Alexei and Eleonora looked at each other in hot eyes, and the nobles in the hall saw her talking. I didn't hear the story, but I heard rumors that Eleonora might have been chosen as Alexei's queen's candidate because she was seriously facing each other.
Prime Minister Sergei, who had been listening to the conversation from beginning to end, was bothered by the fact that he had no idea what Ham and Pie were talking about.
"Sergei, what's going on?
Alexei calls out to Sergei, who has a difficult face.
Nothing, Your Majesty.
If you ask what Ham and Pie are referring to here, Alexei's conversation will be lost for some reason.
Sergei decided to listen to the truth of the conversation after the ball.
"Your Majesty, it's time to return to the hall. I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Alexei smiles ironically at the words.
"The devil emperors are waiting for me, aren't they? It's boring. Very few meritorious men. There are only incompetent men who could not be as ambitious as the anti-imperialists."
Until Alexei became Emperor, the anti-imperialist overwhelmingly prevailed. Since Alexei, the oldest son in the world, did not become the rightful prince, and his half-brother became the crown prince, and Alexei became the head of the Black Knights, it may be the most appropriate course of action for the nobles of the Empire to become active or passive anti-imperial.
However, on the other hand, some nobles continued to dedicate their loyalty to being the emperor, and some nobles did not think well of the anti-imperial side's young and unattended behavior. Those nobles were financially sanctioned and driven from central politics by anti-imperialist nobles, but they did their best to advance Alexei's reign without yielding.
"Well, you should show your face to your loyal minister. Let's go, Sergei."
"Yes, and I would like to escort Eleonora, whom I spoke to you about. Eleonora could be hurt by those targeting the Empress's chair."
Alexei was very upset when she heard that someone might attack Eleonora, who was with her earlier.
"Make arrangements as soon as possible. Tell her to escort you out of sight. Never act like you're scared. Then look into her and report back to me. I don't think she's a normal woman."
Sergei expects Alexei to be able to love people when she sees Alexei who clearly cares about Eleonora.
Sergei became close to Alexei, and his father, the prime minister, was ordered to do so after Alexei was brought back from the Forest of the Devil. At that time, the prime minister was stating his neutral position, but he appeared to have turned against the anti-imperialist to make Alexei the next emperor.
The Chancellor told the Empress that he had put his son Sergei on Alexei to monitor Alexei's actions, and he let the anti-imperialists down, paving the way for Alexei to become Emperor.
At that time, Sergei was fifteen years old, and Alexei nine years old.
Sergei remembers as vividly as he did yesterday when he first met Alexei.
A beautiful prince with desperate dark eyes who rejected everything. That was Alexei.
An expressionless child who doesn't laugh or cry, I thought at first he was impatient, but I immediately realized it was a mistake.
Instead of being impatient, Alexei even trains herself and continues to train hard, both academically, swordsmanship, magic, and adults.
And it was ten years after I met Alexei that I could see her smile.
He smiled brightly when he killed the Black Knight Commander.
Sergei learns from his bright smile that he only learned swordsmanship for this day.
Alexei didn't tell me anything about the Forest of the Devil, so Sergei had no way of knowing what happened, but his father told me that the Black Knight Commander he killed was the knight who rescued him.
I'm sure there was enough grudge to kill the Knight Commander who helped me. All the knights on the scene, except the Knight Commander, were already dead.
There's nothing left to know what happened.
And as far as Sergei knew, Alexei never loved anyone. He thinks it's because he doesn't know love.
"Your Majesty, Eleonora isn't just beautiful. I think the manners of being a lady are also wonderful. Behind your back, the others may be better, but so is the Duke of Plepreus. It's the right house since the founding of the country."
Sergei sincerely wanted Eleonora to be able to teach Alexei something called love.