"I can't prove it, but your history can."
"Think about history. The so-called brutal kings were all wise rulers."
"Augustus II returned to the Central Lands, but only after reclaiming Constantinople from the Western Empire."
"And all the other great emperors."
"If you don't believe me, we have two more recent examples."
"Honestly, compared to before, your father isn't all that impressive now."
"Red-Eyed Charles was the real headache. At first, we thought the Saintess was the difficult one. We never expected that Charles was actually in charge of training all the soldiers, as well as supplying provisions and planning the overall strategy."
"Compared to before, Charles has actually lost his edge."
"And in the north, Lynn is related to the nobles. That's only natural, isn't it?"
"Why can't you think of it that way? He only went from being a disgraced duke to what he is now because of his red eyes."
"Though he's a little different from those emperors of the past."
"Those emperors were brutal. He, on the other hand, seems like a normal ruler."
"He hasn't gone completely mad with brutality. He just still isn't very good at putting on an act."
"Hehehe."
Louis finally stopped playing with the Gold coins in his hand. He put them away, then stepped closer to the Bull-headed Skull Masked Man and asked, "Well, it certainly is tempting."
"And there's plenty of evidence to support it."
"But how do I awaken my bloodline?"
"Following the information you gave me, I did manage to create these creatures." Louis pointed down at the creatures below. "Blood Ghosts with no consciousness, who can only be killed by cutting off their heads or piercing their hearts."
Louis and the Bull-headed Skull Masked Man stood on a raised platform overlooking something like an arena. Below