Phyllia in my arm had a calm look. The influence of alcohol made me feel a little better or happy.

Philia would never have imagined that a plan was underway to make herself emperor.

After getting lost for a while, I asked Philia thoughtfully.

"Does Master Filia ever want to try to be an emperor?

After a decent look, Phyllia grinned.

"What's wrong, Solon? Such a weird question."

"Is it weird?

"'Cause that's impossible for me to be emperor"

Well, I think that's the normal reaction.

Philia is the eighteenth princess out of many emperor's children.

My mother is a slave to the devil, and all this time Philia has been treated cold from the imperial chamber.

I'll say it.

"But if they tell you you can be, what do you say? Assuming."

"Hmmm...... I can't imagine at all."

"Well, you're right"

"But when I become emperor, I'm sure I can do a lot for you solon, right? You know, building a big castle."

"I'm glad to hear it, but this mansion is enough."

As I said with a laugh, Philia nodded.

"But for example, you can stop Lucy and Sophia from going to war."

I was a dickhead.

One of the aims of the plan to make Filia emperor was to end the war with the republics of neighbouring countries.

That would also stop Lucy and Sofia from being at the forefront of the war with the Republic.

Philia still has a sharp spot.

"I don't have any power right now, but if I become emperor, I can help Solon. Oh well..."

"As I said before, you don't have to think about trying to help me. It would be much happier for my master to study magic properly."

"Thanks. But... really?

Still Phyllia stared at me.

I tried not to change my expression, but it didn't work.

"Don't you have something to worry about? You look like that."

"No......"

"Solon's keeping me from worrying, isn't he? But if Solon's bothering you, I want to be bothering you with Solon."

Phyllia said so, smiling softly.

We shouldn't hide any more.

That's what I thought.

Philia trusts me.

Then I must live up to that trust, too.

I explained my story to Philia.

That Lucy and the others are trying to make Philia emperor.

That I was solicited to join the plan.

Philia opened her eyes wide.

"You don't have to force me to make Philia an emperor. Because that's very dangerous. It's just that with Lucy and the rest of us, there's an option to be emperors."

Phyllia remained hugged to me as always, but her body was shaking small.

Eventually, as she jumped a little, Philia left me and went back to the chair at the table.

"Tea, it's gonna get cold."

"Right. Shall we just have some tea?"

Once again we took the cup and tasted the tea.

Then, I also eat a lot of jam served.

He was jerking off the jam he put on the spoon as Phyllia lowered his red tongue.

After a while, Phyllia says with her eyes down.

"It means that if I become emperor, I can help everyone, right? Then I'm sure I'd better do what Lucy and the others say."

"I think what matters is not what we should do, but what Master Philia wants to do. We might be able to do something about Sophia and the others."

"… I think it would be more fun to have tea with Solon than to be an emperor"

If you think so, you don't need to be an emperor, I tried to say, but Philia's next word was faster than that.

"But if I become emperor, I can stay with Solon forever."

But as it stands, it's not strange when government officials come and try to keep me and Philia apart.

But that should be avoidable, even in other ways than becoming an emperor.

"Even if you don't have to be emperor, it doesn't make any difference that I'm Master Philia. Besides, I promised not to leave Master Philia alone."

Philia looked up at me and smiled happily.

"Oh, yeah, right. Solon wants me to be emperor?

I laughed all the time imagining Philia as an emperor.

After all, I don't feel like an emperor to this child.

Filia swells her cheeks.

"Did you think of anything rude right now?

"I haven't thought about it. Emperor Philia, I wanted to see it."

"I knew I was thinking something weird."

"In short, if you have Philia as she is, that's all I need."

Phyllia circled her eyes, then shined her face, rising out of her chair and jumping at me again.

I just left, but Philia hugged me again.

"Thank you, Solon"

Filia looks up at me, whispers.

The face was a little red, but it didn't seem like it was just because of the alcohol.

I blushed unexpectedly and snapped, "I didn't do anything to thank you."

When Phyllia left her weight with me, she loosened her cheeks like she was relieved.

"If you become an emperor, you'll get power, but I'm sure that's not the power I want. I want to be like Solon."

"You don't need to be like me. I want Philia to be a much greater magician than I am."

"You can't imagine me being stronger than Solon."

"It's okay. Because Master Philia is much more talented than I am. I'm sure you'll get the power to clear your own path."

That's what I said and gently slapped Philia on the shoulder.

Philia will not be emperor.

I think that's fine.

At that time, the dining room door slowly opened.