Ever since the war began, Ryan had suppressed Grand Duke Oren's voice far too harshly.
This grand duke had once been able to defy his own grandfather and lead the people of Oren City against the Abyss. Deep down, he was absolutely not the kind of person who meekly accepted things and willingly endured oppression.
The war had left Grand Duke Oren helpless. After all, no matter what form resistance took, in a state of war, absolute strength was required.
He did not have it, so throughout the entire war, all authority over this land had rested in Ryan's hands. He had even made Grand Duke Oren feel the threat of death.
After the war ended, everything had to return to the framework of the nobles' rules.
Grand Duke Oren, because of the title of grand duke, possessed the qualifications to speak.
He wanted to rebuild the glory of Oren City.
What was the glory of Oren City?
Once, there had been many Noble Territories on this vast land, but including the region in the south where Duchess Vera was located, as well as the regions in the north where those few count territories lay, none of them could compare to the prosperity radiating in all directions from Oren City as its center.
That prosperity was not only economic. More than that, it lay in political status and geographical position.
After all, in the past, this land had been out of place among the other nations of human civilization.
The Oren City of today had lost all of that. Even the minor nobles who still remained on this land kept their distance from Oren City deep down. After all, they were close by, so they had more or less heard about what had happened in Oren City back then.
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