Thank you so much for the explanation!
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I could kiss you right now! Thank youu i was honestly starting to get curious on what the heck was even happening
I had understood that the Duke (FL's father) was the original chamberlain until he quitted, but it seemed like some fraction (maybe including the royal family's opinion) wanted him to continue his job. Due to the duke's influence over that position, those that sought to take that opportunity to rise to the top saw that as a threat, so they are trying to diminish his influence or maybe use the "having helped in the case of possible treason" to seal their position as they are "proving" they have the power and right to receive that title...
Last season, it seemed that the Duke mostly worked and visited the castle so I had assumed he was like the chamberlain or something...
Other than that, the wacky translation ruins the plot for how great it is. It's so entertaining and interesting istg. I wonder if both princes might have a fight for the throne or one will turn down their right for the sake of keeping their brotherhood. If ML doesn't end up as emperor, at least he could marry into the FL's family and become Grand Duke or something...
you are incredible (♡μ_μ) thank you
I kiss the ground you walk on . Thank you
(atp I speak fluent whacky translation’s English istg)
1. An election for emperor’s chamblerman (or whatever it’s called) is going on in the political sphere. Duke Arzen (FLs father) is the main candidate, so FL figured out that some family is trying to undermine his foundation and get that position of power. Hence all the plotting.
2. Emilio, that guy who brought in a singer and stuck to FLs side, is just the pawn of a family that is trying to orchestrate it. He has a weak noble title and position but he has the money to support the plan. He spread those rumors about the duke planning treason in the high society (that was the real meaning behind the siren song), using the singer. But FL figured out that his position is too low to seek that sort of position, so there must be some family behind his actions and is determined to find the real orchestrator.
3. The last chapter we learn of a possible culprit. The prince and king talk about Mould’s family. The mother of a current head of the family (that freckled ginger’s) used to be the emperor’s lover. She caused some stir in the palace. Plus the current count Mould mentioned some disgraceful history between his father and the husband of the empresses lady in waiting. It’s not explained in detail yet, but it seems like the Mould family somehow caused its demise? Anyways, be it for revenge or for the power they seek, they are trying to orchestrate for the duke Arzen to fail and to get his position within the kingdom. Another thing that supports this theory is the fact that count Mould came to visit that lady of waiting with some children that he is sponsoring. Just like that singer who got sponsored.
4. Officially, ML was sent to the duke’s mansion to investigate the rumors of duke Arzen planning the treason. But the duke and the princes know it’s just to find the real culprit behind those rumors.
5. Side note but as you all remember from that story about the goddess and everything - the problem of the emperor’s bloodline is that they all go crazy for power because of the blessing that they get. They consider themselves superior because of the blessing and fall into belief that they are destined for power, when they should consider themselves to be people’s protectors. That’s why the first empress moved the blessing from the current crown prince, to the ML. To end the curse, the emperor must finally use his blessing for the people, instead of for his own gain and ML is people’s ruler, meanwhile his brother is hungry for power. The story made that contrast quite clear.
6. And this situation portrays it in a very interesting way. The whole treason accusation and this situation poses a threat for a civil war. The emperor didn’t explain his plan to the crown prince and instead told him, that he should be able to understand his intentions as a chosen child. The crown prince believes, that the emperor wants duke Arzen to find the real culprit and eliminate him as a loyal dog. And if he fails to do that, then it mens he isn’t useful for the emperor’s power. So he thinks of it in terms of - who will make my power as an emperor stronger and who is useless to me so I can eliminate him. When in reality, the emperor is concerned about the peace of the kingdom. So we see how ML is better suited for the crown because he figured out his father’s real intentions. He doesn’t want to test his loyal subject. He is concerned that someone in the kingdom wields a power thar might threaten the peace. Because if one of the pillars supporting the emperor’s power fails, the people who will die underneath that falling foundation, are civilians. AKA: crown prince is worried about keeping his power and a true ruler should be worried about what will happen to the people if his power is undermined.