Unlike before, the Imperial Palace was now crowded with many officials wandering around. Only a few people recognized Juan’s face; most of them were hired by Hela and Nienna.

“Hey, you. Come here for a second.”

Juan, who was on his way to visit Hela to talk about the current status of the reconstruction, was stopped by a sudden call. Juan had never seen the man who was beckoning to him from across the corridor, but he looked like a noble considering his fairly big size and expensive-looking clothing.

Juan pointed his finger at himself.

“Me?”

“Yes, you. Damn it… I can’t believe that none of the officials know where His Majesty is. It’s already been a couple of days since the incident occurred but it’s just ridiculous that a system hasn’t been set up yet.”

The person who felt the current situation to be most ridiculous was none other than Juan, but he decided to approach the man. The man grumbled and complained upon seeing Juan’s leisurely pace.

“Look. I’m Baron Molo of the Mandane family. My ancestor owned a large portion of the land in the surroundings of Torra. He offered one thousand horses to His Majesty and was then given his title as a noble. So you’d better be polite or…”

The man couldn’t finish his sentence as he looked at the approaching Juan. The man was quite surprised upon realizing that Juan was taller than he thought, but still didn’t seem to think that Juan was the emperor.

“One thousand horses, huh? That’s quite amazing. What’s the descendant of such a great guy doing here right now?” Juan asked.

“I’m on my way back from meeting Duke Henna....