Vol. 14 Ch. 10: What He Truly Wished For

Having taken Felix Arc Ridill's place, Isaac spent the following year seriously studying politics.

On the surface, Felix was bedridden with an illness, so he could not train in swordsmanship or horsemanship outdoors. Thus, Isaac limited himself to enough exercise to keep his body from deteriorating and devoted himself entirely to theoretical study.

Impersonating Felix was by no means difficult. Isaac was the one who had stayed beside Felix and observed him more closely than anyone.

It was also convenient for Isaac that Mercy, the head maid Felix had looked up to, had retired.

Moreover, the duke thoroughly kept every servant who knew Felix away and assigned new servants to care for the false prince. There was no chance of him being discovered.

The only trouble after the switch was that Felix's diary could not be found.

If he was going to become Felix, Isaac wanted to know the diary's contents perfectly, but no matter how much he searched, he could not find it. Felix had probably disposed of it in secret after resigning himself to death.

(Even so, I remember that page.)

A crudely drawn picture of an ideal prince.

If that was the figure Felix had wished for, then Isaac would recreate it as closely as possible...