She tilted her head up slightly and looked at the sky.
"Let them enjoy being alive first, instead of immediately binding them with new rules and obligations. Order... can be established slowly."
She suddenly turned to Yan Huan, the corners of her lips lifting into the faintest curve.
"Or do you want to open the Aili Mi Xie Community Canteen here and keep employing me as your marketing director?"
Without waiting for Yan Huan's reply, she turned back to the crowd.
"Did you know? I was not born with Golden Blood flowing through my veins."
She raised one hand and spread her palm. In the dim light, faint golden veins seemed visible beneath her skin, though they were not obvious.
"Like a king's authority, I seized it with these hands."
"I resorted to every means and bore the infamy of a tyrant because, if injustice was to be eradicated, if a way out was to be found in that hopeless cycle, this was the only road that could work."
Her voice was calm, as though she were telling someone else's story.
"But if possible, I hope people will not have to struggle to climb to the mountaintop just to live the lives they want."
"They should be able to enjoy peace and prosperity without enduring the plunder, betrayal, slaughter, and loneliness I endured."
Her gaze grew somewhat distant.
"I have heard that among the Stars from Beyond the Heavens, there truly are a few worlds so gentle that children there can live beneath sunlight from the moment they are born, never needing to understand war or sacrifice."
"Now, this long-cherished wish has been more than half fulfilled."
Her tone softened, carrying a trace of exhaustion and relief.
"The reborn Amphoreus will surely welcome Laws with more warmth. At least, that