“Don’t you believe what I am saying?” Hyeonu asked Heizer with a calm expression. Heizer was still staring at Hyeonu with wide eyes.

A few seconds later, Heizer was finally able to control his expression and said, “It isn’t that I don’t believe it... It is just too abrupt.”

“It is understandable. Being the emperor isn’t a joke.” Hyeonu slowly nodded. Then he added words to persuade Heizer: “However, this isn’t a position for an imperial prince to feel burdened about. Your Highness, aren’t you the only heir to His Majesty Alexander, the former emperor? You can think of it as gaining the position a bit faster.”

‘It isn’t wrong, but...’

Hyeonu’s words were definitely right. Heizer himself was the only one in the current Yusma Empire qualified to succeed Alexander.

‘It is just too quick.’

It was right that he had left the Holy Kingdom to become the emperor, but he never expected to get the chance to become emperor so quickly. He had planned to build up achievements step by step and win the hearts of the people first.

‘Yet taking over the throne now?’

Heizer was flustered at first, but as time passed...