The Eternal Debauchery's

a few days later

Several days had passed since the night with the empress, and not much had happened during that time.

My aunt moved to live with me (although they haven't slept in the mansion because of their work at the auction house). Susan hasn't moved, but she plans to move soon.

Meanwhile, I used my identity as Clark and pretended to investigate Bryan's whereabouts.

But I'm not trying too much. Enough to put on a show for the empress. After all, I was the one behind Bryan's disappearance.

I also went over a few small details regarding my plan, but there was nothing worth mentioning except one.

Blackmailing empress.

Like the last few times, I put a message inside the magic stone that contained the image of Bryan being tortured.

However, this time, the message contained what I wanted the empress to do.

(Your son is planning a coup. Help him succeed.)

That's all I wrote.

And with this message, I plan to make the empress finally betray the emperor completely.

When the empress read this message, she would immediately ask Alan.

Alan had always trusted his mother, so there was a fifty percent chance he would tell her everything. And even if she did not, with the empress' abilities, she would eventually discover her plan.

At that time, the empress will be forced to make a decision.

To stop him and be a good wife, or help his son with his horse.

However, I know what he will choose.

He's gonna help Alan.

In other words, he would betray the emperor.

Normally, the empress would not agree to such a risky plan. Instead, someone as wise and cunning as him would try to find another solution.

The coup would be his last option.

However, there is now more than just Alan and his ambition at stake.

The lives of his second son are also threatened.

Plus, the empress had betrayed the previous emperor. He cheated on me, twice.

Thus, he would find it easier to betray her again.

At this point, all my plans will begin to converge.

Without the emperor realizing it, I had made everyone close to him betray him.

His wife, his favorite son, his loyal subjects.

Even his father is on my side now.

Without her knowing it, I had taken almost everything from her.

And soon, even his throne will be taken and given to Dina.

Only his life would be left, but such a life would be worse than dying for someone like him.

With a small smile, I moved the message to the empress' bedroom, where she could find it easily.

Then, I left my room and went to lunch.

As usual, lunch was prepared by Daisy.

I thought she would have trouble cooking for so many people and proposed her to hire a cook, but Daisy refused vehemently, saying that it was her job.

In the end, Rose and Katherine ended up helping him with the reason they felt uncomfortable staying here without doing anything.

… Yes, Rose, Katherine, and Evelyn still live in my mansion.

The academy was still sealed after the calamity caused by the Immortal. Even now, some bodies have not been buried.

Moreover, the news of the two thousand people who died in the academy had spread throughout the capital, shocking many.

Many people began to blame the empire for the deaths. Because of this, the atmosphere in the capital has recently been tense, with many people fearing rebellion.

Fortunately, the Church came out before the situation became uncontrollable and gave a speech explaining that the people who died were being controlled by otherworldly demons who had infiltrated the human lands and that the person who died was not human anymore.

With the influence of the church, many people quickly accepted this explanation. Only the relatives of the dead are still not satisfied.

But strangely, even after the church's explanation, the situation did not improve too much.

In fact, some rumors have surfaced that say that it was the imperial family that was guilty of not stopping the demons in time.

These rumors spread rapidly, reaching every corner of the empire in just a few days.

That, plus the news of the daemon invasion, made all the imperial citizens in nervous mode.

Even an idiot could see this rumor being spread on purpose.

And very few powers in the empire had such power.

For example, three big families.

In the current situation, it only required a small spark to ignite the flames of rebellion that would burn the entire empire.

“... It's close.” I said with a sigh.

Now, I just have to wait.

I plan to make the most of the time left before the start of the chaos to spend time with my woman. To give them as much attention as I can.

I focused mainly on Hope, Daisy, Marana, Raven, Louise, Elene, Claire, Lluvia, and Clarice, sleeping with them whenever I had the chance.

I also need to visit Safelia and my fiancee, Clara. But they're usually in church, so it's kind of hard.

And there's Iris. I haven't seen her in a while.

As for Aunt Dayana, Andrea, and Susan, they will leave the capital with me, so I can spend time with them.

In addition to spending time with them, I also tried to use this opportunity to further my relationship with Katherine and Rose, but Evelyn always kept an eye on me closely, as if warning me not to disturb his students.

I could only shrug my shoulders and wait for an opportunity.

But in the evening two days before leaving the capital, I received word from Iris.

Someone wanted to get her into a posthumous marriage and marry her into the imperial family as the 'deceased' wife of my brother, Bryan.