In fact, Frey was also worried about what Daniel was worried about.
When the children’s birthdays were about a month away, Frey heard the news from Lina as usual.
“Actually, I have one more thing to report to you.”
For her assistant, who was never one to mince words, to start a conversation this way meant that something had come up that needed to be addressed.
Lina handed the obtained leaflet to Frey.
[Lydia Obelir is the blood of a sinner, so she is probably sharpening the blade of revenge.]
“It seems like the actions of those who do not yet trust Lydia.”
“Ah…What happened now?”
After speaking, Frey immediately added.
“No. What happened? I’m still not used to changing my tone of voice.”
“You’ll get used to it.”
Ilina smiled and spoke again.
“Those involved are being investigated. In order to publish a newsletter in the empire, you have to receive news from the central government, but it was confirmed that the procedure was skipped.”
Instead of adding the explanation that it was thanks to Grand duke Prause being the one who’d made the move, she smiled.
[“Miss Lina. His Highness will resolve this matter.”]
Lina trusted Grand duke Prause as much as Frey.
‘If Luke had said that while mentioning the Grand Duke’s name, there certainly wouldn’t have been a riot.’
“The people involved have been caught, so there will be no use of force, but I think we should be aware that there are people who are agitated by this news.”
“I’m worried about that too. Because public opinion is important.”
Frey could see why the people, especially those in the capital, were afraid of Lydia.
‘They must have seen and heard about Lydia at that time.’
“The newspaper articles you see these days are probably similar, so it may be more extreme.”
“I suppose you’re right, All the articles that have been coming out for the past few days are about Duke Gelon, the abandoned Empress, or the abandoned Prince.”
It is quite difficult to punish those who were originally pillars of the family that contributed to the founding of the country or those who were the mainstay of the imperial family.
But this time the case was different.
Evidence of their involvement in evil deeds has been piling up since they were detained in the basement of the Temple.
Those involved began to recount the deeds of Zelon, the Empress, and the Crown Prince to prove their innocence.
‘So last week a decision was made.’
The Duke of Gelon was stripped of his title and all of his family’s property was confiscated. The empress and crown prince were dethroned and had to live their whole lives in the basement of the Temple.
‘From what I heard, Tahar, who found out the truth, endured the process without any resistance.’
Crown Princess Garnet was also sentenced to life imprisonment, but instead of being confined in a narrow, dark cell underground, she was sent to a monastery in a distant province.
This was because Frey summoned the maids of the crown prince’s palace and had them testify that Tahar had used violence against Garnet.
It was Frey’s generosity in response to Garnet’s last-minute cooperation.
“Those with Gelon’s blood must have been influenced by all the newspapers saying that they were born with a desire for revenge.”
Clearly, Duke Gelon, Empress, and Crown Prince Tahar had a strong obsession to place Gelon’s family on top of the royal family.
“But Lydia is still young, and she thinks it was a terrible thing to cooperate with Gelon. And the cooperation they demanded would have been too much for Lydia.”
Even grown adults would go crazy if they were tormented and exploited to that extent. In fact, Lydia curled up and cried on nights when there was a thunderstorm.
[“When the sky like this, it reminds me of Gelon’s magic….”]
[“Lydia, it’s okay. Please come here.”]
[“Frey. You never do something like that…”]
Lydia snuggled into Frey’s arms and looked at her.
The big eyes said, ‘You wouldn’t do something like that, would you?’ It seemed like she was asking.
Frey, who knew Lydia’s feelings, thought for a moment and came to a conclusion.
“Since the children’s birthdays are next month, I have to show something to those who have wrong prejudices against Lydia.”
* * *
The method Frey came up with was simple.
Show everyone that, yes, Lydia was born with special powers, but she’s also just like any other kid.
‘Then I can assure them once again that even if Lydia goes on a rampage again, we can calm her down.’
Since they have already seen Daniel stop the runaway of the transcendental, they will be able to calm their anxiety quickly.
To create an image, you need a suitable location.
Frey spoke at the council of elders.
“This year is the first time the three transcendents are holding a joint birthday party, so I hope it will be bigger.”
Although the emperor had fully recovered his health to the point where he could attend the meeting, he wanted to hand over the position to Frey within a few years.
Therefore, Frey would attend the meeting council of elders, and the emperor would observe when important matters were discussed.
When Frey presented her opinion at the council of elders, no one objected.
There are only those who strongly sympathize with the will of the next emperor, who is receiving the protection of four transcendents for the first time in history.
“You are right! There are many examples in history books.”
“If it is carried out on a larger scale like a festival, the ordinary people who keep their distance from transcendents, will be less distant.”
“……”
Frey was a little dumbfounded.
‘Were the elders originally this cooperative?’
Of course, the membership of the council of elders changed slightly over the next few months.
However, she did not appoint only pro-emperor faction figures, but rather appointed nobles who had been in politics for a long time as the members of council of elders, so there were many who were from the nobles faction.
Frey wondered for a moment if it was because she hadn’t hesitated to carry out her mother’s revenge and cut off all the people who had done anything wrong?
However, although the reasons for loyalty were similar, they were different.
‘She has proven her divine powers as a member of the Imperial family and her image as a businessman have been proven, so I would have a big loss if I became her hater.’
‘I’ve been in politics my whole life, but this is the first time I’ve seen those wayward merchants being loyal to the emperor.’
‘Grand Duke Prause is looking at his wife with the same expression today. It is true that the emperor who receives the support of the four transcendents is invincible.’
Each with their own reasons, the Elders nodded,
Frey continued her explanation without knowing what they were thinking.
“As everyone knows, there is no event in the empire to take care of and celebrate young children.”
In the Empire, the concept of children was not established, so children were simply regarded as children who had not yet become adults.
Naturally, there is a severe lack of play facilities for young children.
“So, I plan to designate the day the transcendents were born as Children’s Day, and as a gift, install a playground for children in each park.”
In the case of park construction, there was an already allocated budget, so it was possible to install a playground just by slightly changing the ordered items.
Frey continued, imagining the children smiling brightly while riding the seesaw.
“Besides, if there is a space for children to gather and play together, it will be beneficial for the empire. It will be easy to secure data to refer to when studying children’s behavior patterns or physical strength.”
Frey explained how a playground is useful for children’s brain and physical development.
There was plenty of evidence to back it up, thanks to Wiz and Lina analyzing the research.
“You may think that it is a bit short on time to build playgrounds in various locations, but it is possible if we mobilize wizards belonging to the country.”
As she finished speaking, Frey thought.
‘In the past, there would have been nothing we could do even if research on children was lacking.’
Now that she was determined to be the next emperor, she could order that anything be supplemented if anything was lacking.
Frey also promised to use the power given to her for good.
‘This….means you’ll be able to recognize potentially ripe leaves and turn them to your advantage?’
‘I recently heard that Sergey, who is famous among young people, was discovered this way.’
‘If you care about children’s physical strength, do you have in mind the miracle of strengthening imperial power and taking over military power?’
‘Because she ascended to the position of next emperor on her own, she certainly saw the big picture.’
She didn’t realize that some of the elders might have misunderstood her good intentions.
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