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Ahead of the crown prince’s birthday party, many people were gathering at the imperial palace. It was the first proper party held since Empress Maia died. It’s not that there were no parties in the meantime, but only small groups of familiar faces would attend. It goes without saying, but only those who had royal blood or swore loyalty to the imperial family.

But today is different.

All nobles with titles above a certain level, including envoys from other countries, were invited. Naturally, I had no choice but to talk a lot.

“The guardian of His Majesty the Crown Prince this time is …