At this time, there was no change on Diodore's face, he just listened silently.

"While His Highness's power continues to weaken, the other three candidates are growing stronger."

"Crown Prince Drehak has almost unanimously supported by the Imperial Army and commands many capable and powerful men. He currently holds the greatest influence among all the candidates and is the closest to the throne."

"The Fourth Princess, Felena, has the support of the Imperial Court Magician Corps. She holds considerable influence among the Empire's magicians and commands a large group of devoted followers."

"Ninth Princess Alicia is the fastest growing candidate! She's already garnered significant support from the nobility, and the Knights of the Garrison are also showing signs of siding with her. Her current power is comparable to that of the Fourth Princess, and in the future, it's possible she'll even rival that of the First Prince..."

"snort!"

Diodor snorted coldly.

"That's a really sharp analysis. As expected of a warmongerer who caused unrest in multiple countries!"

Diodoro originally had a lot of support among the imperial nobles, and his faction held a lot of real power in the empire, making him a strong contender for the throne, but now this influence has been greatly weakened.

"Your Highness, you're worrying too much. Those are just necessary measures to achieve the investment objectives. After all, success always comes with a price."

"Oh~, this sentence is quite to my liking~!"

"Thank you for your compliment, Your Highness!"

The investor continued.

"Your Highness's only strategy to escape his current predicament is to provoke a fierce conflict among the other three candidates. Only when the other three attack and weaken each other will Your Highness have a chance to rise again."

"You say it so easily, if such a thing could be done, would I still need to sit here and listen to you?"

"Your Highness, this is wrong. If it is impossible, why would I come to you?"

"Oh? You mean..."

"That's right—"

The "investor" showed a sinister smile on his face.

"This is exactly where we want to invest, His Highness Diodore..."

“… …”

after a while.

"...I can accept your investment."

"It's a wise choice, Your Highness Diodore. You will not regret your choice now~!"

"but--"

Diodoro stared at the "investor" and suddenly said.

"I have another question."

"Your Highness, please ask~."

"Why me?"

“… …”

After a moment's silence,

The "investor" slowly raised his head, looked at Diodore, and smiled:

"This is because..."

"The only one who will accept our investment is His Highness Diodore!"

“… …”

"Hahaha!"

Diodor laughed.

"I see, so that's how it is~!"

After laughing, Diodore looked at the "investor" and said calmly:

"Then let me see your abilities~..."

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