"You don't want to be emperor anymore?"
Walking down from the holy mountain, Colin looked at Prince Harrison beside him in surprise.
"Yes, teacher."
"If you are worried about the influence of public opinion, or those clowns in Yulong City, I can help you settle it..."
"No need, teacher, I'm serious." Prince Harrison met Colin's gaze calmly, "It's better to let Judy inherit the throne, which will save a lot of trouble. And... Maybe you can hardly believe it, but at the beginning When I made up my mind to assassinate Gregory, I suddenly felt an unprecedented relief."
"easy?"
"Yes. It was also at that time that I realized that I never wanted to be the emperor, and I didn't want to bear such a heavy responsibility."
Colin carefully looked at Prince Harrison beside him, and saw that there was no trace of regret or worry on his face, but the relief of being reborn.
"You may not know what you are rejecting." Colin sighed, "That position not only means responsibility, but also represents supreme power and glory."
"Power... But I rarely see my father exercising his power as he pleases. On the contrary, most of the time, his every move will be restricted, hindered, and even suppressed from all sides.
As for the glory... I think that as an ordinary knight, I can win the glory, and this way may be more suitable for me, after all, I am not smart enough... "
Having said that, Prince Harrison had a look of shame on his face, and asked:
"Teacher, am I being used by Mensay this time?"
Colin wanted to say a few words of comfort, but seeing Prince Harrison who had suddenly matured a lot after experiencing this incident, he finally nodded frankly and said:
"Yes, you were indeed fooled. But it's not just you, I was also fooled by Mensay."
"No, teacher, you are affected by me. If I was not so impulsive at the beginning, maybe you will not be so passive now."
Colin reached out and stroked Prince Harrison's hair, only to realize that the bachelor's head had almost reached his shoulders.
"There is no need to blame yourself. In fact, on the contrary, I appreciate that you had the courage to assassinate Gregory. Moreover, you may not have understood the true meaning and far-reaching impact of this incident.
That was the Pope, the mouthpiece of the Supreme Lord, who died at the hands of a San Lorenzo.
Hehe, Mensay only cared about his own self-interest, but he didn't know that he had opened Pandora's box.
You can kill Gregory today, hehe, it will not be difficult to find other knights to kill Mensay in the future.
The foundation of the building of faith has been shaken, just waiting for someone to push it again... "
Prince Harrison blinked, as if he was still somewhat puzzled by what Colin said.
Colin didn't intend to explain further, and instead asked:
"However, you have really decided on the throne? You know, this also means that your young sister must shoulder this burden."
A trace of hesitation flashed in Prince Harrison's eyes, but he quickly became firm again, saying:
"Teacher, I have decided. As for my sister... I can only say sorry. However, I will still guard her side in another capacity, blocking any enemy's attack for her. Moreover, in this way, I will be On the contrary, the constraints are smaller, and you can do a lot of things that you couldn't do otherwise... "
Colin took a deep look at Prince Harrison, and realized more and more how much this assassination had changed the young prince.
"Well, if that's the case, then I won't force it."
"Thank you teacher!" Prince Harrison smiled, looking really happy about it.
But immediately, a little embarrassment appeared on his face, and he said falteringly:
"Teacher, since... I don't need to be the emperor anymore... Then I can marry Miss Cathy..."
Hearing this, Colin couldn't help but rolled his eyes.
Unexpectedly, this kid still couldn't forget his half-elf maid.
"You don't want to be the emperor, you don't want to marry Cathy, do you?"
"Hey." Prince Harrison touched his nose, "This may be one of the factors."
Ke Lin shook his head speechlessly, and sighed: "You are no longer the emperor, of course no one will care who you want to marry, but don't expect me to help you in this regard. If you want Cathy to marry you, you have to It's up to you to pursue it."
"I see, teacher! Thank you, teacher!" Harrison exclaimed excitedly, as if he had already won.
The two returned to the Phoenix Palace all the way, first of all, of course, to visit Princess Judy.
At this time, Judy had woken up from the lethargy, had just eaten some light food, and was somewhat refreshed.
It's just that after seeing Prince Harrison, the little girl turned her head angrily and deliberately ignored her brother.
Harrison also knew why his sister was angry. On the day of the assassination, he had actually revealed his actions to Judy in advance, and told her to live well and inherit the throne.
At that time, Princess Judy refused to let her brother bear such a sacrifice alone, so she insisted on staying and participating in the assassination.
But how could Harrison let his younger sister be involved in the assassination? He still counted on his younger sister to inherit his father's throne, so he forcibly sent someone to take Judy into custody.
It's just that he didn't expect that what he wanted to protect his sister would actually be used by others to cause so much harm to his sister.
"I'm sorry, Judy..."
"snort!"
Faced with her brother's apology, Princess Judy never looked back, as if she didn't intend to let him get away with it easily.
Colin on the side smiled, stepped forward and interrupted:
"Okay, now is not the time for you two to fight. Harrison has been deprived of the right of succession by the Senate, and there are still a group of clowns outside who are coveting the throne of the San Lorenzo family, so Judy, you are willing to be the glorious The next emperor of the empire?"
Princess Judy couldn't care less about being angry when she heard the words, she turned her head in surprise, and said doubtfully:
"Teacher, can't you make the Senate change its mind?"
Colin shrugged and said, "I actually have a solution, but Harrison himself doesn't want to inherit the throne."
"Why?" Princess Judy stared at her brother.
"After all, I have made a big mistake. If I inherit the throne again, it will only shame the San Lorenzo family and even cause turmoil in the empire. So, it's up to you."
"But..." Princess Judy bit her lip, "but I don't know how to be an emperor..."
Colin stepped forward to hold Princess Judy's thin shoulders, stared into her eyes, and said solemnly:
"It doesn't matter if you don't know, you can always learn, and there are so many cabinet ministers to help you run this country.
What really matters is, are you willing to take on the heavy responsibility of leading a glorious empire? Are you willing to provide asylum to the people of the empire? Are you willing to continue to protect the glory of the San Lorenzo family? "
"I..." Princess Judy's eyes flashed with confusion, but she soon became firm again, "Teacher, if I become the emperor, will I be able to kill those people I hate?"
Colin smiled slightly, and said, "Being an emperor doesn't mean you can kill people as you like, but compared to not being an emperor, you must have more ways to deal with those you don't like."
"Okay! Then I will do it!"
(end of this chapter)