The eminence of a true king

"Kohom! Although I really want to beat you up, forget it... Leon, you handled the matter well this time.

"Well, thank you, Your Majesty."

Leon nodded and replied.

Euphilia and Anis beside him widened their eyes in surprise. They didn't expect the first sentence he said to be a compliment.

In fact, Leon's approach was the best outcome the king could think of. After all, by the time he announced his abandonment of the engagement in public, it was already too late.

Although Algard is his son.

But at the heart of Orphans, Duke Magenta's family, which has been absolutely loyal to the royal family for generations, has a much higher priority.

And although Algard was exposed and framed in public, which made the royal family lose a lot of prestige, the image that Leon showed at that time also made the royal family gain some prestige.

It's almost uniform.

"So, do you really want to compete with Algard for the throne?"

"Haven't you been waiting for this day? Accept reality, Father."

"I don't want to accept such a tragic reality. Why are you so obsessed with the throne, Leon?"

"Because that's my ideal!"

Leon said with his head held high.

This unshakable vision left King Orphans and Prime Minister Grantz stunned for a moment, they managed to understand without needing to say any words.

Leon was being very serious about his ideal.

Orphans' eyes shook violently.

"But you must know that Algard grew up receiving the teachings to be king from an early age."

"I know that, but I don't think a true king can be taught. In fact, what happened today is enough to prove that, isn't it?"

"Erm..."

Orphans was speechless for a moment.

Leon stepped forward, looked straight into the eyes of the man who had reigned over Palletia for decades, and asked.

"Father, no, Your Majesty, I would like to ask what kind of person is most qualified to be king?"

"A person who can lead the people and bring prosperity and peace." Orphans responded without hesitation.

"Yes, but I think it's more than that. The person who can truly dominate a realm must be the most capable person in that realm."

Leon said extremely seriously.

He believes that only the most intelligent, capable, talented, ideal, ambitious and strong person in all aspects can be qualified to become a king.

This has nothing to do with whether you are a commoner, aristocrat or royal family, but it is the purest form of...skill supremacy.

Leon's idea is undoubtedly a great impact on the concept of hereditary system in the world.

Who is the most capable and who will be king? What a beautiful dream talk, but reality is not like that.

Orphans frowned slightly.

"Are you serious? You're obviously the most obsessed with the throne, but you say that anyone is qualified to sit on this chair. Don't you find that very contradictory?"

"Huh? No way, because there can't be anyone better than me, so I'm the most suitable." Leon said with great confidence.

"You are so arrogant!"

"What's wrong with a king being arrogant? And let me ask you, father, if you don't agree, please tell me, do you know who is more powerful than me?"

Orphans was silent again.

Because he found that he really couldn't think about it.

He saw countless people, but he couldn't find anyone better than his son when he searched his memory... Thinking about this, he felt a little proud.

"Ahem, although you have strong skills and talents, more than 90% of the nobles don't like you. Leon, you won't be recognized by them if you want to be in that position.

"Father, I don't need their approval. Ultimately, I think it would be better if these nobles disappeared."

Leon said with sincere eyes.

Orphans almost choked. This brat actually dared to say that. He was so bold!

Leon shrugged at that. According to what he had learned during his years of secret activity, more than fifty percent of the nobles were the cancer of the kingdom.

They just enjoy the beauty brought by power, without fulfilling the obligations of nobility, but the basis of a kingdom is not the nobility, but the lowest level, the people.

"Nobles can only use magic, but magic doesn't mean everything. Nee-san has proven that personally, hasn't she?"

"Uh-huh!"

After hearing Leon's words, Anis puffed out her chest proudly, but was stunned by the king's gaze. Then he continued to look at Leon and asked.

"What if in the future the nobles unite to counterattack you?"

"It's very simple. Kill them without mercy. I will kill as many as come." Leon made a cutting gesture.

"You really said that!" Orphans' eyes shook violently.

"They are just a mob. Even if they don't oppose me, I plan to reduce the power of the nobles after taking office. If they dare to oppose me, I will simply destroy them all."

Leon waved his hand nonchalantly, and his tone was as relaxed as if he were going to crush some insects.

"And Your Majesty, what you are worried about will not happen to me."

Orphans froze when he heard this and understood what it meant.

What worries me most is that after Leon offends all the nobles, when he comes to power, those idiots will join forces to resist and try to oust him.

In history, it is not uncommon for nobles to unite and form a super army to remove the king from the throne... Let's say there are several of them.

But Leon said there was no such risk.

It's not because the kingdom's nobles wouldn't dare.

It's because they couldn't beat him.

"No matter how many mosquitoes and flies gather, they cannot defeat the lion. If they really want to compete with whoever has the biggest fist, then let them come, I can deal with them all."

Leon said calmly.

Absolute quality can defeat the emperor.

How many magic bearers can there be in the kingdom in total? There are only a few thousand at most, although a magic swordsman or magic user can defeat a hundred ordinary people.

However, even the weakest Night Raid member can defeat ten magic wielders at the same time. If he was replaced by the Seven Shadows trained by Leon himself, it would be no problem to defeat them all.

Leon doesn't think those spoiled nobles can compare with Night Raid, and besides, he also has other powers.

Therefore, he didn't pay attention to nobles or anything like that.

"Do you want to change the structure of the kingdom?"

Orphans asked in a serious tone, to which Leon raised the corners of his lips and smiled.

"The premise of creation is destruction. It doesn't matter how many times the incompetent nobles from behind the ages die. Don't worry, Your Majesty, I won't let their blood be shed in vain."

"What?"

"When the time comes, those who are not willing to surrender will be killed. Anyway, the total number of nobles is only a thousand. If they all die, it will have little impact on our kingdom's population, right?"

Leon said this with a smile on his face, a bright and beautiful smile, but everyone present couldn't help but shudder.

Orphans slapped the table hard.

"You, you want to be a tyrant!"

"This is already much better than Algard!"

"Guh!"

This phrase touched on the king's weakness.

While Leon's actions are indeed bad, no, he simply wants to destroy the entire kingdom and then reestablish a new one.

Orphans felt his scalp numb after hearing this, but if he thought about it carefully, if Leon really did this... it seems, perhaps, that it wouldn't be a bad thing?

If those troublesome, lazy, greedy and incompetent nobles could be eliminated in one fell swoop...

Orphans swallowed several times and his breathing became rapid.

Maybe Leon really will be a tyrant in the future, but he will bring unprecedented prosperity and reforms.

Perhaps your throne will be stained with blood.

But it is much better than a foolish king like Algard, who abandons his loyal ministers for a woman.

(End of chapter)