Duty-Bound: Chapter 48
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The court was in uproar. He had no time to deal with this, but he had received word from his love's mentor. Apparently, it was Rei, who kidnapped his love on purpose to create this mess. The urge to beat her mentor was gone when he found out that the blood was actually not hers.
"As expected, the bad luck returning to the palace was a bad idea!"
"The western lands are doom if no heir is provided, and Princess Mikan is our only choice."
"Twin sister or not, Princess Mikan should not become the successor to the throne!"
"Nonsense!"
"Yuki the Seer speaks no such nonsense!"
"The Seer did not say Princess Mikan is unfit to be the next lady!"
The arguments had been going on for hours. And not even one elder from either side wanted to back down until Elder Kajiura suggested a name from the noble family to be the next successor of the western lands. He narrowed his eyes at the green-haired elder suspiciously. Elder Kajiura was also the one who suggested that they exile Mikan from the land. To be honest, he didn't know whom the elder gave his loyalty to.
"What do you think Elder Kimura?" asked Elder Kajiura.
"I won't dare to question your judgment, Elder Kajiura. Though, I do agree that the family of Koizumi would be the most perfect candidate."
This is absurd. Although the family of Koizumi was close to the royal family, they were not fit to be the next candidate. Thankfully, Elder Souma disagreed with the idea, but Elder Kajiura insisted. He had no idea what the elder was thinking until he realised something. His eyes widened as he stared at Elder Kajiura in disbelief. He is the key to everything that happened to Mikan until now…!