Aizen and the Heavenly Son's Conversation

The Royal Capital of the Ancestor Country was not lavish, but it possessed an imposing grandeur.

Outside the entire Royal Capital stood towering stone walls meant to fend off attacks from wild beasts.

Perhaps thanks to the blessings the Divine Tree had bestowed upon the people of this world, although they could not use complex ninjutsu, they possessed far stronger physical constitutions.

This could be seen from the fact that ordinary arrows alone were capable of killing dragon beasts.

Warriors who underwent even a little training possessed tremendous strength, capable of easily breaking wood and shattering stone. People's lives were generally quite primitive.

They mainly acquired materials for forging weapons by hunting beasts for their tendons and bones.

When the Emperor and the warriors returned to the Royal Capital of the Ancestor Country, they received an enthusiastic welcome from the people.

The Emperor gladly accepted it all, while Aizen merely watched in silence. He could tell that the people here were deeply loyal to this somewhat benevolent ruler.

But... just how far could that loyalty go?

After everything had been arranged, the Emperor ignored the warriors' advice and brought Aizen back to his palace.

Though it was called a palace, it was really nothing more than a tall structure built from massive, sturdy timber, somewhat resembling those ancient shrines.

It had to be said that the Emperor truly was a benevolent ruler.

Even toward the maids within the palace, he behaved with great respect, without the slightest air of superiority.

Once everything had been settled, he stood in the main hall and looked seriously at Aizen, who stood quietly to one side, observing everything.

"All right, I've arranged a place for you in the palace. When the time comes... you can stay there with this fellow."

"No matter what, you