Instead of putting up any resistance, the nobles merely hung their heads as much as they could to avoid being identified.

Of course, it was only a futile and laughable gesture.

All of the commoners were familiar with these nobles, and back when they were oppressing the very people that stood before them, they had most likely never anticipated that such a day would come.

Count Onen seemed to be taking the situation quite well. He appeared to have already accepted this reality. He knew that as one of the prominent nobles of the city, there was nowhere for him to hide, so he was looking directly ahead with a pair of cold and soulless eyes.

Initially, the crowd was rather uneasy to see these nobles kneeling on the ground before them. In fact, many of the people in the crowd reflexively parted so that they wouldn't be standing directly in front of the kneeling nobles. They had been taught their entire lives that they were inferior to these nobles, and it was going to take more than just a speech from Lia to alter those deep-rooted views that they held.

However, one would be remiss to underestimate the speed at which humans could change their minds, and it didn't take long at all for the people in the crowd to grow accustomed to their new roles. This was one of the main differences between humans and other living beings. Among humans, acting was an occupation, one that had no...