Chancellor Debussy never expected the princess to deal with things this way. He ground his teeth and shook in anger.
âIf so, letâs end todayâs meeting here,â Cayena said, smiling brightly.
ââŚWe will heed your order.â
When the princess got up from her seat, the completely drained councilmen followed and bowed to her. Leisurely, she left the conference room.
âLuckily, the things I prepared were useful.â
She had focused on the fact that the chancellor and the knight commander did not get along. The knight commander was the one that she had to bring to her side.
Thus, it had been very helpful to earnestly study the data about the central army.
âYour Highness!â
At that moment, Zenon hurriedly rushed after her.
âWhat is it, Sir Evans?â
The man stopped in front of Cayena and said, âI have something to tell you.â His face was stern.
Cayena told her attendants, including Vera, âIâll be back soon.â
Zenon took Cayena to a place where no eyes loomed over on them. He bared his fangs to her once they reached a distance away from her followers.
âWhat in the world are you thinking?â
His eyes were shining with nearly murderous anger.
âHow rude,â Cayena snapped back coldly.
Since Rezef could not face Heinrich without the Evans family, Zenon had unconsciously been taking the imperial family lightly.
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âAre you planning on becoming the chancellor like this? Orââhe menacingly stepped close to Cayena while smiling like a sharkââdo you really intend to become the successor?â
His attitude was threatening, as if he would attack her.
Cayena focused on her magic with the intention of knocking him down if necessary. She felt her control spread over the area.
âSpeak honestly, Your Highness. If you donât, I wonât understand at all!â
âIf I say that I donât need all of this, would you believe me?â
Zenonâs face twisted in a hideous manner. âI didnât bring Your Highness here to play with words. Do you not understand the current situation?â
âI think youâre the one who doesnât understand.â
ââŚWhat did you say?â
Cayena mocked, âWhy donât you just take care of your younger sister, who has become my exclusive lady-in-waiting?â
Zenon was momentarily speechless at the mention of Julia.
âIs that important now?â
Of course it was important. As Cayena thought, Zenon had no idea how Juliaâs presence affected him.
âYouâre irritated that Iâve gained some influence, but you canât understand what kind of consequences this will bring.â
âWhat are youâŚâ
Cayena woke him up to reality. âIf I favor Julia, I wonder whether the Evans family will support you or Julia more.â
ââŚâŚ!â
Zenon looked appalled. He finally comprehended what she meant.
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The head of the Evans household was not Zenonâs father, but his older brother. Marquis Evans would rather have their younger sister, who was easy to manipulate, in the place of the empress than have his crafty brother in the chancellorâs seat.
Zenon bit his lips.
He had never imagined there was this level of calculation involved in hiring Julia. How could that once-stupid princess do this?
âUnfortunately, it doesnât seem like Sir Evans is a good vessel to hold me.â
Saying this, Cayena left him with no hesitation and returned to her entourage.
Zenon, who was left alone, stood there blankly. Slowly, he began to laugh.
âHa, hahaâŚâ
Then, holding his face, he had a nervous fit.
Even Rezef, who belittled him without knowing his place, was better. Rezef was laughable since he would be a potential heir in name only, if it werenât for the power of the Evans family.
But Cayena was different.
Zenon thought the princess might be a decent trophy to win while taking over the empire. She was cute enough for him to welcome as a wife.
That trophy had revealed her claws and taunted him.
âShe dares to act so arrogantly with me?!â
Zenon should be keeping a low profile because of the unsuccessful abduction, but it was more dangerous to leave Cayena be.
ââŚItâll be better to kill her.â
Zenonâs eyes turned bleak.
Cayena looked down at her hands. They were trembling a little.
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Was it because of fear? But her mind felt void of such emotion.
Then, was this a reflexive motion that had no relation with her will?
âI donât know why. I felt threatened, but I wasnât scared of ZenonâŚâ
She had to experiment more to see how powerful her magic was, but from using it so far, she knew that it was capable of lifting people. She pondered over her situation, position, and the reason her hands shook. Maybe then her hands would stop quivering.
But the trembling did not stop.
âCould this be an aftereffect of the magical contract?â
Earlier, Zenon had made her alert and ready her magic. However, it was a bit troublesome if her hands shook like this.
Confirming with her own eyes that her body had really weakened, her head cooled. Cayena clenched her fist to stop the tremors.
âYour Highness?â Vera called. âAre you all right? Did Sir EvansâŚâ
It was only then that Cayena realized that she had forgotten to hide her expression.
Cayena interrupted Vera before she could say more.
âNothing happened. We just talked about the agenda items from the meeting.â
âI seeâŚâ
Vera did not sound convinced, but she nodded.
While Cayena and her entourage had briefly stopped, the councilmen began to come out of the conference room, one by one. Spotting Cayena, they quickly bowed and disappeared.
It seemed that her first council meeting implanted the impression that she was not to be messed with.
Soon, Commander Jed also came out of the room. It was when Cayena was about to head back to her palace after nodding at him.
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âYour Highness.â
Cayena turned back to him with a puzzled look.
âI will not forget the favor.â Commander Jed bowed deeply to Cayena.
She could roughly guess why he was being so polite. The atmosphere of the central army would obviously have been poor because of the continuous budget cuts. But today, the soldiers could retrieve their rightful compensation.
Jed would never have imagined that the princess would help him like this.
Cayena replied lightly, âItâs nothing. Ah, but since weâre speaking, can you send me a summary of what the central army needs to improve? Iâll begin working on it as soon as you do.â
âExcuse me? This fastâŚ? Isnât it too much?â
âIâve already decided to support the central army. What reason do I have to hesitate? We should get things done before someone annoying tries to reproach us.â
Jed smiled bitterly, understanding that the âsomeone annoyingâ was referring to Chancellor Debussy.
Then, he looked at Cayena with a strangely admiring face.
When the emperor initially appointed her as the deputy for state affairs, he had been inwardly concerned. But looking at the results of todayâs council meeting, it was a decisive victory for Cayena.
Furthermore, she stopped the abominable cuts to the budget. In reality, the budget cuts were the same thing as pressuring Jed to resign.
Jed was sincerely grateful to Cayena.
âThen, goodbye.â
Cayena began to head back to the princessâs palace once more.
âWith this, the knight commander will be friendlier toward me.â