She probably did, judging from how hard that kick was. Also...Man,she should have aimed for his balls.
I read the novel translations a long time ago and I honestly forget. But no it's not adoption.What will he ask for? Adoption? Will he ask the empress to adopt him as her child?
If he were to do that, it'd have made his earlier request of keeping the second prince away from his palace pointless - because he wouldn't be there.My bet is that he will make the same request his GF dad made to the king, to allow him to live in the GF house.
The Japanese view adoption really differently from how we Westerners do. Without getting into the details -- there are literal books on it -- there's a long tradition in Japan of adopting boys specifically for that purpose.As for the adoption, he already has someone who is intent on adopting him which will solve a lot of his problems, though it is funny to think about who's adopting him because effectively it means he'll be marrying his sister based on that adoption. At least if my memories are still correct. So he becomes both his son and son in law. If I recall correctly.
And here I am trying hard to avoid spoilers... well it's good that it wasn't really a major spoiler... just about some intentions...
This is why I hate .1 chapters so damn muchCuts him off not just mid conversation but mid sentence
That's not as dissimilar to how adoption used to work in the west too, it's just as the aristocracy has withered along with the rise of republics it just isn't necessary to view inheritance in that way anymore. Hell Julius Caesar adopted his adult nephew posthumously in order to legitimise him as his heir.