Sina’s expression froze upon hearing Dismas’ answer.

“Did you just say that you have already resurrected His Majesty again?”

“Yes. Do you think that Gerard, that meticulous son of a bitch, really failed to assassinate His Majesty in the past? No—he was successful and His Majesty really did pass away at that time. I have no idea where that asshole is right now, but I hope that he will be cursed for the rest of his life.”

“But Barth Baltic said that the assassination had been a failure and His Majesty had only been unconscious until now…”

“He only said that to prevent the empire from collapsing. Do you think the empire could have been maintained like this without His Majesty’s authority? His Majesty is at the center of the empire—that doesn’t change, whether he is alive or dead. It was only a matter of time before the empire would be torn apart, since we no longer had a common enemy.”

Sina grew confused upon hearing Dismas’ words. Until now, she had just assumed that Juan’s body sitting on the Eternal Throne must have been maintained by some mysterious power of the emperor.

Most of the people from the empire, including Sina, grew up hearing about the emperor’s achievements, as well as his tragic death from the moment they were born. It was said that His Majesty was not really dead—that he was just asleep, and that one day he would wake up once again and take care of the empire.

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