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After dying in an accident with his little sister, Kenji wakes up in the body of the young duke, a powerful but widely despised official in the Camelot Empire. Everyone sees him as a cunning traitor who manipulated the young Empress's rise to power. But he just want to survive.

The story follows Kenji as he navigates dangerous court politics while trying to shed his predecessor's villainous reputation. Though the emoress suspect and resent him, she can't eliminate him without risking her own position against rival factions.

The Empror's Trap

Pluvia remained silent for a moment.

She seemed unwilling to make such a decision, but the current situation forced her to do so.

The news had already spread - no matter how the court announced it externally, this uprising could not be concealed. What the Fifth Prince had done brought their conflict out into the open.

The common people had now witnessed this uprising firsthand, which meant the internal chaos within the royal family could no longer be hidden.

It should be noted that Yunis had many acquaintances in Luminara. His leading troops to attack Luminara was essentially open rebellion in the eyes of the people. If he wasn't publicly executed, it would indeed be difficult to explain to the world.

But he was still her brother, and a full brother at that - born from the same mother. To say there was no affection would be nonsense.

"Let me think about it carefully," she said.

Ch 72 - The Imperial Rescue II