The Empire Wants a Reversal

This was the first time Selvia's gaze had felt so oppressive.

Flustered, Daniel remained silent for a while before finally managing to speak.

“……Your Highness? The speech concerning the issuance of war bonds is a matter of great importance to the state. Therefore, I believe it would be proper to seek out someone with more public-speaking experience and greater eloquence than I possess.”

Though he spoke as calmly as possible, Daniel's insides were burning up by the second.

Since the speech concerned war bonds, Selvia would draw countless citizens.

If it were merely citizens attending, that would not matter, but foreign reporters and politicians from the National Assembly would undoubtedly compete to take their seats.

Nor was that all. They would even broadcast the speech on the radio so that people throughout the Empire could hear the speaker's voice.

That would be tantamount to imprinting the name Daniel Steiner throughout the Empire while spreading it as far as distant foreign countries.

For Daniel, who did not want to become any more famous than he already was, it was a bolt from the blue.

‘So somehow, I have to change Selvia's mind.’...