Infinite Time

The Emperor is the symbol of the Empire, a figure whose very existence signals that the Empire is functioning properly.

The absence of the figure representing a nation, and the turmoil that follows.

"The greatest variable, one capable of acting independently...."

There was only one person who could escape the system.

That one person had already been decided, and everyone else had no choice but to exist beneath the system.

Then that one person had to occupy a position from which they could make every decision.

A position with no one above them.

"But that doesn't mean the position can change. If the position changes, he'll receive the same judgment all over again."

He must not become the Emperor. But the Emperor must not be the one controlling the country.

Based on these two principles, the conclusion was that the person who should rule the Empire had to be the Crown Prince, not the Emperor...