Long Live the Emperor, Minus Me (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 123

The matter with the Academy was handled smoothly.

The Academy believed my word that I would return, and Count Griff likewise assumed I would meekly endure the kingdom’s absurd tyranny.

At least the Information Guild, which might have suspected I had other intentions, kept its mouth shut.

But this was only natural, after all. I had spent four years meticulously working on the Academy side.

If, after all that time, I couldn’t deceive a few amateurs, it would mean I’d lived far too long.

But from now on, the difficulty would be entirely different. Now, I had to deceive His Majesty.

After the graduation ceremony, I returned once more to the northern region. I was to visit His Majesty twice a year.

This had been His Majesty’s condition when I proposed ceasing our correspondence, and I had accepted it.

Normally, I visited my territory during school breaks, but this winter break I couldn’t come because I had matters to settle before graduation—so I had to stop by now, at least after graduating.

However, this visit was entirely different from my usual holiday visits.

Previously, I had merely harbored a plan in my heart, but now I had already set that plan in motion.

What if His Majesty noticed something different about me? Had a killing intent crept into my eyes? Did my gestures betray an aggressive attitude?

Anxious, I nervously tore at my handkerchief.

Through constant sword training, my firm fingertips had reduced the delicate silk handkerchief to a rag.

“Did I keep you waiting long? My apologies.”

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