King Louis—more precisely, King Louis IX.
The man known to the outside world as a brilliant and ambitious ruler had many nicknames: the Avenger of Seland, the Conqueror of Grenny, the Destroyer of Faith, the Iron King, and more. But the most important of them was undoubtedly "King of the Plantagenets."
At fifty-five, he was in the prime of his life. And considering that humans in this world generally lived to be a hundred and forty, his rule over the kingdom beneath him—which had been founded only thirty years ago—would surely continue for a long time yet.
The legendary King Louis was wise, steady, and imposing, possessing every quality a legendary king ought to have.
Even the most stubborn Seland conservative nobles and the most radical Isha restorationists in the Grand Council set aside their disputes when facing King Louis. They listened to the counsel and opinions of this king, and future "emperor."
Most remarkable of all, despite wielding real power, King Louis had rarely interfered with the Grand Council's political or military decisions since establishing it to reconcile the country's two major factions.
If the use of power could be regarded as a talent and a skill, then King Louis was unquestionably a master of it.
He kept the powerful ministers and councilors under him in check as they pursued control of the country's affairs, yet he could also exert his ubiquitous influence anywhere in a subtle way.
Thirty years of operation had given the Grand Council a standard process for governing the country. But every beggar on the streets of the Plantagenet Kingdom knew that, if King Louis wished, he could still render the Grand Council powerless or even abolish it overnight.
He was a king with real power, but he knew when to delegate!
Moreover, he had