'So, this is not the answer, after all, ' he thought, after a couple more times of regressing.
Forcing his way to the throne didn't solve his problem. In the end, Ian didn't achieve the salvation he so yearned for. Whether he became the best king or the most ruthless ruler, his outcome was always the same: death.
Death, and then, a new forced life.
Then maybe he needed to do something else?
Changing his approach wasn't an alien thing to Ian. He's done many things before. In his first few rounds, he didn't even think of becoming the king. His only goal was to save that little brother of his. Somehow, that was harder than murdering the emperor and taking his throne.
