Flevance, inside the royal palace.
The bloated middle-aged man wearing a crown paced back and forth anxiously. Only when he saw a chubby boy enter did he hurriedly approach and ask, "What exactly happened outside? Why does it seem like so many people have gathered outside the palace?"
The chubby boy shrieked in panic, "Father, the truth about Lead Disease has been exposed! And the Government has washed its hands clean of responsibility and placed all the blame on us."
"Now, all those lowborn wretches have turned their anger toward us. They've even cursed us to be burned alive!"
"How... how dare they..." The King murmured helplessly. "We are the royal family. Are those lowborn wretches looking to be hanged for disrespecting royalty?"
"Those lowborn wretches were never going to live long anyway. Now they just want to drag us down with them!"
"Where are the guards? Have them drive them away at once, then quickly ask the Government and the Marines for help!"
"Father, have you forgotten? Five years ago, you were afraid they would infect you, so you dismissed every last guard!"
The chubby boy said mournfully, "As for the Government, they abandoned us long ago. They won't care whether we live or die."
"What do we do, then? Could it be... that I'll become the first King murdered by lowborn wretches, nailed to the pillar of shame and mocked by future generations?"
The King's face grew ever more twisted and savage as he roared furiously, "I will never accept such a fate! So what if I can no longer be King? At worst, we'll take our wealth, recruit some sailors, and become pirates at sea."
At that moment, in the central square of the royal city.
The rioting citizens had calmed down. In the end, most