I Didn't Want to Become the Emperor of This World

At first, I just wanted to survive.To do that, I had to seize power.So I seized it.I had no choice but to abandon some conscience and morality.The power I had grasped came with responsibility.And to survive, I had to fulfill that responsibility.The crown upon my head was heavy, and the path before me was a thorny road.But once I could bear the weight of the crown,and once calluses formed on the soles of my feet so that walking the thorny road no longer hurt—I became the emperor of another world.No, I became the emperor of this world.  : From Leonardo's "Future Diary," the first emperor