However, even a human king could not defy an invitation from the gods. The moment Austin received the invitation, it became impossible to change the fact that he would be going to the Heavenly Court.
And behind the scenes, unbeknownst to others, Austin also had reasons why he could not go to the Heavenly Court.
This Tea Party invitation was, to him, no different from a "collapse."
Its severity had even made him consider arranging his affairs in advance. He had to prepare!
The Unik Kingdom's royal family had accumulated a large number of members due to its "encourage childbirth" policy during the war.
Their numbers had even become somewhat bloated.
Yet due to the sacrifices made during the war, few of the outstanding individuals who had once supported the royal family remained.
Among the royal family members of the king's generation who were still around, while it could not be said that they were all incompetent, they were not far from it.
Thus, the competition for succession had always centered on the Eldest Prince and the Eldest Princess. There truly were no other contenders besides them.
The outstanding members of the new generation, who had only recently been cultivated, were at most of the same generation as them. Some were even younger, and did not qualify to compete with them.
Therefore, not many of those present had also received invitations from the gods.
King Austin was one.
Eldest Princess Eliza was another.
Ai Luli Clarissa was one as well.
Even Edwin Clarissa was not among the invitees. Besides them, only two remained.
One was older and proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting alike. He had received an invitation from Apollo, the God of Art.
The other was younger, of the same generation as Eliza and Ai Luli,