A month had passed since Chiyou’s death. 2

“From now on, you are the leader of this nation.” 1

Grid ceded the throne to Lord. There was no opposition. 11

Grid was the god who ruled the world. Everyone around him understood that there was no need for him to cling to the mere status of emperor. 4

Above all, Lord was the ideal emperor. The young prince had gone on adventures to follow in his father’s footsteps. He grew up watching and interacting with all kinds of different humans. He knew how to distinguish between good and evil, wisdom and ignorance, and evil and wickedness. 0

Above all, he sympathized with the pain others felt. 1

“I’ll come visit often.” 1

As emperor, Lord toured the empire every day. He used the warp gates installed in each city and town as well as his abilities as a Transcendent quite a lot. Thanks to this, he was able to examine how the people of the empire lived and could devise and implement the necessary policies. 3

The lives of the empire’s subjects improved by the day. It reached a point where Lauel could no longer find a reason to remain prime minister. 6

“I’ve been very good at racking...6