The Second Prince was extremely satisfied with the situation. He had already known for a long, long time that the throne wouldn’t be his, but rather his big brother’s.

If it had only been because he was inferior in terms of ability and talent, that would be one thing, but he was clearly not lacking in those two areas, and perhaps he was even a bit better. Was it only because his mother wasn’t the empress that he couldn't become the emperor?

He hadn’t been able to accept that, but he had known that there was no chance of the Fiend Emperor passing on his position to him.

If you won’t give it to me, I’ll fight for it myself.

That was why, all those years ago, he had volunteered for the army to develop his strength. Because they often fought against the human side, which had the advantage, being in the military was actually extremely dangerous. The chances of dying were extremely high. Let alone the Crown Prince, even nobles with a bit of authority didn’t want their children to be a part of that.

Still, the Second Prince had persisted to the end, and...