Inspection (Three Chapters Combined)

On May 5, when the sun rose, Denan City no longer showed any signs of having endured a war. Every road and courtyard had been swept clean, and some of the city's more dilapidated buildings had been renovated.

The Hari Family's black flags emblazoned with golden dragons hung everywhere throughout the city. Knights clad in full armor constantly moved through the streets, maintaining the city's peace.

Today was a special day. His Majesty Emperor Abel was holding a grand celebration to commemorate his ascension to the throne.

Several days earlier, many great nobles had begun appearing in Denan City. Lavish carriages bearing various coats of arms occasionally passed along the roads, making it seem as though every great noble in the human world had come to Denan City.

On both sides of Victory Avenue before the Imperial Palace, large crowds of residents had gathered before dawn to claim the best spots. Today, on Victory Avenue, His Majesty Emperor Abel would display the Empire's formidable military strength.

This was also a tradition. Every newly enthroned emperor would do the same. However, unlike an ordinary succession, Abel had seized imperial power by force, leaving the entire world intensely curious about the military strength under his command.

It was not only the Empire's current residents who were curious. The various duchies and empires were curious as well. Until now, they had learned about Abel's military strength through all sorts of intelligence reports. At last, they would see it with their own eyes.

In the square before the Imperial Palace, a Defense Array had been installed at the center. Inside it stood a large temporary wooden reviewing platform covering several hundred square meters, with twenty smaller reviewing platforms on either side.

In front of the reviewing platform, twenty-one Lightning Spirals stood in formation between