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“In all my life, the only person who dared to slap my cheek was your mother…” The Emperor, seemingly incredulous, stroked his own cheek. “Why did you have to inherit this trait from Dustia? It’s preposterous. And to even dare to command me…” “What are you going to do about it?” I asked with a…

Fernandez was sitting on the throne. The throne, along with the thorn tree, was frozen white and transparent. “…The time has come.” Fernandez, with his eyes closed, muttered to himself. At the same time, Sssss… The throne, which had been frozen white for years, began to slowly melt. The black thorn tree that wrapped around…

“Let’s go over the mission we’ve been assigned.” The five gamblers huddled together in thought. “We open the ‘backdoors’ throughout the Imperial Capital and evacuate the citizens outside. That’s our mission.” “But we’re facing a hurdle right from the start.” “Even if we manage to open the backdoors, the citizens are all crazed. I’m not…

Roaring loudly, the Imperial airships that were on standby soared into the sky. “The enemy ship is coming from high altitude! Intercept it!” While directing boarding, Rayna shouted out her commands. “We must stop them at all costs! Right now in the palace, there is…” Rayna’s gaze fleetingly shifted towards the palace. The palace with…

New Terra, the Imperial Capital. A port city reaching the inland sea, the hub of global trade and logistics. The giant city’s southern gate was firmly shut. Clip-clop, clip-clop, clip-clop… Approaching the tall, thick gate, riders with crowns appeared, led by a petite girl at the forefront — the Dragon Lady, her long black hair…

Thump! Kugugugung…! Engulfed in flames, Anchors 1 and 2 emitted long trails of smoke as they plummeted. Anchor 1 exploded spectacularly in mid-air and crashed far away, while the less damaged Anchor 2 spiraled down in an attempt to make an emergency landing in the nearby fields. Although not flagship-grade, these were undoubtedly two of…

“I’ll explain the strategy for the Imperial City conquest operation.” After wrapping up the discussion about those who had fled in the night, I started to explain the plan for the upcoming Imperial City conquest to the kings. “Firstly, I need to make something clear… We stand no chance in a frontal assault.” Although it…

The next morning. There were deserters from the World Guardians Front’s camp. Metallic and the remnants of the 1st Legion, along with a few fallen king factions, had disappeared. They fled during the night before I could interrogate them thoroughly. “It seems the deserters from last night have all fled to Fernandez.” I announced the…

As the Imperial Capital Defense Forces on the north side of the river began to fight among themselves, On the south side, where the World Guardians Front was located, the divided factions quickly regrouped. “Prince Ash, you know our intentions, right?” “We didn’t mean to betray you, we just needed to survive…” The leaders of…

Swoosh! I pulled out a branch of Everblack from my pocket. As I suddenly brandished the black thorny staff, those around me looked puzzled. Most seemed to think, ‘What can he do with just a twig?’ However, a few realized what I was holding and were shocked. “You, that couldn’t possibly be…?!” The most astonished…