Chapters
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Prologue The National Assembly hearing room was a chaotic mess. South Korea's top corporate chairmen and vice-chairmen were all packed into the same room, while the politicians were having a field day, yelling at the top of their lungs like fish back in water. "Why do these incidents keep happening?!" "This is exactly why big conglomerates get trash-talked!" "Say something! Did you all get together and match your stories before walking in here, or what?!" People around me clearly hated being there.…-
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Chapter 05 ... For someone as notoriously cautious as Basure to press the matter this strongly, there had to be more to it than just a birthday. Judite mentally checked his schedule for a moment. It was a Wednesday, which meant he had no other plans outside of his usual lesson with Basure. “Wouldn't it be uncomfortable for your family to have me crash a private party?” “Uncomfortable? Not in the slightest. We would be deeply honored if you could join us, Your Highness.” After a moment's…
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Chapteer 04 ... “‘The first banquet will be hosted by His Highness Reginald, the second by His Highness Hiore, the third by His Highness Asil, and the fourth by His Highness Judite. If anyone has any objections, please speak now.’ Hiore looked clearly dissatisfied, likely feeling he had drawn an awkward date, but he didn't dare raise an objection to the Emperor, who was making a rare public appearance. As a prolonged silence fell over the princes, the attendant turned around to seek the Emperor's…
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Chapter 03 ... “‘A diplomatic delegation from that country will be staying here for four days.’ ‘Each prince will be assigned one day to host a banquet for them. You need to make yours a success.’ ‘May I ask what the criteria for success is?’ ‘Hmm. How many princes are left now? Four?’ There were originally six royal children in the Imperial Family. However, with the First Prince and the Fourth Princess deceased, only four princes remained: the Second Prince, Reginald; the Third…
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Chapter 02 ... “Haa……” Judite let out a low sigh as he sat up. Looking around, he noticed the furniture glowing golden in the morning light—dawn was breaking. The woman in his dream was his mother. A commoner who was just a maid, not even a noblewoman’s handmaiden. A tragic figure whose only crime was being beautiful enough to catch the Emperor’s eye. He wasn't sure if she had even wanted a child, but she had cherished young Judite deeply. It was no easy task for a woman with no backing…
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Chapter 01 ... Prologue It was a bleak night. The moon and stars had completely hidden themselves, leaving the imperial palace wrapped in far deeper shadows than usual. A long shadow stretched out before the residence of the 5th Prince. ‘No guards… missing entirely.’ Khalid clicked his tongue inwardly. Sure, his influence had dwindled, but he was still an Imperial Prince. Being this defenseless, it was a total miracle he’d survived this long. Khalid reached into his coat, pulled out a sleeping…
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