Don't Provoke Me

Saint Nidor Ginas.

This would be the name of the eldest young master of the Duke Corderion Family... no, the next king.

Ginas was the kingdom's national surname and royal surname. Anyone with a place in the line of succession who successfully ascended the throne would revert to this surname after becoming king, even if they had changed it before.

It had also been the former surname of Saint Nidor's father, the Duke Corderion, and Hermulin's younger brother.

So Saint Nidor was merely reclaiming the surname originally belonging to his branch of the bloodline. Strictly speaking, it was not really a name change.

Of course, only Saint Nidor and his future descendants could bear the surname "Ginas."

As for Saint Nidor's father, the Duke Corderion, he would retire gracefully and pass the surname "Corderion," along with the entire ducal house, to Sharia.

Once Saint Nidor ascended the throne, Sharia would also inherit the Corderion Family's ducal title and become the new Duke Corderion.

Saint Nidor told Riezel and Yuri all this.

"This is really..."

Yuri could not hide her shock.

She had never imagined that while she was still hesitating over whom to support, Saint Nidor had already secretly secured victory.

Whether it was the Borley Family, the Murajit Family, or even the Maypros Family, each possessed no fewer votes than she and Riezel did.

Saint Nidor had won their support, even bringing Master Nibod and Orto over to his side. That was practically equivalent to the kingdom's highest-ranking nobles choosing him.

Coupled with the already formidable Duke Faction, Saint Nidor truly had no need to care about the twenty votes on Riezel and Yuri's side.

"Have people from the Royal Faction been won over by you as well?"

Without realizing it, Yuri began addressing Saint Nidor respectfully.

Yet it