Imperial Reincarnation: I Came, I Saw, I Survived Volume 1 [Parts 1 to 9] by Masekinokatasa

Author:Masekinokatasa
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Light Novel, partial, magic, isekai, reincarnation, politics, drama, royalty, male protagonist, hard mode
Publisher: J-Novel Club (generated)

First Era: The Foolish Puppet Emperor

New Calendar, 461st Year, 1st Month, A Certain Day

Imperial Capital Cardinal

The Ancient Watchmen

So, I had decided to be an emperor. To stand even a ghost of a chance I’d have to purge the empire of corruption—namely the fat cats with their grubby mitts on the reins. However, acting now wouldn’t do me any good. Even if, let’s say, I succeeded in cleaning house, my complete unfamiliarity with statecraft would lead to the Empire fracturing, and I did not want a civil war on my hands. It would leave the land devastated, weaken our national power, and relegate the Bundarte Empire to a name in the history books.

My best option was to bide my time. Little by little, I’d shave away at the control held by the Chancellor’s faction and the regency, build myself a power base, and bank influence until the time was right. I’d keep playing the fool, even if it took decades.

There was only one problem: here in the imperial court, with its ever-changing web of plots and schemes, it would be straight-up impossible for me to go it alone. I needed help.

Thankfully, I had someone in mind: Count Palatine Alfred le Vodedt, the Empire’s spymaster. I had to create an opportunity to speak with him alone—but I had to do it naturally, without drawing suspicion. For the next several months, I would stop Count Palatine Vodedt each time I saw him and give him some asinine chore to do. Since I’d called him jobless in front of the other nobility already, I judged that everyone would only see this as me being childishly tyrannical and him being indulgent.

If I pushed too far and drew his ire—or caused him to grow fed up with me—it would all be for naught. However, whether he was aware of my scheme or not, he accepted each of my “chores” without complaint.

After this pattern had repeated several times, I called him to my room one day.

“Ah, you came, Count Pala-teen. We figured you’d be bored today too, so we have some work to give you.”

As I cranked the condescension in my voice up, my butler Herc le Diffé quietly stepped out of the room. From the look of him, he didn’t suspect a thing. With my ladies-in-waiting off attending to other business, I was alone with the Count Palatine at last.

“I appreciate your grace, Your Majesty, but as I have informed you, I do have an occupation.”

Although the Count Palatine gave me his usual stock answer, I noticed him watching the door. It was probably his way of telling me to be careful.

I cast a spell to scan beyond the room’s walls—all clear. There was just a single person in the ceiling, and they worked for the Count Palatine.

Good grief, man. Do you know how much trouble I had to go through to set all this up?

That being said, I was glad to see that he was overcautious—better that than the opposite. I set my heat detection spell to activate at regular intervals—just in case—then took a deep breath before I spoke.

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