Karon, the emperor of Romalt, got married, and the crowning ceremony of the new queen would be held in about a month.
Many nobles couldn't accept the new queen's identity. A lowly commoner who had even been sold as a slave, how could she be qualified to be the second monarch of the Romalt Empire?
Facing the opposition of the nobles, Karon frowned impatiently and sneered, "Huh? Opposition? They dare to oppose my decision and even go in groups to persuade my father? Who gave these idiots the guts? If they oppose, fine. I'll demote them all to commoners. Then they won't be qualified to oppose."
Xialin, standing beside, was stunned. As expected of the villain boss, so overbearing. "Isn't this a bit too much?" Most importantly, he, Xialin, an ordinary young man, would be regarded as the "seductress" who brought disaster to the country.
Karon pouted and looked at Xialin discontentedly. "You're my queen, yet you're speaking for them. Am I being too much? I've been merciful enough to spare their lives. Seven out of ten nobles are good-for-nothings. What's the use of keeping them? I might as well just kill them all!"
Sweat. Such super-villain remarks. 【Ding~ New task. Please ease Karon's current villainous thoughts. Task reward: Enhanced physical fitness. Failure penalty: Run naked in the palace garden.】
Damn it! What's wrong with this system? What kind of task penalties are these? Either kiss Karon or run naked. Running naked is absolutely out of the question!
But the task is to ease Karon's extreme thoughts. Maybe... just stop Karon from wanting to kill those nobles so much.
Xialin thought for a while and said, "Karon, I think they have reasons to oppose me becoming the queen. It's understandable. They're not rebelling against your decision. They just don't like me. It's a fact that I'm of low status and have nothing special. If we kill them, it'll be hard to find replacements for their positions in a short time. Moreover, it'll only lead to more resistance. Karon, why don't we think about how to change their views of me?"
Xialin looked at Karon intently with gentle eyes. Karon, who had been angry, somehow felt his anger subside under such moist eyes.
Zoro, standing behind Karon, was extremely shocked. This Xialin... was a capable person!
Now Zoro had a bit of a good impression of Xialin. As Karon's adjutant who had been by his side for many years, Zoro knew his temper all too well. He was overbearing and cold, deciding people's lives and deaths with just a single word. Even Zoro didn't quite agree with Karon's "grand ambition" of annexing other countries through war to expand the territory, but not even the emperor's two fathers could persuade him. Now Zoro actually saw the possibility in Xialin.
Zoro interjected at the right moment. "Your Majesty, maybe we should consult Master Pissman. Maybe he can change the nobles' views of the queen."
Pissman? Xialin asked in confusion. "Who is Pissman? Is he very powerful?"
Zoro patiently explained to Xialin. "Pissman is the most authoritative fortune-teller in Romalt and the whole universe. Although he doesn't make many predictions, each one is very accurate. The most famous one is that once his prediction helped Romalt win a crucial battle!"
Hearing this, Xialin couldn't help but look forward to meeting this master!