Once the emperor made his appearance after coming out of his long seclusion with the Marecasio, the disturbance in the imperial castle was quickly quelled. All the remaining nobles, maids, and members of the imperial family knelt before the emperor and wailed. Although there wasn’t even a tenth of the usual numbers, the emperor comforted them and assigned them appropriate tasks to bring the imperial castle back into order. Once the urgent fire was put out, the emperor turned his head toward Marecasio Caravan. The Marecasio had been very helpful in calming the disturbance by exerting a strong presence by his side.

Although Caravan had been responsible for putting him in confinement along with his eldest son, the emperor still possessed a tiny bit of respect for the Marecasio. He knew that they had devoted themselves to the imperial family for a long time. Ironically, Caravan was one of the main culprits behind the emperor’s current crisis, but he also played a major role in bringing stability to the imperial castle.

The emperor stared at Caravan with a complicated expression as he asked, “That auspicious dragon… What kind of existence is the Beholder?”

The emperor knew that talking about the past would provide no...