[Geya's (crossed out) Tang Qi's Guide to Teren—In name, all affairs of the empire are discussed and decided jointly by the Emperor, the House of Nobles, and the Scholar's Guild.
In practice, however, the current Emperor, Molten Gold III, holds the power of veto. This rests on two things: his pure royal bloodline and his status as a High Circle Spellcaster.
In his youth, His Majesty was a new emperor who listened well and worked tirelessly to govern his nation.
This is not to say that His Majesty has become a foolish ruler, merely that he no longer has the energy he once did to review every matter of state placed before him.
He can only delegate his authority to two people.
The prince who will one day inherit the throne, and the Arbitrator—our most esteemed Lord Versace. He is far more adept at handling affairs of state than the prince, and can sometimes even directly advance the enactment of laws.
Most importantly, he represents the interests of the nobility and is much beloved by the entire noble class.]
To Geya, hearing the name Tang Qi Weinberg from Lord Kohlhaeron Versace's mouth was no less bizarre than people suddenly beginning to mourn Mr. Dowen one day.
Perhaps most people had no idea who Mr. Dowen was.
He was a parrot she had once raised, the only companion to whom she could bare her heart. She often complained to Mr. Dowen about which bitch competing for male attention had been secretly badmouthing her.
But that parrot, such a good listener, had died of a collapsed lung on a silent night at the age of three.
She had cried bitterly and never kept another companion since.
That was not important. What mattered was—
Where had Mr. Versace heard that name?
What had