CHAPTER 37 (1). ARE YOU THE CULPRIT BEHIND THIS?

Although Patrizia did not hold any friendly feelings towards the Duke of Efreni in particular, she had honestly expected him to be wise and calm, as a Duke that served the Empire. For Patrizia, her expectations were beginning to falter.

Was it simply a problem in her thinking? Patrizia quickly thought about the current political situation in the Marvinus Empire. The present Emperor was the only son of the previous Emperor, and there was no immediate heir that followed. If Lucio continued like this and closed his eyes forever, a member of the distant families in lineage would take over the throne.

That fact was that Lucio was the last remaining heir from the direct line of Marvinus along with being the previous Emperor's son, granted him incredible legitimacy, and this legitimacy meant the authority of an Emperor in a monarchy.