Uchiha Hikaru had previously planned to find the best candidate and make him emperor. This was no empty title; it was something that needed to be carried out and completed as soon as possible.
But the person he was looking for had yet to be found, leaving him at a loss as to where to begin.
Ever since he had entered the palace and observed it for so long, he had not discovered anyone truly suitable. This was a major matter, and a troubling one, so Uchiha Hikaru wondered where he should start in order to find the right candidate.
There was no time to waste. Continuing to drag things out was not a solution, so Uchiha Hikaru decided to start among those of high status.
He knew that if he were to choose someone for the throne, that person would need to be of especially noble standing. Naturally, such a person would have to be chosen from the inner palace.
Moreover, the candidate had to be male, because tradition here did not permit a woman to be chosen as ruler.
Uchiha Hikaru was even more concerned that choosing a woman as ruler would make the situation harder to control, leading to even more unimaginable consequences.
Yet even now, he had not found a young man who truly caught his eye, so he felt that this matter would not be so easy to handle.
Uchiha Hikaru also had to think carefully: if he did find a young man he favored, how would he draw him to his side?
Then he would slowly train him as his successor, replacing the current ruler. Uchiha Hikaru needed to plan all of this in great detail.
After much thought, Uchiha Hikaru decided that if he truly could not find anyone in the palace, he