Arafaga

Annatania felt nauseous.

With the pride of a princess, how could she possibly fall for the son of an earl?

She took a deep breath; she simply couldn't take it anymore.

"Fatan Liro, you can leave. I'm not doing this deal."

"You need to think this through, Annatania."

Fatan Liro's eyes turned cold.

In the original history.

It was this Fatan Liro who forced Annatania to abandon most of her property and flee the Yarrow Duchy in a near-disgraceful state.

certainly.

Later, after Annatania rose to power.

The Liro Family also owed Annatania's bank a huge sum of money, which they hadn't been able to pay off for generations. They went from being counts and nobles to commoners, and eventually even had to sell themselves into slavery.

But now...

History has changed slightly.

Just as the two sides were about to draw their swords.

A dignified yet gentle voice rang out.

Anna, I've come as promised.

The sound was so powerful that everyone's eyes turned towards the direction from which it came.

A handsome young man with silver hair and purple eyes strode in, bathed in the soft morning light, like a Monarch.

He was dressed simply, in just a plain white robe with gold trim, yet it could not conceal his innate noble bearing.

He wore no adornments whatsoever, yet he shone as brightly as the Sun in the sky.

Everyone present felt a power emanating from the golden Sun, a Holiness aura that swept over them.

Inside the small courtyard.

Annatania, who had initially looked disgusted, immediately brightened up, shining even more brightly in the light of Daybreak.

She stood up excitedly, her eyes filled with joy.

You've come!

Behind her.

Those who were seeing Jiang Yuu for the first time all stared wide-eyed.

"This... is this Anna's sweetheart?"

"There's no mistake, I've never seen Anna so excited before."

"A face as bright as the sky, a demeanor as noble as a deity—does Sister Anna deserve such a person?"

"Xi Ouer, if you can't speak, then don't speak."

Outside the small courtyard.

The handsome young man with silver hair and purple eyes walked straight into the courtyard.

Wherever he went, people and horses alike instinctively gave way, and even the flowers and grass on the ground dared not obstruct the Monarch's majesty.

He quickly walked up to Annatania, glanced at the girl who had grown into a full-grown woman with admiration, and smiled gently.

"I'm here, Anna."

"I said I would spend every birthday with you until you turn 18."

Annatania could hardly contain her excitement.

"Very good!"

Just as the two were cuddling tenderly...

A deep, cold voice rang out.

"Who are you, and from which family do you come? And why are you here today to see Miss Annatania?"

Fatan Liro, having regained his senses, frowned and asked, looking at Jiang Yuu and Annatania's intimate behavior.

His words startled Annatania and her friends behind her, but Jiang Yuu You ignored him.

He genuinely didn't care about this guy; he was like a roadside weed—who would bother with him?

The fact that someone in a high position didn't trample on the person they passed by is an act of kindness.

But Fatan Liro bowed respectfully to Jiang Yuu and continued to probe.

"You bear no noble crests, perhaps to conceal your identity. But I believe someone of your stature should be familiar with the etiquette of noble conversation. Before the ancient Jade Nobility, you should maintain the most basic courtesy."

He had a deep sense of pride and identification with his aristocratic status.

Similarly, he was unwilling to give up Annatania, a treasure lost to time.

More importantly, this is the Yarrow Duchy, and there are no silver-haired, purple-eyed nobles in the duchy.

From this perspective, Fatan Liro, despite having a geographical advantage, was still willing to exercise restraint, making him a decent successor.

However, his approach worked for ordinary nobles, but not for Jiang Yuu.

A middle-aged man dressed in a black robe emerged from the shadows and approached Fatan Liro and his group, shouting rudely.

Kneel down!

The Transcendent aura of the Sequence 4 -like entity forced Fatan Liro and his group to their knees.

The appearance of the powerful Transcendent Being made Fatan Liro's heart sink, but he still gritted his teeth and said.

"How dare you treat a nobleman in such a humiliating way?"

"Hmph, what kind of nobles are they? In front of my master, they're no different from dust trampled on the ground."

The middle-aged man in black robes continued.

"Do you know that even your ancestor Liro was just Servant who plowed the fields for the Sun King? He only rose to power because of a bit of luck, becoming a ' Farmer ' and making contributions."

"Compared to my master, neither your ancestors nor Grand Duke of Yaro are worthy of shining his shoes. What are you anyway?"

"You are insulting the Jade Nobility!"

Fatan Liro gritted his teeth, about to argue.

But then the silver-haired, purple-eyed young man turned his head, glanced at the crowd, and his supreme indifference truly made him seem like a god looking down upon all living beings.

"Durens, you go with them and leave this place."

"Yes, Master!"

The middle-aged man in the black robe felt a chill run down his spine and quickly replied.

He was one of the ten Dragon that left the island, and he was currently following Jiang Yuu.

Fatan Liro, however, was intimidated by Jiang Yuu's imposing presence and finally remembered to whom the symbol of silver hair and purple eyes belonged.

"Silver hair and purple eyes—only the Sun King from ten thousand years ago possessed such qualities."

"He must be... a descendant of the Sun King!"

After realizing the truth, from that moment on, he could never straighten his hunched back again.

"The Sun King actually has descendants!"

Compared to the great Sun King, the Jade Nobility were nothing more than a bunch of newly rich peasants.

After everyone left.

Jiang Yuu spent another day playing with Annatania.

This time, they braved the wind and snow on the North ice plains, collected seashells on the eastern coast, watched the sunset from the deck of a steamship on the high seas, and looked down upon all living beings from the clouds in the sky.

The day is over.

They returned to the courtyard.

Annatania finally couldn't help but speak up.

"I'm an adult now. Will you stop coming from now on?"

Jiang Yuu smiled.

"Right."

"Then we must part ways."

The girl couldn't hide her disappointment.

But Jiang Yuu continued to laugh.

"We must part ways, but not now."

"I'm also going to the South Empire; we can travel together for a while."

After years of investigation.

He finally discovered a clue about the Mountain Green Supreme.

Decades ago.

The emperor who ascended to the throne in the Southern Empire was not the eldest prince with overwhelming advantages, but an Empress had previously been relatively unknown.

After the Empress ascended the throne.

Strange artificial Magic Creature appeared in the army of the South Empire.

Interestingly, most of these Magic Creature have wings.

This is how Jiang Yuu discovered the wonder of it.

A few days later.

Annatania and her companions packed their bags and set off for the South Empire together with Jiang Yuu.

On the way.

She was unusually happy, like a young girl.

Several months later.

Arafaga.

The great and glorious capital of the South Empire.