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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

Although the judgment was to execute him after autumn, Pluvia had no real intention of waiting until then to execute Yunis.

If she had truly issued and carried out an imperial decree to execute him after autumn, certain scholars would inevitably criticize her. While she wasn't an emperor who sought glory or craved others' praise, having scholars across the empire spread negative stories about her would not be good. It would affect her ability to govern going forward.

Therefore, she needed to separate Yunis's death from her decision as much as possible.

So half a month later, under cover of night, Pluvia secretly ordered Kenji to accompany her to the courtyard where Yunis was imprisoned.

In the courtyard, lanterns were still lit. When the gate guards saw the emperor arrive, they were about to bow but Pluvia stopped them.

Ch 81 - End of Summer