Before the Man Beside Her, It Was Just Another Lizard by the Road! (Please Subscribe and Vote!)

At the thought of the Pope, whose majesty rivaled a god's, Charles Stan's face filled with fear and anger.

He was, after all, the emperor of one of this continent's superpowers. How had he become so spineless?

He was like a child being managed by an "adult."

In what other country did an emperor have to explain why he was innocent?

In the end, however, he merely drew a deep breath and said, "You want documents proving I haven't betrayed the country, right? Fine, fine, fine. I'll prepare them right away!"

"Your Majesty, allow me to prepare the documents the Pope requires." The Chief Justice had his own methods for handling this. It was precisely what his position was for.

In Heavenly Strategy, his rank was roughly equivalent to the Chancellor's, and he too was one of the emperor's men.

Charles Stan was just about to nod his agreement when a guard hurried into the hall, bowed to him, and said, "Your Majesty, the Secretariat Director has arrived. He says the severe drought in the northwest requires your involvement in coordinating disaster relief, and a Beast Tide has invaded the east, requiring you to allocate funds, provisions, and supplies to the soldiers sent to resist it."

The guard rattled off several matters of national importance, leaving Charles Stan feeling as though his head had swollen to twice its size.

How long had he even been away from the Eternal Day Empire? Why were there already so many affairs requiring his personal attention?

The crucial point was that he could shirk none of them. Every single one concerned the livelihoods of tens of millions of people.

"I understand! Have him wait in the Parliament Hall!" Charles Stan rubbed his aching forehead.

Whether it was the internal threat of his own younger