It’s getting harder and harder to be a villain these days

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"Come with me."

The two left the house.

The weather was very sunny, the housekeeper was waiting by the carriage, and Vickrey and Tia got into the car together.

Today, the succession ceremony of the new emperor will be held in the Imperial Capital Square.

"Tia, take this."

Vickrey handed Tia, who was sitting next to him, a confidential document bag sealed with magic.

Tia frowned.

"What is this?"

"This is the future direction of the empire predicted by me through various intelligence, including the preferences of the next emperor."

This document compiled all the important events known to him in his previous life.

It is filled with things that will allow them to benefit from major events in the future, or reduce the overall difficulty of the game...

"Haha, do you think you are a prophet?"

Tia was quite disdainful.

"Don't talk nonsense, take it."

Vickery threw it directly to her.

"Hey~"

Tia, who was hit on the head by the document, let out an ouch and hurriedly took it.

"Must read it."

"....It's so annoying."

With no choice, Tia put the documents in her bag.

Vickery shook his head.

Although she does seem like a lunatic now, I believe that Tia will realize the importance of this document soon after the above events happen one by one...

"Master, the carriage cannot enter the road ahead."

At some point, a huge crowd blocked the road.

They got out of the car.

"The Pod family? Please come with me."

It happened that the royal knight passed by and led them from the special passage to the square where the succession ceremony was held.

A long red carpet was spread in the center of the square, with hundreds of knights lining up on both sides. On the steps at the end of the red carpet, the emperor's throne stood at the top.

"here."

Under the guidance of the knight, Vickery and the others arrived at the location belonging to the Pod family, very close to the throne.

Not far away, Vickery saw many familiar people.

For example, the heads of the Pearl family, Tyneer and Olivia; the heads of the Bolan family, Aysil; the head of the Beola family, Bethan; the head of the White family, James; the heads of the Claire family, Amos and Eleanor, etc. wait....

People from all major families were present.

Vickery looked at someone among them.

Yula.

Feeling his gaze, Youla nodded slightly. Her beautiful face was full of exhaustion, and the dark circles under her eyes were too thick...

Vicki wanted to get closer and say hello, but it was too late.

"Dong dong!"

The bells rang, and the trumpet and national anthem, which represented the prelude to the emperor's succession, were played.

Not far away, the royal carriage appeared, and people cheered.

The gorgeous carriage stopped at the starting point of the red carpet.

The car door opened, and a slender jade leg stepped onto the ground...

Ekarina Farhos.

The long red hair burned like fire, and the king's eyes were as sharp as swords, but there was a hint of laziness.

She is the successor emperor.

Ekarina walked majestically on the red carpet where only the emperor could step.

All the people in the square knelt down and worshiped, and people from major families bowed their heads slightly.

Soon, Ekarina stepped onto the steps.

One step, two steps, slowly approaching the throne.

Beside the throne, the late emperor's queen, her mother, was waiting...

Ekarina half-knelt in front of the throne. The queen held back tears and put the crown on her daughter's head.

"Dong dong!"

The bells rang continuously and the succession ceremony was completed.

Ekarina officially became the emperor and sat on the throne.

Looking down at everyone here, more than any other

In a noble position, Yekarina looked at everyone, but her eyes were a little tired.

Vickery looked at the emperor on the throne.

He knew the reason for Ekarina's fatigue, her origins, and even more about her life.

In terms of setting, Ekarina is a rather contradictory emperor...

Suddenly, the emperor turned his head and looked at him.

The moment their eyes met, Vickery immediately lowered his head.

However, he could still feel the aggressive gaze.

...

The emperor was still looking at him.

Chapter 91 Convicted

From Ekarina's point of view, the emperor's succession ceremony ended in a boring way.

Originally, she had expected that there would be a terrorist attack, magic bombing or other assassinations at the scene...

But none of this happened. After the ceremony, Yekarina returned to the palace safely.

There was no poisonous gas in the air as she had expected. On the contrary, the room was unexpectedly clean and fragrant.

boring……

Yekarina went straight to the main hall, where senior officials and ministers had been waiting here for a long time with official documents.

She waved and ordered her attendants to place the chessboard, and then started playing chess alone, without paying any attention to the ministers.

Even until the end of the court, Yekarina was still minding her own business playing with the chess pieces without making any response.

Helpless, the ministers had no choice but to leave in anger.

After everyone retreated, Yekarina narrowed her eyes.

"You old man who reports good things but not bad things, do you really think I don't know anything?"

But as she spoke, her conversation changed.

"By the way, today I met the author of the set of test questions you gave me in front-end time. He seems to know me."

"Is there anyone on the mainland who doesn't know His Majesty?"

The knight Kevin, who had been standing beside her, spoke out.

Indeed, the reputation of the 'Immortal Princess' of the Fajos Empire resounded across the continent, and almost everyone knew Yekarina.

"No, I didn't mean that. He seems to really know me. It's strange..."

Yekarina was sure that she and Vickrey were looking at each other, and there were emotions she couldn't understand hidden in those deep eyes.

"Is that right?"

"Well, that's interesting. There's no doubt that guy is the same type of guy as I am."

The courage to remain calm even when a knife is held to her neck, and to disregard life and death, is very similar to her.

But unlike himself, he is a truly strong soul.

It's like...like a bystander who transcends this world.

Seeing that His Majesty's interest was high, the knight Kevin cleverly guided the topic.

"So have you solved the test questions?"

"Well, it has been solved. It took me about a day or so. It is quite fun. It is indeed an auction item on the floating island. The content is very novel..."

Yekarina said with a smile.

But before Kevin had a chance to answer, she changed her focus.

"Kevin, I want to lift the restrictions on the 'Galalon' area."

"..."

Kevin lowered his head silently.

Garalon is the name of the magic stone mining area in the northwest of the empire. However, due to the boiling magic power inside it, demons once appeared, and access is now strictly prohibited.

This is an order from the late Emperor of the Empire.

But now Ekarina is going to break it as soon as she takes the throne.

"At the initial stage of opening, only adventurers, authorized wizards and accompanying guards are allowed to enter."

"...Don't you want to discuss it with the ministers?"

"There's no need to discuss it. I've had enough of those old haters who only know how to play ball."

"The devil may reappear."

"Kill them when they appear. There are not endless demons. Besides, what problem can be solved by just closing a mine? Don't the demons in Blackstone Mountain still appear?"

"It's better to block than to block. It's better to take the initiative than to restrain ourselves like this."

"..."

Kevin didn't answer.

Yekarina's attention returned to the chessboard, and suddenly, she seemed to have thought of something.

"What is Crito doing?"

"...out."

"Going out?"

"Yes, His Highness Crito has not come back since he went to the floating island. He sent a letter saying that he would play outside for a while."

Ekarina smiled.

"What a timid guy... Ah, by the way, speaking of floating islands, Kevin, don't you know the answers to Weekley's questions?"

"Ah."

Yekarina looked at Kevin with a smile.