Soon, Lia changed into her formal attire and boarded a carriage with Victor to head to the palace.
Because Victor and Lia were going to pay their respects to the Emperor ahead of schedule, people had already been arranged to wait at the palace gate.
The envoy led the two to a side room in the palace, where they saw Emperor Aubrey.
The old man sat there for a long time, seemingly waiting for Viktor, and even began to doze off.
Victor saw a girl next to the emperor who looked younger than Erica, only about fifteen or sixteen years old.
"Your Majesty, Viktor and his sister have arrived."
Aubrey opened his eyes and saw Victor; his cloudy eyes cleared considerably.
He reached out and beckoned Victor and the other man to come to him.
"His Majesty."
Victor and Lia bowed together, a necessary courtesy when facing the emperor.
The old emperor waved his hand; he was old enough that he no longer cared about such tedious etiquette.
He pulled the girl behind him closer. The little girl was very pretty, with delicate features on her youthful face.
“This is my youngest daughter, Aurelion Sol.”
The emperor had very few children, only three, two of whom were princes, and the last one was Aurelion, who was standing before him.
Victor and Leah placed one hand on their chests and bowed.
"Greetings, Your Highness."
The princess, looking timid and somewhat shy, hid behind her father again.
The emperor looked at her and smiled: "This child has lived in the palace since she was a child and has rarely seen people."
"So much so that despite her great talent, she never went to school because she was too shy."
"We've invited some mages to teach us magic before, but it wasn't very effective. After a few days of instruction, those teachers would always say they had nothing left to teach."
Liya glanced at the little princess, a few thoughts forming in her mind.
Is it really because of high talent, or because the mages couldn't teach him?
The emperor's children are naturally very "talented," and even if they can't be taught anything, Aubrey will only think it's the teacher's fault.
“I asked Revy to let him be Aurelion’s teacher, but Revy always said that he was not cut out to teach and declined.”
At this point, Aubrey shook his head and laughed.
He naturally wouldn't believe Levi's nonsense.
But at this moment, Victor also understood the emperor's hidden meaning.
Even Lia looked up at Victor with some surprise.
'The Emperor really went to great lengths to win over Victor.'
Saying that he couldn't find a teacher might just be a compliment, but the clever Lia immediately realized the old emperor's intention.
Sure enough, the emperor's next words were:
“Victor, may I ask you to be this child’s private tutor?”
Upon hearing this, Lia winked at Victor, wishing she could quickly rip his mouth off and put it on her to agree.
Although it's unclear what the emperor saw in Victor, if they could establish a connection with the royal family, the Clavner family would rise to prominence overnight.
Other nobles are hostile? Let them be hostile!
As a result, Victor's surprising remark infuriated Lydia.
"Your Majesty, please forgive my intrusion, but I need to consider it."
Emperor Aubrey fell silent, unsure of Victor's reason for refusing.
For the royal family to take the initiative to show goodwill to the nobility is an opportunity that normal people wouldn't even dare to dream of.
Even if Victor is a fourth-tier mage.
Of course, Viktor never thought that way either.
If anyone thinks that once he reaches the fourth rank, he is powerful enough to look down on the empire, then he is sorely mistaken.
There are countless benefits to attaching oneself to the empire, even for Victor.
But the problem is...
Victor's gaze swept over the little princess.
Aurelion Sol.
No, she should be called Saul IX.
The Eternal Witch.
That's her future title.
If a fourth-tier mage can be called a Calamity Mage, then her power would be absolutely above Calamity.
No one knows why she was so powerful, but two years later, when the emperor died, the seventeen-year-old Aurelian cleared all obstacles and became the new emperor of the empire.
She was the only woman of foreign blood to become the first empress of the Karencia Empire.
Aurelion's mother was the daughter of the Grand Duke of Kant, and she herself was the product of a political marriage.
But right now, Viktor doesn't want to think about so many political issues.
Now, fifteen-year-old Aurelian looks like an innocent little girl.
She seemed a little sad because of Viktor's rejection, and a few glistening tears welled up in her eyes.
However, who could know that this was all a disguise?
The more Viktor learned about the plot, the more wary he became of the future empress.
She has an extremely strong possessive streak; once she has decided on something as her own, she will not give it up to anyone, even if it means destroying it.
Therefore, he greatly admired the future Victor for being able to restrain this monster and even almost overthrow the empire's regime.
But it's not Viktor's style to refuse.
His pride as a professional gamer, coupled with his profound understanding of the game, made him absolutely unwilling to fear anyone in this world.
Moreover, he still has two years.
So he said to the emperor:
"Two and a half years."
Emperor Aubrey didn't quite understand and frowned.
"I will serve as Her Highness's private magic tutor, but only for two and a half years."
"Two and a half years later, I voluntarily resigned from this position."
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