Winter passed and spring arrived, the seasons changed, and inside the castle of the imperial city of the Holy Roland Empire...
A man dressed in splendid court attire sprinted through the castle as if something incredibly urgent had happened.
Ever since that conversation, Holy Roland I had directly ordered the imprisonment of Roland V—the current emperor—as well as his wife and children!
But they were, after all, his own descendants, so he had not locked them directly in a dungeon. Instead, they were being watched over in the emperor's own rooms inside the castle.
"No one is allowed any farther! Anyone who disobeys will die!"
The man's expression turned ugly as he looked at the guards blocking his path, and he immediately bellowed...
"The latest news from the border says that Great Zhou's army has already breached our border fortress! His Majesty Holy Roland I and Marshal Adolf are missing, and their lives are unknown! I must see His Majesty at once! If something happens, can you bear the responsibility?!"
That roar clearly stunned the guards. They were visibly hesitant, but they still did not move aside, plainly uncertain whether the man before them was telling the truth.
In their view, the Holy Roland Empire had sent thirty thousand troops on this expedition. With Holy Roland I personally leading the campaign and Marshal Adolf commanding the army, this was practically the highest possible configuration for the Holy Roland Empire.
Under those circumstances, the news the man had brought back was simply absurd.
What if it was fake news meant to trick them into releasing Roland V? Once His Majesty Holy Roland I returned, they would be doomed.
While the guards wavered indecisively, the man had no patience to waste on them.
He sprang up and kicked one of the guards