About ten minutes later.
Yan Huan posted news of Aglaea's death on his Amphoreus social media account.
"She's dead. You're the boss of Okhema now." Yan Huan stepped out of the Golden Bathhouse and even stuck a halo on Aglaea, who stood beside him.
Pfft!
The wire-like prongs beneath the halo pierced Aglaea's forehead, and Golden Blood immediately began gushing out.
Aglaea: "..."
"Aglaea's obviously alive, isn't she?!" Phainon stared wide-eyed.
"Brother Yan Huan, what exactly are you doing?"
"Exactly what I said. She's stepping down." Yan Huan dragged over a corpse, made it look like Aglaea, and tossed it aside.
"If Kenis is the only one who suffers while Aglaea walks away unscathed, what if the citizens think the Chrysos Heirs are plotting to eliminate their rivals?"
"I see..." Phainon looked at Aglaea.
Everyone in the Bath Palace except the Chrysos Heirs and Dan Heng had been sent away. Clearly, they were preparing to announce Aglaea's death.
He asked the silent Aglaea,
"Aglaea... are you really comfortable leaving me to..."
"No," Aglaea answered bluntly.
Phainon: "..."
"But I've exhausted my humanity. I'm no longer fit to lead the people..."
She raised her head toward the magnificent dome of the Cloud Stone Celestial Palace and said solemnly,
"A thousand years... I've witnessed the fall of ten Titans."
"I went from a spoiled, ignorant girl to someone finding her way as she guided others..."
She glanced at everyone present and smiled faintly.
"Now... it's time to let go."
"I should count myself fortunate... fortunate to have lived to see this moment, when my departure can become the steps that carry you all forward."
About an hour later.
News of Aglaea's death finally spread throughout the city.
At first, the citizens only knew that assassins had attacked the Golden Bathhouse and