Seeing the pathetic middle-aged man trembling all over in front of him, Iver couldn't help the corners of his mouth from turning up.
Mr. King had quite an interesting personality...
Iver had already made it clear to him that both he and Isabel could be considered his acquaintances. This was undoubtedly a gesture of goodwill, because neither Minister Moriarty nor Her Highness the Princess of Avalon had any obligation to tell him such secrets.
--And yet, he only trembled even harder.
What was he afraid of now? Was he worried that he had learned information he shouldn't know and afraid of being silenced? Or did he think he was doomed anyway, so Iver had told him these things to let him die with full understanding? Seeing that Mr. King didn't dare to speak first, Iver could only reach out and tap the armrest, using the sound to draw his attention.
"Name," Iver asked.
"Augustus Kanter."
Mr. King answered.
...Augustus? Iver was taken aback for a moment.
What a name! No wonder you chose King as your codename...
He marveled inwardly.
Augustus was the title of the emperor of the Roman Empire. In this world, the emperors of the Herasul Empire had also used this title for a time.
The Stibium Kingdom had preserved the traditions of the Herasul Empire most completely, so it wasn't strange for the King to know this historical reference.
The truly impressive ones were Mr. King's parents.
By analogy, it was like a child having the surname Huang, so his parents named him "Huang Shang"; or having the surname Bi, so they named him "Bi Xia."
--In modern times, this would probably only get him mocked by his classmates.
But the problem was that the Stibium Kingdom, where he lived, really did have a king and