" People having power could beco complacent over ti. And it got worse for us who overca many difficulties during the conflict era. But it got worse when you helped during the party."
" What do you an?"
" Well, you have to understand the Japan focus on male heir more after the rule passed in late 1940s. It completely dismantle the previous norm, and put lot of restriction on female mbers of the imperial family. They can't inherit the empress position and lead the family. They also have to abdicate their royal status if they marry into a 'commoner' family. " Sayo explained further.
" That's seed rather harsh." I said.
" That is true. Traditionally, the imperial throne was passed on under custom which resembled the rule of seniority. Theoretically, any male or female with the main lineage to early Japanese monarchs, who descended in the direct male line from the first emperor, could co to hold the throne.
In practice, preference was given to the first-born male offspring of a preceding male monarch, followed by his brothers, sons, other males of the imdiate male-line family, and ultimately male mbers of the main houses, other branches distantly related to the reigning monarch. Because there existed no restrictions on remarriage or polygyny in historical Japan, there usually existed many male relatives who could take over the throne.
Now, we are in a unique situation where if no male heir is produced, it will lead to infighting between family mbers. My son has been married for seven years, and the couple has gone through several miscarriages already. Still, with your help this ti, we prepared pretty early, even before any visible change. The family has pooled experts in the field to monitor the princess's health around the clock. " He said, explaining.
" It is good thing right? You still haven't explained the hostility." I asked.
" I am getting there. What would you think will happen if the royal family doesn't produce a male heir this ti?"
" It could lead to changes in the system or abolishing the previous one to cater to the present situation. Governnt intervention could also be expected as it concerns countries' ideology." the story of the imperial family was very similar to the other reality except for a few extra family mbers, so I could guess the consequences.
" Yes, but there were talks about the adoption of male heir from the branch family. And that would have lead to their intervention after that child ascended to the throne. No one truly forgets their roots. It could then lead to friction with the governnt as it was the governnt that imposed several rules for them. "
" I see, that makes sense. So, they hate because I unknowingly beca a obstacle for them to take over the main family." I said while pondering about the ramifications.
" You don't have to worry about them; They will soon get over it to hatch another plan. It is always the sa case with them. " Grandma Hana said with a smile. It looked like it was not the first ti sothing like this had happened, and this ti, I got in their way by chance.
We have been talking for about an hour now; they also asked about my book endeavor, which I briefly explained to them. I almost forgot about Hana and the princess. Three of them looked at , looking around, and they also noticed.
" What have they been up to?" Sayo asked, turning her head in their direction.
" I don't know, They can't even understand each other and asked to be translator for them." I stated.
" Yeah, oh, here they co!" said Hana looking at the princess leading Hannah toward us.
" Did you show Hannah around~? " Emperor asked the princess in a funny tone. I almost didn't recognize him as he had a completely different look on his face.
I looked around to see that others were acting normal, but it was too much contrast for .
" Yes, Hannah is my friend now. I also teach her the nas of the flowers."
" Wow, Kako is so smart!" He gently rustled her hair. Hannah was behind her, looking at ; she had a weird look on her face seeing how Grandpa was acting.
" Did you have fun? You brought here but left behind. What happened? " I asked Hannah.
" We were looking at pretty flowers, but I missed most of it. I understood so of them though. I will show you around the next ti, brother." She said with excitent.
" It's good that she is having fun." I thought.
With that said, the princess described so of the things they did together. I also noticed a few attendants in the back; they must have helped them.
" G-grandpa, I have to ask you sothing. It is r-really important." Princess turned toward him and asked. Seeing her requesting sothing, He gave her his full attention.
" You can ask anything. What is it?" said the Emperor.
" I-it promise y-you won't get angry like m-mother." She was hesitating.
" I promise, if soone is bullying my cute granddaughter; I will break his legs. If you feel like it you could whisper it to ; it will be out secret." He gave her a confident look with an exaggerated gesture to make her believe in him. She seed to relax a little and walked toward him to perk up her body to reach his ears.
She whispered, but I heard it clearly because of my title. I was surprised she brought it up again, but it was not my place to ddle in it yet. The other two won were also curious about their exchange but observed for now.
They separated after a few seconds, but Emperor had a serious look on his face now instead of his nonchalant attire from a while ago.
" T-that's could be hard. You know they are our guest; we should not impose too much on them. You already talked to your parents right?" He asked of the princess.
" Yes." She looked sad, she could already imagine his decision and it was not looking good for her.
Seeing his dejected granddaughter, he began contemplating. He looked toward and then toward her daughter; he also glanced around. It was like his ritual when stuck in a rock and a hard place. While waiting for his answer, the princess grew increasingly bleak; she looked like she would burst out crying any second now.
" Ok, ok. You can go, but I will send soone to look after you, alright. " He panicked, looking at her, and blurted out.
" Yes! Yes!" she began jumping around in joy; it was 180 from her sad phase, which made everyone wonder if it all were an act.
" But, promise you will be a good girl and listen to Samuel and other adults. I will not compromise on this." looking at her happy face, he began questioning her decision but added several conditions.
Later, he also talked to about it, and I didn't have any objection to it. Previously, I kept quiet to honor her parent's decision, although it would be a pain to be high profile but after arriving here, it has not been working for . We deviated vastly from our original plan.
We wanders around so more before soon it was already ti for lunch. It was a decadent spread with a wide variety of foods, so of them were specially prepared for us to so that it would suit our taste.
Everyone kept to themselves during the al; only Hannah would talk about her day. We ate by ourselves during this ti without any of the royals present. I asked around and learned that their nutrition is highly regulated, and so of them had worked to do. They also had to prepare for the dinner party.
" It is for the best. The mood of the group is not good anyways." I thought.
I also noticed Oscar glancing toward a few tis. I could guess that he was feeling guilty for keeping in the dark. I also noticed he and Karoline keeping their distance from Iblis, who seed to lost all the shine in her eyes. She was eating slowly, and the morning fight definitely took a toll on her.
After lunch, I stopped both Oscar and Karoline after Iblis left.
" You guys are not doing any favors by keeping everything bottled up," I said, slightly annoyed, but this could not go any longer. They were looking down with complex faces.
" I know you feel that you did sothing wrong, but you have to talk with Iblis again. She must be going through the sa thing. I could do it, but it would defeat the purpose of the conflict." I sternly warned them. The longer they wait, the worse it will get. They were rigidly standing without doing anything.
" Trust and talk to her. She needs you right now. "
They nodded and left; I could see so courage in their eyes.
" Hope everything works out. We have a common enemy." I thought.
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