I love time travel the most!

He feels very insecure right now, and to prevent assassination, he decides to keep these four people by his side at all times.

The minister stood at the door.

She wiped her face, feigning panic and fear, and even shed two tears.

Excellent acting skills.

He pushed open the door, staggered into the hall, and cried out in a feigned manner, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty! General Bud... General Bud... he's dead! Waaaaaahh ...

"died?!"

The young emperor on the throne stared wide-eyed, looking quite surprised.

Were you scared?

The minister thought to himself, after all, His Majesty had a good relationship with General Bude, so it was normal for him to be surprised when he learned of the other's death.

However, this was also part of his calculations.

Provoke His Majesty's anger and force him to use the Imperial Arms!

The minister wiped away his tears and said indignantly, "Your Majesty! The empire is now in crisis! These traitors are rampant and must be punished!"

"The minister means..."

The young emperor asked uncertainly.

"Your Majesty, I implore you to use the Supreme Imperial Arms!" the minister said fiercely. "An even more powerful secret trump card will surely terrify the traitors and restore the Empire's former glory!"

"—!"

Upon hearing his answer, the young emperor swallowed hard in fright.

Still hesitating?

The minister frowned slightly; the young emperor seemed somewhat frightened and needed to be reassured.

He adopted the demeanor of an elder, speaking with a smile and a gentle tone: "Your Majesty will be fine, I'll be here to serve you, okay?"

The young emperor's lips twitched slightly, and he resolved to agree.

however--

"Dissent from Ali!"

The sudden shout interrupted the minister's instigation.

A surge of anger welled up in the minister's heart. He snapped out of his daze and glared at the person who walked in from outside the door, but when he saw who it was, he was filled with confusion.

"Xiao Lin?"

He didn't understand why Kobayashi was stopping him.

Kobayashi is Esdeath's subordinate, and Esdeath is an ally of him with interests, so he should have no reason to object.

Furthermore, the young emperor obeyed his every word, so no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't stop him.

The minister questioned, "Commander Kobayashi, this is the throne room; you should not be qualified to enter."

“As the palace commander, I naturally have the right to move around the palace.”

Xiaolin retorted.

Then he knelt on one knee and shouted, "Your Majesty! You must not use the Supreme Imperial Arm! For I have just learned that, in order to make the Imperial Arm even more powerful, the minister actually had an alchemist named Dortya modify it! If Your Majesty rides it, Your Majesty will surely be controlled and turned into a mere killing machine!"

"This is slander!"

The minister quickly retorted, "That master craftsman is highly skilled; he only made some minor modifications. The changes will not affect Your Majesty. Please believe me, Your Majesty!"

"Yeah……"

After hearing this, the young emperor began to think and hesitate.

--no problem!

The minister remained completely calm.

Although I don't know how I was discovered, His Majesty has always trusted me. As long as I say a few nice words, His Majesty will eventually obediently sit on the throne, and then I'll kill you all one by one!

He grinned, revealing pale white teeth.

But then the young emperor said, "Then I won't sit."

“Gah—?!”

The minister's expression froze, his voice stuck in his throat, unable to utter a word.

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

Xiao Lin shouted, "Your Majesty, I hereby denounce the Minister for his numerous evil deeds during his tenure. He has committed endless acts of tyranny, framed loyal officials, treated the national treasury and the people's wealth as his own, and engaged in corruption, bribery, and selling official positions. This has led to widespread public resentment and a decline in national strength, ultimately bringing the country to the brink of collapse. His crimes are outrageous! I implore Your Majesty to arrest him and execute him!"

After a brief moment of shock, the minister regained his senses and sneered disdainfully upon hearing Kobayashi's words.

Idiot, how could His Majesty possibly listen to you?

"Guards, seize the minister!"

"……Eh?"

At the young emperor's command, the surrounding guards immediately stepped forward and subdued the minister.

"Minister, for your crime of disrupting my policies and delaying government affairs, I sentence you to be torn apart by an ox."

"……What?!"

The ministers couldn't understand why the young emperor would say such a thing, and why the judgment was made so quickly and illogically!

Kobayashi chuckled and said, "Minister, your next sentence is... Impossible, His Majesty would actually listen to you."

"Impossible! His Majesty would actually listen to you... Ah!"

The minister's mouth gaped open.

The series of sudden changes left him completely bewildered, and he could only glare furiously at the little emperor and Xiao Lin.

Then he saw the young emperor sticking out his tongue and making faces at him. His mischievous and charming appearance was completely inconsistent with His Majesty's behavior!

...No, no way!

Although it seems wrong, it's not impossible!

That...that little emperor sitting on top is actually a fake, not the real little emperor, but someone else impersonating him?!

How dare you deceive me?!

What a joke!

The minister flew into a rage and shouted, "Guards! His Majesty above is a traitor in disguise! He is not His Majesty at all! Seize him immediately!"

But no one moved.

Is it because they're afraid of Imperial Arms? If that's the case...

The minister used the jewel-shaped Imperial Arm [Ireston] on his forehead to aim at Ryushi, who was standing next to Kobayashi.

With a snap, the gem shattered.

The minister laughed and shouted, "The Four Demon Rakshasa! I've destroyed the Imperial Arms! Seize him now!"

Fortunately, he brought his personal executioners, the Four Demon Rakshasa, with him. The four of them together could have killed the Teigu user, not to mention that Kobayashi no longer had a Teigu. He was just a fish on a chopping board, completely at Kobayashi's mercy!

But still no one moved.

"Hey! What are you doing, you four Rakshasa demons? Seize him right now...?!"

The minister reprimanded his subordinates.

But then he saw the four of them kneeling in front of Xiaolin, their hands clasped together and their heads bowed, looking like devout believers.

Kobayashi slowly approached the minister.

He patted the minister on the shoulder and said to the stunned minister, "Minister, you've got two things wrong. I've never said that Ryushi is an Imperial Arms, not even once. You can check if you don't believe me. The other thing is that this whole thing was arranged for you. So, are you satisfied, Minister?"

"You guy...!"

The minister's shoulders trembled, and he pushed aside the spear pressing down on him, intending to take Kobayashi hostage.

Don't let his chubby figure fool you; he's actually quite strong. If you manage to catch Kobayashi, you'll still have a chance to escape.

Unfortunately, Kobayashi had seen everything he did. After he suddenly attacked, Kobayashi kicked him in the chest, knocking him to the ground.

"How dare you cause a disturbance in front of His Majesty?" Kobayashi continued to smear him, ordering, "Rakshasa Four Demons, take the minister away and lock him in the dungeon under strict guard!"

"Yes!" X4

Ultimately, the subordinates he relied on became the shackles that restrained him—isn't that ironic?

After the minister was taken away.

The young emperor on the throne chuckled: "You really have a twisted sense of humor. You could have easily killed him, but you deliberately chose to humiliate him like this."

"Consider it a punishment for him."

Looking at the minister's retreating figure, Kobayashi said, "He used schemes to frame countless loyal officials here, and in the end, he became the one who was framed here as well. This must be the punishment he can least accept, right?"

"probably."

The young emperor waved his hand dismissively, seemingly unconcerned.

Then he asked, "That Supreme Imperial Arm that the minister just mentioned, could it really exist?"

“It’s true. That’s why I asked you to impersonate the young emperor to deceive the ministers, Chelsea,” Kobayashi said softly.

"Yeah."

Chelsea, disguised as the young emperor, nodded and then said in a nonsensical tone, "This position is not bad. No wonder so many people want to get up here."

"If you like it, this chair is yours."

"Really?! Thank you!"

She looks very happy.

Well, let's just consider it a reward for her hard work these past few days.

When exactly was it replaced?

When Kobayashi became the leader and could freely enter and leave the palace?