After Karon returned to his position, everything looked as if nothing had ever happened.

Though, of course, in the process of subduing the black magician—who was several times larger than her—April had used her sword’s scabbard to repeatedly beat him into submission.

"Urgh, you fools, bound by the very chains of black magic! You don’t even realize what a pointless battle you’re fighting! You will spend your entire lives fighting an endless tide of monsters, never knowing peace!"

Even as he was dragged away, the bastard continued spewing curses, so April casually picked up a rock from the ground and expressed herself in a way that was definitely not appropriate for public viewing.

Thank god I wasn’t the one on the receiving end of that.

Thud. Thud.

From a distance, the new Emperor approached atop a white horse, marching with stately grandeur.

A battalion of soldiers surrounded him, walking in perfect unison, their synchronized steps making the ground tremble with every beat.@@novelbin@@

‘They must’ve trained so hard just to match their footsteps…’

Even though they were Adolph Empire soldiers, not Arkons, I felt an odd sense of sympathy for them.

That XX Emperor XX, so overflowing with ambition. The world would be a much better place if he just stayed inside the palace and never came out.

It had been about four years since I last saw the Crown Prince, and now, as Emperor, he looked far more mature.

Before, he had been a brash yet youthful boy. Now, he carried himself with the ease and authority of a fully grown man.

‘Time really has passed, huh?’

He even had the audacity to look down at the people with an air of arrogance.

What an asshole.

The same Crown Prince who used to shout, “Ha! Are you looking down on me?!” every five minutes had now become this.

It was honestly hard to believe that the child from back then and the man before me were the same person.

Then again, considering all the recruits who had started as privates were now sergeants, it had been long enough for people to change.

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