Torra was a large city.

But when the Golems stood up, people could no longer see Torra as a large city. Some citizens even felt it to be claustrophobic.

This didn’t change when the Golems settled down and fell asleep again just like they had been before the return of the emperor. Thanks to this, the number of people who wanted to live outside Torra had increased significantly. As a result, the number of empty houses in Torra also increased rapidly. This too was part of the reason behind the delay in the reconstruction of Torra.

“This restaurant is normally quite a noisy place,” Pavan said as he sat on a seat opposite from Juan with an uneasy look on his face. “But I see that there are only a few people here now. Thanks to that, we won’t have to worry about eating in a rush.”

Pavan carefully placed the documents on the restaurant table.

Meanwhile, Juan chewed on his sandwich and dragged the documents closer to himself.

“I had heard that Your Majesty doesn't need to eat,” Pavan asked with his head tilted.

“You’re right. But that doesn’t mean that I can’t enjoy the taste of food, right? This restaurant is one that I often visited even when I was the emperor back in the past. They make some amazing sandwiches. They still taste great even after you order them to go. It seems like the son has inherited the restaurant, but everything still tastes the same,” Juan answered.

“...That’s a little surprising. I had heard that this restaurant...