Guidance of Fate

Watching Igula held by the throat in Sword Maiden's grip, Deya froze.

Because for the first dozen-plus years of her life, she had been a princess in the High Tower, she did not know many people, and those who could form a relationship with her were fewer still.

Igula was one of those very few.

Of course, after Deya became Empress, everything changed. She could freely go anywhere in Gospel Country, and everywhere she went, countless people scrambled to become her friends.

After all, she was the first Gospel Empress in nearly seven hundred years to have emotional preferences. Her likes and dislikes were enough to change the country's fate, and her wishes were enough to change countless lives.

If she had a dream last night, she could make it come true tomorrow morning.

Some people approached Deya to protect themselves, such as the Mercury Family and others who had once hunted her down; others approached the Empress to rise even higher, such as Senheiser and the Beldet Family, who had once taken Deya in.

Qinna had suggested more than once that members of Senheiser be sent into the palace to serve the Empress. Ifrin was even more extreme—she herself was willing to become the Empress's maid, to offer her heart to the Empress!

Even though Deya never expressed any stance, everyone consciously tried to guess the holy will, probing from the side to dig out what pleased the New Emperor.

This was the power of authority.

Deya could become an Empress who did as she wished, and everyone was prepared to welcome a willful and foolish New Emperor.

But with the Isu Dynasty's seven hundred years of foundations, how much could Deya really squander? The Yisu Royal Family had diligently devoted itself to Gospel for seven hundred years; even