It was the start of a desolate spring.

The Imperial Palace became busier than ever due to the reports about disasters occurring throughout the empire. The recent disaster caused by the Pope recklessly using Telgramm had been limited to the city of Torra, but this time, the entire empire was facing disasters.

The empire, which had already been devastated by the sudden appearance of the Cainheryars everywhere, suffered another major bout of damage.

“We are still detecting aftershocks. They are not big, but still…” Ivy muttered as she placed a bunch of documents on the desk.

However, Heretia didn’t even bother to turn her eyes toward the papers that Ivy had just placed down. Behind Heretia, there were countless books and historical materials that were several times greater in volume compared to the documents that Ivy had brought. Of course, Heretia had already read through all of them.

Heretia and Ivy were currently in the Torra Library.

Although the library had also suffered damage during the earthquake, none of the books were lost, all thanks to instructions from Juan; he was someone who valued knowledge above all else. The only damage was that the bookshelves collapsed and the order of the books had been mixed up.

Ivy looked around at the cluttered piles of books and opened her mouth.

“Did His Majesty say that this earthquake was caused by the Crack?”

“Yes.”

Heretia’s answer was brief. Ivy nodded and tried to leave the library as quietly as she could; she thought that she...