Goodbye, Overtime! This Reincarnated Villainess Is Living for Her New Big Brother Volume 2 [Parts 1 to 5] by Chidori Hama

Author:Chidori Hama
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 2: The Imperial Visit

The sky of May was clear and blue as far as the eye could see.

The rose garden of the Yulnova residence in the capital was perfect. There were no fallen leaves or weeds in sight, and a wide array of colorful roses were in full bloom. A gentle breeze carried the delicate fragrance of the roses through the air, making the flag that bore the crest of the Yulnova sway gently beside a knight in ceremonial clothes. Water jetted out of the immaculate water fountain, glimmering under the sun and creating small rainbows.

I stood alongside my brother, waiting for the carriage of the imperial family to arrive. We were just outside the front entrance at a turnaround where several carriages could park at once. Behind us was a line of knights standing in place and carrying both the flags of the empire and of the House of Yulnova.

We’d have to wait a little longer until our guests arrived. I could tell because the cheers I could hear were still far away.

The imperial palace wasn’t all that far away from our residence. It was roughly the distance between the Tokyo Imperial Palace and the Akasaka Estate in my past life, about four kilometers. Speaking of the Akasaka Estate, it used to be the Edo residence of the Kishu Tokugawa family. I may have jumped worlds, but the way influential families were situated spatially in relation to one another was the same everywhere.

The people of the capital knew of the yearly imperial visits to the three grand ducal houses and eagerly awaited them, gathering to catch a glimpse of the imperial procession. The large road that connected the residences of the noblest families in the empire was usually quiet, but at this time of the year, it was jammed with commoners. The imperial family waved at them as their carriage advanced, so the short trip took a lot of time.

The main purpose of these imperial visits was to showcase the unity between the imperial family and the three grand ducal houses. To achieve this purpose, the imperial family made the route they’d be taking obvious by placing traffic restrictions and imperial guards along the path, turning the trip into an impressive parade. This reinforced the authority and prestige of the three grand ducal houses and helped keep the rest of the nobility in check. At the same time, it stirred up the competition between the grand dukes, lessening the chances of them teaming up to threaten the imperial family.

The Yulgran Empire had already existed for four hundred years. This was a rare feat, and many factors explained that longevity. The Imperial Household successfully maintaining itself at the top was without a doubt one of those. The three grand ducal houses existed in part to preserve the purity of the imperial bloodline, but also to keep the imperial family on its toes, and they feared and revered them for it.

The cheers gradually grew nearer, until finally...

“Ekaterina, have you heard?”

“Yes, brother.

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