Emperor stats are visible - Episode 5
200 points out of 100
[His Highness, Prince 1, is by no means an incompetent prince. He is not a genius, but he has the qualities of a virtuous monarch. This old man believes in that and has been supporting his Highness until now. But if someone dares to pour useless cold water on Your Highness' path... … .]
-Mareus' diary-
“His Highness, the first prince's grades these days are really surprising. As a teacher, there is nothing more rewarding than this.”
“Oh, is that so? It is because of the good teachings of the Lords. Good going then.”
With a still displeased expression on his face, Julius waved his hand at the teacher to see him off.
His daily life remains unchanged.
Even if he doesn't seem to be paying attention in class, the answer comes out easily, and the teachers' praise has become almost a daily routine.
'I don't know when I'll graduate from this boring education.'
But no matter how important the evaluation is, continuing to learn what you know is just a waste of time.
It's time to move on to the next step.
'It must be time for Mareus' patience to run out.'
rattle.
“It's been a while, Your Highness.”
The person who opened the door and entered was the person he had just hoped for.
As soon as he sees Mareus' face, he puts on his usual blatantly disgusted expression.
“Have I done anything wrong lately?”
But Mareus rarely frowns or gets angry.
“Can it be? Lu Xun has come to congratulate Her Highness, as his recent academic achievements have been amazing.”
Besides, he has a smile.
'I'm going to get to the point quickly, maybe it's because he's an old man, so the preamble is really long.'
However, Julius, who knows all about it, is arrogant on the outside while grumbling on the inside.
"is it so? How are my grades these days? No matter how wonderful it is, there is no complaint, right?”
“I am checking everything related to Your Highness's education. You are very good.”
'No matter how much Your Highness tries to avoid me, the old man will never break.'
Mareus also lifts him up with a smile on the outside.
After saying good things like that several times, Mareus took something out of his arms as if he had suddenly remembered it.
“His Majesty was also very satisfied when he saw the current situation of His Highness.”
“Abama? But what is that piece of paper you pulled out?”
“Your Majesty said that if this achievement is true, you should be rewarded with a great reward.”
At the same time as he said that, Mareus unfolded a bundle of thick papers.
“But Your Majesty wanted some confirmation.”
Julius looked up at the table and frowned again.
“After all, this is the real purpose.”
Mareus smiled.
“This test paper is a collection of questions that Lu Xun himself has learned from Your Highness.”
Mareus was an expert in politics and administration, but basically, he was one of the best scholars in the Empire!
If it was a problem he raised himself, he would have enough public confidence.
'It's going to be hard to get points this time with a clumsy method.'
Mareus smiled inwardly.
This test was not simply a general test that listed the progress learned so far.
It is, so to speak, a high-difficulty application problem that can be solved only when the prince can understand the knowledge he has learned and develop logic based on it.
'This time, I will never be able to solve it with just memorizing the basic knowledge and answers.'
Mareus intended to use this test to determine the prince's cheating.
Of course, he is not blindly suspicious.
'If you get 40 or more points out of 100, you will pass.'
Even if that is enough, it is not enough to hear that he is a genius by the standards of a 15-year-old prince.
If he scored more than 60 points, he really thought about asking the emperor to give a reward to Julius.
But what if the prince doesn't even reach the minimum standard?
Mareus's face turned cold instantly.
Whoever dared to plan this should prepare to receive his wrath.
Julius grumbled for a while, then unexpectedly meekly picked up the quill.
Mareus saw it and let out a slight sigh of relief.
'At least it seems you haven't neglected your studies.'
If that was the case, as soon as he took out the test paper, he would have gone wild and had a big fight with himself.
Surprisingly, the prince writes without much difficulty.
“It is done.”
"yes?"
This time, Mareus unknowingly asked back in a stupid voice.
His gaze turns to the clock on one side of the room.
"It's only been half an hour or so?"
Contrary to his expectations, it is too fast even if it is fast.
“Hmm, hmm… … . Then I will grade you.”
To appease his embarrassment, Mareus cleared his throat and shifted his gaze to the answer sheet.
Those eyes are still full of suspicion.
'There's no way this could happen, so what did you write roughly?'
However, to see that as such, Julius was too unconcerned.
'Please only score 40 points or more... … .'
Mareus started scoring, praying in his mind that this answer sheet would only score 40 points or more.
“!?!?!?”
But while he was scoring, he was really surprised to the point of fainting.
'How could this be... … .'
The contents of the answer sheet were almost perfect. No, in fact, even the word “perfect score” is not enough.
'It's understandable that the theoretical part is perfect.'
'It must be surprising. Aside from the fact that the answer is correct, even if you write the answer yourself, you won't have the confidence to write it better than this.'
Julius calmly watched Mareus, who kept checking the exam papers as if he couldn't bear to say anything.
'Even though I'm a bad student, I learned twenty years under you!'
Mareus has countless disciples.
Most of them were placed in various parts of the empire as bureaucrats, but when he grew old, he had no time to nurture disciples as he was busy teaching the princes.
Therefore, the most up-to-date political views of Mareus are known only to others who were princes.
Of course, this test was a question he gave as a teacher, so it doesn't matter if it's not the ideal answer he usually thinks of. Even if the claims are somewhat different, if the theoretical part fits only the standard, the score will be perfect.
However, the way he developed his logic and even the most ideal solution was exactly the same as his own.
For Mareus, this has no choice but to be an answer sheet with 200 points beyond 100 points.
Mareus almost fell into a panic for a moment.
'Is this an answer that a 15-year-old boy can give?'
The theory is yes, a genius would do it.
Let's say the prince is a genius, but what else?
'ah!'
A thought passed through Mareus' mind.
Even if he didn't know about other subjects, he was the only teacher in charge of teaching emperors and politics to the prince.
The only way to get this knowledge is through yourself.
What if the first prince was really a rare genius?
Also, what if you have been steadily learning your lessons?
Mareus faced Julius with a serious face.
“Your Highness, why did you hide it?”
Submitting a perfect answer based on the views that come out of your class content is not the category of the general public.
But why hide such a talent? Why did he act like an incompetent prince?
There is no way he doesn't know that his evaluation of him is getting worse and worse.
'Now is the perfect timing.'
Julius hardened his expression.
Then he bowed his head towards Mareus.
“I’m really sorry for all this time. Sir Mareus.”
“Your Highness, how… … .”
Mareus put on a complicated expression for a moment when the royal family bowed their heads to their servants.
“It was unavoidable. What will the grand duke do if I become a superficially excellent prince?"
Mareus also returns with a calm expression.
The power of the grand duke who leads the aristocracy is truly frightening.
Didn't the iron-blooded emperor also take a second empress from the grand duchy as an appeasement measure because he couldn't completely break the power of the nobles?
If he, as the 1st prince, had made his mark, the Grand Duke would have been frantic to erase Julius and raise the 2nd prince using all possible means.
Inside the imperial palace, there are many royal guards and bureaucrats who absolutely follow the emperor's words, so he would not dare to try it, but if the prince wants to build achievements, there are quite a lot of opportunities to engage in external activities.
No matter how thoroughly you prepare, you can't be sure what will happen outside the capital because most of it is the territory of the aristocracy.
The forces that the emperor can trust are the margraves who firmly guard the outskirts of the empire and the bureaucrats whom the emperor trusts, but they are quite far from each other.
Perhaps, if he had been reasonably wise in his previous life as a child, he might not have risen to the throne.
“It’s all because of the lack of seniority.”
Suddenly, Mareus's eyes turn red and tears begin to flow.
No wonder the first prince was thinking like this. The prince, who thought he was still immature and young, had already become an adult enough to think about protecting himself.
'Your Majesty, our faith is not wrong.'
If Julius was this deep, he must have plans for the future.
“Help me a lot, Mareus.”
“Is it possible? If you have anything to do, please tell me anything!”
He had expected it, but when he saw this prickly old man shedding tears, his conscience pricked his conscience.
'I'm really sorry for lying. Mareus, but it won't be bad for you either.'
Even after he ascended to the throne in his previous life, Mareus, who hated him for repeating honest admonitions, ended up being demoted.
This is one of the few mistakes he made in his previous life that he regrets.
'This time, I'll try my best to meet your expectations.'
Having put his mind together again, Julius began to talk to him about various things.
[Mareus Rexxar]
Occupation: Administrator, politician, teacher
Muscular D+ Agility E Intellect S Mental S+ Force aptitude (none)
Alignment: Upright, Loyal, Inquisitive
[characteristic]
Politics (A) Administration (SS) Teacher (B+)
Today, the first subject Julius recruited after returning was the best civil servant in the empire.
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