A Person Can Only Rely on Himself

The bathhouse, spanning over a hundred square meters, served only one person. As the King relaxed in the hot water, his nerves gradually eased.

When the Federal people had first found him, he had actually been extremely nervous. He had been so frightened that he had nearly wet himself.

He had thought the Federal people wanted to kill him. He had almost confessed that he was merely a substitute, but fortunately, their polite attitude had kept him from saying anything he shouldn't.

In exchange, he had gained his current life.

Unlike the other members of the royal family in the palace, he did not live in constant fear, worrying that the Federal people might rush in and kill them at any moment, just as they had done to the Old King! Yes, even now, many members of the royal family believed that it was not some party or faction that had killed the Old King, but the Federal people.

Only by eliminating the Old King could they realize their ambition of controlling the country through a puppet. When they deemed the time right, they would eliminate the remaining members of the royal family as well. Then Nagaril would truly be finished.

Everyone lived in fear. The Federal people forbade the royal family members from leaving, which also served as a form of intimidation.

Only the King himself knew that there was no need to be afraid at all. Even if everyone in the world wanted them dead, the Federal people would want them to keep living—and to live well.

Otherwise, how could they prove that everything they had done to Nagaril was not for the sake of seizing the country's power and benefits? During all the years he had studied in place of the Crown Prince, he had not done