A few days after Rambos III abdicated, the Kingdom's Second Prince, Zanac Valleon Igana Ryle Vaiself, formally became the new king of the Kingdom of Licht En Yester under the name Zanac V.
Why the Fifth rather than the Fourth?
Naturally, it was because Seiya had already become the Fourth, so Zanac could only become the Fifth Generation.
And once news of Zanac becoming the Kingdom's new king spread—
Theocracy, Empire, Holy Kingdom, and even the Great Tomb of Nazarick were all caught off guard upon hearing it.
Although Rambos III was already sixty-four years old, he should still have been in fairly robust health. Why had he suddenly abdicated?
Moreover, the surrounding nations had always believed that even if Rambos III abdicated, the one who would ultimately inherit the throne would be the Kingdom's Third Prince.
After all, whether in personal combat strength, strategy, domestic affairs, or even charisma, the Third Prince of the Kingdom far surpassed the other two princes.
Yet the one who had become the new king was actually the Kingdom's Second Prince?
After becoming the Kingdom's new king, Zanac and Marquis Reburn began carrying out sweeping reforms throughout the Kingdom.
First, a large number of Kingdom nobles were sent straight to the gallows based on intelligence and ledgers seized from "Eight Fingers."
Marquis Reburn, who had always been mockingly called the "Bat" among the nobility, had now become the Royal Family's executioner. He began gathering all manner of intelligence on the Kingdom nobles' corruption and lawbreaking, relentlessly turning his butcher's blade upon them.
After many obscenely wealthy nobles had their estates confiscated, most of the funds were used to expand the military, while the remainder went toward the Kingdom's construction and development.
Because the people had gained tangible benefits, Zanac's prestige and popularity as the