understood our greatest
balance that you yourself hand-crafted three centuries ago is the reason our nation does not collapse into the
harmony is the most important thing a ruler must have. Harmony is not just in their policy but in temperament. The correlation between temperament and political philosophy has
His tone grew instructive.
example," He continued. "You have people like Raul with high trait neuroticism and high trait agreeableness, traits that statistically correlate with dovish and pacifist political philosophies, on one end, and people like Randal, who
my chosen heir.
of the many areas of expertise that the Emperor had was in the domain of psychology. Some of the jargon that he uttered reminded Rui of that
extremely high trait conscientiousness, as driven martial artists often are; you are extraordinarily driven—extraordinarily driven to this so-called Project Water. If not for your consideration and care for your family, you most likely would be extreme. The only difference is that your sheer competence and extraordinary intellect mean that there is a high
considering the
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