Juan sighed as Heretia snapped at him.

“We don’t have to tell the people of Torra about this.”

“Then where are you going to go with this? All the eyes in the capital are on you, the emperor now. If you really want to do something secretly behind everyone’s back, at least do a celebration ceremony for your triumphant return or a coronation ceremony!”

The suggestion of the celebration ceremony had been raised by Heretia since the first day Juan had returned to Torra. It wasn’t only the people of Torra; people all over the empire were wondering what the returned emperor looked like. The rumor about the emperor’s enshrined body being stolen had also spread throughout the empire at the same time, which had created even more gossip.

The only way to settle everything down was for Juan to show his face to the people through a public ceremony. A lot of rumors and gossip would continue even after that, since Juan’s current appearance was very different from the publicly known appearance of the emperor, but there was a clear difference between seeing the emperor with their own eyes and not.

However, Juan frowned and then shook his head.

“I already told you that I don’t want a celebration ceremony.”

“Why can’t you just do it once when the people in Torra are all so desperate to see your face? The attitude of a leader trying to hide his face shakes the foundation of the government. People have been suspecting and spreading rumors that the reason you can’t show your...