>>1593208Well the thing is, it's implied that Tomoe's homeland is corrupt due to Aldra's influence and orders (wanting to take over Hinomoto). So with Aldra out of the picture, by default it should get better (just not as fast as it would be if Tomoe were in charge, since she'd make it priority one).
Also, it's worth noting that the orphans Risty is handling are in VANCE territory. The nobles in the Vance domain do not recognize the queen's power, hence the giant ass wall to keep her armies out. They have a tense relationship with the Queen at best. So should Risty become Queen, she'd have to focus on taking over Vance land, just like Aldra is doing, to make things better for the poor there (since Vance territory is apparently shittier than other places for poor folk due to the nobility).
This brings up another thing, Reina's quest isn't noble in the least. She is EVERY BIT as selfish as Claudette states she is. However, that doesn't mean she doesn't have a right to at least have a chance at living life the way she wants to. She wants to be a hero and see the world for herself, not be in some castle, letting other people do the tasks she wants to do herself.
It's not the most efficient plan, but she figured Claudette would make a way better queen than she would and could be counted on to make things better...
"That's a nice Continent you have there." The swamp witch then said, fucking everything up.
