The Grand Duke taking his seat meant that the entire ceremonial process of the coronation had been completed.
Yet amid the dragon's roar, the Shadowflame Dragon unexpectedly rose from the volcano and flew straight above Red Castle.
Guduudu...
Magical dragon speech echoed throughout Red Castle.
Lord Welch, Minister of Volcanoes, immediately cried out upon hearing it, "His Highness Shadowflame invites His Highness the Grand Duke to meet upon the Dragon Platform!"
The Dragon Platform!
It was a high platform beside Red Castle's main hall. Hidden amid the many castles of Red Castle, it stood at the very center like a central pillar, supporting the mountain-like Shadowflame Grand Duke Palace.
Stairs led directly to the Dragon Platform from behind the main hall.
Behind the main hall was also an observation terrace overlooking the Dragon Platform.
"This is..." Lord Kunbei's eyes widened, a sharp gleam flashing through his somewhat clouded gaze. "Dragon's Congratulatory Visit!"
"Dragon's Congratulatory Visit?" Lord Welch asked loudly. "My lord, what is a Dragon's Congratulatory Visit?"
"It is a rite between dragon and knight. When Grand Duke Quintin, Grand Duke Quentin II, and Grand Duke Quentin III ascended the throne, they all received this rite of Dragon's Congratulatory Visit... His Highness is the fourth Grand Duke of the Grand Duchy to receive this honor!"
After explaining, Lord Kunbei burst into laughter, old tears streaming down his face. "I never thought that in my lifetime, I would witness a Dragon's Congratulatory Visit once more!"
He had still been young then. When Quentin III Shadowflame ascended the throne, he had stood among the crowd like a nobody, watching the Shadowflame Dragon and Quentin III exchange congratulations atop the Dragon Platform. That scene had become a celebrated tale of the Knight's Path.
A celebrated sight seen only when a Dragon Knight ascended