Ayanokouji walked to the center of the hall, holding Beatrice with his left hand and Emilia with his right.
Just standing there, he could hear the chatter of the people below and could guess what they were talking about by looking at their mouth movements.
"Having a Half-Elf appear in the palace is really unlucky."
"What kind of person is this child?"
"Where does Ayanokouji Kiyotaka come from?"
However, Ayanokouji didn't care. His attention was now focused on Emilia beside him.
"My philosophy is..."
Emilia stood on the stage, already beginning her speech, which was exactly as planned.
Ayanokouji knew that in a country with such a backward system, it was impossible to realize Emilia's political philosophy of equality for all, especially in front of these nobles. But he would use Emilia's political philosophy to make it more organized, rational, and realistic, even accurately detailing various fine reforms, from small to large, all complete, making it a perfect text.
Listening to Emilia's words, the expressions of many people below changed. They not only discriminated against her identity and lineage but also felt that her political ideas were just empty talk.
But now, hearing her words, they all hesitated—maybe she really was someone with political capability, or was it all arranged by Ayanokouji?
They truly began to consider what Emilia proposed.
Even Emilia herself was slightly surprised as she narrated the script Ayanokouji had prepared for her. She had never considered such details before, but now she felt astonished hearing it from her own mouth.
"Does this person really have such a keen mind? He has never been considered by the competitors before." Anastasia frowned and said slowly.
"I underestimated Emilia. Although I greatly respect her, I never thought she would become a threat to my claim to the throne." Crusch wore a very serious expression. "It seems I underestimated her. I never imagined Emilia had such extraordinary abilities. Even I am somewhat moved by her political views."
"Sorry, Crusch-sama, but I disagree." Felix said. "I don't mean to insult Emilia-sama; I just think that with Emilia-sama's abilities, it's impossible for her to write such a perfect plan and script. The real creator might be Ayanokouji."
"What? Felix, you mean this script and her political opinions were all designed by Ayanokouji?" Crusch asked in surprise.
"Mm, think about it. If Emilia-sama or her supporter Roswaal had such abilities, they would have shown them long ago. There's no need to wait until today." Felix paused and continued, "Also, Emilia's camp did not make significant moves before, but now it's completely different."
"So, Emilia does have extraordinary talent." Crusch nodded thoughtfully. She turned to look at the other two throne candidates.
Anastasia was listening intently to Emilia's speech, while Priscilla had an arrogant and indifferent expression on her face, as if the throne candidate was already in her pocket.
"This is my political philosophy. Thank you all."
After Emilia finished speaking, she bowed deeply to everyone. She felt very uncomfortable, and after half a second of silence, the stage received a lot of applause. For the first time, Emilia received recognition from so many people, which was somewhat unbelievable to her.
Many people now greatly admired Emilia's speech and had significantly changed their views of her, but there were still many who were prejudiced against her.
"I don't understand, what does Volcanica mean? Why can a Half-Elf become a candidate for the throne? Although Roswaal, who supports her, is not here, that man is undoubtedly a weirdo. A Half-Elf plus a weirdo, now another man of unknown origin has appeared. Is this treating the throne candidates as children's games?"
In the middle of the crowd, a noble shouted loudly without any etiquette.
These words resonated with many who still harbored prejudice against Emilia. Even among the Council of Wise Men, some loudly expressed their agreement.
"The act of recommending a Half-Elf by the Mathers Family is too excessive."
"You should be grateful for being allowed to ascend the throne!"
The entire hall seemed very chaotic.
"These fools..."
Beatrice looked at these people, feeling very displeased. She was ready to unleash magic to blow all these people away.
"Don't rush to take action yet." Ayanokouji said softly.
Although Beatrice didn't quite understand, after all, Ayanokouji had said it, and she lowered her originally raised hand, "The palace is not pleasant at all."
Ayanokouji turned and looked at Emilia.
Emilia was biting her lip at this moment, her eyes filled with disappointment and unfairness.
At this moment, Emilia felt a warm touch on her fingers. It was Ayanokouji holding her hand: "Just leave it to me later. You don't need to speak anymore."
"Yes." Emilia nodded vigorously.
The situation in the hall became more and more chaotic, and Marcos couldn't stand it any longer: "Quiet!"
His voice was very loud and sharp, and the entire hall seemed to tremble because of it. Moreover, he held a very high status in the kingdom, so the entire hall quieted down in an instant.
Ayanokouji also coughed at this moment and said slowly, "Does any of you here think you can compare to Volcanica?"
After his question was asked, everyone in the palace hall fell silent. No one dared to answer—because Volcanica was the supreme being in this land, and even members of the Council of Wise Men could never be disrespectful to Volcanica.
"Then since you all have self-awareness, what is the purpose of questioning Volcanica's prophecy? Do you think you are superior to Volcanica—or do you want to disobey Volcanica's will?"
Some people who had just incited emotions fell silent. Disobeying Volcanica's will was an unforgivable act in the Kingdom of Lugnica, and no one dared to take this risk.
"Those who just questioned Volcanica's will, it seems you have hidden motives." Ayanokouji slowly walked toward the official who had just led the charge, but his expressionless face made people feel a great sense of oppression, "Do you want to rebel?"
Before he came to the royal capital, he had anticipated that such a situation might occur, but he had prepared for it, at least understanding the gaps in the other party's language, and tearing this gap in front of everyone, guiding the focus of the topic, thus turning defense into offense. Unknowingly, these people had been labeled as rebels and associated with the issue of 'opposing Emilia becoming the heir to the throne.'
"I didn't do it!" The official immediately defended himself. Once accused of treason, the consequences would be very serious.
"Of course, do you still dare to question Volcanica's prophecy?" Ayanokouji advanced step by step, but the official and nobles could only shake their heads in denial to avoid eye contact.
And he turned and took something out of his pocket—a mobile phone: "I have something I want to show you."
The person he spoke to was the one who had just been in the Council of Wise Men, a bald old man who had also expressed his objections.
"What is it? Send it."
The bald Council of Wise Men still had an arrogant expression on his face. Although Ayanokouji had just changed the focus of the topic, this person still refused to give in.
And he slowly walked toward the member of the Council of Wise Men and showed him the photo on his phone. Instantly, his face suddenly changed, his eyebrows furrowed tightly, but he quickly forced himself to calm down.
On the phone, there was a very ambiguous photo of the member of the Council of Wise Men and a woman wearing heavy makeup.
"It seems this woman is not your wife." Ayanokouji said in the other party's ear, his voice very low, only the other party could hear it.
This photo was taken by Elsa who had been following him secretly.
"If this thing gets exposed, it will definitely cause a big sensation, and whether you can still sit in this seat is uncertain."
His words were very calm, but in the ears of the member of the Council of Wise Men, they were filled with oppression, and sweat was already pouring from his shiny forehead.
In such a serious place, Ayanokouji directly threatened a senior official of the Council of Wise Men, but the other party had no way to retaliate because for him, if such a scandal were known, it would definitely cause very bad consequences. He also knew that his reputation would be ruined and he would no longer have a place in the Council of Wise Men.
"Sir Ayanokouji, what did you just show?" Some members of the Council of Wise Men asked.
"This magical weapon can record scenes at certain times. I showed its appearance when we fought the Witch Cult before." Ayanokouji said, and the bald man beside him could only nod in cooperation, "This matter must be discussed by everyone. I also heard that Emilia-sama and Sir Ayanokouji defeated the Sin Archbishop of Sloth of the Witch Cult, which is a great achievement for our kingdom. This cannot be denied..."
The previously aggressive member of the Council of Wise Men could only cooperate with Ayanokouji's words and continue to speak.
Before coming to the palace today, Ayanokouji had done a lot of homework. Many people present were already known to him, and the rest were waiting for their first encounter.
It could be said that the entire palace was a spider web, and he was the spider weaving this web.
Human emotions and desires are the easiest things to capture.
In the hall, Reinhard and Julis already felt that Ayanokouji had taken the initiative in this meeting. They had to admit that he, who had just arrived, was certainly capable.
He was not an ordinary person who could lead Emilia to escape from the clutches of Bowel Hunter Elsa and kill Sin Archbishop of Sloth Petelgeuse.
From start to finish, there was no change in his expression, and there was no visible turmoil of emotions.
"Now everyone can listen to me calmly. Allow me to introduce her again." Ayanokouji said while shifting his attention to Emilia beside him. "Her name is Emilia, a silver-haired Half-Elf—The Great Spirit Puck, who possesses the power of fire magic, accompanies her."
The officials in the hall were in an uproar. They all knew that the Great Spirits had tremendous power. Each Great Spirit had frightening abilities, and they also knew that such a powerful existence was in Emilia's camp.
"Haha, everyone, this is the first time we've met. I'm Puck."
Countless white lights appeared around Emilia's neck, and Puck materialized before everyone, with a relaxed smile on his face.
"The woman next to me is the Great Spirit accompanying me, Beatrice, who is in charge of the Forbidden Library of the Witch of Greed." Ayanokouji said slowly.
"And I, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka."
"I am Emilia's supporter."