To the Cruzian people—especially the Cruzian nobility—the events of the past few days carried extraordinary significance. It was a cycle returning after a thousand years. The two glorious names, the King of Flames and Sacred Sword Odephys, had returned to the Empire after eleven centuries.
It was as though everything had begun here, and would return here as well.
To every Cruzian, the return of this sacred honor was extraordinary. It was not merely a crown, but, more importantly, the return of ancient glory. Yet that glory carried an unpleasant aspect. Though he was ultimately the lawful sovereign of the Cruzian people, that young man's identity inevitably reminded them of some unhappy memories.
The thing the nobles had always refused to acknowledge was that the greatest allied commander in history, Earth Sword Saint Darus, had returned to the Empire sixty years later by another means. Grandfather and grandson now stood above their heads in even more illustrious positions, whether they liked it or not.
But the Cruzian people could not refute this point.
Brando was the successor acknowledged by the Blazing Holy Ring. Not to mention his relationship with Sacred Sword Odephys, compared with the First Prince, this Eluinian looked more like the descendant of Gilt, King of Flames.
Behind His Majesty the Emperor stood not only the support of Grand Holy Seat Vala and Bishop Sidney of the Lion Sanctuary Palace, but also the faint shadow of the traditional imperial faction. Old Chancellor Nidwen, Duke Mehotofen, and the two young ladies of their families had been constantly appearing alongside His Majesty these days, never leaving his side. Outsiders could see the relationship at a glance.
Even among the military nobles, whose support for His Majesty was weakest, there was an exception like Veronica. In the current Empire, the Azure