[The offer earned a little laugh from Koumei. Oh, young minds...]

Thank you for the suggestion, Takeru, but I'm afraid I'll have to pass. No one can replace my older brother in any sense of the word.

[Then, he leaned forward as if to share a secret.]

My older brother is more than just my brother. He's the man who will one day be King of the Empire we live in. There is nothing greater for me than to stand by his side and work alongside him while he builds a better world for us all.