@InsanoKing
So there has been a lot people mentioning how awful the prince is, I mean he finds out his wife gave birth to his child but calls it a mistake. What an as***le ....... or is he?
For this we should put ourselves in his shoes. (Yes let's put on our thinking shoes). So the prince finds out his wife (fake veronica = elena) has given birth to ...... hold on
he finds out.... am I the only one or it really felt like he just found out in those 2 panels. This means he didn't know his wife was pregnant, mean he was either away or they hid it from him.
But the first thing he says we does find out is 'it was a mistake'. Means he didn't want to have child with her. What happens if he did, here what the prince might think - when he takes the throne, veronica would be the Empress. And duke friedrich ( I almost typed duck friedrice 😂😂) would gain more power and authority as the empress' father and the young prince grandfather. But the Duke and the imperial family don't get along, they oppose each other.
Based on what they teach the prince Jr., he might rely or side with his maternal grandfather (duke) more. And when prince Jr. takes the throne with that mindset, it's like handing over the nation to the Duke on silver platter. I.e. In name it would be the imperial family who is in governance of the state but reality it would be the Duke. Worst case it could be a coup d'etat since the duke would hold more authority than the imperial family. This is why the prince said 'my momentary mistake would cause the millenium empire's downfall'.
But unfortunately for him he doesn't know that his wife was actually Elena not Veronica and his child was not even related to the Duke. His misfortune was actually a blessing in disguise.
Now for the second question ' why would the Duke use Elena as a replacement when veronica is still alive?'
For this a wonderful theory is given by
@Zephian. I.e. veronica may have lost her innocence to Ren Bas***d ( oops u know what, lets stick to that). So she won't be able to marry the crown prince. That's maybe why he was able to find out Elena was fake. And he blackmailed her for info on the duke. He probably did that so veronica won't be able to become the empress and the duck's (I mean Duke) plan would fail. But the duke was able to find a replacement. But Elena was oblivious at that time and fell for their tricks.
This time Elena knows what's going on so even if Leabi**ch thinks she has everything in the palm of her hands....... its not. So Leabi**ch better start practicing 48 hrs a day or she's never ganna catch our Mc.
And who's gonna be the Ml, here's what I think prince - 90%, new char. - 70%, Ren bas**d -20% ( I swear I'd rage quit if that happens)
But hey, it's just a theory a... ( never mind ¯\_(ツ)_/¯)
DISCLAIMER: The contents of this comment was purely speculated and theorised, owing to which it may or may not happen.