The [National Protection Faction] had been secretly spreading word of Eliza's evil act of "patricide," while championing the idea that the throne should be inherited by someone unrelated to the gods.
Some extremists even demanded that the royal family establish rigid rules, such as barring [Chosen Ones] from becoming king.
Naturally, there were also those who saw the old king's sudden death from illness as a sign that the kingdom was weathering storms, prompting thoughts of migration.
In the past, humans had only one human nation to choose from: the Unik Kingdom.
But once Zeus established his nation, the number of options would automatically increase by one.
The only drawback was that Zeus's nation would not be a pure-blooded human country; Demi-Humans would also be accepted.
Choosing Zeus's nation meant living on the same land as those Demi-Humans.
For humans long steeped in the doctrines of the [Holy Church], that was not exactly an easy thing to accept.
Of course, the wise adapted to the times.
When it came to matters that did not require strict obedience, humans could always find all sorts of reasons to convince themselves.
After all, even the vast majority of Holy Church believers were merely casual believers.
Especially now, as the various gods began harvesting faith, more and more humans were converting. The [Holy Church]'s pure-blood human supremacism was heading toward its end.
At the end of the day—
Though Austin was old, he still possessed authority accumulated over many years within the kingdom.
People still held an instinctive reverence for the "king."
Before his death, many people spoke of "migration," but when the time came to make a choice, they would hesitate because of him.
Austin's existence itself symbolized an era.
People already knew that life under his rule had been stable.
Seeking change