The situation wrapped up faster than I thought. As the new powers of the empire, the people cheered for us passionately and the Citizen Revolutionary Group shouted while honoring today’s victory. As Oscar mentioned, the victory belonged to the people. Of course, I had a slightly different opinion, but I couldn’t spoil their opinions. Making the majority of the people think that they had done this revolution themselves was the goal.

‘That’s the best thing to do...’

I couldn’t help but nod with satisfaction.

Right after, they brought out a guillotine, and the people yelled to cut off the heads of the traitors, but the executives of the Citizen Revolutionary Group, the nobles, and especially Charlotte didn’t want to do something so barbaric. They had to be dealt with according to the law, and in a humane and democratic way at that. Basically, they had to be judged fairly on the outside. Naturally, this trial would proceed the way the new powers wanted it to proceed, but it was important to give them hope that their outcome could be different. Whether they lost their heads today or a few days later, the result would be the same. The important part was who would get executed and who would get to toast to it.

‘Being on the winning side is sweet.’

Nothing could be done about Charlia and the emperor, but the majority of the nobles were about to lose their heads. This was actually the positive part of this revolution. With Charlia at the center, this was our...