War Emperor was an imposing old man. When Duanmu Huai and Rista saw him, he was seated on the throne, displaying the majesty unique to royalty. When he saw Duanmu Huai, a trace of surprise also appeared on War Emperor's face, but he quickly returned to his calm composure.
Of course, Rista noticed this as well. She couldn't help but marvel at how worthy he was of being called War Emperor. To remain composed so quickly after seeing Duanmu Huai, he truly was extraordinary.
However, at that moment, Duanmu Huai spoke.
"You're War Emperor?"
"Huh?"
Hearing Duanmu Huai's blunt question, everyone, including Rista, was startled and looked at him in surprise. This was the Royal Palace, after all, and the person before them was the King of an entire nation. By rights, Duanmu Huai should have properly greeted him, yet he had gone straight to the point like this... What was he trying to do?
However, Duanmu Huai clearly didn't care about the gazes around him.
"I heard you killed one of the Four Heavenly Kings?"
"That is indeed the case."
War Emperor nodded, not at all flustered by Duanmu Huai's rudeness.
"It led an army to the city walls. To protect my people, I had no choice but to stand up and kill it."
"Oh."
Duanmu Huai nodded, then fell silent without saying anything else. For a moment, the atmosphere in the hall grew somewhat awkward, and Rista hurriedly spoke up.
"Still, Your Majesty, you were truly heroic! The Four Heavenly Kings aren't easy to deal with. I never thought you could actually defeat one of them. That's incredible!"
"Hahaha."
Hearing Rista's praise, War Emperor laughed heartily.
"To receive praise from the Goddess herself means my battle was not in vain... With that, I am content."
As he spoke,