Elisabeth C. Forsyth. . and it would be a meandering step for me to dare to call myself that.

　.......

"Baron Alexander Carlyle. It is an honor to receive you.

　I leaned my head back reverently, following imperial etiquette.
　In front of me is undoubtedly the Imperial Emperor himself.

　My father would not joke about "bragging about Alec".
　Even if he was right in front of you, a beautiful girl who had just walked down the street without a valet and was being picked on.

　This must be the real Imperial Emperor that your father has been proud to invite.

"Lift your head, my lord.
"Ha!
"You have a good son, Sir Carlisle. He's quick and accurate in his assessment of the situation.
"With all due respect, Your Majesty, Alec's true awesomeness is nothing like this.
"How?
"Eventually we will be an Isaiah for His Majesty.

　Please don't raise the bar any higher, father .

　Prime Minister Isaiah.
　He was renowned as the right hand of the emperor Korin who built the golden age of the empire.
　Many historians agree that it was actually Isaiah who created the golden age.

That will be interesting.

　The emperor smiled and smiled.
　Please don't take your father's word for it too literally.

　　　　　☆

　Moving from the garden into the mansion, he entered the parlor.
　Although he was a guest, the emperor was seated on the throne.
　Your father and I stood for a moment.

"Sit down.

　And then sat on the throne.
　Incidentally, I sent Angier back to his room.

　Formally, the duke and baron - a nobleman has an audience with the emperor, so I asked Angier to leave so as not to be rude.

"Lord Carlyle, is this a place where we can talk in private?
Of course, of course, there is no one in my family who does not spare his tongue.
I see.

　His Majesty nodded, but did not seem to be satisfied with your father's answer.
　Confidential story ...... then

"With your permission to use magic
"Mm, forgive me.

　With Your Majesty's permission, I cast a spell over the entire parlor.
　The magic of sound insulation.
　From inside to outside and from outside to inside.
　It's a spell that blocks out both sounds.

　For a moment, my ears went "deafening.
　It wasn't just me, and I saw that both you and Your Majesty scowled for a moment.

It's all right, no sound will escape. If there is an explosion in this room, only a silent tremor will be heard outside.
"Wow, Alec, I've never heard of a spell that completely prevents sound leakage.
"Fifty years ago the mage Trevor excelled at this magic. It is documented in the literature.
"I see!　Hmm. That's my Alec.

　Your father's usual sickness began.
　Your Majesty, on the other hand.

Well, let me break it down a bit for you, then.

　And not the tone of the Imperial Emperor Elisabeth I, but the tone of the girl Elisa, whom I had just met in the city.

"Are you sure?
It's okay, it's easier.
"I see.

　A sixteen-year-old girl, albeit an emperor, is .......

Now, don't you have something to say?

　Your Majesty--Eliza looked at me with a mischievous smile.

'I must confess, you startled me.

　After checking the muffled sound, I decided that this process, with some real intentions, was okay.

"Why were you in town without an escort?
"Lord Carlyle always said that he was interested in you. I wanted to see who you are and what you think for once, regardless of your position.
"I see.
"Maybe Sir Carlisle was right about the great man. I can see why he sends me a letter once a month bragging about it.
"What are you doing, father!

　I yelled out.
　My father was slumped beside me.

"I just wanted to show you how wonderful Alec is, don't you?
"I don't mean to ask you to describe the content!

　What are you really doing?

"But I'm really glad I did. You know my position.　It's hard to hear the real truth when you're dressed up in authority.
It's ...... right.


"So I have a favor to ask of you,
"What is it?
Defeat.
"Defeat?

　A disturbing word has come out of nowhere.

"How much do you know about the Prior Emperor ...... and my father?

　Eliza asked me a question that is very difficult to answer.
　I could jokingly tell you what I saw in the other world when I was reincarnated as a pauper.
　Eliza interrupted me, hoping to silence me.

Maybe the next life would have been better if I had died sooner.
"Yes, I should have done what you say, 'I'll kill you early,' and that's all I had to do, Your Majesty.
What about it?
Due to the misrule of the previous emperor, small-scale rebellions have broken out in various parts of the empire. We're trying to put them down each time, but it's a game of cat-and-mouse.

　Come to think of it, your father said something like that when you were born.
　Maybe the inner workings of the empire are rather rickety.

"You've shown me your magic.

　My father chuckled next to me, absolutely.

"We must quell the rebellion.
I understand.
"It's a quick answer.
If it's just a rebellion, but in this kind of thing, if you become a bandit, those people will continue to do bad things.
I see, you're right.

　Eliza nods.

"Thank you. After we put down the rebellion, the land will be yours. Lord Carlisle asked me to give you the land.
Father ......

　Staring at your father with disgusted eyes.
　Really, that's enough.

Where do you want me to put down the rebellion, by the way?
"Do you know what a fairy hill is?
Yes, it's called the Kingdom of Heaven, a fertile land where dukes are downgraded to petty officials but still want to be sent, and where there is an astonishing amount of bribes flying around to do so--no way.
Yes.

　Eliza smiled at him.

'There it is.
"How did you get me there ......
"Didn't I just tell you?

　Eliza grinned even more.

She liked you.

　.......
　What's going on here.