Chapter 299
Side Story 32
Epilogue
With the God of Meaninglessness gone, it fell to Dale and his wise Empress Charlotte to rule the Tenth Empire.
Yet the ‘Lord of Black Gold’ seldom made himself known, even at gatherings where the empire’s rulers assembled—usually for disputes of the most trivial nature.
Even when feuds erupted among the feudal lords who formed a single empire, it was no different.
Thus, while Dale remained silent within his castle, the imperial palace of Saxony, those harboring their own ambitions began to emerge.
Those calling for a new religious reformation, the revival of a revolution long forgotten by history, and even the overthrow of the old regime.
In most cases, the unrest crumbled without a trace whenever the knights in black armor bearing the mark of the Night Crow moved. Even before Charlotte, hailed as the continent’s finest sword, it was no different.
And while the Black Gold Monarch remained unseen, the people of the empire gradually began to speculate about the emperor’s fate.
The truth was that the Emperor was dead, and his wife was merely ruling the empire in his stead.
What began as whispered secrets spread rapidly, and soon the entire empire was abuzz with the rumor. Furthermore, the power struggles among the great lords over the Emperor’s throne grew ever more intense.
The Knight of the Night Crow, the Divine Sword Charlotte, and the mightiest of the Great Mage Empire—I am not unaware of the threat they pose. Yet even combined, they cannot compare to the absolute power wielded by the Great Mage Emperor, the Lord of Black Gold.
